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@abulsme tweets from 2014-03-11 (UTC)

RT @neiltyson: For those who don’t remember when they last saw a TV show on a TV: The full COSMOS premiere on line: http://t.co/Sut7NCvmYv 03:15:29
MT @HornbyLucy: Lessons of MH370: lots of people travel with fake docs. they aren't necessarily terrorists. neither are Uighurs. 03:31:31
My fitbit #Fitstats for 3/10/2014: 9,195 steps and 6.8 km traveled. http://t.co/Hr6wP8d8l5 06:01:40
Odd unless more known than has been said MT @BuzzFeedNews: From @AFP: Map showing the expanded search area for MH370 http://t.co/OxFPc19caC 06:18:24
Reading – The NSA won’t shut up about Snowden, but what about the spy who stole more? (Mike German) http://t.co/susE6705sS 15:02:48
Reading – As Though Iraq Never Happened (Ta-Nehisi Coates) http://t.co/sz94lLOyOd 15:08:44
Reading – The internet is fucked (Nilay Patel) http://t.co/rqfDP9xYzJ 15:33:28
Just took our dog Roscoe to the vet for surgery to remove a lump in an awkward place under his tail. Worried. Picking up in a few hours. 15:51:11
Reading – There’s A Crowdsourced Attempt To Locate The Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight (Alan White) http://t.co/EF4lGRRoFy 15:53:02
Reading – How It’s Possible to Lose an Airplane in 2014 (Jordan Goldon) http://t.co/TX57BHZNwC 16:45:23
Reading – Dianne Feinstein launches scathing attack on CIA over alleged cover-up (Roberts/Ackerman) http://t.co/nJkEHjAN7O 16:52:31
Reading – As Goes Andrew Sullivan, So Goes Pluralism (Ross Douthat) http://t.co/Y2jrzCx9vY 17:38:55
Got word that Roscoe is out of surgery and fine, and we can pick him up later this afternoon. Whew! 22:47:24
This has the potential to be much bigger than the Snowden stuff -> The CIA Forces A Constitutional Crisis (Sullivan) http://t.co/xCH0ll0GGi 23:35:05
At urgent care with Alex instead of getting Roscoe. Finger injured leaving school. Bloody and lost a nail. Hanging on to me tight. 23:57:38

@abulsme tweets from 2014-03-10 (UTC)

Taxes done. By @AmyNotAmy. Refund on the way. Woo! 00:39:52
My fitbit #Fitstats for 3/09/2014: 8,367 steps and 6.2 km traveled. http://t.co/Hr6wP8d8l5 01:01:23
Reading – Rand Paul: My Foreign Policy Most like George H. W. Bush's (Tony Lee) http://t.co/pk6pToJpG9 04:30:03
Reading – About That ‘Common Core’ Math Problem Making the Rounds on Facebook… (Hemant Mehta) http://t.co/15sIpUzKMu 05:45:45
Reading – Fun facts about the Incredibles (SatisfactionBroughtItBack) http://t.co/i6RC13bdBJ 06:26:54
Reading – 9 Astounding Facts We've Learned About Space Since 'Cosmos' Was Last on Television (Lucky Tran) http://t.co/I2Vma7EKve 06:34:10
Reading – The Pixar Theory (Jon Negroni) http://t.co/aPswjK3YsX 15:08:15
Reading – Apple Releases iOS 7.1 With CarPlay, Touch ID Improvements, Visual Tweaks (Juli Clover) http://t.co/nmOMaHdLWO 17:12:56
Yup -> Reading – Rand Paul And The Young (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/xvlNzscvom 17:19:17
Reading – George Bush Lost an Entire Generation for the Republican Party (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/ubnNlrIZ9t 19:46:54

@abulsme tweets from 2014-03-09 (UTC)

