Does seem a little replace-y. https://t.co/cFR0IFXkNe

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022

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November 16, 2022 at 10:24PM
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CORRECTION: They are caled “Caruso Coins,” as in “turn every purchase into Caruso Coins.” The brochure for this rewards program (for shopping at Caruso’s malls) arrived in the mail yesterday. https://t.co/3QTp6mLxku

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022

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November 16, 2022 at 08:23PM
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No Caruso Points for you! (https://t.co/lXTUkzpKIG) https://t.co/ods2Zh43fq

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 17, 2022

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November 16, 2022 at 08:08PM
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John Ellis: @FoxNews can’t promote DeSantis over Trump if the Fox audience rebels. Was Trump’s early announcement in part designed to get them to resist Murdoch’s decision to put hin out to pasture? https://t.co/YknL48CviL

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 16, 2022 at 03:41PM
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.@NyTimes readers don’t want to read that headline! Why upset the subscribers? Or else @Nate_Cohn is so exhausted (understandably) he has crashed and slipped into a semi-comatose state … https://t.co/2VcrYFiikX

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 16, 2022 at 03:21PM
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.@DecisionDeskHQ has called the Kiley race as well as Garcia–giving Republicans 219. @AP taking it’s sweet time, so @NYTimes still has 217 on front page. (Contrast with the Dobbs/Lake race call.) https://t.co/a27WCCpBv6 https://t.co/2VcrYF1fiX

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 16, 2022 at 03:10PM
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Sure. But it’s as if they don’t want the headline moment “GOP CLINCHES HOUSE” anytime soon–until it’s ‘old news!’ Would disrupt story of BIg Dem Win. We don’t say “Astros will probably win the pennant” and leave it at that. https://t.co/yGGE2telFo

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 16, 2022 at 02:55PM
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Trumpwhoaspresidentfomentedaninsurrectionrefusedtoadmitdefeatwasimpeachedtwiceandisthesubjectofmultiplecriminalinvestigations

Trump’s seemingly mandatory MSM handle is getting a little unwieldy.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 16, 2022 at 03:49AM
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Washington Post (https://t.co/UiuwYzeiLy) failing to learn the lesson of @NRO’s “Against Trump” issue: 20 articles attacking Trump for the same thing are … boring.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 16, 2022 at 03:29AM
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“Honestly no one in Hollywood really seems interested in touching the subject,” https://t.co/Xjef8qKFwA

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 16, 2022 at 03:12AM
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They will still be able to intervene at crucial points to screw things up, according to sources. https://t.co/HwoFhKJDYx

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 16, 2022 at 02:58AM
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“the continued use of the [Title 42] policy has been a tension point between the White House and immigrant advocates.” Can’t have that! https://t.co/XzSu2cVACu

Note: BIll Clinton could stand up to “advocates.” FDR could stand up to “advocates.” Why can’t Biden?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 11:41PM
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Republicans Officially Take Back the House After 4 Years with Democratic Majority https://t.co/ig6waMBsec via @people

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 11:24PM
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.@DecisionDeskHQ good enough for NYT’s @jonathanWeisman! https://t.co/HgmHR3YrfQ Good enough for you? Dont overthink this! (And thanks for the help) https://t.co/eMz955gOMT

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 11:11PM
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It’s Tucker’s fault! That’s a new one https://t.co/q4bPOkM4Ue

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 11:04PM
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Send in the lawyers. (Will the hospitals seek protection from Congress? Don’t know how that would work–e.g. for past harms.) https://t.co/ZJ9ggMt4Nb

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 10:55PM
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There’d be a shot at controlling the coming surge-on-top-of-a-surge, if Trump hadn’t helped cost GOP the Senate and a big House margin. Effects of his craziness will be felt within weeks. https://t.co/bvnlTFiijH

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 10:52PM
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What if Biden lost the House and the media decided not to notice?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 09:55PM
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Psst, MSM. Haven’t Republicans just won the House? Maybe tell us? (@nytimes, for example, still has them at 217). https://t.co/GbK6KYx2I9

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 09:53PM
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Didn’t Steel and Garcia win? So it’s over. GOP takes the House. Maybe tell us? https://t.co/QG1cg717Rl

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 09:48PM
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Reminder that under the Admin. Procedures Act judges can basically block anything they want to block (eg by dreaming up something-X-the agency didn’t take into sufficient account). Justice Roberts showed the way in the DACA case https://t.co/XzSu2cVACu

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 16, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 09:33PM
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Note that this isn’t deciding the famous get more money. It’s deciding the famous get more speech — formally privileged speech (in the “public square”).

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 15, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 03:38PM
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1) We already overvalue fame. @Twitter supposed to be democratizing
2) Not a fair fame fight. Algo boosts already famous/credentialed-a rich-get-richer scam. Hard to earn thru tweets
3) Worse, algo seems to boost blue checks so it’s “fame” as decided by the wokes/Dems at Twitter https://t.co/HRQ5McsTi3

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 15, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 03:31PM
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So it’s a fame ranking? That’s why it’s insidious. https://t.co/q1va6OrW2I

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 15, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 02:40PM
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How about a modified 1968 scenario: The pack–Haley, TIm Scott, Pompeo, Christie–enters and Trump does surprisingly poorly against them. (Collectively, they are Gene McCarthy.) That gives DeSantis permission/opportunity to jump in like RFK. … https://t.co/Qv1u97P917

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 15, 2022

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November 15, 2022 at 02:02PM
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