03:14:24 Retweeted @AthertonKD03:12:28 Please sign up for my new podcast, it’s just the audio of me reacting to tweets as I read them. I say “Oh for fuck’s sake” every few seconds
18:46:19 Retweeted @KevinMKruse18:45:17 International headlines about US:
– Indian immigrant killed
– BBC barred from White House
– French & Australian authors held at airports
19:24:33 Retweeted @BNONews19:24:15 Joseph Wapner, the first judge on the reality TV series “The People’s Court”, has died at age 97 – TMZ
05:27:41 Retweeted @KaivanShroff04:27:47 OMG the official White House @VP account just used the
Nicaraguan <symbol><symbol> flag instead of the Israeli <symbol><symbol> flag <symbol><symbol><symbol><symbol><symbol><symbol> https://t.co/cJpEMN1xaE
13:45:18 Retweeted @GovMikeHuckabee13:44:13 MSM doesn’t realize their contempt for @POTUS is seen by ppl in flyover country as contempt for them. Busted-not trusted. Bad for all.
16:59:18 Retweeted @mattyglesias03:01:15 A lot of contemporary commentary boils down to older white people are easily triggered and need a safe space from discussion of racism.
17:02:50 Reading – Deported With A Valid U.S. Visa, Jordanian Says Message Is ‘You’re Not Welcome’ (Jane Arraf) https://t.co/5NBoqbXv3j
19:23:36 Retweeted @Alex_Roarty19:22:44 If you’re wondering how Perez got a half-vote, there are voting members abroad who get only a half-vote, per DNC official
20:24:04 Retweeted @IsaacDovere20:23:01 Tom Perez picks up 22 votes between rounds and wins, Ellison supporters shouting so loud rest of results can’t be heard
20:24:59 Retweeted @AlGiordano20:23:45 Final DNC result: Tom Perez 235, Keith Ellison 200.Welcome Chairman Perez!
22:00:28 If Trump isn’t going, the #WHCD will invite Alec Baldwin as Trump instead, right?
22:01:08 Retweeted @jbarro20:26:02 All the Bernie vs. Hillary proxy fights are missing the real issue, which is that the Dems should have run Joe Biden.
On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about the latest developments on Trump’s immigration policies, but after that, they do something they haven’t done in a while. Lightning rounds! And ones that include some non-political things too! They can’t avoid SOME additional political talk, but they also discuss wireless headphones, the new discovery of 7 potentially Earth-like planets, Cloudbleed, and more!
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Show Details:
Recorded 2017-02-24
Length this week – 2:03:03
(0:01:30-0:09:17) But First
Shouting at customers
Agenda
(0:10:33-0:43:27) Immigration
New travel ban planning
Prioritization changes
Roundups and escalations
Role of laws and congress
Scared people
Only some countries matter
Relations with Mexico
(0:45:27-1:17:52) Lightning Round 1
Cab accident
Movie: Nightmare before Christmas (1993)
Movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Flagged for abusing Trump
Wireless headphones
New Earth-like planets
Republican town halls
Obamacare
(1:18:56-) Lightning Round 2
Cloudbleed
Trump infosec
Trump polls
What might move polls?
Choices for Democrats
IC trying to bring down Trump?
The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.
01:05:20 Retweeted @BNONews00:56:12 VX, the most toxic and rapidly acting chemical warfare agent, was used in the murder of North Korean leader’s half-brother: Malaysian police
01:05:35 Retweeted @MAAWG00:32:21 As the 39th meeting of @MAAWG closes, we thank all who continue to fight the good fight against internet abuse #m3aawg39
01:07:02 Retweeted @seanmdav00:27:53 Laws should be enforced. Laws that aren’t worth enforcing should be repealed. Anything else leads to arbitrary, unequal enforcement.
