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@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-16 (UTC)

00:03:38 Oops https://t.co/aXxsDjs1Bu
00:23:40 Oops https://t.co/MPGSFqqJkP
02:08:52 Retweeted @WotDpod 02:00:42 Today’s episode of popular Wiki of the Day is on the article Ajit Pai.Listen to the new episode here:вЂ¦ https://t.co/Jxenzlhlyn
04:54:15 Retweeted @BillMoyers 2017-12-15 19:03:41 “Thank you for the company we have shared in this space вЂ” and good luck to all.вЂќ Read Bill’s farewell note about reвЂ¦ https://t.co/qUq1LmirjK
16:57:46 Reading – CDC gets list of forbidden words: fetus, transgender, diversity (WaPo) https://t.co/Y2Yzv4xBxY
17:01:55 Retweeted @annmarkk 2017-12-15 17:12:31 My first!!!!! College!!!! Exam!!!! Was magical <symbol><symbol> D is for Degree amiright https://t.co/3WOBiJT3AF
22:19:17 Retweeted @renato_mariotti 22:17:09 Of course Mueller obtained emails from a third party. Prosecutors in most white collar criminal investigations do tвЂ¦ https://t.co/RClscYH3ne
22:44:20 Is this what the Trumpies are complaining about? Sorry, this looks completely in order. Official government emails.вЂ¦ https://t.co/ceDsm5mCsi
22:52:34 Retweeted @mattyglesias 22:52:24 Hilariously, the Trump Administration now hangs in the balance over a question of email server management. https://t.co/Qn7XDhvsDP
23:25:21 Retweeted @stevemullis 23:20:25 Everything is fine here. Just getting news alerts from the future. Move along. https://t.co/qZ3eSj0IgH
23:37:24 Curmudgeon’s Corner: Talk Good Enough https://t.co/MMymMYXlvE https://t.co/pcp9qUlZjK
23:42:45 Reading – Trump allies say Mueller unlawfully obtained thousands of emails (Steve Holland) https://t.co/6FsadV0YSb

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Talk Good Enough

On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the Alabama Senate results, possible bias in the Mueller investigation, the Republican Tax Bill, Net Neutrality, Trump’s judicial nominations, and the Patreon fee structure misfire. Plus Ivan makes fun of Sam’s speech, and Sam’s son Alex pipes up a few times.

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Recorded 2017-12-15
Length this week – 1:37:02

(0:00:15-0:03:39) But First
(0:05:21-0:30:41) Alabama
(0:32:42-0:53:09) Mueller Bias
(0:53:49-1:06:59) Tax Bill
(1:08:46-1:18:13) Net Neutrality
(1:18:51-1:24:01) Judicial Nominations
(1:24:41-1:36:42) Patreon Misfire

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@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-15 (UTC)

02:22:56 Retweeted @WotDpod 02:21:56 Today’s episode of popular Wiki of the Day is on the article Net neutrality.Listen to the new episode here:вЂ¦ https://t.co/c1JqOshMRH
03:51:18 I’m not seeing it for a few days at least, possibly not for a week, so starting to mute everything #StarWars right now…
05:59:25 Retweeted @SallyAlbright 2017-12-13 15:49:19 1 – We couldn’t have won without such tremendous black turnout
+
2 – Four red counties flipped to blue were highlyвЂ¦ https://t.co/p92eZHzMS9
07:16:53 Retweeted @SenWhitehouse 01:44:43 MUST WATCH: Republican @SenJohnKennedy asks one of @realDonaldTrump‘s US District Judge nominees basic questions ofвЂ¦ https://t.co/gpk4eYbHVa
08:34:57 Reading – Is вЂOumuamua an alien spacecraft? Initial scans show no signs of technology (Ian Sample) https://t.co/7WhBoviaAw
08:36:18 Retweeted @JoyAnnReid 03:20:29 This person responded to @DonaldJTrumpJr‘s Twitter “challenge” and brilliantly drank his milkshake. He drrrrank itвЂ¦ https://t.co/X7RagA5wZx
16:19:20 Only a matter of time. https://t.co/tVF1O1jrtw
17:03:20 Retweeted @botnikstudios 2017-12-12 17:02:01 We used predictive keyboards trained on all seven books to ghostwrite this spellbinding new Harry Potter chapterвЂ¦ https://t.co/3VTviiKbfU
17:20:46 Well OK then. https://t.co/GRmCmzZoYw
18:07:16 Oops. -> Woman says Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager (Arno RosenвЂ¦ https://t.co/qglonosWiR
22:24:44 Important reminder and summary. Read. There is more here than just the question вЂњwas there a crime?вЂќ. https://t.co/wHMzmDTR1j
22:29:03 Reading – Very Important вЂ“ House GOPers Likely Agreed to President’s Demands (Josh Marshall) https://t.co/wecWIDMMtB
23:46:50 Retweeted @ParkerMolloy 02:12:28 вЂњThe internet grew up wonderfully free from govt regulation.вЂќTeddy, my man. The internet was created by the goverвЂ¦ https://t.co/wJ2dsutcTb
23:55:43 Retweeted @jaketapper 19:53:53 Lawyer friend of mine: “For my non-lawyer friend, the question ‘Do you know what a motion in limine is?’ is the litвЂ¦ https://t.co/6uNwwuqCwm

