LA’s fire recovery is going great! https://t.co/gL697vw8FP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 25, 2025

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February 25, 2025 at 01:44AM
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“Together, the Christian Democrats and the AfD would have enough seats to solve Germany’s immigration problem in short order. The mathematical possibility of such a coalition is now staring the public in the face, even if Merz is resolved not to form it.” https://t.co/RVlpfvSGOk

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 25, 2025

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February 25, 2025 at 01:17AM
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The case against Biden on Ukraine https://t.co/lJqTNUaN7F “Absent backing from Washington, Zelensky would never have dared to make a U-turn and pursue a belligerent approach toward Russia.”

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 25, 2025

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February 24, 2025 at 09:49PM
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I didn’t know that the “best and the brightest” were *not* for NATO expansion into East Europe. They lost the bureaucratic war, amazingly. https://t.co/42RZpxBdI4 Makes it harder to see The Blob as a big, single thing …

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 25, 2025

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February 24, 2025 at 09:43PM
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Just talking “interagency consensus” https://t.co/qYNREvypxv Has DC found a way to make transgressive Dionysian ecstasy boring?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 25, 2025

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February 24, 2025 at 09:29PM
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Also they bet on green energy (and killed their nuclear plants). Commenters are right: big mistake.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 24, 2025

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February 24, 2025 at 06:48PM
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“A majority of Germans want [Merz] to carry out the AfD’s policies—but without the AfD.” https://t.co/6PHW0aoYE3

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 24, 2025

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February 24, 2025 at 06:44PM
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So after 2026 will Trump stop being scared to actually try to pass legislation (eg reforming immigration system for good)? https://t.co/t2LWH5rE2G

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 24, 2025

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February 24, 2025 at 06:30PM
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Half-baked idea: Germany bet on diesel engines. Big mistake. Germany bet on mass immigration. Big mistake. When you are an elite-run corporatist state there are only so many big mistakes you can make–there’s no free sector (eg Tesla) to pick up the slack, too much invested in… https://t.co/MVkcDtnmqo

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 24, 2025

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February 24, 2025 at 06:28PM
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E-Verify, but for Idaho first. https://t.co/UkXLeDh6j1

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 24, 2025

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February 24, 2025 at 06:18PM
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The ’96 welfare reform deal was: You have to work, but if you work government will help you out. It’s a cheesy double cross for Gramm & Co. to then tar programs restricted to helping WORKERS as “welfare.” They’re not welfare, even if they are means tested (to avoid wasting money… https://t.co/Pf1jqFwhEP https://t.co/8wb3dv9cAC

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 24, 2025

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February 24, 2025 at 05:54PM
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Progress! https://t.co/1PKORcsmRz

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 24, 2025

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February 24, 2025 at 03:06PM
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Seems like a good chunk of the successful liberal effort at desegregation in the ’60s involved threatening to deny federal funds to disobedient states. There’s even a provision in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 authorizing the cutoff of funds to recalcitrant school districts. https://t.co/aqgOBQMPL2

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 24, 2025

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February 24, 2025 at 12:07AM
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1. Got rid of that cough (extra sleep).
2. Did my laundry. Not just a load but *all* my laundry.
3. Followed the Ashley St. Clair, Musk, Milo tweets. Fantastic!
4. Wrote this note.
5. Had some ideas. Will get to them next week.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 24, 2025

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February 23, 2025 at 08:05PM
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1. Got rid of that cough via extra sleep.
2. Did my laundry. Not just a load but *all* my laundry.
3. Followed the Ashley St. Clair, Musk, Milo tweets. Fantastic!
4. Wrote this note.
5. Had some ideas. Will get to them next week.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 24, 2025

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February 23, 2025 at 08:00PM
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OK, illegals can get a special drivers’ license, AB60, in California. They’re not supposed to vote. Why not compare the list of AB60 license-holders with the registered voter list? Would give a rough idea of how small (or large) a potential illegal voter problem is, no? Has this… https://t.co/12mWY47sJs

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2025

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February 23, 2025 at 05:34PM
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OK, illegals can get a special drivers’ license, AB60, in California. They’re not supposed to vote. Why not compare the list of AB60 license-holders with the registered voter list? Would give a rough idea of how small (or large) a potential illegal voter problem is, no? Has this… https://t.co/JbTvE32I8t https://t.co/jh3EyJLsPN

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2025

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February 23, 2025 at 05:31PM
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Harder to land a plane than I thought https://t.co/kt0Uk25aET

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2025

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February 23, 2025 at 05:12AM
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I’ve been choosing zero. So far, so good.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2025

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February 23, 2025 at 04:03AM
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Not anti-Musk but I’m glad there’s some internal opposition to him in the administration. … https://t.co/lf7NWKfkfP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2025

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February 23, 2025 at 03:50AM
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“While officials in Trump’s first administration continued to criticize employment visas, the anticipated crackdown failed to materialize. Now, with Elon Musk and other tech executives defending the H-1B program, Trump has changed his rhetoric. “I’ve always liked the visas…” https://t.co/B2wpQ9jkuZ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2025

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February 23, 2025 at 02:51AM
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What about Lively vs.Baldoni? https://t.co/nVEaC9msQt

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2025

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February 22, 2025 at 11:13PM
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I have friends quitting the @LATimes for good journalistic reasons. But the LAT’s fire coverage has been excellent–better than the paper would have been at any time in my life, including the allegedly wonderful Chandler years. It’s exposing the incompetence of the ruling pols,… https://t.co/BsMyJ6SeEY https://t.co/5h8DvsrACq

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 22, 2025

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February 22, 2025 at 05:17PM
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‘Bill Gates Announces $5 Billion Gift to Fund Mass Deportations’

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 22, 2025

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February 22, 2025 at 04:39PM
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It’s your fault for leaving that package on the front seat. https://t.co/PlYodKcxrV

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 22, 2025

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February 22, 2025 at 04:18PM
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