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@ElectionGraphs tweets from 2017-01-06 (UTC)

19:14:24 Official vote count the same as what it appeared to be on Dec 19th. Trump 304, Clinton 227, Others 7 https://t.co/m0qRGmoDZr

@ElecCollPolls tweets from 2017-01-06 (UTC)

19:14:34 Retweeted @ElectionGraphs 19:14:24 Official vote count the same as what it appeared to be on Dec 19th. Trump 304, Clinton 227, Others 7 https://t.co/m0qRGmoDZr

@abulsme tweets from 2017-01-05 (UTC)

16:47:46 Reading – Mark Zuckerberg shares Facebook’s secrets with all his employees, and almost none of it leaks (Wagner) https://t.co/DoYagzapmy
16:51:33 Retweeted @ananavarro 16:39:33 Conclusion from hearing: Other GOP'ers may bend into pretzels to justify Trump narrative on Russian hacking. Mccain & Graham will not let up
18:49:15 Wow. -> Atari 2600 Emulator in Minecraft (SethBling) https://t.co/mcEI2DQjCK

@abulsme tweets from 2017-01-04 (UTC)

00:37:52 Reading – The lead to my prewritten вЂњClinton winsвЂќ story explains a lot about why she lost (@mattyglesias) https://t.co/i14MOrGzeV
00:56:26 Reading – 2 Credit-Reporting Agencies Must Pay $23 Million for Deceptive Practices (Reuters) https://t.co/aZcfRYy2nD
02:15:31 Retweeted @jimsciutto 01:44:04 1/Intelligence officials tell CNN briefing by DNI Clapper & CIA Dir Brennan on hacking review never scheduled for tвЂ¦ https://t.co/mqiTnjzadv
02:16:28 Retweeted @SteveKopack 02:12:53 A senior intelligence official tells NBC News that the intel meeting, which Trump claims was delayed to Fri., was aвЂ¦ https://t.co/nogxtAHKWJ
04:06:26 Retweeted @ericmichel 2017-01-03 17:44:34 CONGRESS: We should burn dogs for fuel
TRUMP: I mean, yeah, but after all the oil is gone

NYT: Trump Kills Republican's Dog-Energy Agenda
04:12:41 Retweeted @owillis 04:10:08 both clinton and sanders diehards insist on making everything about clinton/sanders and jesus people, its over
04:18:37 Retweeted @kylegriffin1 03:58:59 Democrats took photos on the House floor today, in protest of the GOP's proposed fine for such actions:вЂ¦ https://t.co/mCJlJfWclu
05:03:15 Reading – Hillary Clinton is attending Trump's inauguration. Good. That means she's not finished yet. (Bill Palmer) https://t.co/MDQMPiX56Q
05:23:15 Retweeted @diegoluna_ 03:00:19 I got emotional reading this! #RogueOneStarWars https://t.co/kfNXxYxWWI
05:37:28 Reading – Obama’s Top 50 Accomplishments, Revisited (Glastris/LeTourneau) https://t.co/4MrchVOx86
05:50:39 Retweeted @ddale8 04:05:05 Part 2 of today's episode of Donald Trump Gets Whatever Headlines He Wants Regardless Of Facts: https://t.co/PBKaOPrYvu
17:39:28 Thread on Podesta phish -> https://t.co/AENdx5JVEQ
18:16:54 Listening to Internet History Podcast 126. (Ch. 8) How the Dotcom Bubble Happened
via iCatcher! https://t.co/FUK0QbjKXz
19:53:23 Retweeted @NoisyAstronomer 19:52:12 No presidential transition team sent to National Science Foundation. None. Nada. No one. <symbol> https://t.co/Yjmo4YBeM5
20:03:16 Followed all the ones I wasn't already following. -> https://t.co/84l6vFN75r
20:10:44 Reading – Donald Trump’s Soft Spot for Russia Could Be His Political Undoing (@20committee) https://t.co/gvHzHlnsYk
22:02:18 Reading – Why Men Don’t Want the Jobs Done Mostly by Women (Claire Miller) https://t.co/TIZXyo5emz