@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-14 (UTC)

00:30:26 Elect more women. -> Ex-Farenthold aide shares new details of vulgar and abusive behavior (MJ Lee) https://t.co/3WATBF7xhA
00:49:15 Reading – Omarosa Tried to вЂStorm the Residence’ in Reality TV-Style Ouster (Daily Beast) https://t.co/97pJUv0yjL
00:50:13 Retweeted @eclecticbrotha 2017-12-13 23:48:53 Everyone’s talking about they didn’t know what Omarosa’s job was but nobody’s talking about Ben Carson wandering arвЂ¦ https://t.co/AUgF0Q1n9k
02:13:27 @imbou You are absolutely right. What I meant to say was that it takes three defectors to kill something instead ofвЂ¦ https://t.co/2Ic0h7IYVm in reply to imbou
02:16:48 Retweeted @WotDpod 02:07:38 Today’s episode of popular Wiki of the Day is on the article Star Wars: The Last Jedi.Listen to the new episodeвЂ¦ https://t.co/J9yMhtPHGj
02:40:31 Reading – When Will Paul Ryan Step Down? (Matt Fuller) https://t.co/NBuZMrB8WM
03:16:45 Reading – How Democrats are dominating special elections вЂ” in one graph (John Sides) https://t.co/aDrkFZM7Ot
04:51:47 Retweeted @jbarro 04:29:45 @AriMelber @JoyAnnReid @DebraMessing @TheBeatWithAri Do we know exactly how this question was phrased? ImplausibleвЂ¦ https://t.co/kkHp0NpqgR in reply to AriMelber
07:06:41 Retweeted @mattyglesias 2017-12-13 19:19:38 In a low-profile Iowa state senate election last night, the Democratic nominee lost but ran 32 (!) points ahead of Clinton.
15:47:13 Reading – Tell me how Trump’s North Korea gambit ends (Dan Drezner) https://t.co/ukYf3GRiGp
18:05:33 Sigh. So many of these stories. In every field. https://t.co/PvKUjdIwnA
18:17:57 Net Neutrality vote proceeded as expected. I think things are better with NN rules. Wish they hadn’t done this. ButвЂ¦ https://t.co/Quv1BHoPdj
20:48:20 Retweeted @rebliv 20:26:37 No, just fucking no. Run for a lower office first, gain experience, have a record of accomplishments. POTUS is notвЂ¦ https://t.co/l4jHpGtwwT
23:01:50 Reading – Ajit Pai just handed Republicans a bag of shit (Nilay Patel) https://t.co/iA6b8Pincc

@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-13 (UTC)

