The Plant Collector

Houseplant collector. Gardener. Entomologist wannabe. Mother. Introvert. Feminist curmudgeon. Bird enthusiast. #BlackLivesMatter

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@tressiemcphd Putting a box of thin mints in front of me is a humbling experience as I, a responsible adult, am reminded I lack basic self control.

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@Rschooley To be fair, these are the same folks who said the people shitting in the hallways of the Capitol were “passionate patriots.”

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to win the speakership in a 10th round of voting, the longest House speaker election since 1859.

Follow live updates. https://t.co/UjGjGeFK97

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@GrimKim I’ve never watched this much
C-SPAN in my entire life.

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@andreagrimes Women: instead of being “celebrated” can we just have equal rights?

Corporate America: LOL sorry no but how about a bag of these creepy female M&Ms instead?

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@tomtomorrow If McCarthy won’t get out of their way then they want to see him squirm.

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@EyePatchGuy Men are not OK.

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@Taniel Why would they do this? I don’t understand the logic of obstructing real progress in a system that is so broken.

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@riseandgrindcor @modernistwitch Being “cancelled” seems to do more damage to the victims then to the people who are supposed to be held accountable.

[CSPAN @cspan]

U.S. House Speaker Election Ninth Ballot Result:
Kevin McCarthy - 200
Hakeem Jeffries - 212
Byron Donalds – 17
Kevin Hern – 3
Others - 0
Present - 1
#118thCongress

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@metroadlib Why is he so obsessed with getting this job anyway? He’s already put himself in the weakest position possible and he *still* can’t get the votes.

[NPR @NPR]

In a 4th round of voting for House speaker, GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy got fewer votes than he did on Tuesday.

Here's where things now stand: https://t.co/Ur5Csp10MJ

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@metroadlib If Jeffries wins the speakership because Rs can’t get it together I cannot wait to watch GOP heads explode on live TV.

*deleted original bc I spelled Jeffries’ name wrong and he deserves better*

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@Rschooley He’s working super hard to win a job he’s already lost in terms of confidence. After he lost the first round it was over for him. Now he’s just a punch line at best and a political punching bag at worse. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy though.

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@EyePatchGuy *Draws crude map to JK Rowling’s Twitter feed*

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@Rschooley They made themselves ungovernable and it is delightful to watch them getting what they deserve.

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@Taniel Rs are doing such a pitch perfect job of creating chaos for themselves they don’t need anyone muddying the waters.

[ringwiss @ringwiss]

They can leave this chyron on for the whole Congress.

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@metroadlib LOL

They really hate that man.

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@metroadlib What else can he do? He’s being humiliated in real time for the world to see.