Reading – As CPAC ends, rival Republican factions remain adamant in opposition (Robert Costa) http://t.co/mQTPldiAUI 00:49:26
Reading – Palin Rocks CPAC, Re-Writes Dr. Seuss to Mock Obama, Media (@KevinScholla)
http://t.co/1Yn2cCdySy 02:06:17
Reading – Iowa GOP chairman A.J. Spiker to step down (Jennifer Jacobs) http://t.co/Li0clec0UD 02:19:45
Reading – Pilot: I established contact with plane (New Straits Times) http://t.co/vfoiZfYV9b 02:25:53
My fitbit #Fitstats for 3/08/2014: 3,739 steps and 2.8 km traveled. http://t.co/Hr6wP8d8l5 03:02:12
MT @BadAstronomer: Holy wow. @ScienceChannel: BREAKING NEWS: @CraigyFerg to Executive Produce new series, “I F*cking Love Science” 05:07:32
Ok, actually kinda cool. -> This Insane New App Will Allow You To Read Novels In Under 90 Minutes (Christian La Du) http://t.co/s4Kf8sQBcF 05:24:54
Reading – It's Daylight Savings Time again — Check your clocks and alarms! (Rene Ritchie) http://t.co/eohgIFIn93 05:34:31
Or not. Oh well! -> Not So Fast: Speed-Reading App Fails To Convince Experts (Devin Coldewey) http://t.co/s54jTQ6uWM 05:40:38
Not wrong -> Reading – Is Watching Porn Wrong? (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/5TyUQuP2At 05:56:47
Reading – When “Weed” Became Cool (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/cvHJUUUgGV 06:16:33
MT @BadAstronomer: Wow. Several saying was a VERY bright fireball over DC. Sonic boom too. If you saw it report it! http://t.co/tDrJjYt5H7 06:18:27
Reading – Judge says prosecutors should follow the law. Prosecutors revolt. (Radley Balko) http://t.co/fohiuvYhRz 06:50:10
Reading – The Dalai Lama Has Endorsed Gay Marriage (Dylan Scott) http://t.co/rICfMSZBYH 06:53:38
Reading – Inside the secret robot lab that's shaking up science (@CaseyNewton) http://t.co/lzpL2bPhdE 15:56:33
Reading – After pledging transparency, PBS hides details of new deal with billionaire owner of NewsHour (Sirota) http://t.co/t03iEtgY33 16:05:31
Reading – Malaysia Airlines missing plane: possible explanations (Gwyn Topham) http://t.co/wErzhHjo74 16:10:23
Watching – Let It Go – Frozen – Alex Boyé (Africanized Tribal Cover) Ft. One Voice …: http://t.co/IBtAy7r2Ch 16:16:46
Reading – Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: possible debris may be linked to plane (AFP) http://t.co/818gS9zAJM 16:27:53
Reading – AMSAT-DL and Bochum Observatory receive signal from retired NASA spacecraft (AMSAT-DL) http://t.co/7CpklKnU25 17:02:31
RT @NightValeRadio: Don’t forget to set your clocks forward. Don’t forget to confuse time with numbers. Don’t forget the vastness of space. 20:37:29

