- 00:52:59 Reading – Rand Paul: 'I will force the expiration' of the PATRIOT Act (@mkraju) http://t.co/5RE9HmY012
- 00:58:20 Reading – Why not Google? (@marcoarment) http://t.co/5bOzoptYnN
- 01:07:14 Watching – Conan Says Thank You To David Letterman (Team Coco) https://t.co/jaqPK1XPsF
- 01:09:18 Retweeted @RandomSpaceFact 01:00:20 After days of silence, #LightSail is communicating again! http://t.co/E9trtywyDT
- 01:58:34 Retweeted @ericgeller 01:38:23 Oh no. @VP Biden announces in a statement that his son Beau has died of brain cancer. http://t.co/KPUG6FB3jN
- 01:59:38 Retweeted @ericgeller 01:44:35 Biden has endured unimaginable tragedy. His first wife and 1-year-old daughter died in a car crash a month after he won his Senate seat. in reply to ericgeller
- 01:59:44 Retweeted @ericgeller 01:46:12 Beau and Biden's other son Hunter were in that car and survived. Beau had a broken leg. Both sons made it to their father's swearing-in. in reply to ericgeller
- 01:59:48 Retweeted @ericgeller 01:55:04 POTUS statement: "Michelle & I humbly pray for the good Lord to watch over Beau Biden, and to protect and comfort his family here on Earth."
- 02:01:07 I have always really liked @vp Biden. Very sad for him and his family this evening. So much loss in that man’s life. :-(
- 02:01:59 Retweeted @stevebruskCNN 02:00:13 The vp's office says Beau was diagnosed in 2013, given clean bill of health in Nov '13 after treatment, suffered recurrence this spring.
- 02:02:14 Retweeted @edatpost 01:47:13 Not since John F. Kennedy has a sitting president or Vice President buried a child.
- 02:03:30 Retweeted @RepUnderwoodSC 02:00:15 Fuck cancer.
- 02:17:18 Retweeted @brithume 01:58:25 Regardless of politics, we should all be Joe Biden supporters tonight. We are not meant to bury our children. Beau Biden, dead at 46. Cancer
- 02:19:00 Retweeted @BuzzFeedAndrew 02:18:22 Biden took his 1973 Senate oath at the bedside of his children who were injured in crash that killed his wife. http://t.co/DDqwcucsD9
- 02:22:38 Retweeted @IsaacDovere 02:18:07 The vice president and the entire family were at Beau Biden's side at Walter Reed Saturday night when he died
- 02:23:54 Retweeted @CecileRichards 02:21:05 Vice President Biden and Beau – he was so proud of his son. Prayers to the family. http://t.co/Taf324khWO
- 02:27:51 Retweeted @WhiteHouse 02:02:53 "Michelle and I humbly pray for the good Lord to watch over Beau Biden, and to protect & comfort his family" —@POTUS http://t.co/KilnFEDbN4
- 03:41:24 Retweeted @GlennThrush 03:16:40 U want a substantive primary debate? Here it is MT @TomBeaumont: Jeb says Rand 'wrong' on ending surveillance. (AP). http://t.co/DW23M6yoDS in reply to TomBeaumont
- 03:45:04 Retweeted @IsaacDovere 03:20:10 Beau was a fierce defender of his father – when Obama said VP got over his skis on gay marriage, Beau said "My dad is a phenomenal skier.”
- 03:53:57 Retweeted @pkcapitol 03:28:44 Dad's Senate seat was handed to Beau on silver platter. He said no. Wanted to chart own path, as AG, then Gov. RIP.
http://t.co/TDWyGRz7zY - 03:55:22 Retweeted @ctatplay 02:18:52 Still weird to me that Barnes & Noble named their e-reader after an illiterate Dr. Seuss creature. http://t.co/er2sVbk0dD
- 04:30:24 Retweeted @AntheaButler 02:34:19 Joe Biden has been made fun of a lot for his exuberance, he has endured a lot of pain in his life. The fact that he can laugh is a miracle.
- 14:28:27 Retweeted @JonasCottingham 13:57:49 I've noticed some people have lost the battle with autocorrect. They type whatever and say, "they'll figure it out."
That's valid.
- 17:55:34 Reading – The government’s fearmongering about Rand Paul’s filibuster is absurd (@binarybits) http://t.co/AmGrJRkzz8
- 18:48:41 Retweeted @jeremyscahill 2015-05-27 21:41:12 this whole thing is just a ploy to get ISIS to google "Santorum" so CIA can say "we found porn on their computers"
- 19:51:33 Reading – Mitch McConnell expected to swallow USA Freedom Act (Raju/Kim) http://t.co/UVJqNYr3y1
- 20:11:11 Retweeted @davidsirota 19:40:36 The American Right's argument seems to be: Hillary Clinton should be blamed for Benghazi, but George W. Bush shouldn't be blamed for 9/11.
- 20:35:24 Retweeted @SenateDems 20:01:38 The opening bell of the Senate's special Sunday session has sounded. Watch CSPAN2 for round-by-round coverage. http://t.co/lvkKFeZpiD
- 20:44:45 Retweeted @daveweigel 20:11:36 Lots of traffic in DC. Probably from people enjoying their last hours before the PATRIOT Act expires and we all die.
