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@abulsme Updates from 2012-09-04 (UTC)

  • Reading – Team Obama Thinks They've Already Won (Taegan Goddard) http://t.co/ZHN1eWgS #
  • RT @politicalwire: Forecast from @fivethirtyeight now shows Obama with a 74% chance to win, the highest yet… http://t.co/cIgmvStA #
  • RT @daveweigel: Hey, everybody writing "better off four years ago" stories! Maybe focus more on econ data, less on he-said-she-saids. #
  • Outside @KenJennings trivia cause Alex decided was good time to run and loudly sing the alphabet song. Oh well. :-). Brandy inside though. #
  • !!? RT @jricole: Michael Dorn Confirms He’s Working on a ‘Star Trek: Captain Worf’ TV Series http://t.co/p9gUw0cs via @zite #
  • Reading – Cardinal Martini, his final interview, & a damning critique that has rocked the Catholic Church (Michael Day) http://t.co/InDWee8o #
  • RT @fivethirtyeight: Heuristic: if a place has sidewalks, it votes Democratic. Otherwise, it votes Republican. #
  • Reading – How copyright enforcement robots killed the Hugo Awards (Annalee Newitz) http://t.co/N2iKYIs2 #
  • RT @owillis: first debate is a month from today. #
  • RT @mat_johnson: The convention with the people who scare me is over. When is the one with the people who disappoint me going to start? #
  • Reading – Poll Analysis: Romney slips a bit (Darryl, HorsesAss) http://t.co/kpGCxAxk #
  • Reading – Thoughts on the Nexus 7, Apple's supposed iPad mini, and the plight of the mid-sized tablet (David Chartier) http://t.co/eb2O2A3j #
  • Reading – Takedown Of The Day, Ctd (Daily Dish) http://t.co/SnHKD993 #
  • Reading – Bush Tax Cut Expiration Will Reshape Obama's Second Term (Matthew Yglesias) http://t.co/79rxx1tP #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-09-03 (UTC)

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@abulsme Updates from 2012-09-02 (UTC)

  • MT @joshtpm: Early signs sho no Rom bump: small +R move in Raz, +O flat in Gallup; small bump in IpsosReuters alredy subsiding; more coming #
  • MT @fivethirtyeight: Need more data. But based on info so far, Romney's bounce looks underwhelming. May end up in the range of 2-3 points. #
  • MT @fivethirtyeight: It wouldn't surprise me at all if Obama got a very small bounce as well. Hard to move the numbers this year. #
  • RT @owillis: if you pretend like there are two sides to the truth, you don't offend anyone. you also poop on democracy, but whatevs. #
  • RT @owillis: i still find it amazing that the basic idea of checking the truthfulness of a politician's assertions is effing controversial. #
  • Oops. RT @politicalwire: Bain Capital under investigation for tax avoidance scheme… http://t.co/Q8J5qSNG #
  • RT @LarrySabato: Amusing to watch Bill Clinton '92 bash GHWBush. Now two peas in pod, & Dubya is 'brother'. Some things DO change. #
  • finished Roots-Thirtieth Anniversary Edition: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley http://t.co/yKpLyGzB #Kindle #
  • RT @Molly23: I just did a ukulele-spoons duet with @SylvesterMcCoy.

    That makes me a Companion, right? #

  • RT @DrWhoExpert: @Molly23 @sylvestermccoy Either that, or you're the Rani. #
  • RT @ZekeJMiller: Very cool RCP feature comparing 2012 polling to 2008 http://t.co/RTY8oMmP #
  • Reading – Todd Akin is Slowly Recovering From His "Legitimate Rape" Gaffe (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/KzQAhfKL #
  • Reading – The Romney campaign’s theory of the race (Greg Sargent) http://t.co/0vrywuMm #
  • RT @DKThomp: Al Gore shocks world, announces opposition to electoral college http://t.co/7QuYZaxL #
  • Reading – Are Americans Better Off Than They Were Four Years Ago? Some Simple Advice to Team Obama (Michael Grunwald) http://t.co/E8aksO9K #
  • RT @mattyglesias: During the 1980 campaign, most Americans actually were better off than they'd been four years ago: http://t.co/F6j4F8T2 #
  • Reading – Blog
    The Better Off Question (Matthew Yglesias) http://t.co/zglTZnoH #
  • Reading – Bruce Willis to fight Apple over rights to music collection after his death (Fran Wetzel) http://t.co/5mbdYSsl #
  • Reading – A Watershed Moment for Real-Time Fact-Checking (Rem Rieder) http://t.co/TjJ4qAjA #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-09-01 (UTC)

