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If the USA wasn't the dominant military power on the planet, one of the dominant economies, a firm believer in the power of the gun and a leading emitter of greenhouse gases, its decline and fall would be scary locally, but as it is, it's a deadly danger to us all.

Symptom # 93,6363.

Who is Mike Johnson? Here's a telling glimpse of the new House speaker.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/10/mike-johnson-house-speaker/

> A solid representation of what the GOP-led House has become.