Abulsme.com: Saturday, July 1st, 2017

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Ten and a Bit

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the anniversary of the iPhone, using password managers, the travel ban, the healthcare bill, the newest Trump scandal news, and anti-Trump fake news. Oh, and also the Martian slave colony, and the fact that like the iPhone, this show is now ten years old too. Happy ten years to Curmudgeon’s Corner!

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Recorded 2017-06-30
Length this week – 2:15:35

(00:01:37-0:21:30) But First
- Ten years
- Agenda
- Leavenworth
(0:22:46-0:58:29) Tech
- iPhone anniversary
- Sam gets a password manager
- New cyberattacks
(0:59:38-1:39:36) Policy
- Travel ban
- Healthcare
(1:40:15-2:15:15) Trump Scandals
- Mars slave colony
- Russian hackers to Smith to Flynn?
- Anti-Trump fake news
- Collusion not that bad?

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@abulsme tweets from 2017-06-30 (UTC)

00:03:18 Reading – Mika Brzezinski, Megyn Kelly, and Donald Trump’s Blood Feuds (Megan Garber) https://t.co/HsZRFpFDAn
00:05:22 Retweeted @brianstelter 2017-06-29 14:57:57 For the record, this is a picture of @MorningMika at Mar-a-Lago at the time Trump is claiming she was “bleeding badвЂ¦ https://t.co/iHiGtyh0BU
00:07:46 Retweeted @BNONews 00:02:03 President Trump’s travel ban on visitors from 6 Muslim-majority countries is now in effect
00:44:41 Retweeted @davepell 00:34:41 We can overcome the damage Trump is doing.But I have no idea how we overcome the fact that 60+ million people like what they see.
00:49:40 Retweeted @scalzi 00:31:52 They’re going to try to fuck with the census, folks. https://t.co/rUmwQKrBTu
00:55:58 Um…. https://t.co/s0cuwlSMJt
02:00:49 Reading – Stop Assuming Trump Is Innocent of Russian Collusion (Jonathan Chait) https://t.co/j4WnB6934k
06:16:27 Retweeted @inkedblowjob 2017-06-27 19:53:30 This Is what we should do when we go to the beach. Even if it’s not your Trash, GET IT OUT OF THE WATER https://t.co/vfOz8Sh5kE
06:17:52 Retweeted @ScottSKOMO 2017-06-29 22:32:11 Euro model next 15 days predicted highs in #Seattle. WOW! Beat that, anywhere else :) NWS needs a “PLEASANT WEATHERвЂ¦ https://t.co/wl0mv3pk3j
07:02:14 Retweeted @ABC 2017-06-29 20:04:53 Dog crashes outdoor orchestra performance in Turkey. https://t.co/O0pXTKDQ3y https://t.co/Mjn8VdVQu1
13:59:07 Retweeted @BrilliantMaps 13:53:01 Comparison Of Relative Population Latitudes Of US, Canada & Europe – https://t.co/IQ5zTEHN7b
17:19:57 @levarburton Thanks for reading to us at Bring Your Kids to Work Day!
19:36:43 Reading – With a single wiretap order, US authorities listened in on 3.3 million phone calls (Zack Whittaker) https://t.co/2iWfybO35l
19:37:12 Retweeted @levarburton 18:58:52 Having a blast @Amazon sharing stories… #bydhttmwfi
#BePeculiar
#takeyourkidstowork https://t.co/thD73PE33A
19:55:15 Reading – The Heartless Tradeoff at the Heart of Trumpcare (Brian Beutler) https://t.co/w18ohcT5ZB
19:58:59 Retweeted @madewithARKit 15:50:27 <symbol> Watch your step в†’ inter-dimensional iPhone portals are closer than they appear <symbol> https://t.co/pqc0fRhUiQ ARkit deвЂ¦ https://t.co/CYXXq6fCDW
20:56:55 Retweeted @gabriellahope_ 20:09:33 Per source, Trump walked up to staffers saying: “I know it wasn’t presidential, but what did you think?” https://t.co/e7EcFVyUcV
21:33:40 Retweeted @BraddJaffy 21:15:59 I didn’t think this quote was real вЂ” until I found it’s actually on the website of the Republican Secretary of StatвЂ¦ https://t.co/3UEjDGtTDn
21:40:00 Retweeted @mattdpearce 21:25:59 so far today, Kobach has announced he can’t fulfill his own voter records request to himself, and now Mississippi hвЂ¦ https://t.co/vZUd79WqkJ
21:51:19 Retweeted @KevinGoldsmith 21:24:32 AI Trying To Design Inspirational Posters Goes Horribly And Hilariously Wrong via @IFLScience: https://t.co/7ps83qCovV

