The Next Election, Political News, and Other Forms of Comedy (US, UK, & Intl)

[ter1413]

Congressman-elect George Santos.....

 

[Fwiffo]

God...reveal to us who the Speaker is!

 

[Fwiffo]

Congressman-elect George Santos.....

"When Santos ran for Congress in 2020, he listed a salary of $55000. His most recent financial disclosure shows a salary of $750000."

When you make 750K USD, you can afford it..

 

[Dropbear]

Congressman-elect George Santos.....

As genuine as his resume or the product of another rubber check?

 

[Fwiffo]

Any bets McCarthy will get it on the 13th round? 14th? Whatever he is handing out, it's working. I suspect Boebert, Gaetz, and I don't know who the other die hards will be are going to hold out in the final round.

Not having money to pay staffers, and everything else might be a cold shower reality check.

 

[Dropbear]

‘Coward’ Josh Hawley mocked by Senate rival for fleeing Capitol mob he incited

Democrat Lucas Kunce says ‘I swear this coward is always running from something’ as he announces bid to challenge key Republican

www.theguardian.com

 

[Fwiffo]

‘Coward’ Josh Hawley mocked by Senate rival for fleeing Capitol mob he incited

Democrat Lucas Kunce says ‘I swear this coward is always running from something’ as he announces bid to challenge key Republican

www.theguardian.com

I let Dropbear draft the Guardian version of Mark Gaetz and his infatuation with young women (girls).

 

[Dropbear]

Sinaloa Cartel really ramping things up today:

 

[Fwiffo]

Sinaloa Cartel really ramping things up today:

Canadian government tells travellers in Mexico to shelter in place due to violence

....gracias

 

[Fwiffo]

McCarthy.....inching towards the finish line. Just need to sell the right kidney and some other remaining organs.

 

[Dropbear]

 

[Dropbear]

Cartel heavy weapons are crazy. They’ve been firing .50 cal weapons at aircraft and firing off RPGs in the city

 

[Fwiffo]

Is that surface stable enough to fire that weapon accurately?

 

[Dropbear]

Is that surface stable enough to fire that weapon accurately?

Yes, the truck is parked.

 

[Fwiffo]

Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he uses private GP

The PM says his healthcare is "a personal choice", as a union leader urges him to "come clean".

www.bbc.com

I would just say as a virile young man I don't see a doctor so it theoretically opens a slot up for someone who truly needs it.

 

[Dropbear]

Jan 6 again?

Bolsonaro Protestors Storm Brazilian Congress

Supporters of Bolsonaro have broken into Brazil’s Congress after the far-right politician lost the Presidential election in October 2022 to Lula. Videos began circulation on social media of protest…

theatlasnews.co

 

[Fwiffo]

Jan 6 again?

Bolsonaro Protestors Storm Brazilian Congress

Supporters of Bolsonaro have broken into Brazil’s Congress after the far-right politician lost the Presidential election in October 2022 to Lula. Videos began circulation on social media of protest…

theatlasnews.co

But Bolsonaro is hanging out at the Publix next to Rambo.

 

[Dropbear]

But Bolsonaro is hanging out at the Publix next to Rambo.

So he riled them up and then didn’t lead them in the charge to overthrow the government? Instead he left it to this guy?

 

[Fwiffo]

So he riled them up and then didn’t lead them in the charge to overthrow the government? Instead he left it to this guy?

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They are voicing their displeasure of the 50.9 to 49.1 defeat.

Worse things happened when two other 70 somethings clashed in a 51 vs 46 contest. America inspired the world.

 

[Fwiffo]

How Trump's allies stoked Brazil Congress attack

It is no mere coincidence that scenes in Brasilia resemble events at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021

www.bbc.com

"Mr Bannon told his podcast listeners: 'All hell is going to break loose tomorrow.' He has been sentenced to four months in prison for refusing to comply with an order to testify in front of a Congressional committee that investigated the attack but is free pending an appeal.

Along with other prominent Trump advisers who spread fraud rumours, Mr Bannon was unrepentant on Sunday, even as footage emerged of widespread destruction in Brazil.

'Lula stole the Election… Brazilians know this,' he wrote repeatedly on the social media site Gettr. He called the people who stormed the buildings' Freedom Fighters'."

Does that mean he will go to jail in Brazil too?

 

[Fwiffo]

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro admitted to hospital in Florida

The former Brazilian president complained of abdominal pain, according to reports.

www.bbc.com

Uh oh. I hope the Florida health care system will take care of him.

 

[Fwiffo]

Senate Intel chair calls for a briefing on classified docs found in Biden office

Warner has voiced frustration that a briefing for congressional leaders about the classified documents found in Trump’s possession at Mar-a-Lago never materialized.

www.nbcnews.com

I thought that was some partisan action by the chair but then found out he's a Democrat.

