Portman saying he is going to not run again because he doesn't like the gridlock he helped create. Now we'll be stuck with fricking Jordan or some asshole like that

This from the Oregon GOP goes along with the Texas GOP adopting a Q slogan, and the Arizona GOP censuring the current GOP Gov, a former GOP Senator, and Cindy McCain. The crazies are winning.

These people. They claim 1/6 attack on the US Capitol was a “false flag” orchestrated so Democrats can seize total power. This is the official Republican line in Oregon. How can there be unity when one side is batcrap crazy? https://t.co/hzZK6Uth7e

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) January 25, 2021

Are they? Arizona Republicans have lost both Senators to the Democrats. Going the Q route seems like a way to get your ass kicked in any swing state.

I meant winning within the GOP.

But in a two-party system, they'll be back in power soon. How insane the GOP becomes matters to all of us.

Arizona is very strange in the the two biggest counties Maricopa and Pima are very much the definition of purple. You get to the rural places, like where Gosar and Ward come from and it's like being in an entirely different world sometimes, s0 yeah, there are enough craziness in their areas that they will always have a voice and with clever districting they will always have 3-4 state seats in Maricopa and Pima. so yeah, they statewide not enough Arizonans embrace their BS, but they get just enough support in local politics to continue to fuel the insanity.

lol

Trump letting the GOP Senators know that he is still a Republican. He is not forming that new party, at least until after the trial.

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/busin...hnk/index.html

isn';t that cute, MyLumpypillow CEO Mikey got banned from, twitter now

now the republ;ican dickheads in AZ went after fellow reps and censured them

just how stupid are they

I mean CINDY McCAIN???

aren't the mccains like republican deities?

Putting Kelli Ward in charge of your state party (and Allen West in Texas for that matter) leads to insanity.

Ward, Biggs, Gosar and Lesko are all Trumpers, which makes them an enemy of the McCains since their Daddy hated John.

Leads to or is a symptom of?

Yes.

Any Republican that doesn't completely toe the Trump line fully and completely are worst then Satan and Nancy Pelosi (who most Republicans believe are the same person).

Absolutely no chance of conviction.

McConnell joins many Republicans in voting to keep alive the procedural motion to question the constitutionality of the trial proceedings. He sided with Rand Paul

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 26, 2021

Not a single surprise

The 5 Republicans who voted with Democrats on the Paul point of order:

Collins ME
Murkowski AK
Romney UT
Sasse NE
Toomey PA

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) January 26, 2021

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I figured they'd only get 5-10 R votes and nothing will happen. Trump will run again, destroy their party even more and they'll still bend over backwards to defend the guy. Let's just pray he doesn't win in 2024 now that he sees there are no consequences for leading a coup.

It just pisses me off that this trial will just keep Trump in the media, take up the time in the Senate, and allow Trump to glory in another acquittal. Our system is just so broken.

Do they have to take it up now? They're already waiting until February with no real shot at a conviction. Can they wait longer and see if more information comes out and/or Trump does something crazy enough to sway more senators?

No amount of FACTUAL information matters anymore when it comes to the GOP and Trump. It's been that way since 2015. It isn't going to change.

Before that. 2008 was Birtherism and Death Panels. Trump just came along to take advantage of the fact he has a population of people that hate the other side so much you can literally tell them anything and they'll believe it.

I agree, but I'm trying to be optimistic here...

Yeah geez guess we should plan on Trump as prez in 2024 along with Rs controlling the senate and maybe House? Oh boy God only knows what that will get us? Emperor Trump and family? Secretary of State Liddell?

It's just so weird that no one has the nuts to claim the mantle of MAGA leader for themselves. None of these idiots will be the President if the party stays married to Trump.

Heather Cox RIchardson is saying the reason for them voting no is so they don't HAVE to impeach him because it will turn out bad either way.

I dunno. They're all just so gross.

Has anyone been charged with felony murder yet? I haven't been paying attention too much to the arrests outside of a few highly publicized ones. Do they know who killed the cop? Do they know the people who were helping the lady through the window to her death?

A large number of felonies have been charged such as assault on police officer and various weapons charges. They are going to be charging some of those who have already been arrested with conspiracy (20 years) soon. They have a grand jury going right now. They have the pictures of the guys that they suspect killed the police officer, but I haven't seen any identified yet.

