18:18:16 Reading – Dozens dead in Yemen as bus carrying children hit by airstrike (Dehghan – Guardian) https://t.co/AfPDSv4GOt
18:23:57 Retweeted @AndreaNRuth14:39:37 Chris Cuomo had Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on his show on CNN last night, but I keep getting told it’s the right who’s obsessed with her. <symbol>
05:37:45 Retweeted @Redistrict03:23:35 If anything, tonight’s #OH12 result reinforces our view that Dems are substantial favorites to retake the House in November.
22:42:09 Do I have to read the article about Wilbur Ross? Is it somehow a surprise that a member of the Trump cabinet is a c… https://t.co/yfZ2hu6KV1
03:02:54 Retweeted @jonfavs2018-08-05 14:49:08 “Conspiracy to defraud the United States” really is the perfect term to describe the entire Trump presidency.
19:39:42 I just took a screenshot of my camera app instead of taking a picture. That kind of day I guess.
20:02:45 I’m seeing a lot of headlines saying “You can no longer listen to Alex Jones on Apple”. This is just sloppy reporti… https://t.co/zVQwIhqL0z
21:27:06 Retweeted @AriMelber20:44:42 In court now:Prosecutor on Mueller’s team asks Rick Gates if he committed crimes with Paul Manafort.
This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do get into politics a bit, talking about the trade wars, 3D printing guns, attacks on Election 2018, and the separated kids at the border. But mostly the show is a lightning round show, so there are a lot of non-political things too. So you also get to hear about the rest of Sam’s road-trip, some books and movies, Apple’s milestone, and some feedback we received a while ago.
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Show Details:
Recorded 2018-08-04
Length this week – 1:59:34
(0:00:20-0:31:17) Sam: Road Trip Continued
Day 2 Revisited: Bad Hotels
Day 4: Things not done, Corn Palace
Day 5: Bighorn and Yellowstone
(0:32:02-1:16:40) Lightning Round 1
Ivan: Trade War
Sam: Book: The Autobiography of Mark Twain Volume 3 (2015)
Ivan: 3D Printing Guns
Sam: Movie: Computer Chess (2013)
Ivan: Movie: Mission Impossible – Fallout (2018)
(1:17:56-1:59:14) Lightning Round 2
Sam: Feedback on Ivan rant on Boomers
Ivan: Apple at One Trillion
Sam: Attacks on Election 2018?
Ivan: Separated Kids
The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.
10:15:20 Convinced that EVENTUALLY the economics of this will change. Eventually may be centuries though. This thread is fas… https://t.co/mSxwjrLoEF
20:37:21 When this list first came out I would have bet on 2 or 4. Now I’m thinking 5 or 6. -> Seven Theories of the Case, U… https://t.co/lP2OBdOXRs
20:46:21 This makes very good points as well. Boosts the case for #6. -> Lawfare’s Theory of L’Affaire Russe Misses the Komp… https://t.co/idohmJ2tSU