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1. George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 00:33:21 UTC George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

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   Oh wow, he’s already withdrawn! In four hours? That’s not even a Scaramucci!

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   • George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 00:33:22 UTC George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

     Now it looks like the No. 3 Republican in the House, Tom Emmer, is the new nominee for Speaker. This comes after McCarthy was deposed, and Scalise and Jordan both failed to get to 217 votes. Emmer asked for a roll call vote among his conference, and he looks like he is still more than 20 votes short. And look, Democrats would work with Emmer if he would agree to bring the budget and Ukrainian funding to the floor for a vote. But so far, he doesn’t want to dance with any Democrats. A bipartisan solution remains elusive, so the Speaker’s chair remains empty.