Least I can do bro
Psaki calls the Tokyo Olympics the Bejing Olympics
Marjorie Taylor Greene burns Ilhan Omar
@mtgreenee
You provided aid and comfort to enemies of the American people that rioted violently in your state by sharing MFF bail bond links.
And by the way, marrying your brother is ILLEGAL in Minnesota.
https://twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1357060443580293121
Breaking - McCarthy announces no disciplinary actions against Marjorie Taylor Greene
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced no disciplinary actions against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in a statement released as he met with his caucus.
During the meeting, he told members he did not want to remove Greene from her committee assignment, according to a senior GOP source in the room.
In the statement, McCarthy condemned her incendiary remarks, but offered no disciplinary actions.
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“Past comments from and endorsed by Marjorie Taylor Greene on school shootings, political violence, and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories do not represent the values or beliefs of the House Republican Conference," the statement read. "I condemn those comments unequivocally. I condemned them in the past. I continue to condemn them today. This House condemned QAnon last Congress and continues to do so today.”
McCarthy met with Greene on Tuesday, and the GOP leader said he gave her the same message.
“I made this clear to Marjorie when we met. I also made clear that as a member of Congress we have a responsibility to hold ourselves to a higher standard than how she presented herself as a private citizen. Her past comments now have much greater meaning. Marjorie recognized this in our conversation. I hold her to her word, as well as her actions going forward.”
The House is set to vote on removing Greene from her committee assignments on Thursday.
She is a member of the Education and Labor Committee, a point of scrutiny given her past statements suggesting school shootings were staged to build the case for gun control.
She has also been heavily criticized for past remarks supporting the execution of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and perpetuating conspiracy theories that the 9/11 terrorist attacks were a hoax and that lasers in space controlled by a Jewish family were responsible for wildfires in McCarthy's home state of California.
Senate GOP leaders have condemned Greene forcefully, but have no power on her committee assignments.
“Loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement first shared with The Hill on Monday.
Other Republicans have offered support for Greene keeping her assignments.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) rejected a deal proposed by McCarthy to remove her from the Education and Labor Committee but allow her to remain on the House Budget panel.
Hoyer announced shortly after his conversation with McCarthy that Democrats would move forward with a floor vote to strip her of her committee posts — a difficult vote for Republicans in swing districts.
"I spoke to Leader McCarthy this morning, and it is clear there is no alternative to holding a Floor vote on the resolution to remove Rep. Greene from her committee assignments," Hoyer said in a statement earlier in the day. "The Rules Committee will meet this afternoon, and the House will vote on the resolution tomorrow."
McCarthy’s handling of the Greene situation was met with frustrations from some in the party, arguing he should have acted faster to prevent the controversy from dragging out.
“There’s no other way to slice this: McCarthy completely screwed this up and threw the conference under the bus in the process. It’s the job of the leader to protect members from bad floor votes. He could’ve dealt with this a week ago and his inability to ever take a position allowed Democrats to make the decision for him and put our members in the absolute worse position possible,” one GOP operative said following Hoyer’s announcement on the vote.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537235-mccarthy-announces-no-actions-against-greene
Breaking - Parler CEO John Matze says he's been terminated by the organization's board
"On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. I did not participate in this decision," Matze wrote.
arler CEO John Matze has been terminated from his post at the social media company, according to a memo Matze wrote to staffers, which Fox News obtained.
"On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. I did not participate in this decision," Matze wrote, according to Fox Business. "I understand that those who now control the company have made some communications to employees and other third parties that have unfortunately created confusion and prompted me to make this public statement."
"Over the past few months, I've met constant resistance to my product vision, my strong belief in free speech and my view of how the Parler site should be managed. For example, I advocated for more product stability and what I believe is a more effective approach to content moderation," Matze noted. "I have worked endless hours and fought constant battles to get the Parler site running but at this point, the future of Parler is no longer in my hands. I want to thank the Parler employees, the people on Parler and Parler supporters for their tireless work and devotion to the company. They are an amazing group of diverse, hardworking and talented individuals and I have the utmost respect for them. Many of them have become my second family."
https://justthenews.com/nation/technology/parler-ceo-john-matze-says-hes-been-terminated-organizations-board
@amuse
CONSPIRACY THEORY ALERT: @AOC
now claims, without evidence, that Republicans planted bombs near her office during the protests at the Capitol Building. She now claims her alleged PTSD was caused by the bombs.
There have been no reports by the DOJ, CHP, or the FBI that ANY bombs were placed in the Capitol complex or the House office buildings across the street.
There were two fake pipebombs planted 20 minutes away the day before at the RNC and the DNC by agent provocateurs. They weren't anywhere close to the Capitol or AOC's offices.
Remember: AOC incited an attack on Capitol in 2018 using her ID badge to give the insurgents (51 were arrested by Capitol Police) access to Speaker Pelosi's office. The Speaker was trapped inside for more than two hours as police attempted to remove the protesters.
https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1357096582345347080