The Republicult™ On Parade

[Abbot Mythos]

The Republicult™ will not let this go away:

"Bill forcing hospitals to administer ivermectin, other requested treatments nears finish line"

As per this article:

"COLUMBUS, Ohio – Senate Republicans on Wednesday passed legislation that would enable patients to force hospitals into administering drugs for off-label use if the hospital's own physicians refuse.

The legislation comes after a COVID-19 pandemic when conservatives came to believe that drugs like hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin, neither of which have been proven to benefit COVID-19 patients, would cure, treat or prevent their infections. It also comes amid a resurgence in anti-vaccination attitudes within the Republican Party."

Here's the link:   Ohio Senate Wants Horse Dewormer Available For Hospital Patients On Demand

I can now imagine what the Republicult™ will attempt to do if their messiah ever publicly extols the practice of bloodletting in order to reduce the ill effects of plethora to our humours.

[Abbot Mythos]

"Methinks he doth protest too much:"

"'Shove it!' Steve Bannon unleashes profane attack on billionaires cutting checks for Trump"

As per this article:

"Far-right Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon laid into tech billionaires who are donating money to Trump's inaugural fund on his "War Room" podcast Friday — accusing them of being fair-weather friends who are only trying to suck up to Trump because they weren't able to defeat him in the election."

Here's the link:    Self-serving Propagandist for The Republicult™ Whines 'cause Billionaires Don't Fund Him Anymore

Awh, the poor little guy. Things just haven't been the same for him since the billionaire Mercers kicked him out of Breitbart News. And, not a single other billionaire has stepped in to take their place either. It's tough being the scum of the Earth.

[Abbot Mythos]

The Republicult's ™ Drama Queen Green is now tag teaming with their Highest Ranking Anarchist:

"Rand Paul floats Elon Musk for Speaker"

As per this article:

"Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suggested Elon Musk serve as Speaker in a Thursday morning post on X following contentious debates over the continuing resolution (CR).

"The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress . . . ," Paul wrote.

"Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk . . . think about it .  . . nothing's impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka 'uniparty,' lose their ever-lovin' minds)."

Later Thursday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she would be open to supporting Musk to replace Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in a post quoting Paul.

"I'd be open to supporting @elonmusk for Speaker of the House. DOGE can only truly be accomplished by reigning in Congress to enact real government efficiency," Greene wrote on X.

"The establishment needs to be shattered just like it was yesterday. This could be the way," she added."

Here's the link:   Highest Ranking Anarchist Floats Unelected Co-president Elmo the Oligarch (UCEO) for Speaker of the House

This idea is highly entertaining. Still, if I were the UCEO, I would consider that move to be a demotion. And, I would be insulted enough to threaten both of those clowns with being primaried. But, with Elmo the Oligarch being Elmo the Oligarch, he's probably basking in all of the free publicity.

[Abbot Mythos]

No matter how well you may have made out in the gift department this holiday, or will make out tomorrow, for those of you who celebrate Boxing Day, your haul of loot is probably paltry compared to that of at least one of 'Merica's Supreme Court Justices.

"Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct"

As per this article:

"The investigation found that Thomas has accepted gifts and travel from wealthy benefactors worth more than $4.75 million by some estimates since his 1991 confirmation and failed to disclose much of it. "The number, value, and extravagance of the gifts accepted by Justice Thomas have no comparison in modern American history," according to the report."

Here's the link:   Accepting Millions of Dollars Worth of Gifts and Travel From Wealthy Benefactors is Beneficial to 'Merican Supreme Court Justice

So, according to The Republicult's ™ ethics, it's unobjectionable for Supreme Court Justices to be maintained by their very own Emotional and Financial Support Billionaires. Is this a great country, or what?

[Abbot Mythos]

As the author of this article admits, the following scenario seems unlikely:

"House GOP Fixin' To Screw Up Speaker Vote, Imperil Trump's Inauguration, Cause Us To Die Laughing"

As per this article:

"Could the January 6 counting of the electoral votes get delayed because the Republicans will still be fighting over which one of them gets the "honor" of leading the House of Representatives for the next two years?

Honestly, it seems unlikely. But what the hell, convicted felon/bronzed baby shoe Donald Trump is going to be President of the United States in three weeks and we need something to replenish our depleted schadenfreude reserve. The GOP starting off the next Congress with a long, drawn-out, dramatic leadership battle just might do it."

