Abulsme.com: March 2017

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Recorded 2017-03-29
Length this week – 1:44:02

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(0:25:50-0:50:18) Healthcare Debacle
(0:51:38-1:29:01) The Republican Agenda
(1:30:04-1:43:42) Gorsuch Confirmation

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@abulsme tweets from 2017-03-30 (UTC)

00:13:00 Retweeted @imbou 00:12:26 @abulsme here is the crazy thing they could stop him from torpedoing trump but not HIllary… in reply to abulsme
00:13:44 .@imbou Story sounds like Comey ass covering to me honestly. “Don’t blame me, I tried!” in reply to imbou
00:21:32 Retweeted @imbou 00:14:24 @abulsme it well may be in reply to abulsme
00:21:34 Retweeted @imbou 00:15:08 @abulsme if he knew they stopped him from undermining trump he should have known better in reply to abulsme
00:22:21 .@imbou More like he learned his lesson to not ask first and just do what he thought was needed. in reply to imbou
02:31:42 Retweeted @mckaycoppins 02:13:42 Now hearing from lots of confused Repubs. One emails, “Hard to understand what ‘conservatism’ means when its core tenets are so muddled.” in reply to mckaycoppins
02:31:46 Retweeted @spooknine 02:18:03 What is it conserving? Seriously https://t.co/E3KYc8LlBl
02:49:20 Retweeted @imbou 02:40:53 @abulsme the Clinton probe had quite a lot of attention and he spoke to congress on it, given the info available the Russia decision was ok in reply to abulsme
02:49:23 Retweeted @imbou 02:41:32 @abulsme my thought was that an election shouldn’t be interfered with this kind of accusations without full evidence, comedy fucked up in reply to abulsme
04:58:34 Reading – Donald Trump’s Ignorance Extends to Foreign Affairs. That’s A Big Problem. (S V Date) https://t.co/A7t5lLsIV3
05:04:19 Now that Minecraft Pocket Edition added command blocks, my 7 year old is busy teaching himself how to use them. Thanks @Mojang! :-)
05:30:07 Retweeted @dansolomon 04:39:19 Do these guys know what meals are https://t.co/m5jYjyH4nv
05:46:18 Retweeted @JoelMorenoKOMO 04:19:21 Check out this link to the video of a violent break-in in Everett from today #komonews https://t.co/Jlku9AMbDk
05:53:30 Listening to The Axe Files with David Axelrod Ep. 133 – JuliГЎn Castro
via iCatcher! https://t.co/EO7vVv8BCQ
14:27:19 Retweeted @rebliv 13:28:45 You people who dine alone with the opposite sex probably also spend time alone in the same room with your family pet. Sick fuckers.
14:28:41 Retweeted @ericbradner 14:16:30 The state of the GOP this morning, in four tweets:Trump vs. Freedom Caucus
Freedom Caucus vs. Trump
Ryan vs. TrumвЂ¦ https://t.co/WMbulio7PK
14:37:59 Retweeted @MarcACaputo 14:23:13 Reupping: No evidence Russia hacked our election; it hacked our political discourse. If Americans believed fake newвЂ¦ https://t.co/Wv5XYUc6EL
15:31:09 Retweeted @emptywheel 15:28:03 Watts: “Follow the train of dead Russians.”Oy.
15:31:20 Retweeted @RVAwonk 15:28:01 Sen. @RonWyden says we need to “follow the money trail wherever it leads” and we need Trump’s taxes to do that. https://t.co/QPgcZkxbxM in reply to RVAwonk
16:22:06 Thread on today’s Senate hearings -> https://t.co/v7qE3QI64Z
16:24:32 Retweeted @rezaaslan 16:23:58 Senate testimony that Russian hackers tweet fake news directly at @POTUS because they know he is stupid enough to bвЂ¦ https://t.co/FumApk0mI2
16:27:52 OK, I’ve seen enough tweets saying the conversation is good that I just flipped on C-Span audio of the Senate Russia hearingsвЂ¦
16:33:04 Of course I turned it on just in time for them to adjourn for a few hoursвЂ¦ :-/ https://t.co/eoK6UbDBLW in reply to abulsme
16:41:33 Retweeted @mattdpearce 15:38:34 Make no mistake about how Republicans viewed the Washington Post’s Watergate reporting in the early ’70s. Here’s BoвЂ¦ https://t.co/4R6HYFSV9Z
16:44:26 Retweeted @Jake_Hanrahan 16:39:47 This is very clearly no longer a “frozen conflict” #Ukraine. https://t.co/8VXac353iD
16:45:26 Retweeted @SteveKandell 2017-03-29 14:07:10 what if “the resistance” is just surrounding mike pence with women until he loses his mind
16:52:55 Reading – Mike and Karen Pence and the Sexism of the Billy Graham Rule (Andrew Exum) https://t.co/a5MZSp6rZz
19:45:54 Reading – This Is Almost Certainly James Comey’s Twitter Account (Ashley Feinberg) https://t.co/M90EwLO67V
19:47:25 Retweeted @ashleyfeinberg 19:32:08 i found james comey’s twitter account https://t.co/II5nJh3BBo
19:47:28 Retweeted @ashleyfeinberg 19:33:43 @johnjcook @projectexile7 jamesвЂ¦ i’m sorry in reply to johnjcook
19:53:14 Reading – 2 White House Officials Helped Give Nunes Intelligence Reports (Rosenberg/Haberman/Goldman) https://t.co/tH31aSZ5Bo
21:56:44 Yes! For now things still OK in Tweetbot, right? -> The New Twitter @-Replies Are Giving Me an Ulcer (@sarahjeong) https://t.co/WUcc1KLoUz
22:13:10 Reading – Today’s Russia hearings actually revealed something new and important (Sarah Posner) https://t.co/4dVIKRvAy5
22:17:08 Retweeted @ashleyfeinberg 22:11:19 i forgot to follow the account https://t.co/i9h9pnfhaR
22:39:00 Retweeted @BNONews 22:38:40 BREAKING: SpaceX successfully lands re-used rocket on ocean platform, marking the 1st time a rocket has been used mвЂ¦ https://t.co/qTHdOfBcpJ in reply to BNONews
22:40:34 Retweeted @MichaelHwrdSaul 22:30:38 News on WSJ: Mike Flynn agrees to testify if he’s given immunity. https://t.co/RyGPgSywX0
22:42:22 Retweeted @mattdpearce 22:34:58 can’t wait for the news conference where we’re told that requesting immunity is just a normal thing to do. also Flynn was an unpaid intern
22:58:35 Retweeted @DecisionDeskHQ 22:33:43 #38 by our count. 3 shy of filibuster https://t.co/tLAUbbzUbF
23:04:54 Reading – Is the Trump White House Spying on the FBI? (Barton Gellman) https://t.co/Wqp16s0kL8
23:06:36 Retweeted @johncardillo 21:56:43 Very strong source told me that Katie Walsh was fired for leaking. Her creds were yanked and she was escorted out of the White House.
23:06:54 Retweeted @johntabin 23:04:33 There’s a very short list of people Flynn would need to be able to incriminate for anyone to take him up on this deвЂ¦ https://t.co/iLHhqg8zZ9
23:12:18 Retweeted @mattdpearce 23:02:40 we’re still in the first 100 days of the administration
23:15:05 Retweeted @SethAbramson 22:41:22 When I think about the grief I took, and Juliette Kayyem took, for reporting that NatSec sources were hearing this,вЂ¦ https://t.co/4apCH30oi6
23:16:07 Retweeted @DavidYankovich 23:01:01 The only reason Flynn would want immunity is if he did something wrong. The only way the govt gives it to him is if he takes down others. in reply to DavidYankovich
23:21:06 Retweeted @paulconstant 23:00:15 Perhaps continually pitting your employees against each other isn’t a great long-term strategy? https://t.co/cgKLtWZd4B
23:36:52 Retweeted @RonanFarrow 23:27:44 Breaking: James Comey is cool, can roll with a dank meme. https://t.co/pp3VleKdDB
23:54:28 Retweeted @Khanoisseur 23:54:00 Tone of letter released by Flynn’s lawyer suggests they’re mounting a spirited defense of his actions and honorвЂ“notвЂ¦ https://t.co/WbYE1cGnjT in reply to Khanoisseur

