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February 8th, 2010
  • RT @nclarkjudd: @nancyscola's snow puns will continue without mercy until the fed gov't resumes… // Dude, "sno-poned" is total genius! #
  • Kids, tomorrow's Atlantic event on the state of tech has been postponed because of all the white stuff. http://bit.ly/dfAlUK #

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February 5th, 2010
  • Seriously, if you had an interest in the whole "Obama does YouTube," check out the "WH staff does YouTube" sequel — http://bit.ly/UOZmE #
  • .@whitehouse policy staffers live chatting on ex-felon voting rights, victim compensation in Af, other chewy stuff — http://bit.ly/UOZmE #
  • Have a few-day trip to DC planned for next week, but I don't know, y'all are so snowy. #
  • Wow, could have used this last night: an app that, when you're in Manhattan, tells you which way uptown is — http://bit.ly/7dt49R #
  • Unearthed some #demonsheep rehearsal video: http://bit.ly/aDr0JW #

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February 4th, 2010
  • You know, I think, generally speaking, we in politics and such could do with fewer panel sessions and more actual debates. #
  • RT @khart: just about every media lobbyist in DC is crammed into the audience today. it's a party in Rayburn H.O.B. // (Comcast/NBC hearing) #
  • Interesting picture for Harold Ford's blog to lead with — http://bit.ly/9bpg7O Yes, the people of New York do seem thrilled to meet you. #
  • Those of you in DC who want to get up very early Tuesday to discuss the state of tech should totally RSVP to this — http://bit.ly/dfAlUK #
  • RT @benpolitico: Good point from Chait: Good guys are cast as sheep? http://is.gd/7DK5F // Also, voice has to speed up to flesh out "FCINO." #

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February 3rd, 2010
  • Duncan Hunter's very worried about hermaphrodites: http://bit.ly/aJESkr #
  • Obama's new C-SPAN tour is putting a serious hit on my productivity. #
  • Let yourself watch these kids do "Empire State of Mind" –http://bit.ly/7u9udw #
  • Family Research Council senior fellow thinks being gay should be "outlawed" — http://bit.ly/cKIYtA (via@JonHenke) #
  • One of the MSNBC correspondents followed up by proposing the CEO of Comcast for sainthood. #
  • This was just Erin Burnett on MSNBC, reporting on Comcast's Q4 profits: "We're number 1…great company, right?" #

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February 2nd, 2010
  • Says @thejointstaff: Stand by what I said: Allowing homosexuals to serve openly is the right thing to do. Comes down to integrity. #
  • Good question from Nat Journal — Why's Google so interested in campaigning these days? http://bit.ly/bhNXWX // I have a few theories. #
  • Nice from @annfriedman: "Swagger Like Us" http://bit.ly/dr4xdz // True fact: There's >1 solution to the "men self-promote more" thing. #

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February 1st, 2010

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January 30th, 2010

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January 29th, 2010
  • MSNBC reporting that White House called yesterday and asked to have cameras in today's session. Interesting. #
  • Politics at 'net speed: RT @cspan: We're on it! RT @DavidCornDC Ok, Brian Lamb, at @CSPAN, write that letter now. More #questiontime, plz. #
  • RT @derekahunter: This forum goes a long way toward dispelling media spin that either side is the caricature the other portrays. #moreplease #
  • Frank Luntz just mouthed "no, it's not true." #
  • Humbly suggest that O's tone today is what I was talking about in "I Think You're Crazy, But We Can Do Business" — http://bit.ly/9gyzZP #
  • RT @chrislhayes: Pete Roskam (R-IL), psychoanalyzing the prez to his face. Sort of amazing. // Knew each other in the IL senate, it seems. #
  • Let's rewind and put this exchange on the air Wednesday night instead of the SOTU. #
  • Wishing House GOP had thought bubbles over their heads when they were applauding "Bolshevik plot." #
  • RT @shani_o: RT @AnnieLowrey: Obama talking to house members live http://bit.ly/3cVRSd // Now this is edutainment. #
  • Apparently, I'm not beyond spontaneously dropping a Swedish fish into a glass of water to see if it looks like it's swimming. Good to know. #

