Kinda surprised no one else had mentioned this but at the start of the month Kevin Hern sold off all the McDonald's stores he owned. I guess he needs some cash for when Inhofe retires or croaks. Source: I work for the company that bought 4 of them.

Link to the article here.

Just a reminder he will be on the ballot in November. So even if you're not voting for the presidential ballot, it's still worth showing up to vote on the local races.

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#Covid violations

Republican extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) was fined again last week for refusing to wear a mask on the House floor, marking the 22nd penalty the congresswoman has amassed since last summer. Each violation is now costing her $2,500, taken directly from her congressional pay. The total cost of Greene’s refusal to mask-up has exceeded $50,000, nearly a third of her official salary.

>"You have been observed not wearing a mask on July 29, August 2, September 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, and October 1, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, and 27, and have been asked by a member of my staff to wear a mask while in the Hall of the House of Representatives on each occasion unless recognized to speak by the chair," [House Sergeant-at-Arms William] Walker wrote in the letter.

Greene declared her defiance on Newsmax on Monday, claiming she has been fined over $60,000 (clip):

>She's fined me over $60,500 in mask fines. I refuse to wear a mask! And, Chris, I have to tell you something else: I am not vaccinated and I will be standing strong, standing up for the people across this country that refuse to get vaccinated.

Fellow Georgia Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde was also fined last week, bringing his total to more than $30,000 for Covid violations.

Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Republican from Texas, joined the pair in the fined-for-safety-violations club last month when the House Sergeant-at-Arms cited (pdf) him

As always, feel free to add events I may have missed in the comments. It’s also awesome to hear from folks who have attended these events and how they were.

Scroll to the bottom for links to other Things to Do lists and a link to my Reddit profile.

I’m taking a vacation from the list for the week of Dec 27 through New Year’s, but be on the lookout for a coming soon post with a list of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day celebrations and activities.

Have a great week, y’all, and Merry Christmas!

Weekend & Multi-day Events

Dec 23-26 | Raj Sharma| Dallas Comedy Club

Dec 14-20 | Week Long Fiesta Anniversary Party at El Chingon, Fort Worth

Dec 6 - 20 | HOLIDAY HOPE Adoption Event | Dallas Animal Services

Dec 18-23 | Free Backstage Holiday Tours | Winspear Opera House

Dec 3 - 31 | Rent the Runway Sample Sale Pop-Up at Dallas Uptown West Village

Holiday Things to Do

*newly added

*North Pole at Legacy West, Plano

Polar Express Decorations through Dec 23 at Mockingbird Station

SPCA “Home for the Holidays” Pet Adoption Pavilion through Dec 23 at NorthPark

12 Beers of Christmas through Dec 24 at Cedar Creek Brewhouse & Eatery, Farmers Branch

Peppermint Park/North Pole, Texas weekends through Dec 24 at Hilton Anatole

Santaland (thru Dec 24) and SnowDay Dallas through Jan 17 at Dallas Galleria

Lights on the Farm through Dec 26 at Heritage Farmstead, Plano

*Sweet Tooth Motel (free) through Dec 30 at Strauss Square, Dallas Arts District

Holiday at the Arboretum through Dec 31 at Dallas Arboretum

Miracle on West Fork Drive-Thru Christmas Lights thru Dec 31 at Penthouse on Lake Carolyn

[Prai

#Real España vs Olimpia

Competition: Honduran First Division 2nd leg final

Kick Off Times: 19:00 (GMT-6) [When this thread is 30mins old]

Venue: Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Referee: Saíd Martínez

Streams: Free Official Broadcast in Spanish

1st Leg Result: Olimpia 2-0 Real España

2nd Leg Result: Real España 0-1 Olimpia

Final Aggregate: Olimpia 3-0 Real España

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DT: [Raul Gutierez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Guti%C3%A

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#State Dept. blockade

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) continues to effectively block almost all State Department nominees, including 59 ambassadors and critical national security positions. Only one ambassador has been confirmed amidst the obstruction: former Sen. Ken Salazar, now the US Ambassador to Mexico.

>“It’s really an undermining of the nation’s national security process,” said Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “What we have here is an unprecedented, blanketed holding of all nominees — regardless of whether they have anything to do with the policy issues at stake.”

>“That is not something I have seen in 30 years of doing foreign policy work” in Congress, he added. “This is unprecedented.”

While Cruz cannot unilaterally block nominees, he can and has objected to the normal procedure of confirmation, thereby requiring hours of floor time to confirm each nominee—and taking away from pressing matters like infrastructure, debt ceiling, and government funding bills. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) managed to confirm six important State Dept. nominees in the past week by clearing hours of floor time.

