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Curmudgeon’s Corner: You Knew I Was A Snake

The week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about Ivan’s evacuation from Florida in anticipation of Hurricane Irma, more general thoughts on Hurricane Irma as it approaches Florida, Trump’s recent moves that are making Congressional Republicans upset, Information Warfare in the age of Facebook and Twitter, and finally the Equifax data breach.

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Recorded 2017-09-09
Length this week – 1:54:32

(0:00:30-0:40:39) Hurricane Irma
- Agenda
- Ivan’s Evacuation
- Irma’s size
- pre-Florida Irma damage
- Forecast uncertainty
- Florida vs Texas
- Evacuation decisions
- Hurricanes and climate change
- Preparations
- One location vs another
(0:41:15-1:06:07) Trump vs Republicans
- Pivot!
- DACA
- Debt Limit
- Congressional reaction
- Possibilities for centrist policies
- Trump the Democrat?
- Trusting Trump
- Lack of understanding
- Independant Trump?
(1:08:05-1:34:56) Facebook and Russians
- Eric interlude
- What Russians bought
- Facebook reach per dollar
- Facebook disclosure
- Information warfare
- Information bubbles
- Reporting rules
(1:36:06-1:54:13) Equifax
- Taking security seriously
- Equifax data and impact
- Privacy is dead
- Informed consent?
- Security is too annoying

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@abulsme tweets from 2017-09-08 (UTC)

01:50:24 Retweeted @BNONews 01:15:19 All living former U.S. presidents have launched a joint appeal to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Harvey https://t.co/6cFILGAv3c in reply to BNONews
01:51:56 Retweeted @wxbrad 01:38:44 Every Track update for #Irma since 11am last Wednesday to now. https://t.co/eLuTnjja9Q
01:55:30 Retweeted @nycjayjay 2017-09-07 15:24:16 Facebook couldn’t figure out that Russians spent $100K to spread fake election news but knows right away when a nipple on a boob is showing
03:01:31 Retweeted @spann 00:52:15 3km NAM shows a devastating hit for Miami after midnight Saturday night https://t.co/1m6hqbntm9
03:02:18 Retweeted @ScottDimmich 02:12:26 Latest WRF model future radar shows a buzzsaw heading for Florida this weekend. Similar track to NHC, but model isвЂ¦ https://t.co/5py62Xi9yW
03:07:16 Retweeted @JoelNihlean 2017-09-07 17:30:54 @EricHolthaus I combined the images of Hurricane Andrew (1992) & Hurricane Irma (today) at scale in a gif. Irma isвЂ¦ https://t.co/Pe67Gimzgw in reply to EricHolthaus
03:11:12 Retweeted @WXRISKCOM 03:01:29 hard to see this and say IRMA is going to NOT hit FL https://t.co/2HRxNonP5T
03:48:51 Retweeted @JohnMoralesNBC6 03:32:16 Chance of hurricane force winds continue to increase for South Florida and drop for the northern Bahamas. @nbc6 https://t.co/GoELMnTV95
03:57:05 Retweeted @joshtpm 03:34:00 If you know better, you know that this is abject ignorance. If you don’t, it can be dangerous, even deadly. DepressвЂ¦ https://t.co/Efw1amKPqk
04:15:44 Retweeted @RyanMaue 2017-09-07 04:03:20 Saturday morning — Hurricane Jose will be impacting same islands in Lesser Antilles (e.g. Barbuda) that Irma destrвЂ¦ https://t.co/C0orMcQxz3 in reply to RyanMaue
04:20:16 Retweeted @GoMeteoric 03:20:26 Lord have mercy. The 11pm update puts the ENTIRE state inside the storm’s track. https://t.co/enBEYaFjJQ
04:27:29 Just noting that a 57% chance of hurricane force winds in Miami also means a 43% chance there won’t be. Lots of uncвЂ¦ https://t.co/VtzjFXtgBr
14:47:00 We are getting to the point that if this doesn’t get cleared out soon people are going to get caught on the roads dвЂ¦ https://t.co/ATqmmQTemn
15:17:19 Retweeted @XplodingUnicorn 14:56:54 How to protect your personal information:1) Just post it on the internet. It’s already been stolen anyway.
15:34:52 I didn’t tweet about the earthquake last night but just to note so far it has killed more people than Irma. It may not stay that way though.
15:37:33 Retweeted @nytgraphics 15:36:39 As Hurricane Irma approaches, evacuations have been ordered in several Florida counties. https://t.co/PFMb7gQcfw https://t.co/24477BHx14
16:34:45 Listening to The Axe Files with David Axelrod Ep. 170 – Sen. Patty Murray
via iCatcher! https://t.co/Vfzr4NcFE9
18:17:09 Retweeted @EmmyA2 18:15:43 *Bernie spends year+ knifing Hillary and Democrats to no end*
Important discourse!*Hillary writes book*
Why’s she so divisive? Bitch.
19:25:36 Retweeted @emilynussbaum 19:20:02 The WH is so much more organized under Kelly. https://t.co/EYmGE9EbiU
21:35:50 Retweeted @EricHolthaus 21:31:30 NHC Update, 5pm:
Irma is expected to be Category 4 or 5 at landfall in Florida. A catastrophic scenario that is nowвЂ¦ https://t.co/Sqj9nNYicK
21:37:58 Forecast keeps moving west. Tampa now closer to center line than Miami. https://t.co/7Ml6LIkC9S
21:43:59 Retweeted @zerobeta 2017-09-07 22:29:53 Equifax: you missed a cc payment 3 yrs ago. How irresponsible. Good luck buying a homeAlso, Equifax: Your SSN’s were hacked. Shit happens