00:16:49 Retweeted @gelliottmorris 00:16:38 Watching #ALSen results tonight?If yes, these are the counties you need to keep an eye on:вЂ¦ https://t.co/AiQFtgGEfy in reply to gelliottmorris
00:25:34 Retweeted @MendezReport 00:25:00 Since R primary runoff, our personal polling average has shown Moore’s lead collapse as the campaign has gone alongвЂ¦ https://t.co/2WolKOPY3s
00:42:52 Retweeted @jshkatz 2017-12-12 21:50:12 NYT Alabama results are live. for the jitter/uncertainty purists, in your console just type:USE_JITTER = trueвЂ¦ https://t.co/dooM6xFBx9
02:19:19 Just finished my commute home. Holy shit. People are going to start calling this soon… Jones wins? In Alabama? OfвЂ¦ https://t.co/owvfQQpisw
02:24:21 Retweeted @SeanTrende 02:24:07 I dunno what the NYT meter is seeing right now, but it’s not really what I’m seeing at the county level. Maybe somвЂ¦ https://t.co/BHyfqKgji5
02:25:41 Retweeted @molly_knight 02:23:41 It’s pretty neat @UpshotNYT uses a needle because I feel like I’m being stabbed by one every time it moves. https://t.co/elsbESfquR
02:30:20 Retweeted @BCAppelbaum 02:30:06 Half the votes are counted. Moore leads by four. But the needle is not impressed. https://t.co/GxuBjP4AAo
02:30:27 Retweeted @gelliottmorris 02:30:11 I’m not confident enough to predict a Jones victory just yet, butвЂ¦. #ALSen https://t.co/gh0iVsIxrn in reply to gelliottmorris
02:31:26 Retweeted @Nate_Cohn 02:20:01 Folks, our model thinks that the GOP may have a big turnout problem.
The three, white, GOP counties have fallen farвЂ¦ https://t.co/umdN1DbdUc in reply to Nate_Cohn
02:33:02 Retweeted @benchmarkpol 02:32:50 Word of caution before getting too excited. We have no idea which early returns came through in the cities. At thesвЂ¦ https://t.co/JzXFYpGfrb
02:33:17 Retweeted @kurtbardella 02:32:58 right now @nytimes political data unit thinks about 623,000 votes remain to be counted saying “We think Mr. Jones lвЂ¦ https://t.co/dXosEcBzMq
02:33:31 Retweeted @bobcesca_go 02:33:05 NYT
Raw vote = Moore +4.8%
Forecast = Jones +3.7%
Sumter, Dallas counties (went Hillary ’16) haven’t reported votes yet.
02:35:29 Retweeted @MarisaKabas 02:35:21 needle, needle, needle,
they made it out of votes,
and when it’s finished moving,
we’re bound to yell like goats.
02:36:21 Retweeted @Nate_Cohn 02:36:13 Here you can see the differential turnout issue for the GOP in completed counties.
In completed counties, turnout wвЂ¦ https://t.co/A6Vcpd0r7a in reply to Nate_Cohn
02:36:53 Retweeted @ForecasterEnten 02:30:38 All these anecdotal reports of low black turnout from reporters turned out to be trash based on these returns. Black voters are turning out.
02:39:51 Retweeted @dmartosko 02:39:17 NY Times predict-o-meter starting to creep back toward center https://t.co/YdZTN2qO4L
02:43:48 This chart on the NYT needle page ( https://t.co/2AqphaHFl5 ) is less fun than the needle, but gives lots more info. https://t.co/xgJ12nDaos
02:51:10 Good to read this whole thread by Nate Cohn on uncertainties in the NYT model, why it might be right, and why it miвЂ¦ https://t.co/jB0xJ28Nbp
02:54:06 Retweeted @EsotericCD 02:53:55 We are heading to a ridiculously close photo-finish here, as Dem-area precincts overperform and GOP-area precinctsвЂ¦ https://t.co/ss75v7oqmr
02:55:39 Just watch, this thing will end up in a recount that lasts weeks and ends up in court over irregularities or some suchвЂ¦ Woo!
02:58:04 Retweeted @gelliottmorris 02:57:40 @PatrickRuffini weird how mine goes the other way https://t.co/nIZwAlFPfk in reply to PatrickRuffini
02:59:51 Retweeted @Nate_Cohn 02:59:37 And my guess is that once a big metro county wraps up, that the CI will tighten up *and* the needle will move. ButвЂ¦ https://t.co/OQl7BwYJVG in reply to Nate_Cohn
03:05:21 Confidence interval still Jones +8 to Moore +4 at NYT. @Nate_Cohn talking about how the model is VERY uncertain atвЂ¦ https://t.co/0RYaAnvlUh
03:07:50 @Nate_Cohn Having said that, looks like the actual count may flip to Jones soonвЂ¦ https://t.co/EPxOPjNvbT in reply to abulsme
03:08:30 Retweeted @pbump 03:08:17 John King’s relationship with Wolf is like that of a museum guide dealing with a class of third-graders.
03:08:48 Retweeted @chrisgeidner 03:08:36 Jones has the lead, per @DecisionDeskHQ, but it’s very close and @B_M_Finnigan says the numbers left leave things vвЂ¦ https://t.co/mY6AI1P4wZ in reply to chrisgeidner
03:10:45 Retweeted @JordanUhl 03:10:32 With 84.6% of the vote in, there’s only 4,000ish votes separating Roy Moore and Doug Jones.Now imagine where we’вЂ¦ https://t.co/yCVO33JgKy