>Mr. Cruz and his allies insist he is taking a principled stand on Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline project from Russia to Germany that has long been an issue of high interest for him… Cruz accused the Biden administration of showing “weakness” toward Russia. He has since exploited Senate rules to turn confirmation votes — even generally routine ones, for career foreign servants headed for relatively midlevel jobs or low-profile ambassadorships — into hourslong exercises.

*Reminder: Cruz did not hold nearly the same concern for former President Trump’s weakness toward Russia. For example, in 2019 Cruz [voted](https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/17/texas-congress-

Here are the names of every Republican senator and member of Congress who voted to sustain objections to certifying the electoral results in two states where Trump lost, Arizona and Pennsylvania, despite no evidence of fraud. The full House tallies for each vote are hereand here; the Senate votes are here and here.

In the Senate:

• Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
• Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)
• Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
• John Kennedy (R-La.)
• Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.)
• Roger Marshall (R-Kan.)
• Rick Scott (R-Fla.)
• Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)

In the House:

• Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)
• Rick Allen (R-Ga.)
• Jodey Arrington (R-Texas)
• Brian Babin (R-Texas)
• Jim Baird (R-Ind.)
• Jim Banks (R-Ind.)
• Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.)
• Jack Bergman (R-Mich.)
• Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.)
• Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.)
• Dan Bishop (R-N.C.)
• Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.)
• Mike Bost (R-Ill.)
• Mo Brooks (R-Ala.)
• Ted Budd (R-N.C.)
• Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.)
• Michael Burgess (R-Texas)
• Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)
• Kat Cammack (R-Fla.)
• Jerry Carl (R-Ala.)
• Buddy Carter (R-Ga.)
• John Carter (R-Texas)
• Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.)
• Steve Chabot (R-Ohio)
• Ben Cline (R-Va.)
• Michael Cloud (R-Texas)
• Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.)
• Tom Cole (R-Okla.)
• Rick Crawford (R-Ark.)
• Warren Davidson (R-Ohio)
• Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.)
• Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
• Byron Donalds (R-Fla.)
• Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.)
• Neal Dunn (R-Fla.)
• Ron Estes (R-Kan.)
• Pat Fallon (R-Texas)
• Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.)
• Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.)
• Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.)
• Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.)
• Scott Franklin (R-Fla.)
• Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho)
• Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)
• Mike Garcia (R-Calif.)
• Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio)
• Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.)
• Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
• Bob Good (R-Va.)
• Lance Gooden (R-Texas)
• Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)
• Garret Graves (R-La.)
• Sam Graves (R-Mo.)
• Mark Green (R-Tenn.)
• Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)
• Morgan Griffith (R-Va.)
• Michael Guest (R-Miss.)
• Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.)
• Andy Harris (R-Md.)
• Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.)
• Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.)
• Kevin Hern (R-Okla.)
• Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.)
• Jody Hice (R-Ga.)
• Clay Higgins (R-La.)
• Richard Hudson (R-N.C.)

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

Do your worst!

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

They were cooked in Greece.

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

Heard they've been doing some shady business.

1. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California
2. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama
3. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican from Kansas
4. Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky
5. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona
6. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican from Wyoming
7. Rep. Tom Malinowski, a Democrat from New Jersey
8. Rep. Pat Fallon, a Republican from Texas
9. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, a Republican from Tennessee
10. Rep. Susie Lee, a Democrat of Nevada
11. Rep. Katherine Clark, a Democrat from Massachusetts
12. Rep. Blake Moore, a Republican from Texas
13. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat from New Jersey
14. Rep. Mo Brooks, a Republican from Alabama
15. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Republican from Texas
16. Rep. Kevin Hern, a Republican from Oklahoma
17. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Florida
18. Rep. Michael Guest, a Republican from Mississippi
19. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat from New York
20. Rep. Brian Mast, a Republican from Florida
21. Rep. Lori Trahan, a Democrat from Massachusetts
22. Rep. John Rutherford, a Republican from Florida
23. Rep. David Trone, a Democrat of Maryland
24. Rep. Dan Meuser, a Republican from Pennsylvania
25. Rep. Kathy Castor, a Democrat of Florida
26. Rep. Bill Pascrell, a Democrat of New Jersey
27. Rep. August Pfluger, a Republican from Texas
28. Rep. Brian Higgins, a Democrat from New York
29. Rep. Cheri Bustos, a Democrat from Illinois
30. Rep. Steve Chabot, a Republican from Ohio
31. Rep. Victoria Spartz, a Republican from Indiana
32. Rep. Rick Allen, a Republican from Georgia
33. Rep. Kim Schrier, a Democrat from Washington
34. Rep. Mike Kelly, a Republican from Pennsylvania
35. Rep. Chris Jacobs, a Republican from New York
36. Rep. Bobby Scott, a Democrat from Virginia
37. Rep. Austin Scott, a Republican from Georgia
38. Rep. Pete Sessions, a Republican from Texas
39. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat from Colorado
40. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from New York
41. Rep. Warren Davidson, a Republican from Ohio
42. Rep. Lance Gooden, a Republican from Texas
43. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, a Republican from Tennessee
44. Rep. Cindy Axne, a Democrat from Iowa
45. Del. Michael San Nicolas, a Democrat from Guam
46. Rep. Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont
47. Rep. Jim Banks, a Republican from Indiana
48. Rep. Mike Garcia, a Republican from California
49. Rep. Rob Wittman, a Republican from Virginia
50. Rep. Alan Lowenthal, a Democrat from California
51. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a Republican fro

1. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California
2. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama
3. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican from Kansas
4. Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky
5. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona
6. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican from Wyoming
7. Rep. Tom Malinowski, a Democrat from New Jersey
8. Rep. Pat Fallon, a Republican from Texas
9. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, a Republican from Tennessee
10. Rep. Susie Lee, a Democrat of Nevada
11. Rep. Katherine Clark, a Democrat from Massachusetts
12. Rep. Blake Moore, a Republican from Texas
13. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat from New Jersey
14. Rep. Mo Brooks, a Republican from Alabama
15. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Republican from Texas
16. Rep. Kevin Hern, a Republican from Oklahoma
17. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Florida
18. Rep. Michael Guest, a Republican from Mississippi
19. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat from New York
20. Rep. Brian Mast, a Republican from Florida
21. Rep. Lori Trahan, a Democrat from Massachusetts
22. Rep. John Rutherford, a Republican from Florida
23. Rep. David Trone, a Democrat of Maryland
24. Rep. Dan Meuser, a Republican from Pennsylvania
25. Rep. Kathy Castor, a Democrat of Florida
26. Rep. Bill Pascrell, a Democrat of New Jersey
27. Rep. August Pfluger, a Republican from Texas
28. Rep. Brian Higgins, a Democrat from New York
29. Rep. Cheri Bustos, a Democrat from Illinois
30. Rep. Steve Chabot, a Republican from Ohio
31. Rep. Victoria Spartz, a Republican from Indiana
32. Rep. Rick Allen, a Republican from Georgia
33. Rep. Kim Schrier, a Democrat from Washington
34. Rep. Mike Kelly, a Republican from Pennsylvania
35. Rep. Chris Jacobs, a Republican from New York
36. Rep. Bobby Scott, a Democrat from Virginia
37. Rep. Austin Scott, a Republican from Georgia
38. Rep. Pete Sessions, a Republican from Texas
39. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat from Colorado
40. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from New York
41. Rep. Warren Davidson, a Republican from Ohio
42. Rep. Lance Gooden, a Republican from Texas
43. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, a Republican from Tennessee
44. Rep. Cindy Axne, a Democrat from Iowa
45. Del. Michael San Nicolas, a Democrat from Guam
46. Rep. Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont
47. Rep. Jim Banks, a Republican from Indiana
48. Rep. Mike Garcia, a Republican from California
49. Rep. Rob Wittman, a Republican from Virginia
50. Rep. Alan Lowenthal, a Democrat from California
51. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a Republican fro

Whenever any of these anti-American terrorist-supporting goons are quoted in the media, anything and everything they say should be dismissed and their disloyalty to the country should be brought up instead. In a just society they would be ridden out of the country on a rail.

Senators who objected:

Ted Cruz (TX)

Josh Hawley (MO)

Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS)

Cynthia Lummis (WY)

John Kennedy (LA)

Roger Marshall (KS)

Rick Scott (FL)

Tommy Tuberville (AL)

House members who objected:

Robert Aderholt (AL)

Rick Allen (GA)

Jodey Arrington (TX)

Brian Babin (TX)

Jim Baird (IN)

Jim Banks (IN)

Cliff Bentz (OR)

Jack Bergman (MI)

Stephanie Bice (OK)

Andy Biggs (AZ)

Dan Bishop (NC)

Lauren Boebert (CO)

Mike Bost (IL)

Mo Brooks (AL)

Ted Budd (NC)

Tim Burchett (TN)

Michael Burgess (TX)

Ken Calvert (CA)

Kat Cammack (FL)

Jerry Carl (AL)

Buddy Carter (GA)

John Carter (TX)

Madison Cawthorn (NC)

Steve Chabot (OH)

Ben Cline (VA)

Michael Cloud (TX)

Andrew Clyde (GA)

Tom Cole (OK)

Rick Crawford (AR)

Warren Davidson (OH)

