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[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost..." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈", ">\n\nLook, I love drama. I would die to have CPSAN create a reality tv show following our representatives😍" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈", ">\n\nLook, I love drama. I would die to have CPSAN create a reality tv show following our representatives😍", ">\n\nHow does that guy live with himself? Is he a coke head?" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈", ">\n\nLook, I love drama. I would die to have CPSAN create a reality tv show following our representatives😍", ">\n\nHow does that guy live with himself? Is he a coke head?", ">\n\n1.6 million views used to be insane now it’s average. Kinda weird" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈", ">\n\nLook, I love drama. I would die to have CPSAN create a reality tv show following our representatives😍", ">\n\nHow does that guy live with himself? Is he a coke head?", ">\n\n1.6 million views used to be insane now it’s average. Kinda weird", ">\n\nMaking you a offer you can’t refuse( godfather movie soundtrack playing in the back)" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈", ">\n\nLook, I love drama. I would die to have CPSAN create a reality tv show following our representatives😍", ">\n\nHow does that guy live with himself? Is he a coke head?", ">\n\n1.6 million views used to be insane now it’s average. Kinda weird", ">\n\nMaking you a offer you can’t refuse( godfather movie soundtrack playing in the back)", ">\n\nHonesttochrist how hard can it be to say no to Matt Gaetz" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈", ">\n\nLook, I love drama. I would die to have CPSAN create a reality tv show following our representatives😍", ">\n\nHow does that guy live with himself? Is he a coke head?", ">\n\n1.6 million views used to be insane now it’s average. Kinda weird", ">\n\nMaking you a offer you can’t refuse( godfather movie soundtrack playing in the back)", ">\n\nHonesttochrist how hard can it be to say no to Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nLooks like he's say, \"nananabooo\"...." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈", ">\n\nLook, I love drama. I would die to have CPSAN create a reality tv show following our representatives😍", ">\n\nHow does that guy live with himself? Is he a coke head?", ">\n\n1.6 million views used to be insane now it’s average. Kinda weird", ">\n\nMaking you a offer you can’t refuse( godfather movie soundtrack playing in the back)", ">\n\nHonesttochrist how hard can it be to say no to Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nLooks like he's say, \"nananabooo\"....", ">\n\nAnd only 2 million articles written about it already" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈", ">\n\nLook, I love drama. I would die to have CPSAN create a reality tv show following our representatives😍", ">\n\nHow does that guy live with himself? Is he a coke head?", ">\n\n1.6 million views used to be insane now it’s average. Kinda weird", ">\n\nMaking you a offer you can’t refuse( godfather movie soundtrack playing in the back)", ">\n\nHonesttochrist how hard can it be to say no to Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nLooks like he's say, \"nananabooo\"....", ">\n\nAnd only 2 million articles written about it already", ">\n\n“No speaker has failed to win election on the first ballot since 1923 and this year's election has been the longest since 1859, when 44 ballots were needed before a speaker was chosen.”\nDamn, I wonder what the country’s politics were in the years just after 1859." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈", ">\n\nLook, I love drama. I would die to have CPSAN create a reality tv show following our representatives😍", ">\n\nHow does that guy live with himself? Is he a coke head?", ">\n\n1.6 million views used to be insane now it’s average. Kinda weird", ">\n\nMaking you a offer you can’t refuse( godfather movie soundtrack playing in the back)", ">\n\nHonesttochrist how hard can it be to say no to Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nLooks like he's say, \"nananabooo\"....", ">\n\nAnd only 2 million articles written about it already", ">\n\n“No speaker has failed to win election on the first ballot since 1923 and this year's election has been the longest since 1859, when 44 ballots were needed before a speaker was chosen.”\nDamn, I wonder what the country’s politics were in the years just after 1859.", ">\n\nTwo turds talking." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈", ">\n\nLook, I love drama. I would die to have CPSAN create a reality tv show following our representatives😍", ">\n\nHow does that guy live with himself? Is he a coke head?", ">\n\n1.6 million views used to be insane now it’s average. Kinda weird", ">\n\nMaking you a offer you can’t refuse( godfather movie soundtrack playing in the back)", ">\n\nHonesttochrist how hard can it be to say no to Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nLooks like he's say, \"nananabooo\"....", ">\n\nAnd only 2 million articles written about it already", ">\n\n“No speaker has failed to win election on the first ballot since 1923 and this year's election has been the longest since 1859, when 44 ballots were needed before a speaker was chosen.”\nDamn, I wonder what the country’s politics were in the years just after 1859.", ">\n\nTwo turds talking.", ">\n\nUm hello, covid rules: do not touch others; wear a mask; leave space in between yourself and others. This is a test. A test to see which posts violates those rules and those who post a response without violating Covid rules." ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈", ">\n\nLook, I love drama. I would die to have CPSAN create a reality tv show following our representatives😍", ">\n\nHow does that guy live with himself? Is he a coke head?", ">\n\n1.6 million views used to be insane now it’s average. Kinda weird", ">\n\nMaking you a offer you can’t refuse( godfather movie soundtrack playing in the back)", ">\n\nHonesttochrist how hard can it be to say no to Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nLooks like he's say, \"nananabooo\"....", ">\n\nAnd only 2 million articles written about it already", ">\n\n“No speaker has failed to win election on the first ballot since 1923 and this year's election has been the longest since 1859, when 44 ballots were needed before a speaker was chosen.”\nDamn, I wonder what the country’s politics were in the years just after 1859.", ">\n\nTwo turds talking.", ">\n\nUm hello, covid rules: do not touch others; wear a mask; leave space in between yourself and others. This is a test. A test to see which posts violates those rules and those who post a response without violating Covid rules.", ">\n\nall losers" ]

