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Talia Lavin

15 Feb, 4 tweets, 1 min read

i feel like i learn about a new congressman every day and theyre always named like Brick Applewhite and saying absolutely insane things about murdering socialists

435 people with some positions switching every 2 years is a lot to keep track of, how am i supposed to remember Cliff Bonkerthorp III (R-Arkanasas) before he starts tweeting about the shadow cabal government thats trying to cancel the easter bunny with brickbats

https://twitter.com/RepClayHiggins/status/1360695203120766981

inspired by this dude, who no doubt has a fleet of likeminded construction material named compatriots, like Rust Fortherton and Mud Gringerch

https://twitter.com/RepClayHiggins/status/1360695203120766981

rolling up to congress like sup im Rebar Smith IV and i have some TERRIBLE OPINIONS

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