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@abulsme Updates from 2012-02-29 (UTC)

  • Reading – Olympia Snowe delivers stunning rebuke in decision to leave Senate (Gail Russell Chaddock) http://t.co/xzFWMZEh #
  • Reading – Ron Paul poll shocker: He beats Obama head-to-head (Peter Grier) http://t.co/ihvv5wpT #
  • RT @FHQ: And with one simple call, Romney wins the evening's delegate race. #azprimary #
  • RT @daveweigel: Mitt has now won 3 of the 4 states that have actually assigned delegates so far. (NH, AZ, FL) #MIprimary #
  • RT @dceiver: GENTLE REMINDER: The only thing worth knowing in MI is who wins what Congressional District. #
  • RT @EdEspinoza: Bad news for Romney: 24 primaries in March, 23 are proportional. Only 1 winner-take-all (Puerto Rico). http://t.co/lp1w3wps #
  • RT @daveweigel: BREAKING: Buddy Roemer in dead heat with Rick Perry for 6th place, 682-641 votes #MIprimary #
  • RT @CenteredPols: RT @daveweigel: BREAKING: In a couple of days Romney will lose a bunch of primaries to Santorum anyway. #MIprimary #
  • RT @SeanTrende: Romney could well win MI, but get fewer delegates. His vote is really heavily concentrated in the Detroit area. #
  • RT @FHQ: Delegates. Focus on the (CD) delegates. #miprimary #
  • RT @ebertchicago: Santorum asks, do we want the smart to lead us in this country? He implies the correct answer is "no." #
  • MT @DemConWatch: RT @FixAaron: Right now I've got Romney winning 7 congressional disricts, Santorum 3, 4 too close to call. #
  • RT @chucktodd: Romney won Mackinac County by 1 vote. 667 votes to Santorum's, wait for it, 666 votes. #
  • RT @chucktodd: Santorum leads in 9 of 14 MI CDs, but leads are thin in a few. Still POSSIBLE for Santorum to win majority of delegates in MI #
  • RT @wilw: BREAKING NEWS: Barack Obama wins Michigan GOP primary. #
  • @DemConWatch Flx? #
  • RT @DemConWatch: CNN: Romney 9 delegates, Santorum 7. AP: 5-5 GreenPapers : 8-8 #
  • RT @DemConWatch: CNN: Romney 9 delegates, Santorum 7. AP: 5-5 GreenPapers : 8-8, 538: 11-9, NBC 11(R)-13 (S) #
  • RT @DemConWatch: CNN: Romney 9 delegates, Santorum 7. AP: 5-5 GreenPapers : 15-13 538: 11-9, NBC 11(R)-13 (S) #
  • RT @DemConWatch: CNN: Romney 9 delegates, Santorum 7. AP: 5-5 GreenPapers : 15-13 538: 11-9, NBC 11(R)-13 (S), Fix: 15-7 #
  • MT @FHQ: Romney is only one who can get to 1144. Rest are playing losing game to keep him from getting there #
  • RT @daveweigel: Ron Paul has now won more votes in the 2012 primary than he won as the 1988 Libertarian candidate. #
  • MT @FHQ: Beat me to it, but yep. RT @slc_scott: In Wyoming, Romney won straw poll in 5 delegate-awarding counties, Santorum 4, and Paul 3 #
  • MT @FHQ: So because Romney is going to lose in places we expect him to lose next week, the odds of a contested election have increased? Huh? #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-02-28 (UTC)

