Abulsme.com: June 2017

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Take A Hammer To It

On Curmudgeon’s Corner this week, Sam and Ivan dissect the Comey hearings and related issues, but there is a lot more too! They cover the Reality Winner case, Qatar, the UK Elections, WWDC, the lottery, Sam’s new couch, and that isn’t even all!

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Recorded 2017-06-10
Length this week – 1:55:41

(0:02:04-0:27:35) But First
- Agenda
- New Couch
- Projector Screen
(0:28:11-1:11:41) Trump/Russia/Comey
- Liar!
- Vindicated?
- Russian Interference
- Misrepresentation
- Sessions
- Comey/Clinton
- Standing up to Trump
- The Admirals
- Trump Defense
- Reality Winner
- Russian Spearfishing
- Obliviousness
(1:12:44-1:44:07) International
- Qatar
- Trump Staff
- Merkel on trusting America
- Kabul Bombing
- China/Ivanka
- UK Election Results
- Paris Agreement Feedback
- French Special Forces
- Trump and NATO
(1:45:16-1:55:15) WWDC
- Video Autoplay
- Optimized iMessage Storage
- iOS Control Center
- Live Pictures
- Do not disturb while driving
- Augmented Reality
- iPad features
- Home Pod
- Lottery

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

01:31:38 Retweeted @BNONews 01:31:15 BBC FORECAST:
HUNG PARLIAMENT
– Conservatives: 322
– Labour: 261
– SNP: 32
– Lib Dem: 13
– UKIP: 0 in reply to BNONews
04:55:25 This calling an election early thing worked out really well for her I see. https://t.co/JgnVOSFhRv
05:12:35 Retweeted @chrislhayes 2017-06-08 21:28:53 Progressive activists have been sounding increasingly alarmed about ACA repeal in Senate. https://t.co/GYJejps8gw
05:42:12 So dumb. Sorry. Dumb. -> Winner Wrote She Wanted To ‘Burn The White House Down,’ Prosecutor Says (Murdock/Frej) https://t.co/r8jgH4inVH
06:35:50 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 06:02:30 “Who’s the most popular? Me. Yeeeea boy.” – my lovely mother, @Scatterbrandy
06:41:01 Retweeted @maggieserota 02:44:24 Elmo was robbed. Same with that discount Babadook in the middle. https://t.co/xt5ZIO41ov
06:41:08 Retweeted @markdiffley1 02:27:30 MR FISH FINGER вєвєвєвєвєвє https://t.co/vT27iMW1XR
13:17:39 Retweeted @WestWingReport 13:14:10 .@pollster data shows GOP support for President still quite solid (79%) – yet on a downward slope https://t.co/l7CfWX4sm7
14:54:52 Awesome. I have done similar. -> A Techie Made Apps To Randomize His Life (Spigel/Rodriguez) https://t.co/SSjG5hszDO
19:23:51 Reading – There’s no indication Comey violated the law. Trump may be about to. (Phillip Bump) https://t.co/V2XkvPtLqD
19:46:28 Retweeted @natsecHeather 19:00:15 It just did, at the WH. “@nahaltoosi: Will the real foreign policy of America please stand up?#Qatar #Trump #TillersonвЂќ in reply to nahaltoosi
19:46:53 Retweeted @DVNJr 03:06:11 Best correction of all time? https://t.co/dYSywVfWdJ
19:52:56 Retweeted @IsaacDovere 19:19:53 In Rose Garden, the president of the USA accused the former FBI director of perjury and wouldn’t answer if he has a secret taping system.
19:54:40 Retweeted @ezlusztig 19:45:19 Posting this again. Republicans know Trump is a pathological liar. They are covering for him anyway. I hope you choвЂ¦ https://t.co/GFbINyPI4Q
21:56:03 Thread -> https://t.co/vzJXhqmUUt

@abulsme tweets from 2017-06-08 (UTC)