- 20:48:00 Retweeted @ChadPergram 20:43:48 Senate EXPECTS 3 votes around 6 pm et. 3rd vote would be voting on cloture again to get onto Hse NSA bill. Needs 60. Got 57 last Sat am.
- 21:09:55 Listening to C-Span radio for surveillance debate. Hearing equal parts tributes to Beau Biden. :-(
- 21:19:20 Retweeted @stevenportnoy 20:56:09 Sen. Rand Paul tries to grab the floor. McCain intervenes !
"The Senator from Kentucky should learn the rules of the Senate."
- 21:19:25 Retweeted @attackerman 20:56:29 Rand Paul & John McCain not even pretending they respect each other anymore.
- 21:25:29 Retweeted @ywxwy 21:02:41 John McCain is such an ass but it's always fun to watch him get testy.
- 21:25:56 Retweeted @dcbigjohn 21:02:56 pretty much everybody is pissed at Rand Paul in the Senate right now
- 21:30:14 Retweeted @normative 21:05:28 You don't have a second for your motion! Would you like to phone a friend? Quorum Call!
- 21:31:46 Retweeted @Mudflats 21:08:02 @ACLU , Tea Party Patriots, and progressives all on the same page. Because spying on citizens sucks. https://t.co/yC7YI0CJ9Y
- 21:32:17 Retweeted @KevinBankston 21:07:35 Got to give it to the man. This is one of the best, longest, and least expensive presidential campaign ads ever.
- 21:32:57 Retweeted @daveweigel 21:09:33 What you can't see on C-Span: At least 30 young people in Senate gallery wearing #StandWithRand shirts.
- 21:34:19 Retweeted @DSenFloor 21:11:23 The Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the chair.
- 21:35:19 Retweeted @byersalex 21:09:56 Coats & Paul had lengthy talk after that little floor dust-up. Paul was pissed. He ended with a handwave and "whatever." McCain chuckling
- 21:45:16 Retweeted @NSA_PR 2015-05-07 17:07:02 *Peels off 215 label*
*Places 12333 label*
There, happy? We're no longer collecting data under section 215 of the Patriot Act - 21:45:23 Retweeted @ywxwy 21:30:58 Regardless of what happens today, this is what the effective outcome will be for the US Intelligence Community: https://t.co/072TNKbndw
- 21:54:45 Retweeted @frankthorpNBC 21:36:03 You know who left the Capitol just as the GOP conference meeting began?
- 22:00:53 Retweeted @seanmdav 21:42:17 The world's most exclusive debating society is infuriated that one of its members wishes to debate something.
- 22:03:15 Retweeted @ChadPergram 21:07:17 Paul: This is a debate over a right to be left alone..we Re here tonite because the president continues to conduct an illegal program.
- 22:03:19 Retweeted @ChadPergram 21:08:50 Paul: We are not collecting the information of terrorists. We are collecting the information of all Americans all the time.
- 22:17:13 Damn good speech by @RandPaul -> https://t.co/9SnWAN066n
- 22:17:47 Retweeted @libcasey 21:18:52 Rand Paul's Sen floor speech goes after Pres Obama, not his GOP colleagues who actually want to extend full #PatriotAct @ajam
- 22:18:19 Retweeted @alvarombedoya 22:02:08 For everyone watching tonight, the key question is really not what happens tonight, but what happens tomorrow and the day after that….
- 22:21:05 Retweeted @Bencjacobs 22:07:40 Senate will offer amendments to USA Freedom tonight and a cloture vote expected tonight
- 22:22:57 Retweeted @toddzwillich 22:07:34 Sen Cornyn says he expects USA freedom act to get cloture tonight, then a series of amendments, hopes to pass "before the week is out."
- 22:23:32 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 22:09:15 Apparently the USA Freedom Act is now deemed of critical importance. But also, apparently, was going home for a week of recess.
- 22:24:02 Retweeted @attackerman 22:12:38 So if there are amendments to USA Freedom, presume House will have to pass them, & that won't happen before the Patriot provisions expire.
- 22:27:29 Retweeted @AJentleson 22:16:56 Sen. McConnell is asking consent to extend two FISA authorities for two weeks. Sen. Wicker, in chair, speaks over Sen. Paul as he objects.
- 22:27:37 Retweeted @AJentleson 22:17:39 Sen. Paul's fellow Republicans appear to be teaming up to shut him down on the Senate floor. Truly remarkable and stunning to watch.
- 22:27:45 Retweeted @AJentleson 22:18:55 Sen. Wicker, presiding from the chair, appears to have received instructions to talk over Sen. Paul as Paul articulates his objections.
- 22:30:32 Retweeted @AJentleson 22:23:27 Senate Democrats' stance in the current debate: Pass USA Freedom? Yes. Vote on amendments? Yes. Conflict is entirely between Republicans.
- 22:30:55 Retweeted @hillhulse 22:24:31 Sen McConnell needed to show he couldn't extend the current program before he could throw his support to the USA Freedom bill.
