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Aristus

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20. No.

Reply to Oopsie Daisy (Reply #17)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:58 AM

Apr 2025

No bathroom breaks. You’re not allowed to eat or drink. Not allowed to sit down or even lean on anything. And you can’t stop talking.

If you do any of those things, the presiding official makes you step down.

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Cory Booker breaks record for longest known Senate speech, beating Strom Thurmond [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 OP

This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2025 #1

Breaking news all over BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #3

The Irony: An African-American beats a Dixiecrat. no_hypocrisy Apr 2025 #2

He's proud of that too. barbtries Apr 2025 #5

he's still talking. barbtries Apr 2025 #4

I wish the Democratic Party hadn't incorrectly called it a filibuster. Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #6

I'm not seeing where the party is calling it that BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #7

See the Tweet//Bluesky message included in the first response to the original post here. Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #9

I don't have an Xitter account (or any of the social media accounts) BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #10

Yep, that one is good. They should stick with some variation of that message. Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #11

It seems to only be called that in the image graphic that went with that Xitter post BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #12

good Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #13

I dont get why it matters SSJVegeta Apr 2025 #29

I listened to several hours of it and he was freaking amazing. So great. LymphocyteLover Apr 2025 #8

I am so proud of him! hamsterjill Apr 2025 #14

Huge props to Cory Booker. love_katz Apr 2025 #15

Bravo, Senator Booker! Daleuhlmann Apr 2025 #16

Are bathroom breaks allowed? Oopsie Daisy Apr 2025 #17

No. Aristus Apr 2025 #20

Wow! Oopsie Daisy Apr 2025 #23

He could engage in a colloquy with his fellow Senators BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #24

Yes, thank you. I forgot that one. Aristus Apr 2025 #25

Senators do these all the time BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #27

He definitely kept his composure up. Otterdaemmerung Apr 2025 #18

You know, when he defeated my former Congressperson Rush Holt for the Democrstic nomination... NNadir Apr 2025 #19

When he was Newark mayor BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #22

Always a pleasure to see a piece of racist shit like Strom Thurmond, losing. Paladin Apr 2025 #21

FILLIBUSTER SSJVegeta Apr 2025 #26

A great accomplishment The Grand Illuminist Apr 2025 #28