I use Twitter too much. I basically use it as an overflow for my brain in order to maintain some consistent history of links that I like and thing that I thought were funny.
But Twitter is really bad if you want to remember something that happened over a week ago, so I’ve started using Twitter Tools to archive my tweets in something hat is a little easier to figure out.
Original Content
- “The 9/11 truthers responded poorly to my compromise theory” http://xkcd.com/690/ #
- Someone yells something, Brown says “We can do this”, @TommyXtopher files under “Brown Rape” http://bit.ly/5WIC9Q #
- As a part time comedian, I support Martha Coakley for Senate. Each day will bring new comedy gold. #
- Man, I would be happy to never hear the word “rape” again in the context of the MA Senate race. #
- Thanks to everyone who voted to support me. We did it! I’m speaking at the MIX conference! http://bit.ly/7PCVXn #
- Wait a second! Marcia Coakley isn’t on this ballot! Must be a conspiracy. #MASen #
- Want to see me speak or just hang out? I may be coming to a town near you! http://bit.ly/82b9Nj #
- MIT student via KLo: “I will be shocked if Brown doesn’t win” http://bit.ly/81r5Gk #
- Hey! Marcia Coakley’s name isn’t even on this ballot! It’s that damn Bush… he’s stealing the vote! #
- .@factcheckdotorg takes Coakley campaign to task http://bit.ly/5Tk8RB #
- Which show that I haven’t seen should I start watching? Heroes, Chuck, Castle, The Wire? Only have time for one. #
- Watching Red Eye: Did @secupp really just complain about Anderson Cooper & “polite television”? On Red Eye?? #
- Worked from home today & stock market rose 100! Must stay home tomorrow. For the good of the country. #
- Going to shovel snow. Will return as poll results come in. Unless the internets blow up. #
- Dear investors: There are NO Krispy Kremes in Salt Lake City. Fix this now. (@seanhackbarth reminded me) #
- OK… so what’s a good election night drinking game? #
- I’m gonna take a shot every time @AceofSpadesHQ mentions his unmentionables. Alcohol poisoning, here I come! #
- Early results in: looks like Brown is in trouble #pessimism http://bit.ly/8Zea0P #
- Romney won in 2002 with 50% of the vote. Brown is running competitive with Romney. It’ll be close. #
- Wow! Brown 52%, Coakley 47%… with 45% in. That looks like a win for Brown. Down the hatch! #
- At 75%, if the numbers haven’t changed, it’s over for Coakley. (I think it’s over now) #
- @PoliticalMath celebrates the Brown win http://tweetphoto.com/9114792 #
- How did Brown win this one? I blame George W. Bush. And global warming. #
- New twitter picture to celebrate the Brown victory tonight. #
- I want a full report from @AceofSpadesHQ on his adventures tonight. I haven’t forgotten, Ace. #
- Who knew that “change we could believe in” meant a Republican Senator from Massachusetts? #
- More from Zogby on his “Coakley by 1” hunch http://bit.ly/8QzZft #
- Scott Brown wins MA, stocks collapse over 150 points. Say it with me: Correlation does NOT EQUAL causation. #
- Amazon offers more Kindle royalties, will stop beating authors with their own withered arms http://bit.ly/7JGH3Q #
- Note to GOP: Want to extend this win? 2 issues: Transparency. Smaller gov’t. #
- Want to win as an [R] in MA? Must be an insanely attractive white male with gentle tones of gray in your hair #Romney #Brown #
- Watching “The Outlaw Josey Wales” to celebrate. Don’t know why. Maybe Mr. Daniels does. #
- Zogby predicted a Coakley win by 1ish%. 6% wrong is a big margin http://bit.ly/5EkT6F #
- I was going to take a new picture for Twitter, but I’m lazy. So I’m using @IMAO_’s for the day #
- After some thought, I don’t think looking like Frank J. is a constructive long-term solution. #
- That’s better. New avatar in case anyone sees me at #CPAC next month and wants to say “hi” #