@abulsme tweets from 2017-09-07 (UTC)

00:04:28 Retweeted @imbou 00:01:18 @abulsme Finishing packing headed early to Orlando airport for an early escape in reply to abulsme
00:30:47 Retweeted @mattyglesias 00:27:12 It’s a good thing nobody in the GOP ever pretended to think this was a big deal and no reporters ever pretended toвЂ¦ https://t.co/Tm0ZupVZfO
01:39:25 Retweeted @JasminMuj 01:33:46 Congress approved kleptocracy it is then, friends. https://t.co/s84IWw1RL9
01:49:23 Reading – Why Did Trump Shiv the GOP? (Josh Marshall) https://t.co/bGTJr417xD
01:51:38 Thread https://t.co/pfGwPAG7RQ
03:18:14 Retweeted @wxbrad 03:15:27 Likely arrival of tropical storm winds over the next 5 days for HURRICANE #IRMA https://t.co/fRDjxWm6Av https://t.co/MlyawevQ3N
03:34:49 Retweeted @gaybonez 2017-09-06 15:41:16 This is shameful. Discouraging people from seeking shelter in the path of this storm is unconscionable and burdensвЂ¦ https://t.co/TPB7iCBexT
03:42:54 Retweeted @WESH 03:07:07 Incredible! Delta flight goes through Hurricane Irma https://t.co/nCK6Ptwpcp https://t.co/ocObqWm5ZA
03:47:59 Reading – This Delta flight raced Irma and won (Luz Lazo) https://t.co/KWYAxE1TJT
05:19:01 Retweeted @EdPiotrowski 02:03:09 Via Jonathan Falwell on St Martin: No power, no water, everything destroyed. Buildings gone. Please pray as this isвЂ¦ https://t.co/MENjYnHdnb
05:19:41 Retweeted @EricHolthaus 04:35:56 These are the first images from Barbuda after Hurricane #Irma‘s direct hit earlier today — the strongest landfallвЂ¦ https://t.co/mase3mXgKD
05:40:28 Retweeted @jmnese 03:32:52 This is what it looks like when the eye of a Cat-5 passes over and the atmosphere loses ~10% of its weight – from tвЂ¦ https://t.co/AWQho4cWaT
05:41:32 Retweeted @philklotzbach 03:20:07 #Irma has now had winds of 185 mph for 33 hrs – no other TC around the globe has been this strong for so long in saвЂ¦ https://t.co/r51SXITcrP
12:43:43 Reading – GOP livid after Trump cuts deal with Democrats (Politico) https://t.co/TzfhdQA392
12:55:02 “You knew I was a snake before you took me in!” -> To Allies’ Chagrin, Trump Swerves Left (Thrush/Haberman) https://t.co/mvqefKHcCy
13:35:46 Retweeted @BillKristol 2017-09-06 21:12:04 As Trump tosses Republicans & conservatives under the bus one thinks: They chose dishonor over defeat, but they will have dishonor & defeat.
13:37:08 Retweeted @JohnMoralesNBC6 13:19:13 Model forecast tracks for Irma this morning (left) versus 48 hours ago on Tuesday morning (right).Images courtesвЂ¦ https://t.co/okgDmeCXKm
18:42:04 Retweeted @edatpost 14:11:01 .@mikedebonis confirms: Pelosi called Trump this morning asking that the president tweet this to allay the fears ofвЂ¦ https://t.co/xJhf0Sxbu9
18:48:51 Retweeted @EricHolthaus 16:51:15 Holy hell, @NWSMiami: “Locations may be uninhabitable for weeks or months.”Hurricane Irma is the real deal, folks. https://t.co/zQfVbXsHHu
20:50:23 Oh. Goody. https://t.co/Vts4u2Euff
20:52:02 Even better. So yay! https://t.co/eFki4zUNaH
22:10:45 Retweeted @joshtpm 22:05:56 When everyone gets their $35 class action settlement check from the Equifax bankruptcy it will be cool. Beers?
22:24:41 Retweeted @NPRrussell 21:45:54 Another (bad) track shift for dangerous category 5 Hurricane Irma. Those 175mph winds will rake across FloridaвЂ¦ https://t.co/SUyRpm0rv6
22:25:55 Retweeted @NatsSquid 19:53:04 sometimes twitter is really good https://t.co/sWzoEIDcEG
22:30:42 Retweeted @NWSMiami 21:44:01 5pm Thursday 9/7- It’s not looking good for South FL. Friday is the last day to prepare for major hurricane impactsвЂ¦ https://t.co/q9oMCK2vOl
22:39:33 Retweeted @jockowillink 04:20:26 Drop 25 million iPhones on them and put satellites over them with free wifi. https://t.co/kDmgrXulwH
22:53:36 Surely a coincidence. https://t.co/zcp9xVkqdw

