Abulsme.com: January 2018

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Implanting Thoughts

On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the politics of the short government shutdown and what that means to the continuing immigration debate, then they move on to reviewing many of the latest developments related to the various scandals surrounding the Trump White House. Along the way, Ivan also reports on his recent trip to Thailand.

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Recorded 2018-01-25
Length this week – 1:39:38

(0:01:20-0:22:18) But First
- Agenda
- Ivan in Thailand
- Ivan on a Zipline
- Baby on a plane
- Climate change migrations
(0:24:21-0:54:17) Shutdown and Immigration
- Should the Dems have forced this?
- Should the Dems have agreed to end shutdown?
- What next?
(0:56:00-1:39:18) Trump and Mueller
- Wendy Murdoch and Jared Kushner
- Russia to NRA to Trump?
- Mueller/Trump negotiations
- Trump’s prospects if he testifies
- Discrediting Meuller
- Release the Memo
- Trump and McCabe
- Are we near the end?
- Trump Live

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@abulsme tweets from 2018-01-26 (UTC)

00:04:53 Yup. https://t.co/xp46FOLDJd
01:22:49 Boom https://t.co/zecymA9BGM
01:33:05 Lol. But this will be a real argument promoted by Trump supporters by tomorrow, if it isn’t already. https://t.co/bd2QDjoCOh
02:29:20 Honest question for my lawyer followers: McGahn is the White House Council. He represents the Presidency as an instвЂ¦ https://t.co/DwfoJmeMwX
02:39:17 They are in a whole different universe. https://t.co/AC2SvXZce0
04:26:06 Once the narrative starts taking hold that Trump’s will is easily stymied by his staff saying no and threatening toвЂ¦ https://t.co/j7I5aORBGe
04:47:42 Another piece of the puzzle. https://t.co/RQsIPGPlyw
05:53:31 Nails it. https://t.co/jijPklcx83
19:51:55 Of course he is confused. He has no depth of understanding about anything. https://t.co/DonHEWuN5S
19:56:00 Interesting thread on polarization. https://t.co/NsHo1B6NZj
20:08:51 Of course it does. -> Robert Mueller’s Russia Investigation Includes at Least One Facebook Employee Interview | WIRвЂ¦ https://t.co/NWZCt13X0E
22:20:33 Good redustricting thread responding to the 538 interactive/analysis from earlier this week. https://t.co/sLqlyJPxR1
23:42:06 Surprise! Nobody could have guessed that Trump would have been up to something like this! https://t.co/e5DIGwHNYd

@abulsme tweets from 2018-01-25 (UTC)

02:51:47 Oops https://t.co/gkGEgMtbT3
15:43:17 I know there are some issues with ANY redistricting method, but I’d be for just going with the algorithmically compвЂ¦ https://t.co/jj3TfDaSbo
19:47:21 Companion to the interactive I linked to earlier, Wasserman describes the process that went into creating the diffeвЂ¦ https://t.co/2NFANsPwDq
21:51:13 That’s today. What will he think tomorrow? https://t.co/F1wbBAP4Js
23:52:38 Oops! https://t.co/CVWyKrwnhq

@abulsme tweets from 2018-01-24 (UTC)

00:13:34 Nice https://t.co/r4BolfLfE2
04:02:09 Good thread. I think it is more right than wrong. https://t.co/wkQyHthphG
04:14:54 The wave continues. https://t.co/MmeQdmYZ6k
04:49:10 Of course he did. -> Trump asked the acting FBI director how he voted during Oval Office meeting – The Washington PвЂ¦ https://t.co/A0kLMJNMnd
05:01:14 Ok, but how would that help the banks make more money? https://t.co/lAUtiY4fbo
16:27:15 Yup. The rot here is very broad. https://t.co/MvT5dIOiiM
19:22:16 @gelliottmorris Do you believe that is real movement, rather than noise in the polling and an indication that maybeвЂ¦ https://t.co/cVqYEkoNHb in reply to gelliottmorris
19:42:35 @luongochristop1 @gelliottmorris I keep remembering a simulation someone did in the last election cycle where theyвЂ¦ https://t.co/9tuqPomH3q in reply to luongochristop1
19:46:28 @luongochristop1 @gelliottmorris I tried to Google for it a few minutes ago, but didn’t find it quickly. Would be pвЂ¦ https://t.co/yusONkqHYH in reply to luongochristop1
22:29:42 Goodbye -> Larry Nassar’s Prison Sentence: вЂI Just Signed Your Death Warrant’ – (The New York Times) https://t.co/FcvvsrRWlW