@abulsme tweets from 2014-03-08 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 3/07/2014: 4,996 steps and 3.7 km traveled. http://t.co/Hr6wP8d8l5 00:01:32
Reading – Edward Snowden’s magnificent testimony to the EU (Cory Doctorow) http://t.co/FefY0nGcU8 03:08:28
RT @skift: #MH370 pass: China:162+1 inf, Malaysia:38, Indonesia:12, Aus:7, FR: 3, US:3+1 inf, NZ: 2, Ukraine: 2, Italy:1, Netherlands:1 03:24:57
RT @clintonfein: If @RecentApp is something @declanm is involved in & would dedicate his professional life to, I'm all ears. Good luck Decl… 08:24:56
RT @declanm: I'm leaving @CNET and CBS to start a new company: http://t.co/xl8F6Q7KyY @RecentApp Some more info: https://t.co/hPjzF4WXCJ 08:27:09
Reading – World stunned MH370 could vanish in 2014 (Mary Kirby) http://t.co/DQDD4SKLCG 16:16:09
Reading – 2016 Presidential Election – Likelihood of Republican Nomination (PredictWise) http://t.co/U2IKUWEXH6 16:23:53
RT @nycjim: On #Crimea border of #Ukraine, Russia forces have placed a minefield. https://t.co/1rKkvTdNGE Photo by @EvgenyFeldman 16:33:31
Reading – U.S. Probing Terror Concerns in Missing Malaysian Airlines Jet (NBC) http://t.co/bngx3kmHrS 16:38:11
Reading – This image is why everyone’s so excited about a NASA mission to Europa (Robert T. Gonzales) http://t.co/MYvRyzzD4q 16:45:28
Woo!! RT @Poynter: New @FiveThirtyEight launches March 17 — a week from Monday. #SXSW 18:52:19
Reading – This floating black ball is the creepiest thing you’ll see all day (George Dvorsky) http://t.co/VxTVadNeZx 19:00:22
Reading – Here’s What Happened The Last Time A Plane Disappeared Over The Ocean (Alex Davies) http://t.co/IBdREy9Idg 19:11:11
RT @Amazing_Maps: Current and Historic Distribution of Lions Source: http://t.co/bBvR4HDh2M – http://t.co/0FdYIOQ9JL 19:30:49
MT @declanm: Newsweek’s bitcoin analyst:“We’ve gone exponentially away from Moore’s law” But ML==exp! #innumeracy http://t.co/PJ3OT2MB3p 19:33:33
.@declanm Maybe Double Exponential? http://t.co/96XFICUGCE in reply to declanm 19:34:04
RT @declanm: @abulsme I think you may be giving the forensic analyst too much credit here. 19:45:45
Reading – Do Elephants Call “Human” (IFLScience) http://t.co/5xd7W6RhIh 22:30:44
Anybody know which (legal) online places will have the new Cosmos and when? I prefer that to TiVoing off the TV if possible. 22:46:49

@abulsme tweets from 2014-03-07 (UTC)

Reading – Commercial Drones Are Completely Legal, a Federal Judge Ruled (Jason Koebler) http://t.co/xWRypA4ejF 00:04:42
Fascinating account -> Reading – A Day of Speaking Truth to Power
Visiting the ODNI (Quinn Norton) https://t.co/MvwOlLnvnZ 00:54:47
My fitbit #Fitstats for 3/06/2014: 6,099 steps and 4.5 km traveled. http://t.co/Hr6wP8d8l5 03:02:01
Reading – Putin Endangering Russia’s Oil Supply by Flexing Muscles in Ukraine (Rand Paul) http://t.co/7dBDGhKKqV 03:16:00
RT @BYUfan: Is this really the face of #bitcoin? If not, the real Mr. Nakamoto could speak up and spare this man a lot of grief. http://t.c… 04:39:55
.@BYUfan Can’t speak to authenticity, but… https://t.co/IDrtwfX8sg in reply to BYUfan 04:40:25
Reading – Man called Bitcoin’s father denies ties, leads LA car chase (Ranen/Lowrey) http://t.co/Y5DBuxsLiy 04:54:03
Reading – Bitcoin Creator Returns To Internet To Say, 'I Am Not Dorian Nakamoto' (Kashmir Hill) http://t.co/TPHgMIFCXO 05:05:26
RT @ryan: Mar 6th 2014, 9:00am: “Wait, Newsweek still exists?”
Mar 6th 2014, 9:00pm: “See, this is why we all thought they went out of busi… 05:09:23
RT @WaltHickey: The only logical conclusion is that Bitcoin was invented when a time traveller taught his past self how to create Bitcoin. 05:09:48
RT @HemlockMartinis: Stoked to read for Newsweek's exposé of 72-year-old Lithuanian housewife D.B. Cooper. 05:10:51
Reading – Netflix disables Chrome's developer console (Cory Doctorow) http://t.co/3ey4osiUsD 05:13:49
RT @jcenters: I don’t know how viable Bitcoin is as a currency, but it sure is entertaining. 05:25:53
Reading – Senate report warns of vast data mining 'behind veil of secrecy' (Kate Tummarello) http://t.co/DeKpzEhETZ 15:21:55
Reading – Ted Cruz: 'Barack Obama Is The President Richard Nixon Always Wished To Be' (Debra Heine) http://t.co/9uKx2qEqZ4 15:24:09
Reading – The NSA Has An Advice Columnist. Seriously. (Peter Maass) https://t.co/xjkQMTvR3f 16:01:20
Reading – London's Laundry Business (Ben Judah) http://t.co/MqyFJzJdXg 17:48:26
RT @DafnaLinzer: wow @ericschmidt says at #sxsw "We were attacked by the Chinese in 2011, we were attacked by the United States government … 18:53:06
RT @shustry: BREAKING: Crimea TV reporting that Russians have begun storming Ukraine air-force base on the peninsula, ramming the gates wit… 19:02:15
RT @shustry: Ukraine MoD spoxman confirms that Russians have pulled back. "The base is now in complete control of Ukraine armed forces." 21:28:44
[Abulpost] Curmudgeon's Corner: They Have to Talk to Each Other http://t.co/iYKJN64pQ9 21:37:49
RT @20committee: Worried yet? Putin's spox Peskov cites "deadly danger" to Russians in #Ukraine: "no, Russia can't just look on, and it won… 22:20:16

