Abulsme.com: April 2017

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Squeaky Chair

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan deviate from politics for a little while to talk some tech! Namely, Juicero, cord cutting, and Apple’s pro strategy. Of course after that they get back to the news and politics of the week… That would be Trump’s 100 day milestone, Trump’s tax plan, the budget deadline and Obama making money on speeches on the domestic side. Internationally they discuss tariffs on Canada, “The Wall”, and NAFTA. Along the way there are also some corrections, a milestone for this podcast, and Trump’s Big Red Button.

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Recorded 2017-04-28
Length this week – 1:52:35

0:01:13-0:14:28 But First
- Agenda
- Corrections
- Milestone
0:15:08-0:55:28 Tech
- Juciero
- Cord Cutting Update
- Apple Pro Strategy
0:56:36-1:33:39 Domestic
- 100 Days of Trump
- Tax Plan
- Budget Deadline
- Obama Speeches
1:34:55-1:52:14 International
- Canadian Tariffs
- The Wall
- NAFTA
- North Korea
- Electoral Maps
- Big Red Button

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@abulsme tweets from 2017-04-28 (UTC)

02:16:57 Retweeted @LoopEmma 2017-04-27 22:30:00 So Sen. John McCain, who said he wouldn’t vote for any CR — including one that lasted an hour — has an update: “I lied.”
05:43:42 Retweeted @andyweirauthor 2017-04-25 23:07:30 Some news sites use bots to find public domain images to go with their articles. Sometimes those bots don’t work quвЂ¦ https://t.co/iXZfDIbVrD
14:06:03 Thread https://t.co/HBZCx79eAY
14:08:00 Retweeted @JayThurberShow 14:07:41 @abulsme I thought the Trump Doctrine was Cash Rules Everything Around Me. Was I wrong? in reply to abulsme
14:08:42 .@JayThurberShow You are not wrong. :-) in reply to JayThurberShow
14:19:18 Reading – The MisEducation of Notorious DJT (Josh Marshall) https://t.co/WWl4W2w6OT
14:20:01 Retweeted @FHQ 13:59:25 Sigh. Among the first lessons I share in my voting behavior/campaigns classes: Land doesn’t vote. People do.
https://t.co/zc3zFESMQk
14:21:37 Retweeted @katieglueck 13:57:28 “Midway through a discussion about Xi Jinping, the president paused to hand out copies of ..latest figures from the 2016 electoral map”
14:24:09 Retweeted @KarlreMarks 13:55:42 Our bold proposal to reshape Western Europe for a more stable and peaceful future. (Inspired by what Europe did elsвЂ¦ https://t.co/kDI04DfURa
14:28:12 Retweeted @JoanneKenen 02:38:11 watching health law not get repealed can be pretty exhausting
14:44:13 Thread https://t.co/xkd5eMtoV6
18:49:56 Retweeted @RadioFreeTom 03:48:59 As I said many times, she’s had the most coherent foreign policy vision in the administration. I guess we’re done wвЂ¦ https://t.co/jQHNNyzYm3
18:58:07 Reading – How to make your own Coke-summoning button, just like the president’s (Philip Bump) https://t.co/J2XzH8B56u
19:08:37 Retweeted @kylegriffin1 19:02:21 NBC News: Dana Boente has been appointed to lead the DOJ’s National Security DivisionвЂ”the division that oversees the Russia probe.
20:16:16 Listening to Presidential Donald Trump: Division and union
via iCatcher! https://t.co/6kh1OhxY4S
21:57:02 Watching – Donald Trump’s First 100 Days In Office | Season 28 | THE SIMPSONS https://t.co/RPnLArQ70U
23:19:31 Listening to Big Picture Science Spacecraft Elegy
via iCatcher! https://t.co/RN3fLEfQ2s

@abulsme tweets from 2017-04-27 (UTC)

