Curmudgeon's Corner Episode 557

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[Ep 557] Just Playing Poker [2:06:22]
Recorded: Thu, 2018-Feb-08 UTC
Published: Thu, 2018-Feb-08 10:38 UTC

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan go all "Lightning Round". They cover a wide variety of topics, including: State polls for 2020, talking policy vs talking scandal, the linked government shutdown and immigration debates, the Space X Falcon Heavy launch, Twitter's release of Russia data, Ivan's problems with his door, Rob Porter's resignation, the aftermath of releasing "the memo", welcoming a new patron, and much much more.

(0:00:15-0:40:16) Lightning 1
- Sam - Ivan birthday
- Ivan - Ivan's door
- Sam - 2020 polls
- Ivan - Model 3 Tesla
- Sam - Facebook news ranking
- Ivan - Falcon Heavy
(0:41:59-1:31:49) Lightning 2
- Sam - Twitter Russia release
- Ivan - Rob Porter
- Sam - Shutdowns and immigration
- Ivan - FBI agents affairs on text messages
- Sam - New Patron
- Ivan - The Memo
(1:32:26-2:06:01) Lightning 3
- Sam - Stock Market
- Ivan - Polls and Special Elections
- Sam - Policies vs Scandals
- Ivan - Ben Carson corruption

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