Republicans have at long last elected a House speaker: Representative Mike Johnson, a fundamentalist Christian who was also once called a key āarchitectā in Congressās efforts to overthrow the 2020 election.
Johnson finally secured the speakerās gavel after Republican infighting left the House without a speaker for 22 days. He secured 220 votes.
Johnson is a four-term congressman representing Louisiana. His win also represents the rise of the MAGA front in the Republican Party. Earlier Wednesday morning, Donald Trump endorsed Johnson as House speakerāafter quickly killing Mike Emmerās nomination the day before.
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Exactly. Thereās a story I really like in which the gods Enki and Ninmah have a contest where one attempted to create a person too disabled to be useful to the gods and the other found a use. It wasnāt the same use that others got, but their own. We all carry our value, we all have something to contribute. You canāt make a mute person into a great orator, but give them a pen and they may amaze you with their words nonetheless.
And yeah Iāve always thought their attitude on the world burning while they wait for Jesus to come back is kinda stupid. Like beyond the āyouāve been stood up for quite a few centuries and he was supposed to only be a few yearsā aspect. If my house catches fire, I call the fire department, and manage to quench the flames before they arrive thanks to me and some neighbors going to town with extinguishers theyāre not going to be mad at me. You can just stop global warming and bring about peace and if he shows up whatās he going to do chide you for making peace without its prince present, file a grievance?
Fuck that. Iām going to try to make a world we can live in happily.