Abulsme.com: Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

I Voted For My Wife!

Just finished filling out my ballot. I got to vote for my wife!

We will be dropping all three ballots from our family off at our closest drop box very soon.

If any of you actually live in Snohomish County Fire District 1 (map below) and haven’t voted yet, there is still time! Ballots need to be postmarked today, or in a drop box by 8 PM this evening. My wife and I thank you for your vote!

@abulsme tweets from 2017-07-31 (UTC)

06:15:15 Retweeted @komonews 05:38:05 #MISSING 17-year-old Carl Vincent Ramer wandered away from his Mill Creek home tonight around 7:15. He has autism.вЂ¦ https://t.co/R6bWH4kGod
06:17:38 Retweeted @CalebHowe 2017-07-30 23:17:43 DUDE. /via @imgur https://t.co/53L7ssjwL3 #amazing https://t.co/iZFQvtyioe
14:00:21 Reading – Tesla Model 3 doesn’t have a key вЂ“ and seven other things we learned | Technology (Samuel Gibbs) https://t.co/W5nB6vCnos
18:08:49 Retweeted @pardesoteric 18:07:17 Proof that there are no original ideas anymore https://t.co/7zPxYha7QQ
18:37:20 Whoa. That was quick. Awesome job dude. https://t.co/5WXSLrX9jo
18:44:12 Retweeted @brianbeutler 18:42:01 Scaramucci leaving the White House to spend more time sucking his own cock.
18:44:47 Retweeted @markberman 18:41:52 oh my god just imagine the call @RyanLizza is gonna get next
18:46:19 So… this was Kelly’s doing, right?
19:22:43 OhвЂ¦ even more brutal. https://t.co/c4cvpGEpIO
19:26:33 Retweeted @samstein 18:44:18 In all seriousness, this is a sad story. Not a laugher. Guy sold his company, divorced his wife, didn’t see his kid’s birth, forвЂ¦. this.
19:27:46 Only the best people.
19:41:31 So, not a recordвЂ¦ https://t.co/dK2jfQjQ2G
19:52:07 Thread https://t.co/3E75kgk9Af
20:00:01 So wait, his official start date wasn’t until August 15th? Nice!
20:23:12 Huckabee Sanders: вЂњThe administration is less chaotic than a bunch of toddlers.вЂќ Excellent. I’m sure that is the right bar.
20:45:44 Reading – Inside Mooch’s firing (Jonathan Swan) https://t.co/rlPSmh10WA
22:16:13 Pretty strong from Senator @JeffFlake -> My Party Is in Denial About Donald Trump https://t.co/P6aosJPyHb
22:53:17 Retweeted @dpatrikarakos 21:30:14 Ok, this is the winner of all The Mooch songs.Hands down. https://t.co/zuxIUaWChs
23:05:53 Retweeted @markfollman 22:57:22 Full-throated rebuke of Trump by Jeff FlakeвЂ”and yet, doesn’t say what he and colleagues will do to stop the mayhem.вЂ¦ https://t.co/z2GcCNSOP9
23:26:25 Retweeted @jpodhoretz 23:13:16 LIBS: Why won’t conservatives or Repubs criticize Trump
FLAKE: Here, I’m doing it
LIBS: Why didn’t you vote for socialized health care
23:32:13 Retweeted @jkempcpa 23:27:49 It appears the “only way a Republican Senator can oppose Trump is to vote against Republican initiatives” crowd is out again tonight.

@abulsme tweets from 2017-07-30 (UTC)

