Favorites September 17th 2021

Noah Smith 🐇 @Noahpinion

Is Pakistan the only country whose name is an acronym?

Yup, check it out. He shared another geography fact: "Japan" is from Cantonese and the name "Canton" is from Japanese.

Dave Weigel @daveweigel

See if you, too, hear a *record scratch* noise at the end of this tweet

Politics1.com @Politics1com

ALABAMA. Wealthy businessman Tim James (R), who lost the 2010 Gov primary by 166 votes, says he’s thinking of running vs Gov Kay Ivey (R). He vows to fight “the beast with three heads”: critical race theory, transgender rights, and yoga in public schools. 1/2

Mike Duncan @mikeduncan

Yoga in public school absolutely rules.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I feel like yoga in public schools would be a good idea. https://t.co/PCg9CrGDE1

He goes on: "five and six year olds coming home with breathing techniques for big emotions". I'm starting to be on board for this...

Jason Kint @jason_kint

This is new to me. Apple had to threaten Facebook with removal of its products from Apple devices unless it cracked down human trafficking which according to this report it knew was happening. /2

Kinda wild that it's Apple who has the power to step in here.

Yosemite Steve @YosemiteSteve

The Biggest Tree in the World, the General Sherman, raked and wrapped in preparation for the incoming #KNPComplex fire. Sequoia National Park

Not what I expected when they said the tree was "wrapped"

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I am running out of different ways to tweet this, but if centrist dems kill off all the popular economic policy items then they themselves are the ones who are going to be crushed as politics is reduced to culture war food fights.

Jonathan Chait @jonathanchait

Even Biden's plan to crack down on tax cheats is too ambitious for centrist Democrats https://t.co/1ajdTkIEd5

I just don't understand what centrist democrats think they're doing. Who is the base of voters they're trying to appeal to? If they're in tight races, this isn't going to help them win.

Jeremy Wallace @jerometenk

If you have questions about the ruckus over submarines between France and the US, UK, Australia, here are some answers.

washingtonpost.comAnalysis | What’s the big ruckus over the new defense partnership with the U.K. and Australia?France isn’t happy about being sidelined by the new U.S. alliance for Indo-Pacific security.

I had questions, and now I have answers, exactly what it says on the tin.

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