Kris Sargent, MD @kristofor@social.cleverlibre.org

But tell me again how women are too emotional….

“These assertions that I will compromise and agree to anything, no matter how destructive or degrading, to win the right-wing vote for Speaker are exaggerated by Democrats,” said OfMarjorie McCarthy, speaking from within a cramped and stained dog kennel. “We are negotiating sensible policies for an effective Congress. Also, I am a little bitch, a silly little bitch,” added McCarthy, breaking into a rote sing-song voice. “Now for my vote on putting the 14 words on all our money.”

@aral AMEN. And there is incredible value in deeply interacting with 10 people who then interact with 10 others whether on social media or in real life, who then go on to share the seeds we plant. As the sister of the Central Park Birder and the one who posted the video that went viral to the tune of 50 million worldwide, I know the power and draw of going viral. But instead of creating one potted plant choked with viral roots, we can create groves that grow into healthy forests.

If there were actually such a thing as moderate Republicans or Republicans that put country before party, they'd form their own caucus that'd vote with the Democrats to elect Jeffries and pass whatever truly bipartisan legislation they could in the next two years.

1953 McCarthyism: Humiliate opponent

2023 McCarthyism: Humiliate yourself

me, chuckling in ::ordering on Amazon::

One fascinating thing about the House Republican's self-immolation is how it is substanceless.

McCarthy's opponents have no specific complaints about McCarthy.

They just don't like him.

And McCarthy has no specific rationale for being Speaker.

He just wants power.

"[Trump is] irrelevant now... We’ve moved on to the next era, the post-Crazypants era, in which various unqualified gun nuts and racists vie for the empty throne, without either the purse or the limited vision of the reality show star who came before them. None of the disruptors care about much of anything at this juncture." https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/01/mccarthy-speaker-vote-jan-sixth-again.html

My take from the floor: we have, for all practical purposes, 3 parties in Congress. Democrats, old-line country club Republicans and the MAGA/wingnut caucus. McCarthy tried to win the wingnuts with rules concessions that didn't win them over, but alienated the rest.

@DoomsdaysCW
The Repair Manifesto.

At a wildlife rehab facility I met two crows that said, "caw" in a human accent. They said it like a human reading the word "caw" aloud. The tech shook her head and said, "they're making fun of us. People say 'caw' to them all day, so they've started impersonating us." I <3 crows

TIL there is an actual Swarovski bracelet called "Tarot Magic Hands" and it looks like this

grocery store chains: we set record profits this year

retail chains: we've never made so much money

energy companies: we just posted our best quarter on record

news article: who is to blame for inflation? you peasants wanting wages, probably

RT twitter.com/@briantylercohen: We finally got it. Only took 100 years but our very first, real-life “Republicans in disarray” tweet from the mainstream media. https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1610409157030735873

The thing about the Speaker fight is that we're witnessing a fight between a rogue group of #Republicans who don't want to bother with the pretense of governing at all against the GOP majority that wants to maintain that pretense but also has no real interest in governance.