Drive-by shooting of @RealChrisRufo here. If you’re going to call someone a “bad faith actor” you really have to provide some specifics … https://t.co/q2DnHlmj5R
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2022
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January 28, 2022 at 05:02AM
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** @ddayen, not @DavidDayen. Apologies
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Jan 28, 2022
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January 28, 2022 at 04:40AM
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Would also severely undercut Trump. You’d think that might be a Dem priority (with democracy itself at stake etc.) … https://t.co/eDoUFKbuWy
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2022
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January 28, 2022 at 03:08AM
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Yes Russia’s demands may amount to “a reassertion of Russia’s claims to droit de seigneur over its former territories.” But this piece seems to assume it won’t settle for less than its full list of demands. https://t.co/JKyY9Lv2qg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2022
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January 28, 2022 at 03:05AM
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.@daveweigel asked whether there really were great centrist initiatives passed up in the push for the progs’ BBB wishlist. @DavidDayen has one–a big one: “reshoring advanced manufacturing.” It’s bipartisan, at least. … https://t.co/MF9JTNjgDm
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2022
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January 28, 2022 at 02:54AM
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From @DavidDayen on the left: “[M]aking BBB the only item under consideration…for the second half of 2021 did the Democrats no favor. To the contrary, it reinforced a perception of Biden and the Democrats’ impotence and a sense that they’re out of touch” https://t.co/INA2e3UIzq
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2022
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January 28, 2022 at 02:47AM
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“I intend this decision to take effect assuming that when the Court rises for the summer recess the Senate retains its current majority and that my successor is a former clerk of mine approved in a bipartisan vote.” Could he get away with that? https://t.co/oySZf7gK18
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2022
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January 28, 2022 at 01:08AM
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“assuming that by then my successor has been nominated and confirmed.” He hasn’t announced his retirement. He’s announced his conditional decision to retire if X. X hasn’t happened. Is there a vacancy? Can Senate confirm if there’s no vacancy? Catch 2022 https://t.co/4VY9CgIcLn
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2022
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January 28, 2022 at 01:03AM
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Back in my day we had to walk 10 miles to the Equity Hub … https://t.co/eJD1KnBvCU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2022
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January 28, 2022 at 12:28AM
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160 days to stop the surge https://t.co/lsTykCN1Lg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 11:50PM
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Breyer: “historically the earliest announcements have been made is late March or April.” Hmm. Is it paranoid to speculate that some good Dem friend of Breyer suggested he announce NOW to…well, give Biden something to do other than lose & sink in polls? https://t.co/efZigs55xI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 11:46PM
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From the piece: “Fillmore’s legislation is unlikely to gain much traction …” https://t.co/w7lN3veewU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 09:57PM
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Means-testing is easy. Work-testing seems like the key hurdle for the new-old pro-welfare liberals. https://t.co/LCqYqgWBel
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 28, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 08:33PM
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Now if they just avoid hiring anyone under 40 … https://t.co/Y8VT22GMIC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 27, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 06:25PM
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They’re just not that into him https://t.co/7ZlBQVN44v
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 27, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 05:57PM
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Zuckerberg’s big cryptocurrency project, which was going to revolutionize global finance, has apparently collapsed. Maybe the Metaverse will too.
https://t.co/DMIJtyAmhO https://t.co/EqvkappO0u— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 27, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 04:12PM
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I was working at Newsweek at the time. If I remember right we knew 4 out of 5 Biden claims were BS by morning. Rare case of bifurcated reporter/writer newsweekly system working the way it was supposed to work. https://t.co/DsKkHZyIHV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 27, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 04:06PM
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If he calls someone a “stupid son of a bitch” on this he’s back, baby https://t.co/0faHTaSyyN https://t.co/6DEkpRCNwQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 27, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 03:38PM
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John Harris: What Biden needs is more “bursts of authentic emotion.”
For example, here’s a burst of authentic emotion! https://t.co/N8zlEuyVRm
https://t.co/0faHTaSyyN
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 27, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 03:35PM
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Soon we’ll have routine, intentional “hot mike” moments, like Web-only afterparties for chat shows or post-credit blooper reels. https://t.co/0faHTaSyyN
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 27, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 03:29PM
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Who do you have to Zuck to get out of this nightmare? https://t.co/jmbIoBHfgE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 27, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 08:33AM
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If *this* is the GOP plan, their best strategy is probably to NOT make a fuss about Biden’s non-majority-changing SCOTUS appointee. Handle it routinely and on to midterms. But a bunch of conservative groups have to use it to make themselves money. https://t.co/C2oPuOTxBA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 27, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 05:22AM
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In the “good” (for Biden) Fox poll, 6 percent of independents “say they would definitely reelect Biden, while 15 percent say they would probably vote to reelect him.” That’s a reelect number of 21%. Yikes. It’s not frustrated progs killing Biden’s ratings https://t.co/RXkZSKSEVd
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 27, 2022
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January 27, 2022 at 02:02AM
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Poll-tested does not mean high-priority, or even second-tier priority during pandemic. (And permanent Child Tax Credit doesn’t poll well to begin with.) https://t.co/aFBRno1svT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 26, 2022
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January 26, 2022 at 05:16AM
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I’ll start: David Lynch
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 26, 2022
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January 26, 2022 at 03:41AM
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