 

[Fwiffo]

Bolsonaro fans flock to ex-president's Florida hideout

Brazil's ex-president, who has been seen eating at KFC, has many supporters among the US diaspora.

www.bbc.com

"Vanessa Viana, 45, an Uber driver from Sao Paulo, waited all morning on Tuesday and said she was planning to stay as long as it takes to see him.

She's been sitting on the pavement across the home, sheltering from the sun in some shade. Her friends came this weekend and took some pictures with Mr Bolsonaro, so she wants one too, she said.

Wondering if she'd see him today, she approached the home to speak to one of the security guards sitting outside, but walked back with no word of Mr Bolsonaro's whereabouts.

'I believe in what he believes,' she said. What she doesn't believe in, she adds, is the election results that made Lula president for a third time.

'I can't believe someone would vote for a guy who went to jail.'"

 

[ter1413]

Biden aides find another batch of classified documents at different location: report

The new documents were found at a separate location from the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, where an initial tranche of 10 sensitive documents were retrieved o…

nypost.com

 

[Fwiffo]

House’s McCarthy Says Santos Can Stay Despite Calls for Resignation

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said embattled New York Republican George Santos deserves to remain in Congress despite local GOP officials’ demands that he resign after winning election on “deceit, lies and fabrications.”

www.bloomberg.com

You voted for me so you get to stay.

 

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[ter1413]

Rep. George Santos says he will resign if 142,000 people ask him to

Amid growing calls from Republicans for him to resign from Congress over the numerous lies he told about his biography, Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., said Thursday that he would step down if everyone who voted for him told him to do so.

www.yahoo.com

 

[ter1413]

George Santos introduced himself as ‘Anthony Devolder’ in resurfaced 2019 video

He’s not Jewish, he didn’t go to ritzy New York City schools and apparently he sometimes goes by a secret alias.

nypost.com

 

[Fwiffo]

Brazilians have the most complicated names. I wonder if he has a short form or diminutive nickname or just initials like my co workers.

 

[Fwiffo]

Top Brazilian court authorizes investigation into whether Bolsonaro incited riot

Bolsonaro’s lawyer said the former president “vehemently repudiates the acts of vandalism and destruction” from Jan. 8, and blamed supposed “infiltrators” of the protest.

www.nbcnews.com

"According to the text of his ruling, Justice Alexandre de Moraes granted the request from the prosecutor-general’s office, which cited a video Bolsonaro posted on Facebook two days after the riot. The video claimed Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wasn’t voted into office, but rather was chosen by the Supreme Court and Brazil’s electoral authority.

Prosecutors in the recently formed group to combat anti-democratic acts argued earlier Friday that, although Bolsonaro posted the video after the riot, its content was sufficient to justify investigating his conduct beforehand. Bolsonaro deleted it the morning after he first posted it.

He has taken up residence in an Orlando suburb since leaving Brazil in late December and skipping the Jan. 1 swearing-in of his leftist successor, and some Democratic lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to cancel his visa."

But when he entered the country he was President.

 

[ter1413]

Biden stored additional classified documents at Delaware home, lawyer reveals

Five more pages of classified documents were found in President Biden’s Delaware home this week, his personal lawyer said Saturday.

nypost.com

 

[Fwiffo]

I hope it was locked up like the Corvette

 

[Dropbear]

I hope it was locked up like the Corvette

 

[ter1413]

 

[Fwiffo]

If the Biden administration or whomever does the President's PR had been fully transparent and released everything all at once this would have probably blown over in one or two media cycles. Instead there's a little bit of news every day to keep it alive creating this justified or unjustified perception of subterfuge.

 

[Grand Potentate]

Manchin, Sinema and Coons meet with CEOs at private Davos luncheon for World Economic Forum

Chris Coons discussed U.S. aid being given to Ukraine following Russia's invasion while Joe Manchin called for American energy independence, an attendee said.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Dropbear]

 

[Fwiffo]

"Peña lost his state House challenge to incumbent Democrat Miguel P. Garcia by 5,679 to 2,033, or 74% to 26%."

If you're shooting your opponents when losing by 51%, what would you do if you lost by 1%?

 

[Dropbear]

"Peña lost his state House challenge to incumbent Democrat Miguel P. Garcia by 5,679 to 2,033, or 74% to 26%."

If you're shooting your opponents when losing by 51%, what would you do if you lost by 1%?

Start an insurrection?

 

[Fwiffo]

Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand PM to step down next month

An emotional Jacinda Ardern says she no longer has "enough in the tank" after nearly six years as leader.

www.bbc.com

Jacinda is retiring at the ripe old age of….