  • Reading – Microsoft’s Slow Decline (Josh Marshall) http://t.co/nAxVO8n5 #
  • Reading – Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital (Matt Taibbi) http://t.co/rAbUgc2i #
  • Reading – Before Eastwood’s Talk With a Chair, Clearance From the Top (Michael Barbaro & Michael D. Shear) http://t.co/T0fPqHY7 #
  • Reading – The RNC's Sneak Preview Of The Coming Republican Primary Bloodbath (Nate Cohn) http://t.co/jWjiSyvZ #
  • RT @asymmetricinfo: At this point, the game is just to avoid telling the truth about the nasty tax hikes and spending cuts that are coming. #
  • RT @asymmetricinfo: So far, Romney has a perfect score on that point! Expect Obama will match it. #
  • RT @BarackObama: This seat's taken. http://t.co/yH1YfIp9, http://t.co/OzHNyEkL #
  • RT @BuzzFeedBen: RT @adamsorensen: Lot of RNC messaging this week about how GOP isn't all old, white and crazy. Oh well. #
  • RT @chrislhayes: Mitt to his staff just now: "Remember when I said I like being able to fire people?" #
  • MT @OrrChris: Only possible Democratic response to Eastwood's performance is to have William Shatner sing "Rocket Man" as their keynote. #
  • RT @davidharsanyi: eastwood representing libertarians around the country: pro freedom. anti war. and, more than likely, baked. #
  • Reading – Chomp-Inspired iOS 6 App Store Redesign Could Impact Long Tail Of App Developers (Sarah Perez) http://t.co/trIkXe8M #
  • Reading – Samsung/Apple Jury Foreman's Explanation For Verdict Shows He Doesn't Understand Prior Art (Mike Masnick) http://t.co/2dA8qqtT #
  • Woo! RT @steven_moffat: It's Doctor Who day!! #
  • RT @politicalwire: Karl Rove called Rep. Todd Akin to apologize for joking about murdering him… http://t.co/y8enWVcA #
  • Reading – Pirate Bay Founder Arrested in Cambodia (Ernesri, Torrent Freak) http://t.co/gXXAiZbY #
  • Reading – Keep the focus on the dishonesty (Greg Sargent) http://t.co/Wz1bMSWq #
  • RT @LarrySabato: We're all having fun w/Eastwooding, & rightly so, but voting effects are zero, or near-zero. #
  • Reading – The man with his name (Roger Ebert) http://t.co/xrnmY8Nu #
  • RT @neiltyson: An atheist, an agnostic, and a fundamentalist walk into a bar. One then says to the others,"We should duck next time." #
  • MT @steven_moffat: Oh, If not watching Doctor Who in the UK – or just not watching it live – you might want to avoid the internet for a bit. #
  • Reading – Stewart Basks In The Glory Of Clint Eastwood’s ‘Awesome’ Speech While Tearing Apart Romney’s (Josh Feldman) http://t.co/CAZpVhUF #
  • RT @steven_moffat: One hour to go! Doctor!! Daleks!! Divorce!! SoufflГ© Surprise!! (Or is that just me?) #
  • RT @steven_moffat: 15 minutes. Some scenes may be disturbing for people of a marital disposition. #
  • RT @ppppolls: We'll have our first post-convention Presidential polls in Florida and North Carolina tomorrow night after 9 #