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I bet nobody is laughing harder than Nancy Pelosi right now. -- nm - pmb Oct 3, 15:20 3
- I'm slightly worried about happens 43 days from now -- nm - ty97 Oct 3, 15:21 2
  - Me too. It's going to be ugly. -- nm - pmb Oct 3, 15:23 1
    - Maybe, maybe not? The fringes have the power to kick out the speaker due to the small GOP margin but not the power to install themselves. - ty97 Oct 3, 15:26
all the pro-family federal programs and money Idaho turned its back on after banning abortion -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 15:17
So, um, can the House, like, do anything without a Speaker? - ty97 Oct 3, 15:16 9
- it was barely doing anything before when it had one -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 15:22
- IANACE but based on nothing being done until a Speaker is elected, I would guess they have to find a new one first. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 15:22 3
  - So mint the coin, got it -- nm - ty97 Oct 3, 15:25
  - I wonder if it's any different this time because there is a speaker pro tem. When McCarthy was elected there was no speaker at all. -- nm - pmb Oct 3, 15:24 1
    - No idea. As I said constitutional experts are raising their appearance fees as we speak. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 15:26
- Turn it into a Spirit Halloween, I guess? -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 15:18 2
  - Seth Meyers literally did that joke last night. - pmb Oct 3, 15:20 1
    - Gross. I need to obviously joke better. -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 15:22
- I'm pretty sure it's like a zoom call where everyone's muted -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 15:17
Dems heeded the maxim: Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself. -- nm - TWuG Oct 3, 15:08 5
- My only issue is this almost guarantees a govt shut down when the emergency funding expires -- nm - eag Oct 3, 15:19 1
  - That's my only guess as to what the endgame was for all this shit. Well, and making McCarthy and even bigger laughingstock. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 15:24
- GOP Thanksgiving will be awkward. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 15:09 2
  - "The kids don't visit, Matt Gaetz is moving to replace the turkey with canned ham, and the patriarch is headed to prison..." -- nm - TWuG Oct 3, 15:12 1
    - Bobo giving her latest a handy during the prayer. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 15:14
Speaker of the House -- and hear me out -- Taylor Swift -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 15:00 8
- why not our next president? -- nm* - Peglegpete Oct 3, 15:11 3
  - Not 35 -- nm - spamlet Oct 3, 15:15 1
    - she would be by the time of the inauguration. -- nm - Reagen Oct 3, 15:16
  - A NATO break-up song would be epic. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 15:12
- Start selling tickets to the gallery and pay off the national debt. -- nm - pmb Oct 3, 15:03 2
  - #girlmath -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 15:07
  - Move Congress to the Sphere. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 15:05
- Doubt she’d accept the demotion. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 15:02
the odd thing is, this is unfolding exactly as Jake Bobo foretold.... -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 3, 14:56 1
- He’s got plenty of free time since he’s not making any catches. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 3, 15:09
What was I going do now?? -- nm - Dog with car Oct 3, 14:52
Since nobody else has posted it, Patrick McHenry is the new acting Speaker. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 3, 14:50 4
- That's the actor from Suits, right? - Beryllium Oct 3, 14:58 1
  - Avengers. Oh wait, that was McNee. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 15:00
- Give me liberty or give me some large contributions and I'll get you whatever you want. -- nm - Patrick McHenry Oct 3, 14:58
- *points down* -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:53
I would pay $325 for the NYT front page headline tomorrow morning to be simply "YEET!" -- nm - rollo Oct 3, 14:49
But was the vote a Scorigami? -- nm - Spawn Oct 3, 14:34 1
- I think you’d have to scour cricket annals. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:35
Giuliani says this is because of Hunter Biden - Fuzzy Oct 3, 14:28 1
- We had a Lyft driver on the way out of Chicago who ranted about gangs and "those people." Then, he complained that Chicago never had a Giuliani. - David Oct 3, 14:35
Tom Brady for Speaker. Proven winner, leader, etc. handles pressure well. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:25
Everyone move up one step -- (link) - Fuzzy Oct 3, 14:09 8
- Biden + Harris have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever -- nm - Roger More Oct 3, 14:33 1
  - :-) -- nm - mara 🍂 Oct 3, 14:37
- uh, Harris...not so fast -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 14:12
- #185 is.....foodchem?!? the hell?!? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 3, 14:11 4
  - Where's Malcolm Gladwell? -- nm - spamlet Oct 3, 14:21
  - Right in front of #186 hqmeister -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Oct 3, 14:18
  - Thank God I bought $17,000 of gutmilk from him! -- nm - David Oct 3, 14:12
  - How far down the list is Jack Dawson? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 14:12
keep in mind, Gaetz MTG and miss bo'peep are fighting tooth n nail to defund the entire federal system, SS and medicare, -- nm - NO SOUP FOR YOU Oct 3, 14:09 1
- Sadly, as fun as this should be, it’s GD serious. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:33
How long can pro tem sit? -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:09 4
- till they elect a speaker AFAIK -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 14:10 3
  - Is the new speaker pre-eminent? Or could they potentially pass stuff? -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:14 2
    - not sure, I think so since the concept of a pro-tem means he's sitting in the chair like an 'acting' chief of staff -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 14:19 1
      - I assume constitutional experts are in high demand right now. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:21
Oh fun. The ST Voyager episode we're watching has Sarah Silverman as a guest star. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 14:05 10
- Wait until you get to the one with The Rock! -- nm - Roger More Oct 3, 14:25 6
  - I'm doing a watch-through and according to its IMDb description, the episode I'm watching tonight is going to push the boundaries of science fiction - Roger More Oct 3, 14:27 5
    - DSN had the “lesbian” kiss. Way more edgy and fun to watch. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:30 3
      - We did a DS9 watch-through earlier this year. I'm really looking forward to consuming non-Trek content -- nm - Roger More Oct 3, 14:38 2
        
