Favorites July 15th 2022

San Diego, June 2022

The Wonder of Tolkien @TolkienWonder

The invitation to Christopher Tolkien’s 21st birthday. Love the bottom lines…

Gotta say, I didn't expect the Tolkiens partied that hard.

The Intercept @theintercept

Though the Secret Service maintains that the text messages were lost as a result of a “device-replacement program,” the letter says the erasure took place shortly after oversight officials requested the agency’s electronic communications.

interc.ptSecret Service Deleted Jan. 6 Text Messages After Oversight Officials Requested ThemA letter given to the January 6 committee says the erasure took place shortly after oversight officials requested the agency’s electronic communications.

Uhhh, that seems really fishy, right?

Zack Guzmán @zGuz

Gas price analysis from @fundstrat reveals a 1:1 correlation with gas futures and price at the pump. That implies gas averages should drop from $4.60 today to $3.84 in the coming weeks ⛽️👀

It's gonna fall even more when the Fed hikes rates 100 basis points.

Darrell Owens @IDoTheThinking

I made a -IMBY dictionary of sorts for everyone in Housing Twitter/Discourse. What their positions are, motivations and alliances.

darrellowens.substack.comWho’s Who: The Dictionary of ‘-In My Backyard’Breaks down who’s a YIMBY, NIMBY and everyone in-between.

I really liked the "Vacancy Truthers" subsection. I'm somewhere between a liberal YIMBY and a Georgist YIMBY.

Jazz Emu @thejazzemu

Receiving A Call When You’re Already On A Call