Favorites June 10 2021

CNN @CNN

LEGO is launching a build set that mimics a functioning typewriter with 2,079 pieces, complete with moving keys and carriage. It will be sold for $199.99. cnn.it/3ggyQCc

This is how I end up with yet more Legos, too bad only one hammer works.

David Atkins @DavidOAtkins

Turning everyone into a homeowner with rising housing costs, while also keeping wages low to make goods cheaper, was a massive unearned subsidy to boomers. It let everyone eat the seed corn unsustainably in a direct theft from future generations. /2

David Atkins @DavidOAtkins

And it is infuriating to watch people pretend to be on the left, and use faux-econ-populist or faux-social-justice-washing BS to defend this system--mostly because boomers with massive unearned equity, low density & cheap stuff don't want to pay forward what was stolen. /end

This thread was in response to a story about Blackrock buying a bunch of real estate, it’s not great or anything, but what matters is how many homes we build, and how much everyone spends on their housing costs.

John Cochrane @JohnHCochrane

The Grumpy Economist: Three inflations johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2021/06/three-…

Clearly the buying opportunity right now is movie tickets and dining out

Rebecca Jarvis @RebeccaJarvis

The 7.3% jump in used car and truck prices drove about one-third of the #inflation the U.S. experienced in May.

If you were looking for an opportunity to sell your car...

Manu Raju @mkraju

Sen. Mitt Romney, one of the lead GOP negotiators in bipartisan infrastructure talks, said that the senators in the group have agreed to an overall dollar amount and mechanisms to pay for the package. Asked about that, Jon Tester says: “News to me.”

It's a mistake to even open with expectations that they'll make a bipartisan deal.

Nicholas Bagley @nicholas_bagley

The FDA's approval of Aduhelm is a big fucking deal, and not in a good way, as @RESachs explains here:

This article implies the FDA seems to have made a mistake, but the main issue is really whether Medicare/Medicaid actually approve this as a treatment.

Courtney Cobbs (she/her) @FullLaneFemme

Boise, Idaho now has more progressive sustainable transportation policy than most large U.S. cities.

boisedev.com‘Game-changer:’ ACHD will separate bike lanes on arterial roads moving forwardFor cyclists, the daily commute or casual rides around the county will be safer, soon. The Ada County Highway District says it will make a key change to keep drivers and cyclists apart. ACHD will revamp how it approaches bike lanes on so-called “arterial” roadways - building separate pathways, detac…

My understanding is that unprotected bike lanes are barely safer than no bike lane.

Andrew Prokop @awprokop

I'm sure this will be cleaned up by staff soon enough, but looking at a classic Kinsley gaffe here

Andrew Solender @AndrewSolender

Feinstein, asked about some Dems saying they'd choose democracy over the filibuster: "If democracy were in jeopardy, I would want to protect it. But I don't see it being in jeopardy right now."

Hey, I just learned what a "Kinsley gaffe" is. (When you accidentally say something you really believe, but have been pretending you don’t)

Sacramento, April 2019