01:40:41 Just me and this chicken here. And my mom. And my wife. And my son. And my dog. And a bunch of other people. So I g… https://t.co/0TShNpkUmv
02:21:51 Reading – Bob Corker Says Trump’s Recklessness Threatens вЂWorld War III’ (Martin/Landler) https://t.co/BsriDrlil8
15:33:38 Retweeted @SenBobCorker15:13:43 It’s a shame the White House has become an adult day care center. Someone obviously missed their shift this morning.
According to my calculations, taking into account all the geeky things I take into account, at 13:22 UTC today (6:22 AM Pacific, 9:22 AM Eastern), Amy will be exactly 22 years old.
On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about Hong Kong, the Republicans who are starting to worry about Trump, Trump’s executive actions on healthcare and Iran, and Harvey Weinstein. Oh. And Sam gets locked in his office. Fun times!
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Recorded 2017-10-14
Length this week – 1:58:02
(0:01:05-0:23:08) But First
Agenda
Ivan in Hong Kong
Trump Puerto Rico comments
(0:24:24-1:03:55) Worried Republicans
Trump-Tillerson IQ challenge
Corker comments
Alex Interlude #1
Republicans containing Trump
Robert Reich post
Roy Moore
Breaking the wall
Trump understanding things
Downward spiral
Trump attacks on the press
Pence alternative
Fitness for duty
Alex Interlude #2
(1:05:04-1:32:44) Executive Actions
Birth control requirements
ACA Subsidies
Expanding low quality plans
3 in Three Interlude
Tradeoffs
Alex Interlude #3
Iran false start
Locking the door
Iran Deal
(1:35:28-1:52:31) Weinstein
More and more stories
Blaming the victim
Blocking the story
Impact of Trump
The Pence rule
Locked in
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about the Las Vegas massacre, the Catalonian independence referendum, and the ongoing drama within the Trump administration… with this week’s highlight of course being Tillerson calling Trump a moron. Before all of those topics though, updates from Ivan on the recovery from the recent natural disasters in both Mexico City and Puerto Rico.
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Recorded 2017-10-05
Length this week – 2:09:59
(0:00:15-0:08:07) But First
Agenda
Mexico City Update
(0:08:46-0:47:21) Puerto Rico Update
How bad is it?
Bou rescue flight
Mass Migration
Still worried?
Death tolls
Mayor of San Juan
Trump’s visit
(0:48:41-1:29:19) Las Vegas
A smaller scale event
Mass shootings vs individual shootings
The usual nothing on gun control?
Long term trends and divisions
The Vegas shooter and his plans
Victim stories
Amount of carnage
(1:29:56-1:49:43) Catalonia
Background
US Civil War comparison
Why not a legal mechanism
Problems with referendums
Predictions?
Implications for Europe
(1:50:59-2:09:39) Trump Administration Drama
Fucking Moron
Non-Denial Denial
Cabinet Suicide Pact
25th Amendment again
Mutiny on a nuke order?
Chaos presidency
Tax proposal
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11:50:46 Retweeted @davidfrum2017-10-04 20:06:28 “Go out there & deny that you called me a moron.”
“That’ll only make it a bigger story.”
“You heard me.”
“Yes, Mr President.”
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“Moron”
23:21:13 Retweeted @BBCJamesCook21:34:29 Fifty-nine people died here. Since then at least 87 more people have been shot dead in the US. That’s a Las Vegas massacre every three days.
23:24:46 Reading – John Kelly’s personal cell phone was compromised, White House believes (Politico) https://t.co/RH76xbQVy0