Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 19/12/2024"The government does very few things well." - Speaker Mike Johnson "Also, we need pay raises for ourselves." 23554601178
Horo @horo.bsky.social · 19/12/2024How about Congress gets a pay raise every time the minimum wage goes up? 010
mohawk123.bsky.social @mohawk123.bsky.social · 20/12/2024They haven't done a damn thing in years but give themselves raises? that should be their civic duty. No more money get it I said no no enough 000
Roadrunner56 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🏈⚾️🐠🐱🐶 @roadrunner56.bsky.social · 20/12/2024They'll give themselves those raises too and still get re-elected. Go figure. 000
Dback Jon @dbackjon.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Actually, when you have good people in office, the government does many things very well 000
nuggetsfan1.bsky.social @nuggetsfan1.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I’d say he’s right on the first point because they don’t actually try. The only thing they do is raise money for the next election. They’re paid too much for such little time they’re actually in session & in the building. It’s pretty ridiculous. 000
The Whisper's Echo @thewhispersecho.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I wish I got paid to fuck my clusters. 🙄 000
kdancho815.bsky.social @kdancho815.bsky.social · 20/12/2024You deserve no pay raise!! You accomplished absolutely nothing last term!!😡😡 000
kawamamua.bsky.social @kawamamua.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Anyone know who added the pay raise to the bill? 000
@janettes-999.bsky.social @janettes-999.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Screw pay raises for the most dysfunctional, least productive GOP House in decades! Go pound sand! 010
John is Curious 🇬🇧 🇧🇻 😂 @curious33.bsky.social · 20/12/2024You don't get raises unless you genuflect to President Musk and his Lackey 000
hippythug.bsky.social @hippythug.bsky.social · 20/12/2024did they ask for a raise? it all sounds like some shit they would do.. 010
Blue Kev @blue-kev.bsky.social · 20/12/2024How about raising the minimum wage? That's never going to happen, is it? 000
Sandy in the Pacific NW @sandyinthepacnw.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Cut it, cut it all but our perks and pay raises. 000
Kushibo MPH, Monster Island (actually a peninsula) @kushibo.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Republicans love to say government doesn’t work and whenever they get elected into power, they go about proving themselves right. But that makes sense, given that they see their mission in Washington as putting sugar in every gas tank they can find. 051
Rakesh Malik 🇨🇦 @winterlightstudios.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Let bust them down to minimum wage. And then charge them full rate for medical care and put seven to an office, then convert the rest to low income housing and food banks... Which Congress must staff. And while working they get no breaks, nor paid overtime. 081
motownmama22.bsky.social @motownmama22.bsky.social · 20/12/2024A pay raise after one of the most least productive House of Representatives ever!!! 000
BRAIN @brainmeberries.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Johnson is going to regret sniffing trump's undies when Musk steps in to push him out of leadership. 090
NerdBrick @nerdbrick.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Imagine walking into a McDonalds and the cashiers says, "we do very few things well here". I would think the owner or manager would fire this person. 000
rachelkristine47.bsky.social @rachelkristine47.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Americans workers in a Union going on strike for better pay is bad. Crooked Politicians giving themselves a 40% raise is good. OK. Got it! 😒 031
Denis @tooroot.bsky.social · 20/12/2024What about all the rumoured insider trading? When that is added in what's their average income? 000
Blue Woman Voting 📎 @bluewomanvoting123.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Johnson was elected with Russian rubles, pays cash for everything, cruised for a teen he never adopted and monitors porn with his teenage son ... folks, that's about as far away from "mighty fine Christian" as one can get. 001
hummerg.bsky.social @hummerg.bsky.social · 19/12/2024These Aholes don’t deserve a damn raise when they don’t even do their job. The government of the United States should never ever be shut down. 011
hikercat.bsky.social @hikercat.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Messege to Johnson: 173,000 a year, full med for you & your family & pension = to your salary isn't enough to live on? Average US families lives on household income of 60,000/yr no pension with no room for donating to 401k, no extra to invest, & we are told to suck it up you are cutting SS & MC. F U 000
Guillotines for Traitors 🏴☠️🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦 @sburr741600.bsky.social · 19/12/2024They’re basically CEOs. 010
Toxteth O'Grady @toxteth1.bsky.social · 20/12/2024When Johnson’s party is in charge, that’s very true… 000
Salty Smirk 😏 @saltysmirk.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Preacher Speaker needs to just stay home and work on his ark. 000