03:11:19 Retweeted @gelliottmorris 03:11:06 Preemptive poll defense if(when?) Jones pulls this off: polls said this had a 40% chance of happening.вЂ¦ https://t.co/pwQi1aiXkh in reply to gelliottmorris
03:11:47 Retweeted @Nate_Cohn 03:11:34 We’re now over a million votes counted. Almost all of the vote left is in Dem metro strongholds. We won’t know howвЂ¦ https://t.co/07tFkwR9nq
03:13:23 Retweeted @PollsAndVotes 03:13:10 Here is a caution. Outstanding vote estimates are tricky things. It currently looks like what’s out heavily favorsвЂ¦ https://t.co/VCTzHLciIi
03:13:52 Retweeted @brithume 03:13:17 Betting odds as of 10:10 pm. Complete turnaround from earlier. https://t.co/5VFNuiKy4U
03:14:42 Those odds in the last retweet are from https://t.co/8MB90VbR2B
03:16:54 Retweeted @MattOrtega 03:15:47 NYT: 85% in, less than 200 votes separate them. Unreal. #ALSen https://t.co/64zKejKI3m
03:17:47 Jones just took the leadвЂ¦ https://t.co/Dx3MC1bgqv
03:20:05 NYT range down to Jones +7 to Moore +1.4. Do they call it when there range doesn’t include a Moore win at all? https://t.co/2AqphaHFl5
03:20:34 Retweeted @imbou 03:20:23 @abulsme Courts!!! Chads!!! Hanging chads!!!! in reply to abulsme
03:21:06 Retweeted @dmartosko 03:20:58 The NYT predict-o-meter has just gone beyond the point of no return for Jones. https://t.co/N6OSYjFpL9
03:21:48 NYT range now Jones +4.2 to Jones +1.0. Enough to call it? https://t.co/pbFi7Bctau
03:25:09 Retweeted @Redistrict 02:59:25 Amazing: turnout is at 72%-77% of ’16 presidential race in heavily black counties, but just 55%-60% in rural whiteвЂ¦ https://t.co/Csu15jT0Tj
03:25:25 Retweeted @Nate_Cohn 03:25:06 Doug Jones is the projected winner in Alabama according to the AP.
03:25:58 Retweeted @AP 03:24:40 BREAKING: Democrat Doug Jones wins election as U.S. senator from Alabama. @AP race call at 10:23 p.m. EST. #AlabamaElection #APracecall
03:28:58 Alabama. Senate won by a Dem. Given everything surrounding Moore, this isn’t as much of a predictor of anything 201вЂ¦ https://t.co/5WA2xzpCWI
03:29:36 Retweeted @fawfulfan 03:25:26 BREAKING: Roy Moore has been banned from the National Mall.
03:32:41 Thank you Alabama.
03:34:43 The Republicans can now only spare 2 votes in the Senate (instead of 3). How fast does Jones get sworn in? Pretty cвЂ¦ https://t.co/h7Gkw4Ixuq
03:34:54 Retweeted @franklinleonard 03:28:41 Roy Moore liked this night when it was much younger.
03:38:10 Retweeted @ASlavitt 03:37:39 Steve Bannon, whatever you did in Alabama, keep doing it for the next year. If the Mercer’s stop paying you, will get in touch with Soros.
03:40:25 Retweeted @Bencjacobs 03:34:37 Cory Gardner is already recruiting Jones to switch parties https://t.co/rQecr8ozw7
03:47:31 Thread. D’s should contest every state and every congressional district in 2018. Local races too. Yes, Moore was spвЂ¦ https://t.co/7Yd5Z4a7QN
03:49:01 Retweeted @databyler 00:54:43 Senate simulations for Trump at 37.6 percent approval IF Moore wins. Underlines why this seat matters for Senate coвЂ¦ https://t.co/yGFAYVw1bz
03:51:00 Retweeted @GDouglasJones 03:30:58 Thank you ALABAMA!!
03:52:18 Retweeted @matthewamiller 03:33:46 Six months ago, I asked the smartest Dem Senate strategist where the three seats to win the majority back were: “NeвЂ¦ https://t.co/kaf88fODP4
03:52:33 Retweeted @natsecHeather 03:50:58 I love all this “Hanukkah miracle” and “act of God,” but let’s be clear: God is working through black women here. https://t.co/S3M871DsFw
04:04:42 Yes, the D’s should contest everywhere, and have chances places they might not have imagined before. But the belowвЂ¦ https://t.co/U9RebO2lYi
04:41:59 Retweeted @Castantine 04:40:08 Just an FYI, this bullshit Merrill and Moore are pulling has nothing to do with contesting the election or a recounвЂ¦ https://t.co/6y8YDTYy9E
04:43:29 Retweeted @AdamParkhomenko 04:41:35 Reporters went up to the office of the Secretary of State after being told to by the Moore campaign to learn of theвЂ¦ https://t.co/77YKv6hEk5
04:44:35 Retweeted @petridishes 04:41:55 huh weird based on everything we’ve seen I would have expected Roy Moore to take вЂњnoвЂќ immediately and respectfully for an answer
04:45:03 Retweeted @JohnKerry 2017-12-12 22:35:29 Too soon, Karen…too soon. https://t.co/SJwkFmYuPY
04:46:30 Retweeted @toddzwillich 04:42:24 Ala Sec of State John Merrill says it’s вЂњhighly unlikelyвЂќ Doug Jones won’t be certified as senate election winner
04:47:08 Retweeted @natemcdermott 04:42:37 Alabama’s secretary of state seems to be pouring cold water on the idea pushed by Moore’s campaign that outstandingвЂ¦ https://t.co/1WHph6qujf