@abulsme tweets from 2017-09-06 (UTC)

00:07:09 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 00:01:48 @abulsme I’m gonna miss you too, pops <symbol> in reply to abulsme
00:22:38 Retweeted @EricHolthaus 2017-09-05 19:35:52 If you’re in Irma’s path, this is a worst-case scenario. You’ve never experienced a hurricane like this. Stronger tвЂ¦ https://t.co/JUgliPnVsZ
00:34:30 Interesting thread https://t.co/Smgd6DkqCR
01:01:52 Retweeted @dbernstein 00:53:58 He’s already undermining his own deadline. Deadlines don’t work if you do this. He really is just terrible at this. https://t.co/6on1frpPsZ
02:16:00 Retweeted @senatorshoshana 01:56:03 dad: why are u single
me: millennial dating is different
dad: it can’t be that different
me:вЂ¦ https://t.co/gAPYShvSPs
02:24:38 Retweeted @jonostrower 01:51:44 That’s not normal. #seattlesun https://t.co/FdzP8qvlki
02:32:20 Retweeted @MorganKIRO7 01:03:36 Smoke runs from east to west across the entire state of Washington. #wawx https://t.co/96LC3gb7zl
02:35:44 Retweeted @brianbeutler 00:45:16 If Congress doesn’t bend to my threat, I will withdraw it!” -Deal Artist https://t.co/ORp5Xntu1U
02:37:34 Retweeted @Acosta 02:16:35 Trump this AM: Congress do your job.
Trump 11am: Sessions announces end of DACA
Trump 4pm: Still love Dreamers
Trump tonight: Will revisit
03:51:35 Retweeted @wxbrad 03:40:53 11pm #Irma Concern levels based on 5-day track. https://t.co/Goj3ueAYOM
05:15:56 Retweeted @philklotzbach 04:25:14 The eye of Category 5 monster Hurricane #Irma is about to engulf the small island of #Barbuda. Population ~1600. https://t.co/gHQkw9qA1W
05:16:28 Retweeted @TheSteveCop 05:14:18 Buoy near #Barbuda is now gusting to 155 miles per hour as the eye nears. Tremendous amount of lightning can be seeвЂ¦ https://t.co/DavRl7BcvH
05:18:39 Retweeted @nova_road 04:48:46 A local reporter for ABS TV in Barbuda is attempting to shoot a segment as Irma arrives. The wind is powerful. SharвЂ¦ https://t.co/CPUT7TsJ54
05:44:13 Retweeted @hbergSteve 05:41:11 Radar image from Gaudeloupe showing #Barbuda dead center in the eye of #IrmaHurricane .@TropicalTidbits https://t.co/4rrT0pj6sV
06:03:54 Retweeted @DKThomp 00:48:19 well well well. https://t.co/DttWmNa7ZD
06:23:54 Retweeted @RyanMaue 06:18:17 Important change thru 96-hr forecast from reliable ECMWF model. No longer Cuban land interaction & turn to N beforвЂ¦ https://t.co/EZojPgSPej
06:26:33 Retweeted @dougkammerer 06:24:20 Huge shift in #Euro with #IrmaHurricane now EAST of Miami cone will change big time at 5am! We still see shifting but this is big
06:26:52 Retweeted @RyanMaue 06:24:03 New ECMWF 00z solution is much faster — Category 5 off Miami by early Sunday. Could confirm trend east in forecasвЂ¦ https://t.co/hTnbviYFR2
