.@richardrushfield says the reputedly woke Snow White is OK. I am resisting this idea: https://t.co/RpZ8LNEUxD Disney as a whole clearly got too woke and a $240M flop would be a nice capstone.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 19, 2025
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“One of the wealthy CEOs, Vance recalled, told him that he was not worried about putting people out of work, asserting that they would find a new sense of purpose through ‘digital fully immersive gaming.” Problem solved! https://t.co/UH9XC39wsQ
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Mar 19, 2025
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March 18, 2025 at 11:52PM
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Then there is this song, which is pretty much perfect and perfectly captures the sound and sensibility of my favorite part of the Sixties. (It’s not all sunny if you listen to the end.) https://t.co/M7zq98c34Z
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 18, 2025
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The obit was worth it to learn that the “Colin” in Jesse Colin Young’s name came from Lotus auto designer Colin Chapman.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 18, 2025
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Youngbloods are one of the bands in my Aging Boomer record collection that stand the test of time. Making it all about “Get Together” is some kind of crime. https://t.co/Qn16r03SZQ
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Mar 18, 2025
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Even when he was singing about mean Stagger Lee shooting someone his voice was sweet. RIP https://t.co/NCXdaVqpGz
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Mar 18, 2025
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One issue on which Bezos new libertarian WaPo does not seem to conflict with the old Woke Wapo is immigration, unfortunately. You can probably can expect a lot *more* stories like this than before — as the new regime tries to please the old regime’s disgruntled readers. … https://t.co/NgExHto0v5
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Mar 18, 2025
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WaPo story might have mentioned before the 11th paragraph that “the innocent” were here illegally. The reporting seemes to makes clear they were ordinary economic migrants, not living in political fear etc. in Venezuela who’d qualify for asylum https://t.co/qZxrOqevos
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Mar 18, 2025
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March 18, 2025 at 03:34PM
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Corporatism watch: Government allied with a few big, favored businesses (obviously Newsom isn’t buying enough phones to send to all businesses). … https://t.co/Xpzqjndf01
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Mar 18, 2025
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Trump to release 80,000 pages of JFK files on Tuesday https://t.co/RnfxqIPMaK I vaguely remember there was some other trove of evidence Trump and Bondi had promised to release. …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 17, 2025
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Worth listening to the Obama clip–he sounds as MAGA Left as @bungarsargon. But the clip cuts off before he gets to the amnesty part. … https://t.co/4GJUptnhek
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Mar 17, 2025
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March 17, 2025 at 05:36PM
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“[P]eople want to feel a little rich, a little powerful. They want to brush against magic and mystery—rooms within rooms ..”
There are seven rooms, according to Graydon Carter. In the last room you are alone with Tom Cruise and bored out of your mind. https://t.co/pngNhkHNts
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Mar 17, 2025
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!!! Hard to believe … https://t.co/lMW7ZCGsUB
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Mar 17, 2025
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Inspired by this podcast, in which @AnnCoulter takes a strong 1A position in defense of Khalil against the government’s action: https://t.co/JyWeimmKxd
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Mar 16, 2025
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March 15, 2025 at 08:57PM
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See also: https://t.co/FZj3EXp26W, which does not resolve the First Amendment issue.
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Mar 16, 2025
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Today’s crazy idea: How about this Solomonic decision — Khalil had First Amendment rights as a student visa holder. He can’t be deported for his speech. But the decision on whether to let somebody stay here permanently–ie get a green card–has a different standard. Do we really… https://t.co/zEVn4W2WVF
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Mar 16, 2025
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How the wokes at Mother Jones tried to bring him to heel … https://t.co/akqOvYOJSw
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Mar 14, 2025
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March 14, 2025 at 03:13PM
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R.I.P. Kevin Drum, by @delong https://t.co/AMhJvGNFCO
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Mar 14, 2025
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March 14, 2025 at 02:39PM
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Will be interesting to see what Klein and Thompson say about the level of immigration, which does have a meaningful effect on rents. … https://t.co/PbCR35v7Fb
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Mar 14, 2025
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March 13, 2025 at 09:50PM
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What if the courts decide “that a 1970s law restricting a president’s impoundment power is unconstitutional” because the president has no impoundment power to restrict? https://t.co/P4ZZnJ9Czg
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Mar 14, 2025
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March 13, 2025 at 09:41PM
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In 2024, one class of people was harshly punished for expressing their political views–Democrats. https://t.co/nIxNk3mLYH
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Mar 14, 2025
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Here’s a story on the unexpected number of CA illegals who showed up to apply for drivers’ licenses: https://t.co/jscXTlLobM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 14, 2025
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Cost of CA’s new Medicaid for illegals runs >40% above estimates, a $3B shortfall, thanks in part to “higher than anticipated enrollment.” Reminds one of CA’s drivers’-licenses-for-illegals program, which drew unexpected crowds of applicants. Suggests there are way more illlegals… https://t.co/Px0KGvfE9r
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 14, 2025
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Betting the party’s chances on a strategy of forcing GOP submission to a particular border bill isn’t a call the DHS Secretary usually makes. More accurate to say: Biden WH bet party’s chances on the [pernicious] ’24 Lankford border bill when it failed to fire Mayorkas. https://t.co/WXmJBex5Rd
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 13, 2025
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March 13, 2025 at 05:28PM
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Big difference between a President wanting a government staffed with people who embrace–rather than oppose–the policies he was elected to implement and Khalil, who’s not part of the government.
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Mar 13, 2025
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