Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

@lionel_trolling I can never match you in being irritated over small disagreements so I shall surrender. — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

@William48759211 @lionel_trolling The “Matthew” thing stings because it’s mean yet I can’t rationally object to it — it’s my name! — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

@yeselson I’m just saying, Pete went on the Weeds and she did not! — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

RT @binarybits: This is a good @mattyglesias take on the musk/Twitter situation. https://t.co/bZnt6Smicy https://t.co/EfmHlLCTnB — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

It’s like a renaissance painting https://t.co/RJ1XMao46D — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Political parties throwing actual parties seems like a good idea https://t.co/YmaUnRbqUU — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

RT @amandalitman: A full 10% of the people who’ve signed up with @runforsomething this year did so after the Dobbs decision came down. We’r… — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Amy Klobuchar was the Martin O’Malley of 2020 https://t.co/ApXeCWSYzt https://t.co/0QbrpalkBv — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Live from vacation, it’s Il Mailbago https://t.co/ApXeCWSYzt — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Dramatic shadows https://t.co/jUNtHyscE1 — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Ruins of an ancient Roman parking lot https://t.co/KCpHYF8ZNr — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Going in the other direction, the House just passed a protectionist law that will make offshore wind projects much more expensive to build. https://t.co/Nky9YVHsjK — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Gonna work on my screenplay for a heist movie about ripping off the salami van. https://t.co/mUmZCw99Es — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I was thinking what a lovely car-free plaza this was and then in comes the Mercedes https://t.co/O14azS4B5d — PolitiTweet.org

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This seems bad https://t.co/rqM97c6Efe — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I have always found the regulatory objections to Amazon doing store brands a little hard to understand (Giant, Target, CVS, etc all do this too) but it seems like the objectors are getting much of what they want. — PolitiTweet.org

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Looks like a win for @linakhanFTC etc https://t.co/7syx32bjdm — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

@cowabungatime @IDoTheThinking Also if you care about transit under modern conditions where you can’t un-invent cars, you realistically want to see very very very dense development right by train stations. — PolitiTweet.org

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@nilocobau @rogtron I think a lot! The price-elasticity of gasoline consumption is low so relatively small changes in supply conditions generate large price effects. — PolitiTweet.org

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@nilocobau @rogtron I think that if you don’t care about the environment at all, a mix of deregulation + loan guarantees (both for frackers and for refiners) would pretty clearly reduce gas prices at a very low (and possibly negative) fiscal cost. — PolitiTweet.org

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There’s environmental downside to doing that stuff but the reality is there is no energy source that doesn’t have ecological footprint whether that’s emissions (fossil fuel) or waste (nuclear) or land consumption (renewables) — make the choice to prioritize climate. — PolitiTweet.org

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At the same time we currently live in a world where there are significant regulatory impediments to deploying renewables, to interregional transmission, to nuclear & geothermal, and to mining the minerals needed for solar & barriers. We can roll those back. — PolitiTweet.org

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There’s a lot of things the executive branch *can* do to reduce emissions, but many (not all) of those things raise energy costs. And unless you’re prepared to defend that outcome on the merits if it happens, best not to talk too far down that road. — PolitiTweet.org

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If you want to talk about executive action on climate change in a world where it seems like literally nobody — no matter how much of a climate hawk — wants to defend high gas prices as a positive good, then you need to focus on removing regulatory obstacles to clean energy. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brianschatz: I took a nap on the plane and woke up to this. Had a whiskey, felt sad, and realized a lot of people are counting on me. S… — PolitiTweet.org

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Greece privatized their railroads but the buyer ended up being the Italian state-owned train company. Maybe we should see if the Italians want Amtrak? Italian state has its weak points but they are very good at trains. https://t.co/qL7I1GOxsg — PolitiTweet.org

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Here in hypercapitalist Europe it is common for highways to be operated by private firms, something that’s technically allowed in the more socialistic USA but rarely seen in practice. https://t.co/6GJGXRrW4K — PolitiTweet.org

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Maybe Biden should pull a Draghi and threaten to dissolve the cabinet and call early elections if his recalcitrant coalition partner won’t back his reform package? https://t.co/AOtERe7fB8 — PolitiTweet.org

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@nilocobau @ChittiMarco I’m just a simple man who thinks whichever route you build fourth should be number four. — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Milan Metro has four lines numbered 1, 2, 3, and 5 but they will soon be opening a fifth line, number 4. Seems a bit off. — PolitiTweet.org