06:41:16 Retweeted @WilliamScherer3 06:14:07 Updated view @ Evil #HurricaneIrma‘s eye right above the small island of #Barbuda. #Irma #Category5 https://t.co/TZlADy1ZlA
06:41:56 Retweeted @wxdam 06:17:00 Downloaded NWS wind forecast for P.R. tomorrow at 5 PM and plunked it onto a map. It’ll only take one wobble for woвЂ¦ https://t.co/dtcPJk15UF
06:44:58 Retweeted @ZLabe 02:04:10 I’ll always like this graphic (by @UWCIMSS). Clear visual of the large-scale (always connected & always complicatedвЂ¦ https://t.co/xCw5IbydvP
07:42:23 Retweeted @mixedrealitypet 2017-09-05 17:23:02 <symbol> Looks like this puppy will hunt! <symbol> Not phased one bit when bringing out the big guns: A++ в†’ Trained byвЂ¦ https://t.co/nbUlNmlh9V
07:43:09 Retweeted @bbcnickrobinson 07:32:55 Fact of the day (told to the Cabinet yesterday) – Pyong Yang is closer to London (5379 miles) than Los Angeles (5935 miles)
07:43:51 Retweeted @jccwrt 07:24:48 There’s also a webcam streaming from St. Barts, although I’m not sure how long it’ll be up. https://t.co/xcZYBxf6cg in reply to jccwrt
14:30:56 Retweeted @BMcNoldy 14:04:07 Radar out of #PuertoRico shows powerful Category 5 eyewall approaching… latest loops for #Irma atвЂ¦ https://t.co/eK0JoRVpzP
16:00:04 Retweeted @NHC_Atlantic 15:54:38 Due to high traffic on the NHC website, we will post some #Irma forecast graphics on Twitter for Advisory 30. ForeвЂ¦ https://t.co/5DRJ6hj4ai
20:43:26 Reading – Facebook says it sold political ads to Russian company during 2016 election (WaPo) https://t.co/i8lmJkwI1f
20:47:33 Wow. https://t.co/px1Io4xYOs
21:02:39 Retweeted @TTerryWFTV 21:00:47 5pm Hurricane Irma track shows the Florida peninsula within the cone. #WFTV https://t.co/UnVfJHGGEQ
21:05:15 This is a very very bad track. :-( https://t.co/4t6ImnmfHd
21:12:26 Newly Minted Second Grader https://t.co/pJxDDvJAWh https://t.co/Wx21X3MQBO
21:14:49 It was report on interview w/PM of Antigua&Barbuda on damage and casualties. If deleted, may have been inaccurate.вЂ¦ https://t.co/6CLuAd3ikm
21:16:52 See timeline of @ldobsonhughes – Includes info on why she deleted thread. https://t.co/Q5kgj5LFru in reply to abulsme
22:28:48 :-( Good luck. Hope everybody stays safe. https://t.co/uMcEwg6YpD
22:29:28 Retweeted @TTWeatherCenter 22:28:10 First images out of Barbuda from a Facebook broadcast live by ABS Radio & TV.Widespread destruction has occurredвЂ¦ https://t.co/dyx1NyALJL
22:42:11 Retweeted @nycsouthpaw 22:31:49 FB statement kinda knocks some wind out of the cambridge analytica thesis https://t.co/Ybu6ECXvD3 https://t.co/jHAmxYlaSn
23:58:01 .@imbou and his family are evacuating to Texas (where his brother lives) tomorrow morning. So hopefully! https://t.co/7xxYdG68dS