05:43:18 Going well for DOJ I gather (NOT) -> Justices Alarmed by Government’s Hard-Line Stance in Citizenship Case (Liptak) https://t.co/8DInXVENIm
05:48:23 Retweeted @SCClemons 03:41:12 Should we be dismayed White House issued release wrongly ID’ing TreasurySec Steven Mnuchin as CommerceSec or shouldвЂ¦ https://t.co/5RCnaPL2hO
06:01:24 Retweeted @CassiniSaturn 03:59:04 Our 1st opportunity to regain contact with Earth is no earlier than ~midnight PT April 26 (3am ET, 7am UTC April 27вЂ¦ https://t.co/OEMnebwLGY
06:06:08 Retweeted @TeaPartyCat 2017-04-26 18:04:08 BREAKING: Trump Tax Plan released:
1. Rich pay less.
2. Poor pay more.
3. Trump pays nothing.
4. Ha ha ha, suckers!
06:20:32 Retweeted @chrislintott 06:20:15 Goldstone antenna standing by for data from @CassiniSaturn – fingers crossed https://t.co/kOno83rDzV
06:26:09 Retweeted @HeerJeet 03:32:03 It often seems like the Trump administration is an elaborate prank designed to prove that everyone who voted for TrвЂ¦ https://t.co/ePG8at5X4K
08:13:35 Retweeted @CassiniSaturn 07:09:47 We did it! Cassini is in contact with Earth and sending back data after a successful dive through the gap between SвЂ¦ https://t.co/jpC1Gw48HA
14:48:19 Retweeted @natsecHeather 12:44:59 This is how institutions die. Norms are norms, until someone figures out it’s fun&transgressive to break them, andвЂ¦ https://t.co/iJlDuplRqs
16:30:40 Retweeted @Rainmaker1973 09:36:25 Robotic gripper loop with a toy train https://t.co/Cu8avUjFBg https://t.co/X0auG8dKrQ
16:33:54 Retweeted @BraddJaffy 15:53:28 Trump: I вЂњwas going to terminate NAFTA as of 2 or 3 days from nowвЂќ but Trudeau/PeГ±a Nieto asked вЂњcould you please rвЂ¦ https://t.co/fCG6XwIlYq
16:42:12 Retweeted @RobbieGramer 2017-04-26 23:22:13 Trumps’ вЂњVOICEвЂќ Hotline set up for people to report on crime from illegal aliens was reportedly overloaded with calls about space aliens
16:42:39 Retweeted @markos 16:26:35 Hey republicans, not only did you elect a moron, but one that folds after 10 minute phone calls https://t.co/6QEHIX7iCN
16:43:19 OMFG https://t.co/mxWqjnaieI
20:44:16 Retweeted @AlishaRai 20:05:29 Remember, if you see a space alien committing a crime, say you saw a space alien committing a crime. By calling 1-855-45-VOICE.

@abulsme tweets from 2017-04-26 (UTC)

02:48:46 Listening to Strangers Kugel vs Khaled
via iCatcher! https://t.co/t6DVjXS9Z9
03:10:25 Reading – Trump’s Tax Plan Looks Like a Plutocrat’s Dream (John Cassidy) https://t.co/C2MLcvE5QK
03:11:36 Reading – The President of the United States Has a Button That He Presses So a Butler Delivers Him a Coke (Nickalls) https://t.co/uBMKorjniY
03:17:44 Reading – How Trump Gave Up On His Border Wall (Ryan Lizza) https://t.co/C4cojhSNqd
04:07:27 Retweeted @nycsouthpaw 01:25:07 The actual current president is holding the treasury upside down and shaking it into his bank account and Obama canвЂ¦ https://t.co/GAurES4aTT
12:49:00 Fun thread -> https://t.co/OPZhj4C41b
14:49:19 Listening to Criminal Episode 65: The Kingfish
via iCatcher! https://t.co/6IwWDPhhZH
16:22:59 Retweeted @peatreebojangle 14:15:19 what. the fuck. https://t.co/nHTbZmhknx
18:06:27 Reading – Cars 3 Preview (Jonathon Dornbush) https://t.co/wddmGAePJ0
18:16:11 Listening to State Death, War Declarations, and Battle Deaths: A Conversation with Tanisha Fazal
via iCatcher! https://t.co/beFE9ZNuaX
18:25:06 Retweeted @ZekeJMiller 17:38:48 The @WhiteHouse tax plan: https://t.co/l7xag1dE4Q