00:43:53 Retweeted @BrianKarem 2017-07-29 00:39:25 Heard from an old friend who worked hard to get Trump elected. He gave me cause for hope and renewed my faith with three words: I WAS WRONG
00:44:49 Retweeted @rebliv 2017-07-29 23:17:03 At least he didn’t text “I wish you the best in all your future endeavors.” Snort. https://t.co/9uBkfbzvRX
01:36:07 Reading – John Kelly’s Move To The White House Could Start A Domino Effect (Chris Geidner) https://t.co/pXNVjV5P5L
02:21:57 Thread https://t.co/aDu9D1u0PX
02:24:34 Retweeted @MaxineWaters 02:14:39 Mike Pence is somewhere planning an inauguration. Priebus and Spicer will lead the transition.
02:33:16 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 00:54:19 Just to be clear, AHCA is still alive and on the Senate calendar. It can be called up when and if McConnell has 50 votes.
He has 49.
02:34:00 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 02:04:53 If McConnell can find another bill that magically gets Murkowski or Collins or McCain’s vote, he can revive reconciliation. in reply to StevenTDennis
02:34:06 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 02:05:33 Just like with skinny, he can substitute the new bill onto the AHCA carcass. in reply to StevenTDennis
02:34:11 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 02:07:42 AHCA itself is dead – it’s way shy of 50. But the vehicle is effectively in the garage with 49 senators ready to drive it. in reply to StevenTDennis
02:34:51 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 02:19:27 One problem is you’d still need to match House’s deficit savings, which either means nuking the individual mandate or bucket o’ cuts. in reply to StevenTDennis
02:34:54 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 02:20:52 Lindsey Graham told us late Thursday he doesn’t how his alternative will score and will take weeks to get one. He is McCain’s best Sen buddy in reply to StevenTDennis
02:51:03 Retweeted @zachdcarter 2017-07-29 14:16:39 I am told as many as 3 million Senators may have voted illegally. https://t.co/upbGOMDK3y
03:38:07 Retweeted @FemaleTexts 01:10:00 No offense but if someone is excited about something & u make them feel stupid for being excited about it, ur the worst type of person.
04:15:18 Retweeted @haleakela19 00:33:39 @BeyondTheGasp @joanwalsh https://t.co/y64jlcckc5 in reply to BeyondTheGasp
04:33:52 Retweeted @david__moser 2017-07-28 08:46:16 This is one of the most brilliant political cartoons of all time. https://t.co/6FG4Wsg5pb
06:24:21 Retweeted @ASlavitt 05:59:58 Unfortunately reconciliation is still open for anther 8 weeks. They didn’t use it. https://t.co/nNpHyp9pk6
06:25:09 Retweeted @ASlavitt 05:58:39 Not true. They didn’t vote on the bill. Just an amendment. They preserved reconciliation for another 8 weeks. https://t.co/HtZgMkjkCz
06:35:31 Retweeted @michaelianblack 2017-07-29 00:28:39 Keep in mind – everybody in the original Trump administration? That was the A team.
06:59:23 Fun -> https://t.co/8JTDtr56Nr
08:07:58 Retweeted @GIFs 07:05:38 https://t.co/1IjKiWt3FD
https://t.co/83Kwadi6A1
14:09:25 Reading – Death of a F***ing Salesman (Kevin D. Williamson) https://t.co/HCinJCRwwq
14:16:26 Retweeted @mattyglesias 2017-07-29 16:10:56 Romney part of an unfortunate cohort of leaders who:(a) Saw the problem with Trump clearly
(b) Refused to back oвЂ¦ https://t.co/APslzMMFJC
14:18:26 Retweeted @jaketapper 11:48:25 Publicist for @Scaramucci making public accusations against @Reince45 personal life <symbol> https://t.co/SlnFxvzF0A
14:30:05 Retweeted @owillis 14:09:45 give trump this credit: he’s proving all of us who said supervillain monologuing was the most unrealistic thing about comics to be idiots in reply to owillis
14:38:19 Retweeted @chrislhayes 02:37:36 Well this seems worth looking into. https://t.co/OLW71StFaG
18:16:40 Retweeted @MaggieJordanACN 17:57:28 Sen Susan Collins received a round of applause at an airport in Maine after voting against Obamacare repeal. https://t.co/BfashbqLUj
19:53:08 Reading – Medicine’s Women Problem (Aubrey Hirsch) https://t.co/0l1lkC1NjO
19:58:22 Retweeted @ashleyfeinberg 19:43:35 now this is how you write a pool report https://t.co/4V4ZGp6RX7
20:48:35 Watching – The Farthest (2017) documentary trailer https://t.co/FdIx6yu0M8
21:08:09 Reading – How Hackers Can Use ‘Evil Bubbles’ to Destroy Industrial Pumps (Andy Greenberg) https://t.co/824XRk9XP1
21:48:22 Retweeted @alanzilberman 19:31:04 Please, don’t do this. Save the Uptown! https://t.co/EN9kWVQH8m
23:11:46 Which means he is NOT at historic lows or anything. Unpopular, yes, but not outside the bounds of normal US politicвЂ¦ https://t.co/Tfwh6GbD8b
23:33:35 Reading – One race, 3 candidates, that is all (Brian Soergel) https://t.co/F1PuGqpKEJ

@abulsme tweets from 2017-07-29 (UTC)