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@abulsme tweets from 2017-09-05 (UTC)

00:07:01 Retweeted @MrDane1982 00:05:49 Hillary Clinton, WHAT HAPPENED, she’s not holding back. Give them hell Hillary! https://t.co/bXG4j1t0nc
00:45:10 Retweeted @MJVentrice 2017-09-04 23:45:48 Newest 12Z Calibrated ECMWF EPS and GFS Ensembles continue to hold a 60-70% chance for #Irma hurricane force windsвЂ¦ https://t.co/bW0rssvx92
00:47:12 Retweeted @RealAliciaMayer 2017-09-04 02:25:12 ‘Letter of the Week’ or ‘Letter of the goddamn YEAR?’ https://t.co/oNESYtnYM1
01:00:25 Interesting thread https://t.co/COpDQhhWas
05:39:06 Retweeted @StormhunterTWN 05:02:55 Getting very concerned about track for #Irma. Spaghetti plots showing model clustering for a S FLA hit as a powerfuвЂ¦ https://t.co/8FcrlPwIR5
05:47:08 Reading – Why Does Trump Always Shoot The Hostages? (Ben Smith) https://t.co/kAUydf9eFT
05:53:51 Retweeted @FOX13Tyler 04:23:38 A touch further west, but 0z GFS is nearly identical to previous run right up the spine of FL. Still plenty of timeвЂ¦ https://t.co/ne5jMypeQW
05:53:58 Retweeted @MileHighBrendan 05:32:31 Kinda feels like the 2017 hurricane season is reviewing which worst-case scenarios 2005 *didn’t* quite get around tвЂ¦ https://t.co/zNEDkmqTB9
12:38:30 Retweeted @JPMajor 02:06:45 Image of beautiful and giant #Jupiter from @NASAJuno acquired on Sept. 1, 2017 https://t.co/aeVb4wZpqX
12:40:04 Retweeted @MikeTFox5 10:00:01 Latest Hurricane #Irma models. It’s never good when you can’t see Florida due to the model tracks. Eastern Gulf toвЂ¦ https://t.co/RL9OD5Sv31
12:42:05 Retweeted @Philip_Elliott 12:19:36 Republican Leadership is not taking kindly to this tactic – the WH demands Congress make into law an existing policвЂ¦ https://t.co/kja3GlQbT3
15:05:19 Urg https://t.co/reQDbzAqSk
15:07:19 Retweeted @NHC_Atlantic 14:51:23 #Irma is the strongest #hurricane in the Atlantic basin outside of the Caribbean Sea & Gulf of Mexico in NHC recordвЂ¦ https://t.co/YIOI3XrBq2
15:11:26 Retweeted @EricHolthaus 14:57:29 Per @NHC_Atlantic, Hurricane Irma has strengthened further and now has winds of 180mph.
Only four hurricanes in hisвЂ¦ https://t.co/7tTHrHOQSg
16:15:29 Everything around my house is covered by a dusting of ash from fires hundreds of miles away. Nice. Good for the lunвЂ¦ https://t.co/TxOKM87EJV
18:28:27 Retweeted @AlexSteffen 18:04:09 When we say the West is burning, this is what we mean:Scores of huge fires ripping through tinder-dry forests, blвЂ¦ https://t.co/c21ZAOrYXW
19:37:41 Retweeted @RyanMaue 19:05:05 Eye continues to warm now +20В°C … if convection flares or clouds cool (more pink) then Hurricane #Irma should reaвЂ¦ https://t.co/jwXj4rl3y7
19:38:45 Retweeted @UWCIMSS 2017-09-04 22:42:28 Incredible #wildfire smoke sweeping coast to coast today. #GOES16 (prelim, non-op) maps dense smoke from #Oregon thвЂ¦ https://t.co/yFjSsFiO8y
19:43:37 Retweeted @JohnMoralesNBC6 19:40:00 Still waiting for the 12Z Euro ensemble (00Z shown), but both GFS & Canadian ensembles have Bahamas and Florida inвЂ¦ https://t.co/p4F61Nb48c
22:12:57 Retweeted @JohnMoralesNBC6 22:10:57 These are important figures to watch this week:Chance of hurricane conditions from #Irma. https://t.co/h3mdAq2Skc
22:27:42 Retweeted @NHC_Atlantic 22:23:28 Here are the latest estimates of when tropical-storm-force winds could arrive & are most likely to arrive withвЂ¦ https://t.co/jvkpToRb3B
23:21:41 Reading – Trump Moves to End DACA and Calls on Congress to Act (Shear/Davis) https://t.co/thctIqwVXx
23:25:07 Reading – Key Trump Aide’s Departure Rattles President’s Allies (Pettypiece/Jacobs) https://t.co/OEypG6aad9
23:43:29 Retweeted @brianklaas 23:35:21 This isn’t the kind of tweet you want coming from a scientist at the National Hurricane Center. https://t.co/VAmxKadPo5
23:58:30 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 21:07:31 Nothing like ash falling from the skies to make it feel like the apocalypse is upon us
23:59:38 Daughter going on her first overseas trip. To Germany. For a month. Sniff. We’ll miss you Amy! https://t.co/X0FGKXSxcF