@abulsme tweets from 2017-01-02 (UTC)

02:01:40 Good thread on Snowden https://t.co/3tWuWRx78r
02:08:36 Retweeted @bartongellman 2017-01-01 23:23:37 Respectfully, no. If Snowden’s a spy I’d have an amazing new scoop. Reporter’s dream. Calamity to let anyone else bвЂ¦ https://t.co/65u9TeDEmP
02:09:53 Retweeted @randyprine 2016-12-31 22:08:49 This wouldn't pass as a grade schooler's Book Report. https://t.co/mNOk52lWHy
02:45:09 Retweeted @sarahkendzior 01:56:55 A reminder: I don't write to placate liars; I write to serve the public. I got death threats for posting a 1988 WaPвЂ¦ https://t.co/1cie7J3dYY in reply to sarahkendzior
02:50:35 Retweeted @digiwombat 02:49:02 So @kalesalad is a new account that finds stolen, viral tweets and RTs the original post. Follow it instead of all the content thieves. <symbol>
03:02:05 Retweeted @sarahkendzior 02:32:41 Thread from researcher on Trump's financial ties to Russia. Very informative; read the whole thing. https://t.co/1rFpFvxO0k
03:20:23 Reading – State pollsters, pummeled by 2016, analyze what went wrong (@daveweigel) https://t.co/GlCBwTpew6
03:24:09 Retweeted @SamWangPhD 03:06:32 This analysis might reveal something about individual pollsters. But real error was a systematic error in which shyвЂ¦ https://t.co/Sa8ott3S1l
04:05:31 Retweeted @SnoCoSheriff 03:38:13 Search for missing David Eaton(5' 7" 200 lbs-black coat,shoes,gloves/blue jeans/knit Seahawks cap. McCollum Park arвЂ¦ https://t.co/7prHq5p7dM
04:08:41 Retweeted @sarahkendzior 2016-12-30 21:54:29 People truly don't seem to grasp this. There are no checks and balances unless enforced. The Constitution is a piecвЂ¦ https://t.co/eSGPDTooMI
04:43:36 Retweeted @pourmecoffee 04:36:16 We had a chance to kill "cyber" as a prefix, and we let it live. Now it's here to stay and each and every one of us has to answer for it.
06:19:37 Reading – Claiming mandate, GOP Congress lays plans to propel sweeping conservative agenda (@daveweigel) https://t.co/UFOwA4ySQ6
07:30:54 Retweeted @SovietSergey 2016-12-26 21:36:56 @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/Rx3giVuygs in reply to realDonaldTrump
07:32:56 Retweeted @SwiftOnSecurity 07:02:40 Finally out of the dark of 2016; ready for the inauguration https://t.co/uCkVkqvwhM
07:33:22 Retweeted @nycsouthpaw 07:01:13 I question the quality of the research that indicated a delay in Senate confirmation of a president's nominee is unвЂ¦ https://t.co/uZqP0vahmo
07:50:46 Reading – What Would Happen in the Minutes and Hours After North Korea Nuked the United States? (Mike Pearl) https://t.co/l95O2tbhFa
16:25:20 Retweeted @EricHolthaus 2017-01-01 19:19:38 Now that it's over, we can say for sure:
2016 was the warmest year we've ever measured on Earth.

