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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 55 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

That is a rare piece of good news coming out of Texas, so hurrah! Also, is that gavel comically oversized or is their house speaker really tiny?

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why not both? And you can't tell from the picture, but it also makes a squeak when it lands.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was thinking they adjourned the session by smashing a watermelon.

You joke, but Gallagher could easily have been elected in Texas

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] ptz@dubvee.org 6 points 1 year ago
[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sloshed?!? The man is damn near pickled. I’d be worried he’s approaching alcohol poisoning.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

It seems unlikely he’s remember any of that session that’s for sure.

That's what passes for good news here -- the txlege didn't fuck us.

[–] droopy4096@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

gigantomania is a thing in Austin, so, yeah, oversized gavel comes with the territory

[–] gullible@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’ve noticed that American internal politics have been rife with good news lately. Plenty of objectionable horrifying stupidity but more good than bad.

[–] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Plenty of bad stuff going on still like our voting rights getting stripped by bullshit stacked courts decisions and that 2025 plan to take over the government. Wouldn't put it past them for this to be part of the plan tbh.

[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like our standards for American politics have been Overton windowed to the very bottom of what should be minimal.

[–] gullible@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

They absolutely have been and I often wonder whether it’s deliberate.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Sometimes, even villains have to take a breath.