Abulsme.com: Sunday, November 12th, 2017

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Crawling on the Cable

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do eventually talk politics… namely Donna Brazile, this week’s election results, and the accusations against Roy Moore… but first they talk about some more pedestrian things. Ivan has ants! Sam and his wife have issues with iPhones! Sam and his family have an adventurous vacation! So a lot of everything this week. Enjoy!

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Recorded 2017-11-10
Length this week – 1:51:07

(0:00:15-0:03:25) Intro
(0:04:34-0:11:44) Ivan’s Ants
(0:12:59-0:29:58) iPhone Travails
(0:30:43-0:44:13) Sam’s Trip
(0:45:55-1:02:42) Donna Brazile Book
(1:03:22-1:27:57) Election 2017
(1:29:33-1:50:46) Ray Moore

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@abulsme tweets from 2017-11-11 (UTC)

15:26:12 Thread https://t.co/7H8IL7Q5Ml
15:35:06 A thread that is far too long. But not nearly as long as it could be. https://t.co/BMDlxlNfU1
16:38:53 Retweeted @fmanjoo 2017-11-10 21:58:35 This is a really interesting thread about a huge threat to journalism and democracy https://t.co/fXwHB6V60b
17:09:04 Retweeted @DavidCornDC 14:33:39 CIA chief Mike Pompeo: Putin attacked 2016 election.
DNI Dan Coats: Putin attacked 2016 election.
FBI director ChriвЂ¦ https://t.co/9MaD1KUYBX
17:18:27 Reading – Body camera footage shows Baltimore police officer de-escalate standoff with armed man in crisis (Kevin RвЂ¦ https://t.co/8P81floIKR
19:50:12 Retweeted @CuteEmergency 19:16:04 these never get old https://t.co/sKNOuLvthQ
20:01:54 Retweeted @MarquardtA 19:23:10 Fmr Dep. DA Theresa Jones, who worked alongside Roy Moore, tells CNN: вЂњIt was common knowledge that Roy dated highвЂ¦ https://t.co/kHkCS4yRC1
20:55:48 Retweeted @Rainmaker1973 19:54:59 This is the longest straight, land-to-land line you can sail. From Eastern Canada to Western Canada, about 35,400kmвЂ¦ https://t.co/YJzM5psbHA
21:19:51 Btw, podcast will be a few hours later than my normal self imposed deadline of 23:59:59 UTC on Saturday. My wife spвЂ¦ https://t.co/oWzkeb8IFY
21:25:32 Retweeted @TonyFratto 13:53:33 I can’t believe вЂњdeported veteransвЂќ is an actual phrase. https://t.co/IV4UeaO3Do
22:13:01 Retweeted @dolantalks 2017-11-09 07:30:55 …all the reindeer used to laugh and call him names…so he killed them. All of them. https://t.co/9YhY0zVSr1
22:16:53 Retweeted @bessbell 19:00:24 14 is 8th grade, Roy Moore. It’s 8th grade. 8th grade, @MooreSenate. 8th grade. 8TH. GRADE. It’s 8th grade,вЂ¦ https://t.co/AIkWc4nr0W
23:14:18 Retweeted @DeebeeInTheSky 2017-11-07 23:34:28 There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, where the sea’s asleep and the rivers dream, people made of smвЂ¦ https://t.co/AxqRfn9Wzq

@abulsme tweets from 2017-11-10 (UTC)

