Favorites June 11th 2022

Natasha Sarin @NatashaRSarin

At the IRS in Austin, cafeteria is overrun with paper returns awaiting processing by campus’s dedicated employees who will *keystroke* line items into the IRS’s database Investing in the IRS essential to overhaul this manual system, so agency can serve taxpayers way they deserve

I'm absolutely astounded that they're even capable of accepting that much data, let alone actually auditing anyone.

Derek Thompson @DKThomp

“I believe this is the first time this has happened in the history of cancer” erictopol.substack.com/p/a-turning-po… Here is the shot of news optimism you've been looking for: incredibly informative summary of several recent "un-heard of" breakthroughs in cancer therapy by @EricTopol

This seems like really really good news

Rob Hague @robhague

Now they just need to give it clothes, boots and a motorcycle.

gizmodo.comThis Robotic Finger Is Covered in Living Human SkinThe skin can realistically bend, stretch, and wrinkle as the finger curls and extends.

(Terminator joke)

Greg Sargent @ThePlumLineGS

Shocking: There are new signs of progress in talks over fixing the Electoral Count Act. Critically, they appear focused on corruption of electors at the state level. Conservative former judge J. Michael Luttig tells us that this may be cause for optimism:

washingtonpost.comOpinion | Could Congress really act (gasp!) to protect democracy?Signs of progress suddenly appear in a very unlikely place.

Do it!

Threads

• Short thread on why the border patrol can operate within 100 miles of the border (which includes the vast majority of the US population).