GOP senator challenges Teamsters president to fight during hearing

GOP senator challenges Teamsters president to fight during hearing

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R), a former mixed martial arts fighter, nearly came to blows with the president of the Teamsters at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, forcing Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to step in to stop a brawl from breaking out in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee room. 

So to recap, here's what Republicans are up to today

-- one House Republican accused another of sucker punching him in the Capitol

-- for the second time in recent months, a Republican senator challenged a hearing witness to a fistfight 

these are children. - aaron rupar

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

• 'They've Called Trump HITLER 13 Times Over The Weekend!' Fox Hosts Outraged After Trump 'Vermin' Remarks — At Media
• Andrew Ross Sorkin Confronts Mike Johnson Defending Trump's Respect for the Rule of Law: 'He's Been Indicted On 40 Different Charges!'
• 'JERK!' House Republican GOES OFF on Kevin McCarthy, Claims Ex-Speaker Pushed Him in Wild Confrontation
• 'Waking Up In A Pool Of Blood’: Paul Pelosi Remembers Home Hammer Attack In Harrowing Testimony

idk kinds seems like Capital Police should do an investigation of Kevin McCarthy's shove, security footage stills should be released, and, if the investigation pans out, McCarthy should be booked for assault. - Matthew Gertz

Mike Johnson looks like he has a dungeon in his basement. - MayoIsSpicyy

Apparently, Fani Willis Has Had Enough of Trump's Antics! Good!
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has requested an emergency protective order to prevent the leak of potential evidence to be presented in the Georgia racketeering trial of former President Donald Trump.

Republican Shenanigans

• 'That Is Bullsh*t!' Comer Loses It In Heated Battle With Democrat Alleging Hypocrisy on Biden, Calls Him a 'Smurf'
• 'It's the Wild West': MSNBC Panel Warns Brawls About to Break Out All Around Congress After Days of 'Bonkers Behavior'
• Greene calls GOP colleague a p‑‑‑‑
• Woman Outside Trump Rally Says She’s Against Biden Because Her Hometown Has Been ‘Totally Infiltrated’
• House Republicans issue criminal referral against Michael Cohen over NY fraud trial testimony
• Second former Santos aide pleads guilty
• Pulitzer-winning authors of George Floyd book told not to talk about systemic racism at Tennessee event 

All these Trump lawyers are spilling their guts about Trump's attempted coup and I am loving every friggin minute of it  - Traverse Kelce 

The Speaker of the House Kisses Trump's A**

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday he is “all in” for backing former President Trump in next year’s election.

“I have endorsed him wholeheartedly.” Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” 

Supreme Court announces new swim rules for a pool that doesn’t have  lifeguards. - John Fugelsang

______________________




http://www.cwblogsite.com/

____________________




Rock The Voter News

• Biden rolls out billions for climate resilience in the wake of dire climate report
• 'A Very Big Win': House Progressive Leader Praises Speaker Johnson's Spending Proposal
• House Democrats lining up to support the CR, diminishing chances of a shutdown

Clarence Thomas Collapses From Exhaustion After First Full Day of Regulating Himself. - Andy Borowitz

Is Brian Stelter Trying To Get His Job Back At CNN? LOL.

Brian Stelter is offering some past-tense praise of Tucker Carlson, a media figure whom he says he has watched change over his decades-long career in the media.

“I probably shouldn’t say this, but I was a big fan of Tucker Carlson in his ‘Crossfire’ days,” Stelter, a leading media reporter, said on Steve Krakauer’s “Fourth Watch” podcast this week. “He had this unpredictable libertarian streak; he was not your average conservative commentator on cable news.”

Fox news did to our parents what our parents were afraid video games would do to us. - Anonymous

____________________




http://www.wattensawpress.com/

____________________



Business/Tech News

• UAW members at multiple GM plants turn down contract
• Starbucks union plans largest-ever strike for Red Cup Day
• Toyota, San Diego utility partner on two-way EV charging
• Nepal becomes latest country to ban TikTok, citing disruption of ‘social harmony’

Given all the activity in Congress today, it seems like the men are too emotional to lead.  - Symone Sanders

Another Stable Genius Bankruptcy?

A new securities filing shows Donald Trump has incurred major financial losses with his social media venture, Truth Social.

The Hollywood Reporter published a review of financial disclosures from Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the company behind Trump’s alternative to X (formerly Twitter). As TMTG’s merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC) remains stalled, the form shows that Truth Social lost $50 million on $1.4 million of net sales last year, and lost $23 million this year against the $2.3 million it brought in.

My attendance to holiday functions will be solely based on who’s making the mac and cheese. - It's a Southern thing

____________________

Almost there!

Thank you so much!

_____________________

Odd News

• Brightest flash ever disturbed Earth's atmosphere last year
• The fiery Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend
• Northern Lights dazzle Mainers: More aurora borealis sightings expected this winter
• 15-year-old breaks his own Jenga stacking records, inspires Hallmark film
• Plane returns to New York when horse gets loose on board

Time To Deflate Photo

Pampachiri Stone Forest located in the Andes Range, Peru. I wonder how many thousands of families lived there over the centuries.

Peace.