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[–] 21 points 1 month ago

Ironically, impeaching him would probably win them some votes as it would look like they’re trying to do something about Iran.

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    [–] 174 points 1 month ago (9 children)

    Damn. I really wish whenever there was work that I didn't want to do I could just say "nah, I'm gonna take some paid time off instead".

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  • [–] 34 points 1 month ago (8 children)

    We could general strike. Probably nip that in the bud real quick-like

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  • [–] 29 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    I really wish people would start general striking

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    We won't until there are mutual aid networks everywhere, it's too risky and right now we're too fractured

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    The weird part is if lots of people did strike mutual aid networks would pop up fast. Minnesota’s response to ICE I think was a great example of this. They organized quickly to support community.

    I guarantee if people started striking id be the first to open a free food distribution plan and I know I’m not alone.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    I think you're right, but getting coverage that is wide and deep enough for an indefinite general is daunting and there's guaranteed to be folks negatively impacted. Hospitals understaffed, food processing, elder care, etc.

    Japan I think had a bus drivers strike where they kept working but didn't charge fares. Automated payments make that harder but some places would need that model to avoid harm, and without real preparedness I'm afraid harm will be unavoidable.

    Get involved locally, all. Your neighbors are real people and your best lifeline when things go bad

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  • [–] 108 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    What a bunch fucking arseholes. This has to be a record now for number of days congress has not worked. What the fuck. Oh lord

    In a surprise move Tuesday, Massie filed a resolution to impeach Hegseth as “privileged,” meaning the House would need to act on it within two legislative days. That set up a vote no later than Thursday, but then GOP leaders scrapped votes that day, pushing the impeachment vote until after the election.

    Lmao

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  • [–] 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    "In a surprise move"? What part of this is surprising? Have these people not been paying attention to the last decade?

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  • [–] 36 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Was the house out of session like the senate until a few days ago?

    Did they really just come back, and then go nah, and leave again?

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  • [–] 35 points 1 month ago

    Fucking pussy Johnson is tired of questions. We're rigging the election, and that's it! Go home, people!

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  • [–] 18 points 1 month ago

    Mike Johnson is such a chickenshit. I hope seagulls grab him and take him away.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 month ago

    Good idea, it’s nice out I want to leave early today .

    Update . I have a job and expectations that I fulfill my obligations in order to earn a salary.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    If I showed up to work drunk everyday screaming about nonsensical things , they'd put me away. Keg stands is no basis for running an military industrial complex.

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  • [–] 62 points 1 month ago* (3 children)

    Must be nice to work five months a year for a six-figure salary, best healthcare on Earth, and all the easy-money stock trades you can handle.

    ... and have you ever watched them in session? Even when they are "working", it's hours of killing time, and a good deal of them don't bother to show up.

    The more you look into it, the more disgusting it gets. Revolting pigs, the lot.

    They won't fix it... they're paid not to. "They" includes Democrats.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago

    Aka, they're betting that their voter suppression works well enough that they can kill the idea after the midterms.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Hey, remember when there was a vote for COVID checks on the agenda and mitch the bitch decided to leave it on his desk for a break...until RBG died and suddenly it was Uber importance to shove another red into the SCOTUS

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago

    The rules need to be rewritten. The house speaker and Senate majority leader both have WAY too much power. No single individual should be able to dictate what the entire body does, nor have sole decisionmaking authority to decide what bills can and cannot be voted on. And it should take a majority vote to call a recess.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago

    That one was all over everybody's bingo card. Their tricks and gambits are getting old.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago

    House and Senate Republicans love not working while collecting bribes, a salary and stock dividends.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Mike Johnson reminds me of 'Boss Hog' but stupider.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    Little mikey johnson, always so heroicly running away, away!

    Brave, brave sir mikey!

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    [–] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    This sounds like good news for those who want that vote to succeed. The voters will be a little more blue, right?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago

    Maybe yes, maybe no. It could be strategy to make sure representatives who might get voted out in the midterm if they did not vote to impeach, will not have to go on the record, and thus hold their seats.

    In other words, rather than having them save Hegseth and then lose their seats, they delay the impeachment, potentially sacrificing Hegseth, to save multiple seats.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    Convenient to say they’re going to boot Hesgeth AFTER the elections. Need to farm as many GOP votes as possible.

    If they actually wanted this, it would’ve been done already. There was justification for it a long time ago.

    Hint, hint, between the attempted election fraud and possibility of things remaining exactly the same, these shitstains will do nothing to end the war if the elections go in their favor.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    This fucking guy...

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Fucking coward.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Cant go on record defending him...huh

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Mitch McConnell is definitely alive.

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