  • MT @mathowie: The theme of the Oscars this year is "Please for the love of god go to an actual theater like we did when we were kids" #
  • RT @fivethirtyeight: Michigan looking a little more tossup-y and less lean-Romney-ish than it did last night. #
  • RT @kkondik: Doing some looking at Super Tuesday — looks like Santorum will be hard-pressed to even tie Romney in delegates on March 6 #
  • RT @BuzzFeed: RIP 'Berenstain Bears' creator Jan Berenstain. She died Friday at age 88. #
  • Reading – Late Move in Santorum’s Favor (Josh Marshall) http://t.co/5QCIkvZX #
  • Watching – All Alone in the Night – Time-lapse footage of the Earth as seen from the ISS (Bitmeizer) http://t.co/lpPT4MY0 #
  • Reading – Leave our net alone (Jeff Jarvis) http://t.co/f6g4htyy #
  • Reading – Israel and Proxy Terrorism (Robert Wright) http://t.co/Xvvxro8Z #
  • Reading – Santorum Exposes The Real Republican Party (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/ZX8BWEDb #
  • RT @fivethirtyeight: Plausible that Ron Paul could win the 12th Congressional district in Michigan and pick up 2 delegates there. #
  • Split. RT @fivethirtyeight: I get 5 lean/likely Romney districts in Michigan, 4 lean/likely Santorums, and 5 toss-ups. http://t.co/ZuvPu96Z #
  • RT @ppppolls: Romney leads among Republicans in Michigan. It's Democrats putting Santorum over the top. We'll see if they really show up… #
  • RT @LarrySabato: Remember–if MI popular vote is tight, then Santorum prob wins more delegates than Romney because of allocation structure. #
  • RT @LarrySabato: A loss in MI delegate race will be embarrassing for Mitt. A loss in popular vote? Well, not spin-able, friends. A disaster. #
  • RT @FHQ: .@LarrySabato OH will be key on Super Tuesday regardless, but becomes near must win for Romney w/MI loss. #
  • Reading – U.S. Rule Set for Cameras at Cars’ Rear (Nick Bunkley) http://t.co/946UJmqj #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-02-27 (UTC)

@abulsme Updates from 2012-02-26 (UTC)

  • RT @freesyria74: 100 people were killed today in #Syria by Assad's forces. This has been the daily average over last 7 days. 3000/month :( #
  • RT @rajskub: 3yr old quote of the day while trying to fix a toy computer, 'I know! we should put some butter on it!' #
  • MT @GovGaryJohnson: Gov Johnson to the @LPGeorgia conv: “I WILL CONTINUE THE RON PAUL REVOLUTION” if @RonPaul doesn't get the GOP nom. #
  • Reading – Caboose (Wikipedia) http://t.co/BtqJQkVI #
  • Reading – The G.O.P.’s Fuzzy Delegate Math (Nate Silver) http://t.co/OBg4n0EE #
  • Kyzyl! RT @BreakingNews: Update: 6.8-magnitude quake centered 58 miles east of Kyzyl, Russia, at depth of 33.2 miles – USGS via Reuters #
  • Reading – The myth of the eight-hour sleep (Stephanie Hegarty) http://t.co/GUTVNjDI #
  • Reading – Mitt Romney’s budget in about 150 words (Ezra Klein) http://t.co/krtztyzF #
  • RT @joshtpm: Santorum building new GOP with voters who don't want to go to college or have sex. #
  • MT @thinkprogress "I had the opptnty to read the speech & I almost threw up." Santorum on JFK speech about the separation btwn church/state #
  • RT @CenteredPols: Talking heads have called every primary “make or break” but none have been. Hint: Michigan will not be either. #
  • Reading – Santorum: Higher Education a Plot to Secularize America (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/9EveVHXP #
  • MT @UKProgressive Quote of the YEAR! "Republicans being against sex is not good. Sex is popular." GOP strtgst Alex Castellanos via MoDowd #
  • Reading – Everything is Connected (Sean Carroll) http://t.co/7ZRnB5mE #
  • Reading – Michigan Tea Partiers Share Rick Santorum’s Fears Over Obama’s College Push (Evan McMorris-Santoro) http://t.co/A1S1r1Kn #
  • RT @radleybalko: Heh. How to make hard-to-obtain Sudafed from everyday street meth. http://t.co/T3AU2ptN (PDF) (via @curiouser_georg) #
  • Reading – On the Nature of 2012 RNC Rules Changes (Josh Putnam) http://t.co/vW8FDLyh #
  • @FHQ Def calendar. Today ~11% of dels. Feb 26 2008, ~63%. (Inc caucus ests.) 63% not till Apr in 2012. More 2008 comp: http://t.co/1cLFlibt #
  • Reading – This is how far human radio broadcasts have reached into the galaxy (Emily Lakdawalla)
    http://t.co/cTm1K8Yh #
  • RT @TPMLiveWire: Romney Surpasses Santorum In National Gallup Tracking Poll http://t.co/giNd0j3m via @kyleleighton #
  • RT @wikileaks: WikiLeaks mystery press conference Monday 12 noon, Frontline Club, Paddington, London, 13 Norfolk place W2 1QJ. #
  • Reading – Studies Refute Santorum’s Claim That College Makes People Less Religious (Sahil Kapur) http://t.co/1BDLsRaX #
  • Reading – What if The Final Countdown Had Ended Differently? (John Farrier) http://t.co/yPrUyrSA #
  • Reading – Mountain Lion threatens Facebook and Microsoft (Edward Aten) http://t.co/6sEYjGJQ #
  • Reading – What Happens to the Coke in Coca-Cola? (Dan Lewis) http://t.co/rlwKABYS #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-02-25 (UTC)

