Nathan is in SF (say hi 👋)@NathanpmYoung
An extra $440 million to fight malaria and others. This is a huge bipartisan success story. You love to see it.
dylan matthews @dylanmatt
The Biden admin proposed, and a bipartisan group in Congress shepherded through, a massive increase in the US commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
It’s a Secret Congress success story
https://t.co/rpFdNKXqNe
6:02 PM · Jan 13, 2023
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lulag tankie@revhowardarson
this is not a mathematical observation
Harlo 🪟☀️☮️ @PippengerHarlo
degrowth at its core is basically a mathematical observation - the remaining carbon budget will be used up if rich countries continue to grow at current rates, even with a conversion to renewable energy.
5:50 AM · Jan 14, 2023
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lulag tankie@revhowardarson
the united states' economic growth is at this point _negatively_ correlated with carbon output
5:52 AM · Jan 14, 2023
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Marijuana legalization does not reduce labor force participation but does lead to more agricultural employment.
nber.org/papers/w30813
11:52 AM · Jan 14, 2023
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Nothing wrong with e-bike subsidies but this is both much less effective than eliminating regulatory parking minimums and also more expensive.
dcist.com
Proposed Bill Would Give D.C. Residents $400 Or More In Rebates For Electric Bikes
1:17 PM · Jan 14, 2023
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
E-bikes are a great solution to parking scarcity.
But DC (and most other American cities) has an elaborate regulatory system in place to avoid parking scarcity and ensure people drive more and burn more gasoline.
slowboring.com
For transportation innovation to work, we need parking reform
1:18 PM · Jan 14, 2023
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Virtually every elected official in America claims to believe either that burdensome economic regulation is bad or else that burning fossil fuels is bad. Many believe both of these things.
But few act on these beliefs with regard to parking!
1:20 PM · Jan 14, 2023
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
It would be funny if we loop back around to conservatives deciding Common Core and curriculum standardization was a good idea all along.
Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ @realchrisrufo
BREAKING: House Republicans have introduced legislation to require federally-funded K-12 schools to post their curriculum online, so parents can see what they are teaching. This is a variation of Manhattan Institute's "curriculum transparency" model introduced last year. https://t.co/m8EPq3VdKY
3:23 PM · Jan 14, 2023
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Science Is Strategic@scienceisstrat1
South Korea shows how deep decarbonizarion of the energy grid in the medium term is possible.
Short answer: renewables + nuclear.
Cc: @JesseJenkins @dwallacewells @Revkin @sharp_writing
5:56 PM · Jan 14, 2023
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James Vasquez@jmvasquez1974
'Our brains are our rifles': Inside the secret drone factory manned by teenage students. I was asked to retweet. Interesting article
telegraph.co.uk
‘Our brains are our rifles’: Inside the secret drone factory manned by teenage students
1:43 PM · Jan 14, 2023
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Great thread here on housing misinformation being pushed in progressive nonprofitland
Brian Hanlon @hanlonbt
Perplexed by Mayor Bass’s housing interview?
Read the Housing Justice Narrative Toolkit by PolicyLink, an $80M / year colossus in the 'equity' nonprofit world.
Bass's views are a manifestation of this line of nonprofit thinking.
https://t.co/aIOfWfd6h8
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7:31 PM · Jan 14, 2023
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lead abatement pro@TribTowerViews
Here’s Calvin Welch admitting the slow growth movement of San Francisco in the 70s/80s was driven by middle class perceptions of on-street parking scarcity — not anti-displacement or social justice concerns.
10:51 PM · Jan 14, 2023
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
NIMBYism is also what's killing the U.S. semiconductor industry, btw
Kevin Xu (interconnect.substack) @kevinsxu
2/ "We're not able to share with you a specific cost gap number between Taiwan and US, but we can share with you that the major reason for the cost gap is the construction cost of building and facilities, which can be 4 to 5x greater for US fab versus a fab in Taiwan." https://t.co/lgi5h3mLMY
2:21 AM · Jan 15, 2023
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