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Last Checked Sept. 28, 2022

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Tue Jul 26 13:49:14 +0000 2022

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Nobody is under any obligation to read what I write, but the number of people on here who take time out of their busy day to complaint about things I’ve written that they haven’t actually read blows my mind. Get a better hobby! https://t.co/92djCTYsaQ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 26, 2022 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Literally all I said in the tweet is that the status quo works well for most people, which per (1) he concedes is true. The whole rest of the post is about things I think we should do to ameliorate preventable suffering. — PolitiTweet.org

𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖔𝖙𝖍𝖞💀𝖋𝖆𝖚𝖘𝖙 @crulge

1. “most people” don’t use much healthcare in a given year 2. When you define your politics by what’s good for “m… https://t.co/HPq0p6D05R

Posted July 26, 2022 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Dozens of people dunked on a tweet promoting a post literally titled “Tackling America's weirdly short life expectancy should be a priority” with complaints that I didn’t address the fact that US life expectancy is relatively low and falling. I promise you I am aware! — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 26, 2022 Hibernated

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