Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

RT @benpershing: We need permitting reform for geothermal power, by @mattyglesias https://t.co/ftTUheuawr — PolitiTweet.org

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Oil and gas lying beneath federal lands powers our economy but also pollutes the air. There’s also zero-emissions geothermal energy down there, but drilling for it faces *higher* regulatory barriers than drilling for fossil fuels. It’s bad. https://t.co/IxMy8tJh94 — PolitiTweet.org

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Glamorous behind the scenes look at where the Bad Takes magic takes place. https://t.co/pPEdNOIi64 https://t.co/6tZiTRhYGa — PolitiTweet.org

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When inflation is as high as it’s been, you need to take action to get it falling. But I’ve never been sold on the sanctity of two percent. — PolitiTweet.org

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Right now I think it’s clearly right for the Fed to continue raising rates. But suppose a few months from now they’ve managed to get inflation clearly declining without causing a recession, but it’s still above target. Will it make sense to keep hiking to speed things up? idk — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @rmc031: The new abortion rights spokesmen: Dudes, dads, and plumbers I wrote about the researchers, activists, and political strategis… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ContraPoints: Wow they caught Biden navigating a difficult situation with love and poise, it’s over for him https://t.co/IJiMb2j6ds — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RickHills2: Reminder from ⁦@mattyglesias⁩ that protecting status quo w/ onerous procedures doesn’t make sense w/ our carbon-based statu… — PolitiTweet.org

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Well, most of the promising sites are on federal land. And while oil & gas projects get a permitting express lane for drilling, geothermal projects don’t. https://t.co/IxMy8tJh94 https://t.co/vWL1p6YnsY — PolitiTweet.org

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Geothermal drilling isn’t exactly the same as oil and gas drilling because the rocks are different. But we know from oil and gas that drillers can get better at drilling if they have the opportunity and the incentive. So why not drill for heat? https://t.co/IxMy8tJh94 https://t.co/57x3amq2Fs — PolitiTweet.org

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In America, to get to the heat you’d need to drill. But that’s not an insurmountable problem — right now we drill for oil and gas. Why shouldn’t we drill for renewable geothermal power? https://t.co/IxMy8tr7UW https://t.co/GMZKuaGesL — PolitiTweet.org

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So why doesn’t everyone use it? Well, Iceland has lots of hot rocks close to the surface — most places aren’t like that. https://t.co/IxMy8tJh94 https://t.co/rhwnlqGe5e — PolitiTweet.org

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Geothermal power is great! — No CO2 emissions and no air pollution — No waste and no ongoing inputs — No intermittency In Iceland where geothermal is plentiful, energy is very cheap and the air is extremely clean. Everyone loves geothermal! https://t.co/V9dUkvuITR — PolitiTweet.org

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Today's post is all about geothermal power, the other white meat of renewable energy. https://t.co/IxMy8tJh94 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AlecA_88: Recent events in LA politics mean that it's a good time to re-up this excellent essay by @stan_okl about why America's cities… — PolitiTweet.org

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When my wife and I first met she was still using a [shudder] debit card. And I think about the kids growing up in fatherless homes, living that way their whole childhood — not even a simple cash-back card. — PolitiTweet.org

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People don't talk about the emotional labor dads do remembering which card to use for dining vs groceries vs other purchases, or quietly transferring the Chase Freedom points to the Sapphire Reserve account where they have higher redemption value. — PolitiTweet.org

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Cashing in the big credit card points bonanza for a big vacation in February. Feel like years of careful dad-planning are finally coming to fruition. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MercurySchroepp @evanbear20 @atonal440 I don’t recall that. What I recall is a years-long bit about how O’Malley would’ve won. It’s kind of a signature thing. Someone even made me a tshirt. — PolitiTweet.org

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And that friends is how I ended up with Wizards season tickets when I was 25 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MattGrossmann: Fox News viewership causes lower early COVID local vaccination rates & increased reported vaccine hesitancy, (using chan… — PolitiTweet.org

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@dr_ilardi Exactly — as I said, you need to be pretty redpilled to accept that liberals are smarter. But it’s right there. — PolitiTweet.org

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The “wife guy” is a social construct. — PolitiTweet.org

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@drfarls Well I get the sense he’s increasingly in circles where they will meet. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m directionally sympathetic to the case for less moderation and freer speech, but I think there are pretty good reasons none of the big companies really want to operate as common carriers. — PolitiTweet.org

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I think this illustrates why Twitter got into the content moderation game. Musk clearly recognizes that it would be bad for business for Ye to be doing high-volume antisemitism on his platform, so he’s trying to talk him out of it. But what if it doesn’t work? — PolitiTweet.org

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@jbarro @bendreyfuss One problem with him buying Twitter is “how to handle antisemitic outbursts by celebrity tweeters” now legitimately is a core business problem. — PolitiTweet.org

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@evanbear20 @MercurySchroepp Exactly. My point is that Bernie 2016 > post-2016 left. But “normal Democrat who didn’t vote for the Iraq War or NAFTA” >>> — PolitiTweet.org

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@lxeagle17 @PoliticalKiwi I’m open to it being a bad campaign; my main interest is in convincing people no turnout magic occurred — she got some white ex-republicans in the suburbs to vote for her, same as any Trump-era Democrat. — PolitiTweet.org

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