[ "“For the last time, I can’t give you Epstein’s island!”", ">\n\nI wish a competent lip reader would translate what was said", ">\n\nJomboy on YouTube, notorious for lip reading players/managers/umpires in baseball", ">\n\nI've never wanted anything more in my life", ">\n\nNot quite this exact interaction, but there’s one of AOC early on in this clusterfuck.", ">\n\nBad lip reading on YouTube is really good but pretty inaccurate", ">\n\nIt’s…it’s supposed to be. That’s the concept.", ">\n\nYeah just thought I'd let people know if they're looking for accuracy", ">\n\nBut the name specifically says “bad lip reading,” so…", ">\n\nPeople might think it means lip reading people with cold sores", ">\n\nThe space between those two in the thumbnail is called the perineum.", ">\n\nKevin is an asshole, and Matt is a dick. \nLet’s put ‘em together to see what sticks!", ">\n\nBrilliant", ">\n\n\nAnd Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for.\n\nMcCarthy: I keep telling you, my daughters are over 18.", ">\n\n“Sorry, I’m not interested then!”", ">\n\nThe vote turned 15 and Matt Gaetz lost interest.", ">\n\nzing!!!!", ">\n\nThe MAGA element of the Republican Party is going to kill the entire GOP and I can’t fucking wait to see it", ">\n\nI sure hope so. I also see the possibility that they become more extreme and the whole party goes MAGA.", ">\n\nHas no one been paying attention the last five years? Did the party not support trump's every move and refuse to criticize him, even his attempted coup?", ">\n\nThere were two flavors: true believers and opportunists. McCarthy and his cronies were the opportunists, and now that Trump's gone they want to be done with all that, but Gaetz and Boebz won't let them.", ">\n\nSorry, swing anna miss—McCarthy is full blown MAGA. It’s like excusing Germans who supported Hitler because they later claimed they weren’t “Nazi’s”. They still fucking supported Hitler. Current GOP leaders supported Trump for the last 6 years; they’re all in the tank. The MAGA tank.", ">\n\nBut he still has to kiss the ring. Organized crime thing, amazing we see this type of behavior in modern politics.", ">\n\nWas what, actually good at her job? LOL. I'll bet you don't know the difference", ">\n\nI'd really like to know what they were saying, hoping that'll eventually shake out.", ">\n\nI know someone lip read the AOC and Gaetz video so hopefully they do the same here", ">\n\nmaybe jomboy will pick up on it.\nhe did one of aoc the other day.", ">\n\nI’m honestly curious as to what happens to people like Gaetz and Boebert after this. Cawthorn was basically exactly like them in terms of MAGA support and once he stepped out of line, the GOP absolutely buried him. They may have power now but they’re certainly not invincible (and let’s be real, if two people in Congress have easily exploitable skeletons it’s those two idiots) and I doubt the people who are really pulling the strings like McConnell like them at all.", ">\n\nWhat happens is that they become among the most powerful members of the house. There’s no comparison at all to the Cawthorn situation. That guy didn’t negotiate shit.", ">\n\nThey will absolutely not. They don’t wield any actual power outside the house. The RNC and NRCC won’t give them funds or endorsement, probably even support other candidates. They are hated and despised throughout the party. McConnell will cut them off as soon as possible.", ">\n\nThis comment made me realize I don’t know what source is available to see who the DNC or RNC directs funding towards. Do you know?\nI think it is extremely unlikely that they will be frozen out of fundraising. Possibly Boebert since she won by a hair and was always just a crisis actor anyways. Gaetz and MTG however are succeeding in their play to get the RNC to treat them like power brokers.", ">\n\nAnd now ladies and gentlemen the Speaker of the House is one of the peddlers of the big lie, and one in the same as those who voted to decertify the election. They attacked the capital, they convinced 30% of the nation that our elections are rigged, and now they control the national budget. This is not going to go well. The fight with Gaetz? Nothing more than about HOW to end democracy.\nEdit: spelling", ">\n\nGaetz*", ">\n\nHe doesn't deserve to have anyone care about how to spell his name.", ">\n\nDoes this garbage article really not link to the video?", ">\n\nYea wtf. Anyone got a link to the video?", ">\n\nFun fact: Kern County (in Kevin’s district) is the only place I’ve ever encounter in uniform neo nazis. They were at a public park while my family and I were traveling across the country. They were waving nazi flags and doing the whole hitler salute bit. They looked at my diverse family with a kind of hatred I’ve never seen in anyone’s eyes before or since. \nGreat job Kev!", ">\n\nThat's awful, unbelievable that people can walk around Nazi-larping like that.\ndisgusting, I hope for your county's sake it doesn't become violent", ">\n\nIt’s already violent, what we have to hope for is it doesn’t become like the 1960’s and 70’s weathermen terrorism situation. My biggest fear is that the US becomes like Ireland during the troubles. \nSome people here imagine a civil war with battle lines and waving flags but that’s not what would happen. It would be teachers getting murdered, judges being blown up and politicians getting gunned down in the street. It would be the rape and murder of neighbors and friends. It would be brutal and unrelenting. This is the problem with a cultural that has come to idolize war but where very few know it’s horrors from experience.", ">\n\nSounds like it’s already started then", ">\n\nThe fact that Matt Gaetz was allowed to become a kingmaker tells everything that is wrong with the Republican party. A sexual predator, a liar, and individual possessing no morals or ethics who is motivated and corrupted solely by power, is a primary instigator in determining the direction of Congress, and thus America.", ">\n\nHis district is the end of the florida panhandle, a sun baked caricature of the South.", ">\n\nAre Republicans the only one that's allowed to call for the removal of the speaker or can Democrats do it too?", ">\n\nI believe a Dems could. But without support from a few Republicans it would just be an annoying waste of time for everyone including for their fellow Democrats.", ">\n\nUsing House rules to disrupt the Majority and delay proceedings? Time for some GOP playbook from the Dems.", ">\n\nLongest attempt to pick a speaker since 1859. (i.e. 2 years prior to the Civil War) \nSoo 2025 is not looking so good...", ">\n\nhaven’t even gotten to the “spendin’ money” part of the job", ">\n\nYou mean the hostage negotiations with actual consequences this time...", ">\n\nA lot of innocent people are going to be furloughed again", ">\n\nI really want to know if that ridiculous 5 votes is enough to call for a new speaker vote clause was one of the concessions. If it was, and with those six holdouts, McCarthy could be doing this dance again soon.", ">\n\nI think he even lowered it to one vote.", ">\n\nCorrect. One of Mcarthy’s concessions is that while he is House Speaker it only will take one vote from any Republican to hold a vote to remove him from his position.\nI’m fairly certain but not 100% sure if I’m understanding this correctly, but it is also because the entire Democratic Party wants Mcarthy out, and they will support his removal too giving enough votes for it to pass.", ">\n\nAny rep I believe. Either side.", ">\n\nI thought it was just repubs", ">\n\nCan a Dem change parties and vote to remove? Then change back?", ">\n\nIt's not video game rules. The Republicans will just say you're not really a Republican so it doesn't count.", ">\n\nTwo traitors confronting each other about how best to destroy America.", ">\n\nGaetz is a sad strange little pedo. I can’t help but think of butthead when I see his face.", ">\n\nThese MAGA Republicans held the Speakership hostage. McCarthy would have been better off negotiating with Democrats. \nThere is a real fear that MAGA Republicans will mandate cuts in discretionary programs including Medicare and Social Security as part of their negotiations on the debt limit. Make no mistake, senior citizens, the GOP is coming after the systems you have paid into for decades. \nThe GOP goal is, and has always been, what Steve Bannon referred to in 2017 — the deconstruction of the administrative state. \nIf the whole country is one vast insane asylum, they're letting the worst patients run the place.", ">\n\nI kinda makes me LOL how many Newsweek articles are just \"here's something that went viral\" presented as a 'news' article.", ">\n\n\"But first, here's a completely unrelated video. The video in question is somewhere down mid-page.