Abulsme.com: Saturday, December 9th, 2017

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Multiply Your Gifts

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ivan is back from Moscow and joins Sam to talk about his impressions of Russia. They also hit most of the last week of Trump administration craziness, they talk about Franken, Franks, Conyers, and Moore as part of the latest round of sexual harassment fallout, and they round it out with a little discussion of Bitcoin, CryptoKitties, iPhone X, and even Sam’s somewhat different Christmas tree.

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Recorded 2017-12-08
Length this week – 1:30:53

(0:00:15-0:29:27) But First
- Thomas rap
- Agenda
- Bitcoin
- iPhone X
- Sam’s screen
- Sam’s tree
(0:30:42-0:47:32) Ivan in Russia
- Impressions of Moscow
- Russian views on Putin
- Sanctions
- Russian views on the USA
- Pee Tape
(0:48:18-1:21:58) Trump Stuff
- Trump admitting obstruction?
- Can the President obstruct justice?
- Can the President be indicted?
- Constitutional edge cases
- SCOTUS on Travel Ban
- Manafort’s OpEd
- Ollie North is back!
- Jerusalem
- Other Stuff
(1:23:42-1:30:27) Politicians Who Harass
- Franken
- Franks
- Conyers
- Moore

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@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-08 (UTC)

00:51:59 Retweeted @MichaelSLinden 00:29:27 Interior staff: That whole public funding for private jets scandal was really bad. Gotta be sure we don’t do that aвЂ¦ https://t.co/6izQxOHuxF
00:57:38 Retweeted @_Drew_McCoy_ 00:52:07 Oh cool because a member of the Senate and House resigning on the same day kind of felt like a slow news day by 201вЂ¦ https://t.co/P6PG6TkoEa
02:57:23 Retweeted @WotDpod 02:54:56 Today’s episode of popular Wiki of the Day is on the article Bitcoin.Listen to the new episode here:вЂ¦ https://t.co/huWLPSt9n3
15:47:26 Reading – Email shows effort to give Trump camp WikiLeaks docs (Rahul/Herb) https://t.co/CpCJkpsg6S
17:43:31 In case you didn’t think the Bitcoin bubble was crazy enoughвЂ¦ https://t.co/Cy9G83YD5t
18:36:21 Retweeted @AaronBlake 18:05:51 BREAKING: That WikiLeaks email was actually from Sept. 14, not Sept. 4 вЂ” which means it is far less significant https://t.co/kMON9rQT7m
18:41:09 Reading – Salem 2017 (Sally Albright) https://t.co/jbVcG8Wc3X
20:12:56 Important difference. It is one thing to refuse to create a product highlighting something you disagree with. ComplвЂ¦ https://t.co/QhHdKu9lEl
21:03:58 Of course he did. :-/ https://t.co/oVdwPMP7xW
23:14:41 Retweeted @TonyFratto 22:59:14 There’s an Archie Bunker kind of racism in America that’s troubling that we hope some effort and energy and educatiвЂ¦ https://t.co/VJqJsev8LY

@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-07 (UTC)

