Tweets / Xeets Of The Day

 

The Republican coup caucus picks another insurrectionist for Speaker (2nd in line for Presidency) --

 

This clip should haunt your dreams. It’s a political party gleefully hitting rock bottom without the slightest regard for democracy. https://t.co/5ZWEMTJZSt

— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) October 25, 2023

 

Here is Mike Johnson railing against Roe v. Wade, arguing that if women were forced to give birth to more “able-bodied workers,” Republicans wouldn’t try to cut Social Security and Medicare pic.twitter.com/RN5FPNlvon

— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) October 25, 2023

 

Authoritarian politics have become routine, even banal, in the GOP. It still must be covered with appropriate alarm to fit the magnitude: an election denier who tried to use formal power to overturn a democratic election may soon be one of the most powerful figures in America.

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) October 25, 2023

 

Mike Johnson built a legal career in Louisiana opposing the basic civil rights and civil liberties of the LGBTQ+ community. Last fall, he introduced a national Don’t Say Gay Law. Voting for him as Speaker is despicable. https://t.co/HmUQ1AqlTl

— Mondaire Jones (@MondaireJones) October 25, 2023

 

The FIFTH republican Speaker nominee is Rep. Mike Johnson. His extremist rap sheet:

- architect of House effort to overturn election
- was on Trump legal defense in both impeachments
- supports nat’l abortion ban
- wants to ban same-sex marriage
- thinks weed is a gateway drug

— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) October 25, 2023

 

This is nothing short of an attempt to arrange a Trump 2025 victory. https://t.co/UF3Dnergfe

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) October 25, 2023

 

Mob boss does some more witness tampering as flipping increases --

 

This Trump post about Mark Meadows is like a checklist of things barred by the (now-suspended) gag order:
1) Direct attack on Smith
2) Calling cooperators “weaklings” and “cowards”
3) Commenting on the substance of Meadows (a known witness’) testimony pic.twitter.com/qYczrXuQGd

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 25, 2023

 

Neal Katyal: “It’s going to start looking like a gymnastics team with all the flipping we’re going to see.” pic.twitter.com/ub30YtfgVf

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) October 25, 2023

 

this tweet aged well https://t.co/fj2hkVCt0C

— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) October 24, 2023

 

Let's make a deal, NATO:  Hungary out, Sweden in --

 

⚡Hungarian foreign minister: No change to Hungary's position on Sweden's NATO accession.

Turkey's submission of a measure to approve Sweden's NATO accession does not affect Hungary's decision-making process, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Oct. 24.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 25, 2023

 

R.I.P. Richard Roundtree (🎵 Shaft!) --

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
John Shaft!#RichardRoundtree
pic.twitter.com/GZrWoBtcDq

— Holly Robinson Peete 💃🏾♍️ (@hollyrpeete) October 25, 2023

 

The sunglasses add to the youthful look -- 

axolotl is a species of salamander which has a particularly distinctive genetic make-up.

They retain their youthful characteristics even when fully mature, from feathery gills to a long, quill-like dorsal fin, because of a condition known as neotenypic.twitter.com/JD4iyyBloc

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) October 25, 2023