Law Dog

Lover of dogs, coffee, science, and maybe a few people. Probably in that order. Don't feel obliged to follow back. You'll be disappointed.

[Law Dog @mfolives]

I'm going to pin this if I figure out how. https://t.co/sJKC1E3Q51

[Thoughts of Dog @dog_feelings]

every night. i make sure to tell. my stuffed fren. sebastian. what we have to do. the next day. because. i always forget.. this. is a bad plan. because sebastian. never remembers. either

[Law Dog @mfolives]

Lemme guess we'll be told this is because solar panels don't work in the heat, or something.

https://t.co/Pzg3qkMxgf

[Law Dog @mfolives]

@mattyglesias Are you saying good journalism requires no knowledge or skill, or are you saying that such knowledge and skill, unlike all other forms of knowledge and all other skills, can't be taught?

Or are you just arrogant?

[Law Dog @mfolives]

If you have ever used the term "cancel culture" but you fail to condemn Facebook over this policy, take a seat.

[Law Dog @mfolives]

@kurteichenwald @NateSilver538 @joshtpm @CT_Bergstrom @nadabakos What's disappointing is that, a year into this pandemic, how few journalists understand that epidemiology is a statistical science, meaning that an expert in data analytics has an opportunity to provide meaningful input.

[Law Dog @mfolives]

@MindfulMajority Done and dumber.

[Law Dog @mfolives]

@kapshow @DavidCayJ @DeanBaker13 @nytimes @LeaderMcConnell They do. 5 year deferral followed by 10 annual payments.

[Law Dog @mfolives]

@Brian_Riedl @paulkrugman So your argument is that because Krugman was wrong 23 years ago about something unrelated, that means everything you say today is automatically correct?

[Renee Libby @ReneeAlida]

I WILL troll the NYT until they stop writing stupid sh*t.
So, it will be a while.

[Law Dog @mfolives]

@Kasparov63 You don't help when you fail to distinguish between "big government" and "government writing big checks."

The latter is very popular. The former is a lie told to try to chip away at that popularity. Stop spreading the lie.

[George#VotesBlueAlways @Numbers28]

If you have 12 bad cops and 1300 good cops but those 1300 good cops don't turn in the 12 bad cops, you have 1312 bad cops.

[Law Dog @mfolives]

@NateSilver538 Wow hard to imagine why when every single official statement about vaccines is that they won't grant you any additional freedom but might kill you.

[Law Dog @mfolives]

@TheRealHoarse Seconds away from being blinded.

[Law Dog @mfolives]

@Kasparov63 My answer is that the Republicans will kill the filibuster 0.0001 nanoseconds after regaining control of the Senate regardless of what the Democrats do now.

[Law Dog @mfolives]

"Jaws was a horror film, not intended to be the source of moral guidance in administering vaccine policies during a pandemic."

- Steven Spielberg, probably

[Paul Harrap @pharrap]

@NateSilver538 The moral of Jaws was "they should've closed the beaches out of an abundance of caution", not "they should've kept all the beaches open and tried to pretend it wasn't happening". Long-term public health is dependent on caution, transparency, and trust.

[Atlas Mugged @Pamacious]

Anyone who's thought well of Republicans since Gingrich's time (if not well before) has questionable judgement *at best*. My god.🤦

[Law Dog @mfolives]

@NateSilver538 I'm sure Chuck Todd did his usual award-winning job if pushing back on his guest with cold hard facts...🙄

[Law Dog @mfolives]

@NateSilver538 JFC the "fireproof suit" metaphor is a great way to talk people out of being vaccinated. You ever see someone wear a fireproof suit, you know, just in case? Like when they aren't planning on entering a burning building?

[Law Dog @mfolives]

It's hard to interpret this any other way than a plan to pass the 99.5% Act while holding out the STEP Act by as something Sanders, Warren, and other to the left of the Administration can talk about in their future campaigns as proof of their liberal bona fides. /end

[Law Dog @mfolives]

This has now been introduced in the STEP Act by Sanders/Warren. However, as far as I can tell, there hasn't been a whisper of support from the White House. /1

[Law Dog @mfolives]

@JStein_WaPo This tweet and accompanying article are the 100th time I've seen some beltway insider claim Biden is planning on taxing assets at death, only to find that in the fine print, there is no such proposal.

What's with the DC press corps obsession on this?

[Law Dog @mfolives]

What Sanders--and others --have done is introduce the 99.5% Act, which seems to mire or less stake out the Biden Administration's tax goals. And at the same time they introduced the STEP Act, which contains these fringe-type provisions. /4