Dizzygirl @dizzygirl.myatproto.social · 20/12/2024Right? Like, I agree. You're horrible at your job and should be fired. 030
GingerSpice💙 @thedesertginger.bsky.social · 20/12/2024 They have more vacation time than any other job. 2572
Christopher A Gilbert @chrisagilbert.bsky.social · 19/12/2024The government does a lot of things well, it's just not profitable for Mikey kid-diddle there and the merry band of idiot billionaires. 000
Digit@LsacK @digitalsack.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Query me this: When was the last amendment to Our Constitution, and what was it about? * Bonus points for the crazy-ass story about how it came about:) 000
Seriously...really? @nobodylikedit.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Congressional rep salaries & benefits should be set and paid by the states they were elected to represent. States should also set & enforce term limits. Don't care if some get paid more than others or serve longer than others so long as there is a limit on bucks, benes, & how long they get them. 000
Miko.The.Cat @mikothecat2025.bsky.social · 19/12/2024media.tenor.coma woman in a red shirt with a cross necklace says " yup "ALT: a woman in a red shirt with a cross necklace says " yup " 000
lyndi @lyndishere.bsky.social · 19/12/2024media.tenor.coma bunch of clowns are riding in a yellow full carALT: a bunch of clowns are riding in a yellow full car 000
bbshay5276.bsky.social @bbshay5276.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Mike Johnson thinks the House needs a raise . . A raise for doing WHAT? They have done NOTHING in the last 4 yrs to help the public . . & expect more of the same in the next 4 yrs. Maybe President Musk can afford to give them a raise from his billions. 042
Just Breathe @sadears59.bsky.social · 20/12/2024For the DO-NOTHING CONGRESS. Even the Republican members scream their controlling party can't get shit done. 000
4thOfAngus @4thofangus.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Hey, Mike! Do you realize that YOU are part of, and presumed to be a leader of, the government you loathe so much. I must conclude that you and the rest of the MAGAts are simply there in D.C. to fill your pockets with the People's hard-earned money. 010
Tracey Jennings Cavasin @traceycavasin.bsky.social · 20/12/2024They’re Just a bunch of low-hanging fruit feasting on rott.! Its all a rouse to a bigger plot. 000
1truthwhisperer.bsky.social @1truthwhisperer.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Poor little Mikey can't grovel low enough. 030
Barb G @wellesley-rock.bsky.social · 24/12/2024They’re really good at giving themselves pay raises. 🙄 000
Thosmas @thosmas9.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Trump's Little Johnson sets a fine example of integrity for his son! He can stuff his feigned integrity wherever he stores the morality app he shares with his kid! 000
Vet - (Army/Airforce) @captianbwk.bsky.social · 20/12/202440% ??? And min wage at $7.25 in most states 000
Lilith Goddess of Rebellion @elo-cin.bsky.social · 20/12/2024The call is coming from inside the house.media.tenor.coma woman with long hair is standing in front of a window and says it 's me .ALT: a woman with long hair is standing in front of a window and says it 's me . 010
Slip Slidin' @slip-sliding.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Yeah, Jack, we sure fucked up expecting you to do anything but pose.... 010
kimba6.bsky.social @kimba6.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Of course they want a raise but we should be happy with $7.25 minimum wage. What could go wrong? 021
debdc.bsky.social @debdc.bsky.social · 20/12/2024These pay increases are ridiculous. Add in their per-diem money and it's even more ridiculous. 000
andigetupagain3.bsky.social @andigetupagain3.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Does Speaker Johnson have a living brain? 000
Renee Cascada🥄 @cascada57.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Pay raises! I really can't believe they have the nerve! 040
rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Getting good use out of this Far Side lately. So many opportunities. 020
Because I can’t fix stupid! @bobiov.bsky.social · 20/12/2024A congressional body with an approval rating consistently lower than the Supreme Court needs a raise plus benefiting from inside trading needs a raise? 000
slackingpro.bsky.social @slackingpro.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Are they trying to justify a dictator? 021
flyfella.bsky.social @flyfella.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Mikey doesn’t do anything well, the creepy little shite that he is…. 030
cajunjoe.bsky.social @cajunjoe.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Fuck Drumph Fuck Muskrat Fuck Maga POS Moses 0123
Blue KathyC @kathyc2222.bsky.social · 20/12/2024That's not the way it works in the real world dude. 000
NicodemusOfDurban @nicodemuofdurban.bsky.social · 20/12/2024As he sabotages the wheels of government. 000
Kelly @brnidgirl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024What makes Mikey thing they deserve raises. Aren’t most of them millionaires. 000
