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#3137355 1-Oct-2023 13:05

The NY Times - Trump Loyalist in Georgia Is Suspended by His Republican Caucus

Sept. 29, 2023

A Republican state senator in Georgia who pushed to investigate and potentially impeach Fani T. Willis, the Atlanta-based district attorney who is prosecuting former President Donald J. Trump for election subversion, was suspended indefinitely on Thursday by his G.O.P. caucus. ...

The caucus described Mr. Moore’s proposal for a special legislative session to remove Ms. Willis as Fulton County district attorney or defund her office as “impossible,” a position it said was shared by Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, and all of the state’s senators except Mr. Moore. ...

His suspension illustrates another rift between establishment Republicans and the party’s election-denying wing in the battleground state.

Moore will continue to represent his district, but will have diminished clout in the G.O.P.-controlled Senate.

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#3137435 1-Oct-2023 19:20

The Washington Post - Opinion - It’s time to end McCarthy’s reign of error

30 Sep 23

For eight months, there were no adults working in the House Republican day-care center.

Day after day, the toddlers of the far right threw tantrum after tantrum.

But instead of giving the brats in his caucus a timeout, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tried to quiet them with lollipops, ice cream and sugary drinks.

Finally on Saturday, with just 12 hours to go before the federal government would shut down, McCarthy declared himself a grown-up.

“We’re going to be adults in the room, and we’re going to keep government open while we solve this problem,” he told reporters as he rushed to the floor in a last-ditch attempt to fund the government at current levels for another 45 days.

And if Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and the other children try to evict him from the speakership with their threatened motion to vacate the chair?

“You know what? If somebody wants to remove [me] because I want to be the adult in the room, go ahead and try,” McCarthy dared them. “But I think this country’s too important.”

Who is this man and what has he done with Kevin McCarthy? ...

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#3137707 2-Oct-2023 13:01

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QAnon believer faces 5 years in prison for threatening to kill Texas congresswoman he mistakenly thought was transgender

27 Sep 23

Michael David Fox of New Mexico doesn't seem like a very nice person. Look at this transcript of a voicemail he left for a Texas congresswoman, identified as "V1" in the criminal complaint.

"Hey [V1], you're a man. It's official. You're literally a tranny and a pedophile, and I'm going to put a bullet in your f*cking face. ..."

Mr. Fox, a faithful member of a QAnon cult, [the Q2 Truth Movement] admitted to the FBI that he'd made the call.

[Cult members] believe that all over the world there are transgender individuals running governments, kingdoms, and corporations.

Fox explained that he had run V1's skull features through forensic analysis and determined that VI was born male and is now transgender.

Fox discussed his military service with the United States Air Force, Q the Plan to Save the World, and how God communicates using numbers.

Fox continued to reiterate several different types of conspiracy theories indicating extreme far-right ideologies as his explanation for why he conducted the phone call to threaten V1.

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#3137832 2-Oct-2023 14:56

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QAnon believer faces 5 years in prison for threatening to kill Texas congresswoman he mistakenly thought was transgender

How do people get this crazy? How did transgender people get caught up in this? Why do idiots jump on this kind of crap? Why aren't there conspiracy theories about Trump harvesting the hair of children to work into his weave? (No, I don't know this to be true - just trying it out to see if it catches fire).

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#3138220 3-Oct-2023 12:46

Two Deplorables at War

The NY Times - Gaetz Moves to Oust McCarthy, Threatening His Grip on the Speakership

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Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida moved on Monday to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post in an act of vengeance that posed the clearest threat yet to Mr. McCarthy’s tenure and could plunge the House into chaos.

After days of warnings, Mr. Gaetz rose Monday evening to bring up a resolution declaring the speakership vacant. ...

In doing so, Mr. Gaetz sought to subject Mr. McCarthy to a rare form of political punishment experienced by only two other speakers in the history of the House of Representatives. ...

There are a number of procedural sleights of hand that Mr. McCarthy and his leadership team could use to to try to avoid an up-or-down vote on whether to keep him as speaker. ...

Still, Mr. Gaetz’s decision pushes the House into rarely tested waters.

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#3138224 3-Oct-2023 13:00

I think I asked on the other page, but did Nancy Pelosi ever have issues like this? I don't recall any.

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#3138304 3-Oct-2023 16:03

Gaetz: "Kevin I'll do to you what I did to that ... err ... I mean what my friend did to that 17-year-old girl we paid ... err ... I mean he paid and transported across state lines for sex."

Washington Post: In historic move, Gaetz files motion to oust McCarthy as House speaker

Representative Matt Gaetz introduced a resolution Monday evening to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership position, triggering an expected intraparty clash and setting up a showdown for the House to decide whether to depose McCarthy within 48 hours.

