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BumRushDaShow

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17. I read it as well and the only thing I could come up with is this -
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 08:51 AM
20 hrs ago

Recently, the IN state Senate helped to kill the state's "45-mandated/government over-reach" redistricting bill and this guy is one of the GOP state Senators (and probably wanted to do the redistricting).

So could be his temper tantrum that the effort failed.

AND.... Just found this (and also am confirming the "GOP in Disarray", infighting, "punishment", and "rewards" going on in IN related to the failed redistricting vote, plus Garten is the IN state Senate Majority Leader ) -

Indiana Senate Judiciary chair ousted in wake of redistricting split

By: Tom Davies - December 24, 2025 12:16 pm

(snip)

Senate Majority Floor Leader Chris Garten, R-Charlestown, was another outspoken redistricting supporter but has maintained his high-level post and memberships on the Senate’s influential appropriations and tax committees.

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Governor Walz was spot on when he called Republicans weirdos. Emile 22 hrs ago #1
...and now, Nazis peppertree 16 hrs ago #39
An even better AI popsdenver 12 hrs ago #47
WTF is wrong with this guy? Dulcinea 12 hrs ago #49
Similar 1st thought; Did he ever consider how this might turn out...? Grins 11 hrs ago #60
What a fucking lunatic! TurboDem 22 hrs ago #2
Wow! bob4460 22 hrs ago #3
Odds are he DID not get the Red Ryder BB gun he so desperately wanted as a kid. Attilatheblond 19 hrs ago #23
And he has NO ideas on how to make things better, so he is doing a Trump imitation Attilatheblond 19 hrs ago #24
Yep. MorbidButterflyTat 11 hrs ago #52
Didn't get enough hugs as a little boy Seinan Sensei 11 hrs ago #53
I hate martial arts movies Walleye 22 hrs ago #4
Even before AI, their special effects were stupendous. Norrrm 22 hrs ago #5
Pathetic grandstanding by a coward. nt jfz9580m 22 hrs ago #6
I am honestly surprised he is not packing Skittles 11 hrs ago #54
"Overreach and unfunded mandates"? Did he forget that he's talking about King Donald, a Republican? sinkingfeeling 21 hrs ago #7
Yet ANOTHER wannabe "tough guy". Why dont these guys just come out of the closet? Callie1979 21 hrs ago #8
What kind of venues do you frequent Seinan Sensei 11 hrs ago #55
He is unwell. /nt bucolic_frolic 21 hrs ago #9
Beating up on a fictitious person and then posting loads of pictures doing so. Rubber room time ... Bengus81 21 hrs ago #10
I read the article TheFarseer 21 hrs ago #11
You're not alone. calimary 21 hrs ago #15
I read it as well and the only thing I could come up with is this - BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #17
Great find! Attilatheblond 19 hrs ago #25
I wonder.... MarcoZandrini 21 hrs ago #12
Kinder Garten politician. tavernier 21 hrs ago #13
What the hell, white boys? You get off seeing yourselves portrayed as AI muscle-brained bullies? Timeflyer 21 hrs ago #14
And, the society that it lives in encourages that behavior. OldBaldy1701E 20 hrs ago #21
Probably the only way that they can imagine being "manly" like the MAGAs want. At least he looks almost as manly as MTG LiberalArkie 18 hrs ago #33
Yeesh lonely bird 20 hrs ago #16
Smooth move there, asswipe Garten. Paladin 20 hrs ago #18
What in holy hell is WRONG with these people? mwb970 20 hrs ago #19
Must have consumed a batch of bad acid. Martin68 15 hrs ago #42
The brown acid that is circulating around us, is specifically not too good. mwb970 11 hrs ago #51
LOL mobeau69 11 hrs ago #58
Republicans hate seeing people get something they didn't pay cash for. JohnnyRingo 20 hrs ago #20
The minds of bullies... GiqueCee 19 hrs ago #22
But, dude, you ARE a bureaucrat. paleotn 19 hrs ago #26
Ah, the voice of reason cutting to the heart of the matter. Nicely done, bro, nicely done. FadedMullet 12 hrs ago #50
What a tone deaf asshole move. marble falls 19 hrs ago #27
These right wingers are a bunch of sick weirdos! Diamond_Dog 19 hrs ago #28
My thoughts exactly. What kind of sicko thinks beating up Santa on Christmas is funny or cleavor? So he wants to ratchiweenie 19 hrs ago #29
F'ing weirdo he is. mdbl 19 hrs ago #30
Something's wrong with that boy's brain Clouds Passing 19 hrs ago #31
No mentally sound person Americanme 18 hrs ago #32
Keep your children well away from this lunatic. He could traumatize them for life. flashman13 18 hrs ago #34
any rational legislator - cab67 18 hrs ago #35
Next Opponent: Tiny Tim Grokenstein 18 hrs ago #36
Ha, ha, I thought you were referring to the "Tiptoe through the Tulips" Tiny Tim! Martin68 15 hrs ago #41
Indiana WHY?? lrucks1952 18 hrs ago #37
I have Indiana farmers all around my rural Emile 14 hrs ago #44
You made the right choice duckworth969 13 hrs ago #45
So this asshole hates Santa Claus and wants Indiana to as well? hadEnuf 16 hrs ago #38
WTF is wrong with these people? They've lost their fucking minds! Martin68 16 hrs ago #40
Mentally ill and violent. Sounds like a Magat. Deplorable. Evolve Dammit 15 hrs ago #43
Santa Claus is a secular figure duckworth969 13 hrs ago #46
I actually get it Zambero 12 hrs ago #48
What a freakin weirdo. Quiet Em 11 hrs ago #56
War on Christmas IronLionZion 11 hrs ago #57
Insane. Moronic, too. Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #59
The message here IndyPepper 11 hrs ago #61
I think this is what happens when Republicans try to do humor. But when your brain is twisted into an... Ol Janx Spirit 10 hrs ago #62
An Event 2000 Years in the Making.... reACTIONary 9 hrs ago #63
Well, that is strange! Aussie105 8 hrs ago #64
Violent night, Fascist night... RetiredParatrooper 7 hrs ago #65
Santa Claus is obviously a Socialist. LudwigPastorius 5 hrs ago #66
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