@abulsme tweets from 2017-04-25 (UTC)

20:14:13 So. Much. WINNING! https://t.co/lwSoWpkDJH
20:26:49 Listening to Our National Conversation About Conversations A… #1704: What have we learned?
via iCatcher! https://t.co/eKAkQCKV72
20:46:38 Reading – Cassini set for first Saturn gap plunge (Jonathan Amos) https://t.co/2mVsEEupn8
20:58:02 Listening to TEDTalks (audio) A doctor’s case for medical marijuana | David Casarett
via iCatcher! https://t.co/MW3TGIZexT
21:05:55 Retweeted @meakoopa 20:54:10 why would you pick this fight https://t.co/2xCeTUAB4L in reply to meakoopa
21:15:41 Retweeted @gabrielmalor 20:23:57 This is the key paragraph in the order blocking Trump’s sanctuary city EO: https://t.co/dtO5ZKQ01F
21:18:33 Retweeted @scottwongDC 20:54:40 House GOP leaders who just met with Ryan say best case scenario is they wrap up omnibus by Friday deadline but say two-week CR may be needed
21:20:46 Retweeted @DanSlott 18:09:20 In Pac-Man, were the ghosts originally from Pac-Man’s species B4 they died?
Did they know him in their previous lives?
Is it about revenge?
21:22:26 Listening to Political Junkie: Taking a look at France’s presidential elections
via iCatcher! https://t.co/hRMBuheukC
21:26:15 Retweeted @QTRResearch 20:31:20 RadioShack thriving after the bankruptcy https://t.co/NsFMo8fQ0s
21:36:51 Reading – What the Fuck Is Going On With Star Trek: Discovery? (Katharine Trendacosta) https://t.co/ZK8YHH4Qu9

@abulsme tweets from 2017-04-24 (UTC)

04:24:37 Retweeted @nick_field90 04:21:50 It’s April 2017. Two years from now in April 2019 the DNC will probably be holding the first debate of the 2020 presidential primary.
19:30:22 I have lots I want to be doing on personal projects. But I have to do my real job. Too bad my my stuff costs $$$ instead of making $$$. :-/

@abulsme tweets from 2017-04-23 (UTC)

05:36:20 Watching – Tansy Aspinall And The Gorillas: Reunited At Last! (The Aspinall Foundation) https://t.co/W9HahkeyqR
22:06:41 I’ve been busy with other things today. So something happened in France?
23:06:13 Retweeted @BNONews 23:05:39 French mayor on Le Pen win in his town: “It is possible that I will resign because I do not want to devote my life to assholes” – L’Avenir in reply to BNONews

@abulsme tweets from 2017-04-22 (UTC)

