this is not as sexy a story as Judge Engoron screaming at Trump, or Marge Sporkfoot saying something stupid, but nonetheless I hope people pay attention to it
The Washington Post has a new CEO, some Murdochian douchebag who used to work for the Wall St. Journal. The Murdochification of the media is complete. That's why I value the perspective of certain people who are not reporters: Jeff, Heather Cox Richardson, Jennifer Rubin. Thanks for your daily efforts, Jeff.
What?? I replace the NYT as the "paper of record" with The Washington Post a few years ago! Oh man, if I start seeing Murdochian headlines coming into my email, I'll quit that sub ASAP and give the money to Joyce Vance. Can we NOT have REAL news from SOMEWHERE?? WTF?
Well this is creep alarm level. Mike uses 'anti-masturbation' software on all his electronic devices. Don't take my word for it. Watch the video of Mike extolling it's virtues! Ewwwee.
So if Saint Mike hides his wealth in an off-shore account, can he keep it hidden? What's needed here is a courageous, top-notch investigative reporter to ferret out that couple's shady financial arrangements. Maybe somebody who won't get arrested, exiled, or murdered for it. That's gonna be way juicier than anything that the amateurish Marge, middle-school Lauren, or nosepicker George can scare up. I'm looking forward to the adventure.
As someone else already posted, "Learning about this new shady speaker is way more interesting than anything Sporkfoot does for attention". Thank you for this, Jeff!
Supposedly there's a trick to being able to detect the existence of a bank account if you go out looking for someone else's. According to some stuff I've read, either he runs a balance so low and his deposits never tick the check the feds have on bank accounts, a money laundering device supposedly, then just a bank account with not much money ever in it, it's hard to detect. It's also said he sleeps in his House office.
Does Mikey pay taxes? There has to be a way to investigate this!! I am old enough to realize there is corruption in politics but this guy is like a ghost!!
The lights may not be on either. Scary as hell that this deranged zealot who could give 2 shits about democracy is now in possession of the gavel. We deserve better than a mad preacher who's background is getting more questionable and bizarre by the day.
I live in Arkansas, where we have the bride of Frankenstein for Governor. How much of a criminal is she? On one side of me is Texas, with Abbott and Paxton. Two peas in the criminal pod. Louisiana is below me. If you think that Holy Mike is bad, check out John Kennedy. This good old (younger than me) Louisiana boy spent a Christmas in Russia and got Russian oligarch money as a present. It is so sad that so many in America are so crooked and hide behind religion or something. I have spent 72 years in the real world and that is all I know.
I'm in Wisconsin, far from where you are and we have our share. Former Governor Scott Walker, Our dumb senator Ron Johnson, and creepy Tom Tiffany who calls himself an "environmentalist" , who worked for an oil and gas pipeline, wants more fracking and mining and has voted no on anything good for the environment.
Every day. Worse and worse. I’m getting very concerned that I may need to move to another country. Where, I don’t know. I’m too old to spend my last years in an MAGA-crazed autocracy. I’m sick of the chaos, I’m sick of the bullshit, I’m sick to death of trump. The NYT reports today that trump is beating Biden in polls. I know, I know, people say don’t look at polls. But for fuck sake, it shouldn’t even be close. What is terrifying, is that even if trump ate one too many hamberders and went straight to hell, this MAGAcrap is now so entrenched in our politics that I don’t know if we’ll ever be rid of it. I feel like I’m in a political straight jacket. I want to scream!
I read that very depressing NYT article too. For a while there, I thought it was from The Onion, it was so unbelievable to me.
But on the upside, when I read Jeff's article here today about baby-face Speaker Johnson, I felt a helluva lot better. It reminded me of what an absolutely despicable monster #45 is.
Yup. Yup. Yup. Add in the aggressive attitude that is the spine of our country’s “heritage”, and the super sauce that nearly demands that we all should love guns, and it’s all becoming too super toxic.
Right there with you, especially "I’m too old to spend my last years in an MAGA-crazed autocracy." I'm too fricking old to even consider another move, so there is nothing left me but to stick it out - and be very cautious about what I do and say around home, because I live smack dab in the middle of WA state Skagit County tr*mp country.
I truly think this asshole is going to regret gleefully jumping into the spotlight. And he’s already boo-hoo-hooing about how the nasty media is after him, conveniently overlooking the fact that he has stated that (1) gay people (checks notes) caused the downfall of the Roman Empire, and (2) the basic function of women is to give birth to at least one “able-bodied” worker. I hope he goes down in flames.
You just know there is. When do you think he will quietly resign his speakership and slink off into the sunset. Our government is a haven for liars, grifters, and dirt bags that have never been able to hold a real job. I think they get "found out" and move on. The fact that they think they can hide in politics is ludicrous. But they are usually narcissists and just can't help themselves.
