Politics Thread

[ZEE]

"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law" - Aleister Crowley, The Book of Law

It is the Law of Nothing. No thought can stand against it. Everything else is illusion.

[Berzerker]

ofc, we had to take a continent away from the Indians

[Uncle Sparky]

Except for the 2nd Amendment, am I right? Need to enshrine the right to be a mass murderer.

[Berzerker]

I didn't say I like him, he's just far better than McCarthy... and the Constitution died long ago

[Ming]

Yeah... a bigoted asshat who doesn't believe in the constitution and was a key player in trying to overthrow a legit election.
I can see why you like him

[Berzerker]

https://youtu.be/VI-_rXkR1g8

Mike Johnson got a positive review from Glenn Greenwald

so much better than McCarthy, thank you Matt Gaetz and team

[-Jrabbit]

Jordan's district, "The Duck," is one of the most famously gerrymandered carve-outs in the country.

[Berzerker]

https://youtu.be/pWdd6_ZxX8c

[Berzerker]

Looks like there's a new Speaker in da House

But from what I've read they left in the mechanism that a single one guy can initiate a motion to remove the speaker (which brought down McCarthy). Unless the House GOP magically resolves all differences this looks like a recipe for further trouble.

looks like the populist right got someone they can stomach, I doubt moderate establishment members will call for a vote of no confidence. Maybe Dems will, if the guy cant keep his party in line they could force him out too. Tough job, but I think he's the grease to the squeaky wheel

[Berzerker]

you're not posting opinions?

[Berzerker]

Gaetz et. al. are protected by Gerrymandering. Thus, they feel immune from any fallout.

they're about the only people in the House actually getting reforms done, when the prog Dems had Pelosi over a barrel they bent the knee and got nothing...utterly worthless.

[Berzerker]

small increased risk of stroke for older people when getting the covid booster and flu shot at the same time with the latter as the suspected main culprit

[pchang]

Gaetz et. al. are protected by Gerrymandering. Thus, they feel immune from any fallout.

[pchang]

Or maybe people who did not get vaccinated were more prone to alzheimers compared to people who got vaccinated in the first place.

[Geronimo]

Hopefully our Congress will fund the government before their next implosion.

I'm sure funding anything will precipitate the next implosion. We're probably in this mess because on several levels, Gaetz and friends would view a shutdown government as a net "win" despite it being vastly more expensive both long and short term than full funding and despite it almost certainly leading directly to total Democrat control of federal government.