Meanwhile, in Georgia:

It'll only be like Waco if in 30 years the Internet has curdled the memory so much the people responsible for amyy deaths are considered peaceful religious dissenters instead of fully armed cult members that immolated themselves.

Protesters face off against police in Georgia... Europe Georgia, not our Georgia.

“My advice is: Don’t write books,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) quipped

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Remember when Uber did taxi service but didn't want to be registered as a taxi svc? Or when Airbnb created thousands of commercial lodgings regardless of whether they were in areas zoned for that? The rationale was 'no one says we can't.' Basically same idea, but for IP theft.

Did... did someone accuse Romney of eating Seamus? I feel I missed something somewhere.

crap, i omitted the best part of our exchange

In a tacit admission there's nothing that can be done legislatively, House GOP committee chairs say they will have hearings, lots of hearings, about the pro-Palestinian protests on campuses. Hearings, but no bills.

The three strikes that some House GOPers are mad at Johnson for (the final part of omnibus, FISA, Ukraine) all passed with strong bipartisan support (hence the catcalls of 'the Uniparty').
omnibus: 286 - 134, w/ 101 R votes
FISA: 273 - 147, 126 Rs
Ukraine: 311 - 112, 101 Rs

crazy scrum as MTG walks out of the Capitol in an uncharacteristic stoic silence

There's actually a greater chance Republicans would oust a speaker over Dem end zone football spiking than over intraparty disagreements on policy.

Looks like MTG’s plot against the speaker is doomed but she’ll force the House to vote on it anyway huffpost.com/entry/marjorie…

Today's theme in the House: Everybody Hated Kevin (McCarthy)

'There is a distinction there,' House Dem #3 Pete Aguilar says in Dems talking about the motion to TABLE a motion to vacate vs. voting on vacating itself. Ofc, tabling the MTV defeats it, so arguably a distinction without a difference.

'First I've heard' Johnson says of Dems announcing they'd save him if a motion to vacate is brought against him. Timing of announcement by Dems is notable.

Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben (Ret.), the House chaplain, uses the chamber's opening prayer to nicely eulogize Rep. Payne, whose funeral is Thursday.

Meanwhile, in what some call 'a European land dispute:'

Still to this day I wanna know who talked Raimi into the nightclub dance scene in 'Spider-Man 3.' Like the movie was stumbling along by then but still salvageable. And then boom - stake through the heart.

How Orthodox Easter week started in Crimea/how it's going:
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Should this precedent be referred to as the McHenry Rule (as the guy in the chair) or the McCarthy Rule (as the guy who was responsible for this happening)?