@Oma_Trisha @JohnnyGenX agreed! there are at least 4 paths in order of odds (imho): 1) Rs find a way to get enough of their party to vote for a speaker. 2) Members don't show/fall ill, and the vote goes through (simple majority of those there, as you said!). 3) Ds vote for an R speaker (and gain concessions). 4) Dolly Parton is nominated and wins. 5) Rs vote for the D's nominee (and gain concessions).

@JohnnyGenX I see your point, it would be a good outcome. But to say that this is any fault of the non-chaos party imho is unfair.

@JohnnyGenX You are suggesting that one party ask the other to vote for the their candidate (not of their party). Do you think that could actually work? Would you provide an example of a house speaker elected like this in U.S. History?

What better way to undermine American democracy but to turn 1 of the 2 major parties into chaos.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mccarthy-enters-day-two-uncertainty-house-resumes-speaker-votes-rcna64154

Making more in the U.S. while making less air pollution.

2022 was a big year for EV battery plants in the U.S. How big? $73 billion big
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/30/1145844885/2022-ev-battery-plants

More of the damage undone. Let's clear it out and keep it out.

The EPA finalizes a water-protection rule that repeals Trump-era changes.
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/30/1146355861/epa-water-protections-wetlands-rule?sc=18&f=1001

Another "bill"ionaire who won't pay his bills. Who does this remind you of?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-twitter-sued-rent-nonpayment-san-francisco-office/

The danger to our country is both outside and inside the halls of congress.

https://www.newsweek.com/ralph-norman-accused-sedition-over-trump-marshall-law-text-1766621

@tgraph52 love this! https://imaginationlibrary.com/

"Works for me" says the chief twit. When he's the only one left on, uptime will be 100%.

https://www.cnet.com/news/social-media/twitter-outage-thousands-of-users-report-problems-with-website/

The latest on Covid 19 immunity: Boosters!

https://time.com/6240499/how-covid-19-immunity-works-vaccines-infections/

While being fed stories about fake election fraud in Arizona, life-changing issues there go largely unnoticed.

Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/26/opinion/arizona-water-colorado-river-saudi-arabia.html

Interesting theory...dogs can "smell time"

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/12/22/1139781319/can-dogs-smell-time-just-ask-donut-the-dog?

Good news in the budget, updated electoral rules so that a traitorous leader can't subvert an election. Nobody shall trump democracy.

How a Bipartisan Senate Group Addressed a Flaw Exposed by Jan. 6 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/us/politics/electoral-count-act-jan-6.html

Agnotology: the study of the deliberate creation of ignorance or doubt...sounds like an oxymoron...creation of ignorance? The creation of lack of knowledge? Anyway, disinformation is often easy to spot. Follow the money.

https://www.wired.com/story/agnotology-misinformation-opinion/

Unbelievable.

easily accessible classified documents - to thousands of guests who visited Mar-a-Lago in the months after Mr. Trump left office.

Inside Mar-a-Lago, Where Thousands Partied Near Secret Files https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/15/us/mar-a-lago-trump-documents.html

Even a little goes w long way.

Carry Your Groceries, Take the Stairs: Short, Intense Movement Can Improve Your Health https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/well/move/exercise-bursts-benefits.html

Not a surprise, but what to do?
The Climate Impact of Your Neighborhood, Mapped https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/13/climate/climate-footprint-map-neighborhood.html