#Wonk

David Dayen

ddayen

It's very in vogue to bash California and this doesn't even reach to some things that deserve scorn, like the continuing control of the Western States Petroleum Association and the

Sylvester Equation

neoliberal_dad

It’s a good thing we eliminated polio in the 1950s because there’s no way in hell we could eliminate it under the 21st century health economics conventional wisdom Imagine Ezra

Ed Hammond

CfPS_Ed

On the Labour House of Lords idea - the proposal is an elite-level wonk solution - short thread (1/) There's an acceptance that an appointed/hereditary House of Lords in the

Bachelor Diversity Campaign

bachdiversity

The controversy surrounding @chrisbharrison is the latest in a larger pattern of systemic racism in the @BachelorABC franchise—a pattern that has harmed BIPOC cast, crew, & viewers. #FireChrisHarrison is a

Michael Andersen

andersem

Re Portland's huge zoning reform last week, I want to mention one person who worked quietly for years to make it possible: Chris Smith.For years, he was reformers' best friend

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

If you're charged with a crime, the prosecutor has to prove you did it beyond a reasonable doubt; when it's a civil case, it's up to YOU to prove based

Jaded Misanthrope🌺☯️☮️

SoulsOfTheFree

"If we focus on mass shootings as a means of understanding how to reduce the number of people killed by guns in this country, we’re likely to implement laws that

Sizwe sikaMusi

SizweLo

In 2014, China introduced the Social Credit System, a ranking and surveillance mechanism used to determine what people are allowed to do, and where they rank in societyThread According to

The End Times

TheAgeofShoddy

Yglesias was the front man for a highly-capitalized wonk shop predicated on the idea of intellectuals having the capacity to rapidly change the way people live through influencing top-down policy.

Carol Roth

caroljsroth

Thread/Progressive Dems like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders seek to gain power and buy votes by addressing symptoms, not root causes of problems. The problem with college debt is several-fold.

Heidi N. Moore

moorehn

It is fundamentally hilarious that anyone thinks smart people and jerks don't overlap heavily. --signed, a journalist who reported on Wall Streethttps://twitter.com/ericmgarcia/status/1348659258011897861 Intelligence and entitlement go

Pete Couhig

petecouhig

Ok, since Rob let the cat out of the bag on my “I think we may have supporters back in on Boxing Day” comment during one of our conversations, let

Pandora Modeling

PandoraModeling

Also, further explanation for our urgency in subbing to @CathyReisenwitz Substack. Which EVERYONE should go do: http://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com I'd been making the joke (but not really a joke) for a few months

emmi

emmibevensee

"Fringe groups" as u derogatorily call them do the most with the least and anyone whose ever actually been involved in mvmts understands this. Direct giving to activist groups is

Mask OVER YOUR SCHNOZZ, Bunky

BruceGodfrey

My advice to young lawyers, said it more than once.The reason you need to have both savings and Plan B for every law job is, somebody will eventually ask you

7tine76.com- 76report.com

7tine76

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE IS THE TREATMENT, AND BIG PHARMA CONTROLLED MEDIA HAS BEEN COVERING IT UP.THESE ARE NOT BASELESS CLAIMS (A THREAD) https://nypost.com/2020/03/19/old-malaria-drug-hydroxychloroquine-may-help-cure-coronavirus-study/FROM THE

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