\"", ">\n\nMcCarthy better watch out! When Gaetz's girlfriend's parents won't let her out to play he's gonna be in a bad mood and will take it out on the House.", ">\n\nMatt’s pretty ballsy for being a pedo. I’m guessing an investigation will finally be opened on Matt after this", ">\n\nPass that hopium.", ">\n\nGaetz probably looking to get into a committee he can get valuable info to sell or pass onto trump to sell.", ">\n\nThe cause of the two fighting against each other was that Kevin McCarty failed to protect Matt Gaetz during his sex trafficking case. Furthermore Matt Gaetz far right stance contributed to the fight", ">\n\nSo a few Republicans basically decided to change from voting against McCarthy to essentially not voting at all which made it easier for McCarthy to win.", ">\n\nWhat have they ask him for in order for their votes is what concerns me.", ">\n\nJust because they asked doesn't necessarily mean they will get it.\nFor example, a House rule allowing any one person to recall the Speaker may not have enough House members voting in favor of it. Democrats could decide to vote against that rule so business they want to do can be done, or the Democrats could support the rule so they can continue to show American voters that Republicans cannot govern and perhaps keep Republicans from being able to focus on their circus investigations. The McCarthy Republicans may oppose such a rule because they don't want Matt and Friends to be able to disrupt their own business agenda at every turn either.", ">\n\nI hope you’re right. Thanks for the example.", ">\n\nwtf newsweek? \"This very moment was viewed! Here's a video (video unrelated).\"", ">\n\nYeah congrats. But who would want this job managing a bunch of incompetent, biased, selfish, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, moronic assholes?", ">\n\nMcCarthy apparently lol. It fits him.", ">\n\nI dint know much about him but heard that he gave away most of his power in the negotiations. Not too smart.", ">\n\nThat is what I meant. With his concessions he turned it into a terrible job. And since he is an asshole, he deserves it.", ">\n\nAren’t they all tho. Kind of a prerequisite", ">\n\n“On your knees, Kevin!” — Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nCan someone explain to me why these articles in which the headline mentions a particular video almost never show the relevant video? This article shows only the moment he’s confirmed by the clerk. Why just why", ">\n\nI'd love to know too. In the meantime, I just report broken article pages like this.", ">\n\nCoward versus pedo", ">\n\nThere are now three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and MAGA. If the GOP goes full MAGA, they'll disappear within a generation. If they attempt to reach across the aisle and make deals, MAGA will eventually split from the GOP.\nIt remains to be seen if MAGA will remain a viable long term political force, but in the cherry red states it could become its own party.", ">\n\nCan't really root for either when both are shameless POS trumphumpers.", ">\n\nIs there transcript or what they said to each other?", ">\n\nIdk how they control themselves. I’d be clocking Gaetz out", ">\n\nBattle of the douchebags.", ">\n\nMcCarthy: “best I can do is two 18 year olds and a signed maga hat, do I have your vote?”", ">\n\nIt's even funnier the millionth time...", ">\n\nYou’re damn right", ">\n\nConsidering there are over 300M people in the US alone doesn’t seem like that many people care.", ">\n\nMost people don’t.", ">\n\nThe traitors are going at it with each other in public while telling the public exactly how they are going to screw the rest of us legislatively.", ">\n\nThe concession for the vote was far reaching never ending investigations into all the Dems — Benghazi on steroids — Payback for investigating J6 and their role in the insurrection — the shit show has just begun.\nIndict Trump now!", ">\n\nI wish the squad had the guts to try something like this.", ">\n\nThey'll be voted out once the 18-25 year old voters realize canceling ppl is thought policing. There is nothing wrong with being a moderate. I want a reasonable Democratic party back. I wish that they'd threaten to leave the party. Let's shed them and watch them fizzle out.", ">\n\nThis might top the classic show Celebrity Deathmatch!", ">\n\n“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 times, my daughter is not on the table.”", ">\n\nGaetz: what about your son?", ">\n\nSad worthless fucks, nothing they say makes any difference, talk to their backers.", ">\n\nIf McCarthy was a bit more savvy he would be working behind the scenes to have the MAGA clan removed from office. Soon.\nOk, a lot more savvy.", ">\n\nWhy isn't Gaetz in prison?\nAnyone else who sex trafficked a 17 year old girl would not still be walking around free years after the fact.", ">\n\nPrince Andrew says hello.", ">\n\nWho cares. McCarthy reaped what he sowed. Keep enabling these creatures. How many has Don tossed casually under the bus?", ">\n\nI bet they were both erect", ">\n\nGetting back to our roots we see. Wonder when we’ll see a caning.", ">\n\nThis congress is going to need to hire some bouncers.", ">\n\nI’m having trouble reading lips since the article only comes with a still picture but I think I can make out McCarthy saying “I will f—king crush you,” while Gaetz just mouth breaths. Could be wrong though.", ">\n\nAnd yet I still have not found a stand alone link to the video ?\nResearch fail today.\nedit: A non-twitter link.", ">\n\nSomething is wrong when “news outlets” report video view numbers to produce an article.", ">\n\nAsshole to asshole videos are popular on Pornhub, too.", ">\n\nYou told me she was 18", ">\n\nGaetz should match his foundation to his neck better.", ">\n\n\" No Matt, we can't decriminalize sexual assault. Ask for something else or let us adjourn.\"", ">\n\nThey're literally a strong as their weakest link. What a circus. What a system.", ">\n\nFeisty little dog, snapping at his owner.", ">\n\nGaetz got what he wanted, McCarthy won't make it a full term (using dem votes to pass debt ceiling/govt funding bills). I also wonder how much power he gave up on the Rules Committee, debt ceiling legislation might not even make it to the floor lol.", ">\n\nThe voters in the six districts whose representative voted 'Present' has effectively had their voices muted. Four and a half million Americans had their choice tossed aside.", ">\n\nGrovels would be more appropriate.", ">\n\nHow is Matt gaetz not in prison yet", ">\n\nKiss! Kiss! Kiss!", ">\n\nEnough for 0.5% of America to see it once", ">\n\n“Oh look out! MTG enters the ring with a steel chair!”", ">\n\nA pedophile and a fascist walk into a bar…", ">\n\nIt’s hilarious that people make a joke out of all this mess. It’s literally the top 5-10 comments. But this is going to fuck most of yours futures so bad. But who cares, right?\nHilarious.", ">\n\nWhat is the alternative? Its not like dems can suddenly gain back control.", ">\n\nFamous last words.", ">\n\nWhere's the video where you can hear what was being said?", ">\n\nHave you found one? Would love to see.", ">\n\nIt’s all theater. There are no mistakes or coincidences in politics.", ">\n\nAnd the clip in the article is not of that. Such a shitty site.", ">\n\n“Trump likes me more”\n“Nope, he likes me more.”\n“Let’s see who gets invited to Mar-a-Lago first then”", ">\n\nWhile this dumpster fire was funny and humiliating, this will embolden them further and hold the entire country hostage still. There are pieces of legislation that has to be passed and Dems will have capitulate to the normal crazy gop to get it passed.", ">\n\nWhich is exactly why Gaetz did it, this was all a stunt for attention. Stop feeding into it.", ">\n\nThis is probably the least actively bad thing this man has done and it's the only time I've seen anything approaching meaningful pushback.", ">\n\nBring back duels", ">\n\nI almost felt sorry for McCarthy after that vote. Almost...", ">\n\nWhen US Reps have to be restrained it’s time they get the ultimate boot from politics. A disgrace", ">\n\nOn 1/6, he confronted Gaetz. 1.6m viewed it.", ">\n\nNow kiss !", ">\n\nCant wait for the jomboy recap", ">\n\nLike an episode of Jerry Springer.", ">\n\nMy money is on it was all staged.", ">\n\nNow kiss.", ">\n\nIt’s the same post with the same pics but slightly different titles everytime.", ">\n\nHe still gave in so who gaf? The GOP is a 💩 laced dumpster fire", ">\n\nDoes gaetz use makeup?", ">\n\nHe learnt it from his role model 😈", ">\n\nLook, I love drama. I would die to have CPSAN create a reality tv show following our representatives😍", ">\n\nHow does that guy live with himself? Is he a coke head?", ">\n\n1.6 million views used to be insane now it’s average. Kinda weird", ">\n\nMaking you a offer you can’t refuse( godfather movie soundtrack playing in the back)", ">\n\nHonesttochrist how hard can it be to say no to Matt Gaetz", ">\n\nLooks like he's say, \"nananabooo\"....", ">\n\nAnd only 2 million articles written about it already", ">\n\n“No speaker has failed to win election on the first ballot since 1923 and this year's election has been the longest since 1859, when 44 ballots were needed before a speaker was chosen.”\nDamn, I wonder what the country’s politics were in the years just after 1859.", ">\n\nTwo turds talking.", ">\n\nUm hello, covid rules: do not touch others; wear a mask; leave space in between yourself and others. This is a test. A test to see which posts violates those rules and those who post a response without violating Covid rules.", ">\n\nall losers", ">\n\nPoint and laugh" ]