Image: @andyskuce https://t.co/zmL9tEwWkA
19:06:08 Retweeted @china_chas 03:58:39 Bank of AQI400+ smog rolling into Beijing just now – within 20 minutes https://t.co/jbk3byT37C #beijingвЂ¦ https://t.co/3x61bSPCbD
19:48:33 Retweeted @WeLoveWeather 18:07:08 .@mikebettes will never forget this sight. Watch to see why в†’ https://t.co/IEVZK25fz2
19:50:40 Retweeted @jonostrower 17:30:45 My new favorite @NewYorker cartoon. https://t.co/0jf1aGy0yv
19:54:31 Retweeted @Travon 19:43:59 In the Las Vegas airport and people keep trying to use this fake plug. I'm weak <symbol><symbol> https://t.co/ZVsmplmNsD
19:59:38 Reading – Book-culling software drives librarians to create fake patrons to "check out" endangered titles (Doctorow) https://t.co/7D57rrhY0k
20:00:57 Retweeted @climate_guy 19:38:03 Hardly a вЂњbelow normalвЂќ spot to be found in 2016 for CONUS with temperatures for nearly three-quarters of the countвЂ¦ https://t.co/3csn2Z9aW4
22:26:16 Reading – Carrie Fisher Tribute: "Making Her Laugh Was a Badge of Honor" (Mark Hamill) https://t.co/4wdyUisXJf
22:41:26 Retweeted @ThingsWork 22:04:03 This is how a Fourier series works https://t.co/VQMyiZxPF4
22:47:10 Reading – Yes, Donald Trump вЂlies.’ A lot. And news organizations should say so. (Greg Sargent) https://t.co/dWxaV4CpKy
22:50:09 Retweeted @sovietvisuals 22:20:44 1976 Soviet illustrations to J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' https://t.co/YQic7fOQIA

@abulsme tweets from 2017-01-01 (UTC)

