Scott Linthorst

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More people should talk about how structural reform in elections would improve voter choice and likely decrease partisanship.

1. Open primaries
2. Rank choice voting

https://t.co/j5pwVBzFCv

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@RealSpikeCohen Why didn’t you just weigh the lox as soon as you got home?

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@rodger Mario Hezonja

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@conor64 “Everyone should get vaccinated.”

…but there is nearly NO impact on children or healthy people under 40 based on your data…

“We said everyone.”

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@tylercowen @sapinker @tylercowen asks whether it is good we don’t have common knowledge about determinism.

If you really think the universe deterministic it would not matter, right? 😜 🤷‍♂️

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@maxdubler Your series of posts is GREAT, but you lose me here. Isn’t this thinking is exactly how we got the over restrictive zoning laws to begin with?

Seems like you use “clear rules” to really mean “rules I want.”

How would you propose to translate the public input into good law?

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@gmiller @billybinion @justinamash If you take the “negative rights” framing this argument falls apart and all that’s left is the government applying force when it should not

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@amasad @garrytan If you agree it is a good principle, not having done it previously is not a good argument against not doing going forward

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@amasad @garrytan Absolutely, I would ideally apply that across all regulation

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@amasad @garrytan Also, I dislike the use of the “monopoly” boogeyman. Over any reasonable period of time it falls away.

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@amasad @garrytan It’s on the gov’t and you to prove that the incremental value created by more stringent laws when broadly applied, on net, creates more value.

Then you at least have a utilitarian argument.

But principle might still prevail, and cherry-picking isn’t a good way to make law.

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@cremieuxrecueil Who is passing the judgement that these things are “bad”?

How to weigh negative health effects of alcohol vs pro-social benefits?

Marijuana is not addictive. Brain development effects on youth and smoke is bad, but what of edibles?

Where is evidence Hallicinogens are bad?

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@JDVance From the CBO link you shared. They EXPLICITLY say they are not doing analysis of state and local budgets AND then say that their estimates are an $897 Billion dollar REDUCTION in federal deficit over the next decade.

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@Noahpinion @extramsg La Espiga De Oro, highly recommend Chicharon burrito

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@Noahpinion D’oh…but…I said what I said

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@onepeloton is there a way that you can automate opening the watch app when a user starts a workout from another device? Very frustrating to have to remember to open the watch app every time I’m starting a workout on the bike or strength workout on my TV.

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@NBAonTNT you chose game 5 of ECF to have your app ON Roku fail? You owe fans and advertisers. @NBA should consider this in the new TV deal.

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@Jason @JCMacriNBA Quickley coming with it too! Love Brunson but he didn’t even play tonight.

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See what RORY posted to Google Maps
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@MartinKoolhoven @elonmusk @WallStreetSilv Do you have any good articles that a) quantify the various contributions of things (agriculture vs energy vs transport) TO nitrogen and b) the practical impacts of that nitrogen? This article simply says there is some EU law and issued of “biodiversity” without any specifics.