@abulsme tweets from 2017-03-29 (UTC)

01:18:46 Retweeted @kylegriffin1 2017-03-28 22:10:30 NBC News confirms GOP Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) believes Devin Nunes should recuse himselfвЂ”Jones is the 1st Republican to call for this.
02:45:42 Reading – The Problems with Trump’s D.C. Hotel Deal Aren’t Going Away (Adam Davidson) https://t.co/pLwEJPLd8X
06:03:32 Retweeted @Rainmaker1973 2017-03-28 16:00:30 The Cubli is a cube that can jump up, balance and ‘walk’ https://t.co/dOJDaAlpVI https://t.co/TG5gh1vXcg
12:31:09 Retweeted @BuzzFeedUKPol 12:18:18 “What can I add… we already miss you” – @eucopresident Donald Tusk reacts to #Article50 being triggered
https://t.co/leWfI4UGQ7
12:34:46 Retweeted @leedrutman 12:19:00 I notice a trend.
(Gray area is increasing over time.)
https://t.co/Ljl8ETemZK https://t.co/n221ANhMEI
12:38:36 Retweeted @matthewstoller 12:00:00 Lots of anger in the comments section of Breitbart against the GOP for revoking the Obama privacy regs for ISPs. https://t.co/KZRGMgaWg6
12:40:39 Retweeted @Number10gov 11:54:36 The Prime Minister has triggered Article 50 and started the process of leaving the EU. Read the letter:вЂ¦ https://t.co/8QJzK00dL8
15:33:38 Retweeted @associatesmind 14:49:35 Hahaha. Motion in lawsuit against @BuzzFeedNews has amazing title. https://t.co/wEPTDKTAzu https://t.co/lNPv3cGNBS
16:21:26 Retweeted @NateSilver538 16:17:30 Without districting/gerrymandering problems, Dems would be clear favorites to win the House in 2018. With them, it’s a closer call. in reply to NateSilver538
16:56:31 Retweeted @TheEconomist 16:30:18 Larry, the Downing Street cat, sits outside Number 10 after Theresa May left to trigger Article 50 #brexit (Reuters) https://t.co/5DQnlub60P
18:19:08 Listening to BhTV: Drezburt (audio) Heather Hurlburt & Daniel Drezner
via iCatcher! https://t.co/FGB7GFqg3l
20:34:53 Retweeted @MicahZenko 20:24:01 Updated: Trump = one drone strike every 1.8 days; Obama = one every 5.4 days. https://t.co/L5irQM0plZ
22:58:30 So… Trump is Obama’s fault? -> Comey Tried To Reveal Russian Tampering Months Before Election (Saul/Kutner) https://t.co/cXMKuWVlve

@abulsme tweets from 2017-03-28 (UTC)

00:54:09 Retweeted @dylanlscott 2017-03-27 19:10:10 Okay, my possible Medicaid expansions list grew by two states within 10 minutes.- KS
– GA
– VA
– ME
– NC

(h/t @sarahkliff & @brucejapsen) in reply to dylanlscott
01:03:04 Retweeted @SethAbramson 2017-03-27 20:13:54 (MEGA-THREAD) “Source E” is the Deep Throat of the #Russiagate dossier. The internet is abuzz with claims Source EвЂ¦ https://t.co/4yAn1kS7vY
01:24:53 Retweeted @bentolmachoff 2017-03-27 21:36:46 This little girl thought a broken water heater is a real life robot. It’s just not fair how cute it is https://t.co/TLbuKKEEbY
04:42:39 Reading – Kushner and Trump: Taped At Secret Trump Tower Meetings With Russians? (Louise Mensch) https://t.co/6NS7mFAoHp
05:21:34 Retweeted @internetofshit 2017-03-27 07:31:38 Miele put a web server in a dishwasher for… reasons https://t.co/AZBccRD2fN
05:26:44 Retweeted @NotElMercado 03:33:37 Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Everett https://t.co/PQ2mctlXcE
05:45:54 Reading – The German Government Denies Reports That Trump Gave Merkel A NATO “Invoice” (Alberto Nardelli) https://t.co/DprcVC9z1m
05:52:13 Retweeted @TUSK81 2017-03-25 02:04:10 “You tired of winning yet, you orange motheвЂ”” https://t.co/UAsOe4YH8G
14:12:36 Retweeted @internetofshit 10:55:32 holy crap, @andrewx192‘s house got wet because a security certificate expired :o https://t.co/SOQukYH2O3
14:19:52 This will be fun. https://t.co/odm1NSRaKJ
14:38:39 Reading – Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia (Barrett/Entous) https://t.co/SbhigY4EG8
15:06:56 Reading – Ryancare: Winning by Losing? (Pat Buchanan) https://t.co/4iR9VJs21Z
17:37:25 Reading – Democrats burned by polling blind spot (Steven Shepard) https://t.co/C16H0OEsrZ
19:47:19 Retweeted @ChadPergram 17:58:02 McCain on changing Senate precedent to confirm Gorsuch: I’m concerned about nuclear option.
20:37:11 Retweeted @imbou 20:17:09 @abulsme <symbol>the level of stupidity displayed here is breathtaking! in reply to abulsme
21:00:03 Retweeted @micahcohen 19:50:41 Check it out: We added historical comparisons to our Trump approval tracker! Net approval below.вЂ¦ https://t.co/F2htlJS0Qt
21:01:21 .@micahcohen @BrendanNyhan Have you guys looked at approval vs favorability? I found it interesting to compare… https://t.co/ZuBtVFTGA7 in reply to micahcohen
21:05:43 Boom https://t.co/LTL52RSimv
21:48:48 Retweeted @sarahkendzior 21:42:37 How is this breaking? This is well-documented. They lived in and purchased his buildings! https://t.co/YC4d2j290P
22:41:36 Reading – The 9 Russian Words That Explain KremlinGate (@20committee) https://t.co/0TtTtf1KUp
22:41:48 Retweeted @IndivisNSeattle 21:42:21 #ResistTrumpTuesdays
#BeIndivisible
вњЊвќ¤<symbol><symbol><symbol> @ North Beach – Blue Ridge, Seattle https://t.co/D3lJ4M6s2D
22:44:25 Retweeted @JonyIveParody 22:40:14 @tim_cook Time to add a VPN to iCloud. #OneMoreThing
22:48:03 Reading – Congress Votes To Gut Internet Privacy Rules (Hamza Shaban) https://t.co/5tQjlOCpzW
22:50:04 Retweeted @fmanjoo 22:39:23 I think you could make a pretty good argument that internet browsing data is as revealing as health data. The rules should be similar. in reply to fmanjoo
22:54:25 Retweeted @kevinriggle 22:37:34 @zeynep I wrote up some quick and dirty advice on VPNs the other day, w/ specific recommendations. https://t.co/LA2aDk4qcm in reply to zeynep
22:59:49 Ok, I don’t like ISPs selling data either. Or other companies who were never restricted. But keep in perspective. Rule was only 6 mo old.
23:02:12 Retweeted @feamster 22:29:07 @zeynep Most people seem not to realize that the (new) @FCC rule never actually went into effect in the first place. Status quo. in reply to zeynep
23:30:20 Retweeted @Blatherscribe 23:03:56 @abulsme Yup. Nothing’s going to change, really. We had a brief interlude of privacy — assuming any ISPs were actually in compliance. in reply to abulsme
23:30:54 .@Blatherscribe Not even. Turns out we were still in some sort of pending period. Hadn’t gone into effect at all yet. in reply to Blatherscribe

@abulsme tweets from 2017-03-27 (UTC)

