House GOP abandons Jordan for Speaker after secret ballot loss

House GOP abandons Jordan for Speaker after secret ballot loss

The Republican conference on Friday voted to no longer back House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as Speaker. The secret ballot vote...

The past two weeks have been one long campaign ad for Democrats heading into 2024. - Covie

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

• Biden Urges Congress to Pass Aid Package for Ukraine and Israel in Primetime Speech
• UN chief: Aid convoy at Rafah crossing ‘the difference between life and death’
• Israel bombards Gaza ahead of expected ground invasion
• Progressive calls for cease-fire fuel Democratic divisions over Israel
• Jeanine Pirro Calls on Biden to Ban the Whole World From the U.S.: 'None of You Are Coming Here Anymore, We're Done With Everybody'

Do you want Christofascists who can't wait for the Rapture to be in charge of our nukes?

Well, I sure in the f-ck don't. - MayoIsSpicyy

U.S. Alert for Overseas Travelers: BEWARE
The US State Department on Thursday advised all US citizens worldwide “to exercise increased caution” due to “increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, (and) demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests.”

Hopefully, I'm right but it appears the Arab world is not happy with Hamas Or Bibi Netanyahu. - BaddCompany

Republican Shenanigans

• 'He's the One That Started the Fire': James Comer Rips Matt Gaetz's Push For the Election of a New Speaker
• Anti-Jordan Republicans Reportedly Used His Own Meeting to Try to Get Him to Drop Speaker Bid: 'Who Is Whipping Who?'
• 'You're Going to Be F*cking Molested': CNN Airs Shocking Voicemail to GOP Lawmaker's Wife from Jim Jordan Supporter
• Growing Number Of Anti-Jordan Republicans Are Reporting 'Credible Death Threats’
• Sunny Hostin Repeatedly Claims Jim Jordan 'Yelled At' And 'Terrorized' Her in House Hearing — He Never Even Spoke To Her
• 'The Most Disgraceful Behavior By Republicans In My Lifetime': Gingrich Lets Loose on House GOP
• Mitt Romney Unloads on Prominent Republicans, Calls 'Frightening' Ted Cruz 'A Demagogue'

If Trump was a black man selling loose cigarettes on the street, the police would have already kneeled on his throat until he was dead. - Stonekettle

He Krackened Under Pressure

Pro-Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro struck a guilty plea deal on Friday in the Georgia election racketeering indictment, the third original co-defendant to strike a cooperation agreement with prosecutors ahead of trials for Donald Trump and 15 others.

Jim Jordan Accidentally Sends Threatening Texts to His Own Relatives. - Andy Borowitz

Reminder: Former Trump attorney Sidney Powell communicated with Ginni Thomas about Trump’s plot to overturn the 2020 election. — So, why the hell hasn’t Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife been charged yet? - Andrea Junker

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Rock The Voter News

• Less than a quarter in poll say Biden has shown ‘too much support’ for Israel since Hamas attack
• Congress LAUGHS at Kevin McCarthy Calling Jim Jordan ‘An Effective Legislator’
• White House Apologizes For Accidentally Outing Special Forces Troops on Instagram: ‘We Regret the Error’

Roseanne Barr: “I don’t think anything is going to wake up the Jews and the blacks who vote Democrat. They’re so severely mind controlled .. I don’t think they can get it.”

The Dog Ate My Homework Defense
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron asked Trump’s lawyers to explain why Trump should not be fined or “possibly” jailed after a screenshot of the offending post remained on Trump’s website weeks after a court order barred him from publicly criticizing Engoron’s staff...Trump attorney Chris Kise claimed that the social media screenshot had been posted “automatically” to Trump’s campaign website, and said it was an oversight that the post remained up until last night. Judge Engoron said that he would take Kise’s explanation “under advisement” and issue a ruling later.

