Eric J. Korpela @SETIEric@social.cleverlibre.org

The Republican Party is ignoring its own history.
"51st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007.
Hastert could not be prosecuted for any of the acts of sexual abuse of which he had been accused because the applicable statute of limitations had expired decades earlier."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hastert
#SexualAbuse #Republicans

@vga256 I actually still have some of those batteries.

Yooo I'm listening to the Hood Politics podcast and the host just brought up when you used to be able to call s phone number back in the day to get advice about how to best a video game, I totally forgot about that!
😭😭😭😭

Financial markets can't afford to listen to the lies peddled by climate deniers or politicians who delay action on climate threats.
They have to live in the real world of facts, like the rest of us.

#climatechange

https://www.wusf.org/environment/2023-10-16/new-study-projects-sea-level-rise-drain-floridas-financial-future?s=09

TPUSA has made its inevitable transition from stochastic terror organization to brownshirt terror organization.

This was always where they were headed.

https://newrepublic.com/post/176271/queer-arizona-state-university-professor-injured-right-wing-activists

@evacide it's a clear plot to get people's credit card info, then basically do the microtransaction thing to milk them for $$.

Expect a TON of dark patterns tricking people into little one-off and recurring purchases.

@gsuberland @indigenous_commentator Made a small edit.

How could this possibly go wrong?

The Government of New South Wales (in Australia) has sent around a link to encourage people to test how secure their password is...by entering it on their website.

#SecurityFail #NSW

I’ve done a really good job of not sharing my opinions on the Middle East on social media and I think I deserve a treat. Birthright should send me a baklava or something…

Meanwhile, back in #Ukraine …

Via Angry Staffer:

I hope the timeline isn’t lost on folks.

While twitter was crucifying the Biden administration for not sending ATACMS, the Biden administration was… secretly sending ATACMS and training the Ukrainian troops on their use.

A reminder that you don’t see everything.

Official Israeli account posted on the bad site that IDF "intelligence information" showed "the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization is responsible for the failed shooting that hit the hospital"

The tweet included video of a missile shot that a NYT reporter flagged as being recorded 40 mins later, and they just edited that part out.

#israel #gaza #propaganda

https://twitter.com/RobertMackey/status/1714374889568911506

Lisa Rubin on #XTwitter

Just a reminder that on the 12/27/20 phone call where Trump told the acting Attorney General & his deputy to "just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me & the R. congressmen," Trump also singled out one of those members, a "fighter" named Jim Jordan.

#Politics #Traitor #JimJordan

Do not play poker against the clerks in the U.S. House of Representatives. They stoically manage this shit-show of a process without a change to their expression. Mad respect.

Also—Jim Jordan is an awful human being and a worse elected official. Punish them at the polls, y’all.

#USPOL #SpeakerQuest

I have not seen a single reporter ask any rep who is supporting Jordan a question about electing a Speaker who has never authored a single piece of legislation that passed the House in his 16 years on The Hill. Obviously, I haven't seen every question, but it's not part of the horse race coverage.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/17/bills-that-jim-jordan-did-want-pass/
#jimjordan
#maga
#gop

I dropped out of high school. I did not attend college. I do not have certificates.
Some in this position would wrongly assert they are superior or disproved those things’ value.
But it just shows life is what you make of it, with the right wind at your back. I am the result of chaos. As are you. The way you work to influence it is what you should be judged on.

@dangillmor A relative I consider to be especially informed didn't know that JJ is the same Jordan accused of ignoring sexual assault allegations from kids on his wrestling team. <mind blown>

It should be in every article. (As just one example of the many ways I agree with you that Big Journalism has failed us.)

Republicans are on the verge of electing a speaker who's never passed a bill during his 16 years in Congress

https://www.businessinsider.com/jim-jordan-never-had-a-bill-enacted-may-become-speaker-2023-10

#BusinessInsider #Republicans #SpeakerElection #JimJordan #Congress #LegislativeRecord #Politics #News

What’s left of the Voting Rights Act is not enough to fight racial discrimination in voting. Every American, of every race, should have the freedom to vote.

Add Your Voice: Tell Congress to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act ⬇️

https://brennan.gospringboard.com/secure/tell-congress-pass-john-r-lewis-voting-rights-advancement-act?utm_medium=SOC&utm_source=twitter&cid=7018Y000001SFvoQAG&ms=SOC_twitter_

Jordan is not the second-most popular Republican in America — but saying he is does give cover for a barrage of calls from right-wing supporters.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/17/jordans-allies-may-be-overestimating-his-popularity/