What stupid thing did the GOP say or do this time? Episode 3!

[abates]

In stunner, House GOP bid to impeach Mayorkas fails

A House GOP effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed in embarrassing fashion Tuesday as three Republicans joined Democrats in voting against what would have been the …

thehill.com

Shout out to MVP Al Green who left his hospital bed and turned up in wheelchair to cast a vote to defeat the GOP, before returning to hospital to continue recovering from surgery.

 

[Pale Rider]

I never want to hear conservatives whine about the border again after this.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1755297920847429720

 

[KidTDragon]

I never want to hear conservatives whine about the border again after this.

Watch them whine about the border more than ever now.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Republicans never solve problems. They create them, block Democrats from solving them, piss and moan it not being solved, and then manufacture more problems to repeat the cycle.

 

[wonko the sane?]

I never want to hear conservatives whine about the border again after this.

Not only are they going to whine about the border, they will blame the democrats for failing to pass the bill. The bill they demanded full of terms they wouldn't compromise on in the first place.

 

[Paladin]

Missouri Rep Votes Against Abortion Rape Exception Because Being Forced To Give Birth Is God's "Healing" - Joe.My.God.

Jezebel reports: On Wednesday, across party lines, Republicans rejected an amendment that would have added rape and incest exceptions to the state’s total ban. Democratic state Sen. Tracy McCreery proposed the amendment by pleading with her colleagues to “show an ounce of compassion” for...

www.joemygod.com

 

[abates]

Matt Gaetz sex trafficking inquiry moves forward with witness cooperation

A former ally who claims to have witnessed him having sex with a 17-year-old is aiding in the investigation

www.salon.com

 

[Pale Rider]

Not only are they going to whine about the border, they will blame the democrats for failing to pass the bill. The bill they demanded full of terms they wouldn't compromise on in the first place.

But that will upset me!

 

[wonko the sane?]

GOOD! It's supposed to. If you aren't getting mad at their actions, then you're complicit in letting them get away with this kind of shit.

 

[KidTDragon]

GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border management

The U.S. House voted to impeach Mayorkas, a historic rebuke of sitting Cabinet member by Republicans.

apnews.com

I guess the Repugs learned from their mistake (for once). Amusingly, for as big a deal as the House GOP made of this, it looks like the Senate doesn't give two shits and seems unlikely to get it to trial in a hurry.

 

[wonko the sane?]

It's going to fail in the house, simply because the impeachment was a distraction for a the public who still remembers that the republicans DEMANDED a strict border bill, got everything they want and then refused it.

This is lying to their base that they still care about the border.

 

[Ironbite4]

It succeeded in the House. It dies in the Senate because there isn't enough votes. Of course if you listen to MTG, they've removed a member of Biden's cabinet because that's how these things work.

 

[wonko the sane?]

Yes, by all means, let's take the word of a complete and utter ignorant plebian about how things work. Next, I'll ask santos to work on my car, and Menendez for financial advice.

 

[KidTDragon]

When the cult is so brainwashed that you don't need to disguise the grift anymore:

Lara Trump vows "every single penny" RNC has will go to Donald Trump

Lara Trump has promised to spend all RNC money on Donald Trump if she takes up role as party co-chair.

www.newsweek.com

And hey, we haven't heard them talk about Hunter Biden for a while. I wonder how that's going.

FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company

An FBI informant has been charged with lying to authorities about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme between President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company

abcnews.go.com

Oof.

 

[Wheelimus]

Tucker Carlson has never been to Aldi's, so he's very impressed in Soviet Russia.

GOP Lawmaker Hits Tucker Carlson With Wicked Label For Russian Grocery Store Love

Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina wasn't having it with the former Fox News host's stop on his Moscow trip.

www.huffpost.com

 

[Pocket]

This might be the first time a major media figure has used the term "radicalized" like it's a good thing.

He then praised the total price of his groceries at checkout, estimating that the items would cost $400 in the U.S. but saying that the Russian store only charged $104 for them.

The average wage in Russia is 73,383 RUB per month (which is $791 with today's exchange rate).

This brings up an interesting point. The media has a habit of using exchange rates to translate how much something costs in a foreign country, but that only matters if you're writing a travel guide or investment advice. In all other situations, it should either be described directly in terms of how many days' wages (for someone making exactly the country's median income) something is, or converted to the equivalent amount of domestic currency based on our median income.

 

[NovaSaber]

Reminder that the majority of Republicans are on board with these bastards:

https://bogleech.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F742402990028292096

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Their idea of "radical left" is anyone who disagrees with their Christofascist horseshit.

 

[wonko the sane?]

Also reminder: they don't need trump to do this, and will in fact take any useful idiot to play the role. Any vote for an (R) is approval of this.

 

[Spin-Out]

the only good fascist is a dead fascist.