@abulsme tweets from 2017-09-04 (UTC)

07:12:43 I’ve been offline at camp with my son since Friday afternoon. Did I miss anything? :-)
07:14:35 Retweeted @simplyirfan 05:57:14 It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. #MondayMotivation <symbol> https://t.co/mRu7N0H4dX
15:22:08 Retweeted @RaleighWx 10:10:11 Here is the probability graphic, using the GFS, ECWMF, Canadian, and NAVGEM and all their ensemble members. #Irma https://t.co/RP4I6UIz0v
15:33:56 Retweeted @wxbrad 15:33:11 11pm Advisory HURRICANE #IRMA https://t.co/K4beJPywyz https://t.co/PGEw1EOlWd
19:15:45 Watching – Mesmerising Mass Sheep Herding (Caters Clips) https://t.co/Dg48ODk6Xr
19:29:09 Retweeted @ComfortablySmug 00:52:00 VIDEO: George HW Bush and Ronald Reagan in 1980 debate fighting over who would be more compassionate to children ofвЂ¦ https://t.co/26U9rwoIWs in reply to ComfortablySmug
19:29:14 Retweeted @ASlavitt 13:17:42 Bring this party back. https://t.co/Q5PP6DQ3UV
19:37:33 Retweeted @mikenelson586 19:30:34 Congrats to the new Queen of England https://t.co/2GaotNpANp
21:48:24 Retweeted @JoshuaMZeitz 21:42:33 The time to stand with the Dreamers was last November. But thanks for helping make all this happen. (No difference,вЂ¦ https://t.co/zYynJazuGp
23:03:18 Retweeted @ACLU_WA 23:02:40 You have the right not to remain silent! https://t.co/rC0sCx5QrF https://t.co/xO7QsniYlT

@abulsme tweets from 2017-09-01 (UTC)

04:49:17 Reading – GOP senators: Comey drafted statement clearing Clinton before her interview (Josh Gerstein) https://t.co/zxNl3gy9va
05:01:45 Retweeted @ABC 01:17:38 Dinosaur suit-wearing protesters march on Washington to protest Pres. Trump’s plan to slash the budget for nationalвЂ¦ https://t.co/mLUmfO4low
05:11:16 Retweeted @damiengarot 2017-08-31 19:59:07 This small spouting dot is a geostationary satellite suffering total loss. Yes, a video footage, 36000km away. ImprвЂ¦ https://t.co/2nTGN6UUTF
11:04:42 Retweeted @btitus 10:59:53 @abulsme Hopefully this will be the evidence they need to impeach her and end her presidency once and for all! in reply to abulsme
14:09:30 Reading – During a summer of crisis, Trump chafes against criticism and new controls (Rucker/Parker) https://t.co/xPsaUsp3AF
14:15:09 Reading – Mueller Enlists the IRS for His Trump-Russia Investigation (Betsy Woodruff) https://t.co/8sHWvEb61i
16:58:06 Reading – Mueller Has Early Draft of Trump Letter Giving Reasons for Firing Comey (Schmidt/Haberman) https://t.co/f5j8xi8BUr
17:22:56 Retweeted @MarkHarrisNYC 17:22:34 UPDATE:
Number of days in each month when Trump’s Gallup approval was above 40%:
Feb: 21
Mar: 15
Apr: 12
May: 11
Jun: 1
July: 0
Aug: 0
17:23:27 Retweeted @aedwardslevy 17:22:48 No question Trump approval is:
-already bad
-gradually falling furtherBut decline in Gallup is steeper than otherвЂ¦ https://t.co/bS4FaksGSs
18:41:38 Curmudgeon’s Corner: Two Humps https://t.co/xkQHc8r5ww https://t.co/g6v4tABYuN
19:01:13 Reading – Nurses Condemn Police Assault on Utah Hospital RN for Advocating for an Unconscious Patient (NNU) https://t.co/WP4XNG9cUR

