Lot’s to cover tonight and I’m still running flat out, so let’s get to it.
Here is President Zelenskyy’s address from earlier today. Video below, English transcript after the jump:
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Lot’s to cover tonight and I’m still running flat out, so let’s get to it.
Here is President Zelenskyy’s address from earlier today. Video below, English transcript after the jump:
by $8 blue check mistermix| 225 Comments
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Kevin’s speakership is blown again, the fifth time is not the charm, and the Post isn’t even issuing news alerts anymore. Never say never, but this will never happen:
Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur said no one on the GOP side has reached out to her since she expressed openness to potentially supporting Kevin McCarthy or another candidate as part of a moderate “unity caucus.” She wants moderate Democrats and Republicans to work together to break the speaker logjam, but she said that as far as she can tell, there is little interest in her suggestion on either side of the House.
In case I need to repeat the obvious, any R who works with Ds will be subject to an immediate and ugly primary challenge from a red-hatted asshole, who will almost certainly win. This includes Santos and the other reps who were elected in Biden districts in New York. They will not “moderate” their views to appease Democrats in 2024 because they’ll be thrown off the ballot if they do so.
By the way, the replacement for Gym Jordan in the last two ballots is Byron Donalds, a rep from Florida’s 19th district who will be sworn in for his second term if they House can elect a speaker and pass rules. The House runs on seniority, so this is just another effort for the Freedumb Cacas to fuck with Kevin, while trying to prove that Democrats are the Real Raciststm because we have the temerity to point out that a black man is unqualified for a job. (On this topic, if you haven’t read Oliver Willis’ piece on Herschel Walker, please do, it’s one for the ages.)
Also, a hearty ha ha fucking ha to this:
Ahead of the fifth vote, Republican Lauren Boebert (Colo.) said Trump called the defectors to tell them “they need to knock this off.” Boebert, among 20 Republicans who voted for Republican Byron Donalds (Fla.), said Trump should do the opposite — call McCarthy and tell him he lacks the votes and should withdraw.
Boebert and the other 19 drooling goobers are more in touch with the MAGA base than Trump. They’re doing exactly what their base wants — nothing, loudly and persistently — and they aren’t scared of an old guy who mostly golfs, posts in all caps and pockets campaign donations.
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In the morning thread, valued commenter Alison Rose provided a link to a Colbert show clip featuring Michelle Obama taking the Colbert Questionert challenge. As Colbert describes it, the questions are “scientifically engineered” to “penetrate the soul of someone, to reveal them for who they are.”
Ms. Obama was up to the challenge. So am I. Are you? The questions are below.
Leave your answers in comments if you want to. Or talk about anything, except maybe the House leadership fail parade since there are/will be threads dedicated to that purpose — it’s up to you.
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I think it’s time for the “new” Republican party to change their animal symbol from the elephant to this. In my mind, they are no better than filthy pigs who want to destroy good government and trash the place. Gaslighting Old Pigs.
According to the Washington Post, all but two McCarthy defectors in House are election deniers.
All but two of the 20 Republican House members who voted against Kevin McCarthy for speaker in Tuesday’s third ballot round are election deniers who embraced former president Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was rigged.
Of the 18 deniers, 14 are returning members who voted against certification of the electoral college count on Jan. 6, 2021. In addition, four election-denying newcomers either expressed support for that vote, embraced partisan post-election audits or promoted false claims of 2020 election fraud.
The tally reflects the degree to which election deniers dominate the House Republican caucus, accounting for more than three-quarters of the 222-person conference. A significant majority of McCarthy’s 202 votes — 157 — came from election deniers. But with Republicans holding only a slender majority, any Republican seeking to lead the House must garner near-unanimous support from the caucus’s deniers in order to succeed.
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So much right about this photo:
ETA- made the CSPAN feed!
Adjourned. We’ll be back tomorrow with an even cuter outfit. #StayTuned https://t.co/7rxsCl2i71
— Rep. Jimmy Gomez (@RepJimmyGomez) January 3, 2023
They are scheduled to begin around noon EST. If I find a live feed once it starts, I’ll add here
Here is the only live feed so far:
Other live feeds possible:
Wednesday Morning Open Thread: We Are Going To Run Out of PopcornPost + Comments (105)
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It was my privilege today to gavel out the end of the 117th Congress — an extraordinarily productive session #ForThePeople.
I look forward to continuing to serve the people of San Francisco in the 118th Congress and will share more on this account. pic.twitter.com/IExmFl2i0H
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 3, 2023
Jeffries: We ready. They ain’t. ?? pic.twitter.com/vbRE6ioz49
— Renee (@PettyLupone) January 4, 2023
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McCarthy, who says there is no scenario where he will drop out, told me he spoke to Trump tonight. Says Trump still supports him. Says Trump is concerned about how it looks because “it doesn’t look good for Republicans.” pic.twitter.com/3jZBBSJUhs
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 4, 2023
Apparently a hapless living victim must be torn to pieces, to placate the Pale Gods of the GOP Death Cult…
I'm sure this will help https://t.co/vB2AvcjovA
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) January 3, 2023
This leopard keeps eating MY face https://t.co/07kfKQq1Nn
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 3, 2023
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