00:00:47 Reading – Protesters Gather in 99 Cities Across Russia; Top Putin Critic Is Arrested (Andrew Higgins) https://t.co/zWWqHZEqeu
00:29:00 Retweeted @imbou 2017-03-26 23:56:09 Live shot of the commencement of tax reform negotiations #taxreform #trump #ryan https://t.co/oAozKBgVz8
01:29:33 Retweeted @SethAbramson 2017-03-26 23:02:50 MEGA-THREAD: MI6 agent Chris STEELE, author of history’s most explosive intel dossier, will soon testify against TRвЂ¦ https://t.co/r2zKewwbM6
02:02:04 Reading – The dual roles of Devin Nunes raise questions about House investigation (Miller/Demirjian) https://t.co/FqkvzmZhzS
02:03:15 Retweeted @FrankKOMO 01:29:50 People of Seattle! This is not a drill! We have a raccoon in a tree next to Benaroya Hall. #komonews #RaccoonInTree https://t.co/nqHLakCXwa
02:14:29 Reading – Trump handed Merkel вЂoutrageous’ NATO bill (Nicholas Vinocur) https://t.co/Vb6GIelEAx
02:26:30 Retweeted @JayCostTWS 00:54:18 :clears throat:
BECAUSE CURRENT LAW PROVIDES A LINE OF SUCCESSION AND & CAN’T MAKE SH*T UP AD HOC IN A REPUBLIC!
:cвЂ¦ https://t.co/ffies6GJSW
02:56:38 Retweeted @BNONews 02:42:13 The Canadian government will announce legislation next month that will legalize marijuana in 2018 – CBC News
04:10:41 Reading – Donald Trump voters: We like the president’s lies (Daniel Dale) https://t.co/j0mwKviBoj
14:02:02 Listening to Common Sense with Dan Carlin Show 314 – Unhealthy Numbers
via iCatcher! https://t.co/3lCzksZWcj
18:13:10 Big if true. https://t.co/Dh11OSGMo9
20:06:48 Listening to Exponent Episode 107 вЂ” Smiling Curves and Self-Driving Cars
via iCatcher! https://t.co/nossVOWrqV

@abulsme tweets from 2017-03-26 (UTC)

01:12:02 Reading – Biden: I regret not running for president (Brooke Seipel) https://t.co/aY0uLjeqk1
01:14:51 Retweeted @JonahNRO 00:54:41 If the creatures were reversed this would be one of the biggest stories of our lifetime. https://t.co/DAylTh0gho
01:17:21 Retweeted @tarapalmeri 2017-03-25 18:00:47 Source close to @POTUS says he’s being advised to replace @Reince45 & is open to possibility — healthcare was last straw
01:29:04 Reading – U.S. Investigating Mosul Strikes Said to Have Killed Up to 200 Civilians (Arango/Cooper) https://t.co/x2Fws86TUo
01:33:19 Reading – Juno’s Monday Jupiter Flyby Promises New Batch of Images & Science (Evan Gough) https://t.co/hRLPtkVTV0
01:47:06 Reading – Get Ready For The >100 Planet Solar System (Evan Gough) https://t.co/DmeVf3vrtv
01:47:34 Retweeted @JenniferJJacobs 01:47:04 After Trump tweeted to tell us to watch Judge Jeanine tonight, she opens with “Paul Ryan needs to step down.” https://t.co/0hAolyCwUU
01:58:25 Read this thread on the very low standard Trump is being held to compared to other politicians -> https://t.co/8Nb8xAn0YD
04:52:22 Reading – Donald Trump was ‘obsessed with translator’s breasts’ during Shinzo Abe visit (Charlotte England) https://t.co/HrlA0dMfUM
05:17:28 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 05:16:24 Super nerds meet dartboard <symbol><symbol>@Tay_Faubs @Father_Nanner
https://t.co/mQn5x3BdKG
05:20:50 Retweeted @EmrgencyKittens 04:45:02 His first time walking in the snow https://t.co/Cakm4KitzS
05:45:00 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher 05:39:07 The inspirational quotes on Dove ice cream bars have turned quite dark since the Trump administration took over. https://t.co/Y6EVvWJE98
06:30:10 Retweeted @SethAbramson 2017-03-25 21:38:32 So during the election Flynn paid an ex-FBI agent to illegally leak anti-Clinton intel he gathered while at the FBI? https://t.co/wKpCwC7RQk
06:49:30 Long thread on Flynn/Turkey. Scroll to beginning then read. -> https://t.co/Di5pF063pQ
18:35:44 Retweeted @MEPFuller 16:59:20 The House GOP conference is now roughly 30 moderates, about 30 real conservatives, and 170 Republicans who put Party above ideology. in reply to MEPFuller
18:59:22 Retweeted @franklinleonard 2017-03-25 20:07:26 I’m beginning to get confident about this being one of the indelible images of the Trump presidency. Bravo to whomeвЂ¦ https://t.co/INXWG1NT0a
19:03:49 Retweeted @BroderickGreer 17:50:23 Koppel hurt Hannity’s feelings here: https://t.co/aakIdG2GON
19:53:54 Listening to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History Show 59 – (Blitz) The Destroyer of Worlds
via iCatcher! https://t.co/yWPHoXBtFM
21:53:44 Retweeted @pwnallthethings 21:01:11 Surely there’s enough real scandals coming from the WH without needing to invent fictitious ones https://t.co/lqFKWEtVvu
23:32:04 Retweeted @Kragar_LGF 23:28:33 1) This is not true.
2) Remember when this would not be considered a news alert? https://t.co/P8cOTHo3fo
23:41:27 Reading – How a Republican Congressman Accidentally Disclosed a Secret Intelligence Debate (Ryan Lizza) https://t.co/XoQ24lZPWD
23:46:11 Retweeted @Khanoisseur 2017-02-18 00:53:24 2. Trump-Russia isn’t a single threadвЂ“pulling at it will collapse the entire ugly sweater: Think Watergate x EnronвЂ¦ https://t.co/FLa7nvritK in reply to Khanoisseur

@abulsme tweets from 2017-03-25 (UTC)