@abulsme Updates from 2012-02-24 (UTC)

@abulsme Updates from 2012-02-23 (UTC)

@abulsme Updates from 2012-02-22 (UTC)

  • Reading – Gvmt Pressures Twitter to Hand Over Keys to OWS Protester’s Location Data Without a Warrant (Hanni Fakhoury) https://t.co/fBFVIuQz #
  • Reading – Farewell to a Free Spirit (Bob Frump) http://t.co/WweOdgH4 #
  • Reading – The New Kremlinology, Ctd (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/udwZQY8S #
  • Reading – Media Headlines Will Lead You To Ruin (Lance Roberts) http://t.co/EAYiusau #
  • Reading – Hubble Discovers Steam World ‘Like No Planet We Know Of’ (Carl Franzen) http://t.co/4pRIC77e #
  • Reading – Cookiegate: Google Taking Heat For Tracking Users Online (Carl Franzen) http://t.co/pHLRpV8e #
  • Reading – Peter Gleick Confesses to Obtaining Heartland Documents Under False Pretenses (Megan McArdle) http://t.co/7B3Qd7ad #
  • Reading – The MEK and the Warped Nature of the Iran Debate (Daniel Larison) http://t.co/wtDvRIAw #
  • Reading – Iran and “Rational” Regimes II (Daniel Larison) http://t.co/nfFcUajC #
  • Reading – More contested convention thoughts (Matt, DCW) http://t.co/wmx00Kr4 #
  • Reading – Opportunity Phones Home Dusty Self-Portraits and Ground Breaking Science (Ken Kremer) http://t.co/wjawYoQl #
  • Reading – Dead for 32,000 Years, an Arctic Plant Is Revived (Nicholas Wade) http://t.co/SF9bkSIo #
  • Reading – Poll Analysis: Romney gains slightly on Obama (Darryl, HorsesAss) http://t.co/xgzjmTGF #
  • Reading – What we learned from the ‘Nightline’ report on Foxconn factories (Joshua Topolsky) http://t.co/NMW8ZFRU #
  • Watching – President Obama sings Sweet Home Chicago! (TheObamaDiary) http://t.co/lpPT4MY0 #
  • Reading – AWOOOGAH!!! Conservatives Start To Sound The Alarm Over Rick Santorum’s Extremism (Sarlin & McMorris-Santoro) http://t.co/OpZi68Pu #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-02-21 (UTC)

