John Thune elected Senate Majority Leader

South Dakota Senator John Thune on Wednesday was elected to succeed Mitch McConnell as the leader of the GOP conference and soon the chamber, defeating other McConnell lieutenant John Cornyn for the post on the second ballot. White collar criminal Rick Scott lost in the first round.

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“Stop shit like this”

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The Horror

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Matt Gaetz resigns

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John Thune elected Senate Majority Leader

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Elect a clown, get a circus

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Nick Fuentes apparently confirms he pepper sprayed lib woman

Orange Tyrant to nominate Stefanik for US Ambassador to UN

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Daily Wire exposes massive FEMA worker safety conspiracy

Biden and Trump to meet Wednesday

Why does a Wendy’s Jr Bacon Cheeseburger still cost $3.99?

Wildfire breaks out in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park

Random thoughts Friday, Volume CXCIX

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Zero escaped rhesus monkeys captured in South Carolina

Biden lifts ban on US military contractors working in Ukraine

MAGA Senator-Elect Jim Banks down with mass deportations

Quotation marks placed around “groceries”

FBI investigating racist threats texted to Black people

Try “forest bathing” for your post-election anxiety: CNN