The first ten on today’s playlist:
Day: March 13, 2022, 11:55 PM
Sensitivity
Most books and movies are fairly boring these days because they are just an assemblage of unconnected didactic woke tropes arranged in a standard order. Nothing challenging is nothing challenged; the artist must stand against society as much as stand for it.
Can You
a line this good deserves better than to be in this film pic.twitter.com/RUGbLnxmtG
— Jay Exci – LEGO Star Wars Long Form Critique Arc (@JayExci) March 12, 2022
I thought that movie was just fine, far better than its reputation, but that line is one of my favorites in all of cinema.
Lyin’
This economist is really really digging in on the idea that inflation is not happening and not going to happen. This is a whole Type of Guy right now. https://t.co/vXuBcaQZ9W
— jonstokes.(com|eth) (@jonst0kes) March 14, 2022
Yeah, all these “believe me, don’t believe your lyin’ eyes and your deflatin’ wallet” types are mystifying. And the funny thing is, a lot of “smart” people are falling for this claptrap.
Something Else Altogether
People like to imagine there is something else they could be without being the thing that they are. But without the thing that they are, the what that they could be is something else altogether.
All Over
Who are all these public health people supposedly arguing for no one to go anywhere or do anything ever, that mean we need so many “think” pieces condemning that?
The public health people I know want governments to step up and address this pandemic like a grown-up.
How? A🧵
— Dr Ellie Murray, ScD 🇨🇦 (@EpiEllie) March 7, 2022
Those mofos are literally all over Twitter….
Move It
Jesus fucking Christ, I can’t believe dipshit mooks are trying to normalize wearing masks out in public anywhere forever at all times. Fuck that. I will literally move wherever that is not normalized, even Bunghole, Idaho.
Yeah Do Work
There are so many “valid” mask studies that anyone can believe anything they want about masking and they’re all right!
My personal belief is that masking does work, but is not as effective as libs believe and only works well in ideal conditions. It’s not the panacea portrayed, but can be effective in some situations of long exposure with vulnerable populations.
Bad Batch
We need statistics classes so badly pic.twitter.com/G2G1b9rsiP
— Lucas 🧡 (@LucasOfSunshine) March 11, 2022
Lordamercy. I’m bad at math, but those people are lower level bad. Damn.
Tearing
Read this thread. The fact is, Russia simply didn't bring enough guys to conquer Ukraine.
The only thing they can do is try to terrorize Ukraine into submission — which is simply not likely to happen. https://t.co/fGSpkImaF7
— Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 (@Noahpinion) March 13, 2022
No, they didn’t bring enough people or materiel. I’ve already said it would’ve taken a million personnel and they have ~200,000. That’s enough to destroy Ukraine, though. Not enough to occupy it, really, but yeah they can tear it down. And will.
Back Off
I betcha a lot of the “let’s get back to the office!” push is due to many folks who don’t actually like their spouse and kids, and the office is a vacation and break from that for them.
That’s probably at least 60% of it right there.
Finish
Finland starts much-delayed nuclear plant, brings respite to power market.
Finland doing it right, while Germany is doing it stupid.