00:00:49 Leap second is now over. Did you all enjoy it? Happy UTC New Years! Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017! in reply to abulsme
00:06:32 Retweeted @Alexpettitt 00:03:25 Hats off to @BBCOne for pulling of this awesome Live 360 of the #NewYears Fireworks in London, Live now: https://t.co/khJ9yz9cLV
00:07:30 Retweeted @corybe 2016-12-12 23:43:49 Here's the Breaking News staff list. Hire 'em quick! https://t.co/gL0NOz3lxO in reply to corybe
00:25:55 Retweeted @dandrezner 00:25:17 Goddammit. https://t.co/26TXAvt2WB
00:36:50 Retweeted @KristiCCoulter 00:22:38 If you're already assuming you'll feel like death warmed over tomorrow, take just a minute and think about whether that has to be true.
00:44:04 Retweeted @Rattnip 2016-12-31 20:00:12 PSA: Obey horror movie rules when 2016 dies:
Don't say "we got it" or "it's over"
Check if it's behind you
Check if it possessed your friend
00:48:19 Retweeted @BNONews 00:41:36 Actor William Christopher, best known for his role as Father John Mulcahy on the popular TV show M*A*S*H, has died at age 84 – KABC
00:49:41 Retweeted @ComfortablySmug 2016-12-30 20:13:23 2015: Trump won't win the nomination
2016: Trump won't win the general election
2017: Trump won't jail dissidents
2018: СЃР°Р»СЋС‚ РјР°С‚СЊ Р РѕСЃСЃРёСЏ
01:13:36 Retweeted @speechboy71 2016-12-31 14:15:54 I'll never get my head around the fact that 62 million people wanted this emotionally stunted man-child to be presiвЂ¦ https://t.co/97LkO9osNH
01:13:43 Retweeted @pixelkaye 2016-12-31 19:49:28 If you start Star Wars episode IV at exactly 10:02:43 pm, the death star will explode at midnight. You're welcome.
01:29:51 Retweeted @ninerchick05 01:09:11 #2016Faves RT @raztweets: Loooooool oh my God. Never leave children alone with technology. https://t.co/Q0NHAqQkOY
01:32:56 Reading – Trump kicks biographer off golf course (Kenneth Vogel) https://t.co/7CD18ksn7O
01:36:55 Retweeted @NY_Wiseass 2016-12-29 17:03:13 #2016Faves RT @loitersquvdvids: You the burger now https://t.co/ROAiO1qP0X
01:39:45 Reading – Trump refuses to face reality about Russia (Washington Post Editors) https://t.co/QBSmkBMkuA
02:52:34 Retweeted @shelleyaw123 02:42:06 @abulsme Yes, he does. He may hope that a Senate investigation will do that for him. in reply to abulsme
02:54:01 Retweeted @EmperorNorton 02:10:00 McCain is laying out the groundwork for impeachment.
02:54:45 Retweeted @mviser 02:13:51 Donald Trump tonight: "I know a lot about hacking. And hacking is a very hard thing to prove. So it could be somebody else."
02:55:56 Retweeted @pbump 01:43:55 Trump talked to press tonight.
Pool: "No computer is safe from hacking. Secure messages should be sent via courier like in the old days."
02:57:57 Retweeted @ComfortablySmug 01:24:30 When you reflect on how awful 2016 was, realize you have no idea of the horrors that await us in 2017.
03:02:22 Retweeted @leahmcelrath 02:47:12 ALL 17 U.S. intelligence services agree the Russian government was behind the hacks. All of them.
Trump's commentsвЂ¦ https://t.co/TTXWA0WQtw in reply to leahmcelrath
03:03:21 Retweeted @baytato 2016-12-31 18:13:11 Timezones are weird because it's 2017 in some timezones but still 2016 in the blue and 1943 in the red https://t.co/OuL3kwfc69
03:07:06 Retweeted @dandrezner 02:44:31 Let's go live to the new White House Situation Room: https://t.co/WPpLs6PXjt
03:33:50 Retweeted @JohnDingell 02:35:40 I find this to be an archaic viewpoint, and I was born during the damn Coolidge administration. https://t.co/JnFoJwFejN
03:41:03 I'm on the west coast and am currently thinking staying up for east coast midnight is already stretching things for me. Yawn!!!!
05:49:20 Retweeted @journodave 05:15:47 the end https://t.co/ZBqHoUgvQm
05:53:15 Retweeted @sclary 05:18:12 at the stroke of midnight ET, @BreakingNews turned into a pumpkin https://t.co/UoDo4cdRL7
05:55:25 Reading – Trump Promises a Revelation on Hacking (Maggie Haberman) https://t.co/pegl2oHAPn
06:05:27 Retweeted @mattyglesias 05:37:59 If it turns out Barron was behind the Podesta hack, as Trump keeps insinsuating, that's gonna be really embarrassing for the CIA.
06:06:16 Retweeted @JeffYoung 05:13:00 Just put on "Fight Song" at this New Year's party and everyone is angry at me. <symbol>
06:07:01 Retweeted @daveweigel 05:12:07 Someone at this New Years party just blasted "Fight Song" as a troll and a riot nearly broke out
