2 posts tagged ‘US Congress’

• Speaker Mike Johnson is flying a Christian nationalist flag outside his office

  Boing Boing, Nov 16, 2023

  Newly elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Mike Johnson (R-LA), recently started flying a Christian nationalist flag outside his office. Known as the Pine Tree Flag, Appeal to Heaven Flag, or the Washington Cruiser Flag, it has been around since the Revolutionary War. — Read the rest

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• Watch US senator challenge Teamsters boss to a fistfight during Congressional hearing (video)

  Boing Boing, Nov 14, 2023

  In a US Senate hearing this morning, Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R) challenged International Brotherhood of Teamsters general president Sean O'Brien to a fist fight in the committee room. O'Brien had previously called Mullin a "clown" and a "fraud" in posts on X. — Read the rest

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