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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 151 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Speaker Johnson can go fuck himself.

[–] b3an@lemmy.world 78 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Nah. His son will get an alert and that will just be even weirder.

I’m not making this shit up.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Okay, but what the literal fuck.

[–] MumboJumbo@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

They're accoutabilibuddies.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

"hey son, wanna monitor each other's masturbation habits? you know, for God."

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Meanwhile he fervently supports a man that bangs pornstars

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 87 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Someone with a shred of ethics on this ethics committee better fucking leak this.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Here ya go people, these are the ones you gotta call:

Democrats

Ranking Member Susan Wild, Pennsylvania

Veronica Escobar, Texas

Mark DeSaulnier, California

Deborah K. Ross, North Carolina

Glenn F. Ivey, Maryland

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Wild is out next year, so just maybe. Come on, Susan, put that donation to work!

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The leaks have started.

Two credible witnesses stated to the panel they saw Gaetz fuck a kid.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But don't say - or imply - that he's a kid-fucker, because, they were 17 or something? I'm still not understanding that argument...

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Everyone knows kids turn sexy at 18. 17 is close enough.

/S

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 76 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"People can't know who we are and all the crimes we commit, it would be devastating!"

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 13 points 1 month ago

Along the same lines, "we've investigated ourselves and our allies and we cannot allow the report to see the light of day ".

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I love how he throws up the excuse, "...that is not the way we do things in the House,..." as tho' propriety or social or even governmental norms mean anything whatsoever to him or the rest of the GOP.

And then this reversal after nearly 24 hours go by, "Johnson’s comments also mark a reversal after he said on Thursday, “the speaker is not involved with what happens in ethics. Lots of important reasons for that.”Johnson’s comments also mark a reversal after he said on Thursday, “the speaker is not involved with what happens in ethics. Lots of important reasons for that.”

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Only needs to "make sense" in the moment. And only to certain people. Everyone else can get fucked. And don't be bringing up my past statements! (these are not my own personal beliefs)

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 5 points 1 month ago

Of note is that he had a sit-down with Dear Leader before that 180 on "...the speaker is not involved with what happens in ethics. Lots of important reasons for that."

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I mean, not really, if I'm honest.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Then why aren't you guys using your second amendment to do something about it huh? People from the US keep arguing with the rest of the world that the second amendment is important but clearly you guys are all talk no walk, it's just an excuse to compensate for something by owning a bunch of guns, not a way to guarantee that you will be able to defend yourself against the tyranny of the government.

[–] simplymath@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's been a week. Let them cook!

Trump was nearly assassinated twice this year-- 3 times if you count the Iranian plot that didn't get out of the planning phase.

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Can a freedom of information request bypass this?

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Next up: Congress and/or the Supreme Court overturns the Freedom of Information Act on the grounds it compromises national security and hurts their feelings.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's clearly an attack on Conservatives and weaponization of facts! /s

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

It's LAWFARE, is what it is, you GUYZ!

{sobs}

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago

Trumps just testing the waters to see which Congressmen are loyal and which he still needs to get some kompromat on, so he's not stopped when he enacts the real fasc-ie stuff.