00:02:35 Retweeted @molratty 2017-03-24 23:46:02 All of this, plus the Five Guys endorsement. https://t.co/5Jk28lZINn
00:16:42 Reading – вЂThe closer’? The inside story of how Trump tried вЂ” and failed вЂ” on health care (Costa/Parker/Rucker) https://t.co/fBo4gcgkGu
00:23:20 Retweeted @pourmecoffee 2017-03-24 21:37:32 Somebody said the quiet thing loud https://t.co/2VLm98wi98 https://t.co/TZZWsLrdIg
00:28:22 Retweeted @petersuderman 2017-03-24 20:27:29 The writer who came up with the House Freedom Caucus saves Obamacare twist is getting a bonus.
00:33:38 Retweeted @IsaacDovere 2017-03-24 20:10:42 House Rs voted over 60x to repeal Obamacare while Obama was president. They voted 0 times on it under Trump, and are now ready to move on.
00:47:06 Reading – The Republican Waterloo (David Frum) https://t.co/zZWTTlpZnf
00:59:04 Reading – Trump gets tamed by Washington (Goldmacher/Dawsey) https://t.co/yMe3tCopOT
02:08:43 Reading – In Dropping Health Vote, Trump Swallowed Need for a Showdown (Davis/Haberman) https://t.co/JHF0WEj3Lb
04:32:08 Reading – Inside the GOP’s Health Care Debacle (Tim Alberta) https://t.co/jSSKfsOlNC
04:39:43 Retweeted @mattyglesias 2017-03-24 20:10:58 Why didn’t Trump ever introduce the plan he promised that would take care of everyone with much lower costs?
04:40:02 Retweeted @spllck 2017-03-24 20:04:06 The Art of the Deal
1. Don’t learn abt the deal
2. Take someone else’s deal
3. Let 3rd party offer worse deal
4. Beg
5. Give up on the deal
04:40:49 I keep seeing more “here is how Trumpcare collapsed” articles, but I think I have had my fill now. Thanks!
04:44:22 Retweeted @dansolomon 04:17:46 It turns out sticking your finger in somebody’s chest and shouting “fuck you” isn’t always the best way to get them to do what you want in reply to dansolomon
06:20:02 Retweeted @davepell 05:22:19 Usually it takes more than 70 days to get a before and after photo of a president looking older. https://t.co/ADJGCPwE57
15:12:21 Retweeted @NatashaBertrand 13:55:40 Bannon walked into Freedom Caucus meeting,said “This is not a debate. You have no choice but to vote for this bill.вЂ¦ https://t.co/mGS5pH8I0q
15:12:26 Retweeted @i8dc 14:55:31 If you don’t know how to pronounce “Schadenfreude,” it sounds a lot like “Steve Bannon getting told by other RepublвЂ¦ https://t.co/3L2BZISSIt
16:01:36 Retweeted @jonvankin 16:01:09 On the other hand, “only” 3% would likely have changed the outcome of the election. https://t.co/ZOvt3la1ub
16:24:19 Reading – Is Political Gravity Finally Sinking Donald Trump? (Andrew Sullivan) https://t.co/o0InE5Ucjo
17:04:56 Retweeted @cgerrish 16:38:38 The “c” is silent. Closer. #vf! https://t.co/13hXw0B5Tp
18:07:39 $#%^@$ https://t.co/RwQYPtVQ9A
18:28:36 Congratulations @stampylongnose on 500 Lovely World episodes! https://t.co/bDAHne6hrF
18:52:20 Retweeted @juliettekayyem 16:25:48 From my sources and what has been openly reported, it increasingly looks like #Flynn may have a deal with the FBI.вЂ¦ https://t.co/hSJcL9xW00
18:52:52 Retweeted @20committee 2017-03-24 17:26:16 Suddenly, Manafort, Stone & Page all say they want to talk to Congress about #TrumpRussia. Nothing from Flynn yet. Fill in the blanks.
19:33:36 Reading – Trump Becomes Ensnared in Fiery G.O.P. Civil War (Thrush/Haberman) https://t.co/vMjEKWzx29
19:36:45 Retweeted @RVAwonk 19:36:33 If Flynn really has cut a deal, this likely means the #TrumpRussia case is A) solid as a rock; B) huge; and C) about to break wide open. <symbol> in reply to RVAwonk
19:53:53 Retweeted @DavidYankovich 19:11:52 After losing the healthcare vote, history will remember this as the point the GOP learned they had nothing to fear from Trump.
20:30:54 Reading – Airstrike monitoring group overwhelmed by claims of U.S.-caused civilian casualties (Thomas Gibbons-Neff) https://t.co/R30SPmChRF
21:41:51 Retweeted @lrozen 20:14:06 Asked spokesman for Flynn if he is cooperating w/the FBI. He said he is not responding. Not denying or confirming, I asked. “Not responding”
22:11:01 Retweeted @mattyglesias 13:14:22 Category error: Mar-a-Lago fees are up, Chinese trademarks approved, Trump hotel is booming, US government leasingвЂ¦ https://t.co/vAFFi2R5KA
22:20:30 Retweeted @ddiamond 22:13:26 We knew (and reported) that Trump had little grasp of policy. But man, these anecdotes about how little Trump caredвЂ¦ https://t.co/fUPWucORHB
22:24:45 Retweeted @scottew 2017-03-24 21:39:53 One of my favorite things is the way Donald Trump wrote the Greek chorus for his own presidency over several yearsвЂ¦ https://t.co/L6VtJJl0Vu
22:57:12 Retweeted @imbou 22:56:07 @jonvankin @abulsme because if you were to combine that 3 percent plus better democratic turnout, which was awful, you had a big win in reply to jonvankin
22:59:22 Curmudgeon’s Corner: That list is big! https://t.co/1WyZJ5p746 https://t.co/e4T1s03SLu
23:26:24 Retweeted @xeni 13:49:28 First morning I’ve woken up since Nov 9 when my first thought isn’t ‘will I still have access to cancer docs and health care’ thank you <symbol><symbol>
23:28:53 Retweeted @paleofuture 22:41:22 “thanks you” is precisely the kind of attention to detail that made this week such a soaring success https://t.co/6UMoZdU4uo

@abulsme tweets from 2017-03-24 (UTC)