01:07:44 Retweeted @MattBinder01:05:11 Mike Pence talking paid leftist protesters at town halls and fake news in case you still think Republicans are different from Trump
02:35:45 Retweeted @chrislhayes2017-02-23 23:49:52 You *really* don’t want the WH COS calling the FBI director to have ANY conversations about ANYTHING related to ongoing investigations.
02:36:54 Retweeted @emptywheel02:19:19 Sort of like the read that this CNN story is a way to oust Reince but CNN wouldn’t fall for that.Would they?
03:16:23 Reading – Garmin engineer killed in Kansas by man who allegedly yelled вЂget out of my country’ (Lecher/Popper) https://t.co/BBwtu0tfgE
06:10:15 Retweeted @TeaPainUSA06:08:09 Folks, remember, the FBI didn’t have to leak Priebus’ meddlin’ to the press. The fact they did has the WH walkin’ the floor tonight.
07:44:55 Retweeted @chrislhayes03:23:09 I have nightmares that all of this ends with Trump having a military confrontation w Russia to show he’s not a puppet.
00:09:33 Retweeted @pwnallthethings00:08:35 Deep state n.
/diЛђp steЙЄt/
Career govt officials whose advice is tainted by any actual experience or proficiency in the area they advise in
00:10:52 Retweeted @B_M_Finnigan00:08:03 Look, stop it. the Republican Senator in TN is not vulnerable next year unless an 1894-level midterm strikes.
02:53:22 Retweeted @HeerJeet01:14:30 I had sent a memo to the Post saying their motto should be “Don’t Fuck With Us, Asshole, We Took Down Nixon.” But cooler heads prevailed.
03:55:46 Retweeted @Nate_Cohn03:39:39 One of the weirdest side effects of wikileaks/DWS is that people think the national party committees are way important than they are
04:01:37 Retweeted @reidepstein03:42:58 I’ve been talking to DNC members about this race since Nov & it’s remarkable the gap btwn issues they care about & what CNN asking about.
20:33:27 Retweeted @davidfrum19:08:03 Bannon impressively candid on CPAC stage that Trump top agenda item is to launch a series of trade wars across world
20:37:21 Retweeted @PaulBlu20:25:29 Spicer one minute: “We are a states rights party.”
Spicer next minute: Federal marijuana laws override state recreational marijuana laws.
20:42:53 Reading – Bannon: Trump administration in unending battle for вЂdeconstruction of the administrative state’ (Rucker) https://t.co/SmkaRebkeL
19:32:34 Retweeted @poniewozik19:10:41 Saying that a protest is phony bc “activists” show up is like saying that football-stadium attendance is phony because it’s full of “fans.”
01:53:59 Retweeted @BRIANMBENDIS00:54:24 The “president“ absolutely did comment on the jewish community threats. He told the person asking to shut up & sit down. He did it on TV.
15:05:25 Retweeted @rebliv14:42:43 An entire generation’s only association with conservatism is white supremacism/neo-nazism & the @GOP seems OK with that.
15:42:37 Reading – The government just put out the blueprint for President Trump’s immigration crackdown (Dara Lind) https://t.co/o4aLWyj9PD
19:24:47 Retweeted @AuthorLMendez19:17:46 Starting to notice interesting trends in swing state polling, they claim some really bad approvals for Trump – even in states he won
04:53:51 Retweeted @jbarro2016-10-19 00:43:48 Trumpism is a reflection that, as racism and sexism became impolite, many conservatives decided politeness itself was a problem.
12:28:49 Retweeted @BillKristol2017-02-19 14:11:54 Honest Q for conservatives who aren’t just working with or around Trump, but rationalizing him: In your heart, don’t you know you’re wrong?
16:06:33 Retweeted @mattyglesias15:48:45 Who among us hasn’t conducted back-channel diplomacy via a mobbed-up associate who we earlier testified to barely even know?
17:24:29 Retweeted @BraddJaffy17:18:46 Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin has died suddenly in New York, Russian Federation confirms
17:26:32 Retweeted @HeerJeet17:15:14 The fact that Felix Sater was an FBI (and possibly CIA) asset makes this whole thing an extra level of bananapants.