00:02:37 Retweeted @s5 2017-07-28 19:28:24 Amazing. Also clear now that McCain’s yes on motion to proceed is what killed the bill. https://t.co/4CRz8VABeE https://t.co/jzqVqmiZmJ
00:31:05 Reading – What Drove McCain To Torpedo Republicans’ Obamacare Plan (Paul McLeod) https://t.co/GX2c2AW6Zu
00:32:59 Retweeted @joshtpm 2017-07-28 23:56:37 This timeline is something you absolutely have to see. The mix of cruelty and cowardice is amazing and classic TrumвЂ¦ https://t.co/QXJ5T8dHXc
04:21:00 Retweeted @PressSec 02:35:47 .@POTUS approves the Russia sanctions bill and intends to sign it. https://t.co/PfHhbKV3HL
04:32:57 Retweeted @Sadayo_Kawakami 2017-07-27 14:50:37 1. that phone cant run apps
2. thats a fucking panda https://t.co/xJcTVtKqMU
04:37:40 Retweeted @Celeste_pewter 01:39:20 Multiple questions on this. No, it is not true. Remember to vet information that goes viral quickly. https://t.co/7i8aD2y2Tb
14:16:31 Retweeted @MattGertz 2017-07-28 18:42:03 President urges officers to commit acts of brutality, officers laugh and cheer wildly. Beginning to think problem iвЂ¦ https://t.co/cLeZgvfmrs
16:15:31 Retweeted @BreeNewsome 16:15:02 No, they’ve alienated WHITE working class voters resentful over Democrats supporting civil rights for Blacks. They’вЂ¦ https://t.co/Ic4fA1ANJj
18:12:05 Reading – Trump’s iceberg looms (Kathleen Parker) https://t.co/MOULssCdVJ
19:01:05 Reading – Obamacare repeal isn’t dead. It’s just directionless. (Tara Golshan) https://t.co/LuhkkFAHSu
19:06:38 Retweeted @SherylCrow 2017-07-28 19:40:54 Dude. I’m still alive. https://t.co/CoFpuTpekf
19:06:47 Retweeted @SherylCrow 01:46:22 In the studio today & I saw I’d be “rolling in my grave” – inspired me to write a song “Dude, I’m Still Alive!”вЂ¦ https://t.co/jNptVjk94i
20:17:00 Retweeted @isteintraum 16:48:59 A reminder that this would have been the electoral college map if only millenials had been allowed to vote. https://t.co/tY346kpzkN
20:17:33 Retweeted @mattdrange 2017-07-28 22:17:10 The best part of this @NewYorker cartoon is that it was published *on Wednesday* https://t.co/b5k3BQXPt4
20:17:57 Retweeted @IsaacFitzgerald 2017-07-28 11:23:19 I too failed to pass my skinny plan this summer.
20:18:13 Retweeted @petridishes 2017-07-28 21:22:52 does Donald Trump genuinely think he is supposed to eliminate someone each week
21:28:38 Retweeted @Prankie_Pie 21:20:04 @isteintraum @abulsme Similar to the electoral map for if Bernie Sanders was the candidate. in reply to isteintraum
21:33:19 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Sanders vs Trump looked like a 160EV Sanders win when that was last polled. Was Clinton bвЂ¦ https://t.co/RjNzRR5Vcl in reply to Prankie_Pie
21:37:12 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Polling had Sanders & Clinton doing about the same vs Trump. Campaigns would have playedвЂ¦ https://t.co/HyyZbfDwAR in reply to abulsme
21:38:42 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Sanders would have picked up some votes Clinton lost, but would also have lost votes sheвЂ¦ https://t.co/kuNeLRWoeW in reply to abulsme
21:39:53 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Or maybe Trump would have still won. But either way it would still have been a close raceвЂ¦ https://t.co/wXhePHSJzl in reply to abulsme
21:46:59 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Meant to post Sanders map in that first response. Here is Sanders vs Trump as of June 201вЂ¦ https://t.co/bkcnyBDn6a in reply to abulsme
21:49:55 Retweeted @Prankie_Pie 21:47:25 @abulsme @isteintraum https://t.co/LUzAHNT5jz 56% for Bernie Sanders assuming Sanders could not be dragged down. BuвЂ¦ https://t.co/hvt4dneNCa in reply to abulsme
21:54:06 Retweeted @Prankie_Pie 21:50:16 @abulsme @isteintraum Assuming C & S had the same popularity on election day (S was more popular among voters) his vote was more efficient. in reply to abulsme
21:55:44 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Perhaps. But Sanders was never subjected to negative attention of the Trump campaign. I sвЂ¦ https://t.co/YM6WY5K7ff in reply to Prankie_Pie
21:57:18 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Might have gone little bit more D & had a Sanders win 4 sure. Very possible. But Trump’sвЂ¦ https://t.co/cJu0DZkTd3 in reply to abulsme
21:59:27 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum But I don’t think there is any evidence that a blow out was possible. The poll you pointвЂ¦ https://t.co/E7CeH3gK31 in reply to abulsme