00:14:03 Listening to Exponent Episode 106 вЂ” To Be an Outlaw
via iCatcher! https://t.co/slPGKjkxZO
07:50:33 Reading – Potential ‘smoking gun’ showing Obama administration spied on Trump team, source says (James Rosen) https://t.co/QrEmSf5kCg
14:47:07 Retweeted @natsecHeather 14:26:05 Interesting that Trump may think string of losses, blamed on GOP institutionally, is good for him personally. &thatвЂ¦ https://t.co/q1KoJLT9t9
14:48:37 Retweeted @LisaMirandoCNN 14:45:37 Nunes highlights: Manafort offers interview; Comey & Rogers called back in closed session: NSA info he expected today may or may not arrive
14:52:14 Reading – Why Bannon Might Win GOP’s Health-Care Civil War (Gabriel Sherman) https://t.co/nsu2AcxruK
15:08:55 Retweeted @MEPFuller 15:08:42 From a GOP staffer with a good sense of the vote: https://t.co/cfPQDUo7RH
15:32:26 Reading – Even if Trump вЂwins,’ this health care mess has been a horrendous disaster (Greg Sargent) https://t.co/Kx2rfeFihg
15:52:24 Reading – Trump the Dealmaker Projects Bravado, but Behind the Scenes, Faces Rare Self-Doubt (Thrush Haberman) https://t.co/8I8NBlgs57
15:54:37 Retweeted @TopherSpiro 12:08:37 This tweet from a Freedom Caucus member was just retweeted by another Freedom Caucus member. https://t.co/lRu24VaKrO
16:19:19 Retweeted @mollyesque 15:46:03 Interesting thing about the AHCA debate: literally no one seems to believe it is good policy that will help ppl & be popular.
16:24:06 Retweeted @JustinWolfers 15:02:51 As an economist, I can attest that once you spend all your money on stuff, there will be no money left. https://t.co/LqPUvyvixx
16:26:01 Retweeted @redsteeze 03:25:41 Pretty sure when you run on the guy who wrote Art of the Deal & you’re the President who doesn’t close the deal, blame doesn’t go to Ryan in reply to redsteeze
16:28:19 Reading – A Top Republican Just Dealt Trumpcare A Potentially Mortal Blow (Ben Walsh) https://t.co/a0hYbuQkQt
16:39:18 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher 16:20:19 Maybe I’m too focused on the politics of the #AHCA, but this is a mirror image of 2010 and Republicans are going to be slaughtered for it. in reply to NumbersMuncher
16:43:04 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher 16:18:47 Just SEVENTEEN percent of voters approve of the #AHCA. Either the plan sucks, the messenger does, or both. You can’t pass a bill like this. in reply to NumbersMuncher
16:44:23 Retweeted @politicalwire 16:18:13 I really doubt Ryan is going to the White House to tell Trump all is well
https://t.co/LJDwJuDBgS https://t.co/iiq0S2GfTh
16:44:40 Retweeted @JoeNBC 14:10:27 “Perfect genes”?
You’re bullshitting me, right?
The Treasury Secretary of the United States of America did not juвЂ¦ https://t.co/2EJMpWESUP
16:51:27 Retweeted @sahilkapur 16:46:14 Deeply revealing. These insurance mandates are the foundation of Obamacare. It suggests many Republicans secretly nвЂ¦ https://t.co/diENekSoO7
16:52:07 Retweeted @replouiegohmert 16:44:52 Good chance vote may be postponed. Leadership hiding likely more NON-Freedom Caucus No votes than Freedom Caucus No votes.
16:53:22 Retweeted @jpodhoretz 16:46:21 Your daily reminder that a president losing his first big push in a Congress dominated by his own party is a guy w/a long 4 yrs ahead
16:53:35 Retweeted @JeffYoung 16:48:04 Important to remember that Trump’s normal response to horrible failure is to declare bankruptcy, which doesn’t applвЂ¦ https://t.co/BX5b7EhQVm
16:56:07 Retweeted @alexburnsNYT 16:46:56 “postponed” is tough after your really big play was a “now or never!” ultimatum
https://t.co/TgKQmpibSt
16:56:26 Retweeted @mj_lee 16:43:09 Wow. @DanaBashCNN reporting Ryan is going to show Trump the votes and tell him they don’t have them. He’ll ask what Trump wants to do now
16:56:35 Retweeted @petersuderman 16:46:46 Paul Ryan to sit Trump down in the commander’s chair and watch as the president encounters a tiny ship called the KвЂ¦ https://t.co/2JZt0lffUp
16:58:36 Retweeted @onceuponA 16:45:38 House Republicans keep saying on the floor that AHCA is the “best” they can do, and don’t realize how embarrassing that admission is.
17:00:53 Retweeted @MattGertz 16:45:28 Breitbart moves all-in against the health bill, while still pointing the finger at Ryan. https://t.co/UztDx1USSz
17:06:07 Retweeted @DecisionDeskHQ 16:45:06 The #AHCA is just resting. https://t.co/xnK0Pzymdd
17:06:19 Retweeted @AlexMLeo 16:45:01 And Bannon finally gets what he wants: A first step toward yanking the speakership away from Ryan https://t.co/XeygDvfwlA
17:09:28 Retweeted @Taniel 16:44:26 Update: I now count 24 GOPers who publicly (re)stated NO since last nightвЂ”so Ryan wld have to flip very recent nos.вЂ¦ https://t.co/4I647hTGsD
17:12:19 Retweeted @maggieNYT 16:41:56 Word of caution for all as details leak from White House – Trump loves misdirection, so do some aides. Narrative and reality may not match.
17:13:42 Retweeted @davidfrum 16:42:31 Regular reminder that Donald Trump’s core competency is not dealmaking with powerful counter-parties. It is duping gullible victims.
17:15:08 Retweeted @RepAdamSchiff 15:16:08 BREAKING: Chairman just cancelled open Intelligence Committee hearing with Clapper, Brennan and Yates in attempt to choke off public info.
17:17:25 Retweeted @steveschale 17:14:11 Right now, somewhere…probably. https://t.co/ZIR90GhvWB
17:21:00 Retweeted @poniewozik 17:16:43 I have no idea what will happen with the health billI do know that tomorrow a.m. Trump will have the phone, and Jared & Ivanka are skiing
17:23:02 Retweeted @sahilkapur 17:09:44 Message from a GOP aide: ‘Comstock is a no. It’s over.’https://t.co/dogcYA5T8B
17:24:52 Retweeted @ComfortablySmug 17:15:50 I told you guys we should have just renamed Obamacare “Freedomcare” and repeal and replace would have worked
18:00:33 Retweeted @davidaxelrod 12:06:29 On health care, @GOP argument is this: If insurance cos don’t have to cover essential services, policies will be cheaper. Well, yes, but…
18:01:24 Retweeted @mikeallen 13:46:37 MNUCHIN on AI affecting U.S. jobs: So far away “it’s not even on our radar screen… 50-100 more years” away. https://t.co/RGEgDDHOjj
18:52:14 Retweeted @JYSexton 18:51:26 There’s a real possibility, if they hold this vote, Republicans knowing it won’t pass will see shelter in a No vote. It could be a bloodbath
