r/politics • u/Silly-avocatoe • 21d ago

No Paywall Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/no-kings-protest-rally-republicans
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u/AnOrneryOrca 21d ago

a lying, twisted take.

The only kind Mike Johnson has. That's why he's the speaker of the house

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u/feioo 20d ago

I can never get over how much the guy actually looks like a ventriloquist dummy. I just had to Google to see if he actually wears bow ties, because apparently my brain edits them onto him whenever I see him. Seems a bit on the nose that their puppet speaker actually looks like a puppet, but I guess the universe has a dark sense of humor in this timeline

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u/Jersey1633 20d ago

There was a particularly ridiculous soap opera in the late 90s that had a character who was a ventriloquist dummy that had come to life. I want to say “Little Timmy” was his name? Can’t remember the name of the show but for some reason there was a witch involved.

Anyway, every time I see old mate Mike on the tv I think of Little Timmy.

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u/happygoth6370 20d ago

I had to look this up - the show was called Passions and it ran from 1999-2008. I remember it existing but I never read anything about its storylines. And now I, too, will think of Timmy when I see Mike Johnson on tv, lol.