- 22:31:26 Retweeted @attackerman 22:26:11 Cloture vote on USA FREEDOM Act. Failed last year. But now McConnell says it's the only way forward.
- 22:32:00 Retweeted @astepanovich 22:26:49 McConnell just lost. This is a win for privacy and individual rights. We are now bound for reform or sunset. Wins all around.
- 22:32:36 Retweeted @ChadPergram 22:26:40 Senate now revoting cloture motion to proceed to Hse NSA bill. Needs 60. Got 57 last Sat morning.
- 22:32:42 Retweeted @ChadPergram 22:27:40 If they get 60 on this, Paul can still require 30 hrs burn off clock before Senate can get on Hse's NSA bill. Means pgms would lapse.
- 22:33:08 Retweeted @StewSays 22:27:45 If there are 60 votes to end debate, there will be "up to" 30 hours of debate. But each member is limited to a maximum of ONE hour each. in reply to StewSays
- 22:33:49 Retweeted @attackerman 22:31:09 Thru series of errors by the pro-surveillance side, this debate is betw end of bulk phone records collection & deeper surveillance rollback.
- 22:35:59 Retweeted @markknoller 22:30:05 Maj Leader McConnell tells Senate that allowing Patriot Act provisions to expire tonight at midnight is "totally unacceptable."
- 22:40:25 Retweeted @cspan 22:39:18 Happening Now: U.S. Senate vote to limit debate on #PatriotAct extension – LIVE on C-SPAN2 http://t.co/WTqElicPeE http://t.co/l7KTrUn5yZ
- 22:42:21 Looks like we just hit 60.
- 22:43:02 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 22:40:23 There can't be any amendments until Senate votes on motion to proceed. And that will depend on how many Sens chat for an hour each.
- 22:46:15 Retweeted @kgosztola 22:45:57 Motion to limit debate on USA Freedom Act passes. Before, McConnell failed to jam thru extensions of "roving wiretap"/"lone wolf" provisions
- 22:49:47 Retweeted @jmhattem 22:47:21 in part, these 74 Yes votes say that many lawmakers like recess week more than they care about Patriot Act one way or the other
- 22:54:41 Retweeted @ericgeller 22:53:23 The Senate voted to end debate and proceed to a final vote, but Paul will object at some point during that stage, forcing expiration.
- 22:56:07 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 22:55:45 @abulsme $60 all for me? That's so sweet, dad, thank you. in reply to abulsme
- 22:56:28 .@AmyNotAmy Uh, nope. Not this time. in reply to AmyNotAmy
- 22:57:02 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 22:56:52 @abulsme he giveth, then taketh away. How rude in reply to abulsme
- 23:00:47 Retweeted @DrewMTips 22:51:40 When Team GOP Surveillance says, "the NSA would never abuse this program" keep in mind it's very existence is an illegal abuse.
- 23:11:24 Retweeted @ChadPergram 23:06:25 Even if Hse planned to come back tonight on NSA, Amash/Massie would object to passing new bill by unanimous consent or demand roll call vote
- 23:13:53 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 23:09:55 Sometimes I wonder if politicians are real ppl or if they're just three toddlers standing on eachother's shoulders in a big trenchcoat.
- 23:15:22 Retweeted @ChadPergram 23:11:50 Paul says he fears NSA computers will now just be at phone companies & not on gov't property in Utah.
- 23:17:44 Bottom line is most of this is just noise. USAF just changes some details, doesn’t substantially change govt abilities.
- 23:20:37 Retweeted @damianpaletta 20:16:42 At 3:59 pm, US intel agencies began formally shuttering the bulk telephone collection program. They say it will shut down at 11:59 pm.
- 23:21:39 Retweeted @EFFLive 23:15:35 .@RandPaul: The people who argue that the world will end at midnight tonight are trying to use fear. They take your liberty by using fear.
- 23:23:51 Retweeted @JakeLaperruque 23:16:54 Generally agree with lots of what @RandPaul is saying but stretching this out is delaying ban on bulk collection through non 215 authorities
- 23:32:42 Retweeted @alexburnsNYT 23:24:14 Rand showing how much he can do for his core issues with the platform of the Senate–does a prez campaign make this more or less effective?
- 23:33:39 Retweeted @astepanovich 23:15:42 I have a big problem with Paul's "us v. them" mentality – please remember that people outside the U.S. have rights, too
- 23:34:01 Retweeted @shaneharris 23:23:52 Paul spelling out proposed amendments now. House has already indicated it's in no mood for tweaks of USA Freedom at this point.
- 23:52:33 Retweeted @ChadPergram 23:37:14 Even if the Senate votes to alter NSA pgms, inclear what the House can accomodate. This would be different from what got 338 yeas
- 23:55:19 Retweeted @ACLU 23:39:35 .@RandPaul, we too would like to know what's being collected under Executive Order 12333 https://t.co/oXqnhwRpXl
- 23:57:25 Retweeted @EFFLive 23:42:51 Sen. @RandPaul: "The Patriot Act will expire tonight. It will only be temporary. [USA Freedom supporters] will get their way."
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