Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

@IDoTheThinking Criticizing people for saying dumb shit is ableist — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

@DeanBaker13 Wasn’t it a thing from the GHW Bush administration? — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Note that the activists who support supply-constriction measures normally want to deny that their proposals will increase prices — they know it’s not politically viable — but price increases are the only mechanism through which supply constriction can reduce emissions! — PolitiTweet.org

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If you raise prices by restricting new drilling, then what you generate is windfall profits for the owners of existing wells — a mix of domestic fossil fuel companies and foreign dictators. https://t.co/6hmHLU58E3 — PolitiTweet.org

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That’s because in a carbon tax scenario, while the price of energy goes up (bad!) the public also obtains revenue which can be used to mitigate harms or subsidize new technologies or whatever other useful thing you want to do. https://t.co/6hmHLU58E3 — PolitiTweet.org

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But to not just make this about politics, the thing about supply-constriction is that for any given amount of emissions-reduction you achieve this way you are incurring a much larger cost than if you did it through taxes or spending. https://t.co/6hmHLU58E3 — PolitiTweet.org

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@lastpositivist It’s unfortunate they named this one after me 😂 — PolitiTweet.org

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@dankois Captain Ahab was robbed. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kenduque: Not a fun graphic to make, but it tells the story. @HoustonChron #UvaldeMassacre https://t.co/VqrATm1HgK — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @surajpatelnyc: As I've said over and over, HOLD THE VOTES, put people on record, there are surely 60 votes or marriage equality, perhap… — PolitiTweet.org

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To be precise: There are more people in dense areas and therefore more crimes occur, but there is a lower per person rate of crime victimization. — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Remember when the panickers were all "Hitler Hitler Hitler — he's going to try to conquer Europe blah blah everyone freak out!" and now nobody worries about this? — PolitiTweet.org

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The "new" thing is that young women are seen as hot? https://t.co/8rItnRFPoe — PolitiTweet.org

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The Acid Rain Program saved tons of lives at very modest cost — it's a huge success story! https://t.co/EV2CqJCYrN https://t.co/IcJhYZ7dBH — PolitiTweet.org

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Because we implemented regulations to address these issues! https://t.co/CeMwVskiiD — PolitiTweet.org

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@StefanFSchubert https://t.co/9i4Xn1t87s — PolitiTweet.org

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@alon_levy To the best of my knowledge every US jurisdiction with high population growth (DC for sure) does this at least sometimes. Enrollment exceeds the pace of construction and you can get trailers fast. — PolitiTweet.org

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@OctaviSemonin Yes! https://t.co/lCkqFmV1MU — PolitiTweet.org

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@MarkWhiteIA Do you know what the story is with this stained glass in the church? I recognize MLK, Gandhi, Pope John Paul, and I think JFK but not the others. https://t.co/dfAStlY5jS — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AJentleson: The only reason this race is close is that @Marc_Elrich’s opponents are splitting the vote - and Elrich may still lose! So… — PolitiTweet.org

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Buonconvento is a very low-frequency station — if more trains came here it would of course make business sense to operate an in-station bar. But it’s a real estate asset to be managed for money, not an essential aspect of the train network. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is broadly the correct direction — modern technology has made station houses less important than they were historically and trains don’t work like airplanes. It’s absurd to have non-functional aspects of stations be a major focus for Amtrak. https://t.co/VN6gkfGlWI — PolitiTweet.org

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Trenitalia closed the station house permanently; tickets are available at vending machines or online and if you want a snack or to use the bathroom there’s a caffe across the street. https://t.co/sIaQf64tZz — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JavierBlas: FULL DOCUMENT: The European Commission press communique on its plan to reduce gas consumption, and share supply. (💻and link… — PolitiTweet.org

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The Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations have all been vaguely pro-nuclear and congress keeps passing slightly pro-nuclear laws but in mass opinion Republicans think oil & gas is better while Democrats are opposed. https://t.co/Sr2C6dl7zt — PolitiTweet.org

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Public opinion! — PolitiTweet.org

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Amazing non-historic stained glass inside. https://t.co/Visoz0f8HG — PolitiTweet.org

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18th century had no respect for historic preservation and redid a 12th century church https://t.co/L22FqIceJF — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Bus time https://t.co/5qn64FoDPW — PolitiTweet.org