@abulsme tweets from 2017-06-29 (UTC)

01:55:25 Retweeted @AuthorLMendez 00:58:14 @abulsme Huh, interesting in reply to abulsme
02:12:12 Reading – Nothing About Trump’s Syria Announcement Was Normal (Heather Hurlburt) https://t.co/nbPOnx4rjg
02:36:22 Retweeted @JenniferJJacobs 01:20:16 NEW: Trump administration will put its travel ban on refugees and migrants from 6 countries into effect at 8 p.m. ET tomorrow.
03:19:57 Retweeted @chrisgeidner 01:50:40 AP says a cable was sent to embassies laying out the new policy. If this is true, it’s headed right back to court:вЂ¦ https://t.co/FAwmBa8RQ9 in reply to chrisgeidner
14:42:48 Thread. https://t.co/jExiATvzIs
15:40:03 Sigh. -> He thought a book would stop a bullet and make him a YouTube star. Now he’s dead. (Katie Mettler) https://t.co/Kvqhl9W531
15:46:00 Retweeted @daveweigel 14:40:48 If Trump doesn’t watch out, key Republicans may pronounce his comments “disappointing” before donating to his re-elect and voting for him.
17:57:39 Retweeted @chrislhayes 17:05:30 Again, ten women came forward to say the president had grabbed/groped/assaulted them. The GOP shrugged and chanted “Lock her up!”
17:58:47 Retweeted @TheRealDratch 14:53:25 Every time someone says the president is a child or a toddler all I can think of is I’ve never met a child who’s this much of a dick.
19:09:57 Retweeted @LeanneNaramore 17:34:48 .@ananavarro to Republicans: stop saying you’re “bothered” and “disturbed” by Trump’s disgusting behavior and actuaвЂ¦ https://t.co/ru201Fml8W
20:17:36 Retweeted @JackSmithIV 17:57:39 Uhh Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) put out his first music video for his new EP “Mystified” and nobody is talking aboutвЂ¦ https://t.co/G62grgV4KE
23:35:53 Retweeted @joshgerstein 23:33:49 BREAKING: Hawaii asks judge to rule that Trump travel ban enforcement plan is at odds with #SCOTUS ruling https://t.co/0CIxgc9Hn9 More TK
23:44:18 !! -> GOP Operative Sought Clinton Emails From Hackers, Implied a Connection to Flynn (Shane Harris) https://t.co/RL5JTAaW8I

@abulsme tweets from 2017-06-28 (UTC)

00:19:04 Interesting thread -> https://t.co/tao8tELvWf
01:18:02 Listening to The More Perfect Union Podcast Political Satire (Ep. 102)
via iCatcher! https://t.co/NVdsEd2Vwa
01:47:08 Listening to Ken Rudin’s Political Junkie Episode #184: Jesse Ventura Wrestles With 2017
via iCatcher! https://t.co/iVIcFwUPeE
01:56:13 Retweeted @imbou 01:31:22 @abulsme oh yeah they have no problems https://t.co/7AIhx2pDgs
02:09:02 Reading – On Senate Health Bill, Trump Falters in the Closer’s Role (Thrush/Martin) https://t.co/85JGwclMLp
02:09:09 Retweeted @AdamBlickstein 01:52:32 Trump abdicated Commander-in-Chief duties to Mattis. Pence leading legislative efforts. What does Trump actually do? https://t.co/dd0hI2cLRP
13:06:41 Retweeted @stevesilberman 05:27:48 .@SenFranken patiently schooling Rick Perry on what scientists do for a living is a marvel of self-control. #climate https://t.co/Mwjj410Wu6
13:14:19 Reading – I Don’t Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People (Kayla Chadwick) https://t.co/ds05yKG9Oa
14:32:29 Listening to The Axe Files with David Axelrod Ep. 159 – Dana Bash
via iCatcher! https://t.co/EO7vVv8BCQ
18:08:48 Just made a donation to Committee for Brandy Donaghy https://t.co/BUySkRq8R1
23:32:44 Retweeted @AuthorLMendez 17:54:11 Wow I just checked and nobody seemed to poll WI in 2016 in final week, no wonder it was arguably the biggest oops oвЂ¦ https://t.co/gi8UcalnMJ
23:37:40 @AuthorLMendez I had a few on my list, last one ending Nov 7th. All 2nd tier or trackers or whatnot. Closest had ClвЂ¦ https://t.co/ztaeCwMcNS in reply to AuthorLMendez