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[ "Maybe look at the stuff keychron has to offer? idk how much they cost in australia but probably about the same, and it's quite a well regarded brand" ]

[ "Maybe look at the stuff keychron has to offer? idk how much they cost in australia but probably about the same, and it's quite a well regarded brand", ">\n\nAgreed, not too much more for better build quality and features like Bluetooth and hotswap, or if you really want to save money Aliexpress could be the move" ]

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[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper." ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall." ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄" ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄", ">\n\nAnd why" ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄", ">\n\nAnd why", ">\n\nBecause you’re not entitled to a government handout just because you think your preference is the better option?\nPrint books last decades, even centuries if cared for properly. I can go grab a book off my shelf that I’ve had for decades (which I bought secondhand), open it up, and it burns 0 electricity to read it. Once a book is printed, it will last for decades and never take any more electricity to read.\nYour ereader uses electricity every time you turn it on.\nIf your eReader works well for your lifestyle, then good for you! Keep using it! That doesn’t mean everyone should use one, or that it should be encouraged by the government, or that the government should reward you for having one." ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄", ">\n\nAnd why", ">\n\nBecause you’re not entitled to a government handout just because you think your preference is the better option?\nPrint books last decades, even centuries if cared for properly. I can go grab a book off my shelf that I’ve had for decades (which I bought secondhand), open it up, and it burns 0 electricity to read it. Once a book is printed, it will last for decades and never take any more electricity to read.\nYour ereader uses electricity every time you turn it on.\nIf your eReader works well for your lifestyle, then good for you! Keep using it! That doesn’t mean everyone should use one, or that it should be encouraged by the government, or that the government should reward you for having one.", ">\n\nNah. I much prefer physical books." ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄", ">\n\nAnd why", ">\n\nBecause you’re not entitled to a government handout just because you think your preference is the better option?\nPrint books last decades, even centuries if cared for properly. I can go grab a book off my shelf that I’ve had for decades (which I bought secondhand), open it up, and it burns 0 electricity to read it. Once a book is printed, it will last for decades and never take any more electricity to read.\nYour ereader uses electricity every time you turn it on.\nIf your eReader works well for your lifestyle, then good for you! Keep using it! That doesn’t mean everyone should use one, or that it should be encouraged by the government, or that the government should reward you for having one.", ">\n\nNah. I much prefer physical books.", ">\n\n\nPerhaps government can give a subsidy so that everyone can own a e reader.\n\nYou don't live in America do you....?" ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄", ">\n\nAnd why", ">\n\nBecause you’re not entitled to a government handout just because you think your preference is the better option?\nPrint books last decades, even centuries if cared for properly. I can go grab a book off my shelf that I’ve had for decades (which I bought secondhand), open it up, and it burns 0 electricity to read it. Once a book is printed, it will last for decades and never take any more electricity to read.\nYour ereader uses electricity every time you turn it on.\nIf your eReader works well for your lifestyle, then good for you! Keep using it! That doesn’t mean everyone should use one, or that it should be encouraged by the government, or that the government should reward you for having one.", ">\n\nNah. I much prefer physical books.", ">\n\n\nPerhaps government can give a subsidy so that everyone can own a e reader.\n\nYou don't live in America do you....?", ">\n\nNo" ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄", ">\n\nAnd why", ">\n\nBecause you’re not entitled to a government handout just because you think your preference is the better option?\nPrint books last decades, even centuries if cared for properly. I can go grab a book off my shelf that I’ve had for decades (which I bought secondhand), open it up, and it burns 0 electricity to read it. Once a book is printed, it will last for decades and never take any more electricity to read.\nYour ereader uses electricity every time you turn it on.\nIf your eReader works well for your lifestyle, then good for you! Keep using it! That doesn’t mean everyone should use one, or that it should be encouraged by the government, or that the government should reward you for having one.", ">\n\nNah. I much prefer physical books.", ">\n\n\nPerhaps government can give a subsidy so that everyone can own a e reader.\n\nYou don't live in America do you....?", ">\n\nNo", ">\n\nThat would never happen in America.... Wherever you're from, you're lucky to have been born there. One day I will find my way out." ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄", ">\n\nAnd why", ">\n\nBecause you’re not entitled to a government handout just because you think your preference is the better option?\nPrint books last decades, even centuries if cared for properly. I can go grab a book off my shelf that I’ve had for decades (which I bought secondhand), open it up, and it burns 0 electricity to read it. Once a book is printed, it will last for decades and never take any more electricity to read.\nYour ereader uses electricity every time you turn it on.\nIf your eReader works well for your lifestyle, then good for you! Keep using it! That doesn’t mean everyone should use one, or that it should be encouraged by the government, or that the government should reward you for having one.", ">\n\nNah. I much prefer physical books.", ">\n\n\nPerhaps government can give a subsidy so that everyone can own a e reader.\n\nYou don't live in America do you....?", ">\n\nNo", ">\n\nThat would never happen in America.... Wherever you're from, you're lucky to have been born there. One day I will find my way out.", ">\n\nYou want to live in a country that blows billions of dollars on stuff no one will actually use and provides no value to the economy?" ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄", ">\n\nAnd why", ">\n\nBecause you’re not entitled to a government handout just because you think your preference is the better option?\nPrint books last decades, even centuries if cared for properly. I can go grab a book off my shelf that I’ve had for decades (which I bought secondhand), open it up, and it burns 0 electricity to read it. Once a book is printed, it will last for decades and never take any more electricity to read.\nYour ereader uses electricity every time you turn it on.\nIf your eReader works well for your lifestyle, then good for you! Keep using it! That doesn’t mean everyone should use one, or that it should be encouraged by the government, or that the government should reward you for having one.", ">\n\nNah. I much prefer physical books.", ">\n\n\nPerhaps government can give a subsidy so that everyone can own a e reader.\n\nYou don't live in America do you....?", ">\n\nNo", ">\n\nThat would never happen in America.... Wherever you're from, you're lucky to have been born there. One day I will find my way out.", ">\n\nYou want to live in a country that blows billions of dollars on stuff no one will actually use and provides no value to the economy?", ">\n\nEducation and environmental impact is a major value and just because you wouldn't use it, does not mean others wouldn't. The option being available would be awesome." ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄", ">\n\nAnd why", ">\n\nBecause you’re not entitled to a government handout just because you think your preference is the better option?\nPrint books last decades, even centuries if cared for properly. I can go grab a book off my shelf that I’ve had for decades (which I bought secondhand), open it up, and it burns 0 electricity to read it. Once a book is printed, it will last for decades and never take any more electricity to read.\nYour ereader uses electricity every time you turn it on.\nIf your eReader works well for your lifestyle, then good for you! Keep using it! That doesn’t mean everyone should use one, or that it should be encouraged by the government, or that the government should reward you for having one.", ">\n\nNah. I much prefer physical books.", ">\n\n\nPerhaps government can give a subsidy so that everyone can own a e reader.\n\nYou don't live in America do you....?", ">\n\nNo", ">\n\nThat would never happen in America.... Wherever you're from, you're lucky to have been born there. One day I will find my way out.", ">\n\nYou want to live in a country that blows billions of dollars on stuff no one will actually use and provides no value to the economy?", ">\n\nEducation and environmental impact is a major value and just because you wouldn't use it, does not mean others wouldn't. The option being available would be awesome.", ">\n\nThe option is available... by buying it" ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄", ">\n\nAnd why", ">\n\nBecause you’re not entitled to a government handout just because you think your preference is the better option?\nPrint books last decades, even centuries if cared for properly. I can go grab a book off my shelf that I’ve had for decades (which I bought secondhand), open it up, and it burns 0 electricity to read it. Once a book is printed, it will last for decades and never take any more electricity to read.\nYour ereader uses electricity every time you turn it on.\nIf your eReader works well for your lifestyle, then good for you! Keep using it! That doesn’t mean everyone should use one, or that it should be encouraged by the government, or that the government should reward you for having one.", ">\n\nNah. I much prefer physical books.", ">\n\n\nPerhaps government can give a subsidy so that everyone can own a e reader.\n\nYou don't live in America do you....?", ">\n\nNo", ">\n\nThat would never happen in America.... Wherever you're from, you're lucky to have been born there. One day I will find my way out.", ">\n\nYou want to live in a country that blows billions of dollars on stuff no one will actually use and provides no value to the economy?", ">\n\nEducation and environmental impact is a major value and just because you wouldn't use it, does not mean others wouldn't. The option being available would be awesome.", ">\n\nThe option is available... by buying it", ">\n\nThe fact that everything os becoming digital os One of the biggest bains of my existance, I'm just 19 but I never learned how to properly use the internet, I now how to partially use Google, YouTube and e-mail (e-mail is very very hard and usually I need help from friends), I can't install Microsoft Office on my computador since I don't know how, I never played a vidiogame, só everything that becomes more and more digital becomes a bigger problem for me, so I really desagree with you" ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄", ">\n\nAnd why", ">\n\nBecause you’re not entitled to a government handout just because you think your preference is the better option?\nPrint books last decades, even centuries if cared for properly. I can go grab a book off my shelf that I’ve had for decades (which I bought secondhand), open it up, and it burns 0 electricity to read it. Once a book is printed, it will last for decades and never take any more electricity to read.\nYour ereader uses electricity every time you turn it on.\nIf your eReader works well for your lifestyle, then good for you! Keep using it! That doesn’t mean everyone should use one, or that it should be encouraged by the government, or that the government should reward you for having one.", ">\n\nNah. I much prefer physical books.", ">\n\n\nPerhaps government can give a subsidy so that everyone can own a e reader.\n\nYou don't live in America do you....?", ">\n\nNo", ">\n\nThat would never happen in America.... Wherever you're from, you're lucky to have been born there. One day I will find my way out.", ">\n\nYou want to live in a country that blows billions of dollars on stuff no one will actually use and provides no value to the economy?", ">\n\nEducation and environmental impact is a major value and just because you wouldn't use it, does not mean others wouldn't. The option being available would be awesome.", ">\n\nThe option is available... by buying it", ">\n\nThe fact that everything os becoming digital os One of the biggest bains of my existance, I'm just 19 but I never learned how to properly use the internet, I now how to partially use Google, YouTube and e-mail (e-mail is very very hard and usually I need help from friends), I can't install Microsoft Office on my computador since I don't know how, I never played a vidiogame, só everything that becomes more and more digital becomes a bigger problem for me, so I really desagree with you", ">\n\n\n, I'm just 19 \nYou are just 19. You can learn them." ]

[ "I don't like technology. I like my books. They'll last lifetimes.\nThat e reader in my hands is going to break, get lost, go faulty, or something else.\nPlus, the planet has gotten 15% greener since 2000. There's enough paper.", ">\n\nYea let me just read my book and now i have to plug it into the wall.", ">\n\nNo.\nIf you like it and it works for you, good.\nBut you don’t need a government check because you think your preference is better 🙄", ">\n\nAnd why", ">\n\nBecause you’re not entitled to a government handout just because you think your preference is the better option?\nPrint books last decades, even centuries if cared for properly. I can go grab a book off my shelf that I’ve had for decades (which I bought secondhand), open it up, and it burns 0 electricity to read it. Once a book is printed, it will last for decades and never take any more electricity to read.\nYour ereader uses electricity every time you turn it on.\nIf your eReader works well for your lifestyle, then good for you! Keep using it! That doesn’t mean everyone should use one, or that it should be encouraged by the government, or that the government should reward you for having one.", ">\n\nNah. I much prefer physical books.", ">\n\n\nPerhaps government can give a subsidy so that everyone can own a e reader.\n\nYou don't live in America do you....?", ">\n\nNo", ">\n\nThat would never happen in America.... Wherever you're from, you're lucky to have been born there. One day I will find my way out.", ">\n\nYou want to live in a country that blows billions of dollars on stuff no one will actually use and provides no value to the economy?", ">\n\nEducation and environmental impact is a major value and just because you wouldn't use it, does not mean others wouldn't. The option being available would be awesome.", ">\n\nThe option is available... by buying it", ">\n\nThe fact that everything os becoming digital os One of the biggest bains of my existance, I'm just 19 but I never learned how to properly use the internet, I now how to partially use Google, YouTube and e-mail (e-mail is very very hard and usually I need help from friends), I can't install Microsoft Office on my computador since I don't know how, I never played a vidiogame, só everything that becomes more and more digital becomes a bigger problem for me, so I really desagree with you", ">\n\n\n, I'm just 19 \nYou are just 19. You can learn them.", ">\n\nThe incentive is that I ran out of shelf space and I can carry my entire library with me where ever I go." ]

