Linda

@GoldieAZ
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Retired, enjoy gardening in the Arizona desert.
Pro democracy democrat. Vote in every election.

Fun fact of the day: A flock of hummingbirds can be referred to as a bouquet, a glittering, a hover, a shimmer, or a tune.

#hummingbird
#birding
#BirdsOfMastodon

Kevin McCarthy was well aware he was going to lose his bid to become Speaker of the House of Representatives on the first ballot. What he was not privately predicting was that the beatings would continue for an entire week. “He knew he was going to get fucked — he just didn’t know they were going to fuck him this many times, or this hard,” explained one congressional aide.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/matt-gaetz-hatred-kevin-mccarthy-fueled-sex-trafficking-row-1234657186/

Matt Gaetz Hatred of Kevin McCarthy Fueled by Sex Trafficking Row

The Florida congressman’s opposition to the House Speaker hopeful’s bid for the gavel is indeed personal, sources tell Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

Kevin McCarthy was the FIRST leader to lose the first-round speakership vote in 100 years

Trump was the FIRST president to be impeached twice

Republicans were the FIRST Members of Congress to terrorize their own Capitol

You MAGA betches tired of all this winning yet?! 🤣

@nami_wiki

6 same repubs need to vote for Jefferies and bring the chaos to an end.

@GottaLaff It looks like #Hamlin took a direct hit to his chest from the other guy's shoulder...seems it was hard enough to stop his heart.

Violent game.

My New Year’s resolution: Annoy more Russian diplomats in more countries worldwide—by elevating more Ukrainian voices on the walls of their embassies.

@shoq Yes this GOP House is going to be a shitshow.

It may well be the perfect foil for Dems to win accross the board in 2024.

Americans need to VOTE for leadership, and the GOP House is about revenge for Trump losing. They have no legislative agenda.
Fortunately Dems had a fantastic legislative term.

The difference will be stark.

@richsignorelli

He also didn't want them to know how utterly and intentionally incompetent they were.