@abulsme tweets from 2017-01-20 (UTC)

00:20:02 Retweeted @ObsoleteDogma 2017-01-19 22:30:32 LOL nothing matters https://t.co/ls1m8gJdmU https://t.co/UZuviHqykP
00:24:09 Reading – I can't even with Paul Ryan and health care anymore. (Jordan Weissmann) https://t.co/iilkjEyoFm
02:12:15 Retweeted @anildash 02:04:45 Extraordinary profile of Joe Biden's huge role includes a perfect example of exactly what's wrong in tech:вЂ¦ https://t.co/6LnjhLX9jA
02:15:34 Turned on CNN audio. Trump talking. First thing out of his mouth was just plain not true. Welcome to the Trump administration.
03:51:56 Reading – Intercepted Russian Comms Part of Inquiry Into Trump Associates (Schmidt/Rosenberg/Goldman/Apuzzo) https://t.co/NR3kkcyi2H
03:52:21 Retweeted @KingstonAReif 2017-01-19 20:22:50 Am getting word that @FrankKlotzNNSA has been asked to stay on as @NNSANews administrator. Wow. And good choice.
03:52:30 Retweeted @KingstonAReif 2017-01-19 23:00:23 And can confirm he said yes. https://t.co/8D9W8RfQKy
03:55:39 Retweeted @ericgeller 03:45:00 <symbol> Trump opsec siren! <symbol> He's now using a USSS-approved encrypted phone, per @maggieNYT and @GlennThrush.вЂ¦ https://t.co/xTxNO70Vpl
03:55:42 Retweeted @ericgeller 03:51:46 Whatever this phone is, the NSA almost certainly secured it before Trump got his hands on it. Ironic given his distrust of the IC. in reply to ericgeller
04:08:07 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 02:46:34 The Dow would need to hit 48,980 under Trump to match performance under Obama through today. in reply to StevenTDennis
04:09:42 Retweeted @nosunkcosts 02:53:24 Uh, this feels undercovered вЂ”
Trump no longer has a smartphone? So no more Twitter outbursts?вЂ¦ https://t.co/gN7X6pqdD4
04:10:38 Retweeted @mattblaze 03:49:30 I’m glad I’m not the person who's been assigned the job of explaining how to order a nuclear attack to the new POTUS tomorrow.
05:23:50 Retweeted @DavidFeith 05:02:07 U.S. National Archives just released the note George W. Bush wrote to Barack Obama on Jan. 20, 2009. "God bless youвЂ¦ https://t.co/B4WMODatcx
05:38:02 Reading – Malia Obama’s Secret Trip to Bolivia and Peru (Ernesto LondoГ±o) https://t.co/QZFUH0xPm7
05:43:24 Retweeted @JM_Ashby 05:25:47 https://t.co/QVL2zzIiY2
05:49:55 Retweeted @jwilcox79 2017-01-19 18:36:40 The Donald Trump that conservatives voted for is an entirely fictitious person they invented in their minds. https://t.co/837VJd1H0o
05:53:52 Retweeted @MileHighBrendan 05:53:28 If you were #NeverTrump you should understand that angst & fear about Trump isn’t mere liberal butthurt. This isn’t Romney being inaugurated in reply to MileHighBrendan
07:27:29 Retweeted @DLin71 04:18:59 Inauguration Schedule of Events https://t.co/CcCORNY5U3
07:32:08 Thread -> https://t.co/OS5IGdwpeX
07:38:02 Retweeted @evepeyser 04:32:13 the sad thing about donald trump is he paints himself orange because he legitimately looks better that way https://t.co/MYTdQHW4hw
07:38:17 Retweeted @DavidNakamura 2017-01-19 23:36:48 Just saw Marine leave station outside West Wing meaning @potus has left too. Offices empty, Obama photos off walls. https://t.co/7NAKWeHdcw
07:53:11 Retweeted @goldengateblond 07:48:57 If I didn't think Trump would destroy everything I hold dear, I'd be enjoying how hard this job is gonna kick his aвЂ¦ https://t.co/CFHaCMZpqt
14:21:14 Retweeted @BrendanNyhan 13:49:42 Beware failures of imagination https://t.co/vqFdDThxV5
14:27:03 Retweeted @AndrewBeatty 14:22:36 President Obama dropped a letter on the Resolute Desk and left the Oval Office for the last time. https://t.co/S1ka15ZYDy
14:29:14 Retweeted @evanhalper 13:53:48 Hardly a stampede to the Inauguration. Inside the Red Line at Adams Morgan en route to The Mall. https://t.co/CxzZXOcj81
14:35:11 Retweeted @POTUS44 14:09:13 It's been the honor of my life to serve you. You made me a better leader and a better man.