00:08:20 Retweeted @chrislhayes 2017-06-07 22:40:28 It is pretty amusing to watch conservatives’ self-professed standards of behavior and appropriateness spiral ever downward.
01:49:15 Retweeted @mediagetreal 2017-06-07 22:30:16 @abulsme Yet she persisted in reply to abulsme
01:50:23 Retweeted @longwall26 2017-06-07 20:41:54 Crazy idea–hear me out–maybe we DON’T vest nigh unlimited power in a single individual and “check” them with “traditions” and “norms”
02:00:29 Retweeted @ZekeJMiller 01:34:00 .@GregForMontana sends @Bencjacobs a вЂњsincere apologyвЂќ and pledges $50,000 to @pressfreedom. Ben accepts. https://t.co/ev3JyTtUGy
02:11:06 Retweeted @chrislhayes 2017-06-07 21:08:08 Emerging defense of Trump from GOP is basically that POTUS is too dumb/naive/or in over his head to have committed obstruction.
02:11:54 This is an appropriate setup for invoking the 25th. https://t.co/YZlfdgh8x4
02:20:24 Retweeted @justabloodygame 01:19:36 FRIEND: So… did you have a chance to listen to my podcast?ME: https://t.co/bXL1edXevV
04:49:18 Woo! https://t.co/Vgp9ZXAoFX
04:55:34 Retweeted @xeni 04:10:02 Trump team strategy: Undermine Comey credibility. Read the RNC talking points for Thursday’s Intel Hearing (10am ETвЂ¦ https://t.co/NzdLGRTJc3
13:08:51 Retweeted @RawCassini 13:01:53 ‘SATURN-RINGS’ @ 2017-06-07 16:10 w/ ISSWA using CL1 & CL2. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI https://t.co/xivnM5SgsZ https://t.co/4weUmwZTj4
15:03:00 Retweeted @Isikoff 14:37:58 “I was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting,” says Comey, asked why he wrote memo after meeting with Trump
15:03:13 Amen! https://t.co/pp58fwKEpU
15:06:07 I listened to the first hour of the hearings in the car. Now I am in a meeting. Very frustrating. Should have just taken the day off…
15:09:45 Retweeted @lawfareblog 15:05:07 James Comey: “I’ve seen the tweet about tapes. Lordy, I hope there are tapes.” https://t.co/v05T3u9EB2
15:12:25 Retweeted @_Drew_McCoy_ 15:07:21 Marco Rubio is playing defense attorney for Donald Trump.I guess he got two scoops after dinner the other night.
15:12:46 Retweeted @AliceOllstein 14:44:51 #Comey the writer: “Justice has a blindfold because you’re not supposed to be peaking out to see if your patron is pleased.”
15:13:57 Retweeted @washingtonpost 15:07:38 вЂњLordy, I hope there were tapes,вЂќ Comey says https://t.co/ZUgTQJPBvn
15:17:44 Retweeted @jonlovett 15:08:54 Seems like Rubio’s dinner with Trump went well.
15:20:45 Retweeted @chrisgeidner 15:11:32 FBI people Comey says he shared Trump convos with:
Deputy
Chief of Staff
Counsel
Deputy’s Counsel
Assoc Dir
Head, National Security Branch in reply to chrisgeidner
15:21:10 Retweeted @sarahkendzior 15:11:39 I’m gonna go out on a limb and say Rubio got served a side order of “loyalty oath demand” with his Trump meal <symbol> #ComeyHearing in reply to sarahkendzior
15:22:28 Retweeted @jbview 15:21:15 Worth noting: Guy’s been dead ~45 years and still seems to be screwing up FBI as an institution. https://t.co/HZImpYulrz
15:22:37 Retweeted @RVAwonk 15:21:15 Comey: FBI was aware of info abt Sessions that he can’t discuss in open setting that would make his involvement in Russia probe problematic. in reply to RVAwonk
15:25:18 Retweeted @NoahCRothman 15:20:45 “No.” – Comey confirms “there was no other investigation of the president at that time,” as of May 9.
15:25:53 Retweeted @McFaul 15:02:49 As a professor, when I tell students, I would “hope” that you make certain changes in a paper, they understand clearly what I’m expecting.
15:26:12 Retweeted @ZekeJMiller 15:25:15 WOW Comey testifies under oath he actively took steps to speed up the appointment of a special counsel
15:26:48 Retweeted @samsteinhp 15:25:13 Comey said he had friend leak the memos to press (the NYT). which is obviously why NYT reporting was so on point with his written testimony
15:27:32 Retweeted @matthewamiller 15:23:51 Huge revelation Comey told Rosenstein about his concerns with Trump – yet he still wrote the memo justifying his firing. Needs follow up.
15:30:55 Retweeted @ericgarland 15:15:06 Wyden: Pence was the head of the transition. How the f**k could he have not known about Flynn?Comey: Yeah. LOL. PENCE KNEW. FROM YATES. in reply to ericgarland
15:33:28 Retweeted @maggieNYT 15:28:58 This is an FBI director, in his interactions, describing a president as having no sense of boundaries unless there’s imminent risk. in reply to maggieNYT
15:38:02 Retweeted @KenDilanianNBC 15:22:57 Trump’s Flynn request “was of investigative interest to us,” such that we didn’t want to warn the White House. Wow. Wow.
15:38:51 Retweeted @AlexMLeo 15:38:06 I have this unnerving feeling that the next committee member is gonna whip out a doll and ask Comey to show where Trump touched him
15:46:40 Retweeted @Shareblue 15:43:27 KING: Is it not true that Flynn is a central figure within the ENTIRE investigation?COMEY: I can’t answer that in an open session. in reply to Shareblue
15:46:51 Retweeted @lrozen 15:43:25 comey says can’t comment in open session on if dossier being investigated.
15:47:41 Retweeted @DavidChalian 15:42:43 Comey just pointed to what he believes are two falsehoods in Trump’s interview with NBC’s Holt and one in his May 18 press conference.
15:48:18 Retweeted @alex 15:42:58 And, Comey just called POTUS a liar. How many times is that this session? (serious q)
15:50:25 Retweeted @ComfortablySmug 15:50:09 On top of suggesting Trump fire Comey, Kushner is also doing a good job at bringing peace to the middle east https://t.co/O9leUnS8P6
15:50:56 Retweeted @JamilSmith 15:45:41 Comey felt he couldn’t say one word in an open setting about the Russian bank VEB, whose head secretly met with Kushner. Telling.
15:51:00 Retweeted @ywxwy 15:50:06 This is less a bread crumb trail and more of a wonder bread truck driving down the freeway missing its back door https://t.co/E4Wq2UZFT7
15:51:32 Retweeted @sarahjeong 15:44:33 Comey says, “It rang in my ears as ‘Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?'” King agrees, then explains Becket quote in reply to sarahjeong
15:52:16 Retweeted @DavidCornDC 13:37:28 I asked @PreetBharara if Comey requested he attend. He said, “I have great connections at StubHub.” He’s in 2nd row. https://t.co/nTosSI0SEW
15:52:33 Retweeted @PatrickRuffini 15:49:51 YouTube live streams rnWaPo 157k
CBS 126k
NBC 118k
PBS 99k
NYT 90k
Vox 72k

