Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I do always invoke this formula because the formula is always true! https://t.co/VZplphK4St — PolitiTweet.org

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@henryfarrell @jonathanchait Yeah, I mean I see this the other way — lots of journalists (and college professors too I might add) shy away from making useful interventions in the discourse because they’re trying to be good team players in the “war of ideas” — PolitiTweet.org

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Dear ad targeters: I’ve been reading about opioid addiction and treatment options because I am a journalist who is trying to improve my understanding of policy issues, I’m not addicted to opioids. https://t.co/p5yHhBmJzU — PolitiTweet.org

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This “we are all domestic terrorists” bit from CPAC only seems stranger now that domestic terrorism charges are being brought against leftist/anarchist rioters in Atlanta. https://t.co/gJYY4WlbBP https://t.co/FuPhm8hejB — PolitiTweet.org

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IMO if you are passionate about the DC statehood issue then “Democrats win congressional elections so they can make DC a state” > “Democrats cast unpopular votes that symbolically affirm their support for the principle of home rule” — PolitiTweet.org

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@kdrum Yeah AP calculus but no college math — I guess that’s pretty good. Better than most people at least. — PolitiTweet.org

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@kdrum Can I brag about being pretty average at math? — PolitiTweet.org

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I don’t think Trump really did much to mitigate the freaks/fools factor. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MorePerfectUS: BREAKING: The DOJ and DOT are set to block JetBlue and Spirit’s $3.8 billion merger. Four airlines already control 82%… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @conor64: Mental note: never put this guy in charge of defending America from the Chinese Communist Party. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @crampell: Dems generally favor more regulations on industry than Repubs do, with the exception of: -porn -cannabis -entertainment -news… — PolitiTweet.org

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As a person experiencing podcasting, I have always worked alongside excellent cohosts like @sarahkliff, @DLind, @janecoaston, @JerusalemDemsas, and now @lkmcgann — it’s not just for bros! — PolitiTweet.org

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We need to fight against the scourge of anti-podcastism, a growing source of bigotry in this country. https://t.co/rs8vHWhyIs — PolitiTweet.org

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@jonathanchait @henryfarrell I think it’s probably true that a lot of journalists suppress their own heterodox views (most journalists are left or center but few people are totally dogmatic) in a way that’s bad for their careers in response to informal social pressure from peers. — PolitiTweet.org

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You, a fool: North Korea seems bad. Me, wise: It’s degrowth communism! https://t.co/lqpDkP4ob9 — PolitiTweet.org

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There’s something telling I think about the state of academia that someone might decide that explaining degrowth is actually a form of communism would make it seem more appealing. https://t.co/UQYVeXGyjT — PolitiTweet.org

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We’ve got illicit tinted plates right by the Capitol. Sad stuff. Folks, protect your privacy by not illegally trying to obscure your license plate so I don’t need to publicly shame you. https://t.co/sXFpUKmxkp — PolitiTweet.org

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“As a newly minted middle school English teacher, I was shocked by the number of students who entered my classroom unable to decode text.” https://t.co/VQM05btFCf — PolitiTweet.org

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@JStein_WaPo When I started out, the internet existed (I'm not that old) but the budget request wasn't posted online so journalists would get hard copies and then there was a mad dash to find interesting stuff and write it up. — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s hard to know for sure but my sense is Lightfoot would have won in a ranked-choice or approval-voting scenario — a potential triumphant re-election turned into third place humiliation by a highly fragmented electorate. — PolitiTweet.org

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Obviously if you eat nothing but burgers/fries/nuggets it’s hard to be healthy. But if you eat some of that stuff, doing it at McDonald’s (or other burger chains) rather than a mom-and-pop eatery makes it relatively easy to exercise portion control and stay on track. — PolitiTweet.org

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Not McDonald’s specifically but I kind of think chain restaurants with standardized portions and easily available nutrition information are on some level the easiest way to make sure you’re eating healthy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Lightfoot win in the hypothetical precinct-by-precinct electoral college — PolitiTweet.org

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@MattZeitlin Today is the first day I’ve seen it debunked — PolitiTweet.org

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An important reason I’m tweeting about this — raising the salience of the topic means conscientious people (which I think is most people!) are more likely to just take care of these issues in a timely manner, draining the swamp of misbehavior and making bad actors more visible. — PolitiTweet.org

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Spending large sums of money on programs to house the homeless can’t undo the impact of high market rents and endemic housing scarcity. https://t.co/1GVws5rXtv — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MC_of_A: this is a very good post by @Wertwhile about how we need more innovation in sports (even tho I think he's wrong about the inno… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JaredWalczak: I realized last night that my vehicle inspection was overdue, but took care of it this morning before @mattyglesias could… — PolitiTweet.org

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A cool housing champion —> — PolitiTweet.org

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Does anyone still talk about "the achievement gap" or is that discourse entirely dead at this point? — PolitiTweet.org