  • Reading – I tried to watch Game of Thrones and this is what happened (The Oatmeal) http://t.co/G3yk24ZE #
  • Reading – Why the AP is projecting all 37 MN delegates for Santorum (Matt, DCW) http://t.co/8a9ge9xb #
  • Reading – iPad improves Kindergartners literacy scores (Jim Dalrymple) http://t.co/08xzY7cy #
  • Reading – GOP talks about a contested convention (Matt, DCW) http://t.co/TA4tqprV #
  • Reading – Lab-grown meat is first step to artificial hamburger (Pallab Ghosh) http://t.co/PlZVYsDj #
  • Reading – Poll Analysis: Newt gains a bit but still loses 100% to Obama (Darryl, HorsesAss) http://t.co/N0G2LuyX #
  • Reading – How Seinfeld's Productivity Secret Fixed My Procrastination Problem (Adam Dachis) http://t.co/5nFhDBaL #
  • Reading – In Michigan, Momentum for Romney? (Nate Silver) http://t.co/B7F6iB9b #
  • Reading – Commentary: Some lies around Deep Throat exposed (Glenn Garvin) http://t.co/y1grfmDm #
  • RT @ppppolls: Romney leads Santorum by just 3 in Arizona, 36-33. Gingrich at 16%, Paul at 9%: http://t.co/bQu9CpZP #
  • RT @ppppolls: Big thing to watch in AZ: can Newt hold his 16%? Weakly committed supporters could leave for Santorum- http://t.co/bQu9CpZP #
  • RT @neiltyson: Feb 20, 1962, The USA launches John Glenn into Earth orbit. Something America could do fifty years ago….but not today. #
  • Reading – We can do no Moore: a transistor from single atom (Matthew Francis) http://t.co/scJIZvjd #
  • RT @Atrios: is newt still alive? #
  • RT @joshtpm: Romney campaign finds new secret weapon against Santorum: Santorum. #
  • RT @cpreksta: Drawing Muppets with my 2-year-old cousin Tabitha. http://t.co/KxZ3Mm62 #
  • MT @thinkprogress: Is @SarahPalinUSA launching a dark horse candidacy for a brokered conv nomination? http://t.co/1UF149Y9 (via @RyanLizza) #
  • MT @jbarro: A brokered conv should nominate a consensus candidate with the gravitas and experience to be ready to serve: George H.W. Bush. #
  • RT @wrct883: Our 500th follower will win a very special WRCT tshirt! #freeswag #
  • RT @gruber: Funny that the preference to turn off third-party cookies is a little hard to find in Google Chrome. #
  • Reading – Talk of Brokered Convention May Be Just That (Michael D. Shear) http://t.co/PlRSp1Eq #
  • RT @thinkprogress: "You know how Mitt Romney celebrates Presidents Day? He straps his dog to the roof of a Lincoln!" — Dave Letterman #
  • Reading – Poll Analysis: Obama leads Santorum (Darryl, HorsesAss) http://t.co/nxwCTSxj #
  • Just completed a 0.78 km walk – Short walk with Roscoe. . http://t.co/5kw04dle #RunKeeper #
  • Reading – Breaking news: Heartland leaker is scientist Peter Gleick, says documents are all real (Phil Plait) http://t.co/pWFw8sIv #
  • Reading – Memo to Republicans: Obama Is Tougher on Iran Than George W. Bush (Jeffrey Goldberg) http://t.co/D7ENVQov #
  • Reading – We, the Web Kids (Piotr Czerski) http://t.co/yjZJEJcc #
  • Reading – Office for iPad reportedly due in weeks (Megan Lavey-Heaton) http://t.co/7UdlTMUL #
  • Reading – MI Poll: Romney By Two (Kyle Leighton) http://t.co/Mc9dNMmE #
  • Reading – Whooping cough just keeps spreading in county (Sharon Salyer) http://t.co/iYT1wEJT #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-02-20 (UTC)

  • Reading – A Very Rough Estimate of the Republican Delegate Math Ahead, Part Two (Josh Putnam) http://t.co/3zQ66Ban #
  • MT @natsecHeather: Santorum trifecta: Bible-not-science-based policy; prenatal testing=eugenics; BHO=Hitler. All in 1 weekend. Any I missed? #
  • Reading – Big data skills bring big dough (Barb Darrow) http://t.co/rvFxwDVN #
  • Reading – Amazon's big property deal: Seattle landowner Al Clise talks (Jeanne Lang Jones) http://t.co/C1xdPffE #
  • Reading – The slow rise of the SoMoClo OS (Om Malik) http://t.co/P0wmnWNq #
  • Reading – Mobile Revolution (Josh Marshall) http://t.co/7A5jM2mD #
  • RT @ppppolls: Romney has chopped 11 points off Santorum's Michigan lead in the last week: http://t.co/2uKr7BYa #
  • MT @ppppolls: MI may be moving on a different track because our AZ numbers (tomorrow) and WA ones (Tuesday) are good for Santorum #
  • Reading – The Electoral Wasteland (Timothy Egan) http://t.co/ZyaXghXw #
  • Reading – So Much Harder Than It Looks (Josh Marshall) http://t.co/H5UEneuS #