- I’m kinda bummed we don’t have Martha Coakley to kick around anymore. So many great jokes… #
- http://twitpic.com/yyx8e – Weekly Standard’s @McCormackJohn gets ready for another day on the campaign trail #
- Obama admin’s solution for student loans is… wait for it… gov’t takeover! http://bit.ly/5oqWA6 #
- Don’t worry everyone. I took my Ritalin this morning. #
- .@asymetricinfo says: “Healthcare reform opponents better stop popping champagne corks & start dialing their congressmen” #
- I love Jon Stewart when he beats up liberals. What? He beat up a conservative? He’s such a liberal jerk. #
- Heard at work: “The day after I bought my truck, a stranger at 7/11 asked if I would help him move” #
- Crayola colors by year. Awesome. (via @ryanhash) http://tinyurl.com/ydr68hm #
- Michael Barone has a list of the Congressional seats that could flip D to R in 2010 http://bit.ly/4npkoY #
- Ilya Somin looks at consequences if corporations don’t get constitutional protections http://bit.ly/4VM8bO #
- Ha! @annalthouse says: “It’s a prostitute named Cuddles, going all PC. That’s quite something.” http://bit.ly/6hyOd2 #
- Watching “Back to the Future 2” for the first time in 8 years. Liking it a lot more than I thought I would. #
- Looking at Axiis, a Flex framework for data visualization. Interesting, but not mind blowing http://axiis.org/ #
- Just found journalist/data viz enthusiast @eulken, discovered there are over 1200 chihuahuas named ‘princess’ in LA #
- More of @eulken’s work… http://ulken.com/work/ #
Re-Tweets
- RT @greggutfeld: Since #24 is in real time, i just ran to 18th and Broadway to help out. I’m waiting here til 11, then i’m going home #
- RT @alyankovic: http://twitpic.com/yp5ca – โฆthen on the 24th, please throw a brick through your TV and set your house on fire. #
- RT @DrewPearce: Doing math. Feels good. #GEEK #
- RT @IMAO_: My prediction: Close race. Coakley will get 55%, but Brown will barely win with 56%. #
- RT @VodkaPundit: Intrade: Bettors now buying Scott Brown at 83. #MAsen | Strikes me as optimistic #
- RT @wconnorwalsh: Intrade had Hoffman 65-35 (via @seanhackbarth) #
- RT @JonahNRO: What can Brown do for you? Send socks soaring | ARRGGHH! Correlation != Causality… mind exploding! #
- Man, some people get bitter over every little thing RT @ebertchicago: Massachusetts to Teddy: “F–k you.” #
- RT @GayPatriot: BREAKING NEWS: Martha Coakley seen stumbling thru MA streets with large tire tracks on her back! via @Herfarm, @tannerk #
- RT @DLB1752: .@marthacoakley <— officially pwnd #
- RT @toddeherman: Hmm …Do I smell cigarette smoke coming from the White House residence quarters? #
- RT @IMAO_: Hardest hit: Glenn Beck. Hard to work this into his “We’re all doomed!” shtick. #
- RT @IMAO_: RT @TheThomason: A Democrat lost in Massachusetts? That’s like Glenn Beck losing a crying contest #
- RT @markknoller: Obama complains that “itโs become standard practice in DC to give contracts to companies that donโt pay their taxes.” #
- RT @amoylan: I declare a moratorium on calling MA “Tax”achussets for at least a month (snip) #
- RT @freemanhunt: I admit to being a teensy bit excited that many are convinced Brown won b/c Obama isn’t left enough. Heh. #
- RT @daveweigel: BREAKING: In wake of Citizens United ruling, Goldman Sachs announces presidential bid, stating “Let’s cut out the middleman” #
- RT @asymmetricinfo The “GOP are [sexist/racist]” column is done to death. Get a novel crime. Freemasonry? Trotskyism? Albigensian heresy? #
- I had no idea Air America was still on RT @brianstelter: BREAKING: Air America Media says it is ceasing live programming this afternoon. #
- RT @IMAO_: RT @Randazzoj: There comes a time to set aside childish things. Except silly putty. #
- RT @ExJon: Bush is just doing this to raise his poll numbers. RT @andylevy UK raised terror threat level from SUBSTANTIAL to SEVERE. #
