Favorite Rejects 2023-01-07

Josh Barro @jbarro

Fascinating piece from @ddayen on geothermal energy, lithium extraction, and management of the Salton Sea (which it turns out are related matters)

prospect.orgBuilding Steam in Lithium ValleyImperial County, one of the most depressed areas in America, has a clean-energy fortune stored deep in an underground reservoir. Can it be extracted, and will downtrodden residents see the benefits?

Casper Kessels @CasperKessels

This is the first good response I read to the viral touch screen ‘study’. The irony is that most people who say they will never buy a car with a touch screen use their smartphone to navigate while driving

Daring Fireball @daringfireball

Study Suggests That Hardware Buttons in Cars Are Safer and Quicker to Use Than Touchscreens https://t.co/kQgfMHqEsa

Abigail Spanberger @SpanbergerVA07

Two things that should make every lawmaker concerned about the Speaker deal and rules package: — National defense cuts — Threats to Social Security & Medicare Virginia’s servicemembers, military families, and seniors need certainty — not backroom deals that harm our security.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

The key to a successful constitutional monarchy is for the royals to not tell people what’s on their mind.

James Fallows @JamesFallows

Presenting this *purely* as a specimen of writing style. This is the "editorial" from the ChiTrib, on the latest Harry/Meghan travails. Just think how you'd change it, every-single-sentence at a time. (Unless this is intentional trolling.) chicagotribune.com/opinion/editor…

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Guy who liked Tár so much he’s now buying tickets to the National Symphony Orchestra.