oh yvonne
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Post by oh yvonne on Jan 6, 2023 20:06:45 GMT
I saw on TikTok a theory that the Republicans will nominate and vote trump in as speaker of the house tomorrow, poetic justice for 1/6 2 years ago.  I got chills thinking about that. Apparently you don't have to be a member of Congress to be nominated or to be speaker. I don't think that would happen, but, also, zero chance he is leaving the Florida compound to come hang out in DC without the ceremonial trappings of being president, I think. plus, he'd actually have to show up for work..and actually work. Naw, I don't see it happening either. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jan 6, 2023 21:02:35 GMT
The House will reconvene at 10:00pm tonight... GOP think they will have two more votes returning for McCarthy...
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Post by samantha25 on Jan 7, 2023 4:29:11 GMT
OMG! WTF! I even more so hate Bo Bo. How can a person who could not pass a GED 3 times and after the 4th she was given a pass. She and Gaetz are holding up the House of Reps. Why? So they can disrupt the Repubs even more after they finally get the House up and running. It makes no sense.
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Post by samantha25 on Jan 7, 2023 4:39:04 GMT
Wow- major stuff happening! Just get McCarthy in so USA can have a functioning House and let the Republicans duke it out later. What a shitshow for the Republicans.
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Post by hopemax on Jan 7, 2023 5:04:08 GMT
Based on the Present votes, it looks like McCarthy will win on the 15th ballot.
Then they'll get to do this all over again with the Rules package.
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Post by samantha25 on Jan 7, 2023 5:10:52 GMT
Based on the Present votes, it looks like McCarthy will win on the 15th ballot. Then they'll get to do this all over again with the Rules package. Yep, exactly. I can't understand it. |
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Post by samantha25 on Jan 7, 2023 5:22:57 GMT
Celebration by finally selecting a SOH after this fiasco will be disgusting. I hope the media does not show a celebration.
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Post by samantha25 on Jan 7, 2023 5:26:28 GMT
For some reason just rubs me the wrong way of the laughing and why family/kids are allowed in the chamber. What would happen if there was another attack/insurrection on the capitol? I think America is naive.
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nursema
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Post by nursema on Jan 7, 2023 6:44:47 GMT
Friday the thirteenth vote!! The only reason I’m thankful they kept going, and I’m not even superstitious. Or am I? Hmmm… I’m disappointed that he got it - in large part because of the cocky move of filling that room with his crap. Such a douche to the core, that one - in every way. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jan 7, 2023 6:50:28 GMT
So it begins......
Did everyone notice the seat mates, Gaetz and Santos. Was Santos chewing his cud or gum, with his mouth open?!?!
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Post by nursema on Jan 7, 2023 6:52:53 GMT
Wow- major stuff happening! Just get McCarthy in so USA can have a functioning House and let the Republicans duke it out later. What a shitshow for the Republicans. I wish this didn’t mean a shitshow for America, but I can’t deny this hunch. Praying I’m proven wrong! |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jan 7, 2023 12:28:15 GMT
I was reading about how Republicans need to appeal to young voters, and I suppose this explains their recent attacks on higher education. I don’t think that atempts to indoctrinate them will ultimately work in a big way. Young voters care about climate and their rights. They see the attitude of the GOP on guns. They have been watching the shitshow happening in the House. It will be interesting to see if there is GOP outreach to the young. It does make me wonder what in the hell conservatives are thinking. Hopefully this article will open. www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/us/politics/republicans-young-voters.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare |
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Post by hop2 on Jan 7, 2023 13:17:13 GMT
I was reading about how Republicans need to appeal to young voters, and I suppose this explains their recent attacks on higher education. I don’t think that atempts to indoctrinate them will ultimately work in a big way. Young voters care about climate and their rights. They see the attitude of the GOP on guns. They have been watching the shitshow happening in the House. It will be interesting to see if there is GOP outreach to the young. It does make me wonder what in the hell conservatives are thinking. Hopefully this article will open. www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/us/politics/republicans-young-voters.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShareAs with any thing else… and therefore, I guess this is rhetorical. If the GOP wants to bitch about higher education SO MUCH, what exactly are the alternatives they are promoting now that they’ve destroyed unions & practically legislated manufacturing jobs over seas. Yeah, they gave corporations BIG tax breaks for bringing manufacturing back to the US but with automations. That creates so few jobs that it’s highly competetive to get them & quite a few of those jobs will need a college degree in programming, engineering, or robotics. The GOP needs to provide/think of/come up with alternative paths instead of just bitching and destroying things. I know, I’d have better chances asking Santa clause, but Santa clause isn’t digging higher education |
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Post by Merge on Jan 7, 2023 15:09:15 GMT