InfoWars 18k in reply to PatrickRuffini
15:55:26 Retweeted @davidaxelrod 14:23:38 Just reading between the lines, Comey is pissed.
15:56:21 Retweeted @PoliticalLine 15:54:09 So the Speaker of the House just admitted the President of the United States has no idea what he is doing or how toвЂ¦ https://t.co/9Gk3FyWxfl
15:56:53 Retweeted @everywhereist 15:53:24 OH GOOD WE GOT TO THE “BUT HER EMAILS” PART
15:57:27 Retweeted @GlennThrush 15:40:54 Senate R aide: Holding nose and defending Trump is taking a lot out of these GOP senators — and they will demand some kind of repayment…
15:57:33 Retweeted @jonvankin 15:53:51 Then they are stupid. Trump’s not going to repay anything. Loyalty is a one way street for him. Always has been. https://t.co/4qHCg1GApY
15:58:52 Retweeted @mcnees 15:58:33 Shorter Comey: “If there’s tapes, release ’em. Let’s get them out there. I consent.” in reply to mcnees
16:02:51 Retweeted @NoahCRothman 15:57:34 Comey has now accused this admin and the last admin of gross negligence bordering on criminality in service to political objectives.
16:35:17 McCain sounds tired and confused. Is he OK?
16:46:32 Retweeted @Statistikhengst 16:37:04 He sounds totally senile and is mixing up cases. Sad. https://t.co/QF9rlGfANM
16:48:40 @Statistikhengst Seriously, I’ve listened to a lot of McCain over the years… including recently… and this was vвЂ¦ https://t.co/CyvrMnuMYZ in reply to Statistikhengst
16:48:51 Retweeted @imbou 16:38:12 @abulsme Damn right!!!! in reply to abulsme
16:50:59 Retweeted @Aelkus 16:44:30 MVP of the year award goes to whoever kept the phone out of the President’s hands
17:01:58 Retweeted @danpfeiffer 14:35:00 Here’s the news –> The President of the United States is being investigated for obstruction of justice. https://t.co/nKyOddYyOq
17:02:51 Retweeted @AJEnglish 16:43:04 BREAKING: Al Jazeera Media Network under cyber attack on all systems, websites & social media platforms. More soon:вЂ¦ https://t.co/yGNlGBsxO9
17:12:33 Retweeted @nycsouthpaw 17:02:48 Kurt… let’s pump the brakes. https://t.co/tkJtEQ7Ybr
17:25:01 Facepalm Headdesk https://t.co/EtrXoqYloN
18:47:24 Retweeted @brianbeutler 14:39:54 Comey must know that news outlets are reluctant to use the word вЂњlieвЂќ themselves. So he’s doing it for them.
18:50:03 Retweeted @jeremyherb 18:39:52 McCain issues a statement on his hearing questions, suggests he shouldn’t “stay up late watching Diamondbacks nightвЂ¦ https://t.co/ctLZ5ws1I4
18:53:01 Retweeted @torstenkathke 18:44:28 This whole thread is why it’s inportant to ask such questions regarding history and to hear from as many sources asвЂ¦ https://t.co/ODYjsFsVgT
18:55:18 Retweeted @JessicaHuseman 18:22:31 Today is the day Donald Trump became predisent. https://t.co/QloWsDzcmn
19:17:20 Reading – 7 takeaways from Comey’s extraordinary testimony about what Trump told him to do (Amber Phillips) https://t.co/UVT2FoN1Cm
19:36:54 Retweeted @AP_Politics 18:25:45 Trump lawyer denies the president pressured Comey for loyalty. Read his entire statement: https://t.co/IDXM2WOjfV
19:40:49 Retweeted @JamesFallows 15:42:22 Past hour: GOP Sens lecturing Comey, You should have stood up to TrumpRest of world and rest of history to GOP: You should have stood up
