So we have a new House Speaker

I don't get the drag queen stuff, but if a parent wants to bring their kid to it, that's their business. It's not hurting anyone. The fact that weirdos are so obsessed with stopping it is pathetic. Kids are much, much more likely to be molested at their church than they are at a drag queen story time.

It said he removed the app, right? That means it's no big deal. It's just weird.

 

In Mike Johnson’s case he’s a weirdo and that makes you sad, but in the other case it is simply you don’t understand it and live and let live. Interesting.

 

100%. Not only at Drag Queen Story Time, but anything relating to gender nonconformity

 

Yes, removing the app should address the security concern. Provided it didn’t include or leave behind persistent malware.

 

I suspect the porn monitoring was mostly to spy on his kid's usage. Maybe a deal he made with his kid to keep paying for the phone. It does sound like a security risk though from a group that railed against Tik Tok.

 

Johnson got a PPP loan of half-a-million for an 8-person payroll at a church and never paid it back. Yet he doesn't have a bank account apparently. The more we learn about this guy with the monkey spanking app, the more it stinks.

 

curious what websites it will flag on

 

I said live and let live for Mike Johnson too. Difference is that his "adopted son" was 17 (and reciprocally responsible for monitoring Johnson's porn intake), not a small child. Interesting.

 

We are only finding out the tips of the icebergs on this freak who is likely on Putin's payroll just like Trump.

 

How can any legitimate person not have a bank account in 2023? That almost has to be a lie. Right? Is his congressional paycheck delivered via briefcase full of cash rather than direct deposit? How does he pay his bills?

That alone is a huge red flag. I’m guessing he has some right wing sugar daddy and his lifestyle isn’t as meager as let on. At best it means he’s intermingling church/political/personal funds.

 

There is a trigger level of money $1,000 per account or 5,000 combined household and anything less does not have to be reported. Of course he makes $174,000/year so I would think his wife’s accounts would exceed these levels.

The House Ethics Committee requires members of Congress to disclose all of their household’s bank accounts if the accounts each hold at least $1,000 and have a combined value of more than $5,000.

What Is Happening With Mike Johnson’s Money?

 

not that hard. You can have accounts with brokerage firms where you direct deposit your money and use bill pay so wouldn't need to have an actual bank account.

 

yep. I fill out these forms every year and you list out the accounts your household has and who 'owns' the account and the value. Only thing you dont list on your financial disclosure is your government salary. But you would need to list any additional income you might receive.

 

Not exactly a smart way to handle daily expenses. Regardless, he doesn't have one of those either, as he would need to report that as well.

 

But people like Mike Johnson make you sad, while you have said nothing of the sort about parents who take their kids to drag queen story hour.

Does it also make you sad that internet sites limit adult content to adults?

 

For a politician I’m pretty sure that type of account would still have to be disclosed just as a bank account would. I’m not making a distinction between bank account and brokerage account. Maybe they have different thresholds.

My reading of this is the Speaker of the House claims to have no money (or so little in various accounts, it’s not enough to report). No way I’m buying that, although some in the house are actually poor. I’d be curious if *any* others actually report having no bank account, let alone in a position of leadership. If it’s because he has piles of money in an investment account, that would be a helluva loophole.

 

All accounts must be disclosed. The threshold for reporting is the same. The article specifically says bank account. Not sure if they are using the term broadly or just part of the sensationalistic journalism you see nowadays.

 

any reason why that wouldn't be a smart way to handle daily expenses. Brokerage accounts have a cash portion which can be used to pay everyday bills, withdraw cash from ATMs, whatever else you would typically need to do with a regular bank account. Only difference is they tend to pay higher interest than what you get from a regular bank account.

 

Yes, if he had some normal/expected figure in an investment account that would be bad journalism.

But I saw Johnson’s answer, it seemed quite dodgy. He himself inferred he’s dirt poor and has lots of expenses as the reasoning for lack of a reporting a bank account. If the answer was a “I run everything through a single brokerage account, dumbasses” you’d think he’d have just answered the question with that.