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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 2

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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This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Apr 1 #1

Breaking news all over BumRushDaShow Apr 1 #3

The Irony: An African-American beats a Dixiecrat. no_hypocrisy Apr 1 #2

He's proud of that too. barbtries Apr 1 #5

he's still talking. barbtries Apr 1 #4

I wish the Democratic Party hadn't incorrectly called it a filibuster. Wiz Imp Apr 1 #6

I'm not seeing where the party is calling it that BumRushDaShow Apr 1 #7

See the Tweet//Bluesky message included in the first response to the original post here. Wiz Imp Apr 1 #9

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Yep, that one is good. They should stick with some variation of that message. Wiz Imp Apr 1 #11

It seems to only be called that in the image graphic that went with that Xitter post BumRushDaShow Apr 1 #12

good Wiz Imp Apr 1 #13

I dont get why it matters SSJVegeta Apr 2 #29

I listened to several hours of it and he was freaking amazing. So great. LymphocyteLover Apr 1 #8

I am so proud of him! hamsterjill Apr 1 #14

Huge props to Cory Booker. love_katz Apr 2 #15

Bravo, Senator Booker! Daleuhlmann Apr 2 #16

Are bathroom breaks allowed? Oopsie Daisy Apr 2 #17

No. Aristus Apr 2 #20

Wow! Oopsie Daisy Apr 2 #23

He could engage in a colloquy with his fellow Senators BumRushDaShow Apr 2 #24

Yes, thank you. I forgot that one. Aristus Apr 2 #25

Senators do these all the time BumRushDaShow Apr 2 #27

He definitely kept his composure up. Otterdaemmerung Apr 2 #18

You know, when he defeated my former Congressperson Rush Holt for the Democrstic nomination... NNadir Apr 2 #19

When he was Newark mayor BumRushDaShow Apr 2 #22

Always a pleasure to see a piece of racist shit like Strom Thurmond, losing. Paladin Apr 2 #21

FILLIBUSTER SSJVegeta Apr 2 #26

A great accomplishment The Grand Illuminist Apr 2 #28