19:46:26 Retweeted @Mikel_Jollett 19:38:11 One of these two men is lying.I wonder if it’s the guy who served 3 presidents from 2 parties or the one who saidвЂ¦ https://t.co/Wwu7Tstsdt
19:47:23 Retweeted @aseitzwald 19:41:32 Yep. We now know it set off chain of events with enormous consequences.Giant unforced error.вЂ¦ https://t.co/i4Qald9gY4
19:50:41 Retweeted @pwnallthethings 19:34:52 139 days in. 1322 days to go. That’s 9.5% of the way through this Presidential term so far.
19:54:17 Wut? https://t.co/NGdRe03qRm
19:56:09 Retweeted @ericgeller 17:10:00 Amazing @dougmillsnyt photo. ( https://t.co/bBNeUDyfj7 ) https://t.co/6ltFeK8IB6
20:18:58 Retweeted @rebliv 20:18:26 Corruption/ethics aside, I hope Americans begin to grasp that POTUS is not an entry-level government job.
20:21:33 Retweeted @rebliv 20:19:52 Experience in other fields may bring benefits, but it’s not enough to compensate for lack of a government/legal/diplomatic background. in reply to rebliv
20:23:36 Retweeted @rebliv 20:23:08 The Rock may be a great guy, but if he’s interested in running 4 pres, he 1st needs to learn the ropes & show competence in a lower office. in reply to rebliv
20:28:20 @rebliv Would you support a const amendment to require Pres to be former VP, congress, cabinet, governor, or general? All but 45 would qual. in reply to rebliv
20:30:47 Retweeted @rebliv 20:30:23 @abulsme Before Trump I would have said no, but now — possibly. The thought has repeatedly crossed my mind. in reply to abulsme
20:34:04 @rebliv I might even trade age and natural born citizen requirements for previous experience requirements at this point. :-) in reply to rebliv
20:36:30 Retweeted @rebliv 20:35:53 @abulsme Clearly age does not always equal wisdom and experience. Talk about learning that lesson that hard way. in reply to abulsme
20:39:08 Retweeted @rebeccagberg 20:25:26 GOP source close to WH: “This week was a complete PR disaster for Donald Trump and the White House.”Me: “What about Infrastructure Week?”
20:50:58 UK polls about to close…
20:53:12 Retweeted @mattyglesias 20:51:02 When the President abuses his power, he is almost by definition using a real power of office granted to him by the constitution. in reply to mattyglesias
21:01:53 Retweeted @BNONews 21:01:29 BREAKING: Conservative Party projected to win UK’s general election, but short of a majority – exit poll in reply to BNONews
21:04:06 Retweeted @BNONews 21:03:43 UK EXIT POLL:
HUNG PARLIAMENT
– Conservatives: 314 seats
– Labour: 266
– SNP: 34
– Lib Dem: 14
– UKIP: 0 in reply to BNONews
21:04:37 Retweeted @AmirToumaj 17:17:23 No big deal but it looks like an Iranian-manufactured drone fired on US personnel in Syria. https://t.co/CEUNy7zKdP
21:11:55 Retweeted @RBReich 20:59:17 I’m in Washington today. Here’s what I’m finding: https://t.co/cgbpiikteR
21:26:30 Retweeted @jamesrbuk 21:01:42 *If* exit poll is right, the result will be total chaos: no viable coalition could get a working majority. #GE2017
21:28:18 Retweeted @NoahCRothman 21:11:56 2015 exits said Tories would win 316 seats but they won 330.
21:36:47 Retweeted @mattyglesias 21:04:56 Theresa May should have campaigned in Wisconsin.
21:44:42 Retweeted @BNONews 21:39:26 Exit poll: 76 parliamentary seats in the UK’s general election are still too close to call – BBC in reply to BNONews