The effort to dismiss McCarthy has alarmed many House Republicans, setting up an internal civil war between his allies and those who have pressured him repeatedly with a variety of, at times unrealistic, demands. A serious effort to remove the speaker is unprecedented and threatens to throw the House into chaos if successful.

Gaetz (Republican Florida) and a handful of hard-right Republicans had repeatedly threatened to go after McCarthy’s speakership if he relied on Democratic votes to pass any spending legislation, which happened Saturday after McCarthy (R-Calif.) could not secure the passage of various proposals to fund the government with only Republican votes.

“Bring it on,” McCarthy defiantly responded on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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In a speech Monday morning, Gaetz accused McCarthy of making a “secret Ukraine side deal” with Democrats to get a short-term funding bill passed to avert a government shutdown.
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#3138364 3-Oct-2023 16:40

Dear Republicans,

This is what happens when you have a majority in the House of Representatives. Please consider voting for a Democrat next time. It only takes five of you.

Thanks, Interested Observer

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#3138397 3-Oct-2023 18:46

“Bring it on,” McCarthy defiantly responded on X, formerly known as Twitter.

McCarthy seemed to need the cray votes to get in originally. This may be his opportunity to dump the crays for saner reliable support in return. Gaetz might be in it to get some concessions for backing down anyway. The consequences for normal functioning as a result of this falling out seem minimal. These fights used to be subtle..

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#3140583 4-Oct-2023 09:55

The NY Times - Speaker Vote - Far-Right G.O.P. Faction Throws House Into Chaos as McCarthy Is Ousted

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The House on Tuesday voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership, a move without precedent in modern history that left the chamber without a leader and plunged it into chaos.

Democrats joined with a small group of hard-liners in Mr. McCarthy’s own party to strip the California Republican of the speaker’s gavel in a 216 to 210 vote.

It was the culmination of a bitter power struggle between Mr. McCarthy and members of a far-right faction who tried to block his ascent to the speakership in January and have tormented him ever since, trying to stymie his efforts to keep the government funded and the nation from defaulting on its debt.

The interim speaker, Patrick McHenry, recessed the House so both parties can find a path forward. The House floor will be paralyzed until a new speaker is elected.

Apocalypse Now 😕

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#3142614 4-Oct-2023 11:21

No obvious successor either. It's a shambles.

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#3142621 4-Oct-2023 11:32

Maybe someone was right about 'Deplorables.'

So nothing gets done in Government, you won the prize of Power and just tossed it out of the cot.
Cos you had so many anti-ideas, but no practical ideas on how to move forward.
All or nothing usually leads to nothing.

There are things that there is bipartisan support for if a speaker would put those bills forward, but its unacceptable.

We are also going to get a bit of this ourselves with anti's getting places in councils and maybe Government here.
Already issues of disfunction in some councils as the normal daily business of council gets derailed.

There is some time to go before the next Military pay round.
That deadline will see them along with Government workers contacting their rep and appearing in media asking when they get paid.

It causes real hardship as business in America is not up for 'pay when you can later'.
Extra costs to take loans for those that can, or depleting savings needed to fund education etc.

Those actually defending the flag will be asking their congress rep what are you doing?
Republicans love to wrap themselves in the flag as uber nationalists and patriots.

That might be a hard question from those serving they are causing suffering.

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#3142651 4-Oct-2023 12:09

I just (regrettably) witnessed (another) cheap shot by Luxon making a Covid 'joke' against Chris Hipkins. It disgusts me that this classless SOB may become the next Prime Minister. He dirties everything he comes near.

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#3142653 4-Oct-2023 12:09

I read that a number of Democrats were going to support him initially, but then changed their minds due to the way he handed the January 6 riot, as well as opening a pointless impeachment inquiry against Biden.

Can't say I blame them, while you could argue My Kevin better than some people in the American political system, he's hardly done a good job in the role.

I also read (I think on CNN) that he may try for the speakership again - but would he win again after it took 15 tries last time?

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#3142707 4-Oct-2023 12:44

Gaetz at the helm of a ship of fools

The NY Times - Gaetz’s Ouster of McCarthy Draws Attention to His Ethics Issues

03 Oct 2023

Representative Matt Gaetz’s successful push to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy has cemented his status as one of the most reviled members of the House of Representatives ... and drawn attention to a long-running investigation by the House Ethics Committee into Mr. Gaetz’s conduct.

Mr. McCarthy has argued that Mr. Gaetz’s motion to remove him as speaker is little more than personal payback for Mr. McCarthy’s failure to interfere with the inquiry ...

Since the spring of 2021, Mr. Gaetz has been under investigation over allegations he engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use and accepted impermissible gifts under House rules ...

EDIT McCarthy has indicated that he’s not going to run again.

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