18:53:21 Retweeted @AdamParkhomenko 17:53:31 Pennsylvania Avenue https://t.co/Z2IC5RSB0X
18:55:25 Retweeted @BNONews 18:53:06 Former CIA Director Woolsey says Mike Flynn discussed taking Erdogan foe to Turkey without going through the U.S. extradition process – WSJ
18:55:28 Retweeted @BNONews 18:54:33 MORE: Woolsey said he arrived mid-meeting and ‘found the topic startling and the actions being discussed possibly illegal’ – WSJ in reply to BNONews
18:57:00 Retweeted @BNONews 18:56:37 MORE: Discussion involved Fethullah Gulen, a cleric in the U.S. whom Turkey has accused of orchestrating last year’s failed military coup in reply to BNONews
19:01:20 Retweeted @PoliticalLine 18:50:47 Do not build this. https://t.co/n0WmTKDIQW
19:05:34 Reading – Republicans Brace for Failure on Health Care (Russell Berman) https://t.co/PYklotUAVb
19:06:32 Retweeted @gelliottmorris 18:50:14 So when is the Freedom Caucus gonna call for a vote on a new Speaker? Seems very likely that Trump will abandon Ryan altogether post-AHCA
19:15:45 Retweeted @yashar 18:48:03 This is what Boehner said in February https://t.co/StvfSrSbqu
19:16:51 Retweeted @speechboy71 18:47:51 Here’s everything you need to know about Trump: he is demanding House GOPers vote for a toxic bill just so he can blame them for it failing
19:33:24 Vote cancelled. Ha!
19:34:21 Retweeted @costareports 19:32:31 President Trump just called me. Still on phone.
“We just pulled it,” he tells me.
19:34:43 Retweeted @EmmyA2 19:33:56 #TRUMPCARE FLATLINESREPUBLICANS PULL PLUG
TIME OF DEATH: 3:33 PM
19:40:10 Retweeted @jdawsey1 19:33:17 No vote. Trump wanted vote today, but House of Representatives has decided it will not happen, per sources.
19:55:45 Someone on CNN just said “This was the one thing they all agreed on.” Ha!
20:01:18 Dead, dead, dead. https://t.co/koJ695Fbpw
20:03:55 My bet is Trump will do everything he can to avoid ever touching this again. Unless he decides to do universal healthcare with the Dems. :-)
20:07:39 Retweeted @JYSexton 19:47:51 Do you remember how worried we were that Obamacare would be repealed and replaced immediately? These losers couldn’t pass a kidney stone.
20:10:44 Retweeted @MyDaughtersArmy 16:33:19 Say it loud, Congressman.”I don’t have to be nice to nobody when you’re being nasty to poor people.”
#KillTheBill
https://t.co/qjEOJpkWV1
20:11:41 Retweeted @markos 20:08:14 Too bad we got you. https://t.co/kGMSqPytND
20:12:51 CNN quoting White House staffer “We were suckered into a trap!” Good job White House. Good job.
20:21:47 Retweeted @rebliv 20:11:07 So now that (some) Republicans defied Trump, his usual go-to strategy will be to attack & bankrupt the GOP, right? Not nec the worst thing.
20:21:55 Retweeted @BNONews 20:19:54 U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan: “Obamacare is the law of the land .. We’re gonna be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future” in reply to BNONews
20:22:45 Retweeted @DylanByers 19:58:45 First calls from Trump вЂ” who says you can’t trust media, media is enemy вЂ” go to Washington Post’s @costareports & New York Times’ @maggieNYT
20:23:10 Retweeted @ChloeAngyal 20:07:52 Please, we can’t take it anymore, we can’t win anymore like this, Mr. President, you’re driving us crazy, you’re winning too much.
20:24:03 Retweeted @mollyesque 19:13:08 The GOP is in quite a pickle today. You might even call it……the Art of the Dill.
20:24:42 Retweeted @mikedebonis 19:57:14 Guys who wrote this bill are in shock. A couple darn near tears. They know how bad this is.
20:25:17 Retweeted @SenatorMenendez 19:53:43 Hey Republicans, don’t worry, that burn is covered under the Affordable Care Act
20:27:19 Retweeted @maggieNYT 19:52:25 TRUMP tells me in interview this is now the Democrats’ fault, and that he anticipates that when Obama “explodes” they will be ready to deal
22:20:51 Retweeted @DavidCornDC 19:49:07 Costa on MSNBC: Trump says bill won’t be coming back in near future & he’ll see if the Dems want to work with him on healthcare.
22:20:55 Retweeted @philipaklein 19:57:26 Dems will push a public option and let him call it Trumpcare. https://t.co/35wlGpsFjb
22:25:24 Retweeted @20committee 20:23:20 Flynn is the worst possible combination: evil, amoral, yet staggeringly incompetent — but he doesn’t know it.https://t.co/wmSWSYBYkX
22:27:24 Retweeted @philipaklein 17:28:12 Obama dedicated 13 months to passing Obamacare. Trump has been working on it for few weeks & WH is touting how he left everything on field
22:44:49 Retweeted @HotlineJosh 22:16:01 Failure to pass health care overhaul demoralizes R base heading into 2018. Ds already fired up. Makings of a wave.
23:05:09 Retweeted @jkarsh 16:56:55 Andrea Mitchell says she’s heardвЂ”from a single sourceвЂ”Trump officials are purging their phones b/c they’re scared of getting subpoenaed.
23:09:15 Retweeted @_Drew_McCoy_ 22:44:06 Failure of AHCA isn’t Ryan, Price, Bannon, or Trump’s fault. Fault is GOP’s for promising something for years it never intended to deliver.
23:09:43 Retweeted @AliceOllstein 20:36:24 I can’t get over this quote from @RepJoeBarton after the #AHCA failed. https://t.co/TuUyAEyAbU
23:12:58 Retweeted @ddiamond 22:28:58 !!Inspector General investigating Trump HHS for discontinuing ACA outreach. https://t.co/t0mHrrzTno At request ofвЂ¦ https://t.co/VdkHyk3OVq in reply to ddiamond
23:14:37 Retweeted @xeni 22:42:09 I love how Trump couldn’t figure out if Obamacare was “imploding” or “exploding,” so he said “both,” almost like he never studied physics
23:15:46 Retweeted @HeerJeet 20:15:22 Make no mistake: the key role here was played by protests at GOP townhalls, which scared moderates Republicans & doomed AHCA.
23:16:16 Retweeted @ZachWahls 22:39:42 Dems should remember that President Clinton lost on healthcare, lost on the BTU tax, and still won reelection. This is just the beginning.
23:16:33 Retweeted @jdawsey1 21:25:18 White House officials, advisers say Trump is not that upset. He was far angrier about travel ban, Sessions recusal, inauguration crowd size.
23:18:14 Retweeted @TJFixman 20:10:28 Terminated. (@Schwarzenegger) https://t.co/GsoyCnBFHX
23:23:37 Reading – Hey, Why Is The National Enquirer Saying That Michael Flynn Is A Russian Spy? (Jason Linkins) https://t.co/lT6tWeQ4GY?
23:30:24 Retweeted @Gus_802 23:16:55 Trump: Pelosi and Schumer own Obamacare.Pelosi: We sure do.
Schumer: I would agree with Nancy.