00:17:13 Reading – Spy Circles Suggest Kremlin Is Behind Dozens of Fake Trump Sex Tapes (John R. Schindler) https://t.co/5yqddVtAyA
00:23:29 Retweeted @BreeNewsome 2017-11-09 22:30:23 Just so we’re clear, AL officials defending Roy Moore aren’t saying “He hasn’t been proven guilty.” They’re sayingвЂ¦ https://t.co/f9Bq9bx3X8
00:37:05 Retweeted @ezraklein 2017-11-09 14:43:30 A strange thing about doing policy journalism in the Trump era is it’s clear no one in power cares if they got theвЂ¦ https://t.co/0dqC38oTY6
00:48:46 Retweeted @ezraklein 2017-11-09 18:11:23 One of my big lessons of the last few years is we underestimated how much our leaders having a sense of shame is neвЂ¦ https://t.co/kGVeiIFHjI
01:07:49 Retweeted @KenJennings 00:36:03 I’m old enough to remember when there was an anti-pedophilia wing of the Republican Party.
01:10:55 Retweeted @inthesedeserts 00:35:25 No one is saying you should act surprised that a holy roller is a hypocrite, but if tax cuts and owning the libs isвЂ¦ https://t.co/iNq2ItnxPn in reply to inthesedeserts
01:30:12 Retweeted @LarrySabato 01:25:59 IF the charges against Roy Moore are ever believed, he may well (likely?) lose. but Moore is Trump-like in a massivвЂ¦ https://t.co/9BRvSG3AIA in reply to LarrySabato
01:31:08 Retweeted @ddale8 2017-11-09 22:48:44 “Yeah!” Covington County GOP Chairman William Blocker tells me he’d consider voting Moore even if hard proof of sexвЂ¦ https://t.co/eHSwmdV9kZ in reply to ddale8
01:49:33 Thread https://t.co/VI0cFWqkg1
01:56:05 Retweeted @KSchultz3580 2017-11-09 19:45:43 Four stages of GOP scandal response:
1. As the father of a daughter, I’m outraged.
2. If the allegations are true,вЂ¦ https://t.co/MAhdSFkT2R
02:05:20 Retweeted @SykesCharlie 2017-11-09 18:54:55 Will the party that accepted the Access Hollywood president draw the line at Roy Moore and a 14-year-old girl?
06:23:46 Retweeted @daveweigel 2017-11-09 19:37:41 Okay, it’s time for some game theory.1) Sessions quits DOJ, runs as write-in for his old Senate seat.
2) Trump nвЂ¦ https://t.co/Nfflx9ZfRh
14:10:09 Reading – Mueller Probes Flynn’s Role in Alleged Plan to Deliver Cleric to Turkey (WSJ) https://t.co/Su8UBQqSV8
14:58:30 Narrator voice: This is who they are now. https://t.co/xzpncO1xzH
15:00:50 Retweeted @EsotericCD 15:00:20 Q: “But why do these women wait until so long to come forth? If they’re really telling the truth, what could possibвЂ¦ https://t.co/ZtiJp6BzJQ
15:06:15 Retweeted @CNN 06:16:47 This is what 44 seconds of Republican senators not responding to questions about Roy Moore sounds like | Analysis bвЂ¦ https://t.co/O02u4DmlLp
15:09:04 Retweeted @MittRomney 14:55:27 Innocent until proven guilty is for criminal convictions, not elections. I believe Leigh Corfman. Her account is toвЂ¦ https://t.co/J7YLdKENtq
15:23:03 Retweeted @B_radJ_ones 13:49:24 Cool visualization from @CNN showing the increased rate of Republican retirements this cycle (the link has interactвЂ¦ https://t.co/WY4Krd3w06
16:21:13 Retweeted @armandodkos 15:59:41 If Sanders has his way, if states don’t have same day registration then the state party won’t be able to use primarвЂ¦ https://t.co/cxeqXLCy27 in reply to armandodkos
16:26:39 Retweeted @JonahNRO 03:08:59 Most fascinating part of this whole thing (in a dark, twisted, ironic way) is how Moore says it’s a lie but his bigвЂ¦ https://t.co/3FT9MvZ2dM
16:40:06 Joe, I love ya, but time to let the next generation step up. Someone under 60 please. Or at least under 70. Thanks. https://t.co/67fVSsZ67J
16:45:23 Retweeted @ThomasHCrown 16:39:10 No, that’s not when the line is crossed, that’s when the line is a distant memory. https://t.co/zukxk1jIX9
17:00:29 Reading – Rural Wisconsin voters swung for Trump and change, but got frustration (Craig Gilbert) https://t.co/1hRbgQlmkM
17:58:13 Seeing this Flynn/Turkey story reacted to as if it was new… but it has been part of the Flynn story forever. TheвЂ¦ https://t.co/eNNJ8nJxCY
18:01:02 Retweeted @rosemcgowan 16:04:46 If Roy Moore had molested little boys, the far right would have kicked him out ASAP. But because it’s just girls thвЂ¦ https://t.co/wLusofKaQj
18:10:10 Thread https://t.co/cptJSz8LFf