06:07:56 Retweeted @BettyMWhite 00:19:25 Wanted to wish everyone a very Happy and Healthy 2017! Be safe.
06:13:41 Retweeted @B_M_Finnigan 05:51:42 Idea for 2017: SPHERE PIE. Any pie with the filling inside the sphere and the crust on the outside. Size irrelevant. Make this happen.
06:16:39 Retweeted @TheMaverick21 05:57:07 4 more minutes til we know. If the Baby New Year sees its shadow, 6 more weeks of 2016.
06:20:32 Retweeted @imbou 06:20:17 @abulsme whiner you usually stay up very late! in reply to abulsme
06:23:38 .@imbou I'll make it to midnight. I'm not allowed not to. Jan 1 is also our anniversary. We always exchange gifts right after midnight. :-) in reply to imbou
07:40:45 Retweeted @MariahCarey 07:00:07 Shit happens <symbol> Have a happy and healthy new year everybody!<symbol> Here's to making more headlines in 2017 <symbol> https://t.co/0Td8se57jr
17:03:08 Retweeted @Stonekettle 16:51:56 Future predictions:
1950: domed cities, flying cars
70: nuclear power
90: cyborgs
10: nanotech
16: Hope we get to keep civil rights
17:22:23 Reading – Even Glenn Greenwald And His Fans Should Fear the Trump-Putin Alliance (David Atkins) https://t.co/cCsujzOPlW
17:45:13 Retweeted @MileHighBrendan 17:44:53 Much of Right is in thrall to a tyrant. Much of Left lacks language or perceived credibility to fight him. And then there's @Evan_McMullin.
17:48:23 Reading – Why America is so blasГ© about Trump's conflicts of interest (Noah Millman) https://t.co/LdKYJU5cq0
17:50:41 Retweeted @BreakingNews 17:50:09 Breaking News (@breakingnews) is shutting down. This account will be quiet while NBC plans for its future. Thank you for following us!
18:27:53 Retweeted @USARedOrchestra 17:47:39 In 2017 the MSM needs to remember that journalism is not about maintaining access. A free press is useless if it'sвЂ¦ https://t.co/St4eNf1S30
18:39:40 Retweeted @dscotto10 17:54:00 @abulsme @varadmehta This is an exceptional piece. in reply to abulsme
18:39:52 Retweeted @varadmehta 18:33:24 @dscotto10 @abulsme The point about how it seems unfair Trump should kill his business because he wants to serve the country is underrated. in reply to dscotto10
18:39:56 Retweeted @dscotto10 18:36:10 @varadmehta @abulsme right. If you view Trump as a business tycoon rather than a rentier or conman, there's a certain logic to it. in reply to varadmehta
19:18:51 Reading – Proxima's Orbit around Alpha Centauri (Pierre Kervella) https://t.co/QJ7qgZAgQ1
20:10:07 Retweeted @kioken 2016-12-30 18:10:06 So far, to replace @breakingnews, switching notifications for all tweets of @BNONews and @mpoppel have done a good job!
20:10:11 Retweeted @jortron 2016-12-29 22:15:55 With the shut down of @BreakingNews, follow @BNONews. From the original creator of BN. hopefully an app is on the way.
20:14:09 Retweeted @varadmehta 20:06:34 This is a good definition. https://t.co/jSntUE5esS
20:49:41 Retweeted @0311OpEssexman 20:49:16 @abulsme The blasГ© factor in general, from supporters in particular will sort out when rubber meets the road as in results. 2 yrs ask again. in reply to abulsme
20:50:26 Retweeted @solomongeorgio 07:09:34 Bush was so bad, we got to elect our 1st black president. After Trump, our president will be a 50 ft tall militant feminist Latina lesbian.
20:51:59 Reading – Five New Realities for the New Year (Dave Pell) https://t.co/H6O9Wra1bU
20:52:51 Retweeted @MarkAmesExiled 20:49:11 "Disinformation war" https://t.co/JN0I4RwCB4
22:21:49 Reading – Why the West Is Failing to Counter Kremlin Disinformation Campaigns | Observer (Jakub Janda) https://t.co/uGXFHx4502
22:23:07 Retweeted @poniewozik 15:20:46 This is how the Overton Window of lying works. Lie so brazenly that news outlets worry they'll look biased by sayinвЂ¦ https://t.co/iIqiqfU0Ci
23:08:28 Retweeted @thenatewolf 2016-12-25 20:15:49 American Detective: I solved the case by breaking all the rules
British Detective: I solved the case by noticing a specific umbrella
23:46:31 Retweeted @tripgabriel 21:40:49 Former Nixon WH counsel –> https://t.co/a6IJCb2AG3
23:47:34 Retweeted @AngryBlackLady 18:37:51 They were fine with bigotry and misogyny. It’s their fault. Stop trying to make them feel better about their crappyвЂ¦ https://t.co/QyPlcBSM1S
23:53:25 Retweeted @conradhackett 2016-12-19 02:25:42 Adults with post-secondary degrees (US)
Hindus 96%
Jews 75%
Muslims 54%
Buddhists 53%
Unaff 44%
Christians 36%вЂ¦ https://t.co/nSJyIU8HxL

