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I'd just like to clarify some things about Senator Cory Booker's marathon Senate speech in protest of the present administration and everything they are doing to the American people.
Senator Booker was NOT allowed to sit down, eat, or use the bathroom during his speech. Sitting or leaving the room to use the bathroom would be considered yielding the floor. Eating would have interfered with his speaking and the person who has the senate floor must continue to speak, except when listening to questions that they will then answer.
He only took occasional sips of water.
The person who previously held the record for longest speech on the Senate floor did have bathroom breaks and also did things like read from the encyclopedia.
Senator Booker did not do that. His speech was to point out the damage that this administration is doing and he stayed on that subject.
Senator Booker's speech did reach many people. It wasn't a silly stunt that was done so that he could take the record for longest speech. He wanted to show the country that democrats will do something to bring attention to the problems we are facing. That democrats are listening to them.
Senator Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and 4 minutes to "make good trouble."
Happy 90th Birthday to the (A)T-6 Texan/SNJ/Harvard. It's one of my favorite kinds of plane and is one of the best and most iconic sounding aircraft ever to exist. Whether you know it or not, you've definitely heard a T-6 in a movie, tv show, or even real life. Here's to the hundreds that are still flying today π»
#fun fact: the t-6 is so loud because the tips of the propellers are moving faster than the speed of sound and breaking the sound barrier#it's 1000% the loudest prop plane I've ever heard and listening to t-6 formation teams is deafening#the name difference between them (t-6/snj/harvard) just depended on what branch or country used them#also I'm only posting this with a few minutes left of the 1st so pretend it just turned the 1st#I figured I'd post what makes me happy which are planes. planes will always make me happy. I need happiness right now#no one gives a fucking shit about what I post so I might as well enjoy myself#I definitely have more t-6 pictures somewhere but I don't have time to upload them#I also have videos but they're too big rip. just do yourself a favor and watch a video of one of these. they're so loud#and I decided to minimally edit these aka only slightly crop them and change the amount of light#so these are a little shit but idc#also there's a bonus snj way in the background of the 4th picture lol#and I included the last picture not because of the flag but because I liked the backed sunset lighting on the snj#I know no one will read this or give a shit but I just needed somewhere to share this to bring myself a little joy π#t-6 texan#at-6 texan#snj#harvard#aircraft
To celebrate the birthday of one of my favorite kinds of planes today, here's a rare look at little 8-year-old me with one of the first times I got to see this kind of plane up close. Of course I won't let you see me, but you can see my sick ass SpongeBob Crocs π€
#fun fact: shortly after this picture was taken this plane was painted in Iowa ANG colors! Kind of a neat full circle moment since this-#plane was once owned in Iowa (and this pic was taken somewhere in Iowa)#unfortunately it looks like it had a ground loop incident in 2022 and I haven't seen anything else about it since then#but its airworthiness registration was updated in 2023 so it looks like it's being repaired to airworthiness again if it isn't already#let's see if I delete this later#personal
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Senator Cory Booker is holding the floor of the Senate and says he βwill speak for as long as Iβm physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisisβ.
Heβs still going, BTW.
If he makes it to 7:19 PM, ESTβso, three hours and a couple minutesβhe breaks the record from when Strom Thurmond filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Not that that actually does anything, but on the symbolic level itβs kinda neat.
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Also worth noting, other Democratic senators taking turns to ask questionsβvery lengthy questionsβto give Senator Booker a chance to rest his voice. These include Sen. Chris Murphy, Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey, Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont, Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Sens. Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Sen. Ben Ray LujΓ‘n of New Mexico.
List via NPR, as of a couple of hours ago; they seem to be updating it periodically.
Reblogged currentlyonstandbi
Why are you lgbtq+? wrong answers only GO
Reblogged jellybeanium124
Surprisingly high amount of people over ten years?? Hello???
Tumblerette moment
According to the results so far 42.09 of us have been here for 10+ years.
Welcome to 2025
Reblogged matuk-art
Iβm JUST SAYING. I couldβve treated Diego better than the writers did. THEY never gave my baby a break.
Season one: oh, this guy. This guy with the hero complex. Letβs kill off the woman he loved!
Season two: now weβre gonna put him in a mental hospital because heβs CRAZY. And this chick? Weβre gonna make him fall in love with her even though sheβs a crazy psycho bitch!
Season three: hey remember the crazy chick? Sheβs gonna trick him into thinking they have a kid together. And guess what? That kidβs gonna get kugelblitzed!
Season four: LETβS MAKE HIS WIFE CHEAT ON HIM WITH HIS BROTHER! THEYβLL LOVE IT!
#diego was another comedic relief character like Klaus except he was a different flavor - aka purposely made fun of him and beat around#except they tried to make him feel more put together only to pull everything out from under him every season#idk if this makes sense I'm just rambling on after waking up from a nap#I'm just saying Diego was just another comedic relief character but he was actually more tragic than Klaus. In this essay I will-#tua#the umbrella academy#umbrella academy#diego hargreeves
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Reblogged nimouette
THE OFFICE 6.20 β "New Leads"