Favorites July 18 2021
Starting with the humorously bad news, followed by some actual bad news. But we’ve got some funnier stuff later on.
Colin McMillen@mcmillen
PSA: the cardboard beds for the Olympics were announced in January 2020 (ie before Covid was widely considered a Huge Problem) and it has absolutely nothing to do with the
made-up "they don't want Olympic athletes having sex" thing
Matthew Cortland, Esq @mattbc
"Athletes performing in this year's 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been assured their cardboard beds won't collapse during sex as long as they limit themselves to two-in-a-bed."
I have several questions...
https://t.co/ReZSnSJmkK
1:38 PM · Jul 18, 2021
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I regret to inform you that the Olympic beds thing was too good to be true. They're even quite sturdy.
Nate Silver@NateSilver538
Good thread on Delta.
Will Hoenig @WilliamBHoenig
I don't think leaders here have wrapped their heads around the impact of Delta in the US. This is a new era: A) A bad phase of the pandemic for unvaccinated adults and B) The beginning of the endemic reality for vaccinated people. Policy responses require a new paradigm. 1/n
2:26 PM · Jul 18, 2021
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This thread got shared a ton today, it's looking uh, kinda bad in the short to medium term.
Elizabeth Warren@SenWarren
TurboTax tried to cheat people into paying for free services – and now they’re getting out of the game. This is the moment for the IRS to create a return-free option and its own tax prep service. I’ve got a bill for that, but the IRS can do it right now.
propublica.org
TurboTax-Maker Intuit Will Leave Free Tax Filing Partnership With IRS
2:59 PM · Jul 18, 2021
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👍👍👍 do it
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Most everybody's big wrong takes on homelessness don't stand up to a basic check of the cross-sectional data.
For example: Why does Massachusetts have more than double the homeless population of Tennessee?
7:32 PM · Jul 18, 2021
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The cost of a home in Massachusetts is higher, it's kinda simple.
Akshay Kothari@akothari
This is pretty wild. In just 20 years!
8:17 AM · Jul 17, 2021
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Don't get mad, get even: One billion Americans!
Michael Tae Sweeney@mtsw
"We ban street protests" doesn't mean "no street protests are allowed" it means the cops are the ones with the rights to choose who gets to protest.
Muffuletta Matzo Man 🌅 @NeeNeinNyetNo
The Orlando Police are blocking off Rosalind downtown for the SOS Cuba protesters, even though street protests were made illegal in Florida this year. https://t.co/A6YLzQDxjY
8:43 PM · Jul 18, 2021
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What did you expect...
James Medlock@jdcmedlock
It’s actually incredible what a win-win-win-win Pharma pricing reform is:
• Extremely popular
• Helps a lot of people directly
• Acts as a pay-for for other good policies
• Addresses inflation, reducing pressure on the fed to raise rates too soon
James Medlock @jdcmedlock
A few moderate democrats risk hurting the party electorally by insisting on deeply unpopular policy positions at the behest of narrow interest groups https://t.co/LoYCKk8sS9
11:17 PM · Jul 18, 2021
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There's even proposed amendments to give extra research funding to offset the lost revenue.
Alan MacLeod@AlanRMacLeod
Wow, imagine living in a country that would do such a thing. 😏
6:18 PM · Jul 18, 2021
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