04:51:50 Retweeted @jtuckermartin 04:31:41 At some point we will all realize there isn’t much analysis needed: Americans don’t like Donald Trump. He was an hiвЂ¦ https://t.co/1u9xc6kK7s
04:52:19 Retweeted @AuthorLMendez 04:50:19 Tend to agree and folks forget that most major upsets (1948 Pres, 1992 House of Commons) are followed by a correctiвЂ¦ https://t.co/zCleGCSY8w
04:53:09 Retweeted @deray 03:46:43 Black folks elected Doug Jones. FYI. #AlabamaSenateElection https://t.co/CErgK6eOeI
04:53:56 Retweeted @Acosta 04:02:47 Source close to WH: “It’s devastating for the president… this is an earthquake… Virginia but on steroids… theвЂ¦ https://t.co/VMzEe6bKQo
05:01:12 Honestly don’t think this is a problem. Investigators SHOULD think the worst of the people they are investigating.вЂ¦ https://t.co/q6dnwSmwgu
05:19:20 Retweeted @guypbenson 05:14:59 100% of precincts reporting. Jones’ victory margin is just shy of 21k votes. Nearly 23k Alabamians voted for write-вЂ¦ https://t.co/lkTOFyaHsZ
05:27:54 Retweeted @trekonomics 05:16:50 Per @joshtpm law: Trump will need to hurt somebody soon.
05:31:29 Retweeted @jim_newell 00:10:41 Alabama SoS office says their “anticipated date of certification is sometime from December 27 вЂ“ 29.” deadline is JaвЂ¦ https://t.co/dd4wPFYnzf
05:35:38 So tax votes next week will definitely happen with 52 R’s. R’s can still lose up to three. Don’t see any reason McCвЂ¦ https://t.co/RvtT3bytqj
05:47:08 Retweeted @WotDpod 00:35:30 Today’s episode of random Wiki of the Day is on the article Scots Hotel.Listen to the new episode here:вЂ¦ https://t.co/RAWq8t23Wb
05:49:02 Retweeted @saletan 05:08:55 Here are the adjusted exits. Moore lost women without kids by 11 points. He lost mothers by 34. You know why.вЂ¦ https://t.co/wZq02cs5Vt
05:58:25 Retweeted @sallykohn 03:50:27 Dear Democratic Party,Read this chart. Stop ignoring black voters and acting like working class white voters areвЂ¦ https://t.co/oSPm45EdJf
06:06:05 Retweeted @thehill 05:29:03 NY Daily News shreds Moore: “Screw you and horse you rode in on” https://t.co/dIMgfkTp4k https://t.co/XypkIwM6KE
06:09:19 Retweeted @SeanMcElwee 05:43:15 The wide age gap in the Senate election highlights the importance of investing in youth turnout for 2018. Young votвЂ¦ https://t.co/iZvFVhmuBc
06:10:12 Retweeted @EsotericCD 03:55:32 I surely hope that it is not lost upon people that Doug Jones AL-SEN 2017 is a deadly perfect analogue to Scott BroвЂ¦ https://t.co/eUAgqmfstR
06:11:24 Yup. This. -> https://t.co/LkqwrnyqAJ
06:14:04 Retweeted @joshtpm 05:35:21 Good grief did Ana Navarro go off on this dude https://t.co/wwq5tbGmLC
06:16:11 Retweeted @kerpen 04:57:38 Jones finishes at 93.5% of Hillary Clinton’s raw vote total.
Moore at 49.8% of Trump’s.
06:18:46 Retweeted @curiousmagpies 05:44:30 @mattdpearce Serendipitous Twitter. https://t.co/tYJKGYnTe5 in reply to mattdpearce
06:19:03 Retweeted @KSoltisAnderson 05:38:17 Tuscaloosa County went +20 for Trump in 2016.Doug Jones just won it by +16.
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06:25:43 Retweeted @MeghanMcCain 03:40:18 Suck it, Bannon
06:35:00 Retweeted @owillis 04:20:59 Hey reporters how about you go talk to the black Alabamians who just elected Doug Jones and ask THEM about Trump?
12:38:03 Oops https://t.co/mvsPJ8c7c0
14:26:56 Retweeted @AprilDRyan 14:14:49 I am hearing from several sources there was a lot of drama at the White House last night and it wasn’t about the AlвЂ¦ https://t.co/eBjz6YYfyB
15:45:16 Ah. It was Omarosa. https://t.co/6vTlF8JNtq
16:13:13 Retweeted @ReaganBattalion 15:30:52 Don’t let anyone in on the secret, but every single FBI agent, has a political opinion, so does every soldier and pвЂ¦ https://t.co/WETyP7yyKl
16:15:48 Thread https://t.co/oaAVTTdVqz
16:20:15 Retweeted @epicciuto 16:12:40 “Because Mueller’s team has partisan affiliations, they cannot be trusted to state the truth!” claim a group of polвЂ¦ https://t.co/KOgfNrW3IJ
16:28:47 Fun thread https://t.co/ehc7k3UPYf
17:46:52 Joe was always one of the good ones. https://t.co/gI9qegM5EL
18:21:19 Retweeted @Recode 18:00:29 Patreon has changed its mind about a new payments plan that everyone hated https://t.co/PnGnbfFh2e https://t.co/IFxylcVpJJ
19:46:36 Reading – Republicans Say They Have a Deal on Tax Bill (Jim Tankersley) https://t.co/LiWzTRzTqm
22:28:37 Uh, ok. https://t.co/YpWn9qZekB
22:39:53 Retweeted @xkcdComic 20:33:08 Seven Years https://t.co/O1N5MGUOAr https://t.co/kmjiZX7hWg https://t.co/cU0LeK7ifI

