The Isolated Politics Blurt Thread I: A New Beginning

[ll74]

The current 118th Congress, which went into session on Jan. 3, 2023, is almost halfway through its two-year session and is on track to record the least amount of significant legislation of any Congress since 1931.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2023/1...publican-house-of-representatives-commentary/

 

[Chernosoth]

Multiple candidates may make "Move to your other house" comments, but one will get more airtime and may end a campaign. Who makes the first could be a betting pool.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1736436876532216066

Don't threaten us with a good time, Margie!

 

[schism666]

you've heard of elf on a shelf...

 

[LLCox]

Could Haley be so stupid...

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/jacob-heilbrunn/will-trump-defy-maga-world-nikki-haley-208057

 

[ll74]

Probably shared before, but this segment is worth sharing again.

 

[ll74]

To understand US politics today, one of the most important data points is that big majorities of Republicans were appalled by Jan. 6 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine at first, but after sustained efforts from Republican political and media elites saying otherwise, they changed their mind.

https://www.threads.net/@ngrossman81/post/C1FK5ZDrRSR/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

 

[LLCox]

I agree with this article because trump reads NOTHING unless it's praising him.

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/donald-trump-mein-kampf-anti-immigrant/

 

[butters]

I agree with this article because trump reads NOTHING unless it's praising him.

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/donald-trump-mein-kampf-anti-immigrant/

who can forget ivana's comments about him keeping a copy in his bedside drawer and often read the speeches hitler gave?

ok ok, i'm not suggesting he UNDERSTOOD what he was reading but enough for words to stick in his mean piggy l'il brain

 

[schism666]

doh!

 

[schism666]

 

[schism666]

definitely NOT sheep.

 

[butters]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peo...p&cvid=9e50be28eb024b62989430b47c023652&ei=14

The Indict-Mare before Christmas, narrated by Liam Neeson

a tale of trump who fails to persuade Santa he doesn't belong on the naughty list so enlists elon musk to turn him into Santa so he can clear his name

(needs watching with the sound on, too, since the captions are weird given Neeson's accent)

 

[schism666]

 

[schism666]

"i am an alpha male and alpha males don't need to tell anyone that they are alpha males!"

 

[schism666]

 

[butters]

^^just look at that guy... catch of the century, ammirite?

 

[jaF0]

Two people who worked for former Michigan House leader are charged with financial crimes​

Two people who had close ties to a powerful Republican lawmaker when he ran the Michigan House have been charged with a raft of financial crimes.

 

[schism666]

 

[Fuzzy1975]

^^just look at that guy... catch of the century, ammirite?

I hope he chose cremation, otherwise I pity the pallbearers...*chuckles*

 

[butters]

mike flynn was selected as an inductee into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, sending dozens of board members fleeing for the exits.

"The inclusion of Lieutenant General Michael Flynn flies in the face of honorable service," said former congressman Jim Langevin, who was also selected last week as an honorary inductee. "I just couldn't see placing that particular nominee on the same footing with so many fabulous people that have been honored in that way over the many years that it's been in existence."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...&cvid=5643c563c4ae4969b72de47951df09c0&ei=102

 

[butters]

A legal defense fund set up by a Republican congressman to pay for expenses related to an ethics probe accepted a $5,000 donation from the same company that had caused the investigation to be launched.

ethics be damned

the same company that caused an ethics probe into gop congress critter because of cheap holiday (only accepting a low reimbursement of its costs) donates to his defense fund. lololol

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...&cvid=5643c563c4ae4969b72de47951df09c0&ei=132

 

[butters]

Khashoggi’s widow wins political asylum in the United States

 

[Lazaran]

ethics be damned

the same company that caused an ethics probe into gop congress critter because of cheap holiday (only accepting a low reimbursement of its costs) donates to his defense fund. lololol

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...&cvid=5643c563c4ae4969b72de47951df09c0&ei=132

What’s a little more dirt to a pig???

 

[jaF0]

Did we know Bo Duke was a turd?

John Schneider Slammed for Seeking 'Sympathy' After Biden 'Threat'​

The actor shared an emotional post after stating that President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, "should be publicly hung."