18:30:57 Retweeted @oliverdarcy 18:21:35 Statement from Louis CK: “These stories are true” https://t.co/sa13jf8MZv
18:42:03 Reading – Senate GOP Campaign Arm Severs Financial Ties To Roy Moore (Markay/Resnick) https://t.co/wPkVzgea0y
18:42:18 Retweeted @senatorshoshana 15:32:47 If you’re scared of the directions “the left” is taking our morals, and you’re supporting Roy Moore, you need to slap yourself
19:03:59 Must read from Ellen Page. https://t.co/JKCCk8LlsA
19:26:23 Retweeted @ChrisPollone 03:27:59 @ddale8 @Lawrence I covered Roy Moore for 11 years. If allegations remain the same, his base will not abandon him aвЂ¦ https://t.co/mCIIYqV2ZH in reply to ddale8

@abulsme tweets from 2017-11-09 (UTC)

02:12:02 Reading – Close races, including for Everett mayor: 7-vote difference (King/Tompkins) https://t.co/Uv8Pfp4j05
02:26:44 Retweeted @AlexConant 01:59:51 GOP is facing a generational collapse https://t.co/v4leMoZY2V
03:19:55 Retweeted @mcnees 2017-11-08 17:38:45 Hey look, with 280 characters there is literally nothing stopping you from giving complete and detailed attributionвЂ¦ https://t.co/pKt0rUIwzO
03:25:31 Retweeted @PatrickSvitek 02:54:32 Are Rand Paul’s neighbors… comms pros? https://t.co/i4MVDTkpeG https://t.co/Xqco5x9cff
14:34:24 Reading – Let the People Pick the President (NYT Editors) https://t.co/DUC4Psrkh7
15:39:57 Retweeted @tomandlorenzo 14:16:38 Did you think we wouldn’t spend 600 words analyzing Jodie Whittaker’s new #DoctorWho costume? From the references bвЂ¦ https://t.co/lLVq5JtsRe
17:53:27 Retweeted @markos 17:36:37 House Judiciary chair. Rats. Sinking ship. https://t.co/TCs8DgOOqx
18:50:25 Reading – Woman says Roy Moore initiated sexual encounter when she was 14, he was 32 (WaPo) https://t.co/dYYUfpezG0
19:19:33 Think Moore news actually increases R chances in AL. Either R’s rally around cause fake news, or replace him w/someone less controversial.
19:25:04 Oops https://t.co/oo9KocrlSa
19:28:35 Hmm. Too late to replace on ballot it seems. R’s would have to back a write-in option. Maybe this is good for D’s aвЂ¦ https://t.co/HRRAqV69IV in reply to abulsme
19:29:20 Retweeted @JYSexton 18:23:46 Breitbart is saying Roy Moore only kissed and was romantic with an underage girl. And arguing it’s okay. And…my gвЂ¦ https://t.co/hiI2qSfoUK
19:41:12 Hasn’t this been reported for quite some time? Them turning away this offer was one of the reasons they say there cвЂ¦ https://t.co/Xm2onhhajo
19:45:28 Retweeted @JessicaTaylor 19:15:10 Alabama elex spox John Bennett just told me that if the GOP withdraws their nomination of Moore, and notifies theirвЂ¦ https://t.co/lhi1kQnBYx
20:07:44 Reading – Louis C.K. Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct, 5 Women Say (NYT) https://t.co/ugf0Ayc9Jq
20:13:27 Retweeted @ananavarro 19:53:27 No BS вЂњif trueвЂќ caveats from McCain. Good. https://t.co/WscohMGGvd
20:18:31 Retweeted @ncweaver 19:53:22 The Republican Roy Moore test:
“straight condemnation” == “So-long bitches, I’m outta here anyway”
“If true” == “I’вЂ¦ https://t.co/1hhuPmWjEC
20:58:29 Retweeted @AaronBlake 20:53:57 Wow. This defense of Roy Moore from AL state Auditor Jim Ziegler:”Take Joseph and Mary. Mary was a teenager and JвЂ¦ https://t.co/fy28HOPHO9
21:32:19 Reading – Rand Paul’s mysterious week (CNN) https://t.co/kXUeSI0W3x
22:22:04 Just a reminder we’ve heard a lot about this вЂњofferвЂќ before. https://t.co/9EOE6SZIJt
22:59:08 Reading – The tax on women in national security (Dan Drezner) https://t.co/2qnbKHOeW8
23:06:25 Retweeted @ChloeAngyal 20:24:23 Right now, the HuffPost front page has stories about 9 different men who are accused of sexual assault. It would beвЂ¦ https://t.co/wwW1o855QU
23:26:06 Retweeted @sarahlapolla 20:24:46 2016: The year all your faves died.
2017: The year all your faves became dead to you.
23:37:43 Retweeted @kurteichenwald 22:11:56 There are people in Alabama right now justifying child molestation as not such a big deal who raged and screamed anвЂ¦ https://t.co/7rS05DuxO1
23:41:18 My 8yo son shushed my wife as we got settled in the AmTrak, pointing at sign saying we were in the quiet car. He is being completely silent.