@abulsme tweets from 2017-06-07 (UTC)

01:46:15 Reading – Senate Republicans Are Closer Than Ever To Repealing Obamacare (Fuller/Stein) https://t.co/uW2sPdvIoq
01:51:40 Reading – Sessions offered in recent months to resign as attorney general (Costa/Horwitz) https://t.co/jmUFX8lyw1
01:52:23 Retweeted @MattGertz 01:21:49 Probably still time if you’re a senior admin official to resign, explain why publicly, and be on the good side in the history books.
03:30:19 Retweeted @CassiniSaturn 2017-06-06 17:31:24 So much to do. So little time. 100 days remain in our #GrandFinale mission: https://t.co/TSA7uPWtTk https://t.co/4PG547Mj5Z
13:22:55 Retweeted @evanperez 12:14:05 Chris Wray led DOJ Crim Div in 2004 during Comey’s showdown w WH. Wray was among those planning to resign en masse w Comey & Mueller.
16:17:01 Retweeted @BraddJaffy 15:24:33 Rubio: Can you say Trump/WH never asked you to influence an investigation?DNI Coats: вЂњI’m not prepared to answerвЂ¦ https://t.co/xXr4lI0URM
17:34:08 Retweeted @ClaireAdida 17:29:05 This has been my speculation every time someone shows a poll saying Republicans continue to support Trump. So happyвЂ¦ https://t.co/8K54TBpIpM
17:43:33 Retweeted @stacysays 16:54:34 Beyond excited to be returning to the #MinecraftStoryMode world again with Jesse and @stampylongnose. It’s been soвЂ¦ https://t.co/KVHOGOdRFT
17:43:46 Retweeted @telltalegames 14:01:05 This season will also feature cameos from @stampylongnose, @stacysays, and other personalities from the @MinecraftвЂ¦ https://t.co/NFPnutXpf0 in reply to telltalegames
17:46:03 Retweeted @telltalegames 17:14:21 @stampylongnose @stacysays @Minecraft Head over to our blog to get all the details on this announcement:вЂ¦ https://t.co/sglHdgfRiF in reply to telltalegames
18:23:56 Retweeted @TPM_dk 17:16:56 Sen. Reed nailed it with this question to McCabe: https://t.co/Tw8YoNOdvt https://t.co/nx40DBi7WZ
20:08:37 Reading – James Comey prepared testimony https://t.co/JLNe0egh28
20:13:46 Retweeted @SteveDeaceShow 20:09:18 One reason Comey’s opening statement lines up with so much anonymous source reporting could be he was the anonymous source.Just sayin.
22:27:02 Retweeted @tedlieu 20:33:50 Today America saw what a cover-up looks like. We watched Coats & Rogers repeatedly refuse to answer basic questions. https://t.co/f7NxKK8UZY
22:29:26 Reading – Senators try to quiet Harris, but she doesn’t back down (Jeremy Herb) https://t.co/WsaNP1Ilo9
23:25:55 Reading – Initial Comments on James Comey’s Written Testimony (Benjamin Wittes) https://t.co/vTGWgeSGLa
23:30:01 Retweeted @longwall26 21:59:07 Comey: He’s guilty
Democrats: He’s guilty
Trump: I’m guilty
Republicans: We may never get to the bottom of this
23:30:21 Retweeted @ezraklein 22:52:42 The GOP efforts to spin the Comey testimony for Trump are disturbing. If Republicans don’t have higher standards than this, we’re screwed.
23:58:41 Reading – Intelligence officials’ outrageous contempt of Congress (Jennifer Rubin) https://t.co/BKbZTnGcrA

