Favorites October 24th 2021
Garrett M. Graff@vermontgmg
Some fascinating insights here—including the political price of ENDING a war and how little of a (political) price three previous presidents paid to keep war going. That’s messed up.
Mike Memoli @mikememoli
“Even weeks later, voters still say ‘Afghanistan’ is the negative thing they have most recently heard about Mr. Biden. And since the withdrawal, a majority of voters have routinely said that the Biden administration is incompetent” https://t.co/nVBD21pOhW
11:17 AM · Oct 24, 2021
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Sometimes the American public is just absolutely unhinged.
Joel David Hamkins@JDHamkins
I once saw an incredible lecture in Berkeley by a historian of science, one of the best talks I have ever seen. He started his talk sitting on the desk amongst a huge pile of physics textbooks from history, each in its day "the best textbook of its time."
9:23 AM · Oct 24, 2021
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Great thread, love the final visual.
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Everyone is doing this critique of Saudi Arabia, but it’s probably more noteworthy that the new center-left government of Norway also holds this position. https://t.co/HtXs5ytWLC
Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk
Climate Madness: Saudi Arabia pledges net zero by 2060 while excluding its world-leading oil & gas exports from the emissions measured - and making no mention of reducing investment in oil and gas
Just about sums up the “net zero” twilight zone
https://t.co/3PsDxQkYeB #COP26
8:17 PM · Oct 24, 2021
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Being cagey in their climate promises is hardly a surprising for Saudi Arabia, but Norway 😬
Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
The awesomest thing about the battery revolution is that the technology isn't even mature yet. A whole bunch of people are researching better TYPES of batteries at breakneck speed, even as manufacturing costs come down fast.
bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
10:54 PM · Oct 24, 2021
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Short article with some interesting angles that are being investigated, although I can't easily tell how close any are to commercial viability.
Jodi Kantor@jodikantor
Just published: The gravest problem with the way Amazon treats employees may be one you’ve never heard of. As the company hit record profits, it fired and underpaid employees who sought leaves for illness, new parenthood and life crises. (Thread.)
nyti.ms
Inside Amazon’s Worst Human Resources Problem
10:48 PM · Oct 24, 2021
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Seems bad...
