James Fallows
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Coronavirus Data
Coronavirus.dc.gov 140d 2 tweets
August 28, 2020: Total Overall Tested: 285,756* Total Number of DC Residents Tested: 177,109* Total Positives: 13,925 Total Lives Lost: 605 Cleared From Isolation: 11,046 *All data are preliminary and are subject to change based on additional...
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James Fallows DC has its problems. But through this month it has had total of 15 Covid deaths—which on per capita basis is about 1/5th US level. And *not yet* a surge in cases. Yet. (Green line: all tests. Red: positives. Orange: recoveries. Gray: deaths. ) 81d
More Indigenous land victories like ours will cool the warming planet
Grist 83d 1 tweets
"When communities like mine get full rights to our forests, we protect them, preserve huge stores of carbon, and help mitigate climate change," says Kynan Tegar, a 15-year-old Indigenous activist.
James Fallows Excellent story on local / indigenous approaches to sustainability, in from 15-year-old in Indonesia, Kynan Tegar. h/t 83d
A Political Novel for All Eras
WSJ 84d 2 tweets
Robert Penn Warren’s ‘All the King’s Men’ remains just as insightful about ambition, electioneering and governing as when first published in 1946.
James Fallows Weekend Review section in is always filled with great essays. I *always* start with the “Masterpiece” column—this week, wonderful piece by Michael Dirda on “All The King’s Men” (which by chance I was reading again last year). Check it it out 84d
The Case for Reviving the Civilian Conservation Corps
Wired 86d 9 tweets
If the US brought back the Great Depression’s massive worker program, it could put millions of Americans back to work—and help stave off disasters like wildfires.
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James Fallows Great story in about good idea: Revival of modern version of CCC. In California, as we’ve chronicled, something like this underway w 84d
Minor League baseball team offers stadium stays on Airbnb
TODAY.com 84d 1 tweets
Ever dream about dining over home plate or have batting practice all night? The Pensacola Blue Wahoos in Pensacola, Florida, are giving you the chance to do just that. The minor league baseball team is renting out their stadium on Airbnb for...
Pledges and progress: Steps toward greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the 100 largest cities across the United States
Mark Muro - Brookings 86d 3 tweets
In new Brookings research Mark Muro, David G. Victor, Inês M. L. Azevedo, and Sam Markolf outline their analysis on the progress toward subnational climate targets in the 100 largest U.S. cities.
The Smears Against Biden Don’t Need to Make Any Sense
The Atlantic 85d 16 tweets
The vague rumors about corruption are incomprehensible outside the right-wing-media universe. The point is just to create doubt.
Barley gene-edited for improved quality | The Western Producer
The Western Producer 86d 1 tweets
A team of scientists has shown the potential to rapidly improve barley quality through the gene editing technique called CRISPR. Researchers at the
Our Towns: What Happens After the Election
James Fallows - The Atlantic 87d 3 tweets
It's a consequential election season, but there are other developments worth sharing.
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James Fallows Once the election is over, realities of saving/reviving the local press, and saving/reviving some “left behind” cities and regions, will re-emerge. Some guides to what comes next: By me 87d
The Case Against Donald Trump
The Atlantic 87d 37 tweets
The president of the United States poses a threat to our collective existence. The choice voters face is spectacularly obvious.
How Jimmy Carter Kept Me Sane | Washington Monthly
Washington Monthly 88d 7 tweets
I've been writing my new Carter biography during the toxic Trump years. The Georgian's kindness and honesty are an inspiration for me and should be for America, too.
Seasonal Hazard for Working at Home: Leaf Blowers
Valerie Bauerlein - WSJ 88d 3 tweets
Workers at home are frazzled by the sounds of the suburbs, with leaf blowers at the top of the noise complaint pile; it’s like, ‘My neighbor’s blowing their lawn, I better go blow my lawn.’
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James Fallows The is on the case. 88d
Thinly Shrouded Racism
Eriereader.com 88d 1 tweets
The Ku Klux Klan and white supremacy in Erie
Your Local Bookstore Wants You to Know That It’s Struggling
Nytimes.com 94d 24 tweets
Independent booksellers are desperate for customers to return, and not just for an online reading.
Early voting starts in Florida today. Here's what voters are telling us about the experience so far. 
CNN 90d 5 tweets
With the election just over two weeks away, the race between President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden heats up. Here's the latest news on campaigns, voting an more.
Want to Read the Tea Leaves of Beer's future? Look at ABV — MacLeod Ale
MacLeod Ale 92d 1 tweets
Welcome dearest reader, As you have likely pieced together, I’m more a fan of the low ABV stuff than the big ol’ Hwiskey Porters . I also read beer articles and industry pieces, and I’ve been encouraged by signs that my desire for lower ABV...
James Fallows Fascinating “what is the future of the brewing biz?” dispatch, from brewer in SoCal ( of Van Nuys). 92d
Trump says Gold Star families could have given him Covid-19
POLITICO 101d 26 tweets
“They come within an inch of my face, sometimes,” the president said of the families of America’s war dead.
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James Fallows Convince me that we are not living through a remake of ‘The Producers.’ 100d
Where Harris Succeeded and Pence Failed
James Fallows - The Atlantic 100d 1 tweets
Both candidates needed to convince voters they possess the right temperament for the job. Only one pulled it off.
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James Fallows In her leadoff comments last night, Kamala Harris said that pandemic response was worst failure-of-governance in US presidential history. My case that she’s right, from this summer: 100d
Income Percentile by City Calculator in 2019
DQYDJ – Don't Quit Your Day Job... 102d 1 tweets
See income percentile by city. Compare income across metro areas and see average, median, top 1% and other percentiles.
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James Fallows For US individual income, 99th percentile starts at $380,000. For US total household income, $400,000 would be 98+ percentile. Even in NY / LA / SF, $400k is 96%+ or so. Fascinating city-by-city calculator here 102d
The Rich Can’t Hide From a Plague. Just Ask Edgar Allan Poe.
Slate Magazine 294d 2 tweets
In “The Masque of the Red Death,” the poor are sacrificed to disease so the rich can keep their comfortable lives. Sound familiar?
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James Fallows Six months ago, roman-a-clef for the moment might have seemed to be ‘La Peste.’ Now time to re-read ‘Masque of the Red Death.’ Cf: Slate 105d