Republicans have at long last elected a House speaker: Representative Mike Johnson, a fundamentalist Christian who was also once called a key ā€œarchitectā€ in Congressā€™s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election.

Johnson finally secured the speakerā€™s gavel after Republican infighting left the House without a speaker for 22 days. He secured 220 votes.

Johnson is a four-term congressman representing Louisiana. His win also represents the rise of the MAGA front in the Republican Party. Earlier Wednesday morning, Donald Trump endorsed Johnson as House speakerā€”after quickly killing Mike Emmerā€™s nomination the day before.

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    ā€œHalfā€ makes it sound like 50% of the US population are cowards. Iā€™m European, so Iā€™ll make fun all day for shits and giggles, but even I know thereā€™s not that many cowards in the US.

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      You would be surprised. The Gangs claim that 2/3 of people are in gangs, and gang members are gang members because they are cowards.

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        Lol what in the fuck are you even saying? ā€œThe gangsā€? What gangs??

        Gang members are a lot of things, but Iā€™m not sure I would include ā€œcowardly.ā€

        The psychology and sociology behind gangs, gang members, etc. is incredibly complex and reasons people join can vary wildly. Gangs donā€™t exist in a vacuum, theyā€™re created by the terrible conditions that we allow (force) millions of people to live under.

        Why youā€™re even talking about gangs in the first place, Iā€™m not really sure. But, that said, you clearly know very little about the subject, so maybe donā€™t bring it up randomly? Just a suggestion.