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There’s obviously a lot going on right now, but the Speaker of the House calling for the Governor of California to be tortured seems like it should be a pretty big story.

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In our hyper charged political climate where reckless rhetoric can lead to dangerous consequences, saying that a sitting governor should be “tarred and feathered” can only be interpreted as a clarion call for violence.

I just saw the video clip on #TheView Mike Johnson then stated that there is a “clear distinction”between Jan 6th insurrection & protests in L.A.should resign. NO! There is not! He should resign! 😡😡😡

True. I should’ve qualified my post. His response was in reply to a question re: National Guard being called to L.A. vs not being called to quell the Jan6th insurrection.

Republicans have been terrified of Newsom for a long time. They were thrilled when he didn't declare a POTUS run. Now, he's a real contender & they are running scared.

Mike Johnson’s presence in Congress represents the will of about 263,000 voters in his district. Gavin Newsom received about 6.4 Million in his basic election (a mere 24x times the vote for Johnson) and 7.9 Million REJECTING his recall. I would agree that Johnson is about 4% of the man as Newsom.

This pine tar was not as hot as asphalt tar when heated, but it would often blister or burn the skin. While pouring the tar on their skin was extremely painful, the punishment was not meant to be deadly, and no one was known to have been killed as a result. Mormon leader Joseph Smith was T & F’ed.

It's genuinely hard to tell at this point whether we can chalk it up to right-wingers being so stupid that they don't realize that tarring and feathering usually ended up in the death of the person being tarred and feathered, or actually wanting Newsom dead via torture.

Mike Johnson has completely lost any sense of decency, if he ever had any. He can't look anyone in the face, because he knows full well that what he is doing is as anti-christian as possible. Watch him carefully. He can't stand himself, yet he continues. A lost soul.

Tortured using the tools and methods employed by racists in his state of Louisiana back in the “good old days.” If that’s not a dog whistle I don’t know what is.

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You would think. You system of governance is so badly messed up I don't know if, at the end of all this, that it will function the way it was intended. And of course forget your news media, seems speaking truth to power no longer applies and has gone dark and died in some networks.

I agree. Johnson has no right in sighting violent activity against Newsom or any other American. If this is how he communicates in public what must he do in private? Oh never mind, I think he is a porn user!

Speaker Mike Johnson is a seditionist who, thanks to our right-wing courts, never had to face a trial for his role in the Jan 6th insurrection, an event far worse than anything going on in California right now. Tar & feathers for Newsom? Who is he to say that about anyone else?

It’s not that Americans are media illiterate. It’s that American corporate media prioritizes profit over news or even truth. They cover in a way that gets them the most views, IE showing the same clip of a burning police car every two minutes despite the fact that 90% of the protest was peaceful

And when trump tells them not to cover something, they don’t, because they’re afraid he won’t let their parent company complete a merger if they upset him. When he sues scurrilously, they pay and fire their anchor because see above. Our news media is now actual news.

@governor.ca.gov I’m not sure why Newsome doesn’t activate the rest of his army guard to prevent the president from it or force him to overrule it.Then fight on the second amendment guaranteeing a state a right to a militia. How can a state have a militia if the president can simply federalize it?

I agree but that’s if Vance or Don Jr. don’t succeed Trump after he dies. Usually the spawn of a dictator succeeds the dictator not a closet creep. Remember what Trump said. “No more elections”

Can’t wait until strikes back at those causing this hate fight. Trump, Johnson, Putin, etc!! God is definitely watching you. He DIES NOT MAKE MISTAKES!! “What is covered will be revealed; what is hidden will be made known “ -The Bible

It's a result of fascism and Christianity intersecting and the type of evangelical counterfeit version of religion. Mike Johnson is a coward and a little weasel who's willing to do anything to keep power.

We need our LEADERS to use THEIR OWN VOICES to rebuke that kind of talk AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY. Stop expecting the media to be your voice because they are LOST.

The speaker of the house, and accomplices are the ones that should be dragged trough the streets and treated like the traitors that they are! With media being afraid? I guess journalism has a new meaning too? Who ever would have thought the Enquirer is now the model for news?

It’s called a terroristic threat. (AI) A terroristic threat charge typically involves making a threat to commit a crime of violence with the purpose of terrorizing someone, causing evacuation, or causing serious public inconvenience. The specific wording and intent requirements vary by state.

I'm thinking we don't need "stories" at this point as much as action from Dems, top lawyers, expert teams mobilizing a unified resistance. Am. protestors are doing a great job, but do you think it's enough alone to stop this Regime Change revolution destroying our Constitution & rule of law?

So, Demented Dictator Donvict Drumpf wants to arrest Gavin Newsom & Grindr Mikey Johnson wants to throw him in his S&M basement dungeon.

Demented Dictator Donvict Drumpf REALLY badly wants to shoot Americans with his own tiny little hands...

“We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law!” ― Arthur Miller, The Crucible

He seemed to imply that such things are “in his lane,” ie, something that is his responsibility or in his area of expertise, or at least that he’s expressing an opinion on a matter he’s familiar with.

In the final reckoning, I hope we sentence these guys to exactly what they called for on others. Eye-for-an-eye stuff. Literally boiling tar and chicken feathers for this guy. Picture his burns and his pain for a moment--and that he wished this on OTHERS--and tell me this guy does not deserve it 🧐