Mickey Kaus

Reading the room. Meeting the moment. Focusing on the metrics that matter!

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

My old @NonzeroPods podcasts with @robertwrighter are here: https://t.co/g3u2EqVFBT Archives of the Patreon Parrot Room podcasts [$] are here: https://t.co/cvtFqvisYR Parrot now resting.

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

@rkylesmith As long as the feeding doesn't happen too often

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

"[R]ent has actually gone down 1.5% year over year." Missing words: borders, deportations ...https://t.co/e7xJu5BjaD But remember building more housing is the most important issue in the world (for leftish whippersnappers) ....

[Byron York @ByronYork]

Iran deal renews question: Was this war necessary? If the point was to keep Iran from having a nuclear weapon, the 2025 bombing went a long way, and additional bombing could have done more without full-scale war, assassinating leaders, Strait mess, etc. https://t.co/nH6766VJia

[Daniel Idfresne @danielidfresne]

1/ Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces a decision that will define his character.

Five years ago, he promised families he'd veto a charter school moratorium. Now, a new moratorium sits on his desk during a reelection.

Will he keep his word? 🧵
https://t.co/2tfeMTNwaX

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

Better than expected ...

[(((Alan Tonelson))) @AlanTonelson]

My new RealityChek post reports that the latest official US real wages data once more confirms that Trump's immigration crackdown has given America's legal blue collar workers a major wages boost.

[(((Alan Tonelson))) @AlanTonelson]

My new RealityChek post reports that the latest official US real wages data once more confirms that Trump's immigration crackdown has given America's legal blue collar workers a major wages boost.

[Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ @christopherrufo]

California is pressuring public utilities to award $633M in contracts to "LGBT-owned" firms. The state's official gay-certification program has issued this checklist of documents to prove your status.

And a warning: you'll go to jail if you misrepresent your sexual identity.

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

Surprised to find that the print edition of the @NYTimes on sale today in LA completely missed the announcement of the Iran deal, which occurred before dinner yesterday. I thought I'd mistakenly bought a day-old paper.

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

@PrimeNewYork Right--so rigged doesn't mean illegal, just "manipulated by deceptive or dishonest means." As in "capitalism is rigged because just when workers are about to get a raise the Fed takes away the punch bowl."

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

Trump's use of the word "rigged" seemed apt, if you accept that it doesn't necessarily mean "illegal." Essayli makes this point and in the process lowers expectations for what his office might do.

[Ashley Zavala @ZavalaA]

I asked @USAttyEssayli if his office has been talking with President Trump about the election and where the President got the idea that CA's election was "rigged."

"Rigged doesn't have to mean illegal.. I think he's referring to the entire system as a whole breeds suspicion.."

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

Was Bluesky excluded from this list for ideological reasons or because the drafters of the legislation forgot that it exists? Genuinely asking.

[Ryan James Girdusky @RyanGirdusky]

The @1776_Foundation is suing LA Unified for racial discrimination against white students.

If a school is 30%+ white, they lose out on money for students.

Now the ACLU is trying to join the fight, insisting that discriminating against white students is appropriate.

[Scott Alan Meyers For Congress - VOTER ID, 𝑵𝑶𝑾. @ScottAMeyersLA]

What Rob Bonta and so many in local news won’t admit or report:
1. How easy it is to fool the signature verification machines;
2. Ballots fall into the wrong hands because they’re mailed out by the millions, with so many carelessly and flippantly sent to expired addresses;
3. Activists who register homeless use their own address for receipt of the ballot. They obtain and then cast the ballot for the homeless who doesn’t know, doesn’t remember and doesn’t care - even if he is still alive or conscious.

The fact that our own state Attorney General and so many in our local news (@CBSLosAngeles @Patharveynews @CBSLATom @knxnews @AlexSilverman @ABC7 @abc7JoshHaskell & others) are mocking us for daring to question election integrity is, frankly, willfully ignorant, willfully silent, shame worthy, corrupt, and adding fuel to this bonfire. It’s PRAVDA, and this video is straight out of 1984. cc: @FCC @BrendanCarrFCC @USAttyEssayli @bariweiss @jenvanlaar @JohnKobyltRadio

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

Yep

[Moses Kagan @moseskagan]

Fundamental problem at the core of current homelessness policy in Los Angeles:

The faster we build $1MM apartments to give away to homeless people, the stronger the incentive we create for homeless people to move here.

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

"[O]ne-person households in Orange County [CA] earning $104,200 per year or less qualify for low-income housing." https://t.co/99CIFH1AH7

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

"Pratt didn’t even make the runoff, as you might’ve assumed he would not just from reading some of his fawning coverage." Is this get-up-and-get-a-beer line clever praise for sophisticated readers who react against "fawning coverage" or an editing error? https://t.co/CWnfXVwVfN

[Department of War 🇺🇸 @DeptofWar]

If you are in our country illegally, law enforcement agents will arrest you, and the Department of War will help deport you to a place of our choosing. You will have no choice in the matter.

This week, DOW supported two @CBP & @ICEgov repatriation flights to Honduras.

We will continue to defend our Homeland.

[tedfrank @tedfrank]

Cato assured me that this was impossible.

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

@ZEAK141126931 I couldn't find a court case that fits that description. Is there a link that would steer me to the right place?

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

My favorite "witch hunt" for fraud was Bob Dornan's 1996 House campaign. Dem Loretta Sanchez finished ahead by 984 votes. Dornan cried foul, but a bipartisan Congressional inquiry found only 748 illegal votes--624 from non-citizens. Nothing to see there! https://t.co/4vkfFe8sjV

[Mickey Kaus @kausmickey]

I would actually change the "no" to "probably no." We don't know. The loopholes are big enough---eg sending in random ballots for people who won't complain and never see them which then aren't adequately checked--that it's possible.