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Pretty sure being a snitch won't endear him to his racist minions

Exclusive: Proud Boys leader was ‘prolific’ informer for law enforcement

And I love the "I don't remember that excuse" One scumbag whose 15 minutes are expiring.

It does make his easy arrest the night before the riot look quite a bit different.

There is no possible way to claim the MAGA mantle and turn on Trump. The only way to get the mantle is for Trump to place it on them. The fact that they can't see that there is no way he will ever give it to someone not named "Trump" is what makes it stupid. I think they are hoping that someone/something else takes Trump out (most likely a legal conviction) and that will allow them to take control. That is their only shot.

I don't know why it ever got this far, but glad to see this is finally seeing the light of day/ Probably not a chance in hell it happens, even though it should.

INBOX:
Urgent: US @RepJimmyGomez to Introduce Resolution Expelling Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress pic.twitter.com/ULAdCtBTz1

— Matt Laslo (@MattLaslo) January 28, 2021

I don't know if you noticed during the Insurrection that many of the MAGA chuds weren't carrying American flags, they were carrying Trump flags. They dont give a fuck about America, they only care about Trump.

Right. I'm just surprised nobody has said, I'm the guy to continue Trump's work.

One of the things that makes prisoner's dilemma so interesting is that the players cannot communicate with each other. You have to try to balance the good of the group with your own personal success based on limited information. And so sometimes you end up with a result that is worse for everyone b/c the group lacked the ability to work together.

But here, these people can communicate all they want. Hawley, Cotton, Carlson, Cruz, Pence, Rubio, Halley, McConnell, McCarthy, etc. can all have days and days of secret meetings with each other to devise a plan to get rid of Trump and his spawn while keeping the MAGA energy in the party and preventing a GOP/MAGA split and making sure that none of them is seen as the Brutus holding the knife in Trump's back at the end.

Then, after that, they can all try and position themselves in the MAGA lane for the 2024 primary.

I don't see how it benefits any of them for Trump to stay around. He turns off moderates, and he doesn't care about the good of the party.

I think Marjorie Taylor Greene is making a strong push

She is on track for the 2024 GOP nomination.

She is kind of like the AOC on the right in that she provides a new, fresh, voice, saying things they desperately want to hear. Except in this case those things are promises to bring violence to their political enemies.

This seems like news.

Man arrested w/ gun + 20 rounds of ammunition near US Capitol Weds afternoon had "Stop the Steal paperwork" with him "that had a list of Senators and Representatives" in both the US Congress & WV state house, along with their contact information, according to a police affidavit.

— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) January 28, 2021

Her revelation that a Jew controlled laser started the California wild fires is bound to elevate her status in the GOP.

We're cooked as a nation. Done.

An NBC producer talked to Rep. Greene’s constituents in Rome, GA yesterday. Many were not bothered by her conspiracies.

“Noah was a conspiracy theorist himself when he built the ark,” one supporter said. “So who are we to say that it’s true or not?” https://t.co/vRn2tEAPrj

— Charlie Gile (@CharlieGileNBC) January 28, 2021

There is a reason that "Deliverance" was set in her district.

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Gawd that bitch reminds me of my first wife LOL

I'm really struggling to come to terms with this revelation after assuming it had been Antifa all this time. I guess Jewish Space Laser makes more sense though.

Probably won't pass this cycle, but this is where the GOP is headed.

Arizona GOP lawmaker introduces bill to give Legislature power to toss out election results https://t.co/FcXLs5RJYA

— Dan De Luce (@dandeluce) January 29, 2021

Geez-o, there is a group here that is so far out of touch with the population of Arizona it is ridiculous. The lie that keeps on giving.

I always thought Deliverance was in LA (just my bias I guess) so looked it up. Supposedly Rabun county in NE GA but Green represents NW GA.

I'd kind of prefer it if one of these MAGA state legislatures just passed a law saying that the state's electoral votes will go to the winner of the GOP Primary.

I think that the Constitution allows them to do it. And we'd skip a lot of steps to just be honest about it. All of this "it's really about protecting the integrity of the vote" theater just muddies the issue.

They think that the Democrat Party is an existential threat to America. OK. I don't agree with that. But that's what they think. Just own it. Own it and let the citizens of your state decide what to do about it. (Hint--not much b/c SCOTUS recently held that gerrymanders are totally fine).