I just don't know n this one. Whoever believed it would get as bad as it did they'd just take somebody like him? Some of what they've floated on events to come are extremely scary.
Personally, I think Mike Johnson is an extremely closeted gay man, which is (1) why he "adopted" a 14 year old black son, and (2) why his wife spends all her time on her knees, praying, and running a "conversion therapy" clinic, in the fervent hope that it will get her husband straight, too. But that's just me. As for the no bank account? Probably it's one of those off-the-radar "Christian banks" that don't bother with FDIC insurance or anything, because.
Speaking for the entire gay community, I think I can safely say, "We don't want him!" So tired of these "confused" closet freaks that go out in the dead of night cruising DuPont Circle for the D, and in the daytime do everything possible to take away gay rights. Fuck 'em!
Thank you.. you nailed it! It is always, always the case that these clowns who preach the loudest against being gay are in the closet. Been saying the same about DeSantis.
OMG! Thanks for this! What is it with these creepy as fuck MAGA/GQP representatives with their 'adopted'sons? At least I haven't heard that Nestor (Grungy Gaetz's adoptee) is living a life of crime. But Mike Johnson needs to start answering some hard questions.
He has a bank account, he just doesn’t report it. Because nothing will happen to him, ala Clarence Thomas. Now WHY he doesn’t list his bank accounts in mandatory financial disclosure statements is a whole different question. Is he just stupid? Lazy? Hiding something? Who knows? But what we do know is zero due diligence was done on the little religious freak, so if it turns out he is a serial killer and hiding bodies of “adopted children” in closets will anyone be surprised?
Since his fellow Repubs won’t care, he decided he wouldn’t bother. Remember Jared Kushner left a lot of stuff out too and nothing bad happened to him even after we found out.
Jared Kushner is a grifter just like his father and father-in-law. Birds of the same feather flock together. That’s why Chris Christie put Jared’s shithead father in jail when he was Attorney General in New Jersey. By the way- what is Jared doing with the $2billion he got from the Saudi government for his “ hedge” fund??!!
Yes, a standard GQP grifter. All Repubs seem to be, even the “quiet ones” like Jared, Mike Johnson, Clarence Thomas (remember when he never even asked questions much less write his opinion)
The thing these fuckers all have in common is that they’ve never been held accountable for anything so they think they never will; that’s how they have the audacity to put themselves out there.
The same safe in which he keeps the pictures of his kinky adventures in the world of bdsm, because you know, they all want a visual record to jerk off to. Whatever floats your boat, dude. We'll all know sooner or later because nothing stays secret for very long, especially if you're speaker of the us house of representatives (a low level, invisible job if there ever was one...) 🙄🙄🙄
this is not as sexy a story as Judge Engoron screaming at Trump, or Marge Sporkfoot saying something stupid, but nonetheless I hope people pay attention to it
The Washington Post has a new CEO, some Murdochian douchebag who used to work for the Wall St. Journal. The Murdochification of the media is complete. That's why I value the perspective of certain people who are not reporters: Jeff, Heather Cox Richardson, Jennifer Rubin. Thanks for your daily efforts, Jeff.
I follow the same people as well as Jay Kuo and Joyce Vance for really great legal analysis!
Thanks for the recommendations.
What?? I replace the NYT as the "paper of record" with The Washington Post a few years ago! Oh man, if I start seeing Murdochian headlines coming into my email, I'll quit that sub ASAP and give the money to Joyce Vance. Can we NOT have REAL news from SOMEWHERE?? WTF?
Not from corporations.
Me too. My local paper, the LA Times is less than useless. I give up on newspapers,
And don't leave out, or look him up, TCinLA. A great digger up of fact and a seriously great writer. Good guy too.
Learning about this new shady speaker is way more interesting than anything Sporkfoot does for attention
Well this is creep alarm level. Mike uses 'anti-masturbation' software on all his electronic devices. Don't take my word for it. Watch the video of Mike extolling it's virtues! Ewwwee.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/arewere-mike-johnson-and-his-teenage
Wait. I have no words. I literally have no words. Gaaaaaahhhhhh!
So if Saint Mike hides his wealth in an off-shore account, can he keep it hidden? What's needed here is a courageous, top-notch investigative reporter to ferret out that couple's shady financial arrangements. Maybe somebody who won't get arrested, exiled, or murdered for it. That's gonna be way juicier than anything that the amateurish Marge, middle-school Lauren, or nosepicker George can scare up. I'm looking forward to the adventure.
A reporter who is also a forensic accountant. We should have a forensic audit of these “law makers” as soon as they throw their hat in the ring.
Yup. We need the big guns. Also investigation into a possible link to human trafficking.