Said it before, will say it again. If you want to understand what we’re dealing with when you hear “the base,” just listen to the calls on CSPAN. A woman just said she hopes Jim Jordan will be elected speaker “in the name of Jesus.” - adgirlMM

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Business/Tech News

• Biden move to lift Venezuela oil sanctions meets criticism from Manchin, Republicans
• Pro Golfer Brooks Koepka Opens Up About Saudi-PGA Merger and Confirms a Massive Contract Got Him to Defect to LIV Golf
• The Problem With Jon Stewart ending over AI and China coverage
• Bankruptcy protection can't spare Alex Jones from paying Sandy Hook families

On a positive note: Without a Speaker and a functional House of Representatives, Republicans can't give the wealthy any more tax breaks. - Stonekettle

Tesla Recall Due To Leaky Brake Fluid

Tesla announced a recall for some of its newer-model vehicles due to a potential brake fluid detection issue.

The recall notice affects 55,000 of its Model X vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said, and can be resolved with a software update.

Me: I'm cancelling my subscription, Hulu.

Hulu: Oh sheez no, here's a free month. Please stick around? 

Me: I'm cancelling my subscription, Netflix.

Netflix: Your mother is a whore. - Ehren

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Odd News

• Hurricanes twice as likely to rapidly intensify into powerful, catastrophic storms in last two decades: study
• James Webb Space Telescope spots jet stream on Jupiter stronger than a Category 5 hurricane
• Florida woman sues Chick-fil-A over 'black' chicken nugget meat, lawsuit says
• New York woman reunited with $12,000 left on train
• Cypriot balances 319 wine glasses on his head -- while dancing

Time To Deflate Photo

 Scientists discovered a small 30 million-year-old praying mantis frozen in time, within a pristine clear piece of amber from the Dominican Republic. It was estimated to have been from the Oligocene period, placing it anywhere from about 23 million to 33.9 million years old. I see the same praying mantis on my window screen almost daily.


Best Wishes for a peaceful weekend, everyone.

Jim Jordan backs plan to empower temporary speaker while he seeks votes to get the job permanently

Jim Jordan backs plan to empower temporary speaker while he seeks votes to get the job permanently

House speaker candidate Jim Jordan on Thursday decided to take a break from a series of votes on the House of Representatives floor where couldn’t nail down enough support to win the job and instead endorse temporarily giving Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry power to move legislation through the House of Representatives.

Like Mar-A-Lago and My Kevin before him, Jim Jordan turns out to be just another overvalued Trump property. - The Lincoln Project

Kevin McCarthy Rushed to Hospital After Gasping for Breath From Uncontrollable Laughter. - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

• Jeanine Pirro Slams Biden’s Visit to Israel, Claims ‘He Delayed the Ground Invasion’ Of Gaza
• 'It's Hamas Numbers, They Mean Nothing!' Dan Abrams and Cenk Uygur Brawl Over Civilian Casualty Data in Gaza
• Fox & Friends Guest Proposes Israel Use Gas to Clear Hamas Out of Gaza Tunnels: 'Don't See Any Other Option'
• Greg Gutfeld Says Jews Calling For a Ceasefire ‘Don’t Have a Say’ Because They Weren’t ‘Affected’ By Hamas Attack
• Trump Forgets His Own Lie By End of Rant — Says He's Blowing Off Fraud Trial for Golf After Complaining 'I Have to Be Here!'

White people complain about Muslim refugees coming to their country but never seem to complain when they’re creating them. - SJPeace

Biden Wants A Two-State Solution But Notes It Is Not Possible Now.

With thousands dead in Israel and Gaza in the aftermath of Hamas' deadly attack, President Biden believes there's still a path toward a two-state solution. 

He said Hamas, the terrorist organization behind the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, needs to be eliminated, but that there needs to be a Palestinian state. Given last weekend's terrorist attacks, President Biden says a two-state solution is not possible right now.

Once you recognize that

Russia funded Trump so he could destroy the U.S.

Funded George Santos to create chaos

Rooted for Tuberville so he could undermine our military

Supported Greene & Boebert so they’d incite a coup

All the treasonous sh*t the GOP does starts to make sense. - Lindy Li

Hamas: fired at their own hospital and blamed Israel

Republicans: fired at their own speaker and blamed Democrats 

Same energy. - BlackKnight10K

Republican Shenanigans

• Congressman’s Wife Receives Anonymous Texts Warning Husband to Vote For Jim Jordan: ‘Will Not Hold Any Political Office Ever Again’
• GOP hard-liner: Republicans ‘might as well be the Whigs’ if they strike deal to empower Speaker pro tem
• Senate Republicans call on Biden to expand border wall
• Bret Baier Lists D.C. Home For Record-Setting $31 Million After Buying Palm Beach Mansion For $37 Million
• Sinema Rakes in Cash from GOP Megadonors
• Trust in media matches lowest historical reading: Gallup
• Trump leads Biden by 4 points among swing state voters: poll

If republicans will threaten the families of their own with violence, imagine what they'll do to you. - Stonekettle

Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty For A Sweet 6 Year Probation. Uh, Oh, Trump Must Be Throwing Ketchup Bottles!