Amelia Patterson L.M.T. @apattersonmassage.bsky.social · 20/12/2024You wanna know where the fat needs cut? Try your own salary. 041
Duchess of Malfi 🇺🇸🐈♿️❄️🍁💐 @duchessmalfi.bsky.social · 20/12/2024They should have to live on federal minimum wage until they raise it to the point where people can live on it. 000
NancyGerlach @nancygerlach.bsky.social · 20/12/2024He also blamed small farmers going broke on Bidenomics. NO that would be ADM 110
Rosemary @rprincipessa.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I think the taxpayers have to stop paying for Congress‘s healthcare. They’re all millionaires and they could pay for themselves. And if they shut down the government, they shouldn’t be paid either just like all federal workers. 010
edlucke.bsky.social @edlucke.bsky.social · 20/12/2024it's about the only thing I like about this cr not passing .the nerve of those assholes . 000
Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷 @vero1986.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Even the good ones waited until it was too late to make a difference within the party. It wasn't until they realized that they would be on the receiving end that they spoke up. This is the result of conservatism which has always supported authoritarianism. And yes, that applies to all. 0142
redwa1106.bsky.social @redwa1106.bsky.social · 20/12/2024The government used to do many things well- then Republicans decided that not governing was the job. 041
Sara Bresnahan @sarabresnahan1.bsky.social · 20/12/2024The demand for a raise clearly demonstrates the sense of entitlement congress has, especially given that they are completely dysfunctional. Many American families live far below 174k a year. 010
TechBro @bryantreyes.bsky.social · 20/12/2024We need to cut social security and we need pay raises 000
bm1977.bsky.social @bm1977.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Private companies and banks “do well” defrauding and stealing from people—and Republicans protect them. 000
jpudgy.bsky.social @jpudgy.bsky.social · 20/12/2024F$&k HIS pay raise. My disability went up $30.00. That's thirty dollars. And my food stamps went down $20.00. so I got 10 bucks. And HE wants a raise. 🖕 010
Martin Rayner @martinrayner.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Curious how the party that hates government also happens to be remarkably adept at profiting from it on every level and at every opportunity whenever possible. 000
Michelle TG @michelletg5762.bsky.social · 20/12/2024The last few sessions of Congress did not get anything worthwhile accomplished for the American people. Providing weapons and support for Ukraine was almost ignored! So why give them a pay raise. Hell term limits would be good! 000
Kat Resists @kathrynsmiles.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Throwback content from December 2018 just for sh!ts and giggles 000
Life and Liberty @libertyandlife.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Is he kidding? The compensation for most in Congress is $174,000. The top 10% of earner? Average income of $167K. They are fairly paid. 190
Keauhou is anti-fascist @keauhou.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Speaking of the part of the government that does not do anything well 000
DianneSpiritlight @dpfrazier22.bsky.social · 20/12/2024No, they really don’t. They take way too many vacations and get way too little work done.media.tenor.coma woman says " you 're not that special " in front of a sign that says wentworthALT: a woman says " you 're not that special " in front of a sign that says wentworth 000
Shea the Spirited🏳️⚧️🌻🍉🏴 @dementiadoula-us.bsky.social · 20/12/2024The least effective Congress since Adam meet up with Eve, but they deserve a raise! 😡 000
Zomney Domnitz @zomneydomnitz.bsky.social · 20/12/2024His government did and does nothing. Literally nothing. 020
The Old Angler @shakedown514.bsky.social · 20/12/2024"We are going to lower prices. By that I mean, give ourselves raises" 030
Jim Parker @rbolcoach.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Oh, Mikey, you're too hard on yourself. You guys are champs at fucking over everyone but the wealthy, and no one comes even close to being as hypocritical as your party. You prove the statement that no one is useless. You can always set a bad example. And you're the absolute best at that. 010
Lynn Spann Bowditch @bowreader.bsky.social · 20/12/2024"So we are not going to do anything at all except fight amongst ourselves, which is what we are very good at." 010
donmarie940.bsky.social @donmarie940.bsky.social · 22/12/2024#Trump will throw #MikeJohnson under the bus. "Mike Johnson's Campaign Contributions From Company Tied to Russia" www.newsweek.com/house-speake...newsweek.comMike Johnson's campaign contributions from company tied to RussiaThe Louisiana Republican's team previously said it returned all the money it received from a company predominantly owned by Russian nationals in 2018. 000
Kitt B Wild… @bklyndreams87.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Well you know….They are all doing such a fantastic job up on Mount Doom why not increase their wages while decreasing everyone else’s?!… In the words of Spock: It’s only Logical 🤷🏾♀️ 000