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[ "It's really hard to separate the popularity of a game from its actual quality. However, does have a few things going for it that Stray, Neon, Norco and Tunic do not:\n\nThe games control scheme is simple to the point anybody can engage with it. No need to press a discreet button to attack, and it is not missed in the context of how the gameplay loop is designed.\nEven though its simple, the game has actual depth in character builds. One of the tell-tale signs of excellent game design is that the complex systems of a game are interesting and engaged in by advanced players, but still are designed in such a way that casual players can interact with them in a purely naturalistic way.\nVampire Survivors provides a complete gameplay experience in 20 to 30 mins. This is absolutely fantastic for people not looking to engage with a game for hours at a time." ]

[ "It's really hard to separate the popularity of a game from its actual quality. However, does have a few things going for it that Stray, Neon, Norco and Tunic do not:\n\nThe games control scheme is simple to the point anybody can engage with it. No need to press a discreet button to attack, and it is not missed in the context of how the gameplay loop is designed.\nEven though its simple, the game has actual depth in character builds. One of the tell-tale signs of excellent game design is that the complex systems of a game are interesting and engaged in by advanced players, but still are designed in such a way that casual players can interact with them in a purely naturalistic way.\nVampire Survivors provides a complete gameplay experience in 20 to 30 mins. This is absolutely fantastic for people not looking to engage with a game for hours at a time.", ">\n\nI agree popularity and quality don't always correlate.\nI think your 2nd point must be what pushed VS over others. The game definitely has a good amount of depth. Also it's character builds are probably the game's most innovative feature.\nI don't think your points 1 and 3 are unique to VS though. The genre existed prior to VS, and it's trade marks were quick rogue like progression with a simple top down 2D interface. \nI still don't think there's enough innovative depth to warrant SO much applause. Especially for what type of awards the game was given/nominated. I mean flappy bird was wildly popular yet it had no rewards. Why give VS a best indie award over a very similar less popular game like magic survival? Was VS really THAT much better of a game to contend with Stray? Or, was it just more popular?\nThough, with your points and along with another comment about timing, I can see why it caught on. Personally I'd say it boils down to right place and right time. Rather than a truly special experience." ]

[ "It's really hard to separate the popularity of a game from its actual quality. However, does have a few things going for it that Stray, Neon, Norco and Tunic do not:\n\nThe games control scheme is simple to the point anybody can engage with it. No need to press a discreet button to attack, and it is not missed in the context of how the gameplay loop is designed.\nEven though its simple, the game has actual depth in character builds. One of the tell-tale signs of excellent game design is that the complex systems of a game are interesting and engaged in by advanced players, but still are designed in such a way that casual players can interact with them in a purely naturalistic way.\nVampire Survivors provides a complete gameplay experience in 20 to 30 mins. This is absolutely fantastic for people not looking to engage with a game for hours at a time.", ">\n\nI agree popularity and quality don't always correlate.\nI think your 2nd point must be what pushed VS over others. The game definitely has a good amount of depth. Also it's character builds are probably the game's most innovative feature.\nI don't think your points 1 and 3 are unique to VS though. The genre existed prior to VS, and it's trade marks were quick rogue like progression with a simple top down 2D interface. \nI still don't think there's enough innovative depth to warrant SO much applause. Especially for what type of awards the game was given/nominated. I mean flappy bird was wildly popular yet it had no rewards. Why give VS a best indie award over a very similar less popular game like magic survival? Was VS really THAT much better of a game to contend with Stray? Or, was it just more popular?\nThough, with your points and along with another comment about timing, I can see why it caught on. Personally I'd say it boils down to right place and right time. Rather than a truly special experience.", ">\n\nNone of those three things are unique to VS, though it does embody all three of them. Whether or not it is a better game than Stray is irrelevant, because asking what is the \"best\" game is asking to put an objective determination on an inherently subjective query. \nI enjoyed VS more than Stray, and I think that opinion would be equally valid vice versa. And for what it's worth, I think it's good at popular games are considered for the \"prestige\" awards of the gaming industry, it feels as if well made movies get excluded from Academy Award consideration because they're not serious dramas." ]

[ "It's really hard to separate the popularity of a game from its actual quality. However, does have a few things going for it that Stray, Neon, Norco and Tunic do not:\n\nThe games control scheme is simple to the point anybody can engage with it. No need to press a discreet button to attack, and it is not missed in the context of how the gameplay loop is designed.\nEven though its simple, the game has actual depth in character builds. One of the tell-tale signs of excellent game design is that the complex systems of a game are interesting and engaged in by advanced players, but still are designed in such a way that casual players can interact with them in a purely naturalistic way.\nVampire Survivors provides a complete gameplay experience in 20 to 30 mins. This is absolutely fantastic for people not looking to engage with a game for hours at a time.", ">\n\nI agree popularity and quality don't always correlate.\nI think your 2nd point must be what pushed VS over others. The game definitely has a good amount of depth. Also it's character builds are probably the game's most innovative feature.\nI don't think your points 1 and 3 are unique to VS though. The genre existed prior to VS, and it's trade marks were quick rogue like progression with a simple top down 2D interface. \nI still don't think there's enough innovative depth to warrant SO much applause. Especially for what type of awards the game was given/nominated. I mean flappy bird was wildly popular yet it had no rewards. Why give VS a best indie award over a very similar less popular game like magic survival? Was VS really THAT much better of a game to contend with Stray? Or, was it just more popular?\nThough, with your points and along with another comment about timing, I can see why it caught on. Personally I'd say it boils down to right place and right time. Rather than a truly special experience.", ">\n\nNone of those three things are unique to VS, though it does embody all three of them. Whether or not it is a better game than Stray is irrelevant, because asking what is the \"best\" game is asking to put an objective determination on an inherently subjective query. \nI enjoyed VS more than Stray, and I think that opinion would be equally valid vice versa. And for what it's worth, I think it's good at popular games are considered for the \"prestige\" awards of the gaming industry, it feels as if well made movies get excluded from Academy Award consideration because they're not serious dramas.", ">\n\nWhy do you think game is so popular? If you say it's because of streamers you are only shifting question backwards. Why is the game popular with streamers and a lot fans and non fan gamers?\nEvery year thousands of games are released and only few reach the hype that VS did. What do you think contributed to this? Why it wasn't any other similar game that came before or after? There must be some secret ingredient that helped to push VS above the pack.\nNow you even listed lot of those ingredients in your post like how addictive the formula is. Simple and quick gameplay is great and the timing for this kind of game was ripe. But there is also surprising depth to the combat system that doesn't make game stale after 5 hours." ]

