Crisp critique of the “coalition of the ascendant” (“Worst Idea of the Decade” https://t.co/ufYxeqeksU) at the start of this piece: “Nations that use race or ethnicity as the organizing principle of politics are often quite unstable, and quite violent.” https://t.co/Q8wXkydnn9
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Jul 22, 2022
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July 21, 2022 at 11:50PM
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If a Democrat points it out, it’s the fabulous Coalition of the Ascendant.
If a populist Republican points it out, it’s hateful Replacement Theory. https://t.co/eXd7oPyZvR
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 21, 2022 at 07:52PM
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If @JDVance1 said something like this … https://t.co/qOkWDOTicB
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 21, 2022 at 07:43PM
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Don’t tell Tucker https://t.co/854TSBw8kj
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 21, 2022 at 07:26PM
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Kinsley’s 2010 inflation article–for which he got a lot of grief–reads pretty well *now*. He does a bit of told-you-so-ing in the new intro … https://t.co/GHEYpF5Vo3
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 21, 2022 at 01:50AM
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More on this issue here https://t.co/erGMeKOtH6 Yes, there is also the Full Faith & Credit clause and powers it grants Congres: https://t.co/s91t3SoTd6 https://t.co/3TBG9SJqmO
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 21, 2022 at 01:06AM
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“And yet Californians are not particularly enthusiastic about Newsom — his approval ratings stand at roughly 50%, while 60% are pessimistic about the state’s direction.” https://t.co/DoDkKEeCXa
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 21, 2022 at 12:39AM
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i.e. exactly what a carpetbagger like Oz *should* be doing ….
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 21, 2022 at 12:32AM
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“Some Democrats and reporters have been lulled into believing because Oz is not on the air, he must not be doing anything.” But he’s doing “the unglamorous but essential work of driving across the state, county by county, listening to voters’ concerns” https://t.co/0rKg5rBdQ9
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 21, 2022 at 12:31AM
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Maybe *DeSantis* should declare before the midterms. https://t.co/InBQXidhh0
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 20, 2022 at 11:30PM
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Three most recent polls all show Dem generic lead https://t.co/gpZr6DF3Xc
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 20, 2022 at 11:26PM
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“Right before signing the bill, there was a smugness about Newsom …”
Is there ever *not* a smugness about Newsom? https://t.co/WFPXBMxe56
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 20, 2022 at 09:30PM
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That doesn’t mean Dems–desperate–won’t try to push some sort of amnesty bill as a last ditch attempt to win back Hispanics. It’s all Dems know how to do (even if Hispanics don’t care that much). https://t.co/GLf6YifzVM
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 20, 2022 at 09:16PM
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Stay paranoid! (First thing Dems will ask for is to weaken the work requriement.) https://t.co/pH8rV02jQl
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Jul 21, 2022
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July 20, 2022 at 08:23PM
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It becomes a symbolic, “messaging” vote — part of the vast category of DC activity Charles Peters calls “Washington Make-Believe.”
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Jul 20, 2022
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July 20, 2022 at 04:04PM
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I’d vote for the bill (to codify same-sex marriage rights) but if it magically becomes unconstitutional (because no federal power) the moment SCOTUS overturns Obergefell it doesn’t do much good, does it? https://t.co/3TBG9SJqmO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jul 20, 2022
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July 20, 2022 at 04:00PM
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Losing will give Abrams more time to run for President. [Only half-joking] https://t.co/I59PYREsu0
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Jul 20, 2022
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July 20, 2022 at 01:54AM
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So if Congress codifies what SCOTUS now holds are rights to contraception & same sex marriage–citing its power to enforce rights under Sec. 5 of the 14thA–but SCOTUS then decides those things aren’t rights after all, does the law become unconstitutional? https://t.co/qylULZWzeG
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Jul 20, 2022
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July 20, 2022 at 01:34AM
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My WeWork has set up a large, Sleeper-like box in the corner, which I’m told will be a “holographic presence.” Hoping it will feature Adam Neumann giving visionary lectures 24/7.
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Jul 20, 2022
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July 20, 2022 at 01:18AM
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“Do people want to eat in this country or not?” At least the more-migrant-labor lobby doesn’t resort to thuggish hyperbole. … https://t.co/SStsn8xoRk
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Jul 19, 2022
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July 19, 2022 at 04:44AM
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I’m not worried millions of immigrants will become a “permanent underclass.” I’m worried that millions of less skilled natives will become an underclass when they can’t find jobs paying decent wages (because they’re competing with the immigrants) https://t.co/KkS4eEhIm5
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Jul 19, 2022
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July 19, 2022 at 04:27AM
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I’m sorry. No girl with fingernails that shine like justice would drive a white Chrysler LeBaron.
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Jul 19, 2022
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July 18, 2022 at 09:14PM
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Too many out-quotable lines in this piece. It basically tells me (non-Hollywood person) what I wanted to know about The Business. Not clear I need to read anything else … https://t.co/w3uTap7JU7
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Jul 17, 2022
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July 17, 2022 at 01:58AM
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“So the reporting from Sun Valley, such as it was, had it that people were realizing not only did none of the studios achieve escape velocity with the Streaming Pivot, they actually made us more vulnerable to business cycles.” https://t.co/w3uTap7JU7
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Jul 17, 2022
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July 17, 2022 at 01:54AM
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“Since time immemorial, the Holy Grail of everyone who brought money into Hollywood has been finding a way that your fate isn’t held hostage to something as pathetic as whether a movie is ‘good’ or not.” by @richardrushfield https://t.co/3fxjL3UzQ9
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Jul 17, 2022
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