22:01:30 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum (And therefore NOT focusing his energy on Sanders, which would have changed the dynamics quite a bit.) in reply to abulsme
22:03:41 Retweeted @Prankie_Pie 22:03:07 @abulsme @isteintraum I would argue that Clinton was naturally weak against Republicans and Trump. 2016 called forвЂ¦ https://t.co/5ECYhWvimA in reply to abulsme
22:05:04 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Perhaps. But looking at the charts during the primary period, Clinton and Sanders were veвЂ¦ https://t.co/CjQnWp5pV3 in reply to Prankie_Pie
22:05:13 Retweeted @Prankie_Pie 22:04:32 @abulsme @isteintraum What form of attack would have been successful? Calling Bernie a a corrupt socialist with a cвЂ¦ https://t.co/5PttnOsrV5 in reply to abulsme
22:07:31 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Not arguing Sanders couldn’t have done better than Clinton. Maybe. Just arguing a SandersвЂ¦ https://t.co/fhNLCXS0gz in reply to Prankie_Pie
23:00:26 Retweeted @Prankie_Pie 22:07:03 @abulsme @isteintraum Hillary did receive a bump at that time when democrats were congregating on Hillary and the FвЂ¦ https://t.co/vSVidq0dUZ in reply to abulsme
23:04:31 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum I threw together some comparisons just now. Note how Clinton/Sanders basically tracked vsвЂ¦ https://t.co/VPxnic1oBP in reply to Prankie_Pie
23:09:07 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Shows that at least through May, it didn’t matter which of the two you put up against TruвЂ¦ https://t.co/6SrendyB48 in reply to abulsme
23:11:38 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Around May Clinton peaked vs Trump. Sanders was about the same level at that time. But thвЂ¦ https://t.co/LYsl2tSK2d in reply to abulsme
23:16:29 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Sanders trajectory may have ended up very different than Clinton’s, but the earlier pollsвЂ¦ https://t.co/Ko8HabO4sd in reply to abulsme
23:16:45 Retweeted @Prankie_Pie 22:07:45 @abulsme @isteintraum There was also a possible Corbyn effect where young voters would have been drawn to Bernie, thus raising turnout. in reply to abulsme
23:18:04 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Probably. But that would very likely have been compensated for by lower turn out in otherвЂ¦ https://t.co/gcuePqDMWo in reply to Prankie_Pie
23:27:39 Retweeted @Prankie_Pie 22:10:00 @abulsme @isteintraum I’ll give you that one. But how about for 2020? Corbyn effect + populist + possible recessionвЂ¦ https://t.co/euwloCgG7o in reply to abulsme
23:29:05 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Not much 2020 polling yet. And none at the state level. I’ll have my charts and graphs upвЂ¦ https://t.co/dw2RmvFHze in reply to Prankie_Pie
23:30:13 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum In the mean time, my best guess is that as long as the R is Trump, what he does will haveвЂ¦ https://t.co/17dtI22LzR in reply to abulsme
23:38:15 Retweeted @Prankie_Pie 23:37:18 @abulsme @isteintraum There is a divergence when Trump became the known entity on the R side, although you might arвЂ¦ https://t.co/u7Ch7HL7ze in reply to abulsme
23:42:34 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum A little bit, but not much. & while Clinton didn’t clinch until later, by May was clear sвЂ¦ https://t.co/R4TEKKKHmW in reply to Prankie_Pie
23:42:47 Retweeted @Prankie_Pie 23:39:11 @abulsme @isteintraum The way I see it… Trump has a known base and has the support of most Rs. The battle for indвЂ¦ https://t.co/jA5QcMuHTG in reply to abulsme
23:45:03 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum Disagree. Independents who were willing to consider Trump will decide based on how TrumpвЂ¦ https://t.co/cqx4xl10by in reply to Prankie_Pie
23:46:21 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum If Trump is nominee, 2020 will mostly be a referendum on what people think about what heвЂ¦ https://t.co/ebjGLCIQgh in reply to Prankie_Pie
23:48:08 Retweeted @Prankie_Pie 23:47:44 @abulsme @isteintraum IMO Independents did not choose Trump because they agreed with his stances. They chose him beвЂ¦ https://t.co/P1ztZYexHM in reply to abulsme
23:52:31 @Prankie_Pie @isteintraum For 2016, that was definitely part (although not all) of it. But for a race with an incumвЂ¦ https://t.co/n9XVW1KGtp in reply to Prankie_Pie