Curmudgeon’s Corner: They Have to Talk to Each Other

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about:

Appliances
Apple CarPlay
Ukraine

Recorded on 5 Mar 2014

Length this week – 1:13:25


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@abulsme tweets from 2014-03-06 (UTC)

Reading – Russia Today anchor Liz Wahl quits on air (Mark Frauenfelder) http://t.co/jEr9kknslj 00:17:08
Reading – Given Alleged CIA Spying on Senators, When Will Senate Intel Committee Release Torture Report? (Gosztola) http://t.co/PyBgpVqTc8 00:23:18
My fitbit #Fitstats for 3/05/2014: 7,412 steps and 5.5 km traveled. http://t.co/Hr6wP8d8l5 03:01:38
Reading – The world’s largest photo service just made its pictures free to use (Russell Brandom) http://t.co/HFHYj3TF6s 06:10:30
Reading – There is a pragmatic (but not a libertarian) case for a “Basic Income Guarantee” (Lars Christensen) http://t.co/nAOEBOqC9V 15:21:12
Reading – We Are Pleased To Publish Your Senseless Ravings. (Derek Lowe) http://t.co/6OggmDt1N4 15:25:10
Reading – Identity of Bitcoin’s Mysterious Creator Revealed? (Cade Metz) http://t.co/YepvvSOqah 15:29:13
Good background -> Reading – Eastern Ukraine Is Still Fighting Its Past
Life under Stalin’s long shadow (@juliaioffe) http://t.co/giCAHOMLCY 16:31:48
Reading – One Part Mr. Peanut, One Part Hipster Chic (Allen Salkin) http://t.co/ddcsuqwYmO 17:30:28
Reading – Senate staffers slipped secret CIA documents from agency’s headquarters (Landay/Watkins/Taylor) http://t.co/0TBo2TMuSA 18:43:15
At the dentist again, waiting for local anesthetic to kick in, so time to tweet, right? 21:13:00
CNN is on the TV and they had Vladimir Posner on. It really is the 80s again, isn’t it? 21:13:45
Had a Alex school thing in the morning too, so was going to take the whole day off, but then meeting got sched for 4 that I should attend. 21:15:57
So after dentist driving to work for that meeting, even though I probably still won’t be able to feel my face. Then going right home again. 21:16:35
Reading – Pope’s Comments Hint At The Fight Over LGBT Rights Inside Vatican (Feder/Hall) http://t.co/AbCaG0dQcz 21:20:43
All done! Can’t feel my face! A little dizzy! Time to drive to work! Woo!! 22:07:04
Reading – Would we ever ban human driving (Brad Templeton) http://t.co/uWRuXQlbPY 23:08:20
RT @F_WRLCK: @abulsme There are many days I'm ready to ban it even without a robotic replacement. 23:18:59
Reading – How the Ukraine crisis ends (Henry A. Kissinger) http://t.co/s6Qy51M2BH 23:20:59
Reading – Handicapping the North Korean Elections (Jake Scobey-Thal) http://t.co/YhacZIoXyt 23:30:01
Reading – Clinton, Hitler, Polk, And Putin (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/tvrSWSF2cy 23:42:38