[ "It's really hard to separate the popularity of a game from its actual quality. However, does have a few things going for it that Stray, Neon, Norco and Tunic do not:\n\nThe games control scheme is simple to the point anybody can engage with it. No need to press a discreet button to attack, and it is not missed in the context of how the gameplay loop is designed.\nEven though its simple, the game has actual depth in character builds. One of the tell-tale signs of excellent game design is that the complex systems of a game are interesting and engaged in by advanced players, but still are designed in such a way that casual players can interact with them in a purely naturalistic way.\nVampire Survivors provides a complete gameplay experience in 20 to 30 mins. This is absolutely fantastic for people not looking to engage with a game for hours at a time.", ">\n\nI agree popularity and quality don't always correlate.\nI think your 2nd point must be what pushed VS over others. The game definitely has a good amount of depth. Also it's character builds are probably the game's most innovative feature.\nI don't think your points 1 and 3 are unique to VS though. The genre existed prior to VS, and it's trade marks were quick rogue like progression with a simple top down 2D interface. \nI still don't think there's enough innovative depth to warrant SO much applause. Especially for what type of awards the game was given/nominated. I mean flappy bird was wildly popular yet it had no rewards. Why give VS a best indie award over a very similar less popular game like magic survival? Was VS really THAT much better of a game to contend with Stray? Or, was it just more popular?\nThough, with your points and along with another comment about timing, I can see why it caught on. Personally I'd say it boils down to right place and right time. Rather than a truly special experience.", ">\n\nNone of those three things are unique to VS, though it does embody all three of them. Whether or not it is a better game than Stray is irrelevant, because asking what is the \"best\" game is asking to put an objective determination on an inherently subjective query. \nI enjoyed VS more than Stray, and I think that opinion would be equally valid vice versa. And for what it's worth, I think it's good at popular games are considered for the \"prestige\" awards of the gaming industry, it feels as if well made movies get excluded from Academy Award consideration because they're not serious dramas.", ">\n\nWhy do you think game is so popular? If you say it's because of streamers you are only shifting question backwards. Why is the game popular with streamers and a lot fans and non fan gamers?\nEvery year thousands of games are released and only few reach the hype that VS did. What do you think contributed to this? Why it wasn't any other similar game that came before or after? There must be some secret ingredient that helped to push VS above the pack.\nNow you even listed lot of those ingredients in your post like how addictive the formula is. Simple and quick gameplay is great and the timing for this kind of game was ripe. But there is also surprising depth to the combat system that doesn't make game stale after 5 hours.", ">\n\nWhy was amogus so popular? Was is such a good game? NO, at least not for the first year. And suddenly, afer nothing changed, no update it became mega popular. And strangely afer admiralbulldog (and then many others) started streaming it, it became popular.\nNot to say that either game is bad, they are pretty good, but they are not much better than many other games. What makes them popular is steamer, communities, hype. People like to play the same games, and talk about them, once many people play it it will natually spread." ]

[ "It's really hard to separate the popularity of a game from its actual quality. However, does have a few things going for it that Stray, Neon, Norco and Tunic do not:\n\nThe games control scheme is simple to the point anybody can engage with it. No need to press a discreet button to attack, and it is not missed in the context of how the gameplay loop is designed.\nEven though its simple, the game has actual depth in character builds. One of the tell-tale signs of excellent game design is that the complex systems of a game are interesting and engaged in by advanced players, but still are designed in such a way that casual players can interact with them in a purely naturalistic way.\nVampire Survivors provides a complete gameplay experience in 20 to 30 mins. This is absolutely fantastic for people not looking to engage with a game for hours at a time.", ">\n\nI agree popularity and quality don't always correlate.\nI think your 2nd point must be what pushed VS over others. The game definitely has a good amount of depth. Also it's character builds are probably the game's most innovative feature.\nI don't think your points 1 and 3 are unique to VS though. The genre existed prior to VS, and it's trade marks were quick rogue like progression with a simple top down 2D interface. \nI still don't think there's enough innovative depth to warrant SO much applause. Especially for what type of awards the game was given/nominated. I mean flappy bird was wildly popular yet it had no rewards. Why give VS a best indie award over a very similar less popular game like magic survival? Was VS really THAT much better of a game to contend with Stray? Or, was it just more popular?\nThough, with your points and along with another comment about timing, I can see why it caught on. Personally I'd say it boils down to right place and right time. Rather than a truly special experience.", ">\n\nNone of those three things are unique to VS, though it does embody all three of them. Whether or not it is a better game than Stray is irrelevant, because asking what is the \"best\" game is asking to put an objective determination on an inherently subjective query. \nI enjoyed VS more than Stray, and I think that opinion would be equally valid vice versa. And for what it's worth, I think it's good at popular games are considered for the \"prestige\" awards of the gaming industry, it feels as if well made movies get excluded from Academy Award consideration because they're not serious dramas.", ">\n\nWhy do you think game is so popular? If you say it's because of streamers you are only shifting question backwards. Why is the game popular with streamers and a lot fans and non fan gamers?\nEvery year thousands of games are released and only few reach the hype that VS did. What do you think contributed to this? Why it wasn't any other similar game that came before or after? There must be some secret ingredient that helped to push VS above the pack.\nNow you even listed lot of those ingredients in your post like how addictive the formula is. Simple and quick gameplay is great and the timing for this kind of game was ripe. But there is also surprising depth to the combat system that doesn't make game stale after 5 hours.", ">\n\nWhy was amogus so popular? Was is such a good game? NO, at least not for the first year. And suddenly, afer nothing changed, no update it became mega popular. And strangely afer admiralbulldog (and then many others) started streaming it, it became popular.\nNot to say that either game is bad, they are pretty good, but they are not much better than many other games. What makes them popular is steamer, communities, hype. People like to play the same games, and talk about them, once many people play it it will natually spread.", ">\n\nBut why did the streamers pick this game and not something else?" ]

[ "It's really hard to separate the popularity of a game from its actual quality. However, does have a few things going for it that Stray, Neon, Norco and Tunic do not:\n\nThe games control scheme is simple to the point anybody can engage with it. No need to press a discreet button to attack, and it is not missed in the context of how the gameplay loop is designed.\nEven though its simple, the game has actual depth in character builds. One of the tell-tale signs of excellent game design is that the complex systems of a game are interesting and engaged in by advanced players, but still are designed in such a way that casual players can interact with them in a purely naturalistic way.\nVampire Survivors provides a complete gameplay experience in 20 to 30 mins. This is absolutely fantastic for people not looking to engage with a game for hours at a time.", ">\n\nI agree popularity and quality don't always correlate.\nI think your 2nd point must be what pushed VS over others. The game definitely has a good amount of depth. Also it's character builds are probably the game's most innovative feature.\nI don't think your points 1 and 3 are unique to VS though. The genre existed prior to VS, and it's trade marks were quick rogue like progression with a simple top down 2D interface. \nI still don't think there's enough innovative depth to warrant SO much applause. Especially for what type of awards the game was given/nominated. I mean flappy bird was wildly popular yet it had no rewards. Why give VS a best indie award over a very similar less popular game like magic survival? Was VS really THAT much better of a game to contend with Stray? Or, was it just more popular?\nThough, with your points and along with another comment about timing, I can see why it caught on. Personally I'd say it boils down to right place and right time. Rather than a truly special experience.", ">\n\nNone of those three things are unique to VS, though it does embody all three of them. Whether or not it is a better game than Stray is irrelevant, because asking what is the \"best\" game is asking to put an objective determination on an inherently subjective query. \nI enjoyed VS more than Stray, and I think that opinion would be equally valid vice versa. And for what it's worth, I think it's good at popular games are considered for the \"prestige\" awards of the gaming industry, it feels as if well made movies get excluded from Academy Award consideration because they're not serious dramas.", ">\n\nWhy do you think game is so popular? If you say it's because of streamers you are only shifting question backwards. Why is the game popular with streamers and a lot fans and non fan gamers?\nEvery year thousands of games are released and only few reach the hype that VS did. What do you think contributed to this? Why it wasn't any other similar game that came before or after? There must be some secret ingredient that helped to push VS above the pack.\nNow you even listed lot of those ingredients in your post like how addictive the formula is. Simple and quick gameplay is great and the timing for this kind of game was ripe. But there is also surprising depth to the combat system that doesn't make game stale after 5 hours.", ">\n\nWhy was amogus so popular? Was is such a good game? NO, at least not for the first year. And suddenly, afer nothing changed, no update it became mega popular. And strangely afer admiralbulldog (and then many others) started streaming it, it became popular.\nNot to say that either game is bad, they are pretty good, but they are not much better than many other games. What makes them popular is steamer, communities, hype. People like to play the same games, and talk about them, once many people play it it will natually spread.", ">\n\nBut why did the streamers pick this game and not something else?", ">\n\nHe's a \"variety\" streamer, plays new game all the time. And one time it happend to be amogus." ]

