Damage control https://t.co/agxj4NPI9n

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 9, 2021

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May 09, 2021 at 03:56AM
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WHAT IS THIS, BREARLEY? "Interior Department Zoom sessions that begin with oaths of 'acknowledgment' from white officials about the stolen land they’re beaming in from." Don't tell the swing voters in Colorado… https://t.co/fHWlgHdlfw

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 9, 2021

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May 09, 2021 at 03:44AM
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The "same spirit of joylessness and bitterness that defined the campaign didn’t go away once they won." Which is weird. Shouldn't they be happy? https://t.co/fHWlgHdlfw

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 9, 2021

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May 09, 2021 at 03:40AM
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This was a v-useful one … https://t.co/B1sj0ShTNF

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 9, 2021

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May 08, 2021 at 09:50PM
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Why do I think this will not really be an “ultra-VIP” event? https://t.co/WXtCvNqmUY

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 8, 2021

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May 08, 2021 at 06:38PM
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New Parrot Room is up. It's not as bad as I thought it was! I think there is something to the West Coast/East Coast distinction when it comes to Trump-shunning. https://t.co/kYbIR7suqX

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 8, 2021

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May 08, 2021 at 01:41PM
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UPDATE: Epstein and his … decor now officially part of The Divorce story. https://t.co/s1DrekWaki https://t.co/nBhic0w78n

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 8, 2021

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May 07, 2021 at 08:53PM
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Oh, no! He's not relying on Karl Rove! https://t.co/uhES8017Bb

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 07, 2021 at 03:08PM
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But Brownstein just told me that Bidenomics — "really smething new"– has rejected the tired old Clinton/Obama 'skills-and-education' solution to income inequality … https://t.co/OKhuwoRqoS https://t.co/gP37TCQHvB

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 07, 2021 at 01:36PM
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"Stefanik has received the backing of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) …"

Where is Renee Ellmers when you need her? pic.twitter.com/zXIzWrzuu5

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 07, 2021 at 12:51PM
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" there's a 'high likelihood' that the delay is because Maxwell is negotiating a plea deal – in which she would hand over incriminating evidence on Epstein's powerful pals …"

If you were a "powerful pal" maybe it would be a good time for a divorce? …. https://t.co/V9PNj4Nc2M

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 07, 2021 at 02:53AM
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Am I crazy or is it possible Stefanik doesn't get the job? (I'm not suggesting they'll keep Cheney.) https://t.co/Fyr8TDwQ7p

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 07, 2021 at 02:28AM
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"MAGA world pans Stefanik" https://t.co/IxAY2kUJFV Turns out Trumpists are harder to fool than Trump. “It's not that he doesn't believe any of that stuff. It's just that he's kind of a narcissistic guy. And if people flatter him, he's for them, regardless of what they believe."

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 07, 2021 at 01:46AM
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But it seems true that Biden dogma doesn't accept possibility that at a certain stage of technology capitalism just generates more unequal incomes. Must be fault of powerful companies crippling unions! And lack of competition! Why? Maybe it just happens https://t.co/OKhuwoRqoS https://t.co/Gpv9TqKYi0

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 06, 2021 at 11:45PM
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Brownstein contrasts a) neolib view of"widening inequality as a kind of natural phenomenon-the inevitable result of structural changes" & b) Biden view that "widely shared prosperity" requires "aggressive government intervention." There's no contradiction. (a)'s why you need (b).

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 06, 2021 at 11:37PM
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Bidenism, as explained by Brownstein:

It's bad to target benefits by income, because narrower plans will have too-narrow political support.

But, hey, targeting by race is great, and there's *no* danger of too-narrow support because ….https://t.co/OKhuwoRqoS

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 06, 2021 at 11:30PM
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The real oversight board is the friends we made along the way.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 06, 2021 at 10:56PM
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NR OPTS FOR A 'HITLER DIARIES' FINAL GRAF: It almost doesn't matter in the end if Facebook strangles political debate. That is a symptom, not a cause, reminding us of the horrible reality on which our doubts about ourselves, and each other, are based. https://t.co/NScfoFGD4o

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 06, 2021 at 10:53PM
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Contours of the Biden Economy are becoming clear … https://t.co/abFN7NMLRz

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 06, 2021 at 09:08PM
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Part of begging for links was writing pompous, overlong "takes" intended to be link-worthy. Luckily that's gone away! https://t.co/FUIa0sK7ms

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 06, 2021 at 09:03PM
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Looks like "progressive" law enforcement may be heading for … what do they call it … a RECKONING on May 18 in Philadelphia … https://t.co/1SmrjbFScU

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 06, 2021 at 08:53PM
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Can't understand why Kevin Merida, everyone's pick for all top editor jobs, would choose @LATimes over @Washingtonpost. Culture of LA not conducive to producing a great paper the way East Coast culture is. It's just not. Couldn't Bezos match the $$$? https://t.co/xwkciUD1qN

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 06, 2021 at 08:46PM
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.@Benyt "currently writing a book about digital media in the blogging heyday of the late aughts." Major, solipsistic, error. Heyday of blogging was early aughts, before shift to WordPress & everyone begging for links. Smith's made this mistake before! https://t.co/iRMbpxHUfZ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 7, 2021

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May 06, 2021 at 08:43PM
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Looking like the Democrats' big "comprehensive political reform" bill (S1) is not the must-pass battering ram to destroy the filibuster that many commenters (eg Dionne, Brownstein) hoped it would be https://t.co/by0CJMVyJt via @politico

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 6, 2021

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May 06, 2021 at 02:03AM
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Looks like the Democrats' big "comprehensive political reform" bill is not the must-pass battering ram to destroy the filibuster that many commenters (eg Dionne, Brownstein) hoped it would be https://t.co/9aMg36C6UI) https://t.co/by0CJMVyJt via @politico

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 6, 2021

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May 06, 2021 at 01:58AM
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