I think this story is *very* important. I’m glad you were the guys to dig first... hopefully you aren’t the last.
It's a Hell of a lot more important.
As someone else already posted, "Learning about this new shady speaker is way more interesting than anything Sporkfoot does for attention". Thank you for this, Jeff!
The lack of a bank account of any kind is fucking alarming
Supposedly there's a trick to being able to detect the existence of a bank account if you go out looking for someone else's. According to some stuff I've read, either he runs a balance so low and his deposits never tick the check the feds have on bank accounts, a money laundering device supposedly, then just a bank account with not much money ever in it, it's hard to detect. It's also said he sleeps in his House office.
Does Mikey pay taxes? There has to be a way to investigate this!! I am old enough to realize there is corruption in politics but this guy is like a ghost!!
... alarming to the point of being a near impossibility.
Johnson gives me the screaming heebie jeebies. Just look in his eyes - even in photos - there’s nobody home.
I'd be willing to bet you will find all his fellow church members have that same look.
Maybe. I don’t know. But if I had to put it in Johnson-like terms, I might say his eyes have an emptiness even the devil would avoid.
I couldn’t agree more! His eyes remind me of Charles Manson.
Yes, he is Charlie Manson with a bath, a haircut and a suit. Same eyes.
Stepford Wive's eyes?
Scientologists have an identifying look also. Scary.
The lights may not be on either. Scary as hell that this deranged zealot who could give 2 shits about democracy is now in possession of the gavel. We deserve better than a mad preacher who's background is getting more questionable and bizarre by the day.
Commander Fred Waterford. Just put a pair of glasses on him.
Psychopathic eyes!🤣
Former Rep and gay-hating God freak Michele Bachman too. Charlie Pierce called her “the girl with the faraway eyes.”
Stephen Miller also has what I call ‘dead eyes’.
I live in Arkansas, where we have the bride of Frankenstein for Governor. How much of a criminal is she? On one side of me is Texas, with Abbott and Paxton. Two peas in the criminal pod. Louisiana is below me. If you think that Holy Mike is bad, check out John Kennedy. This good old (younger than me) Louisiana boy spent a Christmas in Russia and got Russian oligarch money as a present. It is so sad that so many in America are so crooked and hide behind religion or something. I have spent 72 years in the real world and that is all I know.
Gawwwd...I feel for you! You are surrounded by the worst people and your description of Huckabitch is spot on!
I'm in Wisconsin, far from where you are and we have our share. Former Governor Scott Walker, Our dumb senator Ron Johnson, and creepy Tom Tiffany who calls himself an "environmentalist" , who worked for an oil and gas pipeline, wants more fracking and mining and has voted no on anything good for the environment.
That definatly makes him an Environmentalist. He's totlay focused on the environment. Getting al he can from it.
UGH
That's an insult to Frankenstein 😊
It is most definitely an insult to Elsa Lancaster!
Every day. Worse and worse. I’m getting very concerned that I may need to move to another country. Where, I don’t know. I’m too old to spend my last years in an MAGA-crazed autocracy. I’m sick of the chaos, I’m sick of the bullshit, I’m sick to death of trump. The NYT reports today that trump is beating Biden in polls. I know, I know, people say don’t look at polls. But for fuck sake, it shouldn’t even be close. What is terrifying, is that even if trump ate one too many hamberders and went straight to hell, this MAGAcrap is now so entrenched in our politics that I don’t know if we’ll ever be rid of it. I feel like I’m in a political straight jacket. I want to scream!
I read that very depressing NYT article too. For a while there, I thought it was from The Onion, it was so unbelievable to me.
But on the upside, when I read Jeff's article here today about baby-face Speaker Johnson, I felt a helluva lot better. It reminded me of what an absolutely despicable monster #45 is.
Yup. Yup. Yup. Add in the aggressive attitude that is the spine of our country’s “heritage”, and the super sauce that nearly demands that we all should love guns, and it’s all becoming too super toxic.
Right there with you, especially "I’m too old to spend my last years in an MAGA-crazed autocracy." I'm too fricking old to even consider another move, so there is nothing left me but to stick it out - and be very cautious about what I do and say around home, because I live smack dab in the middle of WA state Skagit County tr*mp country.
I truly think this asshole is going to regret gleefully jumping into the spotlight. And he’s already boo-hoo-hooing about how the nasty media is after him, conveniently overlooking the fact that he has stated that (1) gay people (checks notes) caused the downfall of the Roman Empire, and (2) the basic function of women is to give birth to at least one “able-bodied” worker. I hope he goes down in flames.
Yes. And I hope he takes his whole insurrectionist party with him.
And by "goes down in flames" I'm imagining that literally, yes?
Spontaneous combustion is necessary for Johnson!!
