https://twitter.com/JosfritzB/status/1472165693873430528?s=20

Go get ’em, Germany!

josfritz.bücher (@JosfritzB) Tweeted: Heute bei uns im Weihnachtsgeschäft… https://t.co/IcjeGrbWTR

https://twitter.com/gayblackvet/status/1471951850056216580?s=20

Shon (@gayblackvet) Tweeted: Remember when Ethan Couch killed 4 people while driving under the influence, got 10 years probabation, violated his probabation, fled the country, got arrested and sentenced to 2 years, got released and re-arrested again for violating probabation, went back on probation, and got

https://twitter.com/yomehgan/status/1472192083389726724?s=20

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/jason-isbell-ryman-country-music-mickey-guyton

Yep, good article.

https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/1469289939800055816?s=20

A smart person I follow:

Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) Tweeted: As I’ve said, I think Julian Assange’s despicable conduct sets him apart from real journalists, but that conduct is not what he’s being charged for. The conduct he’s being charged for is indistinguishable from the activities of real journalists, and that’s cause for concern.

Dr Sarah Taber (@SarahTaber_bww) Tweeted: Quick note on this Georgia human trafficking story: The farm workers held in slavery were DOCUMENTED. THEY HAD GUEST WORKER VISAS. They followed the law to the letter & this is where it got them. https://t.co/QffD2kk5GY https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1469147164932812800?s=20

https://driftglass.blogspot.com/2021/12/in-which-david-brooks-looks-upon.html

From an obscenity-laden angry liberal blog, I like this characterization, although… I think NO one pays attention to Brooks any more. He’s off on the side, wringing his hands to an audience of, like… 6 people.

«Instead (and in answer to those questions) I believe Brooks is a serious, committed Wingnut middleman — sort of the Fundamentalist’s pet PBS Mennonite — which IMHO is much more dangerous than a fully outed [Tom] DeLay.»

https://warontherocks.com/2021/12/never-thought-they-could-pull-off-such-an-attack-prejudice-and-pearl-harbor/

«Their underestimation and misunderstanding was deeply grounded in racial prejudice and went unchallenged in an environment of ethnocentric groupthink. Even in acknowledging his mistake, Kimmel’s words suggest he remained angrily defiant that the attack materialized the way it did — as if it were unfair that reality did not conform to his prejudices. Ethnocentric and racist attitudes and actions are objectionable for their harmful effects on the groups they malign, of course, but we should never forget that they are fundamentally stupid because they are factually incorrect. Prejudice literally means passing judgement prior to possessing adequate information.»

«Moreover, ethnocentric groupthink went both ways in the Pacific war: Japan waged a war of conquest partially based on the country’s supposed racial and ethnic superiority over its neighbors. Mistaken Japanese hopes for long-term strategic success against America were grounded in ethnocentric contempt for the West.»

«… pockets of genius that all newly included demographics bring…»

https://stayathomemacro.substack.com/p/lets-get-real-the-american-rescue

Here’s a fun economist on inflation. Tl;dr: it’s not that bad. Republicans are just trying to scare everybody, which is easy, because these are scary times. Have been since the 1960s.