:lol: :lol: LOL Trump's defense lawyers just quit.

Please say he's going to defend himself....
Please say he's going to defend himself....

:D :D :D :D :D :D :funkychickendance:

Hate to burst your bubble but don't think he is worried much about Senate confirming the impeachment.

Holy cow. This letter...

The Lincoln Project’s legal response to the false and defamatory statements made by Rudy Giuliani. pic.twitter.com/MshgYIMC69

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 30, 2021

This will be fun to watch it play out.

The GOP senators are strongly signaling, “Sir if you do anything other than show up quoting Mein Kampf and throwing your feces around, we will be able to acquit you.”

And Trump is like, “I’ll take that under advisement, but I’m not sure it’s possible.”

How much is because of the defense plan and how much is because Trump won't pay?

Does it really matter? He could take a dump on the table as his defense and the Republicans would vote to acquit.


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I had a MyPillow infomercial on in the background.

I don't think I've ever been so depressed in my life :(

I want to see some corroboration, but this is pretty shocking.

It is a pretty good poll done by UGA. Still, those numbers are shocking.

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I think a LOT of Atlanta metro Republicans really didn't like Trump's attacks on Kemp and Raffenspurger. I don't know how that manifests going forward.

And some of the Republican unfavorables are likely the other way as well: Trumpers who are pissed at Kemp and Raffenspurger.

But that doesn't explain the Democratic favorables (which is fantastic to see)

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So I see they've landed on calling Trump "45th President" so they can still call him President even though he's no longer the President. I bet there were at least a dozen zoom calls/meetings to solely discuss that topic since the 20th.

Just to clarify, I'm not questioning this poll, I'd just like to see the results replicated in other polls.

So its looking like soome of the people arrested in the riot in the Capital who were there for a Stop the Steal rally, actually never voted for Trump or anyone else for that Matter:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/us/ca...nvs/index.html

Update:

I just talked to @JohnWDean, who endorsed the idea of a Senate impeachment committee.

Dean says this would allow for the Senate to do legislative business, while also taking “the time to develop a record of one of history’s great travesties":https://t.co/wUEM8D73Og pic.twitter.com/nycfFMPkUD

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 1, 2021

I like this idea. A normal person would just sit back and let his lawyers handle this since it is clear that the Senate will acquit him.

But Trump isn't normal. And if the Dems can have this go on and on, it increases the chances of a "Yes I ordered the Code Red!" moment from Trump.

Regardless, there have to be public committee hearings at some point. Everything has to be made clear.

Apparently, most of it. Good prediction.

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It's hilarious how paying fair market rate for services is one of those bright lines that Trump will never cross.

If he hadn't been born rich, he'd be that guy in your neighborhood who keeps stealing cable and always shows up the potluck and "forgets" to bring food or beer.

This is absolutely ... Everything

The my pillow guy went on newsmax and it is the greatest segment I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/A2GK3e2oJp

— Secular Talk�� (@KyleKulinski) February 2, 2021

Make verifying facts great again. Or at least make it very expensive if you don't ;)

So Mike Lindell releasing all the evidence for voter fraud on Friday? Why didn't he do it before then?

Because he won't have any on Friday either. Best case he's repeating the same allegations, either not knowing or caring that those aren't actually evidence, no matter how often you repeat them and how many crazy people you get to tell them. Or this will be like the Trump Admins Healthcare plan and it'll alway come in 2 weeks/Friday.

It's amazing that the fraud escaped everyone looking for it, but Mike Lindell in all his power and glory has unearthed the trove literally everyone was looking for. Got it. Get that man a pillowcase!

And then smother his dumb ass with it

I thought the Lindell bit on SNL this weekend was funny, but way over the top. After seeing that video, maybe not.

gotta collect donations first

Ummmm...what?

Also from the Trump anti-impeachment submission: "It is denied President Trump made any effort to subvert the certification of the results of the 2020 Presidential election."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 2, 2021

Capitol riot suspect asks to leave US on vacation – court lets her

I LOL'd when I saw this headline.

Then I LOL'd some more once I got to the actual story. The fact that this is the travel news is just a start.

If they somehow found a jury of 12 people who knew nothing about this they would find him guilty in 10 minutes, instead the republicans are going to sweep it under the rug and next time it will be worse.

I really hope people remember this in 2022.