14:35:14 Retweeted @POTUS44 14:09:51 I won't stop; I'll be right there with you as a citizen, inspired by your voices of truth and justice, good humor, and love. in reply to POTUS44
14:35:17 Retweeted @POTUS44 14:11:01 As we look forward, I want our first steps to reflect what matters most to you. Share your thoughts with me at https://t.co/fGUxlpLVue. in reply to POTUS
14:35:23 Retweeted @POTUS44 14:13:35 I'm still asking you to believe – not in my ability to bring about change, but in yours. I believe in change because I believe in you. in reply to POTUS44
14:36:23 Retweeted @ToluseO 14:19:27 .@POTUS leaves the Oval Office, perhaps for the last time.
Says "Thank you" to the American people https://t.co/ap5A2g8OLP
14:41:03 Retweeted @KenGude 13:14:48 A white nationalist and a 35 year old with no policy or government experience are the reassuring voices in Trump WhвЂ¦ https://t.co/gMWVE1ltuC
15:06:37 Whenever you see an obvious fool in a position of power, look for the quiet smart person who has their ear. Much power rests in that person.
15:51:00 Retweeted @KFILE 15:50:50 it's happening https://t.co/PKTOM6KxFj
15:51:32 Retweeted @kennybeckWXII 10:22:42 Per 20th Amendment to Constitution, Donald Trump becomes president at exactly noon EST regardless of whether he's taken oath of office @wxii
15:58:34 Retweeted @BraddJaffy 15:56:09 Hillary Clinton, still managing to smile, as she awaits Donald Trump's swearing-in as President https://t.co/oLzasEA74N
16:01:42 Whatever else is going on, it is great to see the Carters, Bushes, and Clintons there.
16:03:45 Retweeted @vj44 15:56:57 Always hoped to be here to turn out the lights. Just did. Peace out! https://t.co/rXPFp7GKuO
16:11:18 Retweeted @nycjim 16:10:46 Welp. https://t.co/RTdvdXYfYd
16:19:02 Michelle not looking happy.
16:21:10 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher 16:18:38 See, everyone is happy. https://t.co/IkKr9YpL0J
16:23:11 CNN just showed a crowd shot. There is like nobody there. (I was there for 1993, 1997, and 2001… all seemed more crowded than that.)
16:25:52 Retweeted @fmanjoo 16:25:34 There you are. That's the last time Obama will be announced as president.
16:26:08 Retweeted @PollsterPatrick 16:25:34 Ex-presidents and federal officials are in DC not to endorse the policies or behavior of the incoming POTUS, but to bear witness …
16:26:23 Retweeted @ZekeJMiller 16:25:32 President Obama signed a final bill this AM https://t.co/syVzIdvRHQ
16:27:10 Here comes Trump.
16:27:30 Trump doesn't look happy about this at all.
16:30:22 Retweeted @mandystadt 16:12:31 Same. #InaugurationDay https://t.co/nyWLIOm2nm
16:32:08 So far the people who look least happy at the inauguration… Michelle Obama, Joe Biden… and Donald Trump.
16:37:21 Retweeted @lukeburbank 16:36:57 Yeah but if you comb this inauguration crowd over, then forward, then sort of swoop it back, it looks kind of fullвЂ¦ https://t.co/DSynaErZDp
16:38:43 Retweeted @sarahdwire 16:34:20 .@RepSpeier wearing a pink pussyhat at the #inauguration Several members are in pink today. https://t.co/fzodIVPrZS
16:39:14 Retweeted @KellyO 16:36:35 Favorite #inaugural trivia, only 44 men served as POTUS not 45. Grover Cleveland was #22 and #24, non-consecutive terms
16:40:26 Retweeted @samsanders 16:36:44 At this point, Inaugural program running about 17 minutes behind. Donald Trump assumes presidential responsibility at 12 noon, regardless.