@abulsme tweets from 2016-12-31 (UTC)

03:54:11 Retweeted @ChrisMegerian 2016-12-30 19:51:58 The next American president has pinned praise of Russia's leader to the top of his Twitter feed https://t.co/5Yc1ddMO7c
03:54:15 Retweeted @jonmladd 2016-12-30 20:44:50 No puppet. https://t.co/2OcwUqfgYC
05:05:48 Retweeted @tafish 2016-12-29 19:16:40 This is a beautiful love story to witness in my 58 years. I miss them both so much. Love is everlasting https://t.co/AeIVGaGl9k
05:12:59 Reading – Parents Say Their Children’s Hatchimals Are Mumbling "Fuck Me" In Their Sleep (Julia Reinstein) https://t.co/kI6ELZkoyc
05:27:27 Retweeted @felixsalmon 05:20:52 The best thing about this tweet is that @joshtpm hasn’t deleted it. He has to keep it up now, just for the replies https://t.co/RZeSO5MgOC
05:42:36 Retweeted @AlexRozierK5 05:28:34 Cool pic of the vigil for #CarrieFischer next to the #SpaceNeedle in #Seattle . #MaytheForcebeWithHer
Photo creditвЂ¦ https://t.co/m7qMD3BfWl
06:17:21 Watching – in/ex troversion (Julia Rodrigues) https://t.co/WraZ6P19aK
06:19:38 Retweeted @Amy_Siskind 02:23:53 Smart. McCain is scheduling to start hearing BEFORE Trump takes office. This is patriotism and leadership. https://t.co/lsSWSc9rQv
06:31:48 Retweeted @chrisgeidner 2016-12-29 04:15:54 Trump is literally picking the job where a Hispanic person "fits" before the people? And chooses agriculture?вЂ¦ https://t.co/rHMVLTFJED
09:12:25 Yeah, the "new" doc was very generic -> WH fails to make case Russian hackers tampered with election (Dan Goodin) https://t.co/uel2u75jB2
09:25:54 Obama needs 2 burn some sources&methods & show stronger Russia evidence if he wants 2 convince anybody who doesn't already trust his admin.
09:27:38 Retweeted @shaunwalker7 2016-12-30 20:25:45 Analysts: Trump now in v delicate position, must be so careful how he calibrates Russia rhetoric given allegations etc.
Trump: I love Putin!
09:30:39 Reading – Leaked Snowden Document Hints At Why Feds Are So Sure Russia Hacked Election (Mary Papenfuss) https://t.co/TcpmOvSExx?
16:38:00 Retweeted @bobvulfov 07:51:30 who the hell is jeff https://t.co/UlKVBbBLgw
17:19:57 Retweeted @scottdetrow 16:04:18 Two world leaders weigh in with New Years greetings. https://t.co/lKfo9I6c2q
17:29:48 Reading – The West Must Prevent Cold War 2.0 (@20committee) https://t.co/BZMzu9j07B
17:42:33 Fun times! Fun times! -> The Pessimist’s Guide to 2017 (Fraher/Krause-Jackson/Rojanasakul) cc @imbou https://t.co/KHGB0k6CDV
19:02:40 Reading – US Govt Data Shows Russia Used Outdated Ukrainian PHP Malware (mark, WordFence) https://t.co/TIPQUVtk07
21:04:10 Retweeted @ZLabe 21:03:48 The first daylight of 2017 reaching the western Pacific (Himawari-8 satellite).
A #HappyNewYear to all ofвЂ¦ https://t.co/YbZTBvg1gY
21:11:12 Retweeted @joshtpm 20:38:01 Got an email form Eve Peyser at Gizmodo asking about my tweet last night. Here's what I sent her. https://t.co/SOTbta2cP6
21:22:36 Curmudgeon's Corner: 2017 Predictions Show https://t.co/P1tny0kEGJ https://t.co/OoG4cC9eyP
22:18:41 Retweeted @Gus_802 22:14:08 Finding malware on a laptop used by an electrical utility is not "hacking into the power grid." Sorry, not sorry.
22:26:56 Watching from June – Map shows how religion spread around the world (Business Insider) https://t.co/9rWV5rSEdE
22:50:45 Thread. https://t.co/sfraV3AZ0s
23:59:23 Ready for your exciting leap second? Less than a minute now. Use it wisely!

Curmudgeon’s Corner: 2016 Predictions Review

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan review the predictions they made a year and a week ago for 2016. It is called accountability in punditry. They covered Tech, Politics, the Economy, Domestic and International issues, and other things as well. What did they get wrong? What did they get right? Did they do better or worse than in the year before? Which topics did they excel in? Where did they fail completely?