@abulsme tweets from 2018-01-23 (UTC)

00:56:57 All just perfectly fine. https://t.co/r1O71HeA9v
03:52:28 Basically the same strategy they used in the last couple weeks before the election. Restrict Trump’s use of TwitterвЂ¦ https://t.co/Z51coqfqHH
05:00:12 This. Pay attention to the women. https://t.co/6ANnXuliEj
05:14:38 This will be fun. https://t.co/0ydeR6yYOI
06:15:41 I guess we shall see eventually. https://t.co/m7sfHLifEh
11:52:42 Up in the middle of the night. Waiting to see how this plays out before trying to go back to sleep… https://t.co/gGaiJmoo6i
12:32:32 Ok. Going back to sleep. Yay. https://t.co/5gJAnXoxKc
16:24:05 The big question is not if the D’s did the right thing to end the shutdown, it was if forcing the shutdown in the fвЂ¦ https://t.co/cki9fHgkgn
16:27:10 @btitus How people will interpret the Feb 8 shutdown will be a whole different question. :-) in reply to btitus
17:29:33 @AuthorLMendez Didn’t you do this before? :-) In any case, I understand the urge. Good luck with the things that yoвЂ¦ https://t.co/b4PPZ1xRqY in reply to AuthorLMendez
21:13:26 Retweeted @Gwenda 14:05:29 The great @BBolander joined the ranks of writers I’ll read anything new by IMMEDIATELY when I read my first short sвЂ¦ https://t.co/tHgSxElJIo
23:28:19 This will be fun! Any chance it will be on pay per view or something? They could make a fortune! https://t.co/Fogmp8IU5a
23:33:26 :-( https://t.co/4U7NToLi3K

@abulsme tweets from 2018-01-22 (UTC)

02:14:06 The drama continues! https://t.co/KWS7oKSu3j
02:23:31 So we roll on into Monday. Woo! https://t.co/DRsqxj4fIo
02:27:13 The longest shutdown ever (the second one under Clinton) was 21 days. Donald likes having the biggest everything, so maybe we can beat that!
03:26:51 Get your flu shots. I got mine a couple weeks ago. https://t.co/NmRI7ysJ3e
03:52:59 My guess is they won’t be able to do it quite yet. Need time to get Good polling on who is getting hurt. https://t.co/C7ecuLiYEC
04:17:43 Clueless, confused, and manipulated by everyone around him. -> A President Not Sure of What He Wants Complicates thвЂ¦ https://t.co/xUG8KBfVuj
16:31:32 Congratulations on 1000 followers @idudeness!
17:34:18 What? No new record? Donald will be disappointed! https://t.co/l0YKsOWWN1
18:28:45 I’m sure she will pick someone wonderful. https://t.co/qjIJXZU2zd
22:03:39 Woo? https://t.co/0QGY9Q7ZLs

@abulsme tweets from 2018-01-21 (UTC)

00:30:20 Watching the Original -> End Of Ze World https://t.co/wrfnBP704y
00:31:10 Watching the Sequel -> End of Ze WorldвЂ¦ probably for real this time https://t.co/pKP2xO2xvw
00:45:00 I am doing pretty well at these! -> 7 Ways to Maximize Misery (CGP Grey) https://t.co/oPw1v5s5Dz
00:56:52 And yet, there you are. https://t.co/OsWP90VeiU
01:01:34 This sums it up nicely. https://t.co/6m5qYd4sz6
01:22:34 Curmudgeon’s Corner: Dental Maneuver https://t.co/Ael36hVSoX https://t.co/Z7lqPWy7v5
02:06:21 Retweeted @WotDpod 02:03:42 Today’s episode of popular Wiki of the Day is on the article Government shutdowns in the United States.Listen toвЂ¦ https://t.co/v3lwsjC36O
04:25:03 Yeah. Great. Good job. https://t.co/lPNmgIdoR4
14:37:41 Thread on how the RU troll accounts play with US politics… https://t.co/SllrIU32Yw
16:52:59 This may or may not be the time. But the end of the legislative filibuster is inevitable. One day, there will be soвЂ¦ https://t.co/Gmwsw7rhVf
17:34:20 Thread on Proposed House GOP DACA fix that isn’t a fix… https://t.co/qWmtexoBk5
19:26:55 Snowflakes! https://t.co/MIqoHuHijm

