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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

2 years 7 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Stephen T. Stone responding to the allegation that we have been inconsistent about whether or not Twitter blue checks have value: The value of the blue check under Old Twitter was “verification”⁠—i.e., “this person is who they say they are”. Was the system perfect? […]
Leigh Beadon

When states limit care, some trans people do it themselves

2 years 7 months ago
Transgender and non-binary Missourians are turning to do-it-yourself treatments as Republicans across the nation move to restrict gender-affirming health care. Missouri resident Erin Stille says she bought hormones online from a Taiwan-based supplier over concerns that she might lose what…
By Hannah Schoenbaum and Summer Ballentine | Associated Press

Raw data: Who cuts spending more, Democrats or Republicans?

2 years 8 months ago
I had a bit of insomnia last night and produced this fine reenactment of old-school blogging: This chart shows the change in federal spending during every postwar administration.¹ For example, Eisenhower's first budget clocked in at 18.14% of GDP while his final budget set spending at 17.38% of GDP. So over the course of his ...continue reading "Raw data: Who cuts spending more, Democrats or Republicans?"
Kevin Drum

Cities with the worst commute in Illinois

2 years 8 months ago
When the COVID-19 pandemic made millions of Americans remote workers, it also abruptly ended many of the commutes that bookend the workday. As some of those workers return to the office, conversations around the drawbacks of commutes have become more intense. For a while, those workers enjoyed more time in the morning and evening that [...]
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