Straight Michael Young scenario https://t.co/EPByRkmpaQ Made worse by the decay of social institutions (eg draft, schools) in which Americans of all classes participated as equals. Kennedy went to Harvard but those were townies on his WWII PT boat. Those institutions might or https://t.co/9to51ssjam
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May 30, 2025
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I don’t know if Epstein killed himself. I have doubts, including but not limited to those here https://t.co/78tEUSIus0 But I’m deeply suspicious of the current ‘He didn’t kill himself’ campaign. Seems like it is setting us up for an epic non-release of the Epstein files by Trump. https://t.co/VpjOo7kzT5
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May 30, 2025
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Link to [paywalled] Medium article https://t.co/WcUJYOeMAR
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May 30, 2025
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According to recent Medium article, “Most of the prison’s cameras weren’t operational. We knew that.” Bongino found the one that worked? Could be …. https://t.co/ix0Oqmefk6
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May 30, 2025
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“In my poll, Trump securing ‘the border’ and deporting ‘illegal immigrants’ was by far the top reason to vote for him. And the top reason to vote against Harris was Biden’s ‘open borders and illegal immigrants in all our cities.'”
Dems: Let’s talk about single-staircase rules! https://t.co/RSWgL8KmAz— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 30, 2025
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I’m not for Medicaid work requirements, though if the Niskanen Center is against them I may have to rethink. https://t.co/1hkoduDaKA
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May 30, 2025
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You mean you don’t need REAL ID? https://t.co/7FE5FdFUm4
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May 29, 2025
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My Serenity Prayer for Trump has been “Grant me the ability to appreciate the good things he does, knowing the courts are fully capable of canceling the bad things (and much of the good).”
Not convinced it’s wrong! The idea isn’t to make sure no one (eg Harvard, students) is https://t.co/Q14UHrnZhs
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May 29, 2025
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The unitary executive is one thing, but the dirty secret of course is that independent agencies Trump wants to control have been exercising power that’s legislative, not executive. You’d think Congress might want to pull back its powers even if courts don’t strike down https://t.co/mZrBaBgl47
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May 29, 2025
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GM will make new generation of V8 engines. MGMGA https://t.co/KLin6lzdWu
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May 29, 2025
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That’s before you even get to any ‘He’s fighting for us against imperial judges” or Bragg-indictment effects. That will fire up the base. The knowledge that he’ll be constrained will appeal to center & wafflers. Win/win for him, no?
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May 29, 2025
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Yes, big setback. Prediction: Trump’s popularity will rise. It’s much easier to support a wild man like Trump if you know the courts will block his excesses. https://t.co/XZpjFS36gi
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May 29, 2025
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On immigration, of course, the explanation might be that the White House read Yglesias’s book. Or maybe just the cover. https://t.co/V8kS8I5av8
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May 29, 2025
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Eh. Can’t we just blame Klain’s bad judgment. Or Jill’s. Or the Biden-is-FDR historians. Seems both simpler and more plausible. … Or maybe Joe had agency: He was so insecure he felt he had to suck up to progressive wing of the party (which brings good press along with it), https://t.co/KkeB5xaNGn
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May 29, 2025
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Maybe the Biden WH was like a big Journolist–all the aides worked out their disagreements in private, without public debate, presenting a united front to the public. Like Journolist, this was bad for America. https://t.co/SDznU2sVMV
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May 29, 2025
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Yglesias asks the right question–how did a WH run by a moderate “Politburo” of aides turn out so left wing? But on the key example of this–immigration–he takes leave of his senses, endorsing Sen. Bennet’s view that Biden’s policy was “muddled and murky.” No it wasnt! It was
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May 29, 2025
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Lint Trap is a good name for a Substack https://t.co/0DoPHEnPko
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May 29, 2025
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Everyone who’s not 16 years old is now 16 years old. https://t.co/frmXNHOwYY
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May 28, 2025
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It’s worse in U.K. https://t.co/uE1beZov75
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May 28, 2025
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Hmm. Trump called Harvard a “liberal mess.” Sure seems like it from this *defense* by @sapinker. Also notes that while Harvard has undertaken some reforms, they’ve “followed Mr. Trump’s inauguration and overlap with his demands.” https://t.co/0ajyiG1WBf
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May 28, 2025
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If you think of immigration as basically a social good–elite CW that many judges, even on SCOTUS, buy into–then sure, the only irreparable harm possible is to the individual immigrant. TRO granted! But if you think excessive immigration is bad–lowers wages, raises rents, https://t.co/1IWfwgzhwI
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May 28, 2025
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On judges issuing injunctions: Key element of an injunction is showing “irreparable harm.” Courts clearly think being deported is “irreparable harm.” But letting illegals stay in the US knowing it will increasingly be near-impossible to get them out–isn’t that irreparable too?
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May 28, 2025
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On judges issuing injunctions against: Key element of an injunction is showing “irreparable harm.” Courts clearly think being deported is “irreperable harm.” But letting illegals stay in the country knowing it will be almost impossible to get them out–isn’t that irreparable
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May 28, 2025
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Hmm. Trump called Harvard a “liberal mess.” Sure seems like it from this *defense* by @sapinker. Also notes that while it has undertaken some reforms, they’ve “followed Mr. Trump’s inauguration and overlap with his demands.” https://t.co/0ajyiG1WBf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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What a dreary legend it was. … That fucking Corvette … https://t.co/H0q2Opy9y8
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May 28, 2025
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