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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."

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I was promised all the epstein files today. Who do I call and complain to?

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

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%203/EFTA00005586.pdf

[–] orgrinrt@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This has to be a joke, right? But the .gov domains are reserved in us for actual government agencies, right? So what the fuck

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago

or they are “protecting” the victims

Yeah, sure, that's likely, that they suddenly care about them now after all these years.

[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Because he's a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitch.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

That means he knew in advance that the fix was in.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

This is illegal.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 241 points 1 week ago (6 children)

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.

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 107 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I see it as them showing their hand. They know they cant take the heat, so they run. Pussies.

[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 93 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Hey now, pussies can take a pounding and keep on coming.

[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 68 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They also have depth and warmth that most if not all republicans lack.

[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 week ago

🧑‍🍳 🤌

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] PostProcess@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What about impressive ones? /s

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago

Republicans complain that government is ineffective and corrupt, then they get elected and prove it.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Members of your own party trying to force a vote to extend Obamacare subsidies? Send 'em home!

[–] stupe@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The files probably incriminate him too.

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[–] Draces@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You forgot about his other trick: I haven't heard about that or I haven't had time to read that.

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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

What does Mike Johnson know how to do besides not doing things?

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[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 119 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I wish I got so many days off...

[–] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip 62 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

No shit! Same… add to that the best healthcare, transportation, and a personal assistant.

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pension too if you can last long enough

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

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]

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[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 10 points 1 week ago

It’s easy when special interests are paying you for NOT working. Sweet gig.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 53 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dems should release more pics right when they come back.

[–] finley@lemmy.zip 31 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

lol. I love it. Keep a reserve of photos and keep trickling them out when the new cycle dies down.

[–] oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait, there's a person named Noam Chomsky?

I've heard the name said on the news before but was never listening.

Isn't that the name of the gnome in the carnival campaign of Left 4 Dead 2?

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yes, the person was named after the gnome.

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[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 49 points 1 week ago (16 children)

I think it's hilarious that we have a system of government built on the false idea that we the people have any real power. We keep paying our taxes though. We keep buying the 7 versions of Taylor Swift's albums. We keep "treating ourselves" because we "deserve" a treat for making it through another day. There's a theme to these examples and it is at the core of every issue we face.

We actually have the power; all of it. We lack the will.

[–] JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

We lack the will.

Kinda, although I fully agree with everything else you said. Collective action is really difficult even when the government isn't running COINTELPRO-like operations on anyone who tries to organize anything like a mass protest. For an example of the challenge of collective action, think about how hard it is to get your group of close friends to agree on which restaurant to go to and when. And that's when everyone wants to hang out together, with nobody intentionally mucking up the works.

If we can overcome the "internal" hurdles to collective action, we can take back the country.

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[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 34 points 1 week ago

The epstein files are inevitable at this point and republicans are already getting marching orders for how to do damage control.

Mad props to AOC and I get why she wants to keep that in the cultural zeitgeist ahead of... tomorrow. But this is very much about house republicans breaking with johnson/doing token "See, I am one of the good ones" votes to override him on obamacare extensions and preventing trump from bombing Venezuela to distract from the epstein files.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Are we gonna see the naughty list soon?

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He's making his list, redacting it twice, you'll never find out who's naughty or nice.

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[–] aarch0x40@piefed.social 28 points 1 week ago

It may also effectively kill the discharge petition for the 3-year extension of ACA subsidies vote.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I guess it's the land of the free after all if you can fuck a bunch of children and still be president

[–] sfgifz@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Beacon of conservative Christian values

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is the idea that he knows the justice dept is going to delay, and if the house isn’t in session, they can’t do anything?

I wonder if the Republican voters recognize this is literally protecting pedophiles. There’s no way around it.

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[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

He sent everyone home because of the discharge petition for ACA. Epstein was coming anyway, this is about ripping healthcare away from millions. Which in Mike's own words....."It's only 7% of the country"

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

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?

[–] Feedback17@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Are there any conservatives out there that can tell us why you worship a pedophile?

I think this is so there can be no council sessions that might be discussing the obviously over-censored and incomplete dataset released tomorrow before the GOP can sit their butts on billionaire owned media networks (hint: all of them are billionaire owned now) and give the idiots who listen to them their opinions.

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