Here's the link:   Will The Republicult™ Chose a Speaker of the House of Representatives Before TTSS's Inauguration?

Again, it is hard to imagine even The Republicult™ being this dysfunctional. But, in these dark times, we of the Resistance 2.0 have to get our laughs where and when we can.

[Abbot Mythos]

Republicult™ antics like this don't surprise me anymore:

"GOP senator calls for repealing new law designed to prevent money laundering and terrorism"

As per this article:

"Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) took to X on Friday to try to drum up public support for his plan to repeal a recently enacted law intended to crack down on money laundering and the finance of terrorism.

"I've got a bill — the Saving Privacy Act — that would repeal the Corporate Transparency Act," wrote Lee, quoting a post from several months ago by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) railing against the law. "Do you agree that the CTA is unduly intrusive and needs to be repealed?"

Lee's comment generated praise from armies of Trump supporters and right-leaning small business owners; however, it also drew criticism from some experts.

"Why do @BasedMikeLee and @TTuberville want to protect money launderers?" questioned national security reporter Marcy "emptywheel" Wheeler."

Here's the link:    Republicult™ Senators Believe Money Laundering and Financial Terrorism Are Acceptable

Still, these kind of bills from The Republicult's ™ elected officials should never be accepted as being "normal."

[Abbot Mythos]

The Republicult™ lost one of their zealots today:

'Pizzagate' Gunman Fatally Shot by Police During Traffic Stop in North Carolina

My sympathy is for the police officers who had to deal with that menace to society. I hope they're not traumatized by this incident.

[Abbot Mythos]

The Republicult™ "Dancing" to Y.M.C.A.

I'll bet they can't jump either.

[Abbot Mythos]

Drama Queen Greene is, of course, at it again:

Marjorie Taylor Greene: Dems want to 'line us up in front of a firing squad and kill us'

Now, in my state there are four (4) officially recognized political parties, as follows:

1. Democratic
2. Green
3. Libertarian
4. Republican

Or, one can register to vote as having "No Affiliation."

For what it's worth, the only real down side to being registered as having "No Affiliation" in my state is that one can not vote in any of four (4) officially recognized political party primary elections. But, on the other hand, my state holds our political party primaries so late in an election year that the candidates for President and Vice President have already been long decided by the other states. Further, there is a real upside to being registered as having "No Affiliation," as Mrs. Mythos learned after donating money to Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign. The number of landline phone calls we received seeking additional donations to Clinton, and just about every other Democratic candidate for office within a hundred miles of our home, quickly crossed the line from political advocacy to outright harassment. (Mrs. Mythos finally dropped her affiliation with the Democratic Party, simply to reduce the high volume of nuisance phone calls we receive daily.)

Anyway, if I myself were affiliated with the Democratic Party, I would be highly offended by Drama Queen Greene's wildly inaccurate statement. For, I'm certain her claim applies to members of other officially recognized political parties, as well as to voters with "No Affiliation."

[Abbot Mythos]

Schadenfreude Alert! Schadenfreude Alert!

Posted without further comment:

This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump. He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes.

As per this article:

"Donald Trump has said he will overturn a law that helps communities better weather the effects of climate change. If he follows through, he'll be reversing an initiative that has disproportionately benefited areas that make up his base.

Cynthia Robertson could be forgiven for feeling that the banner was aimed at her. Its white-on-black lettering — "FUCK BIDEN AND FUCK YOU FOR VOTING FOR HIM" — hung from the wooden house right across the street from her own.

Hostility toward the outgoing Democratic president is no surprise in Sulphur, Louisiana, a red town in a red state in a country that has handed the White House and Congress to Republicans. Yet the message felt like a poke in the eye at a time when Robertson was seeking funding through Biden's signature climate law so her nonprofit organization could repair and retrofit hurricane-battered houses in the area — including her neighbor's. Not even a fraying tarp, a tar patch or the piece of corrugated metal tacked on the roof could keep the rain from pouring inside.

Donald Trump has vowed to overturn the law that would provide the funding, the Inflation Reduction Act, which he has referred to as the "new green scam."

If he follows through once he assumes office, Trump would be rolling back a law that has disproportionately benefited red areas like Sulphur that make up his base."