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

01:19:23 Listening to Speaking of Psychology Living the better single life
via iCatcher! https://t.co/R5G7nhZWeU
02:26:24 Retweeted @quinnnorton 00:17:35 oh wow, @knowtheory just pointed out the microdots on the first and late page of the intercept’s docs. printer dotsвЂ¦ https://t.co/wUFYE05OL1
02:38:45 Retweeted @ariehkovler 2017-06-05 22:12:33 The Intercept was handed a big story by someone breaking the law, and didn’t take steps to protect their source. SlвЂ¦ https://t.co/GzVOO0aQ3W
03:04:40 Retweeted @CuteEmergency 2017-06-05 12:53:11 the pudГє is the world’s smallest deer and I want 20 of them https://t.co/klTZS5aqyc
03:16:47 Thread https://t.co/o1A8TewWfg
03:32:30 Retweeted @Recode 03:00:05 Watch a supercut of the biggest announcements from Apple #WWDC17 in a little over six minutes. https://t.co/pbsGMgg0Ij
03:40:51 Reading – The Mystery Behind a 40-Year-Old Signal From Outer Space May Finally Be Solved (Avery Thompson) https://t.co/Zhu3ZtgKGz
10:22:35 Retweeted @carrierobinson_ 2017-06-05 15:47:41 Justin Trudeau just kayaked up to my house and talked to my parents? classic https://t.co/gktVekiTMZ
10:27:25 Finished @bbcclass a few hours ago. Woke up for a few minutes in the middle of the night. Still annoyed there is no more of it. :-(
15:00:19 Retweeted @imbou 13:36:21 @abulsme Amen!!!!!’ in reply to abulsme
15:00:27 Retweeted @imbou 13:36:57 @abulsme Mehhh, i didn’t mind it… in reply to abulsme
15:01:47 @imbou It irritates me multiple times every day as I use things on both those pages all the time and constantly have to flip back and forth. in reply to imbou
15:02:01 Retweeted @imbou 13:40:45 @abulsme But greenwald was on tv saying this while Russia thing was bullshit … in reply to abulsme
15:02:10 Retweeted @imbou 13:42:12 @abulsme I find them useless… in reply to abulsme
15:02:22 Retweeted @imbou 13:43:33 @abulsme I see something with huge potential here.I have been at customers that are prototyping at for field servicвЂ¦ https://t.co/m9Gcu0uQZy in reply to abulsme
15:03:00 @imbou I agree there is huge POTENTIAL. I just have yet to see anything in real life that is more than a gimmick for my own use. in reply to imbou
15:03:09 Retweeted @imbou 13:43:51 @abulsme They did say that I think in reply to abulsme
15:03:26 @imbou I didn’t see that. Will be happy if true. in reply to imbou
15:03:55 Retweeted @peterb 15:03:30 @imbou @abulsme I assume that “break important leak” and “damage American intelligence community” with the same traвЂ¦ https://t.co/gWbLxE0JC2 in reply to imbou
15:09:09 Retweeted @imbou 15:08:54 @abulsme Many great things start as a gimmick. I can easily see the practical uses. in reply to abulsme
15:10:24 @imbou Don’t disagree. Also a difference between consumer uses that I might take advantage of and “work” uses of vaвЂ¦ https://t.co/VZTGPgMCse in reply to imbou
15:12:59 @imbou What I was saying is it is a meh for me so far because I have yet to see an app that I would use on an ongoiвЂ¦ https://t.co/kK1y45iCfX in reply to abulsme
15:43:48 Listening to The New Yorker Radio Hour Podcast Extra: How to Impeach a President
via iCatcher! https://t.co/CRMXPjQM6j
16:20:30 Reading – Snohomish Co. leaders break ground on new Paine Field passenger terminal (Matt Markovich) https://t.co/VLyEiKLzum
16:29:41 Reading – 3 reasons Apple’s new smart-home speaker falls short of the competition (Dave Smith) https://t.co/G6r9hBOhv5
17:12:19 Retweeted @costareports 16:38:15 I’m told by two WH sources that Pres. Trump does not plan to put down Twitter on Thursday. May live tweet if he feels the need to respond.
17:14:14 Thread https://t.co/9sCGK6vJSO
19:28:47 Reading – The World Without America (Heather Hurlburt) https://t.co/BjnRiynBV2
19:30:12 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 19:27:49 Lindsey Graham on Trump Russia: “I don’t believe Trump colluded with the Russians because I don’t think he colludes with his own staff.” <symbol>
20:46:51 Reading – The most devastating foreign policy story about the Trump administration to date (Daniel Drezner) https://t.co/s2oDeXafCv
21:13:58 Retweeted @imbou 21:00:59 @abulsme It’s the usual with Greenwald. It’s why I was furious at him about Snowden. The fucker can’t be trusted! in reply to abulsme
22:36:53 Reading – NSA’s Latest Leak Debacle Explained (John R. Schindler) https://t.co/psXnZxEE4K
22:39:06 Oh. Ok. Cool. https://t.co/zqxFvlEboT
22:39:11 Retweeted @Kasparov63 22:29:24 If only we knew the name of a dictator with a strong interest in creating conflict in the Gulf and raising the pricвЂ¦ https://t.co/1e1USQ1DJf

