Reminder that Trump did *not* succeed in withdrawing the US from Syria https://t.co/vxCOvpJLD3

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Apr 28, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 10:53PM
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Piece argues that if the war were “to conclude on Western terms with a clear Ukrainian victory,” it would be a “blow to China” because the U.S. “would define the war as a triumph for its international order, its rules, its power …” Seems off. Judging from past performance, our… https://t.co/DNqFwCppXP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 28, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 10:46PM
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Does China have an interest in the Ukraine war dragging on, as this article suggests? If so that would make it an odd peace broker. https://t.co/vgWwHCClcS

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 28, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 10:32PM
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It was “yummy” https://t.co/QED9513Wl2

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Apr 28, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 10:27PM
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Comprehensive https://t.co/IJLuxaA7Jx

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Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 06:40PM
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She could represent China! https://t.co/BPmTCd8TJQ https://t.co/XY7AFlnbIw

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 06:30PM
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“[T]here has long been some latent far-right disdain for the former Republican House speaker …”
“Latent”?
PS: Left wingers disdain him for many of the same reasons (eg Medicare voucherization) so @NewRepublic should hold the snark https://t.co/Wmfpt9o0sD

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Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 06:03PM
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Having to forfeit New Hampshire seems like a feature not a bug for Biden. https://t.co/7yz9mZZjs2

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 05:43PM
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“I just don’t believe it’s appropriate at this point in time to discuss anything related to the grand jury process …” But it’s OK to blab the main point to @washingtonpost? Anybody want to hire this firm again? (Not that it’s not good to have the info.) https://t.co/2c8HwWmXEw

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 05:34PM
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Hmm. Gives Biden a plausible reason for avoiding exposing his candidacy to a NH surprise. The rules were written as his behest, you say? https://t.co/IqBQmDUCDX via @nbcnews

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 03:51PM
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So if those two are getting almost 30%, what would @Sen_JoeManchin get? https://t.co/epKnGcbCFc

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Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 03:09PM
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Jeb! had lots of endorsements too. https://t.co/2IAHuFTE2x

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 02:51PM
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Reinforces the fiction that it’s labor “abuses” and “rule breakers” and “unfair competition” that undercuts US wages, as opposed to trade working the way it’s supposed to work (with cheaper labor being some countries’ comparative advantage) …. https://t.co/9jnSTbfZIg

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 02:37PM
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Hard to argue that migrant labor doesn’t lower wages after reading that. … https://t.co/KgYX6oK8wk

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Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 02:29PM
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Sorry, if the New @Heritage can’t bring itself to endorse the repeal of Davis-Bacon … https://t.co/egraKbNWeM

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 02:26PM
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OK! https://t.co/nh0Oo9mteh

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Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 01:51PM
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Who is dumb enough to actually think this? Lachlan Murdoch? https://t.co/r5sjWYiYx6

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 01:20PM
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Sen. Hickenlooper (D-Colo) on Biden implementation of IRA: “We’re not getting transmission lines, we’re not getting natural gas or hydrogen pipelines, any of that stuff.” https://t.co/G8i3rfUsnc

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 12:24PM
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“America’s never seen a Black man yelling at a white man like that.”–Jamaal Bowman on his argument with Thomas Massie

Is that true? Skeptical … https://t.co/kjzI5nQOEY

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 12:21AM
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Will be a test whether there’s enough chaos on the border after the May 11 expiration of Title 42 to get journalists’ notice. https://t.co/QmymgZY393 Call it the Klein Awareness Index. https://t.co/PLdZ3qHCYa

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 12:08AM
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“Not much thunder on the border right now.”–Joe Klein, in his “Cultural Anger Index https://t.co/j9lJ7LkmQk A sign he’s not reading @BensmanTodd and @MarkSKrikorian, and that DHS Sec. Mayorkas’ trick of quietly letting the migrants in via legally iffy “parole” is working.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 27, 2023 at 12:02AM
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Will be hard not to top “yummy” … https://t.co/GrEP9kwOOB

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 26, 2023 at 10:53PM
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Remember, there’s a Trumpish populist revolt at the end of Young’s 1958 book on “Meritocracy.” No Iraq in sight, and the elites weren’t acting incompetently (except in failing to anticipate the Trumpish populist revolt). https://t.co/lMZBfRAlC7

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 26, 2023 at 08:07PM
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Is the resentment Trump & Tucker tapped into really all about “reflexive distrust” of major U.S. institutions? Or woulod it have happened even if the US had triumphed in Iraq & handled Covid brilliantly? I think (b)–because we’d still be on the Michael Young Pathway… https://t.co/1HYVP6hRrq

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 27, 2023

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April 26, 2023 at 08:01PM
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It’s a good thing that Republicans are emphasizing work requirements for cash benefits. Medicaid is different, though, because we’re going to give people medical care anyway. Even @robertrector has opposed work requirements for Medicaid, as he argued here: https://t.co/aHAyog2mAf https://t.co/1R64o70mQa

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 26, 2023

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April 26, 2023 at 05:22PM
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