Former Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election subversion case, one day before her trial was set to start.

Fulton County prosecutors are recommending a sentence of six years probation. Powell will also be required to testify at future trials and write an apology letter to the citizens of Georgia.

With Krakendoodle Sidney Powell pleading guilty this morning, this is yet another win for badass DA Fani Willis and a devastating loss for the MAGA King. Lock him up. - Ricky Davilla

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Rock The Voter News

• In its chaotic Jan. 6 probe, the FBI wrongly questioned a Biden staffer about Capitol pipe bombs
• New Supreme Court Term Limit Bill Unveiled by Senate Democrats
• John Fetterman Subtweets Fellow Democrats Who Rushed to Blame Israel for Gaza Hospital Bombing: 'Truly Disturbing'

There was a time I thought Newt Gingrich was as bad as they could get. 

I was wrong. - John Collins

Rep. Tlaib Has Something To Say...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) ignored reporters confronting her over her unfounded statement blaming Israel for an attack on a hospital in the Gaza Strip, instead slipping into a waiting car outside of the Capitol Building Wednesday afternoon.

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Business/Tech News

• Powell says inflation is still too high and lower economic growth is likely needed to bring it down
• Existing home sales sink in September as mortgage rates keep buyers and sellers in place
• Pfizer plans to more than double price of COVID medication Paxlovid
• Netflix raises prices for its premium plan
• Thousands of IT contractors in US sent millions to fund North Korea missile program: FBI

Just think how bad things would be if Jared Kushner hadn't spent all that time working on the Middle East. - Middle Age Riot

Worth Noting: Russia Promotes Tourism In North Korea
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has recommended that Russian tourists visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).

Source: TASS, a Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet, with reference to Lavrov’s statement to journalists during a visit to North Korea

“I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.” - Agatha Christie

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Odd News

• Oldest radio burst ever found could tell us what exists between galaxies
• Satellite image captures moon's shadow over U.S. during solar eclipse
• Pumpkins impaled on university tower spires in mysterious annual tradition
• Nearly 11-foot crocodile visits police station
• Barbecue-crashing bear eats 10 burgers, drinks Diet Coke

Time To Deflate Photo

Winter sunrise on the shore of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. I miss cross country skiing.

Peace.

House GOP Chaos Continues as Jordan Loses Speaker Vote—Again

House GOP Chaos Continues as Jordan Loses Speaker Vote—Again

For the second time in 24 hours, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) has failed to win the speakership on the House floor, pushing the right-wing leader's ambitions to the brink and bringing lawmakers closer to empowering an interim speaker after two weeks of legislative paralysis.

Jim Jordan Claims House Republicans' Minds Are Being Controlled by Hunter Biden's Laptop. - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

• Reporters Ask Biden Why He's So Sure Israel Did Not Destroy Gaza Hospital - Biden Gives Emphatic Response
• Biden In Tel Aviv Recounts the Horrors Of Hamas’s Terror Attack, Announces Deal to Allow Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza
• Trump Doubles Down on His Netanyahu Criticism: Attack on Israel 'Wouldn't Have Happened if They Had a Different President'
• Putin responds to Biden: Russia can't be 'put down' and U.S. should learn respect
• 'I Have To Be Here — Not Campaigning!' Trump Complains Bitterly Outside Fraud Trial He's Attending Voluntarily
• Trump's Gag Order Appeal Draws a Flag from Court Over Lawyer's Bar Membership
• Donald Trump told to keep volume down after getting animated at New York civil fraud trial

The baby Jesus was the last homeless person Republicans liked. - Andy Borowitz

He's Trying To Get Her Killed!
Former President Donald Trump lashed out at New York Attorney General Letitia James over the fraud trial currently playing out — then posted a link to her home address despite already being under a gag order in the case.

