Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal
Good for Hugh.
But why did the debate then continue?
Tim Hogan @timjhogan
Hugh Hewitt is moderating a Minnesota GOP gubernatorial debate and the first question he asked: did Biden legitimately win the 2020 election?
Not one of the five candidates came anywhere close to saying yes.
3:13 AM · Dec 16, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
I continue to see a lot of persuasion denialists on here, but… https://t.co/vNMHXEs2si
Matt Grossmann @MattGrossmann
Party switching is up. From 2016 to 2020, 10% of Democrats & Republicans switched to the other party & 15% switched to independent. 50% of independents switched to a party.
https://t.co/Tc6Tm26XBG
12:29 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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Timothy B. Lee@binarybits
Amazon has a problem with bait-and-switch reviews. Shady merchants, many from China, take highly-rated products and swap out the product descriptions to gain an unfair advantage in search results. Here's what I found when I looked for electric can openers. fullstackeconomics.com/amazon-isnt-do…
1:02 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Based
Christopher Shea @cshea4
Some members of the FDA's advisory committee on vaccines have been skeptical about booster shots for young, healthy people. Coincidentally or not, before the FDA approved boosters for 16 and 17 year olds, it decided not to convene the committee. https://t.co/mSfpgtfV62
2:26 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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Timothy B. Lee@binarybits
Good thread.
Matt Clancy @mattsclancy
Hard agree with this article. Amazon is not a classic monopolist that charges a price above marginal cost. Instead, it uses its monopoly position to underinvest in the quality of the service it provides (among other things). https://t.co/v9i7xFmOwq
2:37 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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Boing Boing@BoingBoing
The Star Wars Holiday Special upconverted into 4K at 60FPS is even more surreal boingboing.net/2021/12/16/the…
3:10 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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London Breed@LondonBreed
We're re-introducing a charter amendment to make it easier, faster, and less expensive to build new housing in SF.
Affordable Housing Now will shave years off of the development timeline and save millions per project, making new housing more feasible.
sfchronicle.com
Mayor Breed wants to streamline housing production, but will S.F. supervisors approve it?
7:53 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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An Urban Futurist Democrat@UrbFuturistDem
Another reason densifying the suburbs is both objectively necessary and economic justice: excess bedrooms.
6:50 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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Dr Ed@notdred
Suddenly the demand for boosters is huge and many people can't get appointments for weeks. I'm going to be bitter for a long time about the people who trashed the need for boosting for the last few months while those doses sat on shelves.
8:33 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
If they close schools again, I'm going to become the joker.
8:47 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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Timothy B. Lee@binarybits
"We need to stop treating the coronavirus like the bubonic plague, or like a punishment for sin, and start treating it like an endemic disease."
Tim Carney @TPCarney
Breaking: You’re going to get Covid. https://t.co/MKBC2wCyXK
9:17 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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Simon Bazelon@simon_bazelon
Currently thinking about how Biden tried to make boosters available to everyone 4 months ago and the CDC/FDA said no.
Yet another brilliant decision by our public health officials.
9:37 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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McKenzie Wilson@McKenzieAWilson
BIG, big win for repro today.
"The federal government on Thursday permanently lifted a major restriction on access to abortion pills. It will allow patients to receive the medication by mail instead of requiring them to obtain the pills in person."
nytimes.com
F.D.A. Will Permanently Allow Abortion Pills by Mail
9:56 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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Randall Munroe@xkcd
I just want to say a little extra thank you to all the people who are squeamish about needles and got vaccinated over the past year anyway
11:33 PM · Dec 16, 2021
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