Favorites April 22nd 2022: Stoves, Immigration and Artillery
The image above was heavily edited, check out the comparison with the original in this post from 2020 on my old blog.
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Yikes! Ok, I'm definitely thinking about replacing my stove now.
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If you were unaware, no matter how you slice it, immigrants commit fewer crimes than native-born americans. Here's the full report.
![Twitter avatar for @BenjySarlin](https://substackcdn.com/image/twitter_name/w_96/BenjySarlin.jpg)
The way Trump has degraded expectations of politicians is really tragic. Yglesias today: "Democrats say Trump is a dangerous crook and most top Republicans agree but want him to be president anyway"
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Reza Zadeh calls it 5200 years of movies
![Twitter avatar for @AlexSteffen](https://substackcdn.com/image/twitter_name/w_96/AlexSteffen.jpg)
The plan to bypass local NIMBYs by allowing BART to build homes at stations is absolutely terrific. Here's an article with more info about this specific Berkeley development.
Threads
• You may have heard Florida retaliated against Disney for opposing anti-lgbt legislation. This thread gets into the details of the resulting legislation, which takes away Disney World's special land governance structure. It appears to be a bit half-baked, as it will essentially result in a tax break for Disney.
• A long humorous thread mocking Tankies with a ton of citations.
• Short discussion of how you need to be careful interpreting issue polling.
• Details on the artillery being provided by the US to Ukraine. It's all about shooting and moving before counter-fire.