@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-12 (UTC)

00:52:50 Thread https://t.co/SDkg4bT3i7
03:21:15 Retweeted @WotDpod 01:42:32 Today’s episode of popular Wiki of the Day is on the article Max Born.Listen to the new episode here:вЂ¦ https://t.co/yWKZTXJLZi
03:24:22 Oops https://t.co/y74iClskyc
03:34:39 Retweeted @JohnDingell 2017-12-11 22:38:18 I fully support @realDonaldTrump‘s interest in space travel to Mars, and I wish him the absolute best in his travels.
03:40:48 Retweeted @KillerMartinis 03:16:53 AND THE CROWD FUCKING LAUGHS https://t.co/tFRIseVjFU
03:49:08 Retweeted @imbou 03:36:08 Important information! https://t.co/hQtWPZCSzj
04:15:25 Retweeted @jswatz 02:13:33 My buddies on the Well introduced me to two nicknames I hadn’t heard before for Bitcoin:
Douchemarks
Dunning-Krugerrands
21:30:05 Reading – Republicans Nearing Agreement on Final Tax Bill (NYT) https://t.co/GoJJ95nWMR
23:33:14 Retweeted @TheLeadCNN 22:07:04 Roy Moore campaign spokesman responds with silence when asked if he knew people can be sworn in with a text other tвЂ¦ https://t.co/nEuaCU2jvh