00:38:20 Reading – Making Sense of Trump’s Jerusalem Decision (Heather Hurlburt) https://t.co/V3SwHnNydd
00:50:20 Retweeted @natemcdermott 00:46:48 This, just days after the GOP Senators voted to add $1 trillion to the debt https://t.co/KeasQWFvED
00:55:54 Retweeted @stxvo 2017-12-06 01:10:00 This Tweet from @stxvo has been withheld in response to a report from the copyright holder.
01:13:55 Retweeted @ArthurGotJokess 2017-12-06 11:59:48 Okay now this was good TV https://t.co/o07YoNFunU
01:51:12 Retweeted @conor64 01:47:46 The East Coast bias of the media is never so clear as when you see the reaction to wildfires threatening Los AngeleвЂ¦ https://t.co/k0aSXlnMVb
01:57:48 This change is dumb. Especially applied retroactively to existing pledges. If my patron wants to give $X per monthвЂ¦ https://t.co/wmCDXEEMQi
02:04:44 Retweeted @MordorNPS 01:44:56 One does simply drive into Mordor https://t.co/RZTUHaz2HZ
02:14:35 Reading – Trump Jr. cites attorney-client privilege in not answering panel’s questions about discussions with his fвЂ¦ https://t.co/QjwLjpi60Y
02:30:57 Retweeted @AsafRonel 2017-12-06 20:13:57 Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat tells @Haaretz: Trump clarified the 2-state solution is over. It’s time to fightвЂ¦ https://t.co/eYt3OOIzys
02:31:01 Retweeted @robertwrighter 02:12:23 I doubt Israelis have reckoned with how much international support West Bank Palestinians would get if they startedвЂ¦ https://t.co/QIMWW68QYa
02:53:44 Retweeted @SykesCharlie 2017-12-06 22:36:54 Actually surprised at the number of Dems who don’t seem to realize the significance of Franken/Conyers resignationsвЂ¦ https://t.co/95IgXpoTgX
03:44:52 My Wiki of the Day family of podcasts is now tweeting too! Follow at @WotDpod for updates whenever new episodes areвЂ¦ https://t.co/0SeFtv4SDA in reply to WotDpod
05:03:08 Give them back their raccoon. Sometime the law is just wrong. https://t.co/tGH2UBKe0V
10:51:34 Retweeted @dennybritz 2017-12-06 03:15:07 The generalization of AlphaGo Zero, called AlphaZero, achieves superhuman performance in all of Chess, Shogi, and GвЂ¦ https://t.co/onucYV58gm
14:14:11 Retweeted @peterwsinger 13:52:13 Holy moly!
The future is literally a battle of The Apprentice vs. Charmed? https://t.co/sXkP6nJ1MY
15:49:31 Retweeted @PalmerReport 01:29:48 Donald Trump Jr: I refuse to tell you what my dad said to me, because of attorney-client privilege.
Congress: That’вЂ¦ https://t.co/Flyx38XFae
16:40:16 Retweeted @ananavarro 00:50:11 For weeks, Trump-apologist types been defending Roy Moore by asking, вЂњWhat about Conyers and Franken?вЂќ (hell of anвЂ¦ https://t.co/E7b5oG72CV
18:12:16 Retweeted @natsecHeather 18:05:03 I really hope that @DNC and state parties are carefully screening candidates, and that candidates (and donors) areвЂ¦ https://t.co/x7eBNCThTT
18:44:05 My personal estimate that I gave on my Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast is that 90% of male members of Congress and maybвЂ¦ https://t.co/sAhAXBvCun
19:07:28 Yeah, this is just so stupid. https://t.co/vrpPZFO1Hg
21:37:14 A service like Patreon really should be structured as a non-profit. Or as a small business that is expected to stayвЂ¦ https://t.co/NvS76jAaAs
23:41:03 Retweeted @TheStalwart 14:56:25 This chart is just breathtaking. It started the year around 1000 and blew past 14,000 yesterday.Of course I’m refвЂ¦ https://t.co/VuaikELc4i

@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-06 (UTC)

03:50:51 Reading – The Pyrrhic Roy Moore Victory (Rod Dreher) https://t.co/40Z26bIFlh
03:54:10 Retweeted @MollyMcKew 2017-12-05 11:36:24 I can’t un-see this. https://t.co/9J1igRCJ29
04:09:50 Retweeted @IrisRimon 04:05:23 Maybe they should fucking vote <symbol> https://t.co/fL2jFrlhbu
08:12:33 Oops. (I’ve been saying that a lot lately.) https://t.co/jOtut9qXPW
08:26:03 Sigh https://t.co/an2waOmvjJ
17:25:38 Thread https://t.co/rIgIpdXAmK
17:41:20 Reading – TIME Person of the Year 2017: The Silence Breakers (Time) https://t.co/It969Bi4yN
19:18:29 Reading – Whistleblower: Flynn told ex-partner Russia sanctions would be ripped up (Mike Memoli) https://t.co/xwgVz4fN8l

