New Parrot Room: Who will still be alive at the end? (We talk about White Lotus) https://t.co/ydgcll9w3M

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2023

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January 07, 2023 at 01:23AM
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[This is a subtweet of the guy who thinks the left’s reaction to Trump invented overwrought, polarizing Nazi analogies] https://t.co/T7Z7IdA5ey https://t.co/Y6wu8COovD

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2023

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January 07, 2023 at 12:12AM
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Shoulda let him get his pardon https://t.co/gAXDyN6Bta

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2023

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January 06, 2023 at 11:46PM
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I had brain lock (one of many) and forgot the in-house newsmagazine term for a long Henry Kissinger piece that nobody will read (but they might buy the magazine for when it’s billed on the cover). The term is “hood ornament.”

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2023

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January 06, 2023 at 11:35PM
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Wish I had C-Span https://t.co/lzHnjr5fV4

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2023

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January 06, 2023 at 11:32PM
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The Sellout Safari https://t.co/Er8zVxFjMu

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2023

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January 06, 2023 at 08:36PM
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Just when you thought it was safe to not stay paranoid … https://t.co/rcGHL0Z7Da

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 7, 2023

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January 06, 2023 at 08:34PM
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Since the welfare reforms of the ’90s were specifically designed, in part, to change the culture of single and teen motherhood, it’s odd that @JasonDeParle doesn’t discuss them now that their goal has been partly achieved. (He does mention them once in passing.) https://t.co/uLcuxISrUO

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 06, 2023 at 03:45AM
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“Does cutting teen births reduce child poverty, or does cutting child poverty reduce teen births?” Hmm. The two positive trends might also be completely independent, or both be caused by a third factor (hot economy, or … welfare reform) no? https://t.co/Y4QHkj8tgo

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 06, 2023 at 03:43AM
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Is it possible some Biden people have this idea–that they might flip this switch and tacitly restart the Remain-in-Mexico plan they foolishly ended–in the back of their minds? (What’s the opposite of paranoia?) I assume that’s too good to be true. https://t.co/h3OymixWb2

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 06, 2023 at 02:47AM
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As @BensmanTodd explains, many who Biden is letting in (under his new expanded “parole” program) would NOT win their asylum cases.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 06, 2023 at 02:44AM
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What if Biden required migrants who use the CBP One mobile app to actually WIN their asylum claims before they show up at the US border ports of entry? With that one change, Biden’s plan could be turned into Trump’s successful Remain in Mexico plan, no? https://t.co/obm5AegAED

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 06, 2023 at 02:40AM
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It would be terrible if this turned out to be false https://t.co/olxKuJfOzg

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 06, 2023 at 12:26AM
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This and other links ripped off from John Ellis’ News Items https://t.co/UJjUoEam8m https://t.co/ep0r1aRrZj

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 05, 2023 at 11:47PM
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Back in Gary Hart/James Fallows/Gregg Easterbrook military reform days, the consensus seemed to be that the Bradley Fighting Vehicle sucked. Did something happen to make it a potential game changer? https://t.co/5H0iK9popV

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 05, 2023 at 11:41PM
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Big if true https://t.co/jmNz55mdwo

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 05, 2023 at 11:33PM
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Isn’t this basically what @peterthiel has been saying? https://t.co/ZcIRcKVudk

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 05, 2023 at 11:22PM
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“But if your application is denied or you attempt to cross into the United States unlawfully, you will not be allowed to enter.”

This is key sentence in Biden speech. If it happens–even after migrants cross onto US soil–the numbers will go down. Does anyone think it’ll happen?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 05, 2023 at 10:19PM
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If the process is cleaned up, made easier with mobile phone apps, appointments, quick decisions and “processing” (eg release into US)–no waiting under bridges!–that means even *more* will come, no? The politically hard-to-sell numbers are unlikely to go down.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 05, 2023 at 09:55PM
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Basically, as long as Biden doesn’t detain, expel, or deport “irregular” migrants making bogus asylum claims–and it looks like this plan in fact doesn’t do those things–more will come.

It’s kind of that simple. If they keep getting in, they will keep coming.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 05, 2023 at 09:50PM
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This is really a very good–clear and short–explanation of what the Biden WH is up to with it’s alleged pivot to the center on immigration. It seems to be mainly what Charles Peters calls “Washington Make-Believe” https://t.co/yHSjmQl1co

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 05, 2023 at 09:45PM
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An incentive for them to drag it out, no? Send out a few more emails and texts! … https://t.co/9cm1UIZPgO

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 05, 2023 at 08:49PM
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It’s hard to avoid thinking that the reason @Semafor won’t disclose SBF’s investment or set the $$ aside for repayment, is 1) the investment is big 2) Semafor can’t afford to set it aside or repay now. Maybe it’s been spent! (Contacted @semaforben for comment-so far no response.) https://t.co/naqBoqcork

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 6, 2023

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January 05, 2023 at 08:38PM
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ProPublica has disclosed the amount of SBF’s investment and put the money in a separate account. @Semafor has refused to disclose the amount and refers to a vague consultative process that apparently doesn’t involve setting the money aside in a separate account. Why? https://t.co/kQvH9zLODz

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 5, 2023

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January 05, 2023 at 04:03PM
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Why is @propublica able to be clear what it intends to do with SBF’s investment (put it in a separate account and return it) https://t.co/8HVPOyE3yC while @Semafor seems vague and slippery (it will “redeem” the money but that’s somehow different from “return”)? https://t.co/g9Ky5xiFVK

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 5, 2023

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January 05, 2023 at 03:59PM
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