Lack of water from hydrants in Palisades fire is hurting firefighters, Caruso says https://t.co/eysy4kLG95

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Jan 8, 2025

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January 08, 2025 at 05:24AM
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Richard Nixon was more effective at protecting his Brentwood home in a 1961 fire than the LAFD was in protecting the homes that burned in the Palisades yesterday. https://t.co/sJFaa4zL9T

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 8, 2025

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January 08, 2025 at 05:07AM
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“…Newsom said… that the state had strategically positioned resources in areas of high fire risk.” https://t.co/GQ2RlFRMzj Strategically!

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 8, 2025

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January 08, 2025 at 04:49AM
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.@NYTimes coverage of the LA fires is pretty damn weak. https://t.co/vPDsmwMSTV

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 8, 2025

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January 08, 2025 at 04:44AM
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An apartment building burned too, for you anti-NIMBY people. …

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 8, 2025

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January 08, 2025 at 04:30AM
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Residents whose homes have burned to the ground are understandably pissed that no firefighters showed up to try to save those structures. Not enough personnel, apparently. Seems like some kind of failure in planning. Newsom made it sound like the cavalry had arrived. It didn’t. https://t.co/Z5pK1nSdII

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 8, 2025

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January 08, 2025 at 04:22AM
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So there was firefighting going on 4 hours ago … https://t.co/GeTPxCJA0G

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 8, 2025

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January 07, 2025 at 11:55PM
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On the east side of the Pacific Palisades fire, where you’ll find the mother lode of LA’s affluent (Brentwood, Bel Air) there is NO FIREFIGHTING going on, says TV news. Fire just free to go wherever. Hello? @GavinNewsom? @KarenBassLA?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 8, 2025

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January 07, 2025 at 11:21PM
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Greenland, Panama, Canada .. Is Trump bored with the issues that actually got him elected President?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2025

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January 07, 2025 at 04:56PM
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‘Mexican Coke will now be known as American Coke! Furthermore, all children under 16 years old are now 16 years old.’

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2025

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January 07, 2025 at 04:35PM
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Innovative scam, anyway. Did those mediocre Americans with their jock culture and sleepovers think of this? https://t.co/Gbhpb3lQjt

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2025

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January 07, 2025 at 04:12PM
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“I did not think the Tech Team would drop their MAGA masks until well into the first term when policy started rolling out.  Incredibly, they dropped the masks before the inauguration even took place.” https://t.co/Zjz7JcJ4wU

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2025

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January 07, 2025 at 04:59AM
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At some point, of course, Trump might welcome Zuckerberg’s personal support as a way to dilute the presence and influence of Musk, who seems just a bit unpredictable … https://t.co/XVHvbytVir

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2025

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January 07, 2025 at 04:09AM
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Subtle, that Zuck. https://t.co/XVHvbytVir

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2025

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January 07, 2025 at 03:55AM
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Here is the link: https://t.co/jlAt0uu8Xn

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2025

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January 07, 2025 at 03:52AM
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” The people I know in New York are hardly right-wing. Many still carry their trusty NPR tote bags and vote for Democratic leaders out of pure muscle reflex. Still, nearly everyone I’ve spoken with about the case expressed relief at Penny’s acquittal…”–M. Daum. [Link in… https://t.co/SNLsImRIPQ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2025

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January 07, 2025 at 03:51AM
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Reason #55 why it was foolish for @ElonMusk to escalate the H-1B fight: Congress is biased toward inaction. Chances are any H-1B-related legislation–even reasonable compromises, and certainly including any H-1B increases–won’t pass. Yet there was always a chance… https://t.co/kmwu7asVhT

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2025

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January 07, 2025 at 03:04AM
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A new Grok response today when I asked it about my 5 most “negative” posts according to X. Detailed! Still insane.
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“Based on posts found on X, here are the top 5 posts by @kausmickey that X considers negative:

A post criticizing the media’s potential narrative… https://t.co/DPFimfStiD https://t.co/RxgXKwA67O

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2025

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January 06, 2025 at 02:16PM
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Here we thought it was going to be @realDonaldTrump driving us crazy with his non-stop attention-demanding antics. Turns out it was ……

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2025

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January 05, 2025 at 08:47PM
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Only a “playful metric” today …

Grok: “Based on posts found on X, your “X Score” or social credit score, calculated as a playful metric, would be around 38 out of 100.”

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 5, 2025

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January 05, 2025 at 05:41PM
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“Musk.” A typo, I swear. https://t.co/r95l6dJO46

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 5, 2025

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January 05, 2025 at 05:06PM
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The direction it’s going is not good … https://t.co/DTIO5GpBna

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Jan 5, 2025

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January 05, 2025 at 05:05PM
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Sound basis for policy https://t.co/aRbTlIF9T5

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Jan 5, 2025

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January 05, 2025 at 04:52PM
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It’s 38 all around, I guess. https://t.co/idVKAjWfYH

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 5, 2025

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January 05, 2025 at 04:37PM
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I was surprised, given the sharp critique of the current H-1B system in the piece, that @Matloff didn’t recommend cutting the number of H-1Bs (and other similar programs). Maybe I missed something.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 5, 2025

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January 05, 2025 at 04:18PM
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