“Then when that’s over [Smith] can write another book about ‘The Era of Semafor is over. Another trend I invested my life in that failed.'” [1:19:34] https://t.co/gaD2UpHdzI https://t.co/T6wAJy23z2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 6, 2023
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May 06, 2023 at 05:02PM
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“[@SemaforBen] has signed up to Justin Smith’s fantasy that a calmer voice talking about infrastructure improvements in Africa is going to succeed in carving out a niche in a market that is dominated by the Financial TImes and the Economist.” https://t.co/gaD2UpHdzI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 6, 2023
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May 06, 2023 at 04:47PM
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In which @robertwrighter and I try to figure out what the hell @semaforben’s thesis is [1:11:40 in] https://t.co/XgxpKnWZNj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 6, 2023
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May 06, 2023 at 04:37PM
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So Biden ain’t gonna keep them out …. https://t.co/07xWOZBoR2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 6, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 09:42PM
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“I know you have told the team to use an all-of-government approach to minimizing bad TV pictures from happening on the border. …” The memo is fake, but maybe true! And if even Halperin is worried about a coming border debacle, can the MSM be far behind? …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 02:48PM
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From @MarkHalperin’s latest fake Ron Klain memo: “I recommend turning the [debt ceiling] meeting next week into a high human drama of unexpected big news in order to distract the press and the voters from immigration.” https://t.co/xGfhlWSqlO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 02:45PM
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Good grief. Audi drivers revealed as pathetic fakers! If true (and I think it is) this is way worse than having a blue check. https://t.co/lO8xJgpsit
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 02:32PM
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Very useful piece explaining why ChatGPT should scare people even though it *seems* like merely a computer that’s hoovered up a billion magazine articles and functions as a “fancy auto-complete.” https://t.co/9aTZqiaq56
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 01:49PM
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Experiment to see if just mentioning “Substack” has a big effect on the reach of Tweets failed to show much effect at all. Science! Maybe Musk’s throttling of his competitor is less than brutal. https://t.co/dLaqJhTqUc
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 01:14PM
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I’ve been pushing the “At bottom, it’s all about immigration” theory. And with Paul Ryan on the Fox Board, it’s not implausible. But so far, no takers. Maybe you will have better luck. https://t.co/imKYbEb30p
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 12:56PM
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“The odds-on favorite for Tucker’s next gig will be hosting a permanent late-night talk show host slot this year.” ????? No Substack? https://t.co/g2pFpLjUCX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 02:22AM
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“The odds-on favorite for Tucker’s next gig will be hosting a permanent late-night talk show host slot this year.” ????? https://t.co/g2pFpLjUCX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 02:18AM
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Musk’s throttling of tweets that mention that other newsletter site seems quite brutal. Will try to test it with a couple of tweets.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 02:11AM
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Strong column. But @marcthiessen leaves immigration off the list of DeSantis accomplishments-even though DeSantis has made a major (successful) restrictionist effort. This is a tell. (Thiessen wants “more immigrants, lots of them.”) https://t.co/U564EPNrji https://t.co/4yJMnevbPr
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 01:16AM
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MARIEL, SCHMARIEL: Only a few years ago, “immigration advocates disputed the evidence — remember all those debates over the Mariel boatlift? — and insisted that immigrants do not lower wages. … How times have changed!” https://t.co/InDc29OGep https://t.co/Q0btC210nf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 12:46AM
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“What’s more interesting to me is how Gest and other immigration advocates so casually endorse limiting the pay of some of the poorest American workers.” https://t.co/InDc29OGep
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 12:41AM
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Here’s the stock chart for Roivant, the larger company Ramaswamy founded (of which the company whose Alzheimer’s drug failed was part). So far it has turned $100 of investors’ money into $85, even in growing biotech https://t.co/Cpw74m68IK “Successful”? https://t.co/iFM7uCMkWT https://t.co/fHmWiHbEEE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 12:22AM
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RAMASWAMENTUM? In other words, Ramaswamy made millions, for himself. For the people who bought what he was selling … not so much. He seems to be one of the great talkers. https://t.co/XW6M0C4Bzh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 12:16AM
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Here’s the stock chart for Roivant, the larger company Ramaswamy founded (of which the company whose Alheimer’s drug failed was part). So far it has turned $100 of investors’ money into $85, even in growing biotech https://t.co/Cpw74m68IK “Successful”? https://t.co/iFM7uCMkWT https://t.co/XW6M0C4Bzh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 12:14AM
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Ramaswamy says he ‘s funding his campaign “with the hundreds of millions of dollars he made from the successful biotech business he founded.” Successful? Not so sure about that https://t.co/5V20exwi5t https://t.co/Oiu3oZNK11
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 5, 2023
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May 05, 2023 at 12:06AM
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Doesn’t the government (or the @WSJ, with its “trove of documents”) know the answer to this key question? If so, why don’t they tell us? https://t.co/f1VBCB0xy7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 4, 2023
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May 04, 2023 at 06:10PM
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Running for President seems much more fun. Make Rupert cover *you,* day in/day out. (And it arguably wouldn’t violate a ‘non-compete’ clause.)
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 4, 2023
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May 04, 2023 at 06:01PM
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I don’t get it. So Carlson stages a big debate with the GOP candidates. Then what? https://t.co/l2MfsmP0N0
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 4, 2023
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May 04, 2023 at 05:58PM
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Don’t call it the Coalition of the Ascendant! … https://t.co/QwQOBVDbyF
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 4, 2023
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May 04, 2023 at 04:00PM
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Unfortunately, it’s one-person/one-wote and not one-$-of-GDP/one vote …. https://t.co/QwQOBVDbyF
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 4, 2023
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May 04, 2023 at 03:59PM
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