Monday tweets

There should be a Pullitzer for headlines. pic.twitter.com/tC2RB13r1X

— Evan DeSimone (@MediaEvan) June 22, 2021

We've already discussed Tesla's bottom of the industry R&D budget, its numerous safety issues, and its supporters' gift for justifying their optimism but I believe this is the first time we've brought in the Batmobile. 

"VW is spending about 2.5 billion euros ($3 billion) a year on boosting its software capabilities." https://t.co/fL5mgbg2rN

*TOTAL* 2020 $TSLA R&D FOR *ALL* FACETS OF ITS BUSINESS WAS $1.5 BILLION

— Stanphyl Capital (@StanphylCap) June 23, 2021

🚨 Korean Backlash Against #Tesla's Design Defects:
If S. Korea requires that car doors must be able to be opened in case of power loss, then the Tesla Model 3 is ILLEGAL. Passengers CANNOT open its rear doors without power, because there is NO MANUAL DOOR RELEASE. $TSLA $TSLAQ https://t.co/vt5CZbESyA pic.twitter.com/Tuquic7kM1

— Claire Musk (@ClaireMusk) June 22, 2021

We're at the stage of this cycle where people see good news as great news, neutral news as let-me-explain-good-news, and negative news as unabated FUD that requires you to reveal your short position before reporting, but still should add 10% to the company's market cap this week.

— 512KB (@I0II0II0II0I0II) June 1, 2021

I cannot say this enough. I have driven a couple cars with "cut-top" yoke-type wheels, including the fucking Barris Batmobile, and every one has been a shitpile of a disaster steering-wise. The video embedded in this (as always, exceptional) @JasonTorchinsky piece is embarassing. https://t.co/U8aK4uT8tu

— Matt Farah (@TheSmokingTire) June 14, 2021

Chait has a point here.

When you're using "dog-whistle" to describe a black candidate who appealed heavily to black voters, I think you've lost the plot https://t.co/lssZlZDnYo pic.twitter.com/EiHYgbQiE1

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) June 26, 2021

Beyond the obvious elements of racism and misogyny 

👇 https://t.co/hNJlbAn4c7

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 24, 2021

DeSantis has done an excellent job of spinning most of the national press so far despite a terrible record. There is no reason to suspect they'll wise up now.

37th out of 50 https://t.co/LaL1BDuQyq

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) June 23, 2021

You get a brave new world of rent-seeking when no one actually owns what they buy.

“Devices that answer to their manufacturers, not their users enable a toxic new usury, with riskier loans made to precarious people, with the threat of ‘digital repossession’ to ensure a steady flow of payments that are securitized as bonds.” — @doctorow https://t.co/AWkEA6ZF3c

— Phil Windley (@windley) June 24, 2021

Apparently there are these things called anti-trust laws. 

Wasting zero time https://t.co/9q2U4GaoCo

— Zachary D. Carter (@zachdcarter) June 22, 2021

Vaccine hesitancy as marketing problem.

New report on a cluster-randomized advertising experiment with ads featuring health care workers discouraging holiday travel.

Counties randomized to more ads had less holiday travel.https://t.co/bLMrimpOrY pic.twitter.com/Z7rk4QiD1c

— Dean Eckles (@deaneckles) June 22, 2021

The Biden administration is sending their A-list officials — and actual celebrities — across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers in a major vaccine push.https://t.co/3CiVimo5JF

— Axios (@axios) June 27, 2021

What's amazing about the gig economy is that these people can be this evil and still lose money.

Delivery drivers, in these scenarios, don’t get paid for missed hours, and in some cases, are not compensated for the work they completed that remains unrecognized by the DoorDash system following an outage. https://t.co/hzBfIO1fxs

— Daniel Sinclair (@_DanielSinclair) June 20, 2021

A couple from Rosen.

When I say the Republican Party is drifting not further to the right, but further from the real... this is what I mean. https://t.co/bnobUe9Ymn Pattern description by @pbump. pic.twitter.com/SC7U24aJ0p

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) June 22, 2021

If we could give the entire file of Trump coverage grades, there would be some As, Bs, Cs, Ds, and Fs for different streams in it. For the Ivanka & Jared portion, a grade of F isn't enough. You would have to attach a note, "please come see me about Billy's work."

What a fiasco. https://t.co/BcYav90Aah

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) June 24, 2021

In closing.

This is what a full rainbow looks like 🌈 pic.twitter.com/UQQ1EkiOJy

— AstrophileDaily.com✨🔭 (@Astrophile10111) June 21, 2021

And

I love little two year old Ivy Smith!

“It’s a fucking goat outside” 🤣🤣🤣

pic.twitter.com/33pzkSpy8Y

— Dana Smith Dutra = NO Pantyhose or Plastics (@YDanasmithdutra) June 12, 2021

I love the way she corrects her mother.