        Oh I've got just the show for you. - Beryllium Oct 3, 14:39 1
        
        In all seriousness, I have such a long list of shows to watch but Coolio just wants more Star Trek - Roger More Oct 3, 14:43
    - That's a good one -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 14:29
- Rain Robinson! -- nm - Remlik Oct 3, 14:08 2
  - The best! And that's when (spoils, i guess?) - Beryllium Oct 3, 14:13
  - Indeed. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 14:10
In Historic Exhibit of Partisan Polarization, Dems Fail to Retain Kevin McCarthy as US Speaker of the House -- nm - NYT Pitchbot Oct 3, 13:59 14
- Who were the 210 who voted to keep him? Dems? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 14:02 13
  - no, they said they wouldn't, had no obligation to do so, kev apparently back stabbed a few -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 14:07 11
    - So gaetz handed them a knife and said "stab away"? Brutal. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 14:11 10
      - 11 republicans and democrats voted against him (NPR) -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 14:17
      - I saw it more Kev stabbing away, sideeyes Dems and says you didn’t see nothin’. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:12 8
        
        No, I mean that this vote weakens the GOP. - Beryllium Oct 3, 14:15 7
        
        How often do you think about the Roman Empire? -- nm - spamlet Oct 3, 14:21 5
        
        More than I think about the Gallic empire, that's for sure. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 14:24 3
        
        That’s pretty gay. -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 14:47
        
        I only think of the Ottoman Empire when I put my feet up. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:25 1
        
        Now I'm thinking of the Conch Republic. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 14:28
        
        Last few years, a hell of a lot more than previously combined. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:23
        