@abulsme tweets from 2017-07-28 (UTC)

00:10:19 Retweeted @LailaLalami 2017-07-27 22:19:29 Me, teaching: “You have to do better, these characters are caricatures.”
Me, reading the news: “Scaramucci said WHAT about Bannon?”
00:10:33 Retweeted @HeerJeet 2017-07-27 23:05:02 (Writers room in Heaven)
ANGEL 1: People are getting bored. We need new juice.
ANGEL 2: Maybe a whacky new character?
ANGEL 1: The Mooch!
00:12:05 Retweeted @maggieNYT 2017-07-27 23:58:11 Scaramucci call w Lizza appears to have happened after Trump dinner w Fox folks.Dinner was an anti-Priebus Petri dish, per ppl briefed.
00:12:23 Retweeted @maggieNYT 2017-07-27 23:13:20 Kushner/Ivanka said to be * displeased * with all the self-love language/Festivus talk. But most in building think Scaramucci gets a warning
00:36:41 Just the highlights -> Anthony Scaramucci’s absolutely-bananas quotes to the New Yorker, ranked (Chris Cillizza) https://t.co/CzvQn2ObOi
00:39:48 Retweeted @scottlincicome 00:08:14 Oof.
https://t.co/Ep83JqxOpY https://t.co/WgzI8drW8K
00:47:31 Retweeted @ChrisMurphyCT 2017-07-27 21:45:03 Seriously, this is weapons grade bonkers. 3 Senators just announced they will vote for repeal only if assured it will never become law.
00:55:49 Retweeted @gaywonk 00:45:06 If you went the whole day without creating a colossal mess at work, congrats! You’re more competent than the current White House staff.
00:56:37 Retweeted @NBCNews 2017-07-27 22:00:03 13 years ago today, Barack Obama gave the speech that would propel him from little-known senator to future PresidenвЂ¦ https://t.co/8KJ78CJPlM
00:59:28 Retweeted @ThePlumLineGS 00:28:29 Ryan gave Senators an out. He praised skinny. He said Sen would have to act first post-conference. If Sen fails, HoвЂ¦ https://t.co/V63BWUGzfF
01:06:24 Retweeted @thehill 00:13:06 JUST IN: Republicans demand a second special counsel to investigate Clinton, Obama https://t.co/Wj5Er8koe2 https://t.co/psyEXBG7Wv
01:10:57 Retweeted @ananavarro 2017-07-27 21:31:19 Bleach my mind’s eyes please. Hurry up! https://t.co/2Jbrs9Rzjh
01:25:51 You are the communication director and didn’t even think to ask to be off the record. Not the reporter’s problem. https://t.co/ujSohf52ZR
01:27:23 Retweeted @jrovner 01:08:28 It’s 9:00 PM. Do you know where your health bill is?
01:27:40 Retweeted @brianschatz 2017-07-27 21:48:07 The House will promise to go to conference. Conference will fail. Then this terrible bill will be law. Senators have to own their votes.
01:29:33 Retweeted @fakedansavage 01:18:50 Setting attempted auto-fellatio aside, this really is the most delicious sentence in the whole piece. https://t.co/8o84xmluho
01:33:29 Retweeted @pkcapitol 01:14:01 So if he thought he wasn’t on record, then he was on background/off record. Talking about internal WH feuds. Which would be … leaking?
01:34:58 Retweeted @pwnallthethings 2017-07-27 23:35:07 The list of suggested things the second SC should look into. https://t.co/1MmLVBySyE in reply to pwnallthethings
01:54:11 Retweeted @ChrisMurphyCT 2017-07-27 21:54:39 On the Senate floor. The look of shock on faces of my Democratic colleagues is hard to overstate. No one can believe that this is happening.
01:54:54 Retweeted @Bencjacobs 01:53:08 McConnell is now introducing his substitute as the “Health Care Freedom Act”
01:55:17 Retweeted @dylanlscott 01:53:05 WE HAVE A BILL
01:56:39 Retweeted @philipaklein 01:38:49 So Graham now wants to vote “yes” on a bill he called “half-assed” and a “fraud” this afternoon, bc he’s now feels assured it wont be a law
01:58:54 Retweeted @mattyglesias 2017-07-27 23:25:23 At some point isn’t the fact that many of the leaks come from Javanka and that’s how they earn these puff pieces going to be a problem?
01:59:42 Retweeted @NellieBowles 01:49:53 This is just an amazing one-sentence summary
https://t.co/Gehl4NOlEB https://t.co/ZjMGUgsupg
02:00:18 Retweeted @JoyAnnReid 01:30:23 Process this fully: the House Judiciary Committee’s Republican majority wants the Justice Dept to hunt Donald Trump’ political enemies.
02:05:56 Retweeted @ezraklein 01:32:54 Remember, three Republican senators could insist that the Senate only passes a health bill it actually wants to see become law. Three.
02:08:58 Reading – 3 teens killed in Lynnwood crash identified (Seattle Times) https://t.co/bjvLTOqxJd
02:09:28 Retweeted @ryangrim 01:47:00 There is a 7 year pattern: Republicans are good at voting for symbolic bills. Now theyre demanding assurance their vote is still meaningless
02:59:12 Oh. McCain is the deciding vote again? :-/
02:59:50 Retweeted @chrislhayes 02:14:13 After 7 years of campaigning on replacing the ACA, the GOP wrote their bill over lunch, posted it at 10pm and are gonna vote at midnight.
03:01:25 Retweeted @LOLGOP 02:23:33 Weird. It’s as if it were designed to be immediately passed by the House to become law. https://t.co/7w9lyhr3EI
03:04:48 Retweeted @emma_sandoe 02:53:52 At midnight it will be the 52 years TO THE DAY since the Senate passed Medicare and Medicaid.
03:11:55 Retweeted @Blatherscribe 03:06:24 @abulsme Well, yeah. Who else could do it? It takes a real maverick to murder hundreds of thousands of people and ruin millions more. in reply to abulsme
03:13:16 Retweeted @pdmcleod 02:09:21 Despite what Paul Ryan apparently promised, this bill is designed to pass the House. Seems McConnell was maybe trying to pull a fast one. in reply to pdmcleod
03:42:35 Retweeted @chrislhayes 03:23:23 Well this is huge: McCain votes no or **completely** exposes himself. https://t.co/8n8cxI4QSX
03:50:28 Retweeted @Scatterbrandy 03:47:32 @Blatherscribe @abulsme and smile a creepy smile while doing it. in reply to Blatherscribe
04:06:35 Retweeted @burgessev 04:04:32 McCain says he’s decided how he will vote but won’t say. “Watch the show,” he says
04:18:04 Hmmm… https://t.co/fDF9lQEBnN
04:19:04 Retweeted @kelsey_snell 04:15:38 I count 4 “stay tuned” votes: Capito, McCain, Lee and Murkowski
04:20:25 Retweeted @rachaelmbade 2017-07-27 19:23:58 BREAKING–House members advised on possible repeal votes: “All Members should remain flexible in their travel plans over the next few days”
04:21:39 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 04:15:28 After McCain came on floor, he spoke to Cornyn, who appeared upset, turned around and gave a thumbs down to Daines. in reply to StevenTDennis
04:22:03 McCain is such a showboat.
04:22:19 Retweeted @samstein 04:17:59 watch, McCain opposes this and Murkowski somehow gets to yes.
04:22:24 Retweeted @alexandraerin 04:19:33 McCain may oppose it *because* he knows Murkowski will say yes. He might have gotten cover. https://t.co/vKnZK8FGHT
04:23:03 Retweeted @originalgriz 04:19:50 Be a maverick. Just once, live up to it.
04:23:07 Retweeted @byrdinator 04:19:56 He was also nodding in agreement throughout the speech in reply to byrdinator
04:24:31 Retweeted @jonlovett 04:24:09 The stakes of this are so incredibly high, hate that we are left reading faces in this insane process, but let’s seвЂ¦ https://t.co/T0MBZTo03e
04:24:41 Retweeted @JonathanTamari 04:20:20 It’s 12:20 am, Rs are trying to pass a bill they hope the House kills, and we’re all reading John McCain’s body language. Craziness.
04:24:59 This is just nuts. It is all nuts.
04:27:23 Of course we had to record our podcast yesterday & it won’t be out until later tonight or tomorrow. In the mean time, lots of crazy stuff!
04:27:50 Retweeted @nicwebb 04:27:35 @abulsme Such a sliver of hope. in reply to abulsme
04:28:42 @nicwebb McCain has almost always folded and gone with his party in the end. We shall see soon. in reply to nicwebb
04:29:32 Retweeted @pdmcleod 04:26:49 McCain is just standing there casually talking to Hoeven and Graham. If he really was a no you’d think there would be some frantic lobbying. in reply to pdmcleod
04:30:50 Retweeted @EricBoehlert 04:28:15 GOP has shredded, SHREDDED, any semblance of protocol for a bill they don’t actually want, and can’t explain.period. in reply to EricBoehlert
04:31:35 Retweeted @ddiamond 04:14:04 Where GOP stands on вЂњskinny repealвЂќMurkowski: <symbol>
McCain: <symbol>
Collins: <symbol>
Capito: <symbol>
Heller: <symbol>
Paul: <symbol>
Lee: <symbol>