The Psy of Life @thepsyoflife.bsky.social · 20/12/2024The one thing the government does well: pay and benefits for Congress 030
Kathryn Montgomery-Meissner @kmeissner1952.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Mikey should speak for himself. He does nothing well except kiss ass. 010
debscheetzam.bsky.social @debscheetzam.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Going out on a limb . No raise since 2009 is wrong. Also wrong is not passing minimum wage increase. 000
Annelies van der Leeden @avdl.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Nothing says we’re cutting costs like giving yourself a raise. 0251
Bill DeMayo @bdemayo.bsky.social · 19/12/2024On the bright side they're so bad at doing things he might not even get that lol 0191
J D @blueoregonian.bsky.social · 20/12/2024If you lead the government, isn’t it your fault that government is ineffective? Asking for the Republican Party. 040
That's Hilarious @tazgal52.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I believe Mikey meant "the government does very few things." Considering this House is the most ineffective Congress in the history of the country. 0101
Geoff @geoff99.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Mike Johnson has killed more innocent people by single handedly preventing aid to Ukraine than any American mass murderers before him. Probably even combined. Mike Johnson makes me wish there were more vigilantes in the U.S. He deserves what that ceo got. 230
Natalie M. Wright @nataliemwright.bsky.social · 20/12/2024No pay raise for Congress until they raise the Federal minimum wage and tie their pay to it. 000
44glow.bsky.social @44glow.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Their behavior and lack thereof should cost them their positions!! NO $$ 011
Groovy Penguin @groovypenguin.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Just like all the Tesla fanbois who shriek about how government is inefficient and we need Elon to clean it up. Then they double Tesla’s stock price in anticipation that … what, Elon will force govt to buy Tesla’s with tax dollars? How efficient 000
Karen Skaja @karenskaja.bsky.social · 20/12/2024People should never vote for someone who thinks government doesn’t work. They are just telling you they intend to do a terrible job. 0111
PD @usasocal.bsky.social · 20/12/2024It works fine when criminals like Jhonson, Trump are NOT in control of it! 000
Kazoo2ir @kazoo2.bsky.social · 20/12/2024MAGA republicans are useless. They don’t deserve a raise. 000
OLLIE 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇪🇺 @halunner.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Mike Johnson feels like a spineless, dodgy, B-list politician ripped straight from The Simpsons season 12. 000
bigjimtwo.bsky.social @bigjimtwo.bsky.social · 20/12/2024All you did is get paid for no work at all! 000
bigjimtwo.bsky.social @bigjimtwo.bsky.social · 20/12/2024No you don’t need a pay raise, need you need a pay cut you did nothing this year! 000
Johnnie in The Loop @chicagoloopmedia.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Fuck that asshole. He’s another ETTD dickhead. 050
Chris Neyland @chrisneyland.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Some of the things the government does well: Pay social welfare benefits to seniors while requiring their employers to match their contributions Pay for health care for the poor, disabled and elderly Insured bank deposits Prohibit medical underwriting and benefit caps Require a minimum wage 100
Tastes Like Purple @linz13.bsky.social · 20/12/2024“We need to trim the fat… except for us - WE need a raise” 000
Steve McCullough @stevemac85.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Who's in charge of making sure the government works well? 000
T @terry-157.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Cut your pay & make it performances based. Cut your benefits. Or shut up! 010
Sean says stuff and things @seanfsez.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Fuck those fuckity fuck motherfuckers. 000
Scott Whitmire @swhitmire.bsky.social · 20/12/2024The government does a lot of things well, it’s politicians that don’t do many things well. 021
DebLovesDemocracy 🌈💙🎸⚖️🧑🏫☕🎨 @deblovesdemocracy.bsky.social · 20/12/2024media.tenor.coma man in a white tank top is making a funny face with his hands in the air .ALT: a man in a white tank top is making a funny face with his hands in the air . 000
Rita 🫛🌱v 📎🐸 @ritapeas1.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Of course they want a pay raise, that's much more important than funding research for pediatric cancer. These selfish,self centered Republicans have no humanity! 1191
karlkoons3 @karlkoons3.bsky.social · 20/12/2024The US median *household* income in 2024 is estimated to be $80,610 50% above, 50% below 000
gattagirl.bsky.social @gattagirl.bsky.social · 19/12/2024media.tenor.coma cartoon dog wearing headphones holds a cell phone and says blah blah blah !ALT: a cartoon dog wearing headphones holds a cell phone and says blah blah blah ! 000
FeministSociologistPhD @femsocphd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024In case you missed previous comment, hus name is Little Johnson. 010
