Favorites October 16th-18th 2022

July 2022

I was sick the last two days, so today’s post condenses the last three days down into one post.

David Zipper @DavidZipper

"According to @NACTO analysis of 2019 federal crash data, more than half of fatal crashes in cities occurred on roads managed by states, beyond the reach of local leaders."

bloomberg.comBloomberg - Are you a robot?

This is very interesting, although also obviously a huge bummer because I don't see this governance structure changing. Although at least it's a specific ask for state legislatures.

Herbie Ziskend @HerbieZiskend46

“White House National Economic Council director Brian Deese said in August the government estimated the rule will save consumers about $2,800 per pair of hearing aids and could help ‘tens of millions of Americans.’”

reuters.comLower-cost U.S. hearing aids go on sale todayMajor U.S. retailers will begin selling lower-cost hearing aids without a prescription or medical exam under final Biden administration rules that take effect Monday.

This definitely seems good!

Matthew Gertz @MattGertz

1. Kanye West does an interview with Tucker Carlson filled with antisemitism and conspiracy theories. 2. Carlson edits it out, airs interview, stresses West is politically astute and “not crazy.” 3. Fox praises him for days. 4. West spends following week doing anti-Jewish rants.

Oh, and now he says he's purchasing one of Twitter's competitors

sid 🌹🌱 @lilbabygandhi

Did I do this math proof correctly can my more math inclined mutuals help?

Threads

• Short thread discussing how Xi strengthened his grip on power at the cost of good governance. The thread mentions a book about the general trend, and I'd add that this is also another example of The End of History. In other news, China announced they will not be releasing GDP numbers.

• Long graph-heavy thread measuring all the ways coal has declined as an energy source for the US, and the impacts of that change. TL;DR: it's dropped by half, and it emits a lot of CO2 so that's a big deal.