[Abbot Mythos]

Another one bites the dust:

Jan. 6 rioter recently pardoned by Trump shot, killed by Indiana sheriff's deputy while resisting arrest

I doubt this will be the last of "the January 6th Patriots" to be shuffled off this mortal coil by law enforcement, the military, or a civilian standing their ground. But, I do find comfort in the words of the hypocrite Thomas Jefferson, who wrote, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

[Abbot Mythos]

This goes to the heart of what the opportunistic leaders, the kleptocracy of the Republican Party, are all about:

A GOP lawmaker is defending Trump by describing poor kids as freeloaders

As per this article:

"CNN anchor Pamela Brown raised concerns to Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., Tuesday that Head Start, an early childhood educational program that also provides food to low-income children, could be affected by President Donald Trump's attempt at a federal funding freeze. McCormick responded with the head-spinning suggestion that the country's child labor laws are too restrictive and that plenty of kids are freeloaders who ought to work for their lunch." 

This MAGAt currently represents Georgia's 6th congressional district. Now, it appears to me that the 6th is a "swing district." So, there's a very good chance that if this kleptocrat keeps "saying the quite part out loud," he won't survive the 2026 elections.

Anyway, if you want to know what the Republican Party's wealthy donor class, their partisan media, and their kleptocrats are all about, I believe that all anyone need do is to FOLLOW THE MONEY.

[Abbot Mythos]

Their party's wealthy donor class, their partisan media, their opportunistic elected leaders, and their electorate call themselves the Republican Party, aka the Grand Old Party (GOP). And, I've been calling the latest version of them The Republicult™ for some time. But, I'm beginning to believe that their wealthy donor class and their partisan media, their most unmistakably dangerous people, should be called something that differentiates them from their opportunistic elected leaders, and their masses of thoughtless, undereducated, sectarian, redneck trailer trash who customarily vote their party's opportunistic elected leaders into public office. Of course, the word "oligarchs" is already in use for their wealthy donor class. But, to me, that particular word does not completely describe who and what their wealthy donor class, and their partisan media really is.

And, the following article does use the word "kleptocracy" to describe how the Republican Party's opportunistic elected leaders, their very own kleptocrats, operate to benefit themselves: 

The foreign policy of an American kleptocracy

However, when attempting to stand back and look at the "big picture" of the Republican Party, what I believe I'm seeing is a wealthy donor class and partisan media that is, in reality, the Disloyal Opposition. That is, I find it hard to believe that people like Musk, Murdoch, Adelson, Uihlein, Kock, the Mercers, et al, actually give a damn about our country's form of government being a republic, our republic's constitution, or the health and well being of our country's citizens. But, to comprehend what the Republican Party's wealthy donor class, their partisan media, and their kleptocrats really want, I do believe that all anyone need do is to FOLLOW THE MONEY.

[Abbot Mythos]

My first thought was to post this on the "No, It's Not an Article On "The Onion."" thread. But, this article is not in the least bit funny:

Stop attending panels meant to improve air travel, FAA tells employees

As per this article:

"The Federal Aviation Administration has barred its employees from participating in a host of advisory committees intended to help come up with solutions to issues facing the aviation industry, including those related to safety and air traffic control.

A directive to employees, obtained by POLITICO, states that employees appointed to these committees "should not attend (in-person or virtually) ... until further notice." The directive comes as the agency and the airline industry are reeling from last week's collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the first fatal crash of a U.S. airline in nearly two decades."

So, if you have the misfortune of living in 'Merica in these dark times, you may want to consider contacting your U.S. representative and your two (2) U.S. senators in congress about this nonsense. Such actions won't take much more time than your normal social media activity, it might actually help rectify the current situation, and it just might make you feel a little better about yourself for having made the positive effort.

[Abbot Mythos]

As per this announcement, the USCEO and his private Gestapo are going to be intimately involved with the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation:

Trump's Transportation Secretary Announces Elon Musk's DOGE Will 'Plug In' To 'Upgrade Our Aviation System'

Now, with me being old, unhip, and unfamiliar with the latest slang, I have to ask those who are much cooler than myself: Is Secretary Duffy using the term 'Plug In' as a polite euphemism for 'Be Pegging Me?' Of course, I do sincerely doubt that Secretary Duffy would even bother to utilize a euphemism, if that is indeed the case, what with the TSS regime being so honest and forthright about their real intentions and all.