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Sean Hussey@seanhussey
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1:56 PM · May 28, 2021
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b-boy bouiebaisse@jbouie
it is darkly funny to see the senate become exactly what the authors of the constitution hated about the confederation congress https://t.co/jYwIp4csQV
Steven Dennis @StevenTDennis
The vote right now is 54-35, which is a losing vote in the U.S. Senate.
A "No" vote is irrelevant to the outcome.
In the U.S. Senate, 59-1 would lose because of the filibuster rule.
You must get 60.
4:18 PM · May 28, 2021
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Elsewhere, this majority vote was called a "stinging defeat".
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Surprising that Republicans won’t support an investigation that could reveal Antifa’s role in sparking the riot the fake news medial blamed on Trump supporters.
Alberto Cairo @AlbertoCairo
This chart is yet another reason why I think this country is doomed, and exclusively because of this specific minority of voters: https://t.co/90DW2BbxeX https://t.co/Ng6Kg0eEw6
4:32 PM · May 28, 2021
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I'm only keeping this because it's a funny twist on an extraordinarily depressing statistic:
Dave Pell@davepell
Breaking: Suspects in case vote to skip trial.
5:00 PM · May 28, 2021
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Ok, moving on to something completely different:
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Periodic cicadas lead to irregular spurts of increased insecticide use which are statistically correlated with spurts of higher infant mortality and cohorts with lower elementary school test scores.
Joshua Goodman @JoshuaSGoodman
@leah_boustan @lukestein I'll chime in to plug this fascinating paper by @ctaylor463 using exogenous cicada shocks to identify the impacts of insecticides on infant health and educational outcomes!
https://t.co/Wg3V7lOgH9
(Might be the right time to start plugging your paper on Twitter, Charles!) https://t.co/IzfW7NAgi6
4:28 PM · May 28, 2021
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This is quite a study. I’m having trouble telling if they’re talking about pesticide use in populated areas, or in orchards, but either way, it seems like tighter restrictions on pesticide use in populated areas is probably warranted.
sam deutsch@samdman95
almost every problem that people have with cities is because of cars:
Too loud? that's cars
Too dirty? yup, cars
Too much garbage? streets for cars, not dumpsters
Too expensive? parking minimums to store cars drive up rents
Too dangerous? cars are a top source of injury
Travis R. Eby @travis_robert
Something I wish more people understood is that NYC isn't dirty because lots of people live here, it's dirty because of cars.
1) The cars themselves produce a ton of dirt, in exhaust & tire residue, and
2) Our absurd amount of street parking prevents sanitary waste storage
6:12 PM · May 28, 2021
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I shared Amsterdam's amazing waste management solution a while ago. Street parking is why we can't have it.
Bike Is Best@BikeIsBestHQ
Nearly 60% of car journeys are under 5 miles. There's a better tool for the job. For short journeys #BikeIsBest
8:00 AM · May 28, 2021
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That flamethrower seems much too large for making toast. I think a blowtorch would work fine.
I just think that outdoor light bulbs look cool, ok.
A friend once told me never to use Japan as an example for, well, anything, but rules are meant to be broken. Regarding cars in cities:
My abiding memory of walking through Osaka during the day was how...quiet and polite the city itself seemed to be, which seems a silly thing to say. It seems especially silly when I say this to people who know Japan, as Osakans have a reputation for being loud and expressive. It must be a mix of cars with small displacement engines that shut off at a stop, fewer cars in general, quiet buses and trains, and something about their urban design that led to this impression. Anyway, go to Osaka, it's great.