I was reading about how Republicans need to appeal to young voters, and I suppose this explains their recent attacks on higher education. I don’t think that atempts to indoctrinate them will ultimately work in a big way. Young voters care about climate and their rights. They see the attitude of the GOP on guns. They have been watching the shitshow happening in the House. It will be interesting to see if there is GOP outreach to the young. It does make me wonder what in the hell conservatives are thinking. Hopefully this article will open. www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/us/politics/republicans-young-voters.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShareAs with any thing else… and therefore, I guess this is rhetorical. If the GOP wants to bitch about higher education SO MUCH, what exactly are the alternatives they are promoting now that they’ve destroyed unions & practically legislated manufacturing jobs over seas. Yeah, they gave corporations BIG tax breaks for bringing manufacturing back to the US but with automations. That creates so few jobs that it’s highly competetive to get them & quite a few of those jobs will need a college degree in programming, engineering, or robotics. The GOP needs to provide/think of/come up with alternative paths instead of just bitching and destroying things. I know, I’d have better chances asking Santa clause, but Santa clause isn’t digging higher education I would expect (hope?) that they'd plan either state-run technical schools or corporate apprenticeships for certain jobs. It's true enough that you don't need a liberal arts education to code, engineer, practice medicine, or do a lot of things. As a country, we used to believe that comprehensive education made better citizens, but with the movement over the past few decades to see college as little more than job training, I'd bet that most Americans - even most Democrats - don't see much value in comprehensive education any more. I don't agree with that stance and I'm not defending it, but that's what I would predict will happen in this brave new world the GOP wants to bring in. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jan 7, 2023 15:26:54 GMT
I guess you all missed what DeSantis is doing in Florida. He has already attacked the public schools K-12. Now to the colleges.. DeSantis seeks conservative overhaul at Florida liberal-arts college2023/01/06 MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a group of hard-line conservative loyalists Friday into leadership positions at the New College of Florida, a move that comes as the Republican governor plots a remake of the state’s higher education system. Several of the appointees are vocal opponents of gender- and race-related education issues that have fueled the right’s culture wars in schools. They were picked as DeSantis, who is eyeing a potential 2024 White House run, vows to fight “philosophical lunacy” in the schools. The new appointees will now help oversee the Sarasota college, which has a reputation for being one of the most progressive higher-education institutions in the state. Of the six appointed by DeSantis, the marquee names are Christopher Rufo, a conservative activist who helped turn critical race theory into a conservative rallying cry, and Matthew Spalding, a government professor at Hillsdale College, a conservative Christian college in Michigan. *** 'Recapturing higher education’As DeSantis kicked off his second term in office on Tuesday, he made clear that he plans to focus on reshaping the state’s higher education. In particular, he said, he wants to make sure his administration eradicates “trendy ideologies” from the classroom. We must ensure that our institutions of higher learning are focused on academic excellence and the pursuit of truth, not the imposition of trendy ideology,” DeSantis said during his inaugural speech at the steps of the historic Florida Capitol in Tallahassee. nordot.app/984222433589772288 |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jan 7, 2023 16:22:00 GMT
This is who they are. This is what passes for humor with these clowns. Wait till they refuse to raise the debt ceiling. Hilarity will no doubt ensue. These people are dangerous idiots.
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Post by onelasttime on Jan 7, 2023 16:32:08 GMT
My one post of the day…
My guess after watching the events that unfolded last night on the House Floor this bird will prove to be smarter then the current Speaker of The House and members of his delegation. Buckle up.
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Post by sudie on Jan 7, 2023 18:24:36 GMT
This is who they are. This is what passes for humor with these clowns. Wait till they refuse to raise the debt ceiling. Hilarity will no doubt ensue. These people are dangerous idiots. I don't get it. What does "Hern" mean? |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jan 7, 2023 19:03:37 GMT
This is who they are. This is what passes for humor with these clowns. Wait till they refuse to raise the debt ceiling. Hilarity will no doubt ensue. These people are dangerous idiots. I don't get it. What does "Hern" mean? A House member from Oklahoma, I think. |
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Post by elaine on Jan 7, 2023 19:12:46 GMT
I don't get it. What does "Hern" mean? A House member from Oklahoma, I think. Yes, Kevin Hern. So, apparently Rosendale didn’t vote for McCarthy. |
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Post by Gem Girl on Jan 7, 2023 20:37:05 GMT
Well, I hope they had fun making a mockery of America for the whole world to witness, again.
The new SOH (Son of Ho, since he kisses TFG's butt) has no intelligence, moral courage, or spine. This is going to be some rough sledding.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jan 7, 2023 20:42:16 GMT
I’m worried about the debt ceiling in September. I hope everyone that may be effected can start putting a bit away in case things are shut down for a while and don’t get their military or social security payments.if course this effects those most at risk. At least there is more warning than normal. It doesn’t seem to make the news until the last minute usually. Worst case if it doesn’t happen is they have more in savings but I think most have been pretty clear they won’t vote to raise it next time. They are mad they didn’t get to shut it down now.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jan 7, 2023 20:46:26 GMT
I think they will be addressing the debt ceiling soon. The fiscal budget is up at the end of September.
