Favorite Rejects 2022-11-20

Donald Shoup @DonaldShoup

Why does California revoke licenses as punishment for things that have nothing to do with driving? sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo… via @sfchronicle

sfchronicle.comWhy does California revoke licenses as punishment for things that have nothing to do with driving?Most drivers are familiar with the parts of the Motor Vehicle Code that relate to road...

Ramez Naam @ramez

Just stunning how fast electric vehicles are growing. 25% of new car sales in China and Europe. 57% average annual growth over the last 4 years, through covid and recession.

Gerard Reid @gerardreid14

Picture of the Week: Exponential growth in #EV sales continues. Over 25% of new #cars sold this year in both #China and #Europe are electric. 4 Years ago, #EV purchase rates were 2%. In 2018 there were 1.8m EV sold. This year it is likely to be over 11m up 70% on last year!! https://t.co/iQHDf9zDVi

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

The needle we need to thread is acknowledging that Trump is unusually destructive to the rule of law while also insisting that Ryan’s likely correct assessment that some other guy would be even better at cutting Medicaid and Medicare is also very bad.

Darrell Owens @IDoTheThinking

Not to spell it out but yeah, most gentrification looks like multifamily homes being bought up and converted into single-family homes.

Leonard Bonarek 🚎🚲🚎 @LenniBug

*this* is what gentrification looks like folks https://t.co/xhXjhJiKjM

Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews

Meanwhile in Russia: accused war criminal Zakhar Prilepin—who spends a lot of time on the frontlines and previously boasted of "killing many" in Ukraine—admits that Russia wants to negotiate merely to regroup and finish fighting later, any potential peace accords notwithstanding.

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

Interesting idea about bubbles! Lots of strange and interesting implications. Also, would love to see some international data.

Econ Job Market Helper @econ_jmp

Why have asset price bubbles increased since the 1980s in the US? In his JMP, @pauism shows that the decline in the Capital Gains Tax CGT is behind 60% of it. Policy lesson? A CGT = 100% 💥 + a subsidy to rents prevent beliefs-driven cycles, delivering efficient markets 🎓 https://t.co/CFQkOfu80r

CaucasusWarReport @Caucasuswar

Azerbaijani and Kurdish protesters have armed themselves with firearms and are fighting back against the Iranian army in Mahabad city, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The beginning of a revolution that could change Iran if Western and neighbouring countries send aid. https://t.co/pXwWiaT3ys

TheOmniZaddy 🌹🔰🏗 @TheOmniZaddy

@JoePostingg Friendly reminder

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

I offer to store all the surplus U.S. nuclear weapons in my laundry room

James Pethokoukis @JimPethokoukis

“It’s important to keep these parts around. If we had the manufacturing complex we once did, we wouldn’t have to rely on the old parts.” He added that other nuclear powers can and do make new atomic parts. https://t.co/fIwTcKK5bB

Chad Loder - @chadloder@kolektiva.social @chadloder

NEW: The 22-year-old Colorado Springs mass shooter whose record was mysteriously sealed after making a bomb threat last year is the grandson of GOP California State Assemblyman @RandyVoepel from San Diego, who voiced support for the Jan 6 Capitol attack.

heavy.comAnderson Lee Aldrich: 5 Fast Facts You Need to KnowAnderson Lee Aldrich is the suspect accused of perpetrating a mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs on November 19, 2022, killing five and injuring 25.

Bloomberg Economics @economics

A city near Beijing that was rumored to be a test case for China dispensing with all virus restrictions has suspended schools, locked down universities and asked residents to stay at home for five days

trib.alBloomberg - Are you a robot?