22:46:01 Retweeted @HalBrands120:43:17 McMaster literally wrote the book on need for military officials to speak truth to civilian leaders. That code is about to be tested, bigly.
22:54:31 Retweeted @Kasparov6322:39:16 My most optimistic take was Trump might tire of humiliation & pick good guys like McMaster to take over while he tweets & campaigns. Maybe!
00:04:48 Retweeted @davidsirota2017-02-18 23:49:51 The pathological quest for ratings now has the journalism industry live broadcasting a political leader’s authoritarian attack on journalism
00:23:01 Retweeted @scarylawyerguy2017-02-18 23:37:53 FYI: Hitting the “rally of die hard supporters” button 29 days into your Presidency is a sign of desperation, not strength.
00:33:19 Retweeted @Kasparov632017-02-18 18:32:00 US democracy will survive Trump and come out stronger for the test. Americans are rediscovering what they took for granted for too long.
00:44:55 Retweeted @DannyZuker00:15:15 The bad news is we will never convince the rally going “@POTUS” supporters that he’s a lying monster. The good news is that HE will.
03:19:20 Retweeted @ddiamond2017-02-18 22:26:09 Trump complains about the Senate blocking his nominees, but NSC chief — a job he controls — has been empty for 5 days, longest in 20 years.
09:33:56 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy08:53:08 “Amy, I just learned a life lesson….crossing your legs can kill you.” – Alex (7)
09:35:50 Retweeted @samgadjones08:46:59 Graham: “The US should have an article 5 compact between the political parties to say that an attack on one is an attack on all.” #MSC2017
15:11:44 Retweeted @mattyglesias14:24:39 Trump got 46% of the vote — a smaller share than Romney — it’s not literally necessary to convert any of those voters to win.
15:15:16 Retweeted @mutablejoe2017-02-15 12:23:10 Every time a story linking Trump to Russia is uncovered there’s another one inside. Can’t think of a good metaphor for it though.
15:16:25 Retweeted @Eretria814:52:46 You know “what happened last night in Sweden”? Swedes slept peacefully knowing their leader wasn’t a delusional moron.
15:33:33 Retweeted @ComchaTerra00:57:45 We survivors of the Bowling Green Massacre stand in solidarity with the tragic victims of The Sweden Incident. Oh, the horror. The horror.
15:43:19 Retweeted @thegrugq15:24:44 Huge problem with countering influence operations is that (most) people aren’t reading “news media” for information but for ammunition.
15:50:16 Retweeted @owillis15:29:13 im really sick and tired of this attitude from folks on the left. who cares if haters and bigots dont get it? thats not why u stand up! in reply to owillis
15:59:09 Retweeted @WakeUp2Politics15:24:50 Well, @POTUS may have had a bad week, but he’s got one thing going for him: he’s officially beat W.H. Harrison for time in office (31 days).
16:18:24 Retweeted @HeerJeet16:18:11 People seem to be assuming that gross incompetence & authoritarian repression are mutually exclusive. Reverse is true.
03:40:49 Retweeted @jimsciutto03:38:16 A source close to Ret. Gen. Stanley McChrystal tells me “he is neither in nor seeking discussions about” the position of Nat Sec Advisor
17:30:59 Retweeted @BNONews17:30:17 Norma McCorvey, whose case under the name “Jane Roe” led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion, has died at age 69 – WaPo
17:51:03 Retweeted @MaxBoot16:41:26 Any foreign intel service that doesn’t have an agent as a member or employee of Mar-a-Lago is guilty of rank incompetence.
18:34:49 Retweeted @PhilipWallach15:00:36 You know, in retrospect, “more government or less” is quite a benign central theme around which to structure political conflict.
20:26:23 Retweeted @AFP20:20:53 Trump’s sons open golf club in Dubai in first foreign launch of venue bearing President’s name since he took office… https://t.co/siQZzpKyU5