02:32:31 Retweeted @cIassicaIIy 2017-04-19 16:50:23 The fact that Head and Shoulders doesn’t have a body wash called Knees and Toes disappoints me almost as much as I disappoint my parents.
06:13:06 Retweeted @CassiniSaturn 06:01:06 Happening NOW: our final close flyby of #Saturn‘s moon #Titan, simulated here in @NASA_Eyes. Details:вЂ¦ https://t.co/K7NU1I8FIX
15:11:55 Reading – The White House Seems Excited to Shut Down the Government (Ryan Lizza) https://t.co/CH5cF5jnzP
15:15:59 Retweeted @david_j_roth 03:22:56 When you try to give an anonymous quote but are the only person alive who speaks the language in the way you do.вЂ¦ https://t.co/SIH9GXImNj
15:19:50 Reading – I Just Love This Juicero Story So Much (Albert Burneko) https://t.co/t4r7298qZL
16:06:29 Feeling no strong desire to go to the Science March today… but feeling really guilty about it. Good enough?
18:21:11 Retweeted @imbou 18:17:02 @abulsme <symbol> in reply to abulsme
18:21:32 .@imbou Is that a duck? :-) in reply to imbou
18:30:28 Retweeted @imbou 18:29:56 @abulsme Supposed to be a chicken! in reply to abulsme
18:31:24 @imbou Yeah. I know. I was being intentionally obtuse. in reply to imbou
18:41:14 Retweeted @matt_blackwell 18:17:00 I think our sign might be a little too obscure https://t.co/gnwLlYznYM
22:31:50 Retweeted @LindaRegber 22:30:34 Global Paranoia-o-meter: How paranoid are people in different countries? https://t.co/BCpCqzPClj https://t.co/if182da8OF
22:49:18 Retweeted @poedamnrn 00:54:07 A LITTLE GIRL DRESSED UP AS JYN ERSO GAVE THE DEATH STAR PLANS TO EVERY LEIA SHE’D SEE AT SWCO AND NOW I’M EMOTIONAL https://t.co/EJRdZbukxO
23:01:14 Curmudgeon’s Corner: Because We Just Can’t https://t.co/9NvLpEud8J https://t.co/RepN8FtFBw

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Because We Just Can’t

On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner Ivan and Sam cover all sorts of developments, both foreign and domestic. From the latest events in Turkey, the UK, and North Korea to the latest with Trump-Russia, healthcare reform, tax reform, and the death penalty. Along the way they also touch on flight simulators, random trips, a band from the 70’s, some feedback, and more!

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Recorded 2017-04-21
Length this week – 1:43:44

(0:00:55-0:20:43) But First
- Agenda
- X-Plane
- Movie: War Greatest Hits Live (2008)
- Random Trips
(0:22:43-1:06:18) International
- St. Petersburg
- Axis of Adults
- Approval Ratings
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- North Korea
- Russians in Alaska?
- Julian Assange
(1:07:39-1:35:09) Domestic
- Trump Russia
- Jason Chaffetz
- Healthcare
- Tax Reform
- Death Penalty
(1:36:51-1:43:24) Not a Lightning Round
- Feedback from Ed
- Feedback from Jenn
- Contact Info

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

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Our outro is “Celestial Soda Pop” (Amazon MP3 link)

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Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

@abulsme tweets from 2017-04-21 (UTC)

00:11:56 Retweeted @JohnDingell 00:11:38 Safe to say @realDonaldTrump has had the least productive first 100 days in office.Except maybe Harrison, who died of pneumonia on Day 31.
00:14:09 Retweeted @CassiniSaturn 2017-04-20 23:31:55 Zoom into Cassini’s last view of Earth and you can also see the moon вЂ“ a smaller, fainter dot to the left.вЂ¦ https://t.co/doS7oJHWvk
04:34:30 Retweeted @rebliv 04:27:58 Every time I see the name Erdogan I think of Lord of the Rings.
04:34:59 .@rebliv https://t.co/eEws0YjSYA https://t.co/22IUsxvo6O in reply to rebliv
04:54:13 Retweeted @rebliv 04:37:46 @abulsme Whoah, I hadn’t read that before! in reply to abulsme
21:21:42 Retweeted @briangoldman 20:51:44 9th Cir. DENIES Hawaii’s request for initial hearing en banc in #HawaiivTrump. Case remains on calendar for 5/15 inвЂ¦ https://t.co/H1C0UPBDh4
23:55:57 Reading – Louise Mensch Has A List Of Suspected Russian Agents (Joseph Bernstein) https://t.co/DTIIBDO5Pj

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