3 GOPers вќЊ stop bill
04:33:00 Retweeted @MEPFuller 04:32:37 Cory Gardner wanders over to the discussion with Cornyn, Tillis, and McConnell.Gardner looks in disbelief.
McConnell’s face hasn’t moved.
04:33:28 I can’t believe we are trying to read faces and body language on this.
04:33:53 More and more reports that R’s don’t look happy though…
04:36:31 Retweeted @zachbraff 04:30:53 This is like an Aaron Sorkin script. Healthcare for 16,000,000 comes down to a Man who just found out he has brain cancer.
04:38:27 Retweeted @MEPFuller 04:38:20 Again, McCain’s vote only matters if Collins and Murkowski are a no.I think we’ll know it’s going down if Capito votes no.
04:42:47 Retweeted @DanAmira 04:20:54 everyone get ready to switch your position on whether McCain is good or bad https://t.co/V3yg2LdilN
04:42:55 Retweeted @Bencjacobs 04:40:39 Susan Collins, who has a smile on her face, just walked over to Murkowski and McCain and the three are laughing
04:44:12 Trying to get the podcast put together and out, but not making any progress, cause SENATE.
04:46:15 OMFG. To the endвЂ¦ https://t.co/nradToFsPA
04:46:49 Retweeted @mj_lee 04:44:08 McCain in long convo with Murkowski. Reading his lips I saw him say to her: “I. Promise.”
04:48:15 Well OK then. So they made a deal? Skinny passes? https://t.co/ZbLeIXoUjw
04:48:39 About where we are. https://t.co/rQ9EnGhLwM
04:49:07 Retweeted @Bencjacobs 04:48:52 Every senator has now voted but they are holding the vote open. Pretty strong sign that they don’t have the vote
04:49:30 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 04:49:21 Sorry for all caps, but if they had the votes, THEY WOULD BE VOTING. in reply to StevenTDennis
04:49:43 Retweeted @mkraju 04:49:29 GOP leaders holding the first vote open longer to try to convince McCain not to flip and sink the skinny repeal bill, which is next up
04:50:03 Retweeted @brianbeutler 04:49:48 Every senator has voted. They have not closed the vote because they don’t have the votes for skinny repeal and are trying to wrangle them.
04:51:17 Or laughing because they all know it sucked and oh well, WTF? Or what? Just get on with the vote!! in reply to abulsme
04:52:02 Retweeted @hilzoy 04:51:49 Pence has brought an exorcist onto the floor. He is walking widdershins around McCain, murmuring in Latin.
04:53:55 Retweeted @KagroX 04:53:45 Pee Pee Tape now airing on C-SPAN 1, BTW.
04:54:03 Retweeted @kylegriffin1 04:53:53 McCain, Murkowski, and Collins have formed a coven. They’ve joined hands and they’re now praying to their god on the senate floor.
04:54:56 Not even going to try to get back to working on the Podcast until this vote is overвЂ¦
04:55:44 Retweeted @mattmfm 04:55:26 To sum up: we’re all waiting patiently as the Vice President strong arms a Senator with brain cancer on the Senate floor to squeak this by.
04:56:39 Retweeted @pdmcleod 04:56:03 I don’t know how McCain will vote but I’m convinced something is happening here. Vote delayed, Mike Pence working him hard.
04:56:47 Retweeted @iDudeness 04:56:40 @abulsme looks like a long night. in reply to abulsme
04:57:41 @iDudeness This can’t go open THAT much longer, can it? :-/ in reply to iDudeness
04:57:54 Retweeted @igorbobic 04:57:38 Pence has been working McCain for at least 15 minutes now. One on one. Republicans holding vote open for the VP. in reply to igorbobic
04:59:08 Retweeted @AJentleson 04:51:10 Just kicking ideas around, but if skinny goes down, it could go down by a lot. Once Rs know it’s going down, the bottom could fall out. 1/
05:00:28 Retweeted @Taniel 05:00:20 Now clear that Collins, Murkowski, & McCain informed GOP leaders of intent to vote no; all comes down to whether onвЂ¦ https://t.co/15x2vfAjwD
05:01:12 Retweeted @benpershing 04:59:10 Worth remembering that defense authorization bill is coming next — McCain’s most important priority. There’s stuffвЂ¦ https://t.co/uqygBH68r6
05:01:40 Retweeted @MattGlassman312 05:01:30 Don’t get me wrong, they can still get the votes. But it’s highly unlikely they’re standing around at 1am if they aren’t twisting arms.
05:04:28 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 05:03:25 NEW SCRUM: Blunt, Sullivan and Thune working on MURKOWSKI. If they get her, don’t need McCain. in reply to StevenTDennis
05:06:22 Well thenвЂ¦ https://t.co/aGjv0Y1LPX
05:07:11 Retweeted @yoda 05:05:43 all because it was nicknamed вЂњObamacareвЂќ
05:07:22 Retweeted @igorbobic 05:06:41 PENCE has left the chamber. in reply to igorbobic
05:10:49 !!! https://t.co/C9bhb5Mzoq
05:12:06 Retweeted @anamariecox 05:11:24 Source also tells me Pence вЂњlooked pissed.вЂќ But of course he did it’s way past his bedtime.
05:12:11 !!! https://t.co/lsnHw56iW7
05:12:22 Retweeted @mikedebonis 05:10:37 John McCain is entertaining a lot of cheerful Democrats rn https://t.co/hRsEfwsOPa
05:13:21 McCain and the Dems are HUGGING???
05:13:57 Retweeted @Timodc 05:13:37 This is the moment where The President will call upon the reservoir of goodwill he has built up with Senator McCailololololololololol
05:16:26 Retweeted @igorbobic 05:13:14 MORE Republicans now working Murkowski: Circle around her includes: Thune, Corker, Sullivan, Blunt, Tillis in reply to igorbobic
05:18:12 Retweeted @BenjySarlin 05:17:57 Murkowski not as easy as other Senators to squeeze: She won a write-in campaign (!!!) as an independent in 2010. Doesn’t owe R’s much.
05:19:18 Retweeted @ChadPergram 05:19:10 McCain is now in the cloakroom. Unclear if he is taking a call. 1st procedural vote STILL open.
05:19:40 Retweeted @sahilkapur 05:19:16 McConnell just walked right right by McCain on the Senate floor without acknowledging him. in reply to sahilkapur
05:21:51 Taste the disfunction. https://t.co/37dqihCvsv
05:22:21 Retweeted @NateSilver538 05:16:40 In my fanfic version, McCain was *just* about resigned to voting yes and then saw Trump’s tweet and was like NOPE: https://t.co/CvO9nnIyH4
05:22:40 Retweeted @MarkHarrisNYC 05:22:10 Murkowski surrounded by glowering men trying to get the little lady to stop being emotional and come to her senses…good look, GOP.
05:25:05 The vote on Skinny has started!! Here we go.
05:25:38 Presumably with Trump, right? https://t.co/BYbjvxSgZJ
05:26:24 Retweeted @pdmcleod 05:26:08 McCain just followed Pence across the floor and into another room as voting begins. Incredible. A health system hangs in the balance.
05:26:41 Retweeted @chrislhayes 05:26:33 McConnell is either calling the bluff or has the votes
05:28:32 Retweeted @chrisgeidner 05:28:23 Pence is not presiding, as he did on the motion to proceed, when he cast the tie-breaking vote. in reply to chrisgeidner
05:29:02 Retweeted @DavidOAtkins 05:28:54 Mr. Manchin: No.Even the worst Dem is better than the best Repub.
05:29:22 Retweeted @igorbobic 05:29:06 Murkowski is a no
05:30:21 Boom! https://t.co/pohIZpcSpf
05:30:29 Retweeted @SteveKopack 05:30:22 MCCAIN and MURKOWSKI both are NO on skinny repeal
05:30:41 Retweeted @pdmcleod 05:30:20 Holy shit John McCain just appears to have killed this bill with Murkowski and Collins https://t.co/kK6337B8N8
05:32:25 Wow. What a fucking night. Skinny fails. I’m sure they will try again with something else soon enough thoughвЂ¦
05:32:54 Retweeted @joshuatopolsky 05:32:47 Do you think McCain has been waiting since that pow shit Trump said about him for a moment like this
05:33:20 So much winning!
05:33:50 Retweeted @evanmcmurry 05:31:12 McCain https://t.co/C23myr9VXv
05:34:31 Retweeted @igorbobic 05:32:26 Wow wow wow. McCain came through in the end. Give him credit for acting on his words.
05:34:58 Retweeted @ddiamond 05:33:45 How GOP voted on вЂњskinny repealвЂќMurkowski: вќЊ
McCain: вќЊ
Collins: вќЊ
Cassidy: вњ”пёЏ
Capito: вњ”пёЏ
Heller: вњ”пёЏ
Paul: вњ”пёЏ