@abulsme tweets from 2017-11-08 (UTC)

00:10:40 Has Dixville Notch reported yet? https://t.co/t6pjwynYgC
00:19:42 Retweeted @Nate_Cohn 00:19:13 Only a handful of precincts in so far, but so far Northam is running notably ahead of Clinton in very white areas rвЂ¦ https://t.co/P6fITdvIbD
00:23:05 Retweeted @nytimes 00:21:16 First election results are coming in from Virginia. Follow the vote here. https://t.co/Lrk2t8teb5
00:24:06 Retweeted @gelliottmorris 00:23:51 In precincts reporting right now, Northam seems to be doing better than Clinton, McAuliffe, and Warner recentlyвЂ¦ https://t.co/yudilj9HPF in reply to gelliottmorris
00:25:14 Retweeted @Nate_Cohn 00:24:44 Only a handful of precincts so far, but Northam generally running ahead of our baseline for a tied election. StillвЂ¦ https://t.co/5uuyo8NJmu in reply to Nate_Cohn
00:32:23 Retweeted @ddale8 00:32:09 I wasn’t aware this thing was allowed to point at the blue part https://t.co/R5hdwGqzXV
00:41:03 Retweeted @gelliottmorris 00:40:45 Another precinct scatterplotвЂ¦ #VAGov https://t.co/eveZrMtSsm in reply to gelliottmorris
00:43:03 Retweeted @Redistrict 00:42:25 Projection: Ralph Northam (D) has been elected next governor of VA, defeating Ed Gillespie (R). #VAGOV
00:45:33 Retweeted @Thomasismyuncle 00:44:26 Ouch, that was quick. https://t.co/UaDsRxX9E3
00:45:35 Retweeted @hotdogsladies 00:44:29 Gillespie should have gone to Wisconsin.
00:45:58 Retweeted @joshtpm 00:44:45 he’s very conservative in predictions. I’d say this is done. https://t.co/ZKjVrp46fY
00:47:02 Retweeted @Nate_Cohn 00:45:29 If anyone thought ’16 was the floor for GOP in well-educated areas, they’re going to have to rethink. in reply to Nate_Cohn
00:54:12 Retweeted @gelliottmorris 00:48:31 Northam is beating every single benchmark we have and is on track to win the Governorship. #VAGov https://t.co/jgVYSDvtvo in reply to gelliottmorris
00:55:47 Retweeted @politicalmath 00:55:40 holy cow, the GOP is going to get slaughtered in 2018
00:56:06 Retweeted @pbump 00:55:39 Times now projecting Northam winning by nearly 8 (though this is volatile). That would be вЂ¦ something.
01:05:25 Retweeted @TimAlberta 00:53:23 Astonishing, with 99% reporting in Loudoun County, what we’re seeing. Trump lost it by 17 points. Gillespie was supвЂ¦ https://t.co/QLLvQ9rmcu
01:08:34 Retweeted @JGibsonDem 00:57:04 BREAKING: in VA-HD13, notorious anti-LGBTQ bigot Bob Marshall (R) loses to trans woman Danica Roem (D). Roem becomeвЂ¦ https://t.co/JDI5Qegxii
01:09:35 Retweeted @mmurraypolitics 01:07:58 NBC News projects Ralph Northam the winner in VA GOV
01:10:54 Retweeted @Redistrict 01:08:48 Wow. Surveying the down-ballot wreckage for Republicans in VA. It’s not pretty. Democratic wave. Details to come…
01:12:45 Retweeted @passantino 01:12:15 AP calls it: Democrat Ralph Northam wins Virginia’s hard-fought race for governor
01:16:23 All the majors now calling Virginia. A bit slower than @Redistrict, but it is all over. Republicans getting crushed up and down the ballot.
01:22:12 Retweeted @politicalmiller 01:20:00 Im seeing a trend… can you spot it? https://t.co/LhXb27ldff
01:22:37 Retweeted @Nate_Cohn 01:21:32 This is what a wave looks like
01:25:18 Retweeted @RyanRMiner 01:23:22 Republicans are getting crushed in Frederick. Wow.
01:32:40 Oh, he’s influencing them alright. https://t.co/1y6ArpBnu4
01:34:37 Retweeted @tonyposnanski 01:17:10 Someone should give Ed Gillespie a Confederate monument as a participation trophy for finishing second in the Governors’ race.
01:35:06 Retweeted @jeremyherb 01:32:11 Flipping thru cable news…CNN: election night
MSNBC: election night
Fox News: “TX shooting proves gov’t can’t protect you”
01:35:27 Retweeted @Redistrict 01:32:54 VA HOUSE OF DELEGATES: Democrats have already picked up 11 seats (2, 10, 13, 31, 32, 42, 50, 51, 67, 72, 73) and neвЂ¦ https://t.co/rx78p9mIPq
01:36:16 Retweeted @Zac_Petkanas 01:32:22 We need a Democrat with a pulse running inEVERY.
SINGLE.
DISTRICT.
01:36:36 Retweeted @benchmarkpol 01:32:54 Downballot performance of Dems is even more impressive than Northam. Could be a huge signal for congressional 2018вЂ¦ https://t.co/VtyceLNDhd
01:37:34 Retweeted @ChrisMurphyCT 01:32:53 If Republicans think things are bad tonight, wait until they ram through a giant tax cut for corporations and the sвЂ¦ https://t.co/xS8uGmHziI
01:40:31 Retweeted @Redistrict 01:24:26 I never thought I’d say this at this point in the night, but Dems have a decent chance at the VA House of DelegatesвЂ¦ https://t.co/PC3BMJPdU1
01:42:04 Retweeted @LEBassett 01:07:08 The man who wrote the anti-trans bathroom bill just lost the election to a trans woman. Let that sink in. https://t.co/KFEZXSYvMy
01:43:53 Retweeted @benchmarkpol 01:37:34 Democrats are going to come very close in the VA House of Delegates. This was absolutely, 100% not expected by any media outlet.
01:54:04 Ha ha ha ha ha https://t.co/XGpZ18xFBO
01:58:57 Retweeted @PoliticsWolf 01:57:54 NO, THIS IS WRONG. A party can overcome gerrymandering while still winning fewer seats than it would have under nonвЂ¦ https://t.co/bQCaPLLsPC