Not sure where stuff like this goes post-Trump, but I found this Twitter thread to be a perfect explanation and repudiation of what people like Hawley are doing - although I'll take it on faith that the motive ascribed by the writer is true, which I have my doubts about.

My former colleague @HawleyMO, whom I recruited to Mizzou Law and consider a friend, penned this @firstthingsmag piece. He argues that Robinhood’s restriction on GameStop trading was a Big Tech conspiracy to hold down the little guy. A few thoughts. 1/x https://t.co/Zfl1Rb75nj

— Thom Lambert (@profthomlambert) February 4, 2021

It looks like the next phase of the Capitol attack cover-up is in place, gaslighting. AOC is coming under attack from nut jobs on Twitter claiming she is lying about feeling in danger. Now GOP congress people, like Nancy Mace who st one time said she was in fear during the attack, are joining in claiming AOC is lying. Pretty soon the Republicans are going to claim nothing really happened and it wss all fake. Just watch.

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MTG apologizing for her words today hours before the vote to remove her from committees. She says 9/11 was real, school shootings are real (but doesn't apologize for what she said to the Parkland teen she harassed)

When someone shows you who they are believe them

They've completely adopted the Trump Way, even down to the fake apologies/correct words when it's days/weeks/months/years too late. I suspect she is a better actor than Trump, though. He could never pull off anything halfway approaching sincerity when he was forced by his handlers to pull back on whatever it was he'd finally been forced to address.

If they vote her off the committees, who gets to name her replacement?

Did she ever file the articles of impeachment against Biden? What happens with that?

HA!

Here is the 285-page, $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit that election tech company Smartmatic filed today in state court in Manhattan against Fox, Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, Jeanine Pirro, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell: https://t.co/VYwrKETtyS

Intro: "The Earth is round." pic.twitter.com/dZzyPBuIvd

— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) February 4, 2021

Dems invite Trump to testify under oath at impeachment.

Money quote: "Indeed, whereas a sitting President might raise concerns about distraction from their official duties, that concern is obviously inapplicable here."

NEWS: Democrats request Trump’s testimony at impeachment trial pic.twitter.com/IxtDOwP8xz

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 4, 2021

"I said all that stuff so crazies would get excited to vote for me, OK?"

Smartmatic sues Fox and some hosts/guests for 2.7 billion.

Curios to see what happens with this lawsuit. It seems really cut and dry. FOX hurt the value of the company by telling lies that are easily proven to be lies for financial gain. Isn't that the whole reason these laws exist?

The "you can't handle the truth!" moments would be amaing.

Republicans have given her a seat on the Education and Labor Committee. Today's action would strip her of that seat, but wouldn't remove her from the House. She'll still have a vote on the House floor. The House GOP Caucus would be able to name another House member to the seat on Ed and Labor, but I don't know who that might be.

ick

Marjorie Taylor Greene once brought a cardboard cutout of Trump on stage, praised him, and then began rubbing her hand on his crotch. #MarjorieTaylorGrope pic.twitter.com/ay6RHSbgNX

— Resist Programming �� (@RzstProgramming) February 4, 2021

Not telling us anything we don't already know, it's a cult.

MTG just apologized today so she wouldn't have to face any consequences for her actions. Standard white privilege stuff

Absolute perfection.

The Terrible Things I Have Said and Done My Entire Life, and Right Up Until a Few Days Ago, Do Not Represent Me As a Person - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

When even OAN has to put this kind of disclaimer on your "irrefutable proof" of election fraud....

MyPillow guy Mike Lindell’s big lie special on OAN begins with an epic disclaimer pic.twitter.com/3nsoAznOUU

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 5, 2021

Please please please don't sue us out of existence.

I suspect some lawsuits are going come out of that. If you need to put that disclaimer on maybe you shouldn't be showing it, and you certainly shouldn't present yourself as a news network.

They're streaming his infomercial for 12 straight hours.....also an hallmark of any good news organization.

The sad thing is scores of people will believe it, because he is telling them what they want to hear.

So unfortunate! Lou Dobbs canned.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/05/media...led/index.html

FOX trying to cover their asses too little too late. If I was one of the other hosts listed in that lawsuit I would be getting my resume ready.

Cancel culture is out of control.

The visualization on this is pretty damning

http://twitter.com/nytopinion/status...91576795041794