3 GOPers вќЊ stopped bill
05:37:37 Thank you @SenJohnMcCain, @SenatorCollins, and @lisamurkowski. You did good tonight. Thank you.
05:40:56 Fuck you Mitch. https://t.co/CUVRdphgYp
05:44:22 Retweeted @owillis 05:41:09 its STILL the law.
thanks obama. https://t.co/gXmE5SRwGR
05:45:58 Retweeted @lizcgoodwin 05:45:12 McConnell glanced over at Murkowski and McCain when he said “most of us” kept promise to vote to repeal…palpable chilliness
05:48:57 Retweeted @SaraLang 05:33:08 McCain did the right thing, but more importantly, Collins and Murkowski have been doing the right thing all along.
05:50:41 Retweeted @jpodhoretz 05:46:02 I ask again: does McConnell survive this? Does he want to?
05:52:38 Retweeted @johngary 05:47:37 Single payer and go fuck yourself. https://t.co/7he2ob9Yt6
05:53:41 Retweeted @MariannaNBCNews 05:48:46 People are legitimately crying right now outside the Capitol as they are told Murkowski, McCain and Collins voted aвЂ¦ https://t.co/th6sF9tAUc in reply to MariannaNBCNews
05:53:59 Retweeted @nielslesniewski 05:49:51 Just asked @VP Pence “where do you go from here?”No response.
05:56:32 Retweeted @JoyAnnReid 05:50:41 Would it be over-reading it to assume McCain’s speech and subsequent votes now seem to have been designed to make tonight happen as it did?
05:59:54 Retweeted @emptywheel 05:57:42 Hoping @maggieNYT already has this Q into WH:”Does the President regret making fun of McCain’s experience as POW?”
06:00:49 Retweeted @BenjySarlin 05:42:02 Your regular reminder: Do not assume health care repeal is dead until everyone involved agrees it is and they move on to tax reform.
06:00:54 Retweeted @Khanoisseur 05:57:15 It’s not dead yet. Returned to calendar. By McConnell. https://t.co/LVjg3rvUJo
06:00:58 Retweeted @kellymagsamen 05:57:04 Buckle your seatbelt for what will be an epic Friday tweet storm and news day. Good night.
06:06:18 Retweeted @brianklaas 05:39:26 Trump attacking McCain for being a POW & trying to threaten the entire state of Alaska to get Murkowski’s vote turned out to be a bad idea.
06:06:38 Retweeted @brianklaas 06:05:16 The Art of the Deal is based on being able to bully or buyout enemies. When that doesn’t work, sue them. Trump’s plвЂ¦ https://t.co/VsqCz76JKw
06:11:03 Retweeted @VABVOX 06:03:27 SHORTER:
#ACA/#Obamacare is STILL the law, in full, no cuts.
BUT:
Trump will be furious & try to do damage with EOs to wound the exchanges.
06:27:33 Retweeted @MarkHarrisNYC 05:52:40 John McCain prefers Presidents who weren’t captured by Putin.
06:31:07 Retweeted @studentactivism 06:24:26 This is literally what villains say at the end of the movie when the producers are expecting a sequel. https://t.co/PossJBLOK9
06:33:12 Retweeted @_Drew_McCoy_ 06:21:56 I really hope National Review or the Weekly Standard admits the marriage between the GOP and conservatives is over. Make it official.
06:35:42 Retweeted @AJentleson 06:10:41 Don’t look now, but Ted Cruz is on CNN beginning his campaign for McConnell’s job.So much justice. So much karma.
06:36:02 Retweeted @igorbobic 06:19:40 Responding to questions about McCain’s vote, Klobuchar says:”Don’t forget abt the two women senators, who were there from the beginning.”
06:52:31 Retweeted @owillis 06:20:46 sometimes i cant w liberals.
“scary he got 49 votes though”
TAKE THE W.
TAKE IT ANYWAY YOU CAN GET IT.
ENJOY IT, LIKE FOR A SECOND.
07:42:06 Retweeted @Bencjacobs 06:31:09 McCain releases a statement https://t.co/KUwcam9uk4
07:43:46 Retweeted @frankthorp 06:08:39 McCain leaving the Capitol asked why he voted NO: “I thought it was the right thing to do.”
08:09:13 Retweeted @imbou 07:59:27 @abulsme @SenJohnMcCain @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski My family thanks you from the bottom of their heart. in reply to abulsme
13:41:00 Reading – Laurene Powell Jobs has bought The Atlantic (Edmund Lee) https://t.co/99bgt2ylLM
13:53:48 Retweeted @felixsalmon 13:36:45 It took me a long time to realize this really is, deeply, what the Republicans hate: the very idea of insurance, anвЂ¦ https://t.co/gW5EmFaqvZ
14:29:47 Retweeted @paigelav 14:27:42 26 minutes later and still no 3rd tweet… https://t.co/74G2ZzE5bJ
15:28:57 Retweeted @KimZetter 15:28:26 https://t.co/UBWAVDuUNT
16:14:49 Retweeted @seanmdav 13:16:15 Last night was not the fault of a single senator voting no. It was the culmination of nearly a decade’s worth of incompetence & dishonesty. in reply to seanmdav
16:42:00 Retweeted @daringfireball 16:40:02 Apple Kills Off iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle: https://t.co/YflVYQdiH7
17:33:16 Oh goody. :-/ https://t.co/qPNMvxA0an
17:33:31 Retweeted @BBCBreaking 17:22:50 Baby Charlie Gard, whose plight drew international attention after his parents’ legal fight over treatment, has dieвЂ¦ https://t.co/i7RlTiaEQl
17:51:55 Curmudgeon’s Corner: Take it to the Bank https://t.co/qzOVsJdVIN https://t.co/OYrkNK2frt
17:57:54 Oh crap. I guess I better get a move on getting https://t.co/51XLs2CICt ready for 2020. https://t.co/2t4mTBFb0O