01:59:27 Retweeted @daveweigel 01:56:32 Democrats will have veto power over Virginia’s next post-census electoral map for the first time since 1991.
02:00:03 Retweeted @AlecMacGillis 01:57:55 Remember the local TV correspondent fatally shot on air? Her boyfriend decided to run for office in honor of her meвЂ¦ https://t.co/rASAAIaLdy
02:00:36 Retweeted @brhodes 01:47:26 Dear Republicans: you will lose because of Trump and then he will back the bus over you. It’s not worth it. https://t.co/EXLXULwVy0
02:03:03 Retweeted @Redistrict 01:54:23 You can’t really look at tonight’s results and conclude that Democrats are anything other than the current favoriteвЂ¦ https://t.co/G3Mjqo0Sx3
02:04:04 Retweeted @daveweigel 01:33:49 Justin Fairfax, on track to be VA’s next lieutenant governor, is just 38 years old. Dems rebuilding their bench.
02:04:40 Retweeted @Nate_Cohn 01:23:26 By any measure other than Trump, Gillespie did great in white, rural, western Virginia. He was annihilated in the suburbs.
02:08:11 Retweeted @Nate_Cohn 02:04:32 Our projection keeps inching higher… https://t.co/e5XAWyVgYe
02:09:46 Retweeted @CarlZimring 02:05:15 The only good thing about @EdWGillespie‘s racist campaign is Virginia voters have rejected him and his confederatesвЂ¦ https://t.co/zA1WBjUEbo
02:10:20 Retweeted @EricKleefeld 01:46:46 On the Virginia House of Delegates: If every current leader on the board stays that way, it’ll be Dems 51-49 вЂ” dramвЂ¦ https://t.co/eBQJQLxTaF
02:10:48 Retweeted @kathrynschulz 02:04:52 Yes we can.
02:11:07 Retweeted @mmurraypolitics 02:04:50 Irony: The national polls were closer in 2016 (RealClear HRC +3.1, final HRC +2.1) than in 2017 VA GOV (N+ 3.3, final +7pts and counting)
02:11:23 Retweeted @gelliottmorris 02:04:46 Just to be clear in #VAGov, Gillespie is doing 0.1% better than Trump (in reporting precincts).
Northam is doing 4% better than Clinton. in reply to gelliottmorris
02:15:02 Retweeted @taber 01:59:07 I absolutely can not say this enough: the Democratic seat flips in the House of Delegates are *overwhelmingly* firsвЂ¦ https://t.co/SPnwVl2QwC
02:19:21 Retweeted @rebliv 02:08:07 Feeling very good in Virginia tonight!
02:19:36 Retweeted @IrvinCamachoAR 01:59:45 Virginia just voted in their first two ever Latina State Representatives in their state’s history. Democrats ElizabвЂ¦ https://t.co/BOibZicGW5
02:20:38 Retweeted @onesarahjones 02:10:56 contest <symbol> local <symbol> elections <symbol>https://t.co/UCta692MgM
02:20:52 Retweeted @Redistrict 02:10:12 VA HOUSE OF DELEGATES: 45D, 45R, 10 seats left uncalled (districts 21, 26, 27, 28, 40, 62, 68, 84, 85, 94). Dems faвЂ¦ https://t.co/KK6EJGEHs5
02:21:26 Retweeted @mattyglesias 02:16:41 The good news for Republicans is Gillespie clearly won a majority of Virginia’s land area.
02:21:41 Retweeted @jpbrammer 02:19:32 so everyone who said progressives need to ditch trans rights to win elections saw that a trans woman unseated a proвЂ¦ https://t.co/pJlJnYgGZD
02:22:35 They can’t get him to stop ranting about Virginia, huh? https://t.co/i5X7wJKvA4
02:24:51 Retweeted @KSoltisAnderson 02:18:49 In 2009, VA exits had electorate as R + 4.In 2013, it was D + 5.
Last exits I saw had today as D + 10.
02:26:06 Retweeted @wyethwire 02:18:22 Ed Gillespie ran on Confederate statutes and MS-13. He lost.
Danica Roem ran on LGBT rights. She won.
Chris Hurst rвЂ¦ https://t.co/8flMnK7Px5
02:26:19 Retweeted @brianefallon 02:18:19 Republicans aren’t sure yet what the hell happened tonight, but they are certain the answer is corporate tax cuts.
02:28:14 The congressional special elections earlier in the year presaged this. Huge moves toward blue, just in very red districts so didn’t flip.
02:38:08 Retweeted @DamienMShirley 02:30:07 VA results have huge implications for 2020 redistricting. If Dems win the House of Delegates tonight, and if they pвЂ¦ https://t.co/X5F1S63872
02:39:29 Retweeted @cmclymer 02:31:19 Folks, if Democrats performed this well with this much infighting, can you imagine how well we’d do if we were allвЂ¦ https://t.co/H766nRC5ro
02:44:12 Retweeted @LarrySabato 02:25:13 Dear Pundit Friends, please stop attributing this D landslide in VA to “changing demographics”. VA hasn’t changed tвЂ¦ https://t.co/oxQx6O28jO
02:47:26 Ha ha ha ha ha https://t.co/m5OBsBav0I
02:48:50 Retweeted @PressHerald 02:07:53 Medicaid expansion is turning into a rout. https://t.co/MmS3OiUJMM https://t.co/xaAfb2DYDH
02:49:09 Retweeted @sethuels 02:43:45 Reminder that the President of the United States is literally using his office to enrich himself on a daily basis aвЂ¦ https://t.co/IBqKYRhjVd
03:02:08 Retweeted @KevinMKruse 02:53:06 Now that Ralph Northam has won, he should take off the fake eyebrows and just admit he’s really George W. Bush. https://t.co/vyF3N1OB09
03:02:37 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher 02:53:06 That’s the problem. The moment the GOP turns on Trump in a meaningful way he is going to blow the whole thing up. TвЂ¦ https://t.co/OE6uNnJgE8
