NEW PARROT ROOM: “Escape from Island of the Dicks” https://t.co/imhu0Cuqxj

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2023

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March 25, 2023 at 12:25AM
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Meanwhile, Dem support among blacks and other non-whites is essentiallly unchanged since 1984.

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— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2023

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March 25, 2023 at 12:19AM
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“As recently as 2000, Democrats still enjoyed a 2-point advantage in party identification among whites. However, between 2008 and 2020, a 2-point Democratic deficit among whites turned into a 16-point deficit.”

Heckuva job, Coalition of the Ascendant!

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— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2023

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March 25, 2023 at 12:14AM
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Is there any evidence that he’s actually succeeded in inciting significant numbers of them? The protest rallies have been pathetic … https://t.co/6M87jlBwsF

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2023

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March 24, 2023 at 11:54PM
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Stronger Together? Up to a point … https://t.co/eIaJeNm6WW

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2023

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March 24, 2023 at 11:45PM
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Obvious Pundit Thought: If key Youngkin consultant Jeff Roe has moved to work for a pro-DeSantis group, doesn’t that make it more likely that Youngkin would be DeSantis’ VP if the latter won the GOP nomination? https://t.co/d9n02p8GT9

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2023

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March 24, 2023 at 09:17PM
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Obvious suggestion: A hard, no exceptions rule that if you are an executive and your bank goes bust, all your stock sales for the past two years will automatically be unwound/clawed back. That seems like a minimum. https://t.co/q0UP5j2pKg

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 24, 2023

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March 24, 2023 at 02:42AM
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It’s not “confusing,” or “more confusing than useful.” It’s very useful in describing something real. Sure, it can be erroneously invoked, as can any word. The left often wants to ditch words when they start to lose the argument around those words (e.g. “liberal” in the 1990s).

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 24, 2023

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March 24, 2023 at 02:39AM
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One annoying thing about this essay is that in the third-from-last paragraph he gives a perfectly clear, subtle and empathetic definition of wokeness. Why can’t we use the word then? https://t.co/ORDo6jh8dm

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 24, 2023

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March 24, 2023 at 02:33AM
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“As tensions mounted in 2020 and 2021, Germany and France grew anxious to persuade Ukraine to implement the Minsk Agreements. {But} the Americans undercut those diplomatic efforts, encouraging the Ukrainians to dig in their heels and dare Russia to do something about it.” https://t.co/PP4m0HEECB

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 24, 2023

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March 24, 2023 at 01:22AM
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Or, you know, screw it, just let Woke AI write the regulations https://t.co/Lc8NsLZOy7

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 23, 2023

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March 23, 2023 at 06:15PM
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Seems right that downside risk for SVB execs was insufficient. If they win they win big. If they screw-up, now-protected depositors won’t care much–worse that happens is zero gain. And they can avoid even that … https://t.co/eMFyOqEoZu

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 23, 2023

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March 23, 2023 at 06:03PM
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Is there a similar consensus building in foreign policy, apart from China? Charles Lane’s next column? PS Don’t know why he’s so pessimistic about his consensus. Entitlements will have to be solved one day and US policy clearly needed adjustment on trade. Immigration and foreign… https://t.co/8SXd9xaqlP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 23, 2023

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March 23, 2023 at 05:27PM
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“The most underrated story in U.S. politics: The post-Trump consensus” Could maybe have added regulation (see J.D. Vance, railrods). Immigration left out of consensus, but mainly due to reckless Biden disregard …. https://t.co/DuxNCcFN2i

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 23, 2023

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March 23, 2023 at 05:09PM
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At this point, they can deal with Trump–they know they can beat him. They’re terrified of DeSantis. https://t.co/gtTL6jEoYo

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Mar 23, 2023

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March 23, 2023 at 02:55PM
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* Selzer. (Apologies) https://t.co/RHwQ0PYp3w

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 23, 2023

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March 23, 2023 at 01:03PM
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Seltzer poll, voice of God, has Biden approval at 40, thirteen points underwater https://t.co/AzA49KZgU3

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 23, 2023

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March 23, 2023 at 05:34AM
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If only they pleyed by these strict rules on immigration … https://t.co/yiFPFr8xG7

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Mar 23, 2023

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March 23, 2023 at 12:01AM
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Soros gator https://t.co/hJRl9iRAZ5

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Mar 23, 2023

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March 22, 2023 at 08:05PM
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You can skip this piece. Adds nothing except a @SimonWDC quote. Assumes De Santis NY-indictment response hurt him because…”Trump allies” blasted it. Well, in *that* case ..https://t.co/xWXYhS9oui

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 22, 2023

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March 22, 2023 at 07:00PM
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DeSantis trails Trump by 8 points (44-36) in 4-way with Haley/ Pence. Trails Trump by 1 point (47-46) head-to-head. Yes he did better in Dec. But historically if you were told a challenger was this close at this early point you’d say they were well-positioned. See McCarthy, Gene https://t.co/yIpqUMYGMV

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 22, 2023

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March 22, 2023 at 06:42PM
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Unconditional cash transfers (eg Biden’s no-strings “child tax credit” checks) lead to more non-workers. Obvious to almost everyone except the Washington poverty establishment. https://t.co/Hr47L8FGo4

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 22, 2023

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March 22, 2023 at 02:55AM
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Democrats have an SVB-like risk profile in 2024 https://t.co/STE7KosaQb

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 22, 2023

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March 22, 2023 at 02:47AM
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Of course, Trump didn’t “fight these misfits.” He paid them off. https://t.co/wcaXH6JVxp

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 22, 2023

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March 21, 2023 at 10:43PM
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I accept need for agencies to make rules for, eg, nuclear safety or rapidly changing situations (eg wage regs). The Labor Dept ESG rule isn’t one of those situations. Congress is perfectly capable of passing it as a law. Clearly it would not pass. So why https://t.co/x75Mveqwe1… https://t.co/5xmuwM2yD0

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 22, 2023

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March 21, 2023 at 10:07PM
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