Which might seem spectacularly stupid, given that the Congress needs to Certify the Election, not have yet another Speaker Girl Fight instead.

Meanwhile, when your Hero is mass killer, you have little room to whine.

- name recognition

And media attention... whether it's positive or negative, as long as they spell his name correctly.

"While Mr. Patel's intelligence and patriotism are commendable, his close political alignment with President Trump raises serious concerns about impartiality and integrity.

Statements such as He's my intel guy' and his record of executing the president's directives suggest a loyalty to individuals rather than the rule of law"a dangerous precedent for an agency tasked with impartial enforcement of justice," Webster wrote."

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"Gabbard, meanwhile, has come under fire for parroting Russian narratives about the country's invasion of Ukraine and also visited now-deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad as he was facing accusations of using chemical weapons against his own people.

"Congresswoman Gabbard's profound lack of intelligence experience and the daunting task of overseeing 18 disparate intelligence agencies further highlight the need for seasoned leadership," Webster wrote."

President Musk: Shut Up!

Jabari Jones

Oh, and there's a cool fireworks cannon the protestors are using about 2 mins in.

I want one.

"Updates from Georgia & unboxing gifts from Russia"

"The first vote of the new House, when lawmakers are sworn in on January 3, is on electing a speaker. Then, on January 6, the House will meet to certify the results of the 2024 election.

Republicans elected Johnson as House Speaker in October 2023 after they were unable to agree on a replacement for three weeks after ousting the last speaker, Kevin McCarthy.

But Johnson is now facing a rebellion from House Republicans over his handling of government funding. The GOP's slim majority in the lower chamber means Johnson can afford few defections if he wants to keep his hold on the gavel."

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"And he told ABC News last Tuesday that he is "not worried about the speaker's vote."

"These are the hard choices that lawmakers have to make, but we will get the job done, as we always do. We will. We will keep moving forward, and in January, we have a new lease on all this," Trump said."

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Long-term New Fascist America lease. He's all about the leasing. And the fleecing.

Thanks for like the almost only on topic post on the thread, M7!

I had a candidate for a high level tech management job in Dallas in the 80s; a Jewish guy.

The problem was that back then the closest synagogue was way down in San Antonio, lol.

You gotta wonder who gives better 'shroom head, Loomer or Musk?

I did see a headline...

MAGA Finally Realizes That Tech Bros are Globalists

... that's fun, but optimistic.

Is that a megaphone... or is she just happy to see us?

Apparently Trumpers love them some Oligarchs running a New Fascist America.

Either that or those definitions escape them.

I did see a headline...

MAGA Finally Realizes That Tech Bros are Globalists

... that's fun, but optimistic.

W was actually the first Woman President.

Which is why his former supporters are as scarce as hen's teeth now.

The only woman Trumpers respect these days Ms Lindsey.

Major B is a real man's man, ain't he though?

Except for the part about being a Major B.

Injuries have dessimated several decent teams this year... but God forbid Players protect themselves.

Thread article already posted... with 11 posts.

Just glad you learned a new word.

Now do, 'fascism'.

"The unlikelihood of congressional Republicans doing anything that might elect Harris as president is obvious.

But Democrats need to take a stand against Electoral College votes for a person disqualified by the Constitution from holding office unless and until this disability is removed. No less is required by their oath to support and defend the Constitution."

from the thread article

Well since you used the please word... the Parties are STILL no the same.

Dems will vote for most of the things you want, the Trumpers will do as they are told.

Campaign Finance Reform is something Dems vote for, Republicans not so much.

And it's the key to curbing the fascist dogs.

President Musk: About Last Night

Congress may have the power, but they don't have the backbone since billionaires started getting two votes to our one>

They get a vote as a Citizen, and another in terms of interests the policy 'votes' of their Corporations; who now have Personhood under the Constitution, thanks mainly to Est Republicans.

But don't worry about Est Republicans... Trumpers are the best thing that ever happened to them; they get to run the Gov AND set the rules for themselves and the Corporations they own.

So, Fascism, as Mussolini and every Encyclopedia defines.

#13

Doesn't know the definition of Fascism.

Among so many other things he doesn't know.

None of the Founders fretted as much about oligarchy as Adams; he was writing about its dangers as early as 1766, and in 1785 he urged that the Pennsylvania Constitution permit sufficient payment to its legislators to allow ordinary people to serve, lest "an Aristocracy or oligarchy of the rich will be formed."

Six years after he ended his presidency (the weakest part of his legacy), Adams wrote that "the Creed of my whole Life" had been that "No simple Form of Government, can possibly secure Men against the Violences of Power. Simple Monarchy will soon mould itself into Despotism, Aristocracy will soon commence an Oligarchy, and Democracy, will soon degenerate into an Anarchy."

"Ordinary citizens, meanwhile, exert minimal influence " yet effectively pay higher tax rates than the richest Americans.

So it is perhaps easy to see why some question the fundamental fairness of the country's economic and political systems.

One option for change could be new legislation that focuses on areas like campaign funding and media regulation.

This might create a greater separation between money and politics, which could in turn lead to greater equality in political influence."

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Buying political influence came back into style with the success of the Oligarch's investments in Make America For Sale Again.