03:05:08 Retweeted @Redistrict 02:47:43 Amazingly, the current margin is 150 votes or less in 5 of the 7 VA HoD districts that are still too close to call.вЂ¦ https://t.co/iHBBrG3e1R
03:06:27 Retweeted @RalstonReports 01:32:42 So come on Virginia, show me a sign
Send up a signal, I’ll throw you the lineWell, they showed you a statue, toldвЂ¦ https://t.co/OTRI3wwv3R
03:20:55 Retweeted @Taniel 02:57:37 Where we’re at:
вЂ”Dems win #NJGov, full control of NJ government
вЂ”Dems win VA Gov, huge gains in VA Assembly (shockвЂ¦ https://t.co/wBQVbSoADp
03:20:55 Retweeted @mcgboye 03:16:25 Also, Mayoral races in Annapolis and Frederick, MD https://t.co/GWkcI4qmXF
03:22:09 Retweeted @EsotericCD 03:16:20 Bottom line takeaway from tonight’s VA GOP massacre: get used to the idea of “Speaker Nancy Pelosi” come January 20вЂ¦ https://t.co/f57f1etYss
03:23:38 Retweeted @natemcdermott 03:16:04 Bet you could convince Dems to take Arlington & Alexandria (The parts of NOVA that were formerly part of DC) from VвЂ¦ https://t.co/QcYBlS78ks
03:31:10 Retweeted @SikhProf 03:23:43 Hoboken, New Jersey just elected the first turbaned Sikh mayor in American history.Well done, Ravi Singh Bhalla!вЂ¦ https://t.co/EHchSrha8h
03:32:32 Retweeted @bluestein 02:38:47 Democrats appear to have picked up two long-held Republican seats in Georgia Legislature, winning in both Athens anвЂ¦ https://t.co/B48KFjO5so
03:35:49 Retweeted @drewmagary 01:52:47 Thoughts and prayers https://t.co/3MiGKENjyl
03:39:09 Retweeted @prchovanec 03:27:46 Egg-xactly. https://t.co/z4zlZWjSGz
03:40:04 Retweeted @AuthorLMendez 03:27:24 I keep going through result after result. Even small races/ballot refs. Almost nothing but D wins. UT-3 only major R win & that was a given
03:40:32 Retweeted @TheRickWilson 03:26:42 Seriously. Fox is pretending this election isn’t happening.
03:42:23 Retweeted @mmcauliff 03:25:44 Not only is Obamacare not dead nearly 10 months into the Trump presidency, Maine just voted to expand it.
03:52:20 Retweeted @taber 01:21:32 If you’re noticing a trend in Virginia upsets tonight, there is one: almost every incumbent Republican delegate thaвЂ¦ https://t.co/xbhmLINGWX
03:55:54 Retweeted @EsotericCD 03:21:11 An enormous storm is coming. Democrats are wildly motivated to register their hatred for Trump, moderates are disguвЂ¦ https://t.co/HUsp0WgCVk in reply to EsotericCD
04:00:20 Retweeted @Taniel 03:57:50 Who said night is over? We shld get 1st results from one of night’s biggest stakesвЂ”will Dems control WA State?вЂ”very shortly.
04:00:38 Polls closed in WA.
04:01:22 Retweeted @gdebenedetti 03:56:48 With nearly 100% of precincts in, Northam’s lead is 8.9%. The RCP polling average finished at Northam +3.3%.
04:02:44 Retweeted @Redistrict 03:57:08 In a sign of just how bad tonight was for VA GOP, a Dem is within 47 votes in retiring House Speaker Bill Howell’sвЂ¦ https://t.co/2LFTOq5rfw
04:03:07 Retweeted @daveweigel 03:57:00 Another Dem downballot gain: Mitch Colvin has defeated the GOP mayor of Fayetteville, NC. https://t.co/QA5601NSqa
04:14:22 Retweeted @prchovanec 03:50:27 If you’re a Republican legislator wondering if Trump will have your back when you go out on a political limb on hisвЂ¦ https://t.co/VqzX11W3G5
04:21:49 Retweeted @Taniel 04:20:17 No AP call yetвЂ”but if this is confirmed (Dhingra leads by 10%), it means Dems gain control of the WA Senate, & withвЂ¦ https://t.co/QzMQhhN5tW
04:24:58 Retweeted @FiveThirtyEight 04:19:54 If results hold, it will mean that Democrats control every legislative body and governorship on the West Coast. https://t.co/xfNVY1IW5X in reply to FiveThirtyEight
04:27:48 Retweeted @jpodhoretz 04:18:54 So here’s the story: Dems are now winning in exactly the manner that portends GOP disaster. Tonight will hasten GOPвЂ¦ https://t.co/SZwN3NTTom
04:29:04 Retweeted @DannyZuker 04:18:27 Not a good night for вЂњsome very fine people.вЂќ
04:31:07 Retweeted @Redistrict 04:11:13 VA DELEGATES COUNT: 48D, 47R. 5 seats to decide control:#HD27 (Chesterfield): Del. Robinson (R) up by 129 votes.вЂ¦ https://t.co/Gfi7Id8x6t
04:32:15 Retweeted @amandalitman 04:14:40 In case you’re wondering, I’m obviously listening to Fight Song.
04:38:32 Retweeted @politicalmiller 04:08:01 TIDAL WAVE ALERT: Republicans controlled the VA House 66-34.It’s now tied 48-48 with 4 seats too close to call https://t.co/p0nyNctLmE
04:42:11 Retweeted @LarrySabato 01:24:07 The Crystal Ball is going to start coloring Virginia full-on Blue. Goodbye, Purple.
04:47:25 Retweeted @The_Tim 04:16:03 Dang. Guess we have to wait a few weeks to find out who the next Mayor of #Everett will be. https://t.co/5QRTqNLCT3вЂ¦ https://t.co/fvz4PFWl57
04:49:20 Retweeted @ShaunKing 04:47:18 38 year old Melvin Carter just became the first Black Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota. https://t.co/rreMZAfBNa
04:57:49 Retweeted @TheRickWilson 01:18:10 It’s almost…ALMOST…as if…and bear with me on this one…Everything
Trump