@abulsme tweets from 2014-03-05 (UTC)

Reading – Quote of the Day: Lindsey Graham Goes Too Far Even for the Wingnuts (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/Gyg528SLBW 00:16:19
Reading – What if somebody steals a bitcoin? (Brad Templeton) http://t.co/xPc4lhVvIO 00:26:13
Reading – Fight Back Against Obama's War on Fossil Fuels (Alex Epstein) http://t.co/2qXJUiZbIj 00:37:17
My wife @Scatterbrandy is conducting a short survey as part of a project for one of her classes. Please take -> https://t.co/LXy9qlWE6O 00:45:26
RT @wilw: IT’S NOT A STREETLIGHT! 02:11:27
My fitbit #Fitstats for 3/04/2014: 7,552 steps and 5.6 km traveled. http://t.co/Hr6wP8d8l5 03:02:02
RT @GeorgeTakei: In case you weren't depressed enough tonight. http://t.co/a3z9mP3R2T 04:55:19
RT @ryan: Wonky UI, slow to respond to touch, no swiping, and are they using a resistive touchscreen? The CarPlay demo looks really disappo… 05:03:44
Reading – C.I.A. Employees Face New Inquiry Amid Clashes on Detention Program (Mark Mazzetti) http://t.co/6GNYAewU6Z 05:43:13
Reading – A Pinch Of Salt: Clinton Speech Reveal Sparks Firestorm (Henry Saltzgaver) http://t.co/q0ho6qyHoh 05:53:23
Reading – Probe sought of CIA conduct in Senate study of secret detention program (Landay/Watkins/Taylor) http://t.co/Vx0x8tBczO 06:46:44
Watching – Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Catherine Ashton discuss Ukraine over the phone (Michael Bergman) http://t.co/i07LqnfbYY 14:07:19
Listening to iTunesU lectures in the car works better on ones without equations and diagrams. Just sayin’. 15:55:24
Reading – Understanding The Crisis In Ukraine (The Onion)
http://t.co/WNneJYBa1p 17:52:49
RT @Kasparov63: Broad trade sanctions aren't needed. Don't punish 140m innocent Russians. Go after Putin's 140 oligarchs who keep their ass… 18:12:46
Reading – Auto Safety Experts Concerned About CarPlay and Distracted Driving (Kelly Hodgkins) http://t.co/rtVLeBZ0pq 20:00:58
Reading – Another Day, Another Retailer in a Massive Credit Card Breach (Karen Weise) http://t.co/hMrTTXLcKu 20:04:20
Reading – Putin Is Losing? (The Dish) http://t.co/upj986tp1f 20:06:54
Reading – Vladimir Putin is losing the battle for Ukraine (Alex Massie) http://t.co/umErkJ5BHx 20:12:39
Reading – Putin's Winning Hand: Russia Doesn't Want the Eastern Ukraine & That Should Worry the West (Daniel Berman) http://t.co/saNqNuO8to 20:19:23
Reading – Are Stonehenge's Boulders Actually Big Bells? (Robinson Meyer) http://t.co/iQFblLrSSD 20:25:18
Reading – The awesome Harry Potter ending J.K. Rowling didn’t even know she had (Rob Bricken) http://t.co/0CXDJrAsCL 20:53:53
Reading – Yes, The CIA Spied On Congress (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/zA4b5vWWNH 21:09:37