- RT @SunFoundation: Did the Supreme Court just let foreign companies spend freely on USA political campaigns?: http://bit.ly/7s5f7j #
- RT @andylevy: RT @mediaite: Is Keith Olbermann Losing it? http://bit.ly/825n67 I’m sorry… what “it” thing did he previously have? #
Conversations
- @mkhammer Getting nervous about @ScottBrownMA. Detecting dangerous overconfidence among supporters. in reply to mkhammer #
- .@autotunethenews does MLK’s last speech. Fantastic. http://bit.ly/5oMKNr (via @alexlundry) #
- @IMAO_: Suggested line for a desperate Coakley campaign: “If Brown wins, he’ll make baby Jesus cry.” #
- @TommyXtopher But that’s how you tagged it (also under Coakley Rape). I’m mostly messing with you ๐ in reply to TommyXtopher #
- @AceofSpadesHQ Dude. Way to own the insult. in reply to AceofSpadesHQ #
- @ScottK7 It was a joke. I stand by my comment that she is comedy gold, though. in reply to ScottK7 #
- @alexlundry Apples and oranges, IMHO. Before VCRs, the only way to watch a movie w/o commercials was in theaters. in reply to alexlundry #
- @alexlundry That meant dozens of re-releases for really popular movies (like Gone With The Wind). Still… fun data to see. in reply to alexlundry #
- @mitrebox I hate you so much. in reply to mitrebox #
- @ExJon What are people thinking at WalMart self checkout? “Hmmm… that one scanned. [pause] Curious. [pause] Maybe I should scan it again” in reply to ExJon #
- @alexlundry We must know who was OBJECTIVELY the best! The numbers tell me so! ๐ in reply to alexlundry #
- @IMAO_ Mr. Taco is dead? Sad! I’ll toast a chalupa tequila smoothie to him tonight. in reply to IMAO_ #
- @IMAO_ A summary: Steve Jobs is skinny. Pulls out Apple Tablet. Geek squeal. That is all. in reply to IMAO_ #
- @infidelsarecool I keep wondering when Obama is going to bring up Bush’s failures. He’s so stoic about it. in reply to infidelsarecool #
- @sarahk47 I knew it! The US gov’t DOES support Jack Bauer’s methods! No use denying it anymore #
- Ben Shapiro hates Alfred Hitchcock, Blade Runner, “beauty in all its forms” http://bit.ly/7lt2pT #
- @seanhackbarth Shut yo mouth! Blade Runner is amazing. But Ridley Scott’s best days are behind him. About 20 years behind him. in reply to seanhackbarth #
- @seanhackbarth And I want to see Mark Steyn and Ben Shapiro fight to the death over Quentin Tarantino movies. in reply to seanhackbarth #
- @seanhackbarth Agreed. We just need to get @andrewbreitbart to give us slot on Big Hollywood in reply to seanhackbarth #
- @mr_ubercart None whatsoever. in reply to mr_ubercart #
- @mr_ubercart If my brother said that Alfred Hitchcock sucked, I would totally slam him on Twitter. in reply to mr_ubercart #
- @snarkandboobs I don’t think Martha Coakley appreciates your sarcasm. But I do. in reply to snarkandboobs #
- @ExJon Coakley by 2. Just preparing myself appropriately. in reply to ExJon #
- @TommyXtopher Umm… don’t they get insurance from the state of Massachusetts? You know… the state with universal healthcare? in reply to TommyXtopher #
- @_victor_ @midlifechick Since when do we have to endorse ever position a politician takes? That’s a straw man. in reply to _victor_ #
- @alexlundry Are you asking if the TeaParty groups are actually political pragmatists rather than ideologues? in reply to alexlundry #
- @alexlundry Honestly, I think a vote for Scott Brown looks like an anti-Obama vote. That’s why the heavy Tea Party support. in reply to alexlundry #
- @alexlundry I think this election is a “stick-it-to-em” with whatever stick is available. in reply to alexlundry #
- @alexlundry I predict pragmatism until the GOP has power again. Then the purifying begins. It’s the (cue music) circle of life! in reply to alexlundry #
- @IMAO_ You could tweet Firefly/Serenity line by line and every tweet would be gold in reply to IMAO_ #
