Richard Yeselson

Editorial Board @dissentmag. Think I started trend of labeling modern US Right as “revanchist.” Charming in person, but we’re not there. Also NBA/Warriors.

[Joseph Allen @j_g_allen]

RFK, Jr tried to collapse mRNA vaccine research

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

@SeanTrende @baseballcrank Ah yeah, see it now!

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

@ettingermentum That the median urban Dem moc is already to the left of those in PA/NJ—basically leftist liberals/liberal leftists—and so there is less motivation and ideological space to run a soc dem/dem soc race against them.

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

I'm detecting a significant shift toward pessimism in both Washington and Tehran just in the last 24 hours.

Failure to get a deal will be detrimental to both sides. Both will suffer.

Sadly, that is not necessarily how every faction within the two governments sees it...

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

@happyriverz1 For sure!

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

Wemby is a gifted, charismatic, and precocious Goliath, but unless you’re a Spurs fan forever, who isn’t gonna root for Brunson, a hoops David?

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

@ticketdust @DavidKlion Of course. I’m just saying that the hatred of the masses is more than compensated for by the calculated admiration of the powerful few.

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

@DavidKlion I wouldn’t either, but for those prone to take it, having a big, protective amen corner is a significant asset.

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

@DavidKlion Unfortunately in her case, the calculation becomes what you wrote but also includes, in the US today, includes this: “But: a loud, powerful minority, composed of democracy hating plutocrats and authoritarian racial nationalists, will enthusiastically support you forever.”

[Arthur Spirling @arthur_spirling]

Feels like the beginning of a cordon sanitare, be interesting to see if more coordination follows.

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

What makes hockey and soccer goals fun is that the plays are almost always broken up—those sports are not like basketball where most of the time teams get a shot off. So when a play works perfectly, it’s such rare and lovely thing.

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

VEGAS WINS A RIDICULOUS GAME 1 WITH A RIDICULOUS GOAL 🤯🚨

WHAT A START TO THE SERIES

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

@brianstelter @carlsson808 Is there any discussion among the top staff—those who earn the most money—about quitting in solidarity? They can either force CBS to hire back Pelley or else cripple the show.

For the top talent, this is a time for collective action, rather than getting fired one by one.

[Patrick De Haan @GasBuddyGuy]

Tomorrow, U.S. distillate inventories will likely fall under 100 million barrels for the first time in over 20 years, exacerbated by high exports due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz- this is a powder keg waiting to go off if a deal to reopen the Strait doesn't happen soon

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

@gbrew24 without *it* getting nearly as much….

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

@gbrew24 Yes, makes sense, but yet Iran is not willing to completely throw Hezbollah under the bus. Given this decline as a deterrent, Hez seems to be relying on Iran providing ideological solidarity without getting nearly as much material benefit from Hez.

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

@gbrew24 Interesting. That is a subtlety which sounds like it would be hard to get the Israeli to agree to in writing—more like an idiomatic process whereby Trump tells the Iranians, “Don’t worry, I’ll sit on Netanyahu.”

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

A new study links GLP-1 drugs and 30-35% reduced incidence of breast cancer, using matched-pair propensity analysis
https://t.co/AjNYlDM3A3
Confirms other association studies but still no proof

[Richard Yeselson @yeselson]

@gbrew24 Iran hard bargaining and there’s no reason to think Trump/Israel, at this point, will meet its demands, right?

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

The fact that California elections often can't be resolved for weeks is kind of insane and not common in other electoral systems around the world.