On Garcetti’s homeless failure: https://t.co/kj7nyUu9An

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 7, 2022

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February 07, 2022 at 02:00AM
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Totally. That was clear in LA when Mayor Garcetti set about (futilely) spending the $1.2 billion voters approved to fight homelessness. Non-profits were staffing up for long haul with no expectations or plans for problem to get resolved. Homeless Industry is lifetime employment! https://t.co/NEh99y0yDZ

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Feb 7, 2022

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February 07, 2022 at 01:58AM
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Listened to public radio’s “On the Media” condemn schools that pull books from shelves https://t.co/ZzSFgsnxgw The next hour, All Things Considered promoted idea that podcasts need to be regulated by the government to prevent disinformation. https://t.co/0a8cRm8b9f NPR Whiplash!

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Feb 7, 2022

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February 07, 2022 at 01:46AM
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Here’s video of Psaki: https://t.co/RVtdxk07VY

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Feb 7, 2022

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February 07, 2022 at 01:33AM
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Biden’s spokesperson said adding disclaimers to Rogan’s podcasts was a “good step” but urged “there’s more that can be done.” Biden himself did not say *taking down* Rogan was a good first step. Still, WH now involved-raising concerns about corporatism https://t.co/TClZu34kLo

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Feb 7, 2022

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February 07, 2022 at 01:29AM
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This week I try to figure out why the left is putting so much political and emotional energy into beating up on the 15% of the population that’s unvaccinated. I don’t think it is the science. https://t.co/pscNm1z9t5

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Feb 5, 2022

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February 05, 2022 at 03:04PM
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Posted at 3:30 AM! Thanks to the bloggingheads people who worked very late to get this thing up despite a big tech glitch. https://t.co/pscNm1z9t5

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Feb 5, 2022

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February 05, 2022 at 01:48PM
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Bob and I face the challenges of a post-Zucker future https://t.co/pscNm1hyBx

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Feb 5, 2022

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February 05, 2022 at 12:18PM
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Well, The Parrot Room is up https://t.co/XgxpKnWZNj

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Feb 5, 2022

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February 05, 2022 at 03:45AM
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Is this legal? https://t.co/uxIV69tk6j

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Feb 5, 2022

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February 05, 2022 at 12:17AM
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This is of a piece with attempts to get Fed to pursue liberal goals through its credit policies, as criticized by @DouthatNYT https://t.co/gldCCaaIpE Not democratic to do it this way.

Sort of the domestic policy equivalent of the “interagency consensus” (never mind the voters!). https://t.co/625y3zCHiJ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 02:01PM
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Also represents an even more amorphous, less accountable and potentially corporatist form of governing.

Also suggests Biden doesn’t know what to do and is delegating.

Also bureaucratic crap (“violence intervention infrastructure”). https://t.co/txW3GlpSIp

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Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 01:28PM
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I know Sister Souljah. This is no Sister Souljah. https://t.co/txW3GlpSIp

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Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 01:25PM
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“White House Community Violence Intervention Collaborative, a 16-jurisdiction cohort of mayors, law enforcement, CVI experts, and philanthropic leaders committed to using…public funding to increase investment in…violence intervention infrastructure” https://t.co/d6Hs7r1dhW

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Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 01:22PM
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Let’s hear more about “unique decor”! https://t.co/5GyimzjlzA https://t.co/197Rbi9Z5F

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Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 12:43PM
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PS: Does anyone think that if we passed BBB, people would be happy? https://t.co/yL3BIdeJi2

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Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 12:29PM
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One of those forces might be the grim Michael Young Pathway of “merit.” https://t.co/EPByRklRli Another might be rising income inequality and declining social equality. Another might be lack of a national purpose that makes everything seem worthwhile.

But it’s Fox. I forgot. 2/2 https://t.co/Z4LqqyCYxo

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Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 12:28PM
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Why are Americans dissatisfied, despite a not-bad economy? It’s Fox’s fault! (“right-wing media”) says @paulkrugman, in a shocker. While you recover your composure, think how shallow this is. There are deeper forces at play 1/2 https://t.co/qjalsqBM2g

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Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 12:23PM
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“This level of malpractice is stunning. BBB is a once-in-a-10-year opportunity, and we fucked it up.”

Maybe the problem was thinking BBB was a once-in-10-year opportunity.

https://t.co/XinjYSgFpL

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Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 12:03PM
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I’m not so sure universities have to be “meritocratic.” Pretty sure I want judges to be selected on merit, though. https://t.co/KFc70WFWIm PS Hilarious that the “diversity” push championed by the ABA has now sidelined … the ABA.

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Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 11:53AM
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For some reason I thought @BillGates was a non-partisan, above-it-all Pete Peterson-like centrist figure. If he’s funding Arabella, he’s highly partisan–just hides it. https://t.co/vK6Fxf4dTj via @nypost

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Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 11:08AM
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For some reason I thought @BillGates was a non-partisan, above-it-all Pete Petersen-like centrist figure. If he’s funding Arabella, he’s highly partisan–just hides it. https://t.co/31TtRvjmTG

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 11:01AM
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Go and Lust no more.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 02:37AM
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Life’s not the same without Build Back Better. https://t.co/BdgN4B8uIx

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 01:26AM
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“That’s why we spend twice as much on health care as any other country, for outcomes that are actually worse.”–B. Masters (not B. Sanders)

I like Masters, but I suspected this talking point was simplistic when every Dem was saying it & I suspect it’s simplistic when he says it https://t.co/DB86HpIcJz

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Feb 4, 2022

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February 04, 2022 at 12:48AM
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