Does it Matter?

Techno-Optimist. Law Student. I think we can build a better future and I want our institutions designed to make building easier.

[Octavio Medina @octavio_medina]

Portugal sharing the boat with Qatar and North Korea

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

Has a presidential nominee ever agreed to a debate, then pulled out?

Remarkable show of weakness here.

[Does it Matter? @doesitmatter700]

@sciam This does not feel like science.

[Lan @ad0rnai]

Personally I think we should be nice to Europeans. What does it cost you? Their economic and demographic future is dire and they’re coping.

Show a bit of noblesse oblige

[Jesse Peltan @JessePeltan]

The thing that is truly absurd is that we are having to scale solar using fossil fuels.

>90% of the energy used to make solar panels is electricity. In a sane world, we would have continued to scale nuclear and would now be leveraging that energy to manufacture solar at massive scale.

Making solar panels with coal is still way better than just burning coal, but manufacturing solar panels with coal is like transporting rockets with horses.

Distributed solar and centralized nuclear are great complements. They're both highly scalable resources and serve complementary functions.

In a sane world, we would be celebrating this chart, but both of those lines would be 10x higher.

[Jesse Peltan @JessePeltan]

If you let people make money by installing batteries, they will install batteries.

Real time markets are a great way to do that.

[ltm @legotrillermoth]

you run to Appalachia when you need a check balance, let me break it down for you, this the real hillbilly challenge

[Does it Matter? @doesitmatter700]

@VivekGRamaswamy cope

[Does it Matter? @doesitmatter700]

@NADP2J @faz_mus @levelsio lmao have you been to Europe?

[Christopher Clarke @EconChrisClarke]

Economic research finds rent control benefits higher income earners by converting apartments into expensive condos. Unlike other controversies, econ theory, 50 yrs of data testing, and a simple supply & demand model all tell the same story. We need to 🏗️ 🏘️ not mess with prices.

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

It's time for Republicans in Congress to join Democrats to pass my plan to build 2 million new homes – because to lower housing costs for good, we need to build, build, build.

[Does it Matter? @doesitmatter700]

@smmarotta the brits are funny people

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Former President Donald Trump’s Motorcade seen leaving Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania earlier heading towards the Airport.

[Secretary Antony Blinken @SecBlinken]

I’m shocked and saddened by the shooting at former President Trump’s rally and grateful that he is safe. As @POTUS said, there is no place for political violence in America and we must all condemn it.

[岸田文雄 @kishida230]

We must stand firm against any form of violence that challenges democracy. I pray for former President Trump’s speedy recovery.

民主主義に挑戦する暴力には毅然と立ち向かわなければなりません。トランプ前大統領の一刻も早い回復をお祈りしています。

[Hunter📈🌈📊 @StatisticUrban]

Some of you should simply log off for the rest of the day. Go for a run. Cook dinner. Drink a bottle of wine. Anything that isn't online.

[Olivia Messer @OliviaMesser]

this is one of those horrifyingly clear moments in history when you immediately know everything has changed but you can’t see how yet

[Does it Matter? @doesitmatter700]

Be careful what you post tonight.

[Does it Matter? @doesitmatter700]

incredible

[Ronen▼ @RonenV]

Pulitzer-prize winning photographer @evanvucci running across the podium -- amidst gunfire and screams -- to get the iconic photo everyone is sharing