@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-11 (UTC)

02:14:48 Retweeted @WotDpod 01:47:59 Today’s episode of popular Wiki of the Day is on the article Robert Koch.Listen to the new episode here:вЂ¦ https://t.co/lgxVad9pTn
03:25:50 Retweeted @psygnisfive 03:01:11 @AnaMardoll @thisblackmagic it feels like patreon imagined itself to be enabling a new kind of elite art patronage,вЂ¦ https://t.co/FTZbfsvYfE in reply to AnaMardoll
03:31:36 Retweeted @justkarl 03:14:58 BTW, Trump is 20.4 underwater at RCP. https://t.co/ptsNSW4ixR That’s a new record.
03:36:49 Retweeted @Steven_Hyden 2017-12-10 22:31:58 The guy who took Trump off Twitter for 11 minutes is now a mole in Fox News’ graphics department. https://t.co/ZOogCt54ih
03:53:16 Reading – Alabama Demands Voter IDвЂ“Then Closes Driver’s License Offices In Black Counties (Tierney Sneed) https://t.co/fsuJMyYNFX
04:48:07 Retweeted @KenGude 03:01:49 Something happened during August recess to turn Graham from a Corker-level Trump critic into a MAGA-maniac. Seems wвЂ¦ https://t.co/4k1zm7rwq9
08:46:06 Retweeted @Stowydad 2017-12-10 21:20:49 Former Minn Gov Arne Carlson, a two-term Republican, says Dem Sen. Al Franken should rescind his planned resignatiвЂ¦ https://t.co/hUogthiIom
16:24:20 Retweeted @EWErickson 16:05:02 Moore-mentum? https://t.co/J7GoXu36TR https://t.co/hu26BkLd9W
18:17:46 Reading – Focus on Flynn, Trump timeline suggests obstruction is on Mueller’s mind (Lee/Ainsley) https://t.co/IoiNIn5aTk
21:35:06 Retweeted @waltshaub 19:30:45 Sarah Huckabee Sanders lecturing the media on accuracy is a surreal experience.

@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-10 (UTC)

02:26:24 Retweeted @WotDpod 02:24:02 Today’s episode of popular Wiki of the Day is on the article Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.Listen to thвЂ¦ https://t.co/aVYVJsH9yY
04:45:54 Retweeted @SallyAlbright 2017-12-09 22:40:34 Oh look! Bernie kids in Alabama are sitting out the race and jeopardizing a huge pickup opportunity over purityTвЂ¦ https://t.co/puNPDzBsg3
04:52:35 We will see in 2018 just how many people are having similar feelings. https://t.co/blViLtZJHo
04:56:31 Thread https://t.co/dTyLnthXYi
05:54:11 Retweeted @RJonesUX 2017-12-08 13:21:58 Brexit negotiations, to date:вЂў Same regulations
вЂў Same open borders
вЂў Same European courts
вЂў Same single market
вЂўвЂ¦ https://t.co/JBXF9Nt18L
06:13:11 When he was about 3 my son told me and my wife that I was a new replacement Daddy. The old one had been taken awayвЂ¦ https://t.co/SFUPUwgOdr
06:43:09 Retweeted @makiki_reuvers 2017-12-09 01:08:30 Some days I’m a serious academic.Some days I’m just a girl re-enacting iconic scenes from Star Trek with her cat. https://t.co/ku4U2mvUWo
07:46:27 Retweeted @owillis 04:48:50 Just be prepared for when they refuse to concede the outcome of Mueller’s investigation. Even if they had Trump onвЂ¦ https://t.co/kgusCzCh0T
07:49:21 Retweeted @DianeTurnshek 2017-12-08 15:30:12 Two scientists walk into a bar.
“I’ll have H2O,” says the 1st.
“I’ll have H2O, too,” says the 2nd.
Bartender givesвЂ¦ https://t.co/V3R1yGgWN7
23:44:30 I try to avoid both words whenever possible since I know the odds of me getting it wrong without actually spendingвЂ¦ https://t.co/sjdVHoAGlg
23:49:06 Retweeted @EricHolthaus 22:25:15 Important fact check from a wildlife biologist on those horrible starving polar bear images we’ve all seen. This isвЂ¦ https://t.co/eRKm6z1GLf