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Two Humps

On Curmudgeon’s Corner this week guest cohost Ed joins Sam to discuss Hurricane Harvey, the pardon of Sheriff Joe, Schneiderman teaming up with Mueller, gerrymandering, and partisan sorting as their bigger topics. But they also touch on Sam wearing a suit for the first time in over a decade, the speakers at the event he went to, and the possibility of just paying Democrats to move to red states.

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Recorded 2017-08-31
Length this week – 1:59:04

(0:01:30-0:29:19) But First
- Agenda
- Ed’s athletics
- Sam in a suit
- Dem fundraiser speakers
- Addition vs subtraction
(0:29:55-1:01:38) Hurricane Harvey
- The damage
- Nobody predicted?
- Evacuation decisions
- Planning for foods
- Reactions to climate change
- Trump’s visit
- Asian flooding
(1:02:47-1:26:00) Trump Stuff
- Sheriff Joe
- Schneiderman and Mueller
- Moscow Trump Tower
(1:26:39-1:58:44) Gerrymandering and Such
- The basics
- Pennsylvania
- Hard to change
- But I like mine
- Partisan sorting
- Pay people to move?
- Realignment

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@abulsme tweets from 2017-08-31 (UTC)

03:30:16 Retweeted @Reagan_Airport 2017-08-30 14:14:11 Has anyone seen this lost stuffed badger? Beloved animal slept w 6 yr old every night since infancy. Lost betweenвЂ¦ https://t.co/OvvYD4G5Kf
13:33:36 Retweeted @janmpdx 2017-08-30 05:19:24 It’s Mary Shelley’s birthday. Celebrate by creating something you can’t control and wondering whether it wants to eвЂ¦ https://t.co/gIAJTrVqJD
13:56:33 Retweeted @ianbremmer 2017-08-30 16:43:39 Houston.
Mumbai.
Niger.All within the past week. https://t.co/CWk1N4ae7N
13:56:38 Retweeted @junkyardmessiah 07:02:05 And Sierra Leone two weeks ago. https://t.co/vRQVxps7wV
15:35:18 Retweeted @BoingBoing 12:20:23 Bread storage alignment chart https://t.co/NeoxtI7rEb https://t.co/kB2Fk6WJgr
16:11:48 Thread https://t.co/WLDqGc0zN1
21:10:10 Retweeted @KevinMKruse 21:02:36 Trump’s Gallup approval rating is down to 34%, lower than Ike, JFK, LBJ, Ford, Reagan, Clinton or Obama ever had duвЂ¦ https://t.co/uyepv2x2Dr
21:10:15 Retweeted @KevinMKruse 21:04:35 Truman only went lower than 34% in December 1950, when the Chinese army entered the Korean War & WWIII suddenly seeвЂ¦ https://t.co/FM4sDoKqdC in reply to KevinMKruse
21:10:19 Retweeted @KevinMKruse 21:06:15 Nixon only sank below 34% deep into the Watergate investigations, after John Dean’s testimony and revelations aboutвЂ¦ https://t.co/rP7hprMLTU in reply to KevinMKruse
21:10:25 Retweeted @KevinMKruse 21:09:33 Carter only crossed 34% late in his term, in May 1979, as the energy crisis began and unemployment started to soar. https://t.co/d0UXBzSVm1 in reply to KevinMKruse

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