@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-05 (UTC)

00:29:16 Retweeted @chrisfholm 00:27:07 Oh, god. The story’s even worse than it sounds. The op-ed (which they planned to publish under a third person’s namвЂ¦ https://t.co/9D2U4rBD9L in reply to chrisfholm
04:17:12 Reading – A bold new legal defense for Trump: Presidents cannot obstruct justice (Horwitz/Rucker) https://t.co/fckscNUMSI
15:13:34 @SnoCoReporter Thanks for the info. The stroller looked pretty trashed, so very glad it sounds like no serious injuries! in reply to SnoCoReporter
15:19:29 Oops https://t.co/iG4RXxu2Cv
15:25:17 Retweeted @ASLuhn 15:14:49 Remember the FSB officers & Kaspersky employee randomly arrested for treason last year? @thebell_io says they gaveвЂ¦ https://t.co/zvTYfdH4Kr
16:28:12 Retweeted @MarcACaputo 16:10:33 You’re a homophobic Republican having sex with an underage boy with marijuana in the room.How to make it worse?вЂ¦ https://t.co/MqWTo6STj7
17:56:32 Reading – Trump’s Transition Team Colluded With Israel. Why Isn’t That News? (Mehdi Hasan) https://t.co/HQEUrSg9mK
20:36:48 @imbou Most of the Israel stuff, as well as most of the somewhat proven Russia stuff, sounds like Jones act violatiвЂ¦ https://t.co/H5wvRrk2L9 in reply to imbou
22:24:51 Oops https://t.co/oIlb5kLePi
23:07:13 Reading – Could Deutsche Bank Even Tell Trump? (Josh Marshall) https://t.co/FELCvZt6ZB

@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-04 (UTC)

00:38:12 Retweeted @BarristerSecret 2017-12-03 09:19:16 As a lawyer, I can confirm that I frequently compose tweets confessing to crimes and send them from my clients’ twiвЂ¦ https://t.co/HxNislTqCm
02:11:03 Just testing what an mp3 link looks like in Twitter. Here is the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast: https://t.co/XpFGCuubVu
04:59:16 Retweeted @ByronYork 2017-12-03 17:57:41 Probably the key question in new CBS poll of Alabama Senate race. https://t.co/6X7zIQnLYw https://t.co/X8H2kLDqoa
15:57:01 Stickiness! https://t.co/SXynNaBOFr
16:01:19 Reading – Trump lawyer claims the “President cannot obstruct justice” (Mike Allen) https://t.co/mQbkWYxeG7
18:24:56 @SnoCoReporter Any news on car vs stroller collision on 132nd just west of 35th? Just passed by, ambulance on sceneвЂ¦ https://t.co/uXejRtvw4O
21:08:06 Retweeted @seldo 02:27:42 Dear news organizations of the internet: never the fuck ever do I want to watch a video instead of read the articleвЂ¦ https://t.co/EaO0ETK28r
21:40:28 Retweeted @ABC 21:20:25 JUST IN: Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump administration’s travel ban affecting residents of six mostвЂ¦ https://t.co/S6NM6yC6mP
22:15:24 Oops https://t.co/k26JK1j9pY
22:28:02 Oops https://t.co/leVSLYVgzq

@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-03 (UTC)