        Definite parallels. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:16
  - (I'm guessing Rs, obviously, but dems is funnier) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 14:03
and you all said US never has coalition governments . . . -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 13:57 3
- Can they dissolve the house? No idea. Not that geeky on US gov mechanics. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:00 2
  - No -- nm - spamlet Oct 3, 14:01 1
    - Need to buy Reddenbacher (?) stock. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:06
Apparently my blessed wife had never heard the metaphor "stepping on your own dick" before - Reagen Oct 3, 13:56
Gaetz is accusing McCarthy of selling political favors -- nm - Remlik Oct 3, 13:56 6
- If they're under 18, he'll buy them. -- nm - David Oct 3, 14:01 1
  - heh -- nm - Remlik Oct 3, 14:09
- Wondering if moderates will try to expell Gaetz now -- nm - eag Oct 3, 14:00
- Waiting on a Venmo drop. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 13:58 2
  - You’re not supposed to put “for political favors” on the memo line! -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 13:59 1
    - Or “schoolbooks”. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:02
in more constructive news, I got Sarah Cooper's memoir today -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 3, 13:55
and another thing...stop with the septums. You look stupid. -- nm - Old Man Mel Oct 3, 13:50 2
- As someone with piercings other than his ears, I'm not a fan of how it looks. Not a fan and I can't think of a time where I saw someone with one - Krusty Oct 3, 14:10
- Harrumph -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 13:55
Kevin McCarthy first US Speaker of the House in history to be ousted by a motion to vacate (let alone by his own party) -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 13:45 24
- they're all POD PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 3, 14:24
- This. -- (link) - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Oct 3, 14:19
- Better than being beaten by an iceberg lettuce. -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 14:08 1
  - Or an inanimate carbon rod. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:28
- Was he in long enough to have his portrait unveiling? -- nm - Max Oct 3, 13:52 4
  - How many Scaramucci's are we talking about? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 14:03 2
    - I saw 22 or 25! -- nm - Jovian Oct 3, 14:04 1
      - 24.45 according to Reddit. -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 14:07
  - Fuck it! We’ll do it live! -- nm - Angry Kev Oct 3, 13:56
- "Republicans oust their own Speaker, here's how that is bad news for Joe Biden" -- nm* - Jovian Oct 3, 13:51
- Patrick McHenry named speaker pro tem by McCarthy (the Mc's gotta stick together) -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 13:50 6
  - Mayor McCheese is hoping for a promotion -- nm - Fuzzy Oct 3, 13:59 2
    - He was just a political puppet for Ronald -- nm - eag Oct 3, 14:02 1
      - Big Mac ran the enforcement racket. Hamburgler was a political prisoner. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 14:04
  - Give me McLiberty or give me McDeath! -- nm - Dano Oct 3, 13:56 1
    - "Keep your pants on, Meredith. His malpractice premiums are through the roof." -- nm - Grey's Anatomy Oct 3, 14:58
  - Spike in sales of "I'm With McStupid" tshirts predicted -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 13:52
- Tell me when the fist start flying -- nm - eag Oct 3, 13:47
- amazing -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 3, 13:47
- non zero chance they put him back in, IMO -- nm - Reagen Oct 3, 13:46 2
  - I guess he just needs to make a few more radical promises to extremists. -- nm - mara 🍂 Oct 3, 13:48 1
    - Which could lose more moderates, I would think. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 13:49
- Another first! New records all the time! -- nm - GOP Oct 3, 13:46 1
  - You just couldn’t stand the fact we elected the first Black dude to be President could you? -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 13:58
I actually expected Jade to show up at NXT since Becky’s match was the main event, but nope. - Tim Oct 3, 13:44
Just had a nice lunch with Marlowe. Great to see him and catch up on things. 😁 -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 13:44 3
- yay! never met Marlowe, but he seems really nice -- nm - colin Oct 3, 13:44 2
  - a good guy. -- nm - Remlik Oct 3, 13:56 1
    - Yup. Very happy to know him and we had a nice time just bullshitting about things. -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 14:07
that's it 214 -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 13:40 3
- love the r/conservative people complaining how Dems control the media and will of course use this to make GOP look bad. - colin Oct 3, 13:43 1
  - “You don’t need any help from me, sir.” - znufrii, vice president Oct 3, 14:00
- 215-206 to yeet -- nm* - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 13:41
10 more votes -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 13:38 1
- now three -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 13:39
Big Kev has an envelope naming his "successor" in case of an emergency if he's voted out, according to a Dem rep on MSNBC -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 13:36 10
- It had to be filed with the Clerk once he was elected in January but no one is sure if that's who will take over. -- (link) - spamlet Oct 3, 13:45 1
  - will laugh if he named Liz Truss -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 13:48
- I wait for all of his to bow to his replacement, Donald Trump. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 3, 13:42 1
  - SoH is a hard job, probably harder than presidenting, the cabinet are there at POTUS pleasure, reps...not so much -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 14:06
- Nixon’s head in a jar. -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 13:39 1
  - Aroo!! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 13:41
- Karnak, where are you when we need you, buddy? -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 13:37
- Carnac the Magnificent will announce the new speaker. -- nm - colin Oct 3, 13:37 2
  - Yay! We still have the riffing magic! -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 13:38 1
    - oooo! -- nm - colin Oct 3, 13:38
Eww (but funny - SBF related) -- (link*) - Beryllium Oct 3, 13:34 [mastodon] 1
- I thought Ron went by hedgehog? -- nm - VMan Oct 3, 13:54

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