The federal fiscal year runs Oct 1- Sept 30.
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Post by hop2 on Jan 7, 2023 21:00:05 GMT
I’m worried about the debt ceiling in September. I hope everyone that may be effected can start putting a bit away in case things are shut down for a while and don’t get their military or social security payments.if course this effects those most at risk. At least there is more warning than normal. It doesn’t seem to make the news until the last minute usually. Worst case if it doesn’t happen is they have more in savings but I think most have been pretty clear they won’t vote to raise it next time. They are mad they didn’t get to shut it down now. If you’re on disability you are not allowed to have savings…you cannot have more resources than $2000 in the bank or $3000 for 2 people. So exactly how are people on SSDI supposed to save money no matter how long they have to do so? ‘Resources’ include anything ‘given’ to you by others ( if they can find it or trace it ) it’s a disgusting system meant to keep a person down. |
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Post by hop2 on Jan 7, 2023 21:01:34 GMT
I think they will be addressing the debt ceiling soon. The fiscal budget is up at the end of September. The federal fiscal year runs Oct 1- Sept 30. well, if they hadn’t given so much in corporate tax savings it wouldn’t be as big of an issue. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jan 7, 2023 21:05:53 GMT
I’m worried about the debt ceiling in September. I hope everyone that may be effected can start putting a bit away in case things are shut down for a while and don’t get their military or social security payments.if course this effects those most at risk. At least there is more warning than normal. It doesn’t seem to make the news until the last minute usually. Worst case if it doesn’t happen is they have more in savings but I think most have been pretty clear they won’t vote to raise it next time. They are mad they didn’t get to shut it down now. If you’re on disability you are not allowed to have savings…you cannot have more resources than $2000 in the bank or $3000 for 2 people. So exactly how are people on SSDI supposed to save money no matter how long they have to do so? ‘Resources’ include anything ‘given’ to you by others ( if they can find it or trace it ) it’s a disgusting system meant to keep a person down. I didn’t even think of that. I can’t imagine being so vulnerable and not being able to plan. Maybe tuck some cash away but that’s scary to. I think this every time this is brought up that they can’t have money in savings beyond 2-3k. I agree the system needs to change. 2-3k really doesn’t go very far these days not that it would be easy to save up that much while being in a limited income to begin with. Hugs to those in this situation. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2023 21:54:51 GMT
that was quite the speech from Hakeem
"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put:
American Values over Autocracy
Benevolence over Bigotry
The Constitution over the Cult
Democracy over Demagogues
Economic Opportunity over Extremism
Freedom over Facism
Governing over Gaslighting
Hopefulness over Hatred
Inclusion over Isolation
Justice over Judicial Over-reach
Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts
Liberty over Limitation
Maturity over Mar-a-Lago
Normalcy over Negativity
Opportunity over Obstruction
People over Politics
Quality of Life Issues over Q-Anon
Reason over Racism
Substance over Slander
Triumph over Tyranny
Understanding over Ugliness
Voting Rights over Voter Suppression
Working Families over the Well Connected
Xenial over Xenophobia
"Yes We Can" over "You Can't Do It"
Zealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation
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Post by hop2 on Jan 7, 2023 23:22:22 GMT
If you’re on disability you are not allowed to have savings…you cannot have more resources than $2000 in the bank or $3000 for 2 people. So exactly how are people on SSDI supposed to save money no matter how long they have to do so? ‘Resources’ include anything ‘given’ to you by others ( if they can find it or trace it ) it’s a disgusting system meant to keep a person down. I didn’t even think of that. I can’t imagine being so vulnerable and not being able to plan. Maybe tuck some cash away but that’s scary to. I think this every time this is brought up that they can’t have money in savings beyond 2-3k. I agree the system needs to change. 2-3k really doesn’t go very far these days not that it would be easy to save up that much while being in a limited income to begin with. Hugs to those in this situation. It’s not even a rental deposit in most places |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jan 8, 2023 0:28:11 GMT
I’m worried about the debt ceiling in September. I hope everyone that may be effected can start putting a bit away in case things are shut down for a while and don’t get their military or social security payments.if course this effects those most at risk. At least there is more warning than normal. It doesn’t seem to make the news until the last minute usually. Worst case if it doesn’t happen is they have more in savings but I think most have been pretty clear they won’t vote to raise it next time. They are mad they didn’t get to shut it down now. If you’re on disability you are not allowed to have savings…you cannot have more resources than $2000 in the bank or $3000 for 2 people. So exactly how are people on SSDI supposed to save money no matter how long they have to do so? ‘Resources’ include anything ‘given’ to you by others ( if they can find it or trace it ) it’s a disgusting system meant to keep a person down.  That is horrifying. Shouldn’t everyone be encouraged to save money? |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jan 8, 2023 0:32:07 GMT
mollycoddle
That is horrifying. Shouldn’t everyone be encouraged to save money?If you have more then a few thousand, you don't need help.
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