He supported all this btw. 😂🤣😂
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ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
The reason Massie is calling this out is because he is trying to get a discharge petition (a process that allows a bill to get to the floor for a vote despite a Speaker’s blockade) going for the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, and Mike “I Protect Presidential Pedos” Johnson can’t let him do it because votes are public.
So Mike Johnson is keeping Congress out until the day after the midterms because he can’t let his delicate snowflakes go on record as either voting for the act (which will make Trump very angry) or voting against it (which will make sentient beings with active consciences very angry).
It’s that simple. Yeah, Massie’s a Republican. But he’s literally trying to do the right thing here, and it’s working so well that Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, is choosing to fucking shut down Congress than let a vote on EFTA II come to the floor.
AviAdi@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
No “btw” about it. Massie DID support Trump. Massie also DID legitimately and tangibly act to support the victims of Jeffrey Epstein not just once, but throughout his term – and Trump DID fuck him up the ass for it, openly working to primary his seat out from under him.
You got a lot of laughy faces for something that isn’t funny, given that many innocent people have died because of this administration. At least Massie’s using his learned lesson to do something good. What are you doing?
As for me, the enemy of my enemy tends to be my friend. It’s not that hard to hold conflicting views about one person for most of us. I’m not shocked so much by your response as by your position; your inability to handle nuance and/or people that are not easily divisible into black and white/good or evil figures is not uncommon, just far more readily found among the locked-step Republicans you decry.
But this thing where you run around a thread screeching at anyone who doesn’t wholly reject one bad guy doing good things doesn’t get you fans. It gets you blocked. But I’m guessing you with your fourteen day old account already know that quite well.
AviAdi@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
LMFAO HOLY SHIT YOU LOVE DEFENDING PEOPLE THAT HELPED ELECT TRUMP.
13igTyme@piefed.social 17 hours ago
That’s honestly so shocking I wonder what alterior motive he has.
ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna led the bipartisan effort to get EFTA I passed in 2025; in retaliation, Trump did everything in his power to get Massie primaried this year and succeeded, so now Massie is a lame duck with an even bigger grudge against Trump. Massie can do whatever he wants now, without fear of losing his already lost seat, until January when his replacement gets sworn in . . . IF Congress is allowed to come to work by Mike Johnson. Cue the long vacation.
Massie is also, depending on who you believe, also responsible for Mitch’s long unexplained absence: there are those who maintain the reason for absolute silence on McConnell’s absence is because had the Senate vacancy been confirmed, Massie – also from Kentucky, and also newly available because he’d recently lost his primary – would have grabbed it in a special election. (As McConnell declined to run for reelection, his seat will be filled in November’s regular election anyway.)
I’m not a fan of Republicans or Republican policies, but this is a rare one who is refusing to march in lockstep on the subject of Epstein. I don’t doubt he has a shitty record on unions and/or work reforms, all Rs do. But he’s one of only four Republicans with a spine who crossed the aisle to get EFTA I passed, and this long Congressional break Massie is highlighting, posted by OP, is a direct result of Mike Johnson doing whatever he can to stop EFTA II from coming to a vote.
Malica@lemmy.zip 11 hours ago
He’s ok, the last ok Republican
AviAdi@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
His motive is to gain name recognition so that he can win votes in the future. Massie will say whatever he can to be elected in the future and this community is falling for it by amplifying his voice.
Check out his score card throughout the years: he’s not our friend: aflcio.org/scorecard/legislators/thomas-massie
Mongostein@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
Who gives a shit? If he gets votes for putting Trump in jail, I’d say he earned them.
AviAdi@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Lmfao you support the guy that voted against impeachment every single time before 🤣🤣🤣 holy shit this is gold! So you think Massie would try to imprison trump, way off bud. He just wants Epstein files released, he would never do something “as dangerous as impeaching the president”. I’ve never been so impressed with the lefts defense of right wing nuts. No wonder the USA is in the shape it is. “Don’t question my upvote” mentality here folks
InputZero@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
While that may be true he is also trying to reveal some of the greatest crimes on the planet. I can appreciate an unlikely and uneasy alliance if it means bringing pedophiles in power to justice. Although the story about The Scorpion and the Frog comes to mind.
AviAdi@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
If I say the only way to bring Pedophiles in power to justice, I will get banned. 🤣🤣 Keep thinking your institutions actually work though, it’s cute and so innocent.
protist@retrofed.com 13 hours ago
The AFL-CIO says last year he voted on the side of workers 42% of the time, where the average Republican did so only 1% of the time. Fuck yeah I’m going to support this guy who represents a solid red district in Kentucky. The alternative would be someone who toes the party line and gets a score of 1%
AviAdi@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Funny how you left out his lifetime average is 16%
Man y’all just Don’t actually wanna win any rights as long as you don’t lose an internet argument. Fucking hilarious, this reminds me of the time one of you dweebs went on Fox News 🤣🤣🤣
AviAdi@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Hell yeah this is how we get work reform! VOTE REPUBLICAN DONATE TO HIS CAMPAIGN 🤣🤣🤣