Republicans: "We want four more years of the guy who showed Kid Rock top secret maps of North Korea and asked for advice." - Middle Age Riot

Republican Shenanigans

• Man Who Claims Jim Jordan Ignored Sexual Abuse Rips Speakership Bid: 'All He's Done is Turn His Back On Us'
• Chris Hayes Cackles At Hannity Producer's Email Attempting to Whip Votes for Jim Jordan
• Gaetz apologizes to colleague, ‘anyone else who felt targeted’ by fundraising email
• DeSantis’ Struggling Campaign Spent Eye-Watering $1.5 Million on Private Jets

President Joe Biden went into a war zone today that is raining bombs.

President Donald Trump wouldn't go into a French cemetery to honor our troops because it was raining rain. - Mrrs. Betty Bowers

Dear God, A Reliable GOP Donor to Trump and DeSantis Attempted a Murder/Suicide. 

A Republican activist who has been a reliable donor to Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — despite a racist tweet that put him on the outs with DeSantis’ predecessor, Rick Scott — shot a woman and then himself in the parking lot of a Palm Beach County restaurant, according to sheriff’s deputies. The activist, 72-year-old Steve Alembik, died. The woman, wounded in the back and arm, survived when she ran into the restaurant bleeding and was rushed to the hospital.

Jim Jordan getting ABUSED on the House floor. No one stepping up to protect him. Fitting, is it not? - Don Lewis

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Rock The Voter News

• Pres. Biden departs Israel after delivering clear message: 'You are not alone'
• Democrats vying for Boebert's seat see higher share of in-state donations
• Republicans and Democrats agree that the Afghanistan war wasn't worth it, an AP-NORC poll shows

S.E. Cupp: The right is broken, and no one is coming to fix it. 

I'm So Old, I Remember The Chinese Forced Down a U.S. Spy Plane in 2001
The Pentagon has released footage of some of the more than 180 intercepts of U.S. warplanes by Chinese aircraft that have occurred in the last two years — more than the total amount over the previous decade and part of a trend U.S. military officials called concerning.

Jefferies was within 5 votes of being Speaker. 

In a REPUBLICAN House. 

If Republicans had any shame at all, the entire party would die of embarrassment at this point. - Stonekettle

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Business/Tech News

• Oil prices surge amid Middle East uncertainty
• Bipartisan lawmakers demand answers on crypto’s role in financing Hamas attacks on Israel
• Biden administration restricts more AI chip exports to China
• Tesla misses on earnings as margins drop from last year

A friend who works at the CIA told me they’re replacing water boarding with Fox News programming. - Sundae Divine

Musk To Charge New Users A Dollar A Year. Does That Include Troll Bots?

Elon Musk’s social network X — formerly known as Twitter — announced on Tuesday that new users would be charged $1 a year to make posts and use other key features on the platform.

“Starting today, we’re testing a new program (Not A Bot) in New Zealand and the Philippines,” announced X in a statement, which received mixed reactions. “New, unverified accounts will be required to sign up for a $1 annual subscription to be able to post & interact with other posts. Within this test, existing users are not affected.”

It would be a cold day in HELL before I ever gave Elon Musk my credit card information. - MayoIsSpicyy

I like how Joe Biden is showing support without throwing paper towels at anyone. - John Collins

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Odd News

• Greenland's massive ice sheet is melting — here's how to save it
• Train carrying European parliament members accidentally visits Disneyland
• Joran van der Sloot confesses to killing Natalee Holloway
• Florida Woman Awakes to Find Apartment Building Maintenance Man in Bed with Her
• Florida woman arrested for painting car to look like Florida Highway Patrol car

Time To Deflate Photo

The Schist Disk, uncovered by renowned British Egyptologist Brian Walter Emery while excavating the tomb of Prince Sabu, son of Adjuib Pharaoh, governor of the First Dynasty (circa 3000 BCE), was found among some common funerary objects.  The method used to craft the Schist Disk remains unknown. It continues to confound craftsmen even after two centuries. It looks like a chariot hubcap to me.

Peace.