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January 28th, 2010
  • Can I get this on a t-shirt? "It's always hard to say, 'I don't know.' But no one else can say it for you." http://bit.ly/9dF3Y3 #
  • “James always said, 'Journalism is putting a camera in someone’s face until they do something stupid.'" http://bit.ly/9A6Tcn #
  • One more pre-SOTU option for you NYers: I'll be on Brian Lehrer's TV show at 7:30. Will try to slip in a "sweet Bobby Jindal!" reference. #

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January 27th, 2010
  • i*Pad*? Really? #
  • Thinking it's probably a bad sign that you haven't been to the gym in so long that you can't even locate your favorite gym shorts. #
  • RT @techpresident A Brown Campaign Secret Weapon: VOIP | techPresident http://is.gd/7a0FE // self tweet! #

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January 25th, 2010

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January 23rd, 2010
  • What this day needs is a slurpee. #

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January 21st, 2010
  • Ha, the Newseum bathroom has dumb headlines as wall art, like "Youths steal funds for charity." Cute. #
  • The right to open networks is one thing. Whether "new organizing" changes things for the good, another. These convos often treat the 2 as 1. #
  • Clinton takes up the Google China sitch — American cos. shouldn't comply w/ censorship. "This needs to be part of our national brand." #
  • Clinton: Internet, mobile phones, so on and so forth are the "onramp to modernity." #
  • Sec. Clinton in her big "Internet freedom" address: "We stand for a single Internet." #
  • Wow. Small business owner and neighbor come to blows over Yelp reviews: http://bit.ly/5Y0CXW #

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January 20th, 2010
  • Brown dropped $75,000 on search alone. #masen #
  • Views of #masen…Google's thrilled w/ $230k Brown spent on their stuff…Coakley-ites say campaign was so weak, he'd have won, 'net or no. #
  • Local NBC news in New York was reporting that Senate Democrats lost their majority last night. Oy. Just, oy. #
  • RT @NewAmerica: Tim Wu: "I think we're seeing the world move away from a global internet, and toward multiple national networks." #googlecn #

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January 17th, 2010
  • Mom just called to ask for help figuring out how to text ten bucks for Haiti relief. Man, I loves her. (BTW, it's HAITI to 90999.) #
  • http://howmanyofme.com Five! #
  • Brooklynites, a word of advice. You could do worse than to start your Friday or Saturday night at BAM cafe. #

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January 16th, 2010

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January 15th, 2010
  • Make that "I wonder if Apple execs rely on *iPhones*…" #
  • Really do wonder if Apple execs rely on cell phones when they're in New York City. Check their back pockets for a non-AT&T phone. #

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January 14th, 2010
  • Obama at #modgov says "Washington lags a decade behind in how we do business," then namechecks OpenTable. #
  • During downtime, monitor in White House press room is basically giant RSS reader for WH blog. http://yfrog.com/3nhmoj #
  • Geeklicious: "Favorite Quotes from the Net Neutrality Docket" — http://bit.ly/79ExHZ #
  • RT @craignewmark: suggested hashtag for White House Forum on Modernizing Gov't? #modgov http://bit.ly/7RBuyn #

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January 13th, 2010
  • Also, Tracy Kidder's "Mountains Beyond Mountains" on Paul Farmer's work in Haiti and beyond is a good read. </book recommendations> #
  • If you're looking to help out Haitians, might want to consider Partners in Health, Paul Farmer's org — http://bit.ly/6ONu4T #

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January 12th, 2010
  • Looks like tiny Lamu, the island I happened to focus my MA thesis on, is on track to become East Africa's major port. http://bit.ly/7rhQRx #