February 1, 2023 Politics, Republicans
Axios reports: The House is preparing to vote on a resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee as soon as Wednesday after Republicans found a way to bring a key GOP holdout on board. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) looks to be on the cusp of avoiding another destabilizing defeat just weeks after his speaker …
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February 1, 2023 News, Sports
Sports Illustrated reports: For the second year in a row, legendary quarterback Tom Brady has announced his retirement. This time, he says, the decision is final. “I’m retiring. For good. I know the process was a pretty big deal last time, so when I woke up this morning I figured I’d just press record and let you guys know first,” …
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February 1, 2023 Crackpots, Republicans
“OAN was deplatformed by DirecTV in April of 2022. So what’s next? Fox News? Will the Weather Channel be canceled next if they refuse to bow to the left’s altar of climate change? “What about the History Channel? We see on a regular basis the left wants to erase history and deny truth. “How about TBN? There has definitely been …
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February 1, 2023 Crime, Trump cultists
Law & Crime reports: A Michigan couple who drove to Washington, D.C., from New York were forced to take a bus back home after losing track of their car while allegedly participating in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Isaac Thomas, 20, and Christina Legros, 22, were arrested in Michigan on multiple charges related to the incident, the …
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February 1, 2023 Biden Administration, Business
Reuters reports: The White House on Tuesday expressed outrage on Tuesday at Exxon Mobil Corp’s record net profit in 2022 of $56 billion, a historical high not just for the company but for the entire Western oil industry. Oil majors are expected to break their own annual records due to high prices and soaring demand, pushing their combined take to …
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February 1, 2023 Homocons, Republicans
ABC News reports: Leandro Bis said he was 19 years old when he met Santos at a bar in Manhattan in 2013, when Bis was in town from Brazil. Bis told ABC News in an interview that he knew the now-embattled congressman as Anthony Zabrovski. Bis said that over the next few weeks, he began a romantic relationship with Santos, …
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February 1, 2023 Hypocrisy, Republicans
Via press release from Sen. Ted Cruz: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) today introduced an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to impose term limits on members of Congress. The amendment would limit U.S. Senators to two six-year terms and Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to three two-year terms after the date of its enactment. …
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February 1, 2023 Republicans, Trump cultists
The Texas Tribune reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal team is in settlement negotiation talks with three of the four former employees who filed a whistleblower lawsuit against him for firing them after they accused Paxton of criminal acts. Paxton’s lawyers, in a joint filing last week with attorneys for Mark Penley, David Maxwell and Ryan Vassar — Paxton’s …
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February 1, 2023 Homocons, Republicans
Mediaite reports: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) lamented rising crime in a floor speech on Tuesday while he is the subject of federal and state criminal investigations. The congressman is reportedly facing a criminal probe in Nassau County, as well as a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. Santos took to the House floor on Tuesday to bemoan the …
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February 1, 2023 Politics, Republicans
“Now they’re going after Newsmax. You know, there’s a famous quote about what happened during the Holocaust when individuals when the Nazis first came for some and people said nothing and then eventually they’ll come for you. And I say this not as a Republican or a Missourian, but as a concerned citizen for a country who has these rights …
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