Trump: You will regret this! in reply to Gus_802
23:31:50 Retweeted @SenSchumer 21:18:45 Ultimately the #Trumpcare bill failed because of two traits that have plagued the Trump presidency: incompetence & broken promises.
23:36:58 Retweeted @stampylongnose 23:13:52 100 – https://t.co/nDu1ongFmw
200 – https://t.co/XkMjWQJSqo
300 – https://t.co/fMvQ2xyCd7
400 – https://t.co/77cHmpWJKs
500 – Tomorrow
23:38:30 Retweeted @TheCatWhisprer 23:02:10 My toddler scribbled on the wall with a marker and it got more House votes than the AHCA.
23:49:15 Retweeted @20committee 16:00:38 Trump’s about to learn his just-throw-my-old-pal-under-the-bus routine doesn’t work on folks facing indictments + decades in Federal prison.
23:51:51 Retweeted @nycsouthpaw 23:47:02 afaik, Trump and Ryan’s only message to Democrats during this two-and-a-half-week sick chicken festival was: fuck you. in reply to nycsouthpaw

@abulsme tweets from 2017-03-23 (UTC)

00:07:43 Reading – Democrats weigh deal to let Gorsuch through (Burgess Everett) https://t.co/9lgbPrZ77S
00:08:56 The filibuster is dead. For SCOTUS & for that matter legislation. It just doesn’t know it yet. Only matter of time.вЂ¦ https://t.co/gfi75mCAUb in reply to abulsme
00:13:56 Reading – Info suggests Trump associates may have coordinated with Russians (Brown/Perez/Prokupecz) https://t.co/n93CPmD8q2
00:17:02 Retweeted @sarahkendzior 00:16:39 How is this new? Reid’s letter to Comey in August 2016 said essentially the same thing, as have other officials andвЂ¦ https://t.co/5isozlqH5j
00:28:37 Retweeted @HeerJeet 00:27:59 The GOP agenda (including repealing Obamacare) would be in much better shape right now if the President were Bush or Rubio.
00:30:14 Retweeted @intelwire 2017-03-22 22:40:25 Nunes is quite a dealmaker. A shred of cover for Trump’s wiretapping fantasy in exchange for vastly increased odds of an independent probe.
00:37:05 Retweeted @JohnJHarwood 00:01:17 House Freedom Caucus source says odds of AHCA passing have improved after GOP leaders offered to eliminate “essential health benefits”
00:40:20 Retweeted @pixelatedboat 00:03:27 Dems announce plan to “buy Gorsuch a yacht, a real expensive one” in exchange for “nothing, he works hard and he probably deserves it”
01:04:38 Retweeted @imillhiser 01:04:18 Today I learned that there are entire swaths of Twitter that have never seen Buffy. America is no longer great.
01:15:50 Retweeted @MaxTemkin 2017-02-15 04:08:46 “Trump’s never going to get out of this one, they got em” – me, every day for the last year
01:17:14 Retweeted @yashar 2017-03-22 12:29:52 WATCH: In light of AP story re Manafort – take a look at his response to a simple question re Russian oligarch tiesвЂ¦ https://t.co/0TUKO1LRVD
01:38:39 Reading – The Debt Ceiling Deadline Has Passed; Now The Biggest Test Of Donald Trump’s Presidency Begins… (Durden) https://t.co/Cnbwx72DY0
01:39:00 Mint the coin! :-) https://t.co/6kNTVsPK93 in reply to abulsme
02:14:24 Reading – Suspect in Manhattan Killing Hated Black Men, Police Say (Ashley Southall) https://t.co/ZB6Ymr0nOe
02:55:59 Reading – Federal staffers panicked by conservative media attacks (Toosi/Restuccia) https://t.co/qStAOsXHZB
03:01:00 Retweeted @NYDailyNews 02:49:01 U.S. declines to sign letter criticizing China for torturing human rights lawyers https://t.co/uU6HbW1Hkl https://t.co/clnrcueCA7
03:16:55 Retweeted @BresPolitico 01:12:02 Text from House GOP cos: “I think somewhere Boehner is pouring another Merlot & laughing quietly to himself as he lights another cig.”
03:28:30 Reading – Eliminating Essential Health Benefits could turn Trumpcare into a subsidy machine for scams (Yglesias) https://t.co/QfdWegt3rm
03:33:40 Retweeted @guypbenson 03:32:28 Bottom line: Major movement tonight, big WH meeting Thur am. Complications either way, but GOP leaders think they’re close to breakthrough. in reply to guypbenson
03:33:55 Retweeted @FranklinFoer 03:32:28 Manafort tried (and failed) to exploit McCain in 2008. McCain knows the there there. https://t.co/xOJ44QwFLw
03:38:57 Retweeted @Alyssafarah 03:12:47 No decisions reached. Continuing to negotiate. The Freedom Caucus continues to have serious concerns with current AHCA text.
03:57:14 Retweeted @Gus_802 03:30:26 Everything the GOP congress and White House is doing now was predictable with half a mind before election day.
03:57:39 Retweeted @xeni 2017-03-14 02:39:44 The dystopic awfulness I guess doesn’t shock me, I really just didn’t expect the future to be so goddamned DUMB
03:59:59 Retweeted @BFriedmanDC 03:16:22 It’s almost as if there’s a race to repeal Obamacare and confirm Trump’s Supreme Court justice before the indictments begin
04:00:45 Retweeted @chrislhayes 02:36:17 They’re going to *re-write the bill* in the middle of the night and have everyone vote on it the next day.
04:03:59 Retweeted @joecarter 03:52:44 Why can’t the GOP just find, like, an amazing deal-maker, an artist of deals, who could work out a deal between House Republicans on AHCA?
04:06:16 Retweeted @mtomasky 03:07:08 Just so we’re clear here, the people who screamed that Obamacare was done in secret are rewriting their health care bill IN ONE NIGHT.
04:22:18 Retweeted @JoanneLinDC 03:50:51 WA Chief Justice to @dhsgov Sec- immigration agents at state courts impede due process&access to justice for all.
https://t.co/uj72uKwmFN
04:24:16 Retweeted @AdamWeinstein 04:21:19 The best defense is a good thousand miles away from whatever this is https://t.co/pMohSlLvps
04:27:26 Thread on Page -> https://t.co/1P0Z60PkpH
04:44:22 Retweeted @Gemmapop11 02:19:20 Presidential succession. Very frightening. #lastword https://t.co/Kmi6rkfWMu
04:46:55 Nice discussion -> https://t.co/wmUyTLPE3i
05:29:07 Retweeted @davidfrum 2017-03-22 13:05:41 Manafort refused salary from Trump campaign – a reminder that when Trump people work вЂњwithout pay,вЂќ they are being paid by somebody else.
05:29:17 Retweeted @justinamash 04:15:37 Repealing EHB, w/out making other substantial changes, would make the bill worse, not better. It would hurt the sickest people on exchanges.
05:36:51 Reading – White House shift to right on health care angers moderates (Cheney/Bade/Breanahan) https://t.co/svWeoUqt7m
05:39:05 Retweeted @TheRickWilson 2017-03-22 23:06:49 In 1974 Republicans lost 49 House and 4 Senate seats.The perception of defending corruption was deadly.
Proceed accordingly.
06:29:52 Retweeted @brianklaas 06:19:55 Current tallies of “No” votes for Republicans on health care bill (23 and it fails). 24 million would lose insurance https://t.co/b0g3OmLOD5
06:42:28 Retweeted @Mikel_Jollett 2017-03-22 22:51:33 BOTTOM LINE: Nobody bugged Trump.The FBI bugged some shady Russians.
Trump was caught because he was in contact w the shady Russians.
06:43:47 Retweeted @DavidCornDC 03:30:12 Poll: 19% believe Trump told truth re Obama wiretapping him. That, ladies & gents, is the core. 1 of 5 will believe anything Trump says.
06:47:50 Retweeted @xkcdComic 2017-03-22 14:02:44 Color Pattern https://t.co/7eJpOsx3QL https://t.co/4A10usZpqV https://t.co/MA2F6Napda
07:13:34 Retweeted @bethfukumoto 2017-03-22 23:35:22 Here’s my letter of resignation from the Republican Party outlining my reasons for leaving. https://t.co/w6asstD8YS
07:15:15 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 01:49:03 McCain says the Manafort/Russia money story didn’t surprise him.
“There are other shoes that will drop. This is a centipede.”
11:22:40 Retweeted @spectatorindex 10:52:04 BREAKING: Former Russian MP shot dead after being in Kiev to testify against former President Yanukovych, an ally of Russia
11:24:46 Retweeted @djrothkopf 11:19:55 You mean former Trump Campaign Manager’s client Yanukovych. Very dangerous to be on wrong side of Vladimir Putin tвЂ¦ https://t.co/jHpemcxLaC
16:18:10 Retweeted @ddale8 11:41:11 Donald Trump made 14 false claims in his Time interview on the subject of whether he makes false claims. #TrumpCheck https://t.co/11TdYuPDCO
16:20:00 Retweeted @JuddLegum 15:36:33 1. Nunes asked REPEATEDLY if the White House fed him the information on “surveillance” yesterday. He won’t deny it https://t.co/QFrw7Vd32z
16:46:05 Reading – Indiana Restaurant Owner To Be Deported Friday (Barbara Brosher) https://t.co/DmovQg4Kh6
16:48:44 Retweeted @SteveBellovin 16:19:35 I asked a London resident I know well about the mood there today: were people on edge? Her reply: https://t.co/73GaT814Ak
17:31:03 Retweeted @BNONews 17:30:40 House Freedom Caucus chairman says “no deal” reached on health bill after meeting with Trump, putting vote in doubt – AP
17:34:12 Retweeted @hshaban 17:07:41 JUST IN: Senate votes to repeal web privacy rules, allowing broadband providers to sell customer data w/o consent including browsing history
17:59:17 Reading – Senate Republicans Vote To Gut Internet Privacy (Hamza Shaban) https://t.co/7n3ePS96tG
18:49:14 Retweeted @ezraklein 16:46:16 The GOP health bill is polling 56-17 against. You never see numbers like that. This is suicide for Republicans: https://t.co/aqPEqCwIeF
19:00:15 Retweeted @aseitzwald 18:43:04 Progressives getting worried about potential bipartisan deal on to break filibuster on Gorsuch. 20+ groups just sent letter to Dem Sens.
19:00:38 Retweeted @chrisgeidner 18:21:17 Sean Spicer just compared Paul Manafort and Roger Stone to someone that Trump sat next to on a plane or went to grad school with. in reply to chrisgeidner
19:00:55 Retweeted @ericawerner 18:22:51 Hard to do justice to what is unfolding here: After fully 7 years of talking constantly about repeal, R’s are choking at the moment of truth
19:02:52 Retweeted @carlquintanilla 18:42:02 House passed Obamacare repeal bills 50x during Obama. But now, “you’re shooting with real bullets” – Cantor on @CNBC #AHCA
19:19:18 Retweeted @BenjySarlin 18:40:24 This is the 31st “no,” per current @NBCNews count https://t.co/arBwf98bGY
19:27:01 Retweeted @BNONews 19:26:33 BREAKING: Republican senators have been told by leader McConnell that House is not likely to vote on health care bill until Monday – Reuters
19:43:19 Retweeted @jbarro 19:25:02 My guess is that waiting longer will only mean fewer ‘yes’ votes. What is the endgame here? in reply to jbarro
19:54:33 Retweeted @BNONews 19:51:42 White House claims health care vote was delayed to avoid a vote in the middle of the night, expresses confidence vote will happen Friday-NBC in reply to BNONews
20:05:03 Retweeted @BresPolitico 19:54:49 This is not accurate https://t.co/sC0EJIJ3yI
20:07:06 Retweeted @gerrycanavan 19:54:28 Counterpoint: probably our one chance for a Franken/Stein ticket ever https://t.co/XkK6QptjqK
22:59:43 Retweeted @CelesteKatzNYC 22:47:42 “The federal government has ruled that President Trump’s luxury Washington hotel is not violating its lease,” per CвЂ¦ https://t.co/wgXbZm73x4
23:29:25 Reading – We Redacted Everything That’s Not a Verifiably True Statement From Trump’s Interview About Truth (Shechet) https://t.co/qMqe3EfgNw
23:48:56 Retweeted @HallieJackson 23:42:44 Per @AlexNBCNews: Mulvaney just told House R’s President Trump is done negotiating and he wants a vote on healthcare tomorrow.
23:49:04 Retweeted @BresPolitico 23:33:47 Trump will move on & leave Obamacare in place if he doesn’t get AHCA vote, per Mulvaney
23:57:01 Listening to Slate’s Political Gabfest The вЂњPlaying Sofball with NeilвЂќ Edition
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@abulsme tweets from 2017-03-22 (UTC)

