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[–] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago

Please somebody in the House abuse the rule about recalling a speaker and throw the Rs into turmoil right after the funding CR and right before the election. Pretty please.

[–] SelfProgrammed@lemmy.world 56 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Mike Johnson, what a loser.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 46 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

One of those weirdos who tells a kid about his own masturbation habits.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah that is seriously fucked up.

[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Wait. That’s for real? Wowwww. These dudes are freaks.

[–] can_you_change_your_username@fedia.io 12 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

It's his own son. They monitor each other's porn consumption.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 14 points 19 hours ago

"It's not a creepy sex thing; it's an enforcing religious indoctrination by shaming each other thing!"

[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Yeah, it's somehow worse than what your worst case scenario was

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

And then expects that kid to tell him about their masturbation habits.

[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 11 points 23 hours ago

Maybe that explains their constant "circle-jerks"?

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Or in a totally not gay way invites you over to watch porn cause he thinks it's cool.

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 4 points 20 hours ago

He is the very embodiment of the resigned shrug.