Lead poisoning would work.
PLEASE let the C-SPAN cameras be on! lol
As a Federal Employee from 1979 through 2016, I seem to remember we all had to go to direct deposit. So where is MAGA Mike's direct deposit going?
St. Petersburg?
Russian money, covenant marriage, LGBTQ hatred, religious zealot, fake adopted son .. what could possibly go wrong ?
And there's more.
You just know there is. When do you think he will quietly resign his speakership and slink off into the sunset. Our government is a haven for liars, grifters, and dirt bags that have never been able to hold a real job. I think they get "found out" and move on. The fact that they think they can hide in politics is ludicrous. But they are usually narcissists and just can't help themselves.
I just don't know n this one. Whoever believed it would get as bad as it did they'd just take somebody like him? Some of what they've floated on events to come are extremely scary.
I’m looking forward to his tax returns.. oh wait we’ll probably never see those
Yes.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/arewere-mike-johnson-and-his-teenage
How is this NOT somehow incestual? ALERTS when your son might be masturbating and/or when daddy might be? It's so gross I can't even.
Just so gross!
Personally, I think Mike Johnson is an extremely closeted gay man, which is (1) why he "adopted" a 14 year old black son, and (2) why his wife spends all her time on her knees, praying, and running a "conversion therapy" clinic, in the fervent hope that it will get her husband straight, too. But that's just me. As for the no bank account? Probably it's one of those off-the-radar "Christian banks" that don't bother with FDIC insurance or anything, because.
Speaking for the entire gay community, I think I can safely say, "We don't want him!" So tired of these "confused" closet freaks that go out in the dead of night cruising DuPont Circle for the D, and in the daytime do everything possible to take away gay rights. Fuck 'em!
Thank you.. you nailed it! It is always, always the case that these clowns who preach the loudest against being gay are in the closet. Been saying the same about DeSantis.
Don’t forget Mike Pence!
Mike’s not... gay... oh myyyyyyyyyy!
🤣😂
Agree.
More on Johnson’s “adopted son”
https://unprecedented.ghost.io/archive/man-and-boy/?ref=unprecedented-newsletter
Johnson was creepy before I read this. Now he’s even more nightmarish.
Well, don't miss this one then: https://www.wonkette.com/p/arewere-mike-johnson-and-his-teenage
Posted from Blue above.
That’s so bizarre! Gotta love Wonkette for finding that story. Gross.
OMG! Thanks for this! What is it with these creepy as fuck MAGA/GQP representatives with their 'adopted'sons? At least I haven't heard that Nestor (Grungy Gaetz's adoptee) is living a life of crime. But Mike Johnson needs to start answering some hard questions.
Thanks for the link!
Wowwwwwww
He has a bank account, he just doesn’t report it. Because nothing will happen to him, ala Clarence Thomas. Now WHY he doesn’t list his bank accounts in mandatory financial disclosure statements is a whole different question. Is he just stupid? Lazy? Hiding something? Who knows? But what we do know is zero due diligence was done on the little religious freak, so if it turns out he is a serial killer and hiding bodies of “adopted children” in closets will anyone be surprised?
Since his fellow Repubs won’t care, he decided he wouldn’t bother. Remember Jared Kushner left a lot of stuff out too and nothing bad happened to him even after we found out.
Jared Kushner is a grifter just like his father and father-in-law. Birds of the same feather flock together. That’s why Chris Christie put Jared’s shithead father in jail when he was Attorney General in New Jersey. By the way- what is Jared doing with the $2billion he got from the Saudi government for his “ hedge” fund??!!
Yes, a standard GQP grifter. All Repubs seem to be, even the “quiet ones” like Jared, Mike Johnson, Clarence Thomas (remember when he never even asked questions much less write his opinion)
He's probably paying Michael hush money.
Good Morning Jeff,
Any coincidence that they are looking to Defund the IRS? Just saying.......
The thing these fuckers all have in common is that they’ve never been held accountable for anything so they think they never will; that’s how they have the audacity to put themselves out there.
Important to mention that trump has to “just stop it” because Jeff’s hyphenated descriptive paragraph is soon to be a 15,000 word novel. 😆
Johnson’s money is stuffed in a mattress somewhere. The question is whose?
God's pocket no doubt.
..."flim flam fucksticks" 🤣🤣
Mikey probably stores his money in his daughter's chastity belt, to which he holds the only key. Or perhaps, in the safe in his underground S&M lair.
The same safe in which he keeps the pictures of his kinky adventures in the world of bdsm, because you know, they all want a visual record to jerk off to. Whatever floats your boat, dude. We'll all know sooner or later because nothing stays secret for very long, especially if you're speaker of the us house of representatives (a low level, invisible job if there ever was one...) 🙄🙄🙄