Pratt’s also exploiting the grief of crime victims! Because it’s just inevitable that car thefts would go up and shoplifing would explode. Or that a town of 30,000 would burn to the ground after a) the FD fails to completely put out a previous fire and b) there’s no water in the https://t.co/3iiOmhbOx3
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 2, 2026
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May 2, 2026 at 04:12AM
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If Raman really said that if she loses this will be “her last political campaign”–as reporter Tom Wait says she did … well, that’s an odd thing for an allegedly passionate up-and-coming young councilwoman to say. Is she cracking? Does she seem a bit entitled? https://t.co/wlhSuPZm3M
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 2, 2026
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Pratt’s also exploiting the grief of crime victims! Because it’s just inevitable that murders would remain high and shoplifing would explode. Or that a town of 30,000 would burn to the ground after a) the FD fails to completely put out a previous fire and b) there’s no water in https://t.co/3iiOmhcmmB
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 2, 2026
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If she really said that if she loses this will be “her last political campaign”–as reporter Tom Wait says she did … well, that’s an odd thing for an allegedly passionate up-and-coming young councilwoman to say. Is she cracking? Does she seem a bit entitled? https://t.co/wlhSuPZm3M
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 2, 2026
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Pratt’s also exploiting the grief of crime victims! Because it’s inevitable that a town of 30,000 would burn down after a) the FD fails to completely put out a previous fire and b) there’s no water in the reservoir to fight the fire with.
Why do we have elections if politicians https://t.co/3iiOmhcmmB
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 2, 2026
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May 2, 2026 at 03:25AM
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Flesh this out a bit, as magazine editors say … https://t.co/uI9lvjkAZn
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 2, 2026
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Discombobulating fires … https://t.co/WYf7t7k0Sj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 2, 2026
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May 1, 2026 at 08:54PM
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Another winner https://t.co/YReLLprF4t
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 2, 2026
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May 1, 2026 at 08:10PM
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“Xavier Becerra getting into the runoff hands the Trump administration the power to release Becerra’s FBI file and make Hilton our next CA governor. Buyer beware.”
Not until someone can describe this scandal to me clearly in one sentence. … https://t.co/mThHVkYNWx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 1, 2026
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Barbra https://t.co/zEc2VMXeLg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 1, 2026
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Isn’t this a violation of 2 elementary campaign rules: 1) If you’re ahead of your opponent attacking him raises him up 2) Barbara Streisand. Now everyone knows Nithya lives in a nice house.
Conclusion: Pratt has rattled her, and her lead in some polls is tenuous. https://t.co/7em6U9S3kv
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 1, 2026
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They will never get rid of Jared as long as Ivanka is married to him https://t.co/y1B9GrTHrg https://t.co/jgI2XgxDQ1
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 1, 2026
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May 1, 2026 at 02:58PM
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“Immigration policy should be designed to maximize the national interest”–@mattyglesias. Since when has Matt Yglesias thought that? (I remember him arguing we had to balance the loss to Americans against the huge potential satisfaction gains of migrants.)
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 1, 2026
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May 1, 2026 at 12:56AM
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“I’m a Great Society Democrat.” She’s running. (And I don’t think this degree of repositioning would be necessary to run against Schumer.) https://t.co/OSKKM4mdga
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 1, 2026
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May 1, 2026 at 12:29AM
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Inviting ordinary Americans to the ballroom on a regular basis to have dinner and schmooze with the President and cabinet would be a good idea–for Trump and in general—if it’s possible, security-wise. https://t.co/J8yDlqKIRk
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 1, 2026
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I actually did have “Bibi and Jared destroy Trump’s second term” on my bingo card.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 1, 2026
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April 30, 2026 at 10:00PM
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As long as it doesn’t run into Justice Roberts’ “Hotel California” rule https://t.co/l2xExPsF78 https://t.co/YWHiVwVetU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
May 1, 2026
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April 30, 2026 at 08:12PM
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I wasn’t far off! (re Smith) https://t.co/vgCqHUBv5m https://t.co/Qs9Aexrmsv
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 30, 2026
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Pretty good summary. https://t.co/LnlsRFr7bw
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 30, 2026
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April 30, 2026 at 11:05AM
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Even if the Constitution didn’t exist, a policy of keeping black voters in majority-black districts doesn’t exactly seem integrationist. https://t.co/2RlI9nTAoL
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 30, 2026
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April 30, 2026 at 01:03AM
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I’m no @SeanTrende, but doesn’t this decision help the DEMOCRATS in the long run–now they’re freer to spread black voters around to the districts where the Dems need them most? Result: More Dem Congresspeople. Just not black Congresspeople. https://t.co/8cqGmfyxZJ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 29, 2026
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April 29, 2026 at 04:05PM
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Who’s the populist in this race? https://t.co/xTMoAoG2vS
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 29, 2026
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April 29, 2026 at 03:55PM
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Worst thing ever for the housing affordability crisis: It’s getting better on its own, even in California (thanks in part to the end, for now, of mass immigration). https://t.co/1CH3hdj9uT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 29, 2026
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April 29, 2026 at 04:16AM
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Here’s a map of the scene. Doesn’t seem like he had far to go to get in, but you make the call: https://t.co/QTXEA7yZ5A https://t.co/LQVrQy3lxG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 29, 2026
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April 29, 2026 at 03:35AM
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More evidence that anytime someone (especially a business) claims to have “reimagined” something, run for the hills. https://t.co/px6p6a0ckb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 28, 2026
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April 28, 2026 at 06:33PM
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