According to my calculations, taking into account all the geeky things I take into account, at 19:10 UTC today (12:10 PM Pacific, 3:10 PM Eastern), Amy will be exactly 23 years old.
00:11:33 Reading – Mitch McConnell admits that the GOP doesn’t actually want to fix the deficit while it’s in charge (Jordan… https://t.co/gd47eLb3tO
05:00:03 This is incredible. Remember too that Atwater and Manafort were partners for years. -> Gary Hart’s Presidential Bid… https://t.co/L6fuhWlF3a
18:08:38 This whole thing is stupid. -> Warren Releases DNA Results, Challenges Trump Over Native American Ancestry (Khalid,… https://t.co/KQpnx0pUWn
18:19:28 This is also stupid. -> The New Palm is a Tiny Phone to Keep You Away From Your Phone (Bohn, The Verge) https://t.co/Ed1D1zyhGC
This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk the most about voter suppression and Jamal Khashoggi. But they also talk about movies, climate change, that Alpha Bank thing, TV, the space program, using airline miles, upgrading home broadband, and Rosenstein… You know, the usual hodgepodge. They kind of couldn’t stop talking this week. Long show warning!
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Show Details:
Recorded 2018-10-13
Length this week – 2:26:27
(0:00:20-0:35:00) But First
Agenda
Miles and points
Broadband upgrade
TV: Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973-1974)
Sam Movie: The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Bad Movies
(0:35:40-1:04:46) Voter Suppression
VRA Background
Georgia
Texas
North Dakota
Florida
(1:07:21-1:28:35) Jamal Khashoggi
Background
Trump reaction
Financial connections?
Congressional reaction
Saudi reputation
MBS backlash?
(1:29:14-2:26:07) Lightning Round
Ivan: Soyuz Emergency Landing
Sam: What the hell is going on with Rosenstein?
Ivan: Alpha Bank and Trump
Sam: IPCC Climate Report
The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.