Touches

Dies.
05:00:26 Retweeted @chrislhayes 04:44:40 I still think this will hold up… https://t.co/MP7HI1Xtwq
05:00:35 Retweeted @kylegriffin1 04:43:23 Jenny Durkan was just elected Seattle’s first lesbian mayor. She is also Seattle’s first woman mayor since the 1920вЂ¦ https://t.co/44jK7h5QEo
05:01:00 Retweeted @pmiller1693 04:44:34 On point. Data show that “the resistance,” as Dems like to call it, is very much centered on college educated whiteвЂ¦ https://t.co/6lAON8WIka
05:01:31 Retweeted @womensmarch 04:29:20 Kathy Tran came to the U.S. as a refugee from Vietnam when she was an infant. Tonight, she became the first Asian AвЂ¦ https://t.co/PVUOEK8C78
05:05:10 Retweeted @dyrdaisy 03:15:18 @ddale8 @TransEthics No one is covering Montana politics, but Helena, MT just elected Wilmot Collins, the first blaвЂ¦ https://t.co/pYGCApiyxk in reply to ddale8
05:07:24 Retweeted @benwikler 01:38:29 Hey everyone: if you’re thinking about making a long-shot run to challenge a Republican for office, let tonight beвЂ¦ https://t.co/xPP7RJy8AJ
05:17:39 Retweeted @DecisionDeskHQ 04:11:31 With Democrats flipping HD85, control for VA House of Delegates now TIED.Was 66/34 Republican.
05:18:35 Retweeted @WajahatAli 04:03:33 Tonight Karma is a transgender woman, a black female Mayor, a turbaned Sikh Mayor, an Asian American elected officiвЂ¦ https://t.co/u1BICwQM1N
10:19:04 Retweeted @joshtpm 05:37:33 Harrowing, bracing moment when Tucker Carlson shapeshifted into an actual sad trombone and was forced to declare NoвЂ¦ https://t.co/Z1SE3KwT6e
10:19:41 Retweeted @JoyAnnReid 05:30:38 If only white men could vote, Gillespie would have won in a landslide. If only white women could vote, Gillespie woвЂ¦ https://t.co/qaDCaB9cLa
10:26:24 Retweeted @election_data 10:01:55 The starkest graphic from the Virginia governor exit poll: https://t.co/bSheKGJw6y
13:19:16 Retweeted @rebliv 12:02:18 Last year the night after the election, I broke down in tears at dinner with my son. Tonight we celebrate! #VirginiaElections
13:23:21 Retweeted @egabbert 2017-11-07 23:00:50 The three things Twitter has done that I’ve hated the most are 280 characters, changing favorites to likes & destroying human civilization
13:41:42 Retweeted @williamjordann 03:42:15 Whoa. Let’s not lose sight of the youth vote here.Dem margins in VA among 18-29 year olds:
McAuliffe +5
ClintonвЂ¦ https://t.co/PujeHZqwn2
13:43:03 Retweeted @MattFriedmanNJ 06:05:54 The Atlantic County freeholder who wrote “Will the Woman’s March be over in time for them to cook dinner?”on FaceboвЂ¦ https://t.co/JnbFeAQUs4
13:48:01 Retweeted @JMilesColeman 03:35:17 #VAGov vote by Congressional District. Northam wins by 9%, carries 6 of 11 districts. https://t.co/qyqRQp43e6
13:52:56 Retweeted @JuliusGoat 10:50:26 Vote as if you are in the majority but your vote has been procedurally weakened by ~20%. Because here’s the thing… https://t.co/k5xrqVVj7Y
13:58:02 Retweeted @BrodskyRobert 04:58:51 This cannot be over stated. This is stunning. Never in 100 years has a Democrat won Hempstead https://t.co/fNlxW5xxcz
14:07:12 Retweeted @Rainmaker1973 07:45:35 In case you remember it, this is the sound of the dialup modem, pictured https://t.co/xXFykWivyM https://t.co/CkScLF3xhS
14:15:51 Retweeted @kemc 04:33:52 Montana’s capital elects the state’s first black mayor, a progressive who came to the US decades ago as a refugee fвЂ¦ https://t.co/eDOnxjfmLy
14:19:12 Retweeted @robferdman 13:45:51 The morning after a huge political night for Democratic candidates across the country, Fox News is… celebrating TвЂ¦ https://t.co/EEQAJiLOq2
14:29:47 Retweeted @tbonier 14:00:39 So the poll average was off in the VA Gov race by 5.3%, as compared to only 1.1% in the ’16 Presidential. Yet becauвЂ¦ https://t.co/KzHA4FyyiO
15:12:07 Retweeted @jackmjenkins 13:41:33 1. This tweet seems to backfired in a big way.I’ve lost count of the faith leaders in my feed refuting its premisвЂ¦ https://t.co/CoUrZFcUUd
16:33:27 Reading – Johnstown Never Believed Trump Would Help. They Still Love Him Anyway. (Michael Kruse) https://t.co/SSA1O4FAfA
17:34:46 Reading – Democrats Cheer, but They May Have to Do Better in ’18 (Nate Cohn) https://t.co/Z67TRutu66
18:57:57 Retweeted @pixelatedboat 04:34:07 Good news! Twitter has already replaced that stupid new circle character counter: https://t.co/rcGRozITWh
19:04:34 Retweeted @AdamPlatt1999 14:19:06 Note that Northam’s lack of Bernie endorsement, running to the center, and being attacked from the far-left, doesn’вЂ¦ https://t.co/yXNy07MUYL
19:13:41 Reading – Page’s Testimony May Be The Most Surreal Part Of The Whole 2016 Election Investigation Yet (BuzzFeed) https://t.co/sh4AJBQt4g
19:15:43 Retweeted @MattGarrahan 18:36:59 SCOOP US department of justice tells AT&T it must sell CNN if its bid for Time Warner is to be approved, reflectingвЂ¦ https://t.co/1bW9hAHoTe
19:41:42 Retweeted @jesseberney 18:12:06 “hey guys how’s your day going” https://t.co/E9OOHum7xq
19:42:42 Retweeted @monkeycageblog 15:59:07 Must be cautious with exit poll estimates for subgroups, BUT…Democrats dominate in VA with virtually NO improvвЂ¦ https://t.co/bWzzp6Vi94
20:43:04 Reading – Racist graffiti at Air Force Academy was written by supposed victim (CNN) https://t.co/itzkiZyM8k
22:46:29 Retweeted @daveweigel 18:18:05 Gillespie got more votes last night (1,172,533) than McDonnell got in his sweeping 2009 landslide (1,163,523).ThвЂ¦ https://t.co/2Qw78bIgII

@abulsme tweets from 2017-11-07 (UTC)

00:23:38 Retweeted @daveweigel 2017-11-06 23:12:14 The 30-day trend in VA is way more boring than coverage suggests https://t.co/Ocn1tN9Zpj
00:32:06 Retweeted @mattsurely 00:27:26 Here’s a chart about things people said today https://t.co/tCGJ9TsycX
00:42:56 Reading – Behind Rand Paul’s Broken Ribs: A Landscaping Dispute, Allies Say (NYTimes) https://t.co/rAO8Thxl9N
01:09:17 Retweeted @jamestaranto 2017-11-06 22:51:06 i knew the bushes had something to do with it https://t.co/Y0sksT1Vpw
01:24:35 Retweeted @brianbeutler 01:21:04 Collusion probably happened and it was bad ass, say Trump supporters. https://t.co/7fEcW0t3zG
02:40:01 Retweeted @mkraju 2017-11-06 22:28:06 Rand Paul and neighbor have been sparring over yard waste and leaves blown on each other’s lawns for years, a neighbor tells @DrewGriffinCNN
02:55:49 Carter Page is dumb as a rock, isn’t he?
12:30:57 Retweeted @cmclymer 04:41:24 1/ I have some things to say about the Texas shooting. It’s gonna piss some people off, and that’s too bad. It needs to be said. (thread)
13:45:27 Retweeted @NoteToSelf 13:31:02 We didn’t put this delightfully dark @attackerman answer re-Russia in our latest ep but it made us gasp/laugh in thвЂ¦ https://t.co/9kj6SHOEtC
14:20:39 Retweeted @AngryBlackLady 13:52:51 I would never advocate watching an interview with this white supremacist regressive dickhead.Watch this one. https://t.co/TKuVDl2ZzW
15:38:24 Reading – Trump adviser sent email describing вЂprivate conversation’ with Russian official (WaPo) https://t.co/LTBOoFAuUn
20:59:14 Reading – Waymo makes history testing on public roads with no one at the wheel (Ars Technica) https://t.co/BoJ4UDrdYu
22:33:22 Retweeted @gelliottmorris 22:02:38 <symbol> Look I know it’s election night in VA but the #NJ02 retirement moves D chances at House majority to 49.9%вЂ¦ https://t.co/AoySk474EF
22:51:52 Retweeted @peterb 22:35:50 Many don’t realize that unused characters in your tweets are donated to charity. Be concise.