[ "It's really hard to separate the popularity of a game from its actual quality. However, does have a few things going for it that Stray, Neon, Norco and Tunic do not:\n\nThe games control scheme is simple to the point anybody can engage with it. No need to press a discreet button to attack, and it is not missed in the context of how the gameplay loop is designed.\nEven though its simple, the game has actual depth in character builds. One of the tell-tale signs of excellent game design is that the complex systems of a game are interesting and engaged in by advanced players, but still are designed in such a way that casual players can interact with them in a purely naturalistic way.\nVampire Survivors provides a complete gameplay experience in 20 to 30 mins. This is absolutely fantastic for people not looking to engage with a game for hours at a time.", ">\n\nI agree popularity and quality don't always correlate.\nI think your 2nd point must be what pushed VS over others. The game definitely has a good amount of depth. Also it's character builds are probably the game's most innovative feature.\nI don't think your points 1 and 3 are unique to VS though. The genre existed prior to VS, and it's trade marks were quick rogue like progression with a simple top down 2D interface. \nI still don't think there's enough innovative depth to warrant SO much applause. Especially for what type of awards the game was given/nominated. I mean flappy bird was wildly popular yet it had no rewards. Why give VS a best indie award over a very similar less popular game like magic survival? Was VS really THAT much better of a game to contend with Stray? Or, was it just more popular?\nThough, with your points and along with another comment about timing, I can see why it caught on. Personally I'd say it boils down to right place and right time. Rather than a truly special experience.", ">\n\nNone of those three things are unique to VS, though it does embody all three of them. Whether or not it is a better game than Stray is irrelevant, because asking what is the \"best\" game is asking to put an objective determination on an inherently subjective query. \nI enjoyed VS more than Stray, and I think that opinion would be equally valid vice versa. And for what it's worth, I think it's good at popular games are considered for the \"prestige\" awards of the gaming industry, it feels as if well made movies get excluded from Academy Award consideration because they're not serious dramas.", ">\n\nWhy do you think game is so popular? If you say it's because of streamers you are only shifting question backwards. Why is the game popular with streamers and a lot fans and non fan gamers?\nEvery year thousands of games are released and only few reach the hype that VS did. What do you think contributed to this? Why it wasn't any other similar game that came before or after? There must be some secret ingredient that helped to push VS above the pack.\nNow you even listed lot of those ingredients in your post like how addictive the formula is. Simple and quick gameplay is great and the timing for this kind of game was ripe. But there is also surprising depth to the combat system that doesn't make game stale after 5 hours.", ">\n\nWhy was amogus so popular? Was is such a good game? NO, at least not for the first year. And suddenly, afer nothing changed, no update it became mega popular. And strangely afer admiralbulldog (and then many others) started streaming it, it became popular.\nNot to say that either game is bad, they are pretty good, but they are not much better than many other games. What makes them popular is steamer, communities, hype. People like to play the same games, and talk about them, once many people play it it will natually spread.", ">\n\nBut why did the streamers pick this game and not something else?", ">\n\nHe's a \"variety\" streamer, plays new game all the time. And one time it happend to be amogus.", ">\n\nI dunno... I of course heard buzz. But never looked up the game. Just saw 1 or 2 screenshots that made it look extremely shite.\nI just saw they released a free phone version.. tried it once.. and immediately went o buy the steam version for 3/4euro cos it was instantly extremely fun. Showed it to several gamer friends that knew nothing about it.. & within 5/10 mins of play, we were in conversation about the games ability to just be incredibly fun. It's ability to tap into the basic human feedback loop flashy colours sounds. Gambling mechanics \n(I am very conscious to tell anybody I show the game to that it's made by an ex-gambling game dev) but hey... I ain't losing any more money than 3 quid. Whole experience is there. No ads. \nIt's just.. a lot more than I can say for most popular games. \nAs a big fan of games like slay the spire." ]

[ "It's really hard to separate the popularity of a game from its actual quality. However, does have a few things going for it that Stray, Neon, Norco and Tunic do not:\n\nThe games control scheme is simple to the point anybody can engage with it. No need to press a discreet button to attack, and it is not missed in the context of how the gameplay loop is designed.\nEven though its simple, the game has actual depth in character builds. One of the tell-tale signs of excellent game design is that the complex systems of a game are interesting and engaged in by advanced players, but still are designed in such a way that casual players can interact with them in a purely naturalistic way.\nVampire Survivors provides a complete gameplay experience in 20 to 30 mins. This is absolutely fantastic for people not looking to engage with a game for hours at a time.", ">\n\nI agree popularity and quality don't always correlate.\nI think your 2nd point must be what pushed VS over others. The game definitely has a good amount of depth. Also it's character builds are probably the game's most innovative feature.\nI don't think your points 1 and 3 are unique to VS though. The genre existed prior to VS, and it's trade marks were quick rogue like progression with a simple top down 2D interface. \nI still don't think there's enough innovative depth to warrant SO much applause. Especially for what type of awards the game was given/nominated. I mean flappy bird was wildly popular yet it had no rewards. Why give VS a best indie award over a very similar less popular game like magic survival? Was VS really THAT much better of a game to contend with Stray? Or, was it just more popular?\nThough, with your points and along with another comment about timing, I can see why it caught on. Personally I'd say it boils down to right place and right time. Rather than a truly special experience.", ">\n\nNone of those three things are unique to VS, though it does embody all three of them. Whether or not it is a better game than Stray is irrelevant, because asking what is the \"best\" game is asking to put an objective determination on an inherently subjective query. \nI enjoyed VS more than Stray, and I think that opinion would be equally valid vice versa. And for what it's worth, I think it's good at popular games are considered for the \"prestige\" awards of the gaming industry, it feels as if well made movies get excluded from Academy Award consideration because they're not serious dramas.", ">\n\nWhy do you think game is so popular? If you say it's because of streamers you are only shifting question backwards. Why is the game popular with streamers and a lot fans and non fan gamers?\nEvery year thousands of games are released and only few reach the hype that VS did. What do you think contributed to this? Why it wasn't any other similar game that came before or after? There must be some secret ingredient that helped to push VS above the pack.\nNow you even listed lot of those ingredients in your post like how addictive the formula is. Simple and quick gameplay is great and the timing for this kind of game was ripe. But there is also surprising depth to the combat system that doesn't make game stale after 5 hours.", ">\n\nWhy was amogus so popular? Was is such a good game? NO, at least not for the first year. And suddenly, afer nothing changed, no update it became mega popular. And strangely afer admiralbulldog (and then many others) started streaming it, it became popular.\nNot to say that either game is bad, they are pretty good, but they are not much better than many other games. What makes them popular is steamer, communities, hype. People like to play the same games, and talk about them, once many people play it it will natually spread.", ">\n\nBut why did the streamers pick this game and not something else?", ">\n\nHe's a \"variety\" streamer, plays new game all the time. And one time it happend to be amogus.", ">\n\nI dunno... I of course heard buzz. But never looked up the game. Just saw 1 or 2 screenshots that made it look extremely shite.\nI just saw they released a free phone version.. tried it once.. and immediately went o buy the steam version for 3/4euro cos it was instantly extremely fun. Showed it to several gamer friends that knew nothing about it.. & within 5/10 mins of play, we were in conversation about the games ability to just be incredibly fun. It's ability to tap into the basic human feedback loop flashy colours sounds. Gambling mechanics \n(I am very conscious to tell anybody I show the game to that it's made by an ex-gambling game dev) but hey... I ain't losing any more money than 3 quid. Whole experience is there. No ads. \nIt's just.. a lot more than I can say for most popular games. \nAs a big fan of games like slay the spire.", ">\n\nIt's just an indie game, and yet it's more fun and polished than the triple A games made by billionare companies.\nIt's not the best game in the world, or entirely original, but it's actually fun, and for that alone it's praiseworthy.\nIt's nice to see a cheap, fun game, without lootboxes, forced multiplayer, ads, or any other bullshit. It doesn't have to be the best game in the world to deserve praise" ]

