this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2026
343 points (99.1% liked)

politics

31892 readers
2606 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles. Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to US politics and contain quality and original content. Social Media adjacent hosts like Substack are allowed, but ONLY if they tie back to a company/subsidiary. No personal or friend group blogs and no self-promotion. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and re-hosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing other users of being bots or paid actors.
  3. No memes, trolling, misinformation, or low-effort posts/comments (including reposts). If you see posts like this that anger you, do not engage. Report, block, and live a happier life than they do. Any slap-fight is subject to comment removals. Fights full of rule violations will result in temporary bans to cool off.
  4. No manipulating votes via bots or alt accounts; this will result in permanent bans. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in an account ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be permanently banned.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules and use critical thinking when reading, posting, and commenting. Users that repeatedly have comments or posts removed, weaponize reports, or violate the code of conduct, will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users. The reason(s) behind moderator action(s) are publicly available through the Modlog.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

• Register To Vote

• Citizenship Resource Center

• Congressional Awards Program

• Federal Government Agencies

• Library of Congress Legislative Resources

• The White House

• U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

• News

• World News

• Business News

• Political Discussion

• Ask Politics

• Military News

• Global Politics

• Moderate Politics

• Progressive Politics

• UK Politics

• Canadian Politics

• Australian Politics

• New Zealand Politics

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 

The Colorado Republican moved to a more conservative district after a close re-election call in 2022. But this year’s blue tsunami has swept her out of office, NBC News projects.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., a conservative firebrand who was caught up in several headline-grabbing controversies during her six years in Congress, has been defeated by Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher, NBC News projects.

Laubacher is a retired Navy rear admiral and Afghanistan war veteran who served on the National Security Council in the Biden administration.

“Integrity matters. Character matters. Truth matters, and public service should always be about what you can do for other people, not what you do for yourself,” Laubacher told supporters on election night, according to The Colorado Sun. “Those things were worth fighting for when we started.”

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

She's a hate preacher, not a "firebrand".

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh look, six-time international lap-hockey champion Handy Oakley took a minute off to do something else with her fingers.

“Today we salute the brave men and women who wore our nation’s uniform and defended the homeland. Their sacrifice deserves our gratitude, our respect, and our unwavering support. Never forget those who fought for our freedom. God bless our veterans and the United States of America!”

Sit down and shut up, you vapid bobblehead. 

In your first term in Congress, you made 15 anti-veteran votes. Last year, you voted to cut funding for the 49,000 veterans in your district by supporting a bill that guts their health care.

How delicious is it that this complete waste of space was just denied reelection by an actual veteran, the retired Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher?

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] wake@quokk.au 3 points 1 day ago

Holy shit, this is awesome

[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Can we stop calling her a conservative firebrand.

She gave her boyfriend a hand job at a children's show.

(a brief pause)

On second thought, I guess that is pretty much on brand for modern "conservatives".

Nevermind....

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, they're throwing the word firebrand around like it applies to her. A firebrand has a cause they champion. What has Lauren Bobert championed lol.

[–] bbpr120@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

handies in Beetlejuice and supporting Pedophiles.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

And vaping THE WEED

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Nobody@anarchist.nexus 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is a legit chance that a former member of Congress will have an OnlyFans page soon.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People can think about how she was voted out of office and cum twice as hard.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yep and Meg was way ahead of the MAGA plastic surgery circuit. Damn shame too.

[–] blastosist@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There goes one the intellectual thought leaders of the MAGA movement…

I never even got an offer for a patriotic handjob.

[–] stickyprimer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Thought leadener.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In 2023, Boebert and her date were escorted out of a performance of the “Beetlejuice” musical in Denver. They were alleged to have been vaping, taking photos and engaging in other disruptive behavior.

That's an interesting way to spell "handjob."

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought the vaping in a theater and the handjob in a theater were separate incidents?

I saw the video. She was jerkin him like she was pulling up weeds.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

She's already on TV explaining what the Republican party needs to do differently. It's hilarious that losers always get the microphone to give advice as if they ever had a clue, Claire McCaskill did the same for the Democrats.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

Same energy:

[–] horus_son_of_isis@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They knew what the right thing to do was the whole time, but they're spineless sniveling toadies to the orange turd, held captive by a mouthbreathing moron cult. The GOP avoids integrity like they avoid washing their hands. Even before donny, republicans wouldn't choose the right thing unless you let them do an even bigger evil thing. Then they go back and loosen the lugnuts on the right thing so it falls apart.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] OctopusNemeses@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

She looks like a first-stage Pokemon of Sarah Palin.

[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Perhaps she can start another restaurant.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Or introduce her own line of hand-moisturizing cream, specially formulated for musicals.

[–] LookBehindYouNowAndThen@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't say it 3 times or he'll come

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Him cuming is Lauren's goal.

[–] nomoredreaddit@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

''Two hands for seven brothers''

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] mercano@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

“Fiddler in the Audience”

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The hand-cum of the opera.

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

School Of Cock

Les Jizzer Balls

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 22 hours ago

So long, Has-Been. See you in the Footnotes.

[–] Hanrahan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

how was it this close ? ffs :(

[–] Chessmasterrex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

No guessing involved.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago
[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Now she can have more time to keep her hands full at the movie theater.

Good news for her is she's probably made enough money off of AIPAC and Russian bribes that we won't hear from her for a while.

[–] QueenHawlSera@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

More like her racist for re-erection.

[–] tigermountain@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago
[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Have they tried turning her OFF and then turning her back ON?

Oops, sorry. I posted on the wrong thread.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

To turn her off you need to have sufficient melanin in your skin.

To turn her on apparently you need to take her to a Broadway music.

[–] PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm going to be honest here. I would not kick her out of bed

[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

Don't stick your dick in crazy.

But yah, I'd take that 8 second ride.

load more comments
view more: next ›