18:19:12 Reading – High-Profile Russian Death In Washington Was No AccidentвЂ”it Was Murder, Officials Say (Buzzfeed) https://t.co/n92Hcgn7s6
18:19:52 Retweeted @donmoyn 17:48:16 Trump walking past the child in the wheelchair is an apt metaphor of how WH has treated the disability community https://t.co/SbwCeF40ug
18:32:54 Retweeted @MEPFuller 18:03:48 Spent 10 mins negotiating this quote with a “source on the Hill.” They wanted to offer a quote on John Delaney’s Presidential bid:”Who?”
18:39:46 Sigh. https://t.co/KFwR52XyXZ
18:43:28 Retweeted @ZerlinaMaxwell 18:34:27 Trump just encouraged police to brutalize people on live tv.Everything is fine.
18:47:57 Retweeted @TheViewFromLL2 18:36:19 Police cheer as the president tells them to treat people in their custody roughly, and to not to protect them from injury.God help us all.
18:49:22 Yay. Wonderful. :-/ https://t.co/c761dRTldc
18:52:59 Retweeted @sivavaid 18:32:52 Not pretending any more. https://t.co/heq6u8rBnb
18:55:39 Retweeted @CharlesPPierce 18:34:31 The Bill of Rights.
Yeah, that was cool.
19:47:27 Retweeted @owillis 19:10:22 if your story about turmp endorsing police brutality says “seems to” or “appears to” you’re not being honest w your readers.
19:49:12 Retweeted @exploreplanets 19:44:14 Awesome throwback data from Voyager 2 approaching Jupiter: https://t.co/t4uSRJk7r3 https://t.co/NCcEmR7VLX
19:53:27 Retweeted @jonfavs 18:14:16 Been thinking a lot about the day that this letter from Ted Kennedy arrived in the White House https://t.co/GX2L8dLlDc
20:02:30 Reading – So, Healthcare, 7/28/17 (John Scalzi) https://t.co/GTOBK0afZM
20:52:15 Bye bye https://t.co/siHqCDRMOl
20:56:30 Retweeted @mirandacgreen 20:55:03 What are the chances that @Reince found out about his firing through Twitter just now?
21:10:00 Retweeted @ddiamond 20:53:42 In 6 months Trump has gone through
вЂў 2 chiefs of staff
вЂў 2 comms directors
вЂў 2 national security advisorsThe man loves getting two scoops! in reply to ddiamond
21:10:44 Retweeted @kenvogel 21:06:46 How it ends: @Reince left alone in a suburban on Andrew @usairforce base tarmac as rest of motorcade departs, perвЂ¦ https://t.co/5v2VUudN3G
21:11:25 Retweeted @thegarance 21:10:09 Trump so far has fired or driven out:
* NSA
* Deputy AG
* FBI director
* Comms director
* Press Sec
* Chief of staff
21:12:02 Retweeted @bennyjohnson 21:11:28 What if I told you in January that only one unelected person in this photo would still have a job in 6 months? https://t.co/8LiNX8kjqX
21:12:36 Retweeted @MichaelCBender 21:10:47 “I resigned privately yesterday,” Reince Priebus tells me.
21:13:31 Winning! https://t.co/VS6DEQkuFr
21:28:14 Retweeted @bobvulfov 21:03:42 reince priebus has no master, reince priebus is a free elf
21:41:18 Retweeted @JohnKelly 21:33:17 2/ I am not THAT John Kelly. My Twitter avatar should be a hint that I am not THAT John Kelly.
21:42:57 Retweeted @HeerJeet 21:20:22 People underestimate Roger Stone’s continued ties to Trump. https://t.co/Mz0g72DaOT
21:43:24 Retweeted @dandrezner 21:00:04 I know it’s a crazy thought, but what if Trump tries to put Sessions at DHS as a way of getting a new Attorney General to fire Mueller?
21:44:30 Retweeted @FCardamenis 21:32:40 The Gone-Backpacking-For-Eight-Days Lady isn’t believing the recent developments. https://t.co/sw4OxawIsl
21:47:01 Retweeted @jamisonfoser 21:37:47 Well, to be fair, they were all terrible choices who were terrible at their jobs. https://t.co/HoeWKxb9rU
21:50:42 Retweeted @JohnJHarwood 21:23:07 Ryan-Priebus ally to me: next phase of Trump presidency will be warfare against GOP Congress
21:50:48 Retweeted @daveweigel 21:37:00 Trump’s gonna do single-payer, folks. https://t.co/jhlCgB1vpi
22:01:04 Retweeted @marcushjohnson 21:35:42 This is what they get for backing a conman and letting Russia hack for them, the GOP is gonna get hit hard in 2018 https://t.co/StyLtf70NZ
22:05:01 Retweeted @Olivianuzzi 21:31:04 It’s impossible to overstate the hatred towards Priebus both inside the White House and from Trump allies on the outside.
22:05:18 Lovely folks, all of them. https://t.co/IJOFEw8FoB
23:21:44 Reading – Trump names Homeland Security Secretary Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Priebus (WaPo) https://t.co/DLkhB9Ox4O
23:53:43 Retweeted @io9 23:42:44 Let’s talk about Sybok, Spock’s other sibling that was introduced out of nowhere in Star TrekвЂ¦ https://t.co/616y52hnWn

Site Controls

Categories

Calendar

Search New Archive

AbulWiki

Other Stuff

I Voted For My Wife!

@abulsme tweets from 2017-07-31 (UTC)

@abulsme tweets from 2017-07-30 (UTC)

@abulsme tweets from 2017-07-29 (UTC)

@abulsme tweets from 2017-07-28 (UTC)

Twitter Archives

Archives

Site Controls

Categories

Calendar

Search New Archive

AbulWiki

Other Stuff

I Voted For My Wife!

Share this:

@abulsme tweets from 2017-07-31 (UTC)

Share this:

@abulsme tweets from 2017-07-30 (UTC)

Share this:

@abulsme tweets from 2017-07-29 (UTC)

Share this:

@abulsme tweets from 2017-07-28 (UTC)

Share this:

Twitter Archives

Archives