16:42:29 Retweeted @mviser 16:26:27 The crowd size comparison, from 2009 and today. https://t.co/iMYZy9PRK8
16:50:07 Retweeted @poniewozik 16:46:53 I'm not an authority on crowd counting. But the white flooring makes the empty space stand out https://t.co/Ag4MhzrjCI
16:51:12 Retweeted @nancyscola 2017-01-19 15:48:17 The @POTUS account will zero out at midday tomorrow. Here's why. https://t.co/QGoA6m24QB https://t.co/0402VAfYtd
16:51:22 Retweeted @wmata 16:34:03 Metro Ridership: As of 11am, 193k trips taken so far today. (11am 1/20/13 = 317k, 11am 1/20/09 = 513k, 11am 1/20/05 = 197k) #wmata
16:53:10 Retweeted @SenateMajLdr 16:52:56 1st to be sworn will be our 48th VP, @mike_pence, by Justice Clarence Thomas. Then @realDonaldTrump by Chief Justice Roberts. #Inauguration
16:54:30 And now we have VP Pence.
16:55:36 Retweeted @SteveKopack 16:55:28 We currently have Obama/Pence…for a few minutes
16:56:13 Retweeted @JayThurberShow 16:55:50 @SteveKopack @abulsme I'LL TAKE IT! in reply to SteveKopack
16:56:26 Retweeted @tromano 16:56:17 Goodbye Joe Biden, we'll miss you.
16:56:33 Retweeted @ZekeJMiller 16:56:19 Pool: The designated survivor is outgoing DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson
16:58:09 .@ZekeJMiller Wouldn't Thomas Shannon be ahead of Johnson in the line of succession as Acting Secretary of State? https://t.co/GwahHj8aEN in reply to ZekeJMiller
16:59:13 .@ZekeJMiller Assuming Shannon isn't at the inauguration of course. in reply to abulsme
16:59:37 Here comes the oath.
16:59:59 They caught up on time. Doing this at noon.
17:00:11 President Trump.
17:01:01 For better or worse a new era has begun.
17:07:47 Had to rewind a bit because of getting kid out the door stuff. Hate being behind real time.
17:09:47 Retweeted @SawbonesHex 17:08:49 The moment Trump started his speech the rain started.
17:09:53 Retweeted @MarkHarrisNYC 17:08:49 Enjoy this while it lasts. https://t.co/yY58BdPQFz
17:10:13 Retweeted @NickTimiraos 17:08:21 Trump's inaugural address should bury the idea there will be a pivot. Ever.
17:10:21 Retweeted @ishaantharoor 17:07:17 Trump going full Bannon right now. Not one recognition yet of the need to unify a deeply divided public.
17:10:34 Retweeted @alex 17:10:20 Trump here is going for the opposite of the optimism route.
17:12:06 Retweeted @ComfortablySmug 17:10:08 American Carnage is the most fucking lit inauguration theme ever. Really gives us something to aim for.
17:12:20 Retweeted @gregpmiller 17:10:07 That has to be the first time the phrase "American carnage" has ever been uttered in an inaugural. What a dark address.
17:13:18 Retweeted @chrislhayes 17:10:03 It's *textbook* populism: the predators who suck dry the people.
17:15:51 This speech is horrifying.
17:17:03 Retweeted @JRubinBlogger 17:16:52 that conservative applaud this suggests a depth of intellectual hypocrisy we did not think possible
17:17:47 Retweeted @Politics1com 17:16:47 Pres Trump's inaugural address clearly a Bannon message of nationalism and populism; contains many of his former campaign stump lines, too.
17:17:57 Retweeted @suzannedimaggio 17:14:49 Trump sounding like he is still a candidate for the presidency. Pure fear mongering. A terrible message to send to Americans and our allies.
17:18:31 Obama looking really stoic now.