Scott DesJarlais (TN)

Mario Diaz-Balart (FL)

Byron Donalds (FL)

Jeff Duncan (SC)

Neal Dunn (FL)

Ron Estes (KS)

Pat Fallon (TX)

Michelle Fischbach (MN)

Scott Fitzgerald (WI)

Chuck Fleischmann (TN)

Virginia Foxx (NC)

Scott Franklin (FL)

Russ Fulcher (ID)

Matt Gaetz (FL)

Mike Garcia (CA)

Bob Gibbs (OH)

Carlos Gimenez (FL)

Louie Gohmert (TX)

Bob Good (VA)

Lance Gooden (TX)

Paul Gosar (AZ)

Garret Graves (LA)

Sam Graves (MO)

Mark Green (TN)

Marjorie Greene (GA)

Morgan Griffith (VA)

Michael Guest (MS)

Jim Hagedorn (MN)

Andy Harris (MD)

Diana Harshbarger (TN)

Vicky Hartzler (MO)

Kevin Hern (OK)

Yvette Herrell (NM)

Jody Hice (GA)

Clay Higgins (LA)

Richard Hudson (NC)

Darrell Issa (CA)

Ronny Jackson (TX)

Chris Jacobs (NY)

Mike Johnson (LA)

Bill Johnson (OH)

Jim Jordan (OH)

John Joyce (PA)

Fred Keller (PA)

Trent Kelly (MS)

Mike Kelly (PA)

David Kustoff (TN)

Doug LaMalfa (CA)

Doug Lamborn (CO)

Jacob LaTurner (KS)

Debbie Lesko (AZ)

Billy Long (MO)

Barry Loudermilk (GA)

Frank Lucas (OK)

Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO)

Nicole Malliotakis (NY)

Tracey Mann (KS)

Brian Mast (FL)

Kevin McCarthy (CA)

Lisa McClain (MI)

Daniel Meuser (PA)

Mary Miller (IL)

Carol Miller (WV)

Alex Mooney (WV)

Barry Moore (AL)

Markwayne Mullin (OK)

Gregory Murphy (NC)

Troy Nehls (TX)

Ralph Norman (SC)

Devin Nunes (CA)

Jay Obernolte (CA)

Burgess Owens (UT)

Steven Palazzo (MS)

Gary Palmer (AL) Greg Pence (

1. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California
2. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat from New Jersey
3. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama
4. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican from Kansas
5. Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky
6. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona
7. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican from Wyoming
8. Rep. Tom Malinowski, a Democrat from New Jersey
9. Rep. Pat Fallon, a Republican from Texas
10. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, a Republican from Tennessee
11. Rep. Katherine Clark, a Democrat from Massachusetts
12. Rep. Blake Moore, a Republican from Texas
13. Rep. Mo Brooks, a Republican from Alabama
14. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Republican from Texas
15. Rep. Susie Lee, a Democrat of Nevada
16. Rep. Kevin Hern, a Republican from Oklahoma
17. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Florida
18. Rep. Michael Guest, a Republican from Mississippi
19. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat from New York
20. Rep. Brian Mast, a Republican from Florida
21. Rep. Lori Trahan, a Democrat from Massachusetts
22. Rep. John Rutherford, a Republican from Florida
23. Rep. Kathy Castor, a Democrat of Florida
24. Rep. August Pfluger, a Republican from Texas
25. Rep. Brian Higgins, a Democrat from New York
26. Rep. Cheri Bustos, a Democrat from Illinois
27. Rep. Steve Chabot, a Republican from Ohio
28. Rep. Victoria Spartz, a Republican from Indiana
29. Rep. Rick Allen, a Republican from Georgia
30. Rep. Mike Kelly, a Republican from Pennsylvania
31. Rep. Chris Jacobs, a Republican from New York
32. Rep. Bobby Scott, a Democrat from Virginia
33. Rep. Austin Scott, a Republican from Georgia
34. Rep. Pete Sessions, a Republican from Texas
35. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat from Colorado
36. Rep. Kim Schrier, a Democrat from Washington
37. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from New York
38. Rep. Cindy Axne, a Democrat from Iowa
39. Rep. Warren Davidson, a Republican from Ohio
40. Rep. Lance Gooden, a Republican from Texas
41. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, a Republican from Tennessee
42. Del. Michael San Nicolas, a Democrat from Guam
43. Rep. Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont
44. Rep. Jim Banks, a Republican from Indiana
45. Rep. Rob Wittman, a Republican from Virginia
46. Rep. Alan Lowenthal, a Democrat from California
47. Rep. Roger Williams, a Republican from Texas
48. Rep. Dan Meuser, a Republican from Pennsylvania

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