@abulsme tweets from 2017-11-06 (UTC)

04:01:38 Thanks @maxbrooksauthor for the first full fledged novel my son is reading enthusiasticly on his own! (Minecraft: TвЂ¦ https://t.co/BAIRqvBkf4
05:16:38 Retweeted @jemisha_johnson 2017-11-05 21:52:52 If Texas shooter is:Muslim: More travel restrictions!
Black: More blacks in prison!
Mexican: Build the wall!
White: Protect 2nd A!
05:20:49 Retweeted @RadioFreeTom 04:45:35 “Trust people’s gut on this” is exactly wrong and why mankind invented statistics in the first place. https://t.co/UYoZp4MMin
05:21:51 Retweeted @AbiWilks 2017-11-05 18:51:07 It’s literally just anything with consenting adults is fine, anything non-consensual isn’t https://t.co/EUx10Q0S4x
05:31:47 Thread https://t.co/ZEcxjY8BfD
05:38:46 Retweeted @jessesingal 04:45:28 We are the koi and the fish food is his tweets
05:46:52 Retweeted @jackiekcalmes 05:35:08 Body-language experts say that’s a sign of insecurity. Really.
As for rest of photo, the ratio of men to women is 3вЂ¦ https://t.co/sEUBLLQCix
09:24:28 Retweeted @nwadhams 08:35:11 Abe dumped his fish food first. https://t.co/dWZf2IDrPL
09:28:48 This is not the first time a вЂњTrump does something stupidвЂќ picture has looked way different in the full context of a video. Lesson learned.
14:40:48 Reading – She flipped off President Trump вЂ” and got fired from her government contracting job (Petula Dvorak) https://t.co/jJ16zNXnfl
14:47:45 Reading – The Saudi crown prince just made a very risky power play (David Ignatius) https://t.co/Ni7pcjfraB
15:39:33 This is odd. What was motive? -> Rand Paul Had 5 Ribs Broken in Attack, Contrary to Initial Reports (Noah Weiland) https://t.co/wDvkapqzrn
15:57:33 Retweeted @btitus 15:54:40 @abulsme I’m going to go with “family issues” in reply to abulsme
15:59:39 I’ve seen speculation along those lines. But nothing solid. If it was a rando would have been stronger charges. HisвЂ¦ https://t.co/g0QbzmGzG2
19:53:40 Retweeted @brookefoxnews 19:41:04 NEW: statement from lawyer of alleged @RandPaul attacker, Rene Boucher: #RandPaulAttack https://t.co/AsYIE9kc1j
19:57:36 Retweeted @TheDWCom 08:30:40 Children in Need 2017 to Include Clip from Twice Upon A Time https://t.co/fRjb4jD1cv https://t.co/Yo9OtWZMMm
20:17:45 Reading – 12 months later, Trump would probably still win the 2016 election (Aaron Blake) https://t.co/3pR4VGYXLb

@abulsme tweets from 2017-11-05 (UTC)

18:27:15 Reading – Paradise Papers: Tax haven secrets of ultra-rich exposed (BBC News) https://t.co/HH4Wz8FmCc
19:23:27 Reading – Mueller Has Enough Evidence to Bring Charges in Flynn Investigation (NBC News) https://t.co/hDlMzAxIoA
20:04:53 Retweeted @bleuvaIentine 01:35:30 winona ryder is that bitch. https://t.co/F8Qkh2C9MI

@abulsme tweets from 2017-11-04 (UTC)

01:11:33 Reading – Memo Reveals Details of Hillary Clinton-DNC Deal (NBC News) https://t.co/oGsoATCPyl
12:49:43 First Snow of 2017/2018 https://t.co/GvAAOBsAUr https://t.co/KpIEB9vSCS
12:54:29 Curmudgeon’s Corner: Rules be Damned https://t.co/LQHD3KNgzX https://t.co/fSr0kYR87G
18:47:29 Thread https://t.co/7qqdZ5XkJv
19:17:52 Reading – Donna Brazile: I considered replacing Clinton with Biden as 2016 Democratic nominee (Philip Rucker) https://t.co/0fEzgOZUPi
19:23:41 Retweeted @waltisfrozen 19:03:58 Donna Brazile is one вЂњCrooked HillaryвЂќ away from getting her own show on Fox News.
20:36:11 !!! https://t.co/SDhFEHSPQB
20:39:28 Retweeted @TheNewMeat 2017-11-03 22:24:17 People who say “Hitler was a socialist cuz his party included the word socialist” must be incredibly confused that the titmouse is a bird
21:56:47 Retweeted @Mikel_Jollett 19:52:45 Once. Just once, I want a news journo to say: “We’re not covering latest Clinton thing bc after 20 years we’ve learned they’re bullshit.”
23:00:11 Retweeted @DraperRobert 22:22:55 This thread, a rebuttal to Brazile, is worth reading https://t.co/i01hF8BfVv

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