Also, what adviser told him all this glossy hype was a good idea? Plays into his weakness (‘pretty boy’). He should be putting on a hat and shoveling snow in swing states. The dark thought is that he’s not making himself available to these reporters to get votes. He just likes https://t.co/mcN1nkB8JA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 2, 2026
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February 02, 2026 at 04:38PM
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I’m pretty sure voters will gag on this preening positioner, unless they delegate the decision to Kathy Ruemmler. https://t.co/mcN1nkB8JA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 2, 2026
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February 02, 2026 at 04:28PM
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Joe Scarborough said “I think he’s better than he’s ever been, intellectually, analytically, because he’s been around for 399 years,” https://t.co/fjsWW10fea
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 2, 2026
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February 02, 2026 at 02:36AM
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I have a Crossfire-like debate show idea for @bariweiss https://t.co/XhRRWoAcHG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 2, 2026
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February 02, 2026 at 01:28AM
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I don’t want to demolish the Kennedy Center, though it is the “sarcophagus in which the art of architecture lies buried” (Ada Louise Huxtable) https://t.co/p3dTwmGQfx https://t.co/N7n1FW80kG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 2, 2026
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February 02, 2026 at 12:43AM
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Well, they shouldn’t be civil servants, at least not all of them, at least that high in the bureaucracy. The elected president has a right to people who’ll pursue his agenda–otherwise you end up with nothing happening and the permanent bureaucracy in charge. The Charles Peters https://t.co/89d589eHAa
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 2, 2026
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February 01, 2026 at 11:02PM
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You could say the same for Kristi Noem https://t.co/7WeXkoBd0D
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Feb 2, 2026
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February 01, 2026 at 10:36PM
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Wu’s full quote seems to be “”Every person, every human being, has the legal right to come to the United States and seek asylum or shelter. …” Here’s a video of her saying it: https://t.co/Ge5lcLHPfM The “asylum” part is less controversial than the “shelter” part, which would https://t.co/rLMINs8jL8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 2, 2026
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February 01, 2026 at 10:35PM
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“[W]ho commands an obedient Congress…” ???? Does @DavidAFrench read @JakeSherman? https://t.co/4gVRdFQaM3
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 2, 2026
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February 01, 2026 at 10:28PM
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Wu’s full recent quote seems to be “”Every person, every human being, has the legal right to come to the United States and seek asylum or shelter.” Here’s a video of her saying it: https://t.co/Ge5lcLIn5k The “asylum” part is less controversial than the “shelter” part, which https://t.co/rLMINs8RAG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 2, 2026
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February 01, 2026 at 10:14PM
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Next the Abundance crowd will discover the Charlie Peters/Washington Monthly gospel on the civil service …. https://t.co/6P2IthEXJx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 2, 2026
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February 01, 2026 at 07:13PM
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Maybe the intelligence agencies of all the world’s powers, including ours, were using Epstein to get dirt on all the world’s ruling classes (especially ours). You had to go to Epstein –he had a global near-monopoly on honeypotting. He was the Microsoft of
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 1, 2026
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February 01, 2026 at 03:09AM
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Next up: We need mass immigration to save the poor marginalized real estate developers https://t.co/YfwIvvqpA2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 1, 2026
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February 01, 2026 at 02:52AM
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Don’t be so sure it won’t work. 1) Insincere conversions are more flattering to Trump than sincere conversions (a point Mike Kinsley made about little personal notes of congratulation) 2) SBF’s famous. Is there a famous person Trump hasn’t pardoned (Diddy, but he’s on the way)? https://t.co/dkv3unGyqH
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 1, 2026
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February 01, 2026 at 02:45AM
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They *really* want him to retire, don’t they? https://t.co/90m5XEzOCU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 1, 2026
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February 01, 2026 at 02:23AM
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Next up: We need mass immigration to save the marginalized real estate developers https://t.co/YfwIvvqpA2
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Feb 1, 2026
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February 01, 2026 at 02:14AM
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Definitely “Melania,” it turns out. But “Chooch” was a success d’estime. https://t.co/4DK692gMps https://t.co/m5kJoxiHO7
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Feb 1, 2026
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January 31, 2026 at 10:13PM
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Does The Federalist want him to retire? https://t.co/A2k9kC2na8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026
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January 31, 2026 at 02:46PM
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When fighter jets want to distract missiles they drop chaff, small metallic strips that create false targets for the missiles. I tend to see many things Trump does — especially things he tweets — as chaff. Doesn’t mean the strategy will work, or won’t do damage.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026
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January 31, 2026 at 02:37PM
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Whistleblowers in Minn. say fraud concerns were ignored for years [paywalled]https://t.co/ChGi1W1ndv
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Jan 31, 2026
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January 31, 2026 at 02:23PM
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Whistleblowers say fraud concerns were ignored for years [paywalled]https://t.co/ChGi1W1ndv
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026
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January 31, 2026 at 02:13PM
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“Nothing happened between (redacted) and TRUMP,” This keeps happening. https://t.co/j6wQalMmgW via @thedailybeast
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026
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January 31, 2026 at 02:12PM
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Bad “optics,” nothing more. Goldman should keep her. It’s not often you get a judge of character like this. https://t.co/K9caqqtREb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026
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January 31, 2026 at 12:08AM
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Good Lord — it also says they [the Democrats] wanted to “lower the overall number of legal immigrants.” https://t.co/h8gqEzD2wB
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026
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January 31, 2026 at 12:03AM
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Good Lord — it also says they wanted to “lower the overall number of legal immigrants.” https://t.co/h8gqEzD2wB
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2026
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January 30, 2026 at 11:49PM
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