01:44:02 Retweeted @RuthanneReid 2017-11-29 16:47:01 Oh.OH. https://t.co/oezGTz1n9d
03:39:21 Retweeted @michaeldweiss 2017-12-02 18:57:21 It’s like watching Nixon tweet, вЂњFuck it, here are the deleted parts of the tapes.вЂќ
03:52:56 Retweeted @rudepundit 2017-12-02 14:49:18 You know what would have actually boosted the economy and provided more jobs? A trillion-dollar infrastructure billвЂ¦ https://t.co/KO7nsZoKKM
04:06:29 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher 03:32:19 The stock market is at all time highs, unemployment at generational lows, and Trump’s approval is at an all time loвЂ¦ https://t.co/p2BPqUSvzE
04:07:21 Retweeted @tedlieu 00:03:49 Trump’s folks are so freaked out by @realDonaldTrump tweet that establishes Obstruction of Justice that they are trвЂ¦ https://t.co/TNiAlZcJ6y
04:23:59 Reading – Nobody Wants to See your Dick вЂ” A Guide to Handling your Newfound Wealth and Influence (Chris Rosenthall) https://t.co/ngwBApBgJ9
04:25:50 Retweeted @gelliottmorris 03:43:36 Most important thing for 2018 House midterms, tbh: the very significant outside chance the Democrats have of a landвЂ¦ https://t.co/BtTKzt1cBS in reply to gelliottmorris
05:31:57 Retweeted @KFaulders 05:13:08 .@realDonaldTrump lawyer John Dowd tells ABC on the record he drafted Trump’s morning tweet that stated Trump firedвЂ¦ https://t.co/rOIQH283sr
05:37:18 Retweeted @cliffmasstldr 05:29:40 Something weird is going to happen starting tomorrow. No rain. For perhaps 7-10 days. Unheard of in December.
05:41:50 Reading – Why the Flynn Guilty Plea Is Bad News for PenceвЂ”and Other Senior Trump Officials (Mother Jones) https://t.co/O1pRsVsY9J
07:52:45 OMG, Trump’s lawyer is a Vogon! https://t.co/q2O4h1Q7Qh https://t.co/JIAzMWJdDH
17:59:09 Reading – iOS 11 Horror Story: the Rise and Fall of iOS Security (Elcomsoft) https://t.co/Ogk3saRtyd
19:22:50 Retweeted @AshaRangappa_ 01:49:23 INTEL THREAD. Leaving aside the Logan Act for a moment (which as you know I’m happy to chat about), I want to highlвЂ¦ https://t.co/Y4NiSGOCLa
19:27:57 Retweeted @ConnieSchultz 18:35:32 Genius move.With permission from Art Buchwald’s estate, the Kansas City Star publishes his Watergate-era column fвЂ¦ https://t.co/5SaQlK7IlB

@abulsme tweets from 2017-12-02 (UTC)

