It's just weird that @Twitter would choose to 'die on a hill' where a) it's not a question of 'science.' b) not all 'experts' agree — in fact there's an ongoing debate they're trying to cut short. Next they'll notify us "experts say the Packers are better than the Eagles." https://t.co/nBxYa29wRA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 27, 2020
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Let me put it another way: If Tuberville's https://t.co/tYyq7tgj4D loose-borders friends had a choice of preserving his candidacy or preserving the H-1B and OPT cheap-labor programs, what would they choose? [Don't think it's close. Bye, Tommy] https://t.co/D6tdfdDh4T
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 27, 2020
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Trump Reviews Halting Foreign Worker Inflow as Grassroots Effort Grows https://t.co/yZgC3hl9QN The Tuberville mess makes it harder for Trump to wimp out (again) on this, no?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 27, 2020
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Thread: https://t.co/vlyDRKrCvB
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 27, 2020
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And that second-term agenda would include _________ on immigration? https://t.co/MchQtAhm2i
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 27, 2020
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I remember when I was on the welfare beat, all the experts said long term welfare receipt wasn't a problem, that people would never move across state lines for higher benefits. Then they discovered that was wrong. The 'mail-in-voting-doesn't-cause-fraud' expertise has same feel. https://t.co/nBxYa2r7J8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 27, 2020
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Remember in the 70s when labor allowed the formation of business political action committees because, hey, PACs were very rarely used by business (experts said)? If the potential is there, it will be used, even if not so much now. Mail-in has potential for widespread abuse. https://t.co/nBxYa2r7J8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 27, 2020
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NYT: "Douglas A. Kellner, a co-chair of the New York State Board of Elections, is among the Democrats who have raised flags about voting by mail."
He's not an expert? https://t.co/lprAVOs8hn
Experts also say: Don't wear masks! No human-to-human Wuhan spread! Experts often biased. https://t.co/dSE3IS5GjW— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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Great item on Aldabra. Some kind of metaphor for something … https://t.co/oXMSjnm5Af
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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Greg Sargent kicker gives Wapo thesis: “As soon as they understand this more, they’ll become more dissatisfied with Trump’s view of trying to open up America,” Frey concluded. “This is ominous for him.”
NYT: Not so much https://t.co/UUiuxrrTye
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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Same election upset is discussed here [via @RealClearNews] https://t.co/s4eyHizvDd
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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HARBINGING? Conservatives generate huge turnout and sweep local VA election (in Obama/Clinton area). Was it due to anti-lockdown theme? See leaflet: "Economic Recovery, Not Economic Disaster" https://t.co/Ea4hylJ4AX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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DUELING NARRATIVES:
1) NYT: Virus hurting Dem states more …
2) WAPO: Virus Invading Red America! Ominous for Trump!https://t.co/yoeaot6V0Jhttps://t.co/Nd8SPIJPFB
NYT's narrative seems more realistic, less hyped-up. https://t.co/XyWGocZosV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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Chris Bangle, who did more to degrade humanity's visual landscape than any man alive.
Also neutrons. https://t.co/EQJsOyZ1TX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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Millennials strike again. https://t.co/Nm0HZISSxT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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They embrace the bourgeois concept of "equal opportunity." The equal right to be unequal. Can't believe the Millennials let that slip by. https://t.co/fKXqJnuISC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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*That's* the outfit you want to wear on an airplane … https://t.co/2L4nbmJPjZ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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This is such a blatant hang-a-lantern-on-my-problem invitation to mockery that you feel it must be some kind of trap … https://t.co/1CIgtTlkAQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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Alternatively, the maligning would still be going on (eg MSNBC 24/7, CNN 12/7) because anti-Trumpers wouldn't feel there'd been an adequate independent investigation. Now the air is (relatively) clear in time for reelection campaign. https://t.co/Oi87KWBrcV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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I know Trump doesn't need an excuse to go off on Sessions, but why'd he restart this fight? One obvious theory is that Tuberville's people asked him to because their polls showed Sessions gaining. (Another is Trump didn't realize the primary has been delayed until July.) https://t.co/7QFgz3CjoB
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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Um, no you don't https://t.co/1CIgtTlkAQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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Another Sessions supporter https://t.co/WQFVZRUjgs
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 26, 2020
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What a tool … https://t.co/yb0pk3Qqly
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 25, 2020
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Also Arizona https://t.co/PuwsCrSKL2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 25, 2020
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Here is the video of the key part of the interview. You make the call! https://t.co/vTgvdpxFmk https://t.co/dl4rLJfgUN
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 25, 2020
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