Favorites April 26 2021
Elliott Kalan@ElliottKalan
There are finally as many Asian women with acting Oscars as there are “guys who won an Oscar for playing the Joker” with acting Oscars.
3:14 PM · Apr 26, 2021
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Kevin Dubouis@KevinDubouis
Chloe Zhao’s Oscar win unleashed a flurry of congratulatory messages on Chinese social-media sites when it was announced Monday morning Beijing time. By midafternoon, nearly all of the posts had been erased. wsj.com/articles/china… via @WSJ
wsj.com
China Censors ‘Nomadland’ Director Chloé Zhao’s Oscar Win
12:44 PM · Apr 26, 2021
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Chinese censorship of the Oscars... strange what they care to censor
Dave Wieneke@UsefulArts
Indian officials order that Tweets critical of their pandemic response not be shown domestically. #IndiaNeedsOxygen, not censorship.
washingtonpost.com
Amid ‘heartbreaking’ coronavirus surge in India, government orders Twitter to remove posts critical of response
1:38 PM · Apr 26, 2021
59 Reposts · 129 Likes
See, this is bad, but at least it's not confusing
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Good to see
washingtonpost.com
U.S. to share up to 60 million vaccine doses amid pressure to aid desperate countries
5:29 PM · Apr 26, 2021
17 Reposts · 138 Likes
Yesterday's announcement was about ingredients. This one is about actual doses, more good news.
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Covid safety best practices: Get vaccinated then skip the parties and clubbing, just make out with strangers.
6:21 PM · Apr 26, 2021
46 Reposts · 420 Likes
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Lauren Goode@LaurenGoode
This kicker is kind of brutal nytimes.com/2021/04/26/tec…
10:17 PM · Apr 26, 2021
20 Reposts · 184 Likes
Tom Standage@tomstandage
Ouch. Brutal chart.
economist.com/business/2021/…
11:02 PM · Apr 26, 2021
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Ouch indeed, could almost put that mad men clip here as well
L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion
Editorial: Eliminate parking requirements: Housing people is more important than housing cars
latimes.com
Editorial: Eliminate parking requirements: Housing people is more important than housing cars
2:00 PM · Apr 26, 2021
33 Reposts · 138 Likes
AB 1401 is probably my favorite CA bill this year
Sasha Perigo@sashaperigo
Very concerned about the potential impact the recall election could have on this year's housing bills.
Liam Dillon @dillonliam
The CA gubernatorial recall is almost certainly going to affect the fate of state legislation this year. The election seems likely to occur around the time that Newsom has to make final decisions on signing or vetoing bills. Stands to reason he's not going to want to make waves.
11:42 PM · Apr 26, 2021
8 Reposts · 47 Likes
The recall getting traction is credited to that stupid French Laundry trip last year, and now it’s looking like it might impact whether he’s willing to sign pro housing legislation.
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Before colonizing Mars perhaps we should see if mankind can tame the harsh landscape of West Texas or northern Maine.
6:13 PM · Apr 26, 2021
214 Reposts · 2.19K Likes
Ignore Matt, the map is interesting, lots of the US is very empty, *and* space exploration is cool.