- @collegepolitico I’m watching on Hulu. Puts me about 300 hours behind you. in reply to collegepolitico #
- @MarcBroussard Question: Do you get any $$ when I download your songs via Microsoft Zune Pass? Do you know? #
- @collegepolitico I think the Hulu time zone is better. Hard to tell when daylight starts, though. in reply to collegepolitico #
- @ToddThurman But when my Mac breaks down I feel good about it cause I can buy a new Mac. It’s a vicious cycle. in reply to ToddThurman #
- @GayPatriot I don’t think it is hypocrisy. I think they just can’t believe it. in reply to GayPatriot #
- @cottagedays Good catch! There’s none like it. in reply to cottagedays #
- @McLeodCompany My opinion (which isn’t worth much) is that healthcare would be REALLY hard to push through after tonight in reply to McLeodCompany #
- @McLeodCompany The line from Obama was “if you elect Brown, healthcare is doomed!” How do you recover from that? in reply to McLeodCompany #
- @vboykis I, for one, would like to know your thoughts… in reply to vboykis #
- @freemanhunt I can’t believe that line actually has traction! The “healthcare saves money” is pure self-deception in reply to freemanhunt #
- @wlturland The amount of self-reflection that ISN’T happening on the left is astounding in reply to wlturland #
- @bitterb How dare you! Romney is so dreamy… Sorry, @kathrynlopez took over my brain for a second in reply to bitterb #
- @leonwolf Was it? I thought the MoE was around 4% in reply to leonwolf #
- @leonwolf The latest polls had Brown up 5-7 points, which is where he landed. Zogby’s prediction seemed pretty lopsided. in reply to leonwolf #
- @leonwolf But part of being a pollster is having a good “feel”. It’s an art as much as a science. I can’t remember the last time… in reply to leonwolf #
- @leonwolf …Rasmussen was off by so much. I haven’t predicted something so far away from the poll #s since I was 18. in reply to leonwolf #
- @leonwolf Zogby didn’t even poll MA. There were no number to cook. in reply to leonwolf #
- @collegepolitico This is my “I just found out Brown won” avatar in reply to collegepolitico #
- @collegepolitico If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s how clean modern politics is. in reply to collegepolitico #
- .@alexlundry, doing his part to destroy American productivity, points us to @SleepTalkinMan http://bit.ly/5iDZAB #
- @IMAO_ Olbermann can dance? I thought his shtick was throwing poo while telling us how awesome his poo is in reply to IMAO_ #
- @IMAO_ I figure we look enough alike. Dark hair, nose, ears, clothes. Well.. maybe not that last one. in reply to IMAO_ #
- .@freemanhunt says: “You want a big tent? It’s fiscal conservatism.” http://bit.ly/8yd30W #
- @tabrizlauren I’ll probably go back to something less dull after #CPAC… (I liked the jumping picture too) in reply to tabrizlauren #
- @collegepolitico My eyesight isn’t that bad… I usually only wear them outside and to the movies. in reply to collegepolitico #
- @collegepolitico nope… no allergies. in reply to collegepolitico #
- .@CatoInstitute is “a right wing extremist group”? @willwilkinson seems all nonchalant and Canadian, but he’ll cut you #
- @rizzuhjj Are we talking currently? (Yes) Or under the new proposal? (No… unless the article was untrue) in reply to rizzuhjj #
- @rizzuhjj I see… so it would only be a gov’t takeover of subsidized student loans… basically internalizing all aspects of the process in reply to rizzuhjj #
- @rizzuhjj Good call! I retract my “takeover” comment. Even if I still don’t think it’s a good idea ๐ in reply to rizzuhjj #
- @rizzuhjj I still wait eagerly for the first solution in which the gov’t does less, not more in reply to rizzuhjj #
- @rizzuhjj that’s actually something I struggle with… How do we say what gov’t should & shouldn’t do? Don’t know that I have THE answer in reply to rizzuhjj #