17:18:42 Retweeted @pierce 17:16:14 Somebody forgot to tell Trump that THIS was the moment he was supposed to "start acting more presidential"
17:18:59 Retweeted @20committee 17:16:37 This is some seriously weak applause for this speech….but then it's a recycled crap stump speech from last summer, so… #Inauguration
17:21:09 Retweeted @bpolitics 17:20:07 "Together, we will make America great again," Trump says to close https://t.co/p8PvWzC6SY #InaugurationDay https://t.co/eLVZk4oHqy
17:21:15 Retweeted @HillaryClinton 15:53:50 I'm here today to honor our democracy & its enduring values. I will never stop believing in our country & its future. #Inauguration
17:21:32 Retweeted @pbump 17:20:03 White House website has a new header. https://t.co/EC87Bm34qJ
17:21:42 Retweeted @jslovegrove 17:03:29 At the exact moment that Donald Trump completes his oath of office and becomes president, rain begins to fall on thвЂ¦ https://t.co/1Q3FV8U2cN
17:21:50 Retweeted @ericgeller 17:20:01 Again, if you put this in a movie, nobody would believe it. https://t.co/dM49RrwbFi
17:22:05 Retweeted @FrankBruni 17:19:59 President Obama enjoyed that speech—"American carnage!"—about as much as a root canal.
17:22:15 Retweeted @jmartNYT 17:15:16 This message, if carried out, will detach conservatism from the Republican Party.
Potentially epochal moment
17:22:46 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher 17:18:01 Welcome to the last 18 months. https://t.co/CyMpK6yYUT
17:22:51 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher 17:19:32 Breaking news: Republican that was never conservative will work to realign the party to a non-conservative platform. #TrumpInauguration
17:23:07 Retweeted @EsotericCD 17:15:24 I can separate my view of actual politics of Trump's inaugural speech (wildly wrong/disagreeable) from my view of its effectiveness (huge)
17:23:58 Retweeted @PovediitzBDL 16:33:03 We are all Michelle https://t.co/DjPGWcdtoC
17:24:06 Retweeted @Statistikhengst 17:23:49 @abulsme It's going to be four very long years. in reply to abulsme
17:24:50 Retweeted @hilaryr 17:23:13 The #inauguration speech was angry. It felt like a set up for a declaration of war. But I am not sure who he is declaring war against.
17:25:12 Retweeted @nxthompson 17:23:09 Ok. Here we go! https://t.co/3SEzqhyNmn
17:25:17 Retweeted @Green_Footballs 17:23:07 If anyone hoped he would use his inauguration speech to reach out to the many people he’s alienated, that hope died a miserable death today.
17:25:28 Retweeted @jamescdownie 17:13:51 This speech is almost all Bannon, very little Pence/Priebus. Expect that to continue.
17:26:16 Retweeted @chgrimaldi 17:22:50 Can someone get RBG a blanket? A hot tea? A roll of bubble wrap? @irin in reply to chgrimaldi
17:31:38 Retweeted @MiaFarrow 17:31:09 If only she hadn't wanted her own email server https://t.co/XyQgi5KetT
17:36:32 Time to watch Obama leave, then off to work.
17:37:39 Trump still looks unhappy. He never really wanted this.
17:38:05 Ok. Trump and Obama laughing now. Finally some smiles.
17:38:42 Retweeted @EsotericCD 17:38:31 Go figure: on CNN right now, *Van Jones* has best assessment of Trump's inaugural: "it's going to appeal to a lot of ppl who are hurting."
17:38:54 Retweeted @fordm 17:28:13 New WH website: "The dangerous anti-police atmosphere in America is wrong. The Trump Administration will end it." https://t.co/paJngk7Z2V
17:38:58 Retweeted @jason_koebler 17:32:45 All references to climate change have been deleted from the White House website: https://t.co/pZ3fvVyjEV #Inauguration
17:39:13 Retweeted @EByard 17:38:26 "Forgotten men" is a fascist trope. https://t.co/Zw9g3QJRCt
17:40:35 Retweeted @business 17:37:53 Here is the full text of President Donald Trump's Inaugural Address https://t.co/PJAPr8sXKJ #InaugurationDay https://t.co/r6oE9Z1q2r in reply to business
17:40:45 Retweeted @Kasparov63 17:38:19 A speech based on Trump's campaign formula of division, despair & promises he has no intention of keeping. Disaster if he governs this way.
17:42:36 Obama delivered to helicopter.
