Wait — @elonmusk’s already said there WILL be a third tier of”public figure”s! So there’re 1) proles 2) $3 blue checks 3) famous people! Will (3) get a boost that (2) doesn’t? If so tier 2 are being taken for suckers–they pay $3 to still be inferior https://t.co/qZ9SHrBJAV https://t.co/NezmSHn0nu
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 10, 2022
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April 09, 2022 at 10:45PM
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For example will @elonmusk eliminate the Blue Check boost, or at least assure all BC’s are boosted equally? Or will the woke millenials … sorry, hard working employees of @Twitter continue to overboost their faves? Maybe they’ll add another tier of favorites above Twitter Blue! https://t.co/7I3HHHzwr7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 10, 2022
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April 09, 2022 at 10:10PM
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NOT CLEAR THIS DEALS WITH THE PROBLEM! The problem with blue checks is a) their tweets are boosted by @Twitter’s algorithm above ordinary users; b) there’s a button that lets them ignore ordinary users and only read other blue checks. Does this address those issues? https://t.co/y8Pcb9CmHw
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 10, 2022
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April 09, 2022 at 10:05PM
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Wow. Dina Fail? https://t.co/MyPT3VChaQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 9, 2022
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April 09, 2022 at 07:47PM
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New Parrot Room: “The Once and Future Current Thing” https://t.co/7BSxyyC8FH
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 9, 2022
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April 09, 2022 at 09:56AM
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Mr. Musk, Tear Down This Blue Check Wall https://t.co/sZ0ZnX1oJq
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 9, 2022
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April 09, 2022 at 09:53AM
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Pelosi on Klain, Becerra: No Leica. https://t.co/61qgfF4FBl
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 9, 2022
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April 09, 2022 at 01:31AM
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.@robertwrighter vs. @anneapplebaum is the throwdown America needs … https://t.co/kfw4G6A0vF
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 9, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 11:52PM
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“Will Elon Musk end Twitter’s reign of blue-check terror?” https://t.co/sZ0ZnX1oJq
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 9, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 11:42PM
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“Musk’s friendly relations with Trump are likely to drive snowflake staffers to the exit doors.” You think? I don’t. They’ll stay on as Deep Twitter https://t.co/NckN2ioBbs
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 01:24PM
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Keep in mind that this story was approved by editors. Contra @assymetricinfo, they seem to be just as far left as we think, https://t.co/OeIKrarytd
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 12:46PM
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If you read this piece you’ll learn it’s not nearly as optimistic (for Dems) as the headline implies. https://t.co/QlkXRPiKeM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 02:55AM
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(Some) House Dems vs. Iran deal https://t.co/Jru4KvHJfM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 02:40AM
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CLEARER: Should we “[call] for Zelensky to make ‘territorial concessions’ in exchange for a cease fire”? I think @bobwrighter (who seems open to ‘yes’) is persuasive in his argument against @anneapplebaum (who says ‘no’). But I would say that. https://t.co/i66GOfgUw7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 02:25AM
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“[M]aking the future more just than the past is a mission as grand as any offered by antiquity.” Sure. The problem is that people–and not just anti-liberal rightists–can see the future we’re headed towards and they don’t like it. https://t.co/5cwrYIY2zb https://t.co/9sFhQRxHD2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 01:58AM
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Whatever else @elonmusk may do, he’s disrupted the Establishment’s “Disniformation” Week, which sure seems designed to create the basis for ongoing censorship … https://t.co/oSB0Zmvora
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 12:52AM
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Should we “[call] for Zelensky to make ‘territorial concessions’ in exchange for a cease fire”? I think @bobwrighter is persuasive in his argument against @anneapplebaum on this point. But I would say that. https://t.co/i66GOfgUw7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 12:37AM
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Also, empowering people to think and act for “people who will live in the future—or, at least, people who may live in the future” is very subversive of democracy. (Indeed it seems like a likely potential rationale for violence to protect all the future people who can’t vote now.)
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 12:16AM
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When you’re talking about how the budget reflects America’s priorities, you can’t just use the “discretionary” budget! That leaves out Social Security & Medicare. The non-discretionary budget is much bigger than the discretionary budget that includes defense spending. 2/3
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 12:13AM
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Love the “short takes” format of this edition of “The Earthling.” Two gripes 1/3 https://t.co/Z3PEdLmcdA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 08, 2022 at 12:09AM
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Seems wishful: “There are suggestions from American intelligence, who seem to have some good sources, that Putin has set a target for Russian forces to get the whole operation concluded in time for 9th May, the anniversary of the conclusion of [WWII]” https://t.co/wRVMA32pFH
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 07, 2022 at 11:55PM
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“Putin is not really a ‘hearts and minds’ man, and now has no hope of incorporating the Donbas into Russia with minimal fuss. Taking over the Donbas now would mean oppressing a hostile population …” https://t.co/wRVMA32pFH
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 07, 2022 at 11:52PM
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Pro-Immigration Labor Shortage Claims Keep Going Up as Real Wages Keep Going Down https://t.co/eFmWVXwErK
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 07, 2022 at 11:28PM
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Maybe Biden is “heightening the contradictions” to spur a never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste amnesty push. I thought he’d be happy with Mayorkas’ let-them-all-in-to-stay plan. … https://t.co/06xNfTrXw5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 07, 2022 at 11:12PM
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Stay paranoid! https://t.co/auxb5AiMr7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2022
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April 07, 2022 at 11:07PM
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