The Senate is working to pass a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with assistance for Ukraine and Israel, but it may be days until a final vote as GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is using arcane and complex chamber rules to slow down the process into the weekend....
Along with the rest of the republiQan putin-suckers.
On Tuesday afternoon, the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Intelligence Committee issued some important findings, concluding that the U.S. intelligence community was correct in its assessment: Russia attacked the U.S. elections in 2016 and did so in the hopes of putting Donald Trump in the White House.
It was right around this time that seven Republican members of Congress – six senators and one House member – were in Moscow. Making matters much worse, however, is what the GOP lawmakers had to say while they were there. The Washington Post reported:
On January 17, House Speaker Mike Johnson led a candlelight vigil at the Capitol to mark the recent passing of the 100th day of hostage-holding by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Members of Congress assembled shoulder to shoulder with families of hostages. The Republican speaker delivered a heartfelt speech. “We must stand together...
Former No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) recirculated Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) statement on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack after the current House GOP Conference Chair reportedly deleted it off her website....
Kaitlin Armstrong is serving 90 years in prison for murdering professional up-and-coming gravel cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson. It’s a story that drew international headlines because after being suspected of killing Wilson in Texas, Armstrong vanished – seemingly into thin air. The search for the suspected killer...
I asked if people chose iPhone for the blue bubbles elsewhere a couple days ago, and while there was some good discourse on that post, the blue bubbles definitely also came up as a reason....
I have friends who, against better counsel, have android phones, and the group texts were forever breaking. I finally brokered a deal for us to use Signal, which has been great. So (1) Android users in a group text on iPhone is a super pain in the ass, and (2) If everyone’s using Signal, it’s cool.
Reminder that Crystal Mason is still serving five years in prison for casting a provisional ballot on advice from the poll worker while on supervised release.
Rand Paul vows to drag out Senate effort to pass foreign aid package (edition.cnn.com)
The Senate is working to pass a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with assistance for Ukraine and Israel, but it may be days until a final vote as GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is using arcane and complex chamber rules to slow down the process into the weekend....
The GOP’s Great Betrayal: Congressional Republicans are blocking crucial aid to Israel and Ukraine out of sheer servility to Trump (www.theatlantic.com)
On January 17, House Speaker Mike Johnson led a candlelight vigil at the Capitol to mark the recent passing of the 100th day of hostage-holding by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Members of Congress assembled shoulder to shoulder with families of hostages. The Republican speaker delivered a heartfelt speech. “We must stand together...
Regional pizza (i.postimg.cc)
Just wait until you’ve heard about the war crime that is Ohio Valley-style pizza
Cheney recirculates Stefanik Jan. 6 statement after she reportedly deletes it (thehill.com)
Former No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) recirculated Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) statement on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack after the current House GOP Conference Chair reportedly deleted it off her website....
Special monitor suggests Trump falsified disclosures over $48 million loan in what could be tax evasion, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
How was fugitive Kaitlin Armstrong caught? She answered U.S. Marshals' ad for a yoga instructor (www.cbsnews.com)
Kaitlin Armstrong is serving 90 years in prison for murdering professional up-and-coming gravel cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson. It’s a story that drew international headlines because after being suspected of killing Wilson in Texas, Armstrong vanished – seemingly into thin air. The search for the suspected killer...
What If China Paid Trump While In Office But The Supreme Court Said The Question Was Moot? (www.wonkette.com)
What If China Paid Trump While In Office But The Supreme Court Said The Question Was Moot? It did, and they did? Well how about that....
Is having an Android really a deal-breaker for some people?
I asked if people chose iPhone for the blue bubbles elsewhere a couple days ago, and while there was some good discourse on that post, the blue bubbles definitely also came up as a reason....
GOP states quit the program that fights voter fraud. Now they’re scrambling. (www.politico.com)
Hello. Hello. Hello. (external-content.duckduckgo.com)
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One of my summer favorites: Iced coffee + orange juice + ginger (lemmy.world)
The coffee sunrise post earlier reminded me of one of my summer favorites (I just suck at taking pretty pictures but I think you’ll get the idea):...