@abulsme tweets from 2014-03-04 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 3/03/2014: 6,496 steps and 4.8 km traveled. http://t.co/Hr6wP8d8l5 00:26:37
RT @owillis: gop has alpha male issues. "talk tough" is all they demand, don't use your brain because god forbid. 04:23:19
Reading – Ukraine Crisis Reminds Us To Keep Ignoring Conservatives On Foreign Policy (Oliver Willis) http://t.co/10JZSTRPRY 04:26:41
Reading – What's the Endgame for Israel? (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/KXPQkLk1oI 04:45:41
Reading – The Best Of The Dish Today (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/Z9ElsiCPXi 04:57:29
Reading – U.S. Increasingly Isolated On Russia Sanctions (Colum Lynch) http://t.co/yyXQ0QdHsu 05:12:39
Reading – How The Media Will Report The Apocalypse (Tom Phillips) http://t.co/ANxeWvQpam 05:36:42
Watching – Jimmy Fallon, Idina Menzel & The Roots Sing “Let It Go” (w/ Classroom Instruments) [Tonight Show] http://t.co/0J5bFkfGKq 05:53:46
Reading – This is the ad every Democrat should be scared of in 2014 (Chris Cillizza) http://t.co/TNiif0RNmI 15:32:38
Reading – Ukrainian Chess (Boone/Johnson) http://t.co/HmbDhi6Sw7 15:39:53
Reading – Morning Plum: Why Republicans have the advantage in 2014 (Greg Sargent) http://t.co/0ev15rTWmD 17:44:44
Reading – Glenn Greenwald: The Intercept Won’t Have Editorial ‘Obstacles’ For Its Reporting (Bob Cesca) http://t.co/NfICOzyhdf 18:05:47
Reading – Ukraine: How it got harder for Snowden’s Russis Story to pass the laughter test (Spandan Chakrabarti) http://t.co/2eu4owYflX 18:10:01
RT @FunkynFortunate: @abulsme so it is possible to watch someone get dumber! 19:16:05
Reading – Proof That New Doctor Who Star Peter Capaldi Is Awesome (Andrew Reynolds) http://t.co/dyFSY4ScU8 19:54:45
Reading – Critical crypto bug leaves Linux, hundreds of apps open to eavesdropping (Dan Goodin) http://t.co/ocgHDZcP1p 20:16:23
Reading – Obama in denial on Russia (Jonah Goldberg) http://t.co/OL0MMHPuUm 20:22:46
RT @brendanloy: I'm confused by self-described patriots who take schadenfreudic joy in glib partisan mockery snarking that Russia's preside… 20:40:41
RT @DLoesch: New spin: "If you point out Obama's weakness you're totally supporting Putin and stuff." 21:01:22
RT @DLoesch: So by this logic were people who bashed Bush Saddam supporters? 21:01:25
RT @brendanloy: @DLoesch Dana, here's a non-strawman version of this "spin." http://t.co/Min7EL0eHY I feel it's sound. Which part would you… 21:05:15
Reading – Surrender Douthat! (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/heZsqsbzHP 21:12:38
Setting the Tivo… (5 Pacific) RT @natsecHeather: Talking #Ukraine on @ajam tonite in the 8pm hour. Reading @BrookingsFP Steve Pifer first. 23:47:45

@abulsme tweets from 2014-03-03 (UTC)

