Hi everyone, it's Borkark in New York and given that it isn't just any Friday, but Friday

the 13th, feels bidding to remember that at this hour one week ago, the party of the

twice impeached ex-president was still in the throes of a cringe-worthy history-making

deathmatch over the speaker's gavill in the House of Representatives.

This time last week, we were still hours away from even having a speaker.

This time last week, Republican members of Congress were still dodging the disgraced

ex-president's phone calls on the floor of the House.

This time last week, Kevin McCarthy was still cutting backroom deals with the fringiest

elements of his own party, negotiating with his hostage takers, trading away everything

but the gavill, so he could ascend, finally, at long last, to the speakership.

And now less than one week into Republican rule of the House of Representatives, look

where we are.

Senator newly minted Republican member of the House, George Santos, is facing multiple

open investigations and mounting evidence that he is both a pathological liar and a

potential campaign finance violator among other things.

Speaker McCarthy is dangling the possibility of expunging one of both of the disgraced

ex-presidents' impeachments.

Republicans are unleashing a so-called weaponization of government committee that is straight out

of the McCarthy era.

Joe McCarthy, that is.

Democratic members of the House, who Republicans have smeared and stripped of their committee

assignments, are now receiving death threats like this one against Congressman Erickseewal

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