@abulsme tweets from 2017-06-27 (UTC)

03:10:38 Retweeted @natsecHeather 02:34:29 Unfortunately UN documented more than 160 CW attacks in Syria, +130 more unverified. So at any given time WH statemвЂ¦ https://t.co/7qkSPZ7y0T
03:11:02 Retweeted @BraddJaffy 02:47:22 oh.
https://t.co/khsiTRTPfZ https://t.co/xGst2JeWwC in reply to BraddJaffy
03:58:21 Retweeted @nickgourevitch 00:34:46 Pew released their annual study of the rest of the world’s views of the US and its gov’t. The results weren’t prettвЂ¦ https://t.co/AOABg4Quyi
04:15:25 Retweeted @conradhackett 03:33:33 How Western Europeans see Trump, in perspective https://t.co/CETiVEiJ7y in reply to conradhackett
05:04:06 The responses -> https://t.co/kNS597qFii
05:06:24 Good thread https://t.co/pJN0E0EePX
05:38:24 Retweeted @JoshuaHol 2017-06-26 20:30:22 Per CBO, 4 million people would lose *employer-provided* coverage next year under BCRA.
05:42:23 Retweeted @vmsalama 03:39:32 It appears policy advisers at State were not briefed on WH Syria statement. Spoke to one senior official tonight who heard the news from me.
05:44:33 Retweeted @youngvulgarian 2017-06-26 09:33:57 Since it’s Harry Potter’s 20th birthday, allow me to be soppy and remember how it very literally changed my life.вЂ¦ https://t.co/kYYOzMM2OM
06:13:07 Reading – The Supreme Court’s Artful Dodge (Richard Primus) https://t.co/hO33j21Sh1
13:53:31 Retweeted @poniewozik 13:34:51 Trump doesn’t need to argue that he’s more honest than CNNвЂ”just that there is no truth, so you should just follow yвЂ¦ https://t.co/EmwFET9NQZ
13:58:28 Retweeted @bjorn_jons 2017-06-08 18:52:29 Images processed from @NASAJuno PJ6 image 111 (“POI: Maximus Spatium”). 2 of these are approx true color/contrastвЂ¦ https://t.co/f6ibe9eIue
14:06:40 Interesting thread. But this wasn’t really that large. https://t.co/EhyMfYYfON
14:10:51 Reax to SCOTUS allowing most of travel ban EO to go forward has been remarkably muted. Seems like mood on left is basically resignation.
14:31:50 Reading – The CBO Score Is Actually Great News For the Future of the GOP Health Care Bill (Scott Ruesterholz) https://t.co/rl2QWiZOwq
14:32:07 Retweeted @imbou 11:41:55 @abulsme The guy who started the thread is an idiot in reply to abulsme
14:34:12 @imbou I like point that in end we should look at outcomes, not uninsured rate. The miss of course is that those meвЂ¦ https://t.co/S5NN9dfDd1 in reply to imbou
14:36:09 Retweeted @imbou 14:35:49 @abulsme That was even more moronic! However we know the outcomes already of life and health for uninsured vs insuвЂ¦ https://t.co/Y6kLQgZrcz in reply to abulsme
17:50:59 Remember the House. This gives plenty of time for working deals. Not dead by any means. https://t.co/jITBNCbhm6
18:55:57 Retweeted @chrislhayes 2017-06-26 22:33:20 Everyone realizes if the Senate passes this the House is gonna try to pass it untouched and forgo conference right?
20:55:22 Retweeted @imbou 20:06:45 @abulsme Look the decision split the baby and is now for a full review. No one to appeal to now. They actually moвЂ¦ https://t.co/7V8hqPvC9A in reply to abulsme
20:55:34 Retweeted @imbou 20:09:29 @abulsme This analysis is retarded. Yep you get lower premiums for some by kicking people off insurance and reducing coverage. in reply to abulsme
20:55:49 Retweeted @imbou 20:10:14 @abulsme Hey we are giving you a cheaper car by removing seat belts! Gee no thanks! in reply to abulsme
20:56:02 Retweeted @imbou 20:11:17 @abulsme We are giving middle class people cheaper cars by raising prices for poor people so they can’t afford or oвЂ¦ https://t.co/ITOyTQgRc8 in reply to abulsme
20:56:16 Retweeted @imbou 20:13:40 @abulsme And the longer the debate drags the lower the likelihood of passage. Think house version 1. in reply to abulsme
20:56:59 @imbou In that analogy, this is Senate Version 1, and Senate Version 2 will show up next month and pass. in reply to imbou
21:11:40 Retweeted @borzou 20:53:18 Wow, Kushner: “This absolutely vacuous kid was running a 2nd foreign policy out of the White House family quarters.вЂ¦ https://t.co/Z2Btrq8SlU
21:11:44 Reading – Tillerson and Mattis Cleaning Up Kushner’s Middle East Mess (Mark Perry) https://t.co/rzNpXPNDGV
21:17:45 Retweeted @TopherSpiro 20:40:27 INTEL: I’m hearing McConnell wants to come to an agreement by Friday, have CBO score it over recess, then vote in mid-July.
21:25:14 Retweeted @climatecuddles 21:11:27 I see 2 optionsвЂ”wait for a pro-climate action party to win the WH, House & 60 in the Senate or do whatвЂ¦ https://t.co/TQncqisU3T
21:57:12 Retweeted @imbou 21:18:15 @abulsme Maybe… in reply to abulsme
21:57:15 Retweeted @imbou 21:35:09 @abulsme The thing is I think a lot of house republicans voted for version 2 almost wishing the senate chokes! in reply to abulsme
22:01:02 Retweeted @DonaldHTaylor 21:57:42 The 4 reasons cold-mailing a LinkedIn or Twitter contact is a bad idea https://t.co/NCzDdIsSsn (my personal favourite is #3)
22:24:43 Retweeted @svrf 14:47:15 Realtime screen capture from @tomasgarcia‘s iPhone #arkit #unity #theendisnear https://t.co/uMMTmjQg9f

