Do they have any troops? “The calculation: With Khamenei eliminated, elements within the security services, potentially including Artesh [legacy army] officers, might step forward to stabilize the country and negotiate from a pragmatic position devoid of revolutionary dogma.” https://t.co/Wf4Bsf5KFw
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 1, 2026
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Ferguson seems optimistic on Venezuela-style “regime alteration” instead of “regime change.” But he can’t locate an “Iranian Delcy [Rodriguez].” Meanwhile, Trump has told ordinary anti-mullah Iranians to risk their lives and revolt, promising them “freedom,” not a Delcy-like
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Mar 1, 2026
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February 28, 2026 at 07:03PM
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“Even if this becomes the first case of air power alone collapsing a regime, the Islamic regime will not be replaced by a liberal democracy that upholds human rights. There is no credible alternative government in exile waiting in the wings.” https://t.co/EPCERrsDGC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 28, 2026
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February 28, 2026 at 02:19PM
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????? https://t.co/0rWckOMh6N
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 28, 2026
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February 27, 2026 at 10:34PM
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We can all agree that Netflix board member Susan Rice did a great job furthering Netflix’s effort to depoliticize the WB merger fight. https://t.co/r8Td5u29sM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 27, 2026
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February 27, 2026 at 03:06PM
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Fifty years ago it would have been time to appoint Father Hesburgh to chair a national commission on how to handle AI. Trump should try the idea. Stack it with champions of all the various AI schools. At least the issues would be ventilated for the voters, giving them some sense https://t.co/dwjG4gHeH1
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 27, 2026
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February 27, 2026 at 02:58PM
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Did a Clinton aide work to pressure Graydon Carter into dropping the sex parts of Vicky Ward’s original 2003 Vanity Fair article? https://t.co/WlBwjdwTDK
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 27, 2026
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February 27, 2026 at 02:24PM
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Trump is not adequately addressing the citizenry’s fears of the future, which is not a typical election year issue. Not “are you better off than you were 4 years ago?” but “Will you want to live the life you’ll be living 12 years from now?” https://t.co/D2PB5bBAo7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 27, 2026
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February 26, 2026 at 09:48PM
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Yes, there is a Mayorkas-Epstein connection … https://t.co/SaRhNmIWIA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 26, 2026
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2026-02-26T05:25:57+00:00
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Just read Trump’s speech. Seems highly effective. (Guess I should’ve watched.) But you can’t convince people the economy’s good if they feel otherwise.** The best you can do, probably, is say what Bill Clinton said in 2012: “You will feel it.”
** If they feel it’s good you
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Feb 25, 2026
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2026-02-25T08:02:39+00:00
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But there probably was sex, at least for some https://t.co/BhcnO4vwoK Not saying it was underage sex. https://t.co/eNrNcIhnEt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 24, 2026
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2026-02-24T08:19:02+00:00
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TOO BAD TO CHECK: “[LA] City offices WFH four days a week.” I think that means they show up for work 3 days a week. Even so… https://t.co/YuPij7q177
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Feb 24, 2026
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2026-02-24T04:13:36+00:00
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‘Kash Patel is the new Greg Packer.’ Discuss …
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Feb 24, 2026
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2026-02-24T04:10:14+00:00
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Update/Correction: The SAT was “recentered” in the mid ’90s. According to ChatCPT, the mean total score for *college bound* seniors in 1985, the year Newsom graduated high school, was 1001 on the scale used at the time. The mean score for all high school seniors, college bound or
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Feb 24, 2026
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2026-02-24T03:23:09+00:00
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He could be the first candidate in history who has to prove he’s really as dumb as he says he is https://t.co/INdTkja7aJ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2026
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2026-02-23T23:35:05+00:00
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PPS: Did he really score 960? Entirely possible. But it’s also possible he scored higher and dumbed himself down to where he thought the audience was, which would be where consdescension comes in.
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Feb 23, 2026
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2026-02-23T23:28:48+00:00
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Well, if he’s accepting SATs as a measure of “better” or “worse,” a) that’s creepy b) there are a lof of people in the crowd who scored a lot better than he did, given a typical distribution. He seems to be stereotyping them all as testing as badly as he did. PS The average SAT https://t.co/JhFMShqvFf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2026
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2026-02-23T23:19:38+00:00
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He’s horning in on the glory of others to shore up his sagging political position (due in part to his Epstein files act) .. https://t.co/XChl9NBpCj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2026
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2026-02-23T21:54:08+00:00
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He’s on a Noem-like Reputation Reclamation Mission. https://t.co/O1CUoitPwq
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2026
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February 22, 2026 at 10:39PM
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Here’s a page with links to the three weeks of the debate: https://t.co/z8Y28iToxf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2026
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February 22, 2026 at 10:36PM
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In 2002, with the US on the brink of war against a Middle East regime, Slate ran a debate on whether we should do it. The situations aren’t the same, but it’s worth reading now, in part to see whose reporting & reasoning holds up. Some doesn’t! https://t.co/yBzx9Ab9Pt Links
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 23, 2026
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February 22, 2026 at 10:34PM
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Wait–one of the secret papers Andrew supposedly leaked to Epstein was a “briefing about nvestment opportunities in Afghanistan, where the UK government was funding reconstruction in Helmand Province.” Was this really a secret Mossad project to bankrupt Epstein?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 22, 2026
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February 22, 2026 at 03:04AM
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This is really a great feature. They’re batting around 10 for 10. Every city should have one. https://t.co/M0JZLIeq6T
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 21, 2026
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February 21, 2026 at 04:52PM
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What’s worse than defecating in the street? In Los Angeles, the Department of Transportation put out videos urging people not to crap in buses, and to report it if they see it. https://t.co/0ylk8XeFHN https://t.co/LGz0s5Knuv
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 21, 2026
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February 21, 2026 at 04:47PM
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Have people made the point that losing the tariff case is on balance very good for Trump politically–it tells voters he can be contained to some extent by someone. He didn’t defy the court’s ruling. He’s not completely out of control, as many feared.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 21, 2026
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February 21, 2026 at 04:25PM
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