Now that the Semafor World Economy Summit (“America’s most consequential gathering on the state of the global economy”) is over, life seems hollow, faded, empty. https://t.co/PKO0i9aQ74
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 26, 2025
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April 26, 2025 at 04:48PM
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Now that the Semafor World Economy Summit (“America’s most consequential
gathering on the state of the global economy”) is over, life seems hollow, faded, empty. https://t.co/PKO0i9aQ74— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 26, 2025
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April 26, 2025 at 04:30PM
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I had hopes that this piece (co-authored Eli Lake) would be the one to explain what’s going on at the Pentagon and why. No such luck. It helps, but doesn’t resolve the mystery. https://t.co/ziQ4OLdwf8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 26, 2025
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April 26, 2025 at 01:17AM
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Assignment Desk: How much “due process” did Eisenhower give during his 1954 Operation W_tb_ck [their name, not mine]? Can we do better than that? (Yes.) Did it make Eisenhower, overall, a proto-fascist authoritarian?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 26, 2025
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April 26, 2025 at 12:23AM
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Shapiro vs. AOC vs. Buttigieg: Battle of the Obama Impersonators https://t.co/GZQu691Qj2
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Apr 25, 2025
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April 25, 2025 at 04:39PM
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Well, it’s the “first priority” of the Holistic Review Committee.
Nobody expects the Holistic Review Committee …. https://t.co/dPzWozzQBw
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 25, 2025
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April 25, 2025 at 04:23PM
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“It has been used to invalidate literacy and numeracy standards for police officers and firemen, cognitive skills and basic knowledge tests for teachers, the use of SATs in college admissions…criminal background checks for employees and renters. ” https://t.co/cveSg2fxGi
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 25, 2025
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April 25, 2025 at 03:32PM
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A lot of newsmakers here. But I see no news. Do you? https://t.co/DJtIZS3h8I
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 25, 2025
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April 25, 2025 at 02:15AM
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Bulwark https://t.co/wUzYk1YNrY https://t.co/hRb3wY1W5K
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 24, 2025
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April 24, 2025 at 07:35PM
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If you were going to design an institution to exert pressure on press outfits to suck up to government and corporate bigwigs (“the most influential economic and business decision makers in the world”) it would be hard to do better than these “summits” …. https://t.co/jZ0gu6RsFC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 24, 2025
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April 24, 2025 at 04:21PM
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Um, OK … https://t.co/HXKkpuYgKI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025 at 04:42PM
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Point #2 … https://t.co/MiKG5nczYQ
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Apr 23, 2025
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Point #2 interesting … https://t.co/MiKG5nczYQ
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Apr 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025 at 04:36PM
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‘We have to defend causes we don’t agree with to solve our collective action problem against Republicans.’ Isn’t that how the Democratic coalition wound up in the mess it’s in? https://t.co/Moh8q3tdFw
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025 at 04:33PM
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Assignment Desk: How much “due process” did Eisenhower give during his 1954 Operation Wetback [their name, not mine] https://t.co/iWHcz6Jlhd Can we do better than that? Did it make Eisenhower, overall, a proto-fascist authoritarian?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025 at 04:24PM
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When Miller’s talking about the level of process that seems a step toward a) a potential compromise on b) the key question of whether some minimal due process could stop errors while allowing the deportation of those who aren’t supposed to be here to proceed at appropriate https://t.co/Y1GJ4M4NSq
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Apr 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025 at 04:17PM
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Shakespeare, laying the pro-borderism on a little thick … https://t.co/lPyWu9eVL6
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Apr 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025 at 04:04PM
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That’s why these ”summits” are so corrupting. Can’t go too hard on Ferguson if you want him to show up at next “summit.” Same for any other Trump official (or any valuable “get”). https://t.co/tZKyQVGrYJ
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Apr 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025 at 01:58AM
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Don’t call them “ascendant” https://t.co/l1iM7hA2f0
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Apr 23, 2025
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April 22, 2025 at 11:43PM
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The odd thing about the story “Elon Musk Reportedly Now Privately Admitting He’s Out of His Depth” currently headlined on Drudge is that there is nothing in it about Elon Musk privately admitting he’s out of his depth.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 23, 2025
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April 22, 2025 at 11:42PM
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The odd thing about the story “Elon Musk Reportedly Now Privately Admitting He’s Out of His Depth” currently headlined on Drudge is that there is nothing in it about Elon Musk admitting he’s out of his depth.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 23, 2025
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April 22, 2025 at 11:31PM
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Don’t all them “ascendant” https://t.co/l1iM7hA2f0
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 22, 2025
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April 22, 2025 at 06:04PM
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You think this Rollins/Ag business is Trump’s last push for more legal immigration? Ha. Get your MAGA hats and matches ready. https://t.co/9Jix9hnCKB https://t.co/7EKFXZCvEb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 22, 2025
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April 22, 2025 at 05:52PM
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You think this Rollins/Ag business is Trump’s last move for more legal immigration? Ha. Get your MAGA hats and matches ready. https://t.co/9Jix9hnCKB https://t.co/7EKFXZCvEb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 22, 2025
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April 22, 2025 at 05:42PM
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.@Politico looks ridiculous here. Lizza wrote that his former employer wasn’t “meeting the … moment,” among other things. He says this was “not disparaging.” Of course it’s disparaging! Failing to meet the moment is a Class A Felony in Washington. Politico still looks https://t.co/Nh5owIipGY
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 22, 2025
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April 22, 2025 at 03:31PM
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