“And I’m sending a contribution to Governors DeSantis and Lamont who were right when I was wrong.”

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 17, 2026

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September 17, 2026 at 02:11AM
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They never say “My decisions were mistaken–boneheaded and insane–and hurt millions of people, so I’m retiring from public life to volunteer in a soup kitchen.” https://t.co/wrhgZHtREQ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 17, 2026

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September 17, 2026 at 02:10AM
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Well, duh. Who else ordered it? “Tucker Carlson’s claims Trump ‘directly’ ordered Epstein file cover-up” https://t.co/Z5MFtgIyH6

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 16, 2026

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September 16, 2026 at 06:44PM
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It’s “La Jetee” not “Jette.” If I’m going to be pretentious I should spell it right. https://t.co/2GMZS06YMW https://t.co/g1LF8iHvM9

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 16, 2026

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September 16, 2026 at 03:44PM
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On the aesthetics of the LA subway: https://t.co/EqpNWGDzG7

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 16, 2026

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September 16, 2026 at 02:58PM
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One of the sleazier @NYTimes headlines–reads like it’s saying the cuts have raised the poverty rate. But we don’t know that. We do know it was at a record low in 2025. “Poverty Rate Was Stable Before Trump’s Safety Net Cuts Gained Force” https://t.co/Ko9OuUjoNO

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 16, 2026

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September 16, 2026 at 02:55PM
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I dunno, but if I were President and the poverty rate dropped to the LOWEST RATE ON RECORD I might make a big deal out of it — a lot bigger deal than the Trump White House is making. https://t.co/ze8Q2ikGhO

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 16, 2026

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September 16, 2026 at 02:39PM
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One of the sleazier @NYTimes headlines–reads like it’s saying the cuts have raised the poverty rate, but we don’t know that. We do know it was at a record low in 2025. “Poverty Rate Was Stable Before Trump’s Safety Net Cuts Gained Force” https://t.co/Ko9OuUjoNO

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 16, 2026

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September 16, 2026 at 02:37PM
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Also: The stations are amazingly dreary.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 16, 2026

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September 16, 2026 at 10:38AM
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Memphis: “Trump’s law-and-order blitz marks one year with eye-popping haul of suspects, guns in blue city.” 36% decrease in overall crime year over year, with motor vehicle thefts down 57%, robberies down 43%. https://t.co/T3HRCzPId6 #FoxNews

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 16, 2026

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September 16, 2026 at 02:09AM
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Got downtown in half an hour , which seems fast. True , they didn’t have to hold the doors open for a crush of patrons.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 16, 2026

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September 16, 2026 at 01:11AM
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Boarding LA subway at new Beverly Hills La Cienega station. Five cops on platform—roughly one for every 5 passengers. Feel very safe.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 16, 2026

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September 15, 2026 at 09:18PM
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Forget about killing everyone–Claude hadn’t heard of today’s poverty number release. Cancel that IPO

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026

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September 15, 2026 at 04:40PM
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You mean they *thought* they didn’t need those voters. Then they lost twice to a deeply problematic candidate who appealed to those voters’ worldview. So they did need them. https://t.co/o55yYv5uiE

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026

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September 15, 2026 at 04:19PM
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The traditional, official poverty rate was at a record low (10.2%) in 2025. But the @NYTimes blows off the official rate to focus on the liberal antipoverty blob’s newfangled “supplemental” rate, which is a relative measure that rises and falls with the standard of living https://t.co/JoqO2pM0JE

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026

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September 15, 2026 at 04:08PM
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The traditional, official poverty line was at a record low (10.2%) in 2025. But the @NYTimes blows off the official rate to focus on the liberal antipoverty blob’s newfangled “supplemental” rate, which is a relative measure that rises and falls with the standard of living https://t.co/JoqO2pM0JE

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026

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September 15, 2026 at 03:42PM
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I’m arguing the APA, a statute, should be changed, not that it’s unconstitutional. … Though, come to think of it … https://t.co/3KmIR83Bsh

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026

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September 15, 2026 at 03:10PM
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Impressive that Trump has countered a big issue (Iran war) on which he is 60/30 underwater with a big issue (AI) … on which he’s also 60/30 underwater. Like Clinton countering a sex scandal with another sex scandal. https://t.co/itw1NDjjjf

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026

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September 15, 2026 at 01:22PM
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Good example of how the 1946 Administrative Procedures Act gives judges a way to second-guess decisions by the elected executive. Should the APA survive now that Humphrey’s Executor is dead? https://t.co/Yc9zc24cEv

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026

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September 15, 2026 at 01:04PM
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I would not have guessed Japan as the international leader in “[p]ublic health spending as a share of GDP” https://t.co/gVb93YnASz

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026

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September 15, 2026 at 12:56PM
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Barone: “Hey, Germany. It’s Legitimate to Limit Immigration” https://t.co/9ed2m2iNai “Is there not some reason people might want to exercise caution in changing the cultural mix?”

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026

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September 15, 2026 at 12:33PM
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Hmm. It already looks like a data center …Just spitballing here … https://t.co/tcNMvw6JSL

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026

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September 15, 2026 at 03:40AM
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Not only will it kill us all, but it’s Woke https://t.co/S9N83pPpYr

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 14, 2026

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September 14, 2026 at 01:46AM
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Right. The problem is that some 20th century modern architecture is very beautiful. What determines what appeals to the “human sense of beauty” and what has to be crammed down people’s throats? I made some half-assed attempts to answer that question here. https://t.co/UajWMHTzRo [second item] One theory–“survival of the coolest”–makes sense but doesn’t explain all the dreary modernist spec buildings I see in L.A., which are not the coolest.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 14, 2026

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September 14, 2026 at 12:24AM
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Right. The problem is that some 20th century modern architecture is very beautiful. What determines which appeal to the “human sense of beauty” and which have to be crammed down people’s throats? I made some half-assed attempts to answer that question here. https://t.co/UajWMHTzRo [second item] One answer–“survival of the coolest”–makes sense but doesn’t explain all the dreary modernist spec buildings I see in L.A., which are not the coolest.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 14, 2026

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September 14, 2026 at 12:17AM
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