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@abulsme tweets from 2017-01-03 (UTC)

00:40:29 Reading – About that bogus claim that North Carolina is no longer a democracy . . . (Andrew Gelman) https://t.co/D9c8iRXzPq
00:47:28 Watching – Two year old miraculously saves twin brother (Kayli Shoff) https://t.co/bMXZfoKVh7
02:05:44 Reading – House Republicans vote to rein in independent ethics office (DeBonis/Demirjian) https://t.co/rclaDQGZAk
02:15:25 Retweeted @sofiabiologista 2017-01-02 04:26:23 Know your cephalopods! <symbol> https://t.co/UUz9QdMKcE
03:00:12 Retweeted @kerpen 02:39:17 115th Congress hasn't even started yet and House leadership has already been thwarted by rank-and-file.
03:15:47 Retweeted @ObsoleteDogma 03:15:36 Welcome to the dawn of a new unified Republican government! https://t.co/NnrAEjdaSf
04:38:31 Retweeted @SwiftOnSecurity 04:18:03 [UPDATE] The electric company was not hacked, there was no malware signature, just an IP match from the bullcrap JAR https://t.co/GMmIVKHgBr in reply to SwiftOnSecurity
05:10:05 Retweeted @SenWarren 03:06:02 Tell us, @GOP: Who, exactly, thinks that the problem with Washington is that we have too many rules requiring the gov to act ethically?
05:29:09 Retweeted @broodingbrahmin 03:23:57 GOP passed this 119-74. So 74 GOP reps voted no. Goes to full House tomorrow. Pls call your rep and tell them NO. https://t.co/IspwrJACQb
05:29:23 Retweeted @AstroKatie 04:57:54 Calling a secret surprise vote to put yourself in charge of deciding if you're corrupt totally sounds like somethinвЂ¦ https://t.co/FKVZ0YAlzM
05:31:37 Retweeted @apod 05:30:08 Pandora Close up at Saturn: https://t.co/Intw8iDYWA by NASA, @NASAJPL, Space Science Institute https://t.co/nnUhp89uRL
05:32:11 Retweeted @mattyglesias 02:32:48 Remember when a scandal was, like, Doug Band asked for a diplomatic passport and State told him he couldn't have one?
05:57:21 Reading – With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Gut Independent Ethics Office (Eric Lipton) https://t.co/OTIFmkpeZ3
06:20:26 Retweeted @sahilkapur 04:46:12 True, hatred of OCE is bipartisan. But is that because it's unfair & heavy-handed, as opponents say? Or because nobвЂ¦ https://t.co/TDdDwjpu4c
06:30:19 Reading – McCain plans Russia cyber hearing for Thursday (Herb/O'Brien) https://t.co/A9ucKwpFWb
06:41:36 Reading – The Contrarian Conformist: Review of 2016 Predictions and New Predictions for 2017 (@BYUfan) https://t.co/slJMLLzftV
13:35:12 Retweeted @SamWangPhD 12:23:45 Polarization: high negatives make crossover voting unthinkable. And incompetence is not sufficient to withhold voteвЂ¦ https://t.co/r2LfbxW2kM
13:40:50 Reading – To Stop Trump, Democrats Can Learn From the Tea Party (Levin/Greenberg/Padilla) https://t.co/kqh89rMXTT
13:50:05 Retweeted @csoghoian 13:16:25 How is the average reader supposed to tell the difference between "we made this up for pageviews" fake news & thisвЂ¦ https://t.co/OypCGKoJDV
14:04:47 Reading – The U.S. doesn’t have a problem with Russia. It has a problem with Vladimir Putin. (Garry Kasparov) https://t.co/fhxM0UeYcO
15:43:45 Listening to Voices from the Obama Years: A Fareed Zakaria GPS Special https://t.co/NIQHxVeGKd
15:54:36 Retweeted @uncriticalsimon 2017-01-02 23:46:09 @dscotto10 @varadmehta @abulsme Is no-one worried about risking another Berlusconi? in reply to dscotto10
15:54:43 Retweeted @dscotto10 15:32:34 @uncriticalsimon @varadmehta @abulsme Trump as Berlusconi is probably the best comparison available. in reply to uncriticalsimon
15:54:47 Retweeted @varadmehta 15:33:38 @dscotto10 @uncriticalsimon @abulsme Yeah, I'd say that's really the chief worry with Trump. The most realistic one, anyway. in reply to dscotto10
