On immigration, of course, the explanation might be that the White House read Yglesias’s book. Or maybe just the cover. https://t.co/V8kS8I5av8
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May 29, 2025
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May 29, 2025 at 01:45AM
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Eh. Can’t we just blame Klain’s bad judgment. Or Jill’s. Or the Biden-is-FDR historians. Seems both simpler and more plausible. … Or maybe Joe had agency: He was so insecure he felt he had to suck up to progressive wing of the party (which brings good press along with it), https://t.co/KkeB5xaNGn
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 29, 2025
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May 29, 2025 at 01:39AM
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Maybe the Biden WH was like a big Journolist–all the aides worked out their disagreements in private, without public debate, presenting a united front to the public. Like Journolist, this was bad for America. https://t.co/SDznU2sVMV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 29, 2025
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May 29, 2025 at 01:31AM
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Yglesias asks the right question–how did a WH run by a moderate “Politburo” of aides turn out so left wing? But on the key example of this–immigration–he takes leave of his senses, endorsing Sen. Bennet’s view that Biden’s policy was “muddled and murky.” No it wasnt! It was
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 29, 2025
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May 29, 2025 at 01:29AM
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Lint Trap is a good name for a Substack https://t.co/0DoPHEnPko
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 29, 2025
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May 29, 2025 at 01:00AM
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Everyone who’s not 16 years old is now 16 years old. https://t.co/frmXNHOwYY
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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May 28, 2025 at 07:46PM
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It’s worse in U.K. https://t.co/uE1beZov75
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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Hmm. Trump called Harvard a “liberal mess.” Sure seems like it from this *defense* by @sapinker. Also notes that while Harvard has undertaken some reforms, they’ve “followed Mr. Trump’s inauguration and overlap with his demands.” https://t.co/0ajyiG1WBf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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May 28, 2025 at 01:49AM
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If you think of immigration as basically a social good–elite CW that many judges, even on SCOTUS, buy into–then sure, the only irreparable harm possible is to the individual immigrant. TRO granted! But if you think excessive immigration is bad–lowers wages, raises rents, https://t.co/1IWfwgzhwI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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May 28, 2025 at 01:47AM
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On judges issuing injunctions: Key element of an injunction is showing “irreparable harm.” Courts clearly think being deported is “irreparable harm.” But letting illegals stay in the US knowing it will increasingly be near-impossible to get them out–isn’t that irreparable too?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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May 28, 2025 at 01:41AM
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On judges issuing injunctions against: Key element of an injunction is showing “irreparable harm.” Courts clearly think being deported is “irreperable harm.” But letting illegals stay in the country knowing it will be almost impossible to get them out–isn’t that irreparable
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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May 28, 2025 at 01:36AM
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Hmm. Trump called Harvard a “liberal mess.” Sure seems like it from this *defense* by @sapinker. Also notes that while it has undertaken some reforms, they’ve “followed Mr. Trump’s inauguration and overlap with his demands.” https://t.co/0ajyiG1WBf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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May 28, 2025 at 12:59AM
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What a dreary legend it was. … That fucking Corvette … https://t.co/H0q2Opy9y8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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May 28, 2025 at 12:09AM
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Was it crazy before? https://t.co/22tm5yg6hl
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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May 27, 2025 at 11:52PM
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Some of the worst advice ever given, no? (Ask Disney …) https://t.co/Ki2jI8wsPc
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May 28, 2025
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May 27, 2025 at 11:37PM
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Link: https://t.co/1DqOf06nMt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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May 27, 2025 at 08:50PM
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Harvard’s defense vs. Trump really shouldn’t have called itself “Crimson Courage.” Reeks of moral self-satisfaction. Even if you agree with them on everything, it doesn’t seem especially courageous what they’re doing-a point Harvard ex-President Faust tried to make, to no avail.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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May 27, 2025 at 08:48PM
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Harvard’s defense vs. Trump really shouldn’t have called itself “Crimson Courage.” Reeks of moral self-satisfaction. Even if you agree with them on all issues, it’s not especially courageous what they’re doing–a point former Harvard President Faust tried to make, to no avail.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 28, 2025
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May 27, 2025 at 08:46PM
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If there were any evidence that the younger Dem leaders would be any better than the aging leaders, it would be easier to care about this. https://t.co/JRVkiLzrkz
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 27, 2025
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May 27, 2025 at 02:51PM
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Of course if SCOTUS had moved this quickly to stop Biden’s questionable immigration actions—eg blanket grants of “parole”—we wouldn’t have the millions of undocumented immigrants whose deportation the courts are now making difficult…, https://t.co/r8i2QY0Dj6
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 27, 2025
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May 27, 2025 at 01:21AM
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“But Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping didn’t have to worry about being surprised by Joe Biden.” Good point, but it goes beyond foreign policy. Was anybody, anywhere ever surprised by Biden–at least while he was president? https://t.co/kK3rUxMMGk
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 27, 2025
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May 26, 2025 at 11:52PM
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Walter Mondale was more unpredictable.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 27, 2025
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May 26, 2025 at 11:53PM
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Obama’s “retire with dignity” pitch does not seem very effective. Has it ever worked? https://t.co/P85AlPVr6w
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 27, 2025
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May 26, 2025 at 09:55PM
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Obama’s “retire with dignity” pitch does not seem effective. Has it ever worked? https://t.co/P85AlPVr6w
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 27, 2025
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May 26, 2025 at 09:49PM
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Tried to answer that here https://t.co/bKeiVB0LZk https://t.co/bD64K1ctPn
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 27, 2025
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May 26, 2025 at 09:40PM
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