17:43:06 Retweeted @cspan 17:42:32 Former President Obama departs #Inauguration https://t.co/mXjFx6UILF
17:43:48 Retweeted @EsotericCD 17:42:39 Tough for a basically center-right establishmentarian like me to admit, but firebreathers on BOTH sides had betterвЂ¦ https://t.co/DPfxv6mCml
17:44:24 Retweeted @plutokiller 17:42:35 All bets now officially off. https://t.co/t1aOKV74LJ
17:45:25 Retweeted @rebliv 17:42:27 Noooooooo, don't leave us Obama!
17:46:36 Retweeted @SaraMurray 17:41:39 One glaring omission: No mention of Hillary Clinton, who attended his inauguration as others in her party boycotted it.
17:49:11 I remember watching as GHW Bush did his final loop around Washington in the helicopter as he said goodbye. Now Obama.
17:49:58 Ok. Obama is gone. Trump is president. Time to turn the TV off and cancel my cable.
17:51:43 Aw, live coverage of Joe Biden getting on the Amtrak too!
17:55:36 Retweeted @davidsess 17:51:15 It's amazing watching CNN anchors struggle to talk about ideas that aren't espoused by elites of either party.
17:56:42 Retweeted @BenWinslow 17:54:48 Why @SenOrrinHatch was NOT attending the #Inauguration. He was the "designated survivor." @fox13 #utpol https://t.co/V3l0U0iCFv
17:57:53 We've had several different conflicting reports on who the designated survivor was, but moot point now.
18:13:15 Retweeted @GRYKING 18:12:34 Michelle Obama's sideeye game was the real winner of this #Inauguration https://t.co/GoOV0hsiyR
18:14:56 Retweeted @timmybicicleta 18:12:54 Here we go. https://t.co/9qxOGagLVJ
18:15:13 Retweeted @AlexPappas 18:11:51 Barack Obama isn't going quietly вЂ” he's giving a speech less than an hour after leaving the inauguration.
18:15:38 Retweeted @brad_fx 18:11:05 It's great when 2 random tweets in your TL fall perfectly into place like this:
(h/t @mmurraypolitics &вЂ¦ https://t.co/8wEIw6oKvi
18:16:18 Retweeted @W7VOA 18:12:27 –@JBA_NAFW ex President @BarackObama is saying goodbye while @realDonaldTrump is already about to sign some executiвЂ¦ https://t.co/YH6BusOFKb
18:17:57 Retweeted @_Drew_McCoy_ 18:12:11 What's this stuff Trump is signing?
18:20:07 Retweeted @BNONews 18:16:38 President Trump signs 1st bills: Mattis waiver bill, 2 formal nominations, and proclaiming a National Day of PatrioвЂ¦ https://t.co/hsPpNUcPnR
18:22:51 This is likely to be as dramatic a change as was caused by 9/11. One of those times where before and after is just demonstrably different.
18:23:49 Retweeted @PykeA 18:21:55 Watching the half-dozen most powerful elected officials in the country ham it up about who gets which signing pen is gonna make me hurl.
18:51:47 Retweeted @AlexPappas 18:26:49 Update from George H.W. Bush office: "He was extubated this morning, and is breathing well on his own with minimal supplemental oxygen."
18:56:36 Retweeted @kylegriffin1 18:12:28 Fmr. VP Joe Biden boards the Amtrak with Dr. Jill Biden back to Delaware. https://t.co/sxlgGSLOKg
19:00:27 Retweeted @joshbhaskell 18:55:36 Joe Biden enjoying the Acela with his wife Dr. Jill Biden "This is my family and this is why I wanted to go home thвЂ¦ https://t.co/WU72oZ6IYU
19:00:39 Retweeted @ForecasterEnten 18:59:00 The midterms are less than 2 years away… and there's a decent shot someone will declare for the presidency within 2 years.
19:01:06 Retweeted @CNBCnow 18:26:57 JUST IN: In one of first Trump admin. orders, Dept of Housing & Urban Dev. suspends reduction of FHA annual mortgage insurance premium rates
19:54:42 Retweeted @KatyTurNBC 18:56:01 Parade route from Capital to WH. Entire stands empty. Crowd thin. https://t.co/7AcpJkBO8O
20:21:53 Reading – Trump, Russia, and the News Story That Wasn’t (Liz Spayd) https://t.co/SY6sUYu1kW
20:36:36 Retweeted @chrislhayes 20:11:09 I keep seeing people conflating questions about the effectiveness of certain actions/tactics and their morality. Not the same!