@abulsme tweets from 2017-06-05 (UTC)

01:19:09 Retweeted @StewartWood 2017-06-04 21:32:52 A statement from the family of Chrissy Archibald, the first named fatality from the #LondonAttacks. The last threeвЂ¦ https://t.co/yTObvPofgL
03:16:46 Ok, just checking Twitter after most of day doing other things. WTF is going on with Saudi and Qatar and the rest? This doesn’t look good…
03:44:24 Retweeted @_Drew_McCoy_ 03:04:31 Relax. Everyone is reading Wikipedia right now. They will have expert hot takes in a minute. https://t.co/4FPeqZHG61
04:23:10 Retweeted @DavidNelsonNews 2017-06-04 12:29:28 Man mowing lawn with tornado behind him says he “was keeping an eye on it.” https://t.co/iz8fN0bMtT https://t.co/9Lnqb8iViq
15:05:24 Retweeted @neal_katyal 12:00:02 Its kinda odd to have the defendant in HawaiivTrump acting as our co-counsel.We don’t need the help but will take iвЂ¦ https://t.co/n5JGSpf87d
16:12:07 Retweeted @DianneG 16:07:32 CNN’s @Arianedevogue has confirmed this *is* George Conway’s acct.
It’s his first tweet (from this acct, at least)вЂ¦ https://t.co/nAoL0JqsRS
18:02:04 I’ve been on a work call for the last hour+, time now to catch up on what I missed from WWDCвЂ¦ :-)
18:07:49 Catching up with WWDC using the MacRumors Summary: https://t.co/L5lUToFvNO
18:09:42 WWDC like: Kill video autoplay. Yes, thank you very much. One of the most annoying things out there.
18:11:08 WWDC like: Optimized iMessage storage. HUGE for me. I *NEVER* delete texts, want complete archive. Messages currently 50GB on my phone.
18:13:31 WWDC Like: Control Center back on a single page. The multi-page Control Center was SO ANNOYING
18:15:45 WWDC Miss: Interesting live photos updates, but what about automatic animated GIF creation for sharing with non-Apple? Or did I miss that?
18:18:39 WWDC Like: Do not disturb while driving. I try to be good, but I am often temptedвЂ¦ more support to resist temptation is good.
18:29:03 WWDC Meh: New app store. App store definitely needed some fixes and updates. Discoverability sucks. Not sure this is the right fix.
18:40:48 WWDC Wait and See: AR still seems like a gimmick. Waiting to see real apps/games where you want to keep using it after the 1st few minutes.
18:56:40 WWDC Like: The iOS 11 features for iPad. Almost makes me want a new iPad again. My wife considering iPad instead of laptop this year.
19:18:52 WWDC Meh: Home pod. I still just don’t get these kinds of things. I know some people love them, but I’m not there yet.

@abulsme tweets from 2017-06-04 (UTC)

01:01:43 Retweeted @alisonmah 2017-06-02 20:34:54 my husband keeps challenging himself to make the smallest origami crane he can and it’s getting kind of ridiculousвЂ¦ https://t.co/Tiodqtmlzg
02:31:28 Retweeted @stavvers 2017-06-03 23:32:05 hi donald, this is london calling, what we need right now is for you to fuck the fuck off, then fuck off some more,вЂ¦ https://t.co/kHUdZdr4do
02:42:35 Retweeted @normative 2017-06-03 23:26:18 The original ban was supposed to lapse after 90 days while your admin figured out how to improve screening. Why havвЂ¦ https://t.co/oSXQB0OJAz
03:28:57 Retweeted @BNODesk 03:02:19 Full statement from police on the London terror attacks: 6 dead and 20 injured. 3 suspects also killed. https://t.co/w90g10Gekz
06:54:04 Duck Dash 2017 https://t.co/Zwo0lHOUq5
07:14:28 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 06:51:18 <symbol><symbol>
#River #TumwaterFallsPark #PNW https://t.co/69uYpnuvFE
14:46:01 Retweeted @ezlusztig 10:57:19 Tomorrow is the 28-year anniversary of Tiananmen. A good time to remember: Trump was on the side of the tanks in thвЂ¦ https://t.co/Y1psqZ97YV
14:48:54 Retweeted @jessicaschulb 14:35:11 Former Reagan, Bush 41, Bush 43 official вћЎпёЏ https://t.co/wfPj4K7gMD