16:33:07 Retweeted @mattdpearce 16:29:44 Real-time news is here, literally every single news cycle now consists of a sugar high that later gets deflated by context and fact-checking in reply to mattdpearce
16:50:16 Retweeted @BNONews 16:50:00 Minnesota elector dismissed for trying to vote for Sanders instead of Clinton files Supreme Court petition to have his vote counted
16:53:09 Retweeted @deirdrewalshcnn 16:52:49 NEWS: House GOP conference now scheduled to meet on rules package, which includes ethics change –comes shortly after PE Trump criticism
17:10:02 Retweeted @mikedebonis 17:08:44 NEW: House Republicans withdraw ethics changes for now, postpone to future date.
17:34:55 Retweeted @davidaxelrod 17:13:26 This House ethics drama was an absolute gift to @realDonaldTrump-a big, fat zeppelin for him to shoot down. Which he did.
17:56:02 My CC prediction that Cong R's won't get Trump to go along with everything they want looking good so far. https://t.co/P1tny033i9 cc @imbou
18:02:19 Retweeted @imbou 17:58:10 @abulsme it's looking like a train wreck out of the door right now! in reply to abulsme
18:03:10 .@imbou My other prediction was Cong R's would give Trump most of what he wants. If they don't though, that will be even more fun. in reply to imbou
19:03:09 Retweeted @greenfield64 18:23:54 Re: calling Trump's falsehoods "lies". If he believes that whatever he says is true, that's delusional–way more dangerous than lying.
19:12:10 Retweeted @yashar 19:01:59 SCOOP: Clinton's Will Attend Trump Inauguration https://t.co/eCpVzqHVaA
19:17:27 Retweeted @ScottHigham1 18:40:38 Key government source says this embarrassing story is key reason why Congress wanted to kill ethics office. https://t.co/mHEtKd2UwU
19:19:51 Retweeted @kailanikm 18:58:32 Paul Ryan re-elected Speaker of the House. Only one Republican didn't vote for him. Total count, via @AlexNBCNews -> https://t.co/CDjTagFxRB
19:38:56 Answer: Thomas Shannon -> Who Will Be Acting Secretary of State Pending Rex Tillerson’s Confirmation? (Diplopundit) https://t.co/IEkTAwT21l
19:47:26 Retweeted @ericgeller 19:30:03 Today @jonkarl asked @PressSec why no public OPM hack response. Earnest couldn't say this but reason is OPM was espionage & we do it too.
20:03:41 Retweeted @igorvolsky 17:54:03 Thousands jammed Congressional phone lines, outraged about ethics amendment
@AP @nytimes @cnn don't even mention this, give credit to Trump
20:38:01 Retweeted @costareports 20:01:24 Most members tell me blizzard of angry constituent calls were most impt factor in getting the House to sideline the amdt
20:38:55 Retweeted @freddoso 20:08:48 The House comes right out of the gate and votes to approve the motion to table the motion to refer.
21:32:01 Reading – What happened to America under previous 'hands-off' presidents? (Peter Weber) https://t.co/WNlIrK8gI8
21:56:55 Reading – What if Donald Trump is super popular in 4 years? (Jeff Spross) https://t.co/cqPQg4cuX7
22:11:57 Reading – Trump appears with mobster-affiliated felon at New Year's bash (Chris Sommerfeldt) https://t.co/yabGjvgTHd
22:13:45 Retweeted @BuzzFeedNews 22:12:01 Former "Apprentice" contestant Omarosa Manigault is going to work in Trump's White House https://t.co/zbDhFAp2dZ https://t.co/7YL7HokBGw
22:24:53 Retweeted @MEPFuller 22:01:28 Democrats are taking pictures, broadcasting live, and holding up Constitutions, basically threatening Republicans to fine them.
22:26:08 Retweeted @sahilkapur 21:50:51 OVERHEARD in the Speaker's lobby: "The guy puts out a tweet and half our conference goes nuts. What are we going to do?"

Curmudgeon’s Corner: 2017 Predictions Show

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