@abulsme tweets from 2017-06-26 (UTC)

01:21:00 Retweeted @Blatherscribe 2017-06-24 17:07:55 It’s a beautiful 68F outside. Someone please tell me how to lock the thermostat there. The temperature has no business ever going above 75.
05:20:15 Retweeted @flyoverflyer 2017-06-24 10:34:57 OH MY GOD. I HAVE NO WORDS. MY HOTEL JUST SENT A ROBOT TO MY ROOM TO DELIVER SOME TOOTHPASTE! <symbol><symbol><symbol> I love @spg hotelвЂ¦ https://t.co/bpjqcFJ5NE
14:23:25 Reading – Doctor Who Reminds Us Why the Cybermen Will Always Be Its Scariest Enemies (James Whitbrook) https://t.co/dkKlUYFPgO
14:36:00 Retweeted @bradheath 14:31:58 #SCOTUS says President Trump’s travel ban can go into effect for foreigners who lack a “bona fide relationship” witвЂ¦ https://t.co/vhFhvRzVsf
14:38:52 Retweeted @JuddLegum 14:34:08 Supreme Court effectively reinstates Trump’s travel ban unless you have a relative inside the U.S. or other specialвЂ¦ https://t.co/iRfpPQKuMD
14:47:27 Retweeted @kylegriffin1 13:53:28 Before almost every big Comey story, Ben Wittes tweets ‘tick tick tick’.He just did it again: https://t.co/hmKty7SXZi
14:53:56 Retweeted @benjaminwittes 14:13:00 3 things:
1) Not all ticks are related to Comey.
2) Fuse length remains uncertain.
3) Interesting preemptive defense of collusion happening.
16:46:11 Reading – How to make sense of the confusing Supreme Court opinion on the Muslim ban (Ian Millhiser) https://t.co/FimXYvx9bd
19:44:48 Retweeted @MarkHarrisNYC 17:51:20 I don’t care about the WH insisting on no cameras/recordings at briefings. I care about journalists who think their job is to obey.
20:27:23 Retweeted @ddale8 20:25:51 The CBO says the Senate bill would leave 15 million more people uninsured next year; had estimated the House bill would leave 14 million. in reply to ddale8
20:28:51 Retweeted @AP 20:20:07 BREAKING: Congressional Budget Office sees 22 million more uninsured by 2026 under Senate health bill in latest hurdle for GOP.
20:30:01 Retweeted @samstein 20:20:59 if your reaction to the 22m uninsured in the CBO score is — “it’s less than the House bill” — then you need to readjust your frame
20:43:17 Reading – Apple’s AR is closer to reality than Google’s (Vlad Savov) https://t.co/lMcMn2cQOQ
21:53:38 Reading – Justice Neil Gorsuch delivering as Trump’s promised conservative (Ariane de Vogue) https://t.co/l58JENxfU0
22:14:48 Retweeted @kylegriffin1 22:07:12 This chart says a lot: https://t.co/7woguacBY2 https://t.co/QTXAtfTGAz
22:18:07 Reading – Three numbers to understand the CBO report on Senate Republicans’ health-care bill (Amber Phillips) https://t.co/dE9d0q44jf
22:23:04 Retweeted @jonathanweisman 21:57:45 Both Dean Heller and Rand Paul have said they won’t vote on the motion to proceed to the health bill. McConnell can only lose 1 more.
22:56:59 Reading – iOS 11 Preview: Keep it Simple, Smarty (Dieter Bohn) https://t.co/oaID59o391
23:06:18 Oops https://t.co/Hjvb0kUS39

