I mean, what does it matter? We can't leave our houses anyway.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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I mean, what does it matter? We can't leave our houses anyway.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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Possible answers to another question were:
-Lesbian or Gay
-Bisexual
-Heterosexual
-Pansexual
-Asexual
-Not listed (please specify)— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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California State Bar really pushing members (I'm "inactive") to answer a "Attorney Census." On one question, the possible answers were:
-Female
-Male
-Transgender
-Gender Variant/Non-conforming/Non-binary
-Two Spirit
(I skipped that one, but really why is this their business?)— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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Not like this is a disease that's affecting only a few, or a few million, people. "Potential" cost of delay is huge … https://t.co/HpuUNxTNjb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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Main point is that the country's shutting down because of this disease, thousands getting sick and everyone's lives convulsed. Government'd be CRAZY TO WAIT FOR TRADITIONAL "LARGE, CAREFULLY CONTROLLED STUDIES" before trying these drugs, esp. ones that have been used for decades. https://t.co/S8pvSSHqCT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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Compare the treatment in the less-obviously-out-to-get-Trump @AP https://t.co/KYoToAQ0RE and @WSJ https://t.co/NXJWqwwl1h https://t.co/wAJjWf80OY
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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Here's what Trump said: "[I]t could be a game changer, and maybe not." Doesn't seem irresponsible. NYT itself says "Doctors in China, South Korea and France have reported that the treatments seem to help." Is that "minimal evidence"? Seems significant-see https://t.co/BnjPCPg6bl https://t.co/IAXnCv9wi5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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Here's the lead sentence: "President Trump on Thursday exaggerated the potential of drugs available to treat the new coronavirus…" No he didn't. We don't know how well they work so we can hardly say he exaggerated the "potential," can we? https://t.co/OhJGEaGKke
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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RIDICULOUSLY SNARKY HED (and lede) for a potentially promising development: "With Minimal Evidence, Trump Asks F.D.A. to Study Malaria Drugs for Coronavirus https://t.co/j9HClnZRps Doctors around the world are using it. It would be crazy for the FDA *not* to "study." Good God.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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Newsom is another pol who seems unable to be concise. Seems to think he's more persuasive than he is, so say it again! Please don't make us watch you for 40 minutes. Maybe study Giuliani's 9/11 conferences. Crisp. No BS. Two sentences of spirit-raising and you're done. https://t.co/qyapq02AgG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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He seems to say I can walk my dog ("essential work"). Anyone want to lend me a dog? https://t.co/qyapq02AgG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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Does not look like this 2019 test run–"Crimson Contagion"–uncovered the inability of the CDC to go to scale on virus tests. Seems a big failure. Maybe @NYTimes should point out? https://t.co/KUkEyyF3Er
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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So can I walk around the block to get some exercise? Unclear: https://t.co/D8B9GavbHe https://t.co/a1T2k8eZoA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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Late to this: "How China is planning to use the coronavirus crisis to its advantage" https://t.co/iUZ4B2DpH1
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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Bureaucracies acting like bureaucracies. We needed a Harry Hopkins to cut thru the resistance. Instead Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney was in England whining about the need for more immigration. [Ultimately it's on Trump, of course] https://t.co/NLJfrnbeb9
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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Coronavirus: Chinese Elite May Win More U.S. Citizenship-for-Investment Visas Despite Scandals https://t.co/wdQ6jckpyT Especially brazen since one of the scandals involved the Kushner family https://t.co/vyFsg6m3Rg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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i.e. some corporatism is inevitable … https://t.co/a11Nn1ibhy
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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We've historically had all 3 approaches, even if 2 and 3 seem undesirable. Describing them all as "plutocratic" isn't all that helpful (though if the industry you're bailing out is Wall Street …). https://t.co/jpnYH8llDQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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We've historically had all 3 approaches, even if 2 and 3 seem undesirable. Describing them all as "plutocratic" isn't all that helpful (though if the industry you're bailing out is Wall Street …). https://t.co/jpnYH8llDQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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3) A company-by-company approach, as feared by @PaulKrugman, seems beyond corporatism. Could be described as incipient Putinism. https://t.co/nOdPArwbuV https://t.co/tTjKuCdKcG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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2) An industry-by-industry approach, with different industries having different privileges and subsidies, does seem corporatist. Sees industries as distinct organs in the economic body ("corpus"). https://t.co/C7quCvlWGs https://t.co/6hI7gdR4t3
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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SUGGESTED BAILOUT TERMINOLOGY: 1) A general corporate tax cut, as in 2017, is not "corporatist," even though it helps corporations. Corporatism means something else. https://t.co/OFcLFCPbdw 1/
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2020
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Old favorite trucker song, with dada cameo from James Taylor near the end. https://t.co/6iCAnC6Na1
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 19, 2020
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"And how many ventilators do we have? We can’t seem to get a straight answer." https://t.co/TmPn5rA69z
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 19, 2020
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Here is Lin document I mentioned. https://t.co/Y3x82yKJsJ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 19, 2020
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