20:45:21 Retweeted @JWGOP 20:07:35 Such a dichotomy . . . Trump's comments at leadership lunch inclusive, uplifting vs inaugural address.
20:45:25 Retweeted @erinscafe 20:10:05 The Jekyll and Hyde act is getting more and more blatant. https://t.co/pOE6guihaI
20:51:14 Retweeted @BuzzFeedNews 20:44:37 BBC News had the wrong subtitles for Trump’s inauguration and it’s amazing https://t.co/eUtOhiN4La https://t.co/QTqQSoqoq4
20:51:46 Retweeted @nycsouthpaw 20:44:36 Nothing gold can stay. https://t.co/hQBovDI3um via @PeteSouza44 https://t.co/QTUKsakNZY
20:52:32 Retweeted @PostGraphics 18:39:42 Words Donald Trump said for the first time in any U.S. inaugural address https://t.co/35FAQMgktj
20:57:16 Reading – Democratic Senators Schumer and Wyden move to block vote on Trump CIA pick Mike Pompeo (Wise/Johnson) https://t.co/dzd69IfTXm
21:07:56 Retweeted @rodimusprime 20:42:50 When your grandma get you GoBots but you wanted Transformers. https://t.co/fqXhH2Sxqn
21:09:41 Retweeted @steveholland1 20:42:03 Scene from the VIP section at the inaugural https://t.co/fpLJ5KRKvl
21:12:07 Retweeted @7im 20:42:11 The Obama hate glue that united the GOP is gone. Republicans have got to govern. Trump made plain today that the party has huge divisions.
21:13:30 Retweeted @Philip_Elliott 21:13:22 The President of the United States has exited his limo on Pennsylvania Avenue.
21:14:53 Retweeted @FoxNews 21:13:57 .@POTUS and @FLOTUS and First Family walk the parade. #Inauguration #Trump45 https://t.co/7vQxFS6gEm
21:17:17 Retweeted @CNBCnow 21:14:15 BREAKING: Trump family steps out of limo during inaugural parade to greet crowds https://t.co/LZsAagOybL https://t.co/reY01nf0O8
21:22:44 Retweeted @W7VOA 21:17:14 After a brief walk along #Inaguration2017 parade route @POTUS and @FLOTUS return to limo. https://t.co/nqXjicUk3h
21:25:27 Retweeted @jmartNYT 21:16:46 Somebody holding Russia <symbol><symbol> flag right where Trump got out on Penn Ave.
21:32:28 Retweeted @KatyTurNBC 21:15:49 From the looks of the live feed the crowds have gotten larger on the parade route. @kwelkernbc notes there are quite a number of protestors
21:37:48 Retweeted @BennettJohnT 21:14:11 just asked John McCain about Trump's foreign policy message. McCain rolled his eyes. #InagurationDay @CQnow @rollcall
22:06:31 Retweeted @TheAtlantic 21:00:01 Ethics watchdog files complaint immediately after Trump is sworn in https://t.co/MBc75Cnt2E https://t.co/Lqw3Wd91R4
22:09:04 Retweeted @BNONews 22:07:53 BREAKING: U.S. Senate confirms James Mattis as the new Secretary of Defense
22:10:52 Retweeted @rebliv 22:10:35 #WomensMarch #WomensMarchOnWashington https://t.co/riBFTFM3ss
23:07:33 Retweeted @BNONews 23:07:13 U.S. Senate confirms John Kelly to be the new Secretary of Homeland Security in reply to BNONews
23:27:02 Retweeted @SusannaSpeier 23:01:38 The "issues" drop down on the Obama White House website vs the "issues" drop down on the Trump White House website.вЂ¦ https://t.co/OgZmhHFdJm
23:27:42 Retweeted @Popehat 23:11:29 This had better be a space capsule with a fucking Superman baby in it or I am gonna throttle someone https://t.co/A5Ok4IE3Uu

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