@abulsme tweets from 2017-06-03 (UTC)

00:51:01 Retweeted @HeerJeet 2017-06-02 19:02:04 We need less reporting on Trump’s psyche and more reporting on Republican Party elite & why they enable/support him.
00:51:08 Retweeted @dangillmor 00:42:40 The deal: He and family/associates get to loot everything in sight. They get to restore America to the corrupt, racвЂ¦ https://t.co/oX2cjuKfTm
05:10:23 Retweeted @AndyCole84 2017-06-02 21:36:51 WIFE: the cat just got back from the vet
ME:
W: He’s very sensitive about his appearance, so please dont laugh at hвЂ¦ https://t.co/W4YjH2K4Yh
05:37:26 Reading – Day 1,439: Desire Isn’t Lack (Kristi Coulter) https://t.co/MoxOGVIKFC
05:56:24 Reading – Google’s Chrome ad blocker initiative makes Apple, Microsoft, and Mozilla look incompetent (Protalinski) https://t.co/hlr2gCPnjs
16:02:37 Curmudgeon’s Corner: Punching Customers https://t.co/NnoNvI1qHf https://t.co/IX8bRRblJW
17:42:49 Reading – Making a Marriage Magically Tidy (Helen Ellis) https://t.co/BziIkNUW8r
18:01:18 Reading – вЂThat other snake’s aliiiive!’: A reptile expert explains that epic regurgitating-snake video (Holley) https://t.co/nTnjUAbaPX
18:05:23 Thread on DJT vs WJC approval. -> https://t.co/phogoGg2Uy
18:40:54 Retweeted @IncrediblyRich 08:38:28 GREATEST. PLOT TWIST. EVER. https://t.co/iEdOY89Bf8
19:16:57 Thread on Ivanka’s influence or lack thereof. -> https://t.co/zTJsmezhEA
20:14:53 We are at the Lacey #DuckDash. Woo! https://t.co/j6ld6YUBNI
21:50:27 Retweeted @zackwhittaker 21:45:23 Let’s be clear. Right now BBC is reporting everything that’s been confirmed вЂ” which is this. https://t.co/PBvYH3SjLM
21:55:40 You know, not long ago when you heard about a car going into a crowd the 1st thought was “elderly diver hit the wrong pedal”. No longer. :-(
23:04:57 #DuckDash go! https://t.co/YMxmjJp0Pb
23:08:16 Stuck ducks #DuckDash https://t.co/9c7OhqRUQu
23:17:08 More ducks. #DuckDash https://t.co/HQuMNaUFgG
23:21:04 Finish line. #DuckDash https://t.co/POx8IlEsol
23:29:49 Retweeted @RahulKohli13 23:10:46 You motherfuckers can keep trying but this is London, we will not give in to fear and we WILL survive you. We are uвЂ¦ https://t.co/2GFR6SHPlV

Duck Dash 2017

We did the Duck Dash today… it was fun. :-)

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Punching Customers

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do indeed talk about Trump/Russia. But they also talk about a lot of other things. On the newsy side, they talk about the Paris Agreement, special elections, the healthcare bill, the Portland attacks, Clinton’s latest comment about the elections, potential 2020 candidates, Kathy Griffin, and of course covfefe. In other sorts of topics they hit on kids developing accents, the perils of fast food, Plume wifi, and taking big life jumps. All good stuff!

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Recorded 2017-06-01
Length this week – 1:52:57

(0:00:12-0:34:13) But First
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- Ivan Vacation Accents
- Fast Food Travails
- Plume WiFi
- Big Life Jumps
(0:34:49-1:02:00) Trump/Russia
- Returning the compounds
- Aligned Interests
- Liking dictators
- Not a global community?
- Investigative progress
- Just dumb
- Comey testifying
- Trump tweets
(1:03:20-1:52:37) Other Stuff
- Covfefe
- Kathy Griffin
- Paris Agreement
- Special Elections
- Healthcare bill
- Portland Attack
- Clinton comments
- Trump worst case
- 2020 Candidates

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