The House speaker doesn’t want Republicans to be around when the deadline comes.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is conveniently sending Congress home the day before the Justice Department is supposed to release the Epstein files in full. The announcement came Wednesday night.
This looks like yet another instance of Johnson doing every little thing he can either to delay the release of the files or to make it so that his fellow GOPers don’t have to be in town to answer to their complicity in this monthslong campaign to avoid their release—as he did by egregiously delaying the swearing-in of Democratic Representative Adelita Grijalva for weeks.
“Like I said: view all political developments for the rest of the week in light of the fact that the Epstein Files are supposed to be released on Friday,” Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote Wednesday evening on X. “House Republicans just suddenly canceled Congressional session Friday and are sending everyone home Thursday evening.”
I guess it’s the land of the free after all if you can fuck a bunch of children and still be president
Beacon of conservative Christian values
the white bigots love to talk about how bad was Muhammad because of his bride yet have absolutely have no problem with a pedo being their Messiah
Every accusation they make is a confession.
ain’t nothing more free than committing crimes and getting away with it…
He has to be a pedo.
The guy that shares details around jerking off with his son. Totally normal.
I hadn’t heard that one but its not surprising he is a freak and not in a good way.
It’s mind boggling that he thought it was appropriate to share this with the public…. It’s insane that a grown man does this.
take that leap of faith and use the is word
You’re saying it’s a compulsion? Possibly so. Or maybe he’s just a knowingly evil child rapist.
Are we gonna see the naughty list soon?
He’s making his list, redacting it twice, you’ll never find out who’s naughty or nice.
Unless they are political enemies.
They’re checking it twice.
I was promised all the epstein files today. Who do I call and complain to?
We got them, hundreds of pages blacked out completely redacted. It is absolutely ridiculous
Edit: for those who are curious.
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet 3/EFTA00005586.pdf
This has to be a joke, right? But the .gov domains are reserved in us for actual government agencies, right? So what the fuck
I am sure they have some good “rationale” for redacting what looks to be a significant portion of grand jury testimony. Of course the administration did say they would release them, but probably back tracked or they are “protecting” the victims.
I personally think it is bullshit. They are handling it like top secret stuff. The President clearly has the authority to release this considering his current MO. It is a giant middle finger to the public.
or they are “protecting” the victims
Yeah, sure, that’s likely, that they suddenly care about them now after all these years.
Wow, I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve come to the end of my attention span. I guess there was never anything to see there after all, right?
Are there any conservatives out there that can tell us why you worship a pedophile?
Nothing spells guilt like…
That means he knew in advance that the fix was in.
Because he’s a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitch.
This is illegal.
This is fascism. They’ll always win.
Fascism wins until good men go to war. Then they fold
If by “fold” you mean “beaten into submission,” then, yeah, I’d have to agree with you.
Tomato tamahto, potato patahto
Yeah, looks like they’re up to something.
at this point, we need to form an alternative socialist government of the united states as a micronation. seriously!
This guy is a one-trick pony.
Have to oath in a Democrat who will trigger a vote his master doesn’t like? Send everyone home!
Files that incriminates his master are being released? Send everyone home!
This tactic is getting old already.
What does Mike Johnson know how to do besides not doing things?
Well the GOP loves to say that government doesn’t work, and surprise surprise when they’re in charge it’s the one thing they’re right about.
It’s more than that even, they’re usually the reason why the government doesn’t work.
Social security would work great if funded properly, so what do they do? Screw with the funding. The ACA would work if properly funded, so what do they do? Let the subsidies expire. Medicare for all would work if properly funded. The education system would work if properly funded. The VA works when properly funded. And so on, and so on, and so on. In most cases, all it takes is the money and resources that they’d rather steal or give to their donors and like magic, we’d have a functioning government again.
They constantly sabotage programs that benefit tax payers while spinning the lie that government run programs can’t and don’t work. And after decades of dealing with underfunded programs run with minimal staffing and a maximum of red tape, of course people believe them.
That’s my point though. If someone’s stated position is that a thing doesn’t work, putting them in charge of the thing is pretty much assured to make that thing not work.
I see it as them showing their hand. They know they cant take the heat, so they run. Pussies.
Hey now, pussies can take a pounding and keep on coming.
Yeah, unlike ballsacks. If any sex-related human part has to be a metaphor for weakness, it should be that one.
That’s why in some languages, they use “ballsack” as a term of abuse. For example, “klootzak” in Dutch or “bawbag” in Scots.
They also have depth and warmth that most if not all republicans lack.
🧑🍳 🤌
When does the coming happen? Asking for a friend. A highly unsatisfied friend.
Edit: i just noticed how this joke might be taken. Before the unsolicited offers and pictures come rolling in, thought I should make clear that A) this was entirely a joke, a complete fabrication, and B) that I’m a dude. Please don’t send me pictures of your unimpressive dicks. I’ll post them online.
What about impressive ones? /s
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Fair, but they dont knwo that, lol. They’re obsessed with shining light on their balls and brain worms, or something.
Republicans complain that government is ineffective and corrupt, then they get elected and prove it.
Members of your own party trying to force a vote to extend Obamacare subsidies? Send 'em home!
The files probably incriminate him too.
He admitted he needs his teenage son to monitor his porn habits. Imagine what he doesn’t admit to.
You forgot about his other trick: I haven’t heard about that or I haven’t had time to read that.
That’s not his trick. That’s a GOP trick.
I wish I got so many days off…
It’s easy when special interests are paying you for NOT working. Sweet gig.
No shit! Same… add to that the best healthcare, transportation, and a personal assistant.
Pension too if you can last long enough
Pension for them is like 5 years or something absurd like that.
A pension is available to members 62 years of age with 5 years of service; 50 years or older with 20 years of service; or 25 years of service at any age. A reduced pension is available depending upon which of several different age/service options is chosen. If Members leave Congress before reaching retirement age, they may leave their contributions behind and receive a deferred pension later.[1]
That’s actually a pretty standard public service pension schedule.
Mine had me vesting in 5 years, but the contributions at that point aren’t high enough to mean much. It just means that if if I didn’t make it 5 years the city wouldn’t contribute to my retirement ( I put in 7 and the coty double-matches, so I get 21%). When I hit 5 years, I retroactively got the 14% from the city for my previous 5 years added to my pension. If I had quit before the 5 years, I’d have been given my 7% back as a cash payment after 5 years away from public service.
But I can’t collect until I reach retirement age or have 20 years of service.
For Congress it means good insurance for life.
