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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

Squeaker of the House, Mike (‘Mickey’) Johnson…

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I’m not enjoying the mental boner that was supposed to encourage such tattling on a grandiose scale. Frankly, I am let down and hurt. I need more. C’mon, ya’ll are better than this.

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  • [–] 127 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    I don’t understand the premise of frequent recesses, anymore. They seemed reasonable when people were traveling by horse and buggy and required 2-4 weeks to get back to their district, but now? In the era of phones and planes, why do they still deserve to get half the year off?

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Well, it shouldn't quite be half the year, but it makes sense to plan some official time to be back in your district. Your constituents shouldn't have to travel to DC to see you in person.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    But they’re mostly just dicking around elsewhere with the free time. The time isn’t bound to any structure. I wouldn’t doubt that we get less time with our representatives today than at the founding of the country, when dying of dysentery was a plausible end for a casual walk.

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  • Also with telecommunications, we should reasonably be able to access our representatives wherever they are at all times. It's not like we don't live in a videoconference connected world, we absolutely do. We have phones, email, videoconferencing, and all manner of being able to directly contact our representatives without having to travel to Washington DC.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The MAGA Nazis are avoiding meeting their constituents at all costs. It's just a vacation for them.

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  • [–] 79 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    “Christian” Mike Johnson doing his best to give cover to pedophiles. Wonder if him and his son discuss these sins at bedtime together while going over their porn monitoring.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    So Christian he's practically Catholic.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Don't lump chickens in with them. This isn't cowardice, it's complicity.

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Oh so he's on the list, got it

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Huh, what a coincidence, Epstein always looked forward to recess too.

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    [–] 24 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    Hold up, last I checked its still July...I think you have another week there Mr speaker

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Why do they get paid hundreds of thousands of dollars while at the same time skipping entire months worth of work?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    They go back to their districts and work there for most of it. Supposed to keep them informed about the will of the people.

    I’m sure most just vacation the whole time but some might still give a shit, I dunno

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Most of them spend a huge amount of their time fundraising whether congress is in session or not.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago

    Here is an amazing write up on all of trump's connections to epstein.

    https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/49344563

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    Well, this will put those conspiracy allegations to bed.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    It's not going away Mikey.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    Trumps on the list. Trumps on the list. Trumps on the list. The GOP is trying to hide it. Trumps a child fucker. Trumps a child fucker. Trumps a child fucker. The GOP is trying to hide it.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    That pretty much confirms it

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

    Will somebody think of the children?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Republicans do think of the children because they’re pedophiles.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    It's time to start reminding people of this stuff.

    https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-rape-accuser-lawsuits-230647

    [LOS ANGELES — A woman has filed federal lawsuits accusing Donald Trump of raping her two decades ago, when she was 13...“I loudly pleaded with Defendant Trump to stop, but he did not,” Jane Doe wrote in a formal declaration accompanying her recent suits. “Defendant Trump responded to my pleas by violently striking me in the face with his open hand and screaming that he would do whatever he wanted. ... Immediately following this rape, Defendant Trump threatened me that, were I ever to reveal any of the details of Defendant Trump’s sexual and physical abuse of me, my family and I would be physically harmed if not killed.”]

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Fucking cowards. Stop protecting pedophiles.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    A whole week early? Unacceptable. I don’t get an extended vacation when I feel like it. Why should they?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Buying time to scrub records?

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  • I reckon a good number of them won't be returning from recess. They'll start sounding up the neurodivergents for the "wellness camps" during the August recess and also use the opportunity to murder or jail their opponents probably using ICE operatives. Dark times ahead.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Very Christian of you, Mikey, to protect your false idol's pedophilic actions.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    Needs to be asked: "What did the president speaker know and when did he know it"

    I'd also accept the Watergate quote of "I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow"

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    America must keep Dear Leader in power. They haven’t even got around to the portraits in every home yet. Probably won’t need to, it’s happening naturally.

    Your deification of your elected leader is apparently so strong now that mere humans are abusable, at least non-cis-white-male-conservative-natural-Americans.

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    [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Need more time to make shit up so they can release the ones they want to instead of the actual files.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    They know that Trump is going to do 25 different outrageous things before they get back and they're counting on that, media fatigue and their social media bots to move people's attention elsewhere.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago

    This kind of shit should be hella illegal. These assholes have an entire country to help run, they take recess early? Meanwhile, average workers get harassed for going to the doctor or whatever.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    So, can I start August early and just stop working between now and then without losing my paycheck? Cause I'd hate to think this was a double-standard.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Republican party protecting pedos, nothing new. Lots of Republican pedos: https://www.dailykos.com/history/user/CajsaLilliehook

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    The GOP doesn't know what a striesand effect is

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