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Dental Maneuver

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Jenn joins Sam as cohost and does the major rant on gender issues she didn’t get to do last time she was on the show. She covers Aziz Ansari, different standards for men and women, what people are taught is “normal”, the pitfalls of zero tolerance, and the built up anger that is exploding from women (and many other groups that aren’t straight white males) these days. Being a straight white male, Sam mostly tries to keep his head down during this part. Then of course they hit some of last week’s Trump craziness, from porn stars to girthers to shithole countries. Finally they wrap it up with a bit on the government shutdown (sorta), FusionGPS again, and the grand bargain Republicans are making with Trump.

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Recorded 2018-01-19
Length this week – 1:38:41

(0:00:15-0:10:48) But First
- Agenda
- Corrections and Updates
(0:12:04-0:51:17) Gender
- Aziz Ansari
- Standards for men and women
- Zero tolerance
- Built up anger
(0:52:26-1:19:16) Trump I
- Stormy Daniels
- Changing rules
- Medical review
- Ed’s comment
- Shithole countries
(1:20:55-1:38:20) Trump II
- Government Shutdown
- FusionGPS House testimony
- Grand bargain

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@abulsme tweets from 2018-01-20 (UTC)

00:33:37 Sigh https://t.co/Rck7Qf31tF
02:31:04 Hey look, trying in real time to undercut any Senators trying to make a deal right now… https://t.co/NB0k1zdplk
03:03:00 Retweeted @JoyAnnReid 02:17:33 Not shocking news, but a bit of color: GOP source tells me Trump is furious about the shutdown, which is messing upвЂ¦ https://t.co/ulvviPhYSQ
03:30:33 Here comes the shutdown, right? https://t.co/JHcHSnT38W
03:34:58 They didn’t even manage 50. Under 50 makes it really hard to argue it is the Dems fault. Between 50 and 59 easy toвЂ¦ https://t.co/3JBmaBgN09
03:35:42 Names. https://t.co/XE4UWLNLYs
03:45:58 I take back what I said before. They are up to 50. So it is only the filibuster blocking this. Makes the blame gameвЂ¦ https://t.co/YTNCZaAo19
03:46:24 Retweeted @jim_newell 03:44:05 The vote’s failing as predicted but there are a several Important Senate Huddles on the floor. One around each leadвЂ¦ https://t.co/0uDRnWQmp8
03:58:08 Retweeted @frankthorp 03:55:15 McConnell and Schumer just walked off the floor together.
03:58:32 Retweeted @W7VOA 03:57:24 The vote still remains open as @SenateMajLdr and @SenSchumer leave the floor, raising speculation of a last hour deвЂ¦ https://t.co/VYPct4ghkb in reply to W7VOA
04:05:17 56 minutes left. Vote still open. Senators trying to make last minute deal. Drama!
04:11:30 Wut? https://t.co/4mq2qTodq2
04:16:04 Ok. So no shutdown now? https://t.co/bA8pwEsQJJ
04:37:31 Retweeted @sethmoulton 04:33:05 I was just stopped by the older gentleman collecting our office trash: вЂњExcuse me, Sir. Did they pass the vote?вЂќвЂњвЂ¦ https://t.co/sJHPHidbVC
05:00:43 And we are after midnight… https://t.co/6wS0SAU8zb
05:01:59 Shutdown! https://t.co/3fQF6p6qyX
05:14:52 Retweeted @LisaDNews 05:10:33 McConnell appears ready to speak. At podium. Just got new papers of some sort. But also appears to be waiting foвЂ¦ https://t.co/ZBCOdYtoRn
05:52:13 Yup https://t.co/eJBiBqrLcm
05:52:17 Yup https://t.co/ITyyprBNNU
05:52:18 Yeah. Not sure Trump is buying. Or at least not whoever is pulling his strings. https://t.co/IDc2LQfucR
05:56:17 While you could debate endlessly who is at fault in the last vote this evening, it is absolutely clear that if youвЂ¦ https://t.co/Woj5B3Nnke
06:10:48 @imbou Multiple deals it is sounding like now. in reply to imbou
06:36:08 Oh yes. My push alerts are on. Can’t miss this! https://t.co/VdG0Dq2BKs
06:43:46 What a bunch of assholes. https://t.co/QF9OCFk0Xo
07:53:34 Trump agreed to a deal 1 on 1… Then his staff got to him. -> How Trump and Schumer Came Close to a Deal Over CheeвЂ¦ https://t.co/yGFpoANKoW
09:12:05 True. But in addition to being an amoral asshole he is actually also quite stupid. https://t.co/mkdAR2kYeZ
09:14:02 Retweeted @Rainmaker1973 09:00:16 A visual, geometrical explanation to (a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2 https://t.co/NUmcRi1Dqg
09:22:32 Yup https://t.co/ddjt08I7pC
09:37:25 вЂњThe TerminalвЂќ playing out again -> Zimbabwean Family Still Stranded At Thailand Airport – https://t.co/ayoV09K4if https://t.co/8Bjc9VDATq
09:48:30 I hate it when I’m on Twitter at this time of day and things are pretty slow on my timeline. I need to follow moreвЂ¦ https://t.co/ySkK8mf5lp
10:29:57 Looks like my friend @imbou and my cousin @natsecHeather practically passed each other in the Bangkok airport withвЂ¦ https://t.co/bfT9S4mPde
10:48:03 This is so completely the wrong approach. https://t.co/8L88Y3tb9v
11:20:11 I see the Orange One has awoken. Hopefully the tweets will at least be entertaining.
15:30:48 I’m a winner!!! https://t.co/ot5LcbbApB
15:37:05 Seriously though, this really should include a personalized list of which accounts I followed, and what content I rвЂ¦ https://t.co/IrigUffVS2 in reply to abulsme
17:20:57 @moscow_project Got one! in reply to moscow_project
20:04:13 Oops https://t.co/Qqx2UaYEIw
22:02:58 Sad. :-( https://t.co/U881UBnBh2

