Atelopus-zeteki

I love how he throws up the excuse, “…that is not the way we do things in the House,…” as tho’ propriety or social or even governmental norms mean anything whatsoever to him or the rest of the GOP.

And then this reversal after nearly 24 hours go by, "Johnson’s comments also mark a reversal after he said on Thursday, “the speaker is not involved with what happens in ethics. Lots of important reasons for that.”Johnson’s comments also mark a reversal after he said on Thursday, “the speaker is not involved with what happens in ethics. Lots of important reasons for that.”

Nope.

Deus Vult https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_vult

Adoption by right-wing groups as slogan

Deus vult has been adopted as a slogan by a variety of Christian right and Christian nationalist groups,[7][25] as well as alt-right and white supremacist groups.[6][8] This usage was disseminated widely online,[8] through hashtags and internet memes.[6] Crusader memes (such as an image of a Knight Templar accompanied by the caption “I’ll see your jihad and raise you one crusade”) are popular on far-right internet pages.[26] It is one of several pieces of Crusader imagery used by groups characterized in The Washington Post as far-right Christian nationalists and dominionists.[25] One perspective is that racist movements co-opt the slogans and iconography of the European medieval period, to evoke a fantasy of a “pure” white European heritage, a nostalgic view that is historically inaccurate, and has been denounced by medievalist scholars[who?] as a gross distortion of history.[6][8][dubious – discuss]

The “Deus vult” slogan has been used by perpetrators of right-wing terrorism; it was repeatedly used by the perpetrator of the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting[27] and was one of the tattoos on the body of the perpetrator of the 2023 Allen, Texas outlet mall shooting.[28] Deus Vult was among the slogans and symbols used during the violent far-right riot in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017.[29]

The slogan, as well as other Knights Templar imagery, has also been associated with far-right subgroups in the U.S. that merge Christian nationalism with gun culture; a Florida gun manufacturer engraved the slogan on its “Crusader” model of AR-15-style rifle.[30] The motto is also used by Christian nationalist groups in Europe; the phrase was portrayed on large banners carried by unspecified groups characterized by The Guardian as far-right marchers in 2017 in Warsaw, Poland.[25][31][32] American television host Pete Hegseth, who is set to be appointed by President-elect Donald Trump as Secretary of Defense, has a “Deus Vult” tattoo on his right arm.[33]

“both sides the same”? Is that really your level of intellectual rigor? smh

Naps, the best daytime cure for woke.

Unimaginable is entirely the wrong word here. It’s prosaic, it’s old, tired, worn out corruption. Completely imaginable by the idiots who are being allowed to do it. There is nothing new, creative, original at all about this. smh

SMH! Damn, it’s so hard to convince people to get on the fedi, and crap like this makes it harder. I got the blsky account to appease a friend. k, back to work.

I just signed up for bluski, and it offered the option of running it from my own server. So decentralization appears to be possible. The more people use this option, the more decent it will be.

still projecting, I see.

Yay, keep eff’ing up corp.soc.media. We’ll gladly absorb your disgruntled users.

Agreed!

I just sent this to Biden & Harris via the White House contact page https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/. I share in case you would like to add your voice and may find it helpful to have a pre-existing template to use or edit. Please feel free to share with others as you see fit. Peace, Atelopus-zeteki

Template: I would like to add my voice in the call for a recount of the 2024 presidential election. I would also like to ask that you conduct a full investigation into tampering, interference, and fraud for this election.

· 32 bomb threats were called into democratic leaning polling places in swing states, causing them to be closed for extended periods of time on Election Day.

· At least one bomb threat was called into a vote counting center.

· Polling locations were closed while voters were still in line to vote.

· Multiple Ballot drop boxes were set on fire, in democratic leaning areas, losing thousands of ballots.

· Many voters reported not receiving mail in ballots, while districts apparently had not sent thousands of them.

· Hundreds of people in swing states are reporting that their votes have not been counted or even have never been received, though they were dropped off/mailed on time

· Some voters also reported instances of their outgoing mail not being picked up after placing their ballot in their mailbox.

· Voters also reported having their ballots invalidated for reasons such as invalid signatures, and given no chance to fix it.

We cannot allow election interference. Please order a recount as soon as possible.

The American people do not trust the results of this election. The people are concerned that there is outside interference – from foreign governments and from private corporations at least – in our election. We are concerned that this was not a free and fair election. We are concerned that we are being lied to and a dictator is trying to take over our government. I am begging you to do everything in your power to stop this from taking place. Thank you very much for your time and attention to this matter.

“the elites had it coming”, but they won’t be the one’s catching the worst of this next administration. I suspect there are college graduates on both sides of the aisle. FU NYT, you helped to create this coming debacle.

“Economists argue that Republican nostalgia for the economy under Trump’s first term is largely misguided (https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy-biden-election-president-e3a153c9b0c615ea6e0f2afb91cdc785). However, the GOP’s pessimism over current economic conditions resonated with voters.” (who were wrong, and will suffer from #47’s policies economically and in many other ways - I hope I’m wrong)

Historically the economy fairs better under democrats than repubs. I’ll be happily surprised if this is not the case. And, like so may others I’m looking for ways to spend money between now and Jan 17, in the hopes that I won’t have to spend as much when the tariffs raise the price of things. Hmm, what will I need to spend money on now, so I don’t have to spend any for the next 4-6, or more, years. smh.

Friend, def. not giving up. We’re all neighbors. Indeed what happens south of that imaginary line affects people north of that imaginary line. And no one should be surprised that it is the case.

I would be so happy to dl a car.

“Data from the U.S. Postal Service and Census Bureau shows how the pandemic drove urban professionals who were able to work remotely — disproportionately Democrats — out of coastal, progressive cities to seek more space or recreational amenities in the nation’s suburbs and Sun Belt. This moved liberals out of electoral districts where Democrats reliably won by large margins into many purple regions that had the potential to swing with just small changes to the map.”

Yes, please, we need every tiny bit of help to win this one.

When I started training jujitsu it was in an old YMCA, and we had to lay out the mats before each class, and put them away afterwards. The mats didn’t fit the floor, and didn’t have that puzzle piece shape, so they would slide around a bit. And sometimes there would be a gap between the mats, so Sensei cautioned us to be aware, lest time wound all heels.

They must have inspired Oklahoma City, in Bricktown they have a very long, narrow pond. And you can ride a boat / water taxi in it. https://bricktownwatertaxi.com/

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If you have any to add, lmk! Thanks!