Does The Federalist want him to retire? https://t.co/A2k9kC2na8

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026

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January 31, 2026 at 02:46PM
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When fighter jets want to distract missiles they drop chaff, small metallic strips that create false targets for the missiles. I tend to see many things Trump does — especially things he tweets — as chaff. Doesn’t mean the strategy will work, or won’t do damage.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026

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January 31, 2026 at 02:37PM
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Whistleblowers in Minn. say fraud concerns were ignored for years [paywalled]https://t.co/ChGi1W1ndv

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026

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January 31, 2026 at 02:23PM
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Whistleblowers say fraud concerns were ignored for years [paywalled]https://t.co/ChGi1W1ndv

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026

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January 31, 2026 at 02:13PM
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“Nothing happened between (redacted) and TRUMP,” This keeps happening. https://t.co/j6wQalMmgW via @thedailybeast

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026

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January 31, 2026 at 02:12PM
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Bad “optics,” nothing more. Goldman should keep her. It’s not often you get a judge of character like this. https://t.co/K9caqqtREb

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026

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January 31, 2026 at 12:08AM
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Good Lord — it also says they [the Democrats] wanted to “lower the overall number of legal immigrants.” https://t.co/h8gqEzD2wB

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026

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January 31, 2026 at 12:03AM
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Good Lord — it also says they wanted to “lower the overall number of legal immigrants.” https://t.co/h8gqEzD2wB

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026

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January 30, 2026 at 11:49PM
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With the Epstein files Blanche was part of the messing up https://t.co/Q4MHkObozM https://t.co/dLY2rNNXye

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026

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January 30, 2026 at 11:43PM
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Coalition of Ascendant not ascending https://t.co/elSC2aWrtF

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 30, 2026

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January 30, 2026 at 01:39AM
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You wrote (here https://t.co/zVIv7ERmWV) “it was just as likely that his fight to get to his knees was an unconscious reaction to reach for his face as it was an attempt to forcefully resist arrest.” OK. But doesn’t his intense anti-cop actions and resistance 10 days earlier https://t.co/sq2Gyy6DUH

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 30, 2026

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January 30, 2026 at 01:26AM
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Have more people seen “Chooch” or “Melania”? https://t.co/18iJo9WYJ6

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 29, 2026

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January 29, 2026 at 04:36PM
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“Breathlessly ” … good “pouncing” substitute. https://t.co/Ch1lTujEqT

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 29, 2026

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January 29, 2026 at 04:26PM
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Progress, if it actually happens … https://t.co/MgENPGhQ5U

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 29, 2026

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January 29, 2026 at 04:17PM
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Trump has to wait a “decent interval” … And Melania likes her, per Halperin … https://t.co/XMHk1mWHIY

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 29, 2026

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January 29, 2026 at 04:15PM
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“Stunning Epstein twist as Maxwell claims 29 friends cut deals with DOJ” https://t.co/vcM39ywsB0 These were men, according to Daily Mail. But were they “clients”?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 29, 2026

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January 29, 2026 at 04:03PM
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“It was a horrible response,” said one official. “Many people I’ve heard from say it was unprofessional. [Noem] doesn’t know what she’s doing.” Inside The Trump Administration’s Growing Divide Over Mass Deportation Raids https://t.co/VwGAqB3BgU

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 29, 2026

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January 29, 2026 at 01:43AM
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A surprising number of people remember “Chooch.” https://t.co/RjgcxJFjdP https://t.co/IapK9JUt3J

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 29, 2026

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January 29, 2026 at 01:34AM
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.@LATimes piece on dropping rents in LA actually does cite deportations as one cause. Progress. https://t.co/8Vwrd55sSg

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 29, 2026

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January 29, 2026 at 01:22AM
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Another angle https://t.co/smLryL3zYl

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 29, 2026

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January 28, 2026 at 10:26PM
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The other factor, I think, is that the restrictionist GOP is no longer that unhappy with the way things are. Last times amnesty was considered, the border seemed way too porous. A “comprehensive” bill offered a (false) hope of closing it. But Trump’s taken care of that problem https://t.co/VKz7IufwRT

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2026

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January 28, 2026 at 03:44PM
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Rents down. Wages at the bottom up https://t.co/NVZxJ5ie9f Murders down. It’s a nightmare, I tell you. https://t.co/5NR4KRI8fK

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2026

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January 28, 2026 at 03:35PM
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Affordability! https://t.co/5NR4KRI8fK

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2026

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January 28, 2026 at 03:10PM
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I got some grief for saying there were “For Rent” signs all over LA now that illegals were being deported. https://t.co/5bgDilJTvG Didn’t I know there’s a housing crisis! Well, now rents are officially going down. Always trust content from kausfiles https://t.co/87kS95CxaZ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2026

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January 28, 2026 at 03:09PM
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“Leisure and hospitality” Biden ’24 = down 0.81%; Trump ’25 = up 1.13%.
“Grocery & convenience” Biden ’24 = down 0.17 %; Trump ’25 = up 1.05 %
“Landscaping services” Biden = up 1.42 %; Trump ’25 = up  2.41 %
“Retail” [big category] Biden ’24 = down .15 %; Trump ’25 = up 1.32 % https://t.co/gnSHrQ5YEA

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2026

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January 27, 2026 at 11:15PM
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