@abulsme tweets from 2018-01-19 (UTC)

00:10:50 Retweeted @samswey 2018-01-18 22:43:52 Trump paid Stormy Daniels six figures after she spanked him with a Forbes magazine that had Ivanka on the cover andвЂ¦ https://t.co/q00dC0duAc
00:44:00 Drip Drip -> FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump (Stone/Gordon) https://t.co/S6fZKcP9Ts
15:17:44 Hmmm -> Omarosa may have taped confidential White House discussions (NY Daily News) https://t.co/m0euyUUBSB
15:21:47 Reading – Fusion GPS: Kremlin вЂPurged’ Suspected Spies After Trump Dossier Release (Woodruff/Arciga) https://t.co/hkig1XhBTY
15:25:53 Reading – Leaked doc: Trumpworld’s scathing assessment of immigration proposal (Jonathan Swan) https://t.co/P10W4FQBCq
19:00:57 Almost old news by now, but summary of the House FusionGPS testimony. https://t.co/Mokf5rzUfq
19:02:36 That’s just lovely. https://t.co/Q2t2mut88V
21:08:09 Retweeted @pdmcleod 19:28:39 Tom Cotton: “The difference between Steve King and Lindsey Graham is Steve King can actually win an election in IowвЂ¦ https://t.co/hRLTsXbnLY
21:57:34 This made me laugh. Not enough to download it. But I still laughed. https://t.co/RARDUmC0RA
23:00:24 This would be fun to watch. https://t.co/KW2ldhPecC
23:02:51 Retweeted @gregorykorte 22:59:12 White House budget director tells reporters it’s *theoretically* possible House and Senate could pass a bill to keeвЂ¦ https://t.co/yRoeaQehNd
23:29:45 There was a last week? https://t.co/XXoH0FjEcz

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