Probably mostly true -> Reading – Why Russia No Longer Fears the West (Ben Judah) http://t.co/JxzR1mhTVn 00:07:36
Reading – Remember Vladimir Putin’s New York Times op-ed? Let’s revisit it (Adam Taylor) http://t.co/VmEqb0GURH 00:18:15
Reading – Ukrainian Activists Work to Counter Russian Narrative on Social Networks (Robert MacKey) http://t.co/WcDLSjgllQ 00:24:15
RT @BrettLoGiurato: Breaking-ish: G-7 leaders issue statement condemning Russia http://t.co/GFDrueRh6C 00:36:00
Reading – How Putin’s worldview may be shaping his response in Crimea (Maria Snegovaya) http://t.co/LcSRYLp0VE 00:45:16
RT @Kasparov63: Seems like half the western coverage of Putin's invasion is about "understanding" his grievances. Same trap as 1938 once ag… 00:45:41
RT @AlanJohnson35: "@Stalingrad_Poor: Iconic picture from last year http://t.co/yCCPLBTlbH" Both look like would rather be anywhere but in … 00:46:31
Reading – We’re Witnessing The Most Seismic Geopolitical Events Since 9/11 (Ian Bremmer) http://t.co/oaeLLviazB 01:01:07
My fitbit #Fitstats for 3/02/2014: 8,663 steps and 6.4 km traveled. http://t.co/Hr6wP8d8l5 01:02:07
Reading – Ukraine: Will “International Law matter a lot down the road?” (Eric Posner) http://t.co/axYUqBbFVx 01:05:03
Meanwhile… Reading – Injuries as protesters storm Libya parliament (AlJazeera) http://t.co/Ya25kSnNgj 01:07:45
Reading – Has The Bush Administration Handcuffed Obama’s Russian Options? (Smith/GOPStopper) http://t.co/CvWEWnjguy 01:49:58
Reading – How Should The West Respond? (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/lDGRGh1iwQ 01:57:40
Reading – Ukraine On The Brink (The Dish) http://t.co/AIOFS9H6GM 02:07:31
Reading – Russia Is Invading Ukraine and Nobody Seems Able or Willing to Do Anything About It (Brendan Kiley) http://t.co/vZ3Imsh73d 02:20:49
Reading – The Tea Party Constitution Lives On (Jonathan Chait) http://t.co/65oj53g32C 02:23:17
Reading – Russia PM Medvedev's Facebook Post on Ukraine (Andrey Tselikov) http://t.co/e4GzOPZZ72 02:25:26
Urg. (Unconfirmed rumor only) -> Reading – US Ships Approaching Sevastopol? (Tyler Durden) http://t.co/MxF99W4TtJ 02:54:47
RT @gerrycanavan: There’s no part of “unconfirmed reports Poland is moving troops to Ukraine border” that I like. 02:55:55
Reading – No, Vladimir Putin Is Not a Cunning Geopolitical Chess Player (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/4vJpvPnFrY 03:32:24
Reading – Who Are The Tatars? (The Dish) http://t.co/8RPjfICFn7 03:42:50
Reading – Kerry Plans to Visit Ukraine in Show of Support and Warns Russia of Penalties (Michael R. Gordon) http://t.co/yFWhdA6V0l 04:06:26
RT @imbou: Dead on analysis:“@abulsme: Reading – No, Vladimir Putin Is Not a Cunning Geopolitical Chess Player (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/Psp… 04:12:32
.@imbou Drum’s from yesterday was pretty good too: http://t.co/GKmQnImHkI in reply to imbou 04:13:10
Reading – Mozambique: Filipe Nyussi Elected Presidential Candidate (AllAfrica) http://t.co/uoJWpeeFnS 04:43:22
Reading – Tone-Deaf at the Listening Post (Daniel Drezner) http://t.co/HZvlFq6xjr 15:44:10
RT @BYUfan: .@imbou @abulsme Re: anti-discrimination laws. Does the law transform society or does society transform the laws? I think the l… 17:01:25
.@BYUfan @imbou not saying it is how it SHOULD be, but how it is is Both. Three phases: in reply to BYUfan 17:02:13
.@BYUfan @imbou Ph 1, Critical subset starts believing something. Depending on power of subgroup could be 10% to 90% of pop. Laws passed. in reply to BYUfan 17:07:34
.@BYUfan @imbou Oops. Dentist ready for me. I will have to finish my thoughts later. Fillings are fun and happy things, right? 17:08:27
RT @imbou: @abulsme @BYUfan Have them just rip out the teeth. 17:18:10
.@imbou @BYUfan Waiting for anesthetics to kick in now. Woo! in reply to imbou 17:21:44
.@BYUfan @imbou Phase 2, law is used to force behavior of those who disagree, mold views of next generations. This process takes decades. in reply to BYUfan 17:23:10