02:18:37 Retweeted @ericgeller 01:55:01 The secretary of state didn’t want to be secretary of state. He did it b/c his wife told him to. So that’s a thing.вЂ¦ https://t.co/DWHuWvjaTF
02:21:13 Retweeted @jbarro 2017-03-21 23:32:51 One dynamic here is many Republicans want the bill to die but nobody wants to be the one who killed it. https://t.co/QNRaWKR4pU
02:29:23 Reading – New documents show Trump aide laundered payments from party with Moscow ties, lawmaker alleges (Roth) https://t.co/RYxuXlb0zt
02:47:36 Oh. So sad. -> Donald Trump is not having fun. (Katy Waldman) https://t.co/jF0tNXPDlP
03:43:07 Retweeted @nytimes 03:31:35 вЂI’ll Criticize Judges,’ Trump Says, Hours After a Scolding for Doing Just That https://t.co/uiU83Y6dqu
03:44:24 Retweeted @jdawsey1 03:30:24 White House seems a little more optimistic about health care votes than some senior Capitol Hill folks. But no one is sure they have 216.
04:37:56 Reading – Ivanka Trump’s White House Gig Is an Insult to Working Women (Amanda Carpenter) https://t.co/VSMK33awWt
04:42:17 Retweeted @BraddJaffy 02:02:06 ! The Wall Street Journal editorial board has absolutely had it https://t.co/gJ7K5TxHAn https://t.co/HndnCi0ZmL
04:51:03 Retweeted @ericgarland 04:27:49 Good policy is life or death.Thread. https://t.co/UnyHW0IVyu
05:15:09 Reading – Why Letting Go, for Trump, Is No Small or Simple Task (Thrush/Haberman) https://t.co/PARz08PjWW
05:19:14 Retweeted @chrislhayes 2017-03-21 20:05:38 <<whispers> “A lot of the opposition to Obamacare was opposition to Obama, which went away when he left.”
05:20:45 Retweeted @DavidOAtkins 05:18:13 Many Dems think shaming and scolding are the way to make non-voters, 3rd party voters and bigots change behavior. IвЂ¦ https://t.co/jkzTFnFboZ
05:23:35 Reading – Snohomish County fire board reprimands 2 commissioners for racial comments (Lynn Thompson) https://t.co/Ibvu1i4f3X
08:40:12 Retweeted @thatjohn 08:16:23 Starting the day in the UK to even more confusion and contradiction on the #ElectronicsBan. Some sources now saying no new threat.
08:41:44 Retweeted @RBleiweiss 00:05:21 @AllMattNYT just said on @HardballChris that THE tape is being shopped around Europe & rich Dems are looking to buy #Trumprussia #peegate
08:41:50 Retweeted @AllMattNYT 01:05:11 Yes, but HUGE caveat: Who knows if tape being shopped is real. Lots of BS floating around. Buyer beware. https://t.co/meIeLcflDu
14:15:29 Reading – Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government (Horwitz/Day) https://t.co/oBRpqAmL32
14:16:29 Retweeted @AlexNBCNews 14:07:45 UPDATE: Just 215 votes are needed to pass the GOP healthcare bill tmrw bc 1 D will be absent — means House Rs can afford to lose 22 votes
14:21:26 Retweeted @antijokeapple 04:54:00 Whoever made this video is going to hell https://t.co/K7Betv9Wk3
14:33:25 Watching – Rogue One – A New Hope Mashup (Barre Fong) https://t.co/8nxnoHsjhK
15:00:15 Retweeted @ianbremmer 14:55:57 Attacks in London. News breaking now. https://t.co/yLD6gMSUNz
16:34:25 Retweeted @imillhiser 15:56:39 To be clear a SCOTUS nominee just got unanimously smacked by SCOTUS.Then the nominee testified falsely on why.
https://t.co/AYIp1QaHy7
16:44:41 Retweeted @20committee 16:32:13 Team Trump “just happens” to be crawling with people possessing weird, shady & possibly illegal ties to Putin’s Kremlin — including POTUS.
16:44:44 Retweeted @20committee 16:33:49 I’ll leave the law to lawyers, but from a counterintelligence perspective the red lights flashing here are blindinghttps://t.co/Dzh4ex2aJ7
17:29:49 Retweeted @Alyssafarah 17:23:56 BREAKING: more than 25 Freedom Caucus ‘No’s’ on AHCA — group says “start over”
17:38:00 Legal surveillance of Trump team. After election. Not about Russia. Wut? https://t.co/iAFVupL38q
18:10:37 Retweeted @KatieBoWill 18:08:14 Getting the sense from committee members on both sides of the aisle that this Nunes presser caught everyone by surprise.
18:10:47 Retweeted @dandrezner 16:28:28 Oh. https://t.co/9yjl1ZfwVA
18:23:25 Retweeted @intelwire 18:23:11 That thumping sound you hear is Manafort going under the bus.
18:24:49 Retweeted @CNN 13:10:19 Girl meets Pope. Girl steals Pope’s hat. https://t.co/tPPQIddCOk https://t.co/RUvQO1CIa8
18:43:15 Retweeted @MarcACaputo 18:34:45 There is no Overton Window. No looking glass. Only abyss https://t.co/J0E2suyHbw
18:48:06 Retweeted @BuzzFeedNews 18:47:26 Spicer on whether or not he is certain that no one is working in the White House in the interest of a foreign goverвЂ¦ https://t.co/GwqJJZS1Yb
19:24:56 Retweeted @tomwatson 19:13:06 Wow – Nunes just said there are “multiple FISA warrants out there” involving Trump.
19:25:02 Retweeted @20committee 19:20:09 That’s a nice TS/SCI/SAP fact right there, folks.Straight from the HPSCI chair.
We’re officially in Crazytown.

https://t.co/cS4YF8KUfP
19:25:10 Retweeted @20committee 19:22:54 Seriously: mention of specific FISA targets is classified TOPSECRET/SCI/ECI (Exceptionally Controlled Information)https://t.co/MXrndr631l
19:25:24 Retweeted @20committee 19:24:21 If we are still a republic of laws, Nunes must be removed from HPSCI, stripped of clearances & prosecuted for this.https://t.co/HIMD9hH2Ss
19:28:17 Retweeted @20committee 19:26:45 I used to deal with FISA SIGINT all the time. That’s some seriously compartmented stuff, folks. I am still in shock about Nunes’ disclosure.
19:36:55 Retweeted @ananavarro 19:33:37 Partisanship makes Nunes incapable of conducting investigation. Folks, its about integrity of our democracy. Need an Independent Commission.
19:37:10 Retweeted @ExumAM 19:36:59 You guys, I’m starting to think an investigation led by a member of the president’s transition team might not be onвЂ¦ https://t.co/yObET8nGHP
19:39:24 How are Nunes comments possibly good for Trump? Seems that was intention. But confirms Trump & co in contact with targeted people right?
19:41:44 Retweeted @BNODesk 19:37:23 Identity of London attacker is still unknown. Name being circulated is unconfirmed and disputed by several sources.
19:43:43 Retweeted @BraddJaffy 19:33:55 Ex-House Intel counsel: Nunes briefing Trump is a вЂњbreakdown in the entire oversight process,вЂќ other committee membвЂ¦ https://t.co/oCN8IiDUkl in reply to BraddJaffy
19:55:23 Retweeted @davidfrum 19:54:09 Worth your time https://t.co/hxyKyUDvtd
20:01:57 Retweeted @JamesGleick 20:01:37 House Intelligence Committee wants you to know that anything you tell them about Trump will go straight to Trump. https://t.co/UJ60GAJSpB
20:04:54 Retweeted @BNODesk 19:58:57 Abu Izzadeen, who was wrongly named as the London attacker by Channel 4, is still in jail. Channel 4 admits it is no longer sure. in reply to BNODesk
21:02:48 Retweeted @imbou 21:02:32 @abulsme that’s what I thought the guy just confirmed they intercepted calls because they were calling targeted foreigners and somehow a +?! in reply to abulsme
21:03:13 Retweeted @GlennThrush 21:02:59 Schiff. Boom: Nunes must “decide if he’s the chairman of independent investigation or if he’s going to act a surrogate for the White House”
21:40:54 Retweeted @SarahMMimms 21:36:55 Schiff compares Nunes going to WH to an investigator giving info to someone close to the subject of an investigation, instead of grand jury in reply to SarahMMimms
22:09:12 Retweeted @BraddJaffy 21:54:12 NEWS: Schiff tells @ChuckTodd: вЂњthere is more than circumstantial evidence nowвЂ¦there is evidence that is not circumвЂ¦ https://t.co/Cop60HyKAB in reply to BraddJaffy
22:11:53 Retweeted @lrozen 22:11:25 anyone got the clip? https://t.co/xYCTilxcgt
22:12:02 .@lrozen @kailanikm https://t.co/qPHbkTrecc in reply to lrozen
23:06:55 Retweeted @imbou 23:06:14 @abulsme trumpcare fail the vote? I say it fails…
23:08:08 .@imbou Looking that way. Still some paths though. Looking less likely by the hour though. But you know, Trump. So who knows! :-) in reply to imbou
23:09:04 .@imbou Actually probably better for the R’s politically if it fails. Although maybe not for Ryan. in reply to abulsme
23:14:33 Retweeted @imbou 23:14:16 @abulsme i think right now it’s a live grenade they are fucked either way, but they pulled the pin so they own it! in reply to abulsme
23:16:19 Retweeted @imbou 23:15:23 @abulsme it’s a negative for Ryan and Trump the equation for each house seat is different in reply to abulsme
23:16:22 Retweeted @imbou 23:15:47 @abulsme if they had written something good then they could have this as a win but right now it’s bad in every direction in reply to abulsme
23:20:23 .@imbou Problem is when going in position is “government should do less that it does” there is no way to do it without screwing many people. in reply to imbou
23:22:52 Retweeted @imbou 23:22:35 @abulsme there are cases where that could work health care isn’t one of them… in reply to abulsme
23:23:19 .@imbou True. I was vastly oversimplifying to fit into a tweet. :-) in reply to imbou

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