U.K. …. https://t.co/n9KxMqQvEI
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Would give everyone a bit of sure footing and reassurance (eg. no N-words).. Some people–esp. the wokest–would be unsatisfied; Might not be profit-maximizing (if people and advertisers demand exceptionally safe spaces). But does Musk have to maximize profits?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 31, 2022
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October 31, 2022 at 06:16PM
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P.S.: What if Musk published a non-vague list of limits in each of the key categories:1) These are the fighting words you can’t use–like the FCC’s famous 7 dirty words; 2) This is the high bar for “provably false” and how we’ll implement it; 3) just drop the “hate speech” ban.??
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Oct 31, 2022
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October 31, 2022 at 06:13PM
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But if he doesn’t have answers to all the issues, at least he identifies them — “cabins” the problems, to use one of lawyer’s fave words. And putting it all under the current First Amendment should serve to frustrate the censors’ most misguided impulses. 5/5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 31, 2022
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October 31, 2022 at 05:53PM
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Third, he practically invites SCOTUS to create a new “hate speech” exception to the 1st Amendment (“define a segment of hate speech not currently covered under the existing First Amendment exceptions and declare it unprotected.”) Seems capable of swallowing free speech whole. 4/
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 31, 2022
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October 31, 2022 at 05:50PM
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Second, he’d let sites ban “provably false” info as unprotected. The issue as he recognizes is who decides what’s “provably false.” He doesn’t have a satisfying answer. It can’t be just Twitter’s opinion or Twitter’s research. It shouldn’t be based on whether MSM approves. 3/
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 31, 2022
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October 31, 2022 at 05:46PM
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First, Sacks would expand unprotected “fighting words” to include “all racist, misogynist, homophobic, and other slurs.” Seems OK, but what trans activists consider a fighting-word slur the @BabylonBee considers is political satire. This category would have to be limited, no? 2/
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 31, 2022
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October 31, 2022 at 05:39PM
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This by @DavidSacks seems like the beginning of progress on the content moderation problem. Would only ban speech unprotected by the 1st Amendment, but there’s some trickiness … 1/ https://t.co/oAlc29saAl
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 31, 2022
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October 31, 2022 at 05:36PM
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Yes. Now do the fully refundable child tax credit Dems have been pushing … no work required. https://t.co/zUoBWvYlNo
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 31, 2022
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October 31, 2022 at 03:05PM
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The thing about Musk is if he makes a bad move and gets blowback he is likely to change course very quickly, no? Not likely to go down in flames. https://t.co/WSXh80AbXG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 31, 2022
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October 30, 2022 at 11:11PM
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No fan of Bolsonaro, but is a 50.9% to 49.1% win a “rebuke”? https://t.co/w8errOJKL9
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 31, 2022
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October 30, 2022 at 08:51PM
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Also: Have the abortion allegations against Herschel Walker reached their Swetnick Moment? https://t.co/ygipxepjOt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 31, 2022
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October 30, 2022 at 08:12PM
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How Clintonesque could he be if he passes up an easy triangulation like this? https://t.co/mKPLmQH9B5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 30, 2022
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October 30, 2022 at 07:02PM
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How can that be? The “restrictions have only a modest impact on immigrant household use rates primarily because non-citizens (including illegal immigrants) can receive benefits on behalf of their U.S.-born children who are awarded …full welfare eligibility at birth.”
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 30, 2022
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October 30, 2022 at 06:53PM
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,@NPRJoel says it’s incorrect & “misleading or false” to say “immigrants are more likely to use public benefits than the native-born population.”
Again, it is apparently not false (even though new immigrants and illegals are barred from some programs), https://t.co/eKcuc210lk https://t.co/pAIhlFnSYi
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 30, 2022
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October 30, 2022 at 06:51PM
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So … fighting speech with speech works. https://t.co/WJLaU75ADT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 30, 2022
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October 30, 2022 at 06:26PM
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It’s the @FiveThirtyEight vs. RealClearPolitics (@RealClearNews) election! #TeamRCP https://t.co/cPGh2jz8EX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 30, 2022
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October 30, 2022 at 05:37PM
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Possible political downside to saying your foreign policy might lead to “Armageddon” https://t.co/y2ojApDOff
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Oct 30, 2022
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October 29, 2022 at 09:41PM
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Oh no! He’s lost Ken Olin! https://t.co/RSrhzwwNW6
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 29, 2022
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October 29, 2022 at 05:54PM
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New Parrot Room: Wil Biden get the Hu Treatment? https://t.co/yJRFYzm2t1
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 29, 2022
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October 29, 2022 at 01:03AM
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I wish this note convinced me that state legislatures couldn’t (under the Independent State Legislature argument) intervene in a close election and tip the balance. Unfortunately, it doesn’t. And we’re destined to have a lot of close elections. https://t.co/kXWgxR5zFk
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 28, 2022
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October 28, 2022 at 02:55PM
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That was exceptionally wimpy of Wemple back then. Not sure he’s a cultural bellwether. https://t.co/W1O7kDDpgk
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 28, 2022
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October 28, 2022 at 12:54PM
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He’ll have power if it’s 50 (R) to 49 (D) … https://t.co/KppO516Efs
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 28, 2022
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October 28, 2022 at 12:49PM
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Vitamin E on Kanye: https://t.co/ykQYq7C9VC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 28, 2022
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October 28, 2022 at 12:32PM
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PRECRIMINATION! Emerging CW: It’s all Meachamism’s fault! Biden foolishly put the campaign’s focus on saving dermocracy and America’s soul instead of a “unified, winning economic message.” https://t.co/PzLVKVtpRn This view may approach unanimity if Dems get slammed.
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Oct 28, 2022
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October 28, 2022 at 12:31PM
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