SF tech scene now headed for its own weird singularity https://t.co/Q8OfYD9Tvv Does the rest of US have any idea? Is it anywhere near as important as it thinks it is?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 9, 2026
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April 9, 2026 at 02:02PM
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My friend got in a huge fight with Claude, who insisted she use the word “artisanal.”
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 9, 2026
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April 8, 2026 at 09:38PM
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PS Trump seems to be thinking creatively enough to see it as a potentially stabilizing force, even if @ChrisMurphyCT doesn’t https://t.co/y8mNzcJowj https://t.co/ox0dHt1N7V
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 8, 2026 at 04:21PM
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Whoops. Trump beat me to it https://t.co/y8mNzcJowj https://t.co/uplLrPdWMC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 8, 2026 at 04:15PM
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The idea of charging a toll to tankers may appeal to Trump because it’s the sort of thing he’d try to do.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 8, 2026 at 04:00PM
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“Prelude to a Podcast” https://t.co/fNfH10kcYb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 8, 2026 at 03:26PM
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Excellent point about an Iranian “tollgate” being a potentially stabilizing development. Gives them a vested interest in the Strait continuing to be busy conduit for petroleum exports. If that’s the price of ending their nuke threat … seems like a good deal. https://t.co/BsgdDpmZ2S
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 8, 2026 at 03:25PM
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New word: Webagogue. Poster who hypes, distorts, omits or fabricates facts to whip up clicks and support. Example: @ChrisMurphyCT https://t.co/UMftQAVDg3
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 8, 2026 at 03:17PM
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Note: Power to charge tankers a toll isn’t necessarily power to close the strait entirely. You could grant Iran the former power without giving it the latter-ie if they do the latter they violate the deal. The former power is not “control.” Lot of mischief in that word.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 8, 2026 at 03:14PM
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g) international community lets Iran collect a toll for a decade to go to repairing civilian bomb damage, without giving them formal control of Gulf …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 8, 2026 at 02:29AM
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It seems like there must dozens of ways to finesse the Hormuz point. Off top of head a) the sides could agree to disagree b) maybe with US agreeing to “coordinate” with Iran c) Iran could claim control but agree not to block anything for a certain period of years; d) could allow
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 8, 2026 at 01:24AM
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No wonder there are so many “For Rent” signs in LA. https://t.co/NHKnvrOuHm
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 8, 2026 at 12:27AM
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Undernews in CA Gov race … https://t.co/h5iOjdvD7Z
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 7, 2026 at 10:34PM
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Is this true? https://t.co/a6QoQ3CtvA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 7, 2026 at 10:25PM
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This is what I was talking about. Anti-Trumpers pushing Trump to stay in the war. https://t.co/UMftQAVDg3 https://t.co/JSZ11qh7jT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 7, 2026 at 10:20PM
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.@robertwrighter –Still think Chris Murphy is a great statesman? https://t.co/WmlilK2fbK
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 7, 2026 at 10:16PM
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.@RoberWrighter–Still think Chris Murphy is a great statesman? https://t.co/WmlilK2fbK
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 8, 2026
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April 7, 2026 at 10:11PM
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Note: This threat will likely persist even if there *is* favorable regime change in Iran. (We kill their civilization, some of their survivors will try to kill ours.) https://t.co/zX4Nddy0Q7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 7, 2026
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April 7, 2026 at 06:42PM
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Note: This threat will likely persist even if there *is* favorable regime change in Iran. (We kill their civilization, some of them will try to kill ours.) https://t.co/zX4Nddy0Q7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 7, 2026
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April 7, 2026 at 06:31PM
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If Trump goes through with his ‘civilization-killing’ attack, the US will likely never-not in our lifetimes-be free of the threat of retaliation by pro-Iranian terrorists, including bio attacks. (@EllisItems invokes the 12 Monkeys scenario.) Hormuz doesn’t seem worth it.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 7, 2026
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April 7, 2026 at 06:30PM
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Anthropic is working on it https://t.co/x8Bwqqr3Nw
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 7, 2026
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April 7, 2026 at 06:06PM
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Seems like a warmed-over “Gang of 8” amnesty–you “face the law,” the law lets you stay. What about the next 100 million migrants that want this deal? https://t.co/bAYGyD8yg9
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 7, 2026
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April 7, 2026 at 05:59PM
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This happens repeatedly–also suggests there are more illegals here than the official estimates, no? https://t.co/uT2UBspA67
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 7, 2026
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April 6, 2026 at 09:10PM
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Just heard @NPR reporter flatly say Trump can’t end the war if Hormuz isn’t open. a) Who says? b) What’s NPR trying to do, embarrass Trump by trapping the nation in Vietnam II? I think yes. Embarrassing Trump is Job #1.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 6, 2026
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April 6, 2026 at 02:15AM
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Is this that bad? Would it be better if the biggest circle was CNN? It’s not a chart of the makeup of anyone’s feed. (That said it used to be better.) https://t.co/w8mKHa5M95
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 6, 2026
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April 6, 2026 at 02:05AM
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