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[–] dead@hexbear.net 85 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You can't even call this a filibuster because no bill was being delayed. This was a 25-hour yap-athon.

[–] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 36 points 3 days ago

Some of us have special interests

[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 67 points 3 days ago (1 children)

he wasn't even blocking anything, fucking loser shit

[–] Self_Sealing_Stem_Bolt@hexbear.net 49 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The dems went right back to confirming republican appointees after this. Booker did what dems always do, preformative bullshit thats ultimately meaningless

[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 26 points 3 days ago

exactly. this was less impactful than most performance art, which is what this was.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 48 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Going to guess what he didn't touch on.

The genocide is Gaza they both support.

Minimum wage they both support in suppressing.

Health care they both support in gouging and leeching the public to death with.

[–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 3 days ago

I went on social media and liberals were talking about how they literally cried at the end. I then went off social media.

[–] Xenomorph@hexbear.net 53 points 3 days ago (3 children)

So now what? You did your big epic speech and are the republicans going to suddenly have a change of heart about killing the poor?

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 47 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This wasn’t about stopping Trump, this was a move to grab the reins of the Democrat Party. He made a whole big show of not granting Schumer a moment to speak.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago

Passing that genocidal torch... Brave. \s

[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 37 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He won politics and everyone hoisted him on their shoulders.

[–] Xenomorph@hexbear.net 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Will he dunk his coach in gatorade and tell the reporter he's going to disney world?

[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago

Thats the best part

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 29 points 3 days ago

Yep. They will go all "You are right and I am defeated. And also I will pay for WinRar."

[–] Guamer@hexbear.net 34 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Democrats do something actually meaningful challenge - difficulty: impossible

[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 16 points 3 days ago

the-democrat "Sorry sweaty we deal in pure symbolism only."

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 43 points 3 days ago

Filibustering is passe, I want action!

[–] MolotovHalfEmpty@hexbear.net 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Man jerks off for more than 24hrs in workplace standoff

[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)

JFC Cory 'Windbag' Booker.

Dudes mouth has to hurt from talking that much. Im not sure ive talked for 24 hours straight if you added up every word ive said over my entire forty-six years on god's gray earth.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago

So then I said 'T-Bone, is the primo stuff?' And he said 'Brother, you know that it is.' It was necessary for me to use two euphemisms so I did not sully the august Senate which is one of the finest institutions in our land. America is indeed a bright, shining city on a hill - even now. Even now. And - oh, yes - I respected this fine chamber where we do the people's work. We must always, always respect institutions and where the work is done so the American people can know how much we love and respect America.

We must always make time for civility, comity, and decorum. In addition - there are certainly teenagers and even children watching this livestream of my purely performative activity. Street language is the vernacular. The commonplace is all well and good but not here. Not here. And...where was I? Hmmm...

Oh, yes - he said 'Brother, you know that it is.' And I said 'For reals?' and he said...

[–] Future_Honkey@hexbear.net 26 points 3 days ago

I don't see anyone cracking jokes about the day he chose to do it on... Too easy?

[–] Sickos@hexbear.net 26 points 3 days ago

Despite everything, it's still fascism

[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 24 points 3 days ago

you know there are some deranged libs who watched the whole thing live

imagine watching this and not one of Korone's 24h+ endurance streams smh

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 24 points 3 days ago

the cheeto in the white house has been finally crunched and the republic has been restored now that he has done an entirely symbolic gesture and disrupted literally nothing.

BRUNCH
IS
BACK
let's all meet up tomorrow at Chez Magnifique for the prix fixe menu and UNLIMITED mimosas.

liberalism

[–] MayoPete@hexbear.net 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wish I knew how to tell all these Dem spammers that I want their party to go down in flames 🔥

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 18 points 3 days ago

Real easy. Simply respond with this.

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] heliophane@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, Strom Thurmond set up a bucket that he could use while keeping a single foot on the senate floor when he did it.

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That's so gross. Real ones know to use a Gatorade bottle.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago

That's what diapers are for. thicc-trump

[–] SteamedHamberder@hexbear.net 13 points 3 days ago

Did he slip up and admit to killing Malcolm X?

[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago