Should we have expected anything else? “The message from Johnson’s rapid ascent to the most powerful Republican post in Washington is stark: In the 118th Congress, it is not possible for a defender of democracy to serve as speaker of the House.”
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Concerned About Democracy? House Republicans Invite You to "Shut Up!" - The Nation https://apple.news/A_zQrKntYR8GdI7aX9MMPyg
Nine More Republicans Sign Up For Speaker Bid, Likely Public Humiliation
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-house-speaker-election_n_6535a359e4b0c85561018a8f
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Jim Jordan loses more votes in second round of voting for House speaker
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/jim-jordan-loses-votes-round-voting-house-speaker-104081862
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“Jordan is a flamethrower who was one of the original organizers of the right-wing Freedom Caucus. Republicans saw McCarthy, who was an excellent fundraiser, as a pro-business Republican who worked with the far right, but Jordan is the real deal: a far-right extremist. Republican donors have already suggested they are not enthusiastic about working with him to fund Republican candidates.”
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-17-2023-tuesday
This morning, the Ukrainian military launched a surprise attack on two Russian airfields in occupied Ukraine, using a longer-range missile system secretly supplied in the last few weeks by the United States. The Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, has a range of about 100 miles, or 161 kilometers. It enabled the Ukrainians to damage runways and destroy nine Russian helicopters. The missiles also killed a number of Russian soldiers. One of the conditions of Ukraine’s acquisition of these weapons was that they would only be used within Ukraine against the occupiers, not in Russia itself.
You gotta feel for these representatives' kids having to hang around through this "historic moment."
Watching love the opening day of 118th U.S #Congress on C-span
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