Since the Speaker, who is *supposed* to be non-partisan, is clearly partisan, vote to impeach *HIM*. Kick MAGA Mike out of the speaker's chair. I'm pretty sure Congress has the power to do *that*. One less facilitator for Trump.
December 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Since the Speaker, who is *supposed* to be non-partisan, is clearly partisan, vote to impeach *HIM*. Kick MAGA Mike out of the speaker's chair. I'm pretty sure Congress has the power to do *that*. One less facilitator for Trump.
There must be some way to summon the House into session against the Speaker's will.
December 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
There must be some way to summon the House into session against the Speaker's will.
Yes, this MAGA-controlled Congress that pushed through a discharge petition over the Speaker's objection. Better than head up your ass.
December 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Yes, this MAGA-controlled Congress that pushed through a discharge petition over the Speaker's objection. Better than head up your ass.
Speaker's anxiety is something else. So many layers 🤔
December 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Speaker's anxiety is something else. So many layers 🤔
He's already shut it down. Again. He's the most useless turd EVER to sit in the Speaker's chair.
December 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
He's already shut it down. Again. He's the most useless turd EVER to sit in the Speaker's chair.
This guy. A bipartisan bill was lined up. Jeffries shot it down, putting out a new bill with a poison pill. So now they can all continue taking advantage of inside info for their personal stock portfolios.
prospect.org/2025/12/19/j...
prospect.org/2025/12/19/j...
December 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This guy. A bipartisan bill was lined up. Jeffries shot it down, putting out a new bill with a poison pill. So now they can all continue taking advantage of inside info for their personal stock portfolios.
prospect.org/2025/12/19/j...
prospect.org/2025/12/19/j...
MELISSA HORTMAN DIED IN A SHOCKING ACT OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE. THIS IS THE STORY OF HER LIFE
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
www.rollingstone.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
MELISSA HORTMAN DIED IN A SHOCKING ACT OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE. THIS IS THE STORY OF HER LIFE
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time
native = whenever the speaker's family arrived, but absolutely no one more recently than that
December 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
native = whenever the speaker's family arrived, but absolutely no one more recently than that
Drawing on her work on interaction, meaning-making, and pragmatics, Zoé Camus shows in a new article how substituting a speaker’s words can redirect what a group ends up debating—and how speakers use further talk to bring the discussion back to their original point.
doi.org/10.25189/267...
doi.org/10.25189/267...
December 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Drawing on her work on interaction, meaning-making, and pragmatics, Zoé Camus shows in a new article how substituting a speaker’s words can redirect what a group ends up debating—and how speakers use further talk to bring the discussion back to their original point.
doi.org/10.25189/267...
doi.org/10.25189/267...
Yes that's my point really. If the two people involved were both here it wouldn't be nearly as annoying. That's why I think it must be the metallic harsh quacky quality of the remote speaker's voice.
December 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Yes that's my point really. If the two people involved were both here it wouldn't be nearly as annoying. That's why I think it must be the metallic harsh quacky quality of the remote speaker's voice.
Why am I disappointed that Marge will miss the first day of the 2026 session? It's because I was hoping she'd finish by calling for the Speaker's seat to be vacated! I think there'd be enough support on the R side to oust Johnson, and it would be a fitting finale for her.
December 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Why am I disappointed that Marge will miss the first day of the 2026 session? It's because I was hoping she'd finish by calling for the Speaker's seat to be vacated! I think there'd be enough support on the R side to oust Johnson, and it would be a fitting finale for her.
Discharge petitions that bypass the Speaker’s control of the House were once rare. But they’re becoming common under Johnson. He may not survive until, much less beyond, the midterms.
The Growing Sign of Mike Johnson’s Weak Grip on Power
Discharge petitions that bypass the Speaker’s control of the House were once rare. But they’re becoming common under Johnson. He may not survive until, much less beyond, the midterms.
nymag.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Discharge petitions that bypass the Speaker’s control of the House were once rare. But they’re becoming common under Johnson. He may not survive until, much less beyond, the midterms.
speaker's amplitude of displacement. Alliteration is a special case of consonance where the repeated consonant sound is at the stressed syllable, as in "few flocked to the fight" or "around the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran".
December 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
speaker's amplitude of displacement. Alliteration is a special case of consonance where the repeated consonant sound is at the stressed syllable, as in "few flocked to the fight" or "around the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran".
Discharge petitions that bypass the Speaker’s control of the House were once rare. But they’re becoming common under Johnson. He may not survive until, much less beyond, the midterms.
The Growing Sign of Mike Johnson’s Weak Grip on Power
Discharge petitions that bypass the Speaker’s control of the House were once rare. But they’re becoming common under Johnson. He may not survive until, much less beyond, the midterms.
nymag.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Discharge petitions that bypass the Speaker’s control of the House were once rare. But they’re becoming common under Johnson. He may not survive until, much less beyond, the midterms.
Someone said I should serialise this, so… life as a young barrister
December 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Someone said I should serialise this, so… life as a young barrister
Well, Mike Johnson would certainly not exercise any of his Speaker’s authority in defense of that last one
December 20, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Well, Mike Johnson would certainly not exercise any of his Speaker’s authority in defense of that last one
that redacted Grand Jury Testimony is proof: They are fucking assholes. This Bullshit is going to force MTG or Nancy Mace to name names on the floor of the House, with immunity. They do not need the Speaker's permission to do so.
December 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
that redacted Grand Jury Testimony is proof: They are fucking assholes. This Bullshit is going to force MTG or Nancy Mace to name names on the floor of the House, with immunity. They do not need the Speaker's permission to do so.
Every representative who voted for the Epstein files discharge petition must immediately vote to vacate the chair and remove Muck Jokeson from the speaker’s seat.
December 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Every representative who voted for the Epstein files discharge petition must immediately vote to vacate the chair and remove Muck Jokeson from the speaker’s seat.
The speaker’s laptop is showing the sad “your battery is almost empty” icon and it is stressing me out.
I think she’s going to make it, though.
I think she’s going to make it, though.
December 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The speaker’s laptop is showing the sad “your battery is almost empty” icon and it is stressing me out.
I think she’s going to make it, though.
I think she’s going to make it, though.
That was the first time I tried to do an Australian accent (while having a native speaker’s reference speech available to listen to and try to re-create on the spot)
So I’m also surprised to learn how good I am capable of (the potential) accents…
So I’m also surprised to learn how good I am capable of (the potential) accents…
Intrigued by how pleased a couple Australians became with how quickly & accurately I could capture their accent after they gave an example sentence to mimic
They were like “We’re home” and I was like, wait I did it that well enough they felt instantly teleported back to Australia? Interesting…
They were like “We’re home” and I was like, wait I did it that well enough they felt instantly teleported back to Australia? Interesting…
December 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
That was the first time I tried to do an Australian accent (while having a native speaker’s reference speech available to listen to and try to re-create on the spot)
So I’m also surprised to learn how good I am capable of (the potential) accents…
So I’m also surprised to learn how good I am capable of (the potential) accents…
It would only take ten of those departing to declare the Speaker's seat vacant. Are they waiting until after Christmas?
December 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It would only take ten of those departing to declare the Speaker's seat vacant. Are they waiting until after Christmas?
I queue things on my phone at night. I put on a Mingus podcast last night, unaware it was three hours long. The speaker’s dulcet tones knocked me out after about half an hour.😴😂
December 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I queue things on my phone at night. I put on a Mingus podcast last night, unaware it was three hours long. The speaker’s dulcet tones knocked me out after about half an hour.😴😂