@abulsme tweets from 2017-06-25 (UTC)

04:24:29 Reading – Obama’s secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin’s election assault (Miller/Nakashima/Entous) https://t.co/luiChHDY0a
05:30:01 Retweeted @darth 2017-06-23 22:02:43 “how was the press conference”
“fine” https://t.co/xnvRwbdSIc in reply to darth
05:31:11 My 7 year old watching this on a loop -> BENDY AND THE INK MACHINE SONG (Build Our Machine) LYRIC VIDEO – DAGames https://t.co/VZqhpjUuYc
15:20:58 Retweeted @KevinGoldsmith 08:21:42 Someone please tell me that this is a parody… https://t.co/VDGbYrSt1C
15:21:12 @KevinGoldsmith It is a parody. https://t.co/sg3Xkcoul4 in reply to KevinGoldsmith
22:49:51 Retweeted @Phil_Mattingly 13:09:56 Speaker Ryan last wk: “I think that was some kind of a misinterpretation of a private meeting.”
Trump: Nope. All meвЂ¦ https://t.co/Pw6qh4K8TL
23:10:35 Retweeted @madewithARKit 21:33:01 <symbol> BOOM <symbol> And just like that we have #ARKit measurement app number 2 https://t.co/cjfQMpHmx0 в†’ by @laanlabs <symbol> https://t.co/U8QKFjiMXs

@abulsme tweets from 2017-06-24 (UTC)

00:10:32 Retweeted @Scatterbrandy 2017-06-23 20:16:19 My tweet friends, follow my campaign twitter!@ElectBDonaghy
00:11:17 Retweeted @ananavarro 2017-06-23 19:30:44 Ran into a real-life POTUS who didn’t try to get me fired for criticizing him, speaks coherent thoughts in completeвЂ¦ https://t.co/nnbzlAxpo5
00:13:54 Retweeted @kylegriffin1 2017-06-23 23:03:19 The White House has replied to the House Intel Committee, uses Trump’s tweets to respond to their formal record reqвЂ¦ https://t.co/LRF8YuH6UT
01:23:14 Listening to Common Sense with Dan Carlin Show 316 – The Day of the Dove
via iCatcher! https://t.co/bHQjC9XxwO
05:13:53 Retweeted @Stonekettle 01:00:32 Once you’ve assumed the moniker of “Florida Face Eating Teen,” the Normal Kid ship has pretty much sailed. https://t.co/XIELPZJ3cz
05:30:16 Thread https://t.co/TJHM19DZDc
06:54:07 Curmudgeon’s Corner: Proper Strategy https://t.co/9z9IWhgVNE https://t.co/I5bemvbPnB
07:39:16 Retweeted @sesamestreet 2017-06-23 20:00:06 Sesame Street is proud to support families of all shapes, sizes, and colors. вќ¤пёЏ https://t.co/H3uzD5XwUu
15:59:04 Retweeted @dandrezner 2017-06-23 14:08:20 Both of these things are true:
1) GOP officials abdicated their responsibility on Russian hacking;
2) Obama’s team failed as well.
16:43:12 Retweeted @AllieJayBabyy 2017-06-22 21:41:44 A white kid in America illegally selling lemonade VS black kids in America illegally selling water. Who can spot tвЂ¦ https://t.co/XpdghsDnqT

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