.@BYUfan @imbou Doc back. More later. in reply to BYUfan 17:24:44
RT @BYUfan: @abulsme @imbou Go ahead and keep tweeting under anesthesia. It should be interesting. 17:56:35
.@BYUfan @imbou Only local. Done now. Can’t feel my face. in reply to BYUfan 17:57:29
.@BYUfan @imbou Done for today I should say. They did the right side. Left side scheduled for Thursday. in reply to BYUfan 17:58:57
.@BYUfan @imbou Phase 3. Those who disagree change their minds, die off, become small minority. Law: How could it possibly be any other way? in reply to BYUfan 18:00:36
.@BYUfan @imbou Society (but not necessarily majority) initiates the law changes, but then there is a feedback loop that transforms society. in reply to BYUfan 18:02:03
RT @BYUfan: .@imbou @abulsme Y'all need to see Blackfish. It's on Netflix instant. http://t.co/g5VrKsHxa6 18:02:12
.@BYUfan @imbou I was of course thinking about that movie when I made my comments. Already on my very long list if movies to see someday. in reply to BYUfan 18:03:13
RT @BYUfan: @abulsme @imbou I agree with phases, but 1 and 2 are so close, laws are unnecessary in all but extreme cases. 18:19:05
.@BYUfan @imbou Think “necessary” depends on perceived urgency. With law, some effects immediate. May accelerate attitude changes too. in reply to BYUfan 18:23:13
.@BYUfan @imbou Now, personally, I think it is almost always better for change to happen slowly and naturally through persuasion. in reply to BYUfan 18:24:01
.@BYUfan @imbou But many times slow and gradual can be way too slow, especially for people getting screwed by the status quo. in reply to BYUfan 18:25:56
RT @imbou: @BYUfan @abulsme but our country has lived the extreme which is why we have the laws in the books 18:26:21
Reading – Ukraine: UK rules out Russia trade curbs? (Nick Robinson) http://t.co/E7T63e8rhw 18:53:16
Reading – Hobbled By The Iraq Legacy (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/DON6Q0FTz2 19:34:59
Reading – Crimea Looks Like the Sudetenland All Over Again (Brendan Kiley) http://t.co/vTGVKK6tqi 19:42:02
Reading – The Very, Very Thin Wedge of Denial (Phil Plait) http://t.co/6ak1cAxn85 19:46:52
Reading – Giving Putin An Off-Ramp? (The Dish) http://t.co/uYuG8SaZhZ 19:51:42
Nodding my head a lot while reading Sullivan -> “In Another World”? (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/ZmiaASleXy 19:59:24
Reading – Putin’s error in Ukraine is the kind that leads to catastrophe (David Ignatius) http://t.co/GSRabv85AJ 20:02:40
RT @stefanjbecket: "There is something odd about commentators who denounce Putin and yet pine for a more Putin-like figure in the WH." http… 20:21:07
Yes -> Reading – The Misplaced Question of Obama’s ‘Toughness’ (Benjamin Wallace-Wells) http://t.co/hpRoTwphwI 20:28:58
Yes again -> Don’t listen to Obama’s Ukraine critics: he’s not ‘losing’ – and it’s not his fight (M Cohen) http://t.co/qh1zndpYSh 20:37:02
For awhile over the weekend I was starting to despair as everything I was reading was of the we need to be aggressive type. 20:38:36
Heartened to see today a variety of “calmer heads” writing and explaining the other side. 20:39:38
They took longer to get their stuff out there though. Only now am I really starting to see larger volumes from the “hey, stay calm” side. 20:41:16
Maybe they, I dunno, just spent some time looking at the situation and thinking through it instead of just reacting reflexively. 20:41:27
Meanwhile, I’m starting to be able to feel my face again, so time to stop reading Ukraine stuff and start actually WFH the rest of the day. 20:42:50
RT @PeteDominick: John Kerry tells Putin: You can’t invade another country ‘on a completely trumped up pretext.' Wish 2014 Kerry could sit … 21:46:36
Of course. @BreakingNews: Russia: Ousted Pres Yanukovych asked Pres Putin to use military force in Ukraine – @Reuters http://t.co/T2KW8iFs2W 22:24:48
Reading – Putin Doesn’t Know What He Wants in Ukraine (Tikhon Dzyadko) http://t.co/oxSSXH2uvT 22:38:58

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