US Politics, January 2022 — a pro-God, pro-family, pro-bitcoin state

As for the other stuff I generally agree but personally don't think a non-cowardly Biden or a non-incompetent Biden admin would be doing all that much better, because (see above)

RNC pre-emptively requiring "candidates" (lol plural, there will only be one) to refuse to participate in debates is how you know trump is running again.

can't wait

2024 election gonna be wild imo

It would be great if the RNC were punished at the ballot box for all their anti-democracy bullshit. But.

Maybe there's more money in being inelectable cunts than being in power, I dunno. Before he got elected the Trump campaign had strong Springtime For Hitler vibes.

The Republicans don’t need to “win” majorities per se they can use the existing anti democratic/ anti majoritarian aspects of our existing system such as controlling the Supreme Court and the Senate. They’ve shown this for thirty plus years now. What we are heading for is entrenched minority rule.

Actually we are already there.

Yeah, we're most of the way there already, between the Senate's inherent Republican bias, the House gerrymandering, and of course SCOTUS. The presidency is the one thing they can't reliably win even with the Electoral College, hence all the efforts to even further skew the scales on that front.

And the tyrannical minority has, ahem, accomplices in the alleged majority so we r fuct

-Bob Marley

In my rhetoric class last semester I already started using my rhetoric of science component to analyze how government officials use rhetorical lessons from Gorgias to Andrea Lunsford as a way to explain the impact of COVID.

The CDC did not hold up well in November 2021.

getting a lot of "end of the empire" vibes between this, the "tyranny of the majority" comment, and the proposed ban on teaching students that Nazis were actually bad

On the other hand:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Founder of far-right Oath Keepers militia group Stewart Rhodes, 10 others charged with seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) January 13, 2022

thats cool and all but until charges get pressed against Trump I still think the system is irreparably broken

Fox News anchor Sandra Smith: "When you go back to the warning to Mitch McConnell, why would you do that in this moment in a midterm election year?"

Lindsey Graham: "Are you not listening?!"

Smith: "I am!"

Graham: "It’s not a warning." pic.twitter.com/frcO04RsF0

— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) January 13, 2022

the shit Trump must have on this guy

None of which would surprise any of us even half paying attention.

If Russian hackers are breaking into complex cybersystems, how hard would it be to find that "\users\lg\MyPictures\NAMBLA" folder on his home PC?

There's enough reason to dislike Graham without even going there

otm

Graham can handle our dislike and happily keep his senate seat. But he knows that if his reputation ever 'went there' he'd lose that cushy job.

At this point in history, I'm no longer 100% certain it even would cost him his job.

Jon OTM - I was thinking something similar.

what is the 'warning' graham gave to mcconnell?

He'll slap him silly.

I think it's just some vague admonition that Mitch better play nice with kingmaker Trump

He said if Mitch doesn’t suck trumps ass like he himself loves to do, he wouldn’t back him for party leader in the senate.

And the subpoenas are a flyin’

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's website publishes animated video of operation to eliminate Trump pic.twitter.com/p9ZxKsgL0k

— RT (@RT_com) January 13, 2022

I wonder if the Republicans in Congress will vote to censure him?

based

“Hacking………….. 100%”

THREAD on Sinema:
Sinema's behavior has made no common sense to me. Surely she knows too that she would lose in the 2024 Democratic primary. Why would she do it?

I have info from an inside source who lives in AZ and has a direct connection. With his permission am sharing.

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— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) January 13, 2022

Would love to see her fall on her face in a presidential primary.

not different really than all those moderate dorks who ran in 2020

she totally shit on Biden and the dems in her little speech yesterday. it's crazy

She will find some way to cash in on being a maverick at odds with her party (using the McCain template). Sure, she will lose a Democratic primary, which may very well produce a Republican Senator. But then she can write a book, become a ubiquitous cable commentator or, heck, endorse a line of wee backpacks.

The end result of this is all the same - she helped torpedo anything like even modestly progressive legislation. She can stay in Congress and kill desperately needed (but still inadequate) reforms. Or she can let a Republican have her seat, who will... wait for it... kill desperately needed (but still inadequate) reforms. Either way, mission accomplished.

Laughing crying emoji

https://hotair.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Sinema-1110x740.jpg

I drink your milkshake!

dang, I have those same earrings

me too

The ring is what nails it.

it's america's favorite quirky indirect murderer!

amy siskind is not a credible source on anything.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/8/16/1788737/--Resistance-grifter-Amy-Siskind-finally-gets-her-comeuppance

Meanwhile, they're talking about medical marijuana in Mississippi. Click thru for pix of legislators inspecting the goods.

Mississippi’s Senators are passing a (unlit) fat doobie around the chamber to understand how big a “marijuana joint” is. Blackwell says 3.5 grams is like 2ish joints a day. Tate Reeves says it’s 11 joints.

— Lee Sanderlin (@LeeOSanderlin) January 13, 2022

then they went out to play hacky sack in the quad and listen to Phish

blackwell's used to smoking the fat doob's i guess. reeves is on the low end, but i mean, for some people that would be true. joints can be any size.

this person is right: https://www.quora.com/How-many-joints-can-you-roll-with-2-5-grams-of-weed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6swlPoUHd1Y

Vice President Harris to Americans who can't find a COVID test: "Google It [...] I mean, really, if you want to figure out how to get across town to some restaurant you heard is great, you usually do Google to figure out where it is."

WATCH: https://t.co/mePRdhxPMO pic.twitter.com/itamlCIFjg

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 13, 2022