The filibuster initiated by Connecticut Senator Christopher Murphy is over, and with it, comedienne journalist Samantha Bee’s live tweeting of the 15-hour long event.
The face of Full Frontal was running commentary like this filibuster was her Game of Thrones. As we’ve come to expect from the sharpest host in late night, she was incisive, funny, a little bawdy and entirely on point with her tone. So here are Bee’s best tweets from Senator Murphy’s marathon political stand.
If CNN's staff mentions us covering the filibuster, does that count as CNN covering the filibuster? #Enoughhttps://t.co/3NDB84ym2D— Samantha Bee (@realsambee) June 16, 2016
I hope whichever bar the Republican senators are in right now has the TV tuned to C-SPAN2. Cuz this WILL be on the fucking quiz. #Enough— Samantha Bee (@realsambee) June 15, 2016
If a filibuster demands common sense gun laws for 5 hours, but CNN is just airing aerial shots of parking lots, does it make a sound?— Samantha Bee (@realsambee) June 15, 2016
I yield my panties to Sen. Warren. Passionate oration is the new sexy. #Enough— Samantha Bee (@realsambee) June 15, 2016
Senate Dems prove you *can* stand your ground without shooting someone. #Enough— Samantha Bee (@realsambee) June 15, 2016
If this goes on long enough, Murphy may become the first Senator to piss himself in Congress since Orrin Hatch did like an hour ago. #Enough— Samantha Bee (@realsambee) June 15, 2016
Filibuster drinking game rules: 1. Drink any time anyone says “distinguished gentleman.” 2. Call an ambulance.— Samantha Bee (@realsambee) June 15, 2016
Meanwhile, Donald Trump whipped up the devout racists, isolationists, xenophobes, bigots and fear-mongers in his discipleship by calling for surveillance of mosques. So if you smelled burning garbage in your immediate vicinity, that’s just the odor of Donald Trump eminating from your screens.
Reddit user Girlfriendhatesmefor’s three-year-old pitbull, Otis, had recently become overprotective of his wife. So he asked the online community if they knew what might be wrong with the dog.
“A week or two ago, my wife got some sort of stomach bug,” the Reddit user wrote under the subreddit /r/dogs. “She was really nauseous and ill for about a week. Otis is very in tune with her emotions (we once got in a fight and she was upset, I swear he was staring daggers at me lol) and during this time didn’t even want to leave her to go on walks. We thought it was adorable!”
His wife soon felt better, butthe dog’s behavior didn’t change.
Girlfriendhatesmefor began to fear that Otis’ behavior may be an early sign of an aggression issue or an indication that the dog was hurt or sick.
So he threw a question out to fellow Reddit users: “Has anyone else’s dog suddenly developed attachment/aggression issues? Any and all advice appreciated, even if it’s that we’re being paranoid!”
The most popular response to his thread was by ZZBC.
Any chance your wife is pregnant?
ZZBC | Reddit
The potential news hit Girlfriendhatesmefor like a ton of bricks. A few days later, Girlfriendhatesmefor posted an update and ZZBC was right!
“The wifey is pregnant!” the father-to-be wrote. “Otis is still being overprotective but it all makes sense now! Thanks for all the advice and kind words! Sorry for the delayed reply, I didn’t check back until just now!”
Redditors responded with similar experiences.
Anecdotal I know but I swear my dog knew I was pregnant before I was. He was super clingy (more than normal) and was always resting his head on my belly.
realityisworse | Reddit
So why do dogs get overprotective when someone is pregnant?
Jeff Werber, PhD, president and chief veterinarian of the Century Veterinary Group in Los Angeles, told Health.com that “dogs can also smell the hormonal changes going on in a woman’s body at that time.” He added the dog may “not understand that this new scent of your skin and breath is caused by a developing baby, but they will know that something is different with you—which might cause them to be more curious or attentive.”
The big lesson here is to listen to your pets and to ask questions when their behavior abruptly changes. They may be trying to tell you something, and the news may be life-changing.
Throughout history, women have stood up and fought to break down barriers imposed on them from stereotypes and societal expectations. The trailblazers in these photos made history and redefined what a woman could be. In doing so, they paved the way for future generations to stand up and continue to fight for equality.
While conspiracy theories are not limited to any topic, there is one type of event that seems particularly likely to spark them: mass shootings, typically defined as attacks in which a shooter kills at least four other people.
When one person kills many others in a single incident, particularly when it seems random, people naturally seek out answers for why the tragedy happened. After all, if a mass shooting is random, anyone can be a target.
