Favorites February 2nd 2022
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Liberals like to say antisemitism is disproportionately on the right while conservatives like to say it comes disproportionately from Black and Latin people.
@eitanhersh finds both of these things are true — right-wing Hispanics are the most antisemitic
eitanhersh.com/uploads/7/9/7/…
1:08 PM · Feb 2, 2022
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My best guess is that to be 'very conservative' but non-white, maybe you're more likely to have bought into the most conspiratorial range of beliefs? But that's wild speculation.
Matt O'Brien@ObsoleteDogma
I want to say that NFTs couldn’t possibly get any dumber, but I know that’s probably not true
1:37 PM · Feb 2, 2022
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If you think that's silly, wait till you hear about the plan for nft mortgages "collateralized with the underlying virtual real estate, represented as an NFT"
Volker Schulz@portefeuillefun
The world is waking up to the idea that @VirusesImmunity and her group are doing the most exciting research :) #mucosalimmunity
Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorva_nyc
NEW: Nasal vaccines may be the best way to prevent infections long term, because they provide protection exactly where it is needed to fend off the virus: the mucosal linings of the airways, where the coronavirus first lands.
https://t.co/RiZrm43P71
6:29 PM · Feb 2, 2022
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There are so many great opportunities for ways to fight COVID that we're still not using.
Andy Greenberg@a_greenberg
For weeks, observers of North Korea have noted that the country's internet seemed to be under attack, with all its websites down at times. This wasn't the work of US Cyber Command. It was a single hacker getting even after NK spies targeted him last year.
wired.com
North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet
4:47 PM · Feb 2, 2022
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The hacker is apparently also upset at the US for not offering them protection against foreign hackers.
Hannah Ritchie@_HannahRitchie
Global fertilizer use has basically plateaued over the last 5 years or so.
ourworldindata.org/grapher/fertil…
9:40 AM · Feb 2, 2022
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From the full thread, China, the United States and Western Europe have all plateaued or slightly decreased their use of Fertilizer. Presumably genetically modified crops have contributed to this.
Moses Kagan@moseskagan
~2 years into Covid, and ~18 months since we learned the disease is transmitted through the air, the Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety still requires all submitted plans to be quarantined for several days before a plan-checker can review them.
10:43 PM · Feb 2, 2022
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