This Week In Congressional Manhood
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If you pay attention to the news (and I hope for my sake that you do and for your sake that you don’t), you know that it was a…er, pugilistic week on Capitol Hill. “Pugilistic” being the word I would use in a news story. In laywoman’s terms, it was a steaming shitshow of chest-beating all-caps pissiness.
Anyway, I keep you all apprised of all things masculinity politics, so…whether you want it or not (you do), here is your rundown.
An outline:
Senate (Near-)Smackdown 2023
What happened
At a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenged Teamsters President Sean O’Brien (who was there testifying) to a fight.
To be clear, this wasn’t just Mullin poking a hornet’s nest; O’Brien was totally rarin’ to go.
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