@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-09 (UTC)

03:31:18 Retweeted @WotDpod 00:23:37 Today’s episode of random Wiki of the Day is on the article Ibrahim Tukiqi.Listen to the new episode here:вЂ¦ https://t.co/jMkmOruauh
04:45:41 Yup. -> The G.O.P. Is Rotting (David Brooks) https://t.co/Cq8SLIjYOs
04:48:42 Reading – The Rot Of American Party Elites (Rod Dreher) https://t.co/AZK1IviZkd
05:02:33 Reading – Bitcoin Has A “Whale” Problem: 1,000 Investors Control Nearly Half The Market (Tyler Durden) https://t.co/7aLaB5FznN
05:06:35 Are we at greed, delusion, or new paradigm? https://t.co/TjDolBY5Ik
07:06:47 Retweeted @wrmead 2017-12-08 21:01:20 I remember Watergate pretty well, and I don’t remember anything like this level of journalistic carelessness back tвЂ¦ https://t.co/Brpw9zXWX6
07:35:49 Retweeted @LPDonovan 03:26:29 This Luntz/Vice focus group on Roy Moore has it all https://t.co/y9iRx2oeQ2
18:04:20 Reading – Inside Trump’s Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation (NYT) https://t.co/WhZpB9MOC4
18:48:03 Retweeted @owillis 18:45:39 Hi @SethAbramson please for the love of God, get a blog. Can someone get this man a blog, please? https://t.co/oPsBlvDiax
20:05:29 Retweeted @brentalfloss 2017-12-08 22:14:56 Dear @Patreon:Remember that one time Netflix was like “We’re gonna split into a DVD service called Qwikster and aвЂ¦ https://t.co/tMVucRzyKS
20:36:54 Good. -> Jony Ive is retaking control of Apple’s design team after two years in hands-off role (Nick Statt) https://t.co/4Zweto1Iuf
23:08:33 Curmudgeon’s Corner: Multiply Your Gifts https://t.co/upvVOwxuxn https://t.co/lFjbjXefp4

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Multiply Your Gifts

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ivan is back from Moscow and joins Sam to talk about his impressions of Russia. They also hit most of the last week of Trump administration craziness, they talk about Franken, Franks, Conyers, and Moore as part of the latest round of sexual harassment fallout, and they round it out with a little discussion of Bitcoin, CryptoKitties, iPhone X, and even Sam’s somewhat different Christmas tree.

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Recorded 2017-12-08
Length this week – 1:30:53

(0:00:15-0:29:27) But First
- Thomas rap
- Agenda
- Bitcoin
- iPhone X
- Sam’s screen
- Sam’s tree
(0:30:42-0:47:32) Ivan in Russia
- Impressions of Moscow
- Russian views on Putin
- Sanctions
- Russian views on the USA
- Pee Tape
(0:48:18-1:21:58) Trump Stuff
- Trump admitting obstruction?
- Can the President obstruct justice?
- Can the President be indicted?
- Constitutional edge cases
- SCOTUS on Travel Ban
- Manafort’s OpEd
- Ollie North is back!
- Jerusalem
- Other Stuff
(1:23:42-1:30:27) Politicians Who Harass
- Franken
- Franks
- Conyers
- Moore

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