- @rizzuhjj i’d like to see more gov’t programs w/ expiration dates so they need to be re-upped intentionally rather than just going on in reply to rizzuhjj #
- Poor @TommyXtopher… Negative attention is still attention, I guess. #
- @willwilkinson I think that everyone should respect the Supreme Court when they agree with me. in reply to willwilkinson #
- @TommyXtopher where did you see the “teabag Obama” signs? I did a search and found only 1 in reply to TommyXtopher #
- @collegepolitico Like I said, negative attention is still attention. I know 4 year olds who think the same thing. in reply to collegepolitico #
- @IMAO_ You don’t hang on @TommyXtopher’s every post? Well, if you don’t know, he’s not going to tell you. in reply to IMAO_ #
- @IMAO_ Wait, you want him to remember where he put his evidence? That seems unreasonable. in reply to IMAO_ #
- @TommyXtopher Dude, you’re smarter than this. At this point you’re just being provocative to be a dick. in reply to TommyXtopher #
- @TommyXtopher And you’ll write a personal letter of apology to every TP member who has denounced crass Tea Party signs? in reply to TommyXtopher #
- @TommyXtopher @IMAO_ and I will expect to see your apologies scanned & up on your blog. We appreciate your intellectual honesty. in reply to TommyXtopher #
- @jessejoyce Tell Red Eye to get their shows up on Hulu faster. The latest appearance with you was from 1994. in reply to jessejoyce #
- @collegepolitico I’ll show you a tangible investment you can hold in your hands… in reply to collegepolitico #
- @collegepolitico I’m sorry. I’ve clearly lost my mind. Maybe I need more sleep. in reply to collegepolitico #
- .@amy_m_miller Going after @TommyXtopher ‘s mom? What are we, 6 years old? You should be ashamed. #
- @granderojo I have no official opinion one way or the other. ๐ in reply to granderojo #
- @granderojo I get nervous about restrictions on free speech… which is what McCain-Feingold seemed to be. in reply to granderojo #
- @granderojo But there could be nuances to the law that I don’t understand, so I don’t want to say too much. in reply to granderojo #
- @_victor_ What about the constitutionality of the SCOTUS decision do you think is in error? in reply to _victor_ #
- @_victor_ Fair enough. Question: It takes money to air news. Should CNN spending be limited in a campaign season? in reply to _victor_ #
- @_victor_ So news corporations get special treatment on spending money from all other corps? That doesn’t seem right. in reply to _victor_ #
- @_victor_ Advocacy takes many forms. To allow business A to spend money telling people things and forbid business B seems arbitrary. in reply to _victor_ #
- @_victor_ You’re saying (correct if wrong) that spending money on news is OK, but spending money on ads isn’t. in reply to _victor_ #
- @_victor_ But there is all kind of “this is who you should vote for” slant inside the presentation of “this is what happened”. On both sides in reply to _victor_ #
- @_victor_ So it is OK for a news corp to spend $$ on opinion IN the program, but not another corp to spend $$ on opinion BETWEEN the program in reply to _victor_ #
- @granderojo I think that [my-political-view-here] is much more intelligent than [political-view-I-disagree-with-here] in reply to granderojo #
- @granderojo I just think it’s funny when people say “the difference between me and people I don’t like is that I’m awesome” in reply to granderojo #
- @freemanhunt Christians have been fighting for hearts and minds on abortion issue for years. I think they’re winning. in reply to freemanhunt #
- @adamsbaldwin I think Zoe Weil would rather teach her conclusions than the reasoning skills that led to them. in reply to adamsbaldwin #
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