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[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?" ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays" ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more...." ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army." ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water." ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞" ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit." ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame" ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s" ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong." ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong.", ">\n\nOh how we wish they would prove us wrong." ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong.", ">\n\nOh how we wish they would prove us wrong.", ">\n\nPretty sure Ukraine's military never bought into the whole \"ceasefire\" lie from the Kremlin to begin with, so they are probably just operating as normal. XD" ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong.", ">\n\nOh how we wish they would prove us wrong.", ">\n\nPretty sure Ukraine's military never bought into the whole \"ceasefire\" lie from the Kremlin to begin with, so they are probably just operating as normal. XD", ">\n\nThey rejected the offer of ceasefire knowing it wouldn’t be adhered to" ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong.", ">\n\nOh how we wish they would prove us wrong.", ">\n\nPretty sure Ukraine's military never bought into the whole \"ceasefire\" lie from the Kremlin to begin with, so they are probably just operating as normal. XD", ">\n\nThey rejected the offer of ceasefire knowing it wouldn’t be adhered to", ">\n\nIt wasn't even offered, just declared" ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong.", ">\n\nOh how we wish they would prove us wrong.", ">\n\nPretty sure Ukraine's military never bought into the whole \"ceasefire\" lie from the Kremlin to begin with, so they are probably just operating as normal. XD", ">\n\nThey rejected the offer of ceasefire knowing it wouldn’t be adhered to", ">\n\nIt wasn't even offered, just declared", ">\n\nI DECLARE CEASE FIRE!\n- Putin, probably" ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong.", ">\n\nOh how we wish they would prove us wrong.", ">\n\nPretty sure Ukraine's military never bought into the whole \"ceasefire\" lie from the Kremlin to begin with, so they are probably just operating as normal. XD", ">\n\nThey rejected the offer of ceasefire knowing it wouldn’t be adhered to", ">\n\nIt wasn't even offered, just declared", ">\n\nI DECLARE CEASE FIRE!\n- Putin, probably", ">\n\nNowadays i see russia as that one kid a recess that always yelled \"TIMEOUT!\" when about to get caught in Tag and the complain when he gets tagged" ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong.", ">\n\nOh how we wish they would prove us wrong.", ">\n\nPretty sure Ukraine's military never bought into the whole \"ceasefire\" lie from the Kremlin to begin with, so they are probably just operating as normal. XD", ">\n\nThey rejected the offer of ceasefire knowing it wouldn’t be adhered to", ">\n\nIt wasn't even offered, just declared", ">\n\nI DECLARE CEASE FIRE!\n- Putin, probably", ">\n\nNowadays i see russia as that one kid a recess that always yelled \"TIMEOUT!\" when about to get caught in Tag and the complain when he gets tagged", ">\n\nIt's actually staggering to see how much of the Russian playbook is just based on school yard bullying." ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong.", ">\n\nOh how we wish they would prove us wrong.", ">\n\nPretty sure Ukraine's military never bought into the whole \"ceasefire\" lie from the Kremlin to begin with, so they are probably just operating as normal. XD", ">\n\nThey rejected the offer of ceasefire knowing it wouldn’t be adhered to", ">\n\nIt wasn't even offered, just declared", ">\n\nI DECLARE CEASE FIRE!\n- Putin, probably", ">\n\nNowadays i see russia as that one kid a recess that always yelled \"TIMEOUT!\" when about to get caught in Tag and the complain when he gets tagged", ">\n\nIt's actually staggering to see how much of the Russian playbook is just based on school yard bullying.", ">\n\n500,000 would basically DOUBLE the troop count that’s already been used in Ukraine.\nAnd he’ll do it again and again and again and again. He won’t stop until he is dead." ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong.", ">\n\nOh how we wish they would prove us wrong.", ">\n\nPretty sure Ukraine's military never bought into the whole \"ceasefire\" lie from the Kremlin to begin with, so they are probably just operating as normal. XD", ">\n\nThey rejected the offer of ceasefire knowing it wouldn’t be adhered to", ">\n\nIt wasn't even offered, just declared", ">\n\nI DECLARE CEASE FIRE!\n- Putin, probably", ">\n\nNowadays i see russia as that one kid a recess that always yelled \"TIMEOUT!\" when about to get caught in Tag and the complain when he gets tagged", ">\n\nIt's actually staggering to see how much of the Russian playbook is just based on school yard bullying.", ">\n\n500,000 would basically DOUBLE the troop count that’s already been used in Ukraine.\nAnd he’ll do it again and again and again and again. He won’t stop until he is dead.", ">\n\nHe struggled to even equip the first main batch, then came the second which was and is worse, he can’t continue doing this, not even with the help of two other terrorist nations, war drains money, not counting the manpower of 500k in a crippling economy during war, I welcome his demise as early as it can possibly get" ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong.", ">\n\nOh how we wish they would prove us wrong.", ">\n\nPretty sure Ukraine's military never bought into the whole \"ceasefire\" lie from the Kremlin to begin with, so they are probably just operating as normal. XD", ">\n\nThey rejected the offer of ceasefire knowing it wouldn’t be adhered to", ">\n\nIt wasn't even offered, just declared", ">\n\nI DECLARE CEASE FIRE!\n- Putin, probably", ">\n\nNowadays i see russia as that one kid a recess that always yelled \"TIMEOUT!\" when about to get caught in Tag and the complain when he gets tagged", ">\n\nIt's actually staggering to see how much of the Russian playbook is just based on school yard bullying.", ">\n\n500,000 would basically DOUBLE the troop count that’s already been used in Ukraine.\nAnd he’ll do it again and again and again and again. He won’t stop until he is dead.", ">\n\nHe struggled to even equip the first main batch, then came the second which was and is worse, he can’t continue doing this, not even with the help of two other terrorist nations, war drains money, not counting the manpower of 500k in a crippling economy during war, I welcome his demise as early as it can possibly get", ">\n\nCrucially to this point, Europe is finally ready to start reducing the inflow of Russian gas soon, which has been propping the economy." ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong.", ">\n\nOh how we wish they would prove us wrong.", ">\n\nPretty sure Ukraine's military never bought into the whole \"ceasefire\" lie from the Kremlin to begin with, so they are probably just operating as normal. XD", ">\n\nThey rejected the offer of ceasefire knowing it wouldn’t be adhered to", ">\n\nIt wasn't even offered, just declared", ">\n\nI DECLARE CEASE FIRE!\n- Putin, probably", ">\n\nNowadays i see russia as that one kid a recess that always yelled \"TIMEOUT!\" when about to get caught in Tag and the complain when he gets tagged", ">\n\nIt's actually staggering to see how much of the Russian playbook is just based on school yard bullying.", ">\n\n500,000 would basically DOUBLE the troop count that’s already been used in Ukraine.\nAnd he’ll do it again and again and again and again. He won’t stop until he is dead.", ">\n\nHe struggled to even equip the first main batch, then came the second which was and is worse, he can’t continue doing this, not even with the help of two other terrorist nations, war drains money, not counting the manpower of 500k in a crippling economy during war, I welcome his demise as early as it can possibly get", ">\n\nCrucially to this point, Europe is finally ready to start reducing the inflow of Russian gas soon, which has been propping the economy.", ">\n\nIt has been happening since the invasion, perhaps threatening a cold winter was one of his biggest mistakes, Germany is free of it and French and Hungary are yet to do it, though Hungary’s dictator is still Putin’s puppet, but most of the Europe have learned their lesson and if we get to sending actual heavy tanks it will not just be a game changer but a road opener for heavier and more strategic weapons and getting the war closer to it’s end\nPutin bunked himself so bad that he doesn’t know what to with it now." ]

[ "If you can’t trust a genocidal dictator, who can you trust?", ">\n\nWe can always trust billy mays", ">\n\nBut wait, there's more....", ">\n\nFor the low low price of 100,000 dead troops, YOU TOO can show the world that you are a fucking moron with a paper tiger army.", ">\n\nPuti has run out of real soldiers and now has an army of conscripts, (amateurs).\nNow he's running low on missiles and tanks etc. Throwing 500k meat bags(/s) at Ukraine won't win his \"land grab conquest vanity project/war\" It's like watching a fish out of water.", ">\n\nFuck this is so depressing 😞", ">\n\nYes it is. Some days I don't go into Reddit.", ">\n\nSame", ">\n\noh wow we didnt expected this oh oh /s", ">\n\nI thought they were calling a ceasefire just so they could break it. And they didn't prove me wrong.", ">\n\nOh how we wish they would prove us wrong.", ">\n\nPretty sure Ukraine's military never bought into the whole \"ceasefire\" lie from the Kremlin to begin with, so they are probably just operating as normal. XD", ">\n\nThey rejected the offer of ceasefire knowing it wouldn’t be adhered to", ">\n\nIt wasn't even offered, just declared", ">\n\nI DECLARE CEASE FIRE!\n- Putin, probably", ">\n\nNowadays i see russia as that one kid a recess that always yelled \"TIMEOUT!\" when about to get caught in Tag and the complain when he gets tagged", ">\n\nIt's actually staggering to see how much of the Russian playbook is just based on school yard bullying.", ">\n\n500,000 would basically DOUBLE the troop count that’s already been used in Ukraine.\nAnd he’ll do it again and again and again and again. He won’t stop until he is dead.", ">\n\nHe struggled to even equip the first main batch, then came the second which was and is worse, he can’t continue doing this, not even with the help of two other terrorist nations, war drains money, not counting the manpower of 500k in a crippling economy during war, I welcome his demise as early as it can possibly get", ">\n\nCrucially to this point, Europe is finally ready to start reducing the inflow of Russian gas soon, which has been propping the economy.", ">\n\nIt has been happening since the invasion, perhaps threatening a cold winter was one of his biggest mistakes, Germany is free of it and French and Hungary are yet to do it, though Hungary’s dictator is still Putin’s puppet, but most of the Europe have learned their lesson and if we get to sending actual heavy tanks it will not just be a game changer but a road opener for heavier and more strategic weapons and getting the war closer to it’s end\nPutin bunked himself so bad that he doesn’t know what to with it now.", ">\n\nWhat ceasefire? Fuck off Russia." ]