00:01:48 Reading – Kushner Is Leaving Tillerson in the Dark on Middle East Talks, Sources Say (Wadhams/Schatzker) https://t.co/zpI4OW5Qa1
00:02:03 Retweeted @paulythegun 2017-12-01 23:55:55 Here’s page 141 of the Senate tax bill where they amend their earlier proposal on pass-through entities https://t.co/0XRDny5nz1
00:04:43 Retweeted @RichardRubinDC 2017-12-01 23:48:53 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2018 is gonna be lit.
00:24:12 You know, in a rational world it would be the Republicans complaining about the handwritten changes and process proвЂ¦ https://t.co/STaPSUanEx
00:33:35 Retweeted @Atrios 00:11:38 this is page 342 of the tax bill in its entirety https://t.co/TUjv6uPRJw
01:48:34 Retweeted @kevinriggle 01:48:15 Huh. The votes are ‘locked’ but they’re not voting tonight? Lottttts of time for somebody to find their conscienceвЂ¦ https://t.co/ApGgaX2hG3
01:48:46 Retweeted @KarenLBerman 01:44:29 @VanJones68 sums it up on @CNN “when one of the main homies turns snitch, a bunch of the boys are going down.”
01:55:46 Retweeted @imbou 01:55:28 @abulsme Oh they believed their stupid lawyer when he said this is wrapping up? Maybe the need to listen to curmudвЂ¦ https://t.co/7xpKkWoi6D in reply to abulsme
02:00:39 Retweeted @anamariecox 00:41:23 COMIC SANS IS THIS EVEN REAL LIFE https://t.co/j1REXgCpV6
02:01:29 Retweeted @AvantGarcia 2017-12-01 23:06:28 They say that one vote doesn’t matter, but I literally wrote in my own name and won an election because I guess no-вЂ¦ https://t.co/eRyU7Hv2t0
02:57:23 And everybody in both parties being shook up by Perot’s showing in 1992 running a campaign with that as one of theвЂ¦ https://t.co/jhhNlKo5gV
06:25:53 Retweeted @ddiamond 04:54:33 Just out: CBO score of revised tax billTheir projectionsвЂ¦
New debt by 2022: $918 billion
New debt by 2027: $1.5вЂ¦ https://t.co/1TXz6MlmzL
06:37:00 Retweeted @AmandaCamaratoo 2017-11-30 05:43:12 This went from вЂњwow that’s pretty neatвЂќ to вЂњWTF ITS ALIVEвЂќ real quick https://t.co/BHBJuq4ANL
06:41:45 Reading – Why Trump’s Tax Bill Could Be His Death Warrant (T A Frank) https://t.co/maZiNi7OaM
06:55:52 Boom https://t.co/GN7f8DoFH9
07:20:36 Retweeted @Ruby 2017-12-01 04:24:57 I honestly think the biggest thing we can do to stop sexual harassment in professional settings is to stop toleratiвЂ¦ https://t.co/yZSOFpxzbX
09:36:50 Retweeted @Filth800 2017-12-01 23:56:33 so last summer i randomly met this 80 y/o woman on words with friends. we played 300+ games together and she actualвЂ¦ https://t.co/iLwCg2JEn4
09:44:22 Retweeted @nycsouthpaw 08:13:29 cool — this came through only an hour after it passed the Senate. https://t.co/eZBMV9Jc4J
09:47:44 Retweeted @Dr_ThomasZ 2017-12-01 20:09:08 How astounding! After 37 years without use, a set of thrusters aboard the @NASAVoyager 1 spacecraft successfully fiвЂ¦ https://t.co/677gaXGp9T
15:55:47 Reading – Facing mounting legal vulnerabilities, Flynn turned to a deal (Carol D. Leonnig) https://t.co/TZZYdW4aGb
16:45:02 Retweeted @jodotcom 14:20:37 Unrolled thread on the tax bill from @drvox – 35 tweets https://t.co/amy5JsriS9
17:36:35 Retweeted @JWGOP 17:30:31 What a dope. You just admitted to knowing he lied to the FBI, but you kept him on and pressed @Comey to drop it.вЂ¦ https://t.co/h22uvm8Jav
17:45:46 Retweeted @john_sipher 17:37:28 @Evan_McMullin Also, we are too caught up in legalities. It is already clear that what they have done was wrong inвЂ¦ https://t.co/S4KWxQvvdn in reply to Evan_McMullin
19:52:45 Reading – Top FBI official assigned to Mueller said to have been removed after sending anti-Trump texts (WaPo) https://t.co/vKA3KN8t4B
20:16:04 Retweeted @renato_mariotti 20:10:28 Has anyone told Trump he has the right to remain silent? https://t.co/PgtorK921Z
20:24:39 Retweeted @davidmackau 20:16:32 great Reuters photo from yesterday https://t.co/gKytA9eRyt
20:53:43 Awesome https://t.co/PLu2hdrcZd
21:36:03 Reading – Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia (NYT) https://t.co/r6GcCDU5f8
21:49:02 Retweeted @isteintraum 21:48:33 Holy fuck… I’m seriously just sitting here laughing that KT McFarland and this entire administration is *THAT* stвЂ¦ https://t.co/mQzNLEx1HI
22:18:05 Curmudgeon’s Corner: Deeply in Denial https://t.co/jnPRZtJiyr https://t.co/jlMfnq5g9X
22:44:21 Reading – Inside the secretive nerve center of the Mueller investigation (WaPo) https://t.co/eAwYwuiEXJ

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