I worked (ineffectually, several layers down) for Pertschuk at the FTC in the Carter years. He was a good guy. RIP https://t.co/EMt5EV1RBw
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 18, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 08:27PM
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“While we are monitoring the evolving situation closely, we don’t anticipate an impact on our financial outlook or our business,” Semafor spokesperson Meera Pattni said in a statement …”
You know, that’s *not* what we were worried about … https://t.co/TenL8Z5LRx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 18, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 08:19PM
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Semasbfor!: “Bankman-Fried was an early financial booster for Semafor … The ex-billionaire poured money into Semafor in a Series A fundraising round …” https://t.co/FNmF3Yhlla
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 18, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 08:16PM
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I mean, do donors have to be an official separate part of every historic event?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 18, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 07:43PM
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This seems somehow unseemly. https://t.co/0NvArCR8t5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 18, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 07:39PM
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Presidents (GWB, Obama) used to try to pave the way for amnesty with fake measures to persuade voters the border was secure. Biden’s genius–a plan so crazy…–is to make the border so chaotic and open that, what the hell, how much worse could amnesty make this mess? (A: A lot) https://t.co/SVEAzRfidT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 18, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 07:01PM
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Border out of control, millons streamng in each year, even more when Title 42 is lifted, and all Dems and donors can think of is a huge amnesty to attract even more. https://t.co/RRVi7BhUvN
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 06:58PM
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Trump left out the part of the song where he says “I can change, I swear” https://t.co/W3rx7dY2KQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 06:45PM
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Having Meacham help write your speech is like dating Minnie Driver: It’s gonna be in the press. https://t.co/XeBnQwGUYt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 06:30PM
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Then he especially needs MSM hostility to get cathected. https://t.co/4kivShDYRt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 06:20PM
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Seems counterproductive of Dems. Pelosi has the experience with small majorities, would tie McCarthy up in knots, no? https://t.co/2BQbtqtALj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 05:01PM
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As disccussed here: https://t.co/By1MpO0Rk2 Unfortunately the debates are basically the same as 25 years ago.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 03:15PM
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The other big implication of Money Liberalism is that politics should be obsessed with income inequality and distributional charts, as opposed to building a society of social equality–equality of respect–whatever happens to the income charts.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 03:12PM
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The 1996 welfare reform was based on a different idea, that help should go to those who work. It brought us our lowest poverty levels in history by 2019. CBPP’s @ParrottCBPP has fought it every step of the way. Expanding the CTC to non-workers is the latest, back door, effort
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 03:08PM
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By “Money Liberal” I mean the idea that the most important thing about people is their income level–as opposed to culture, safety etc So the goal is to give the poorest cash welfare without worrying about enabling a culture of non-work and fatherlessness.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 03:01PM
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DEM WELFARE PUSH: Looks like the Money Liberal @CenterOnBudget is making a big lame-duck push to get rid of the work test on the Child Tax Credit and turn it into a straight welfare program https://t.co/0thQVADRAf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 02:16PM
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.@walterkirn: “If they counted money the way they’re counting ballots, those people would be in Lake Mead tied to a cinder block …” https://t.co/MZUV4ikXBd
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 01:28AM
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.@mtaibbi: “[I]f counting votes quickly is so essential to instilling confidence in democracy, and “democracy itself” is famously in trouble, why aren’t we trying harder to fix this? https://t.co/1hSUuPWtC9
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 17, 2022 at 01:26AM
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At long last, Trump gives his concession speech https://t.co/0L4UBA30VJ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 16, 2022 at 11:47PM
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Good advice. But what if Trump is indeed vanquished early. Peace reigns. Then Trump gets bored and decides to pull a Ross Perot? There’s time for a lot of twists & turns. https://t.co/8DBIqBFF2r
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 16, 2022 at 10:47PM
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Right now they’re still obsessed with Trump so DeSantis gets a bit of a pass. Not clear if that helps or hurts him. MSM hostility can be rocket fuel in GOP primary, right? Might be best thing Trump has going for him. https://t.co/I9g4xb6Y9s
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 16, 2022 at 10:31PM
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Does seem a little replace-y. https://t.co/cFR0IFXkNe
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 16, 2022 at 10:24PM
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CORRECTION: They are caled “Caruso Coins,” as in “turn every purchase into Caruso Coins.” The brochure for this rewards program (for shopping at Caruso’s malls) arrived in the mail yesterday. https://t.co/3QTp6mLxku
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 16, 2022 at 08:23PM
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No Caruso Points for you! (https://t.co/lXTUkzpKIG) https://t.co/ods2Zh43fq
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022
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November 16, 2022 at 08:08PM
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John Ellis: @FoxNews can’t promote DeSantis over Trump if the Fox audience rebels. Was Trump’s early announcement in part designed to get them to resist Murdoch’s decision to put hin out to pasture? https://t.co/YknL48CviL
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022
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November 16, 2022 at 03:41PM
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