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[–] TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Between this loser and Boebert, it's clear that Republicans barely know what sex is. They're like unsupervised special ed students.

[–] Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Hey. Leave special Ed outta this. He just wants to pet the rabbits, George. Tell him about the rabbits.

[–] yogabba@lemmynsfw.com 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Won't someone besides Matt Gaetz think of the children?

[–] Teon@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The GOP are very concerned about the children.
Making them work in slaughter houses, lowering the legal age to marry... very concerned about children.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

Work hard, play hard. Those underage girls aren’t gonna rape themselves.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago
[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 24 points 1 year ago

what a terrible moment to be literate, thanks subby

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-O.K.) claimed on national television last night that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-F.L.) bragged about chasing down erectile dysfunction medication with an energy drink to prolong his sexual endeavors.

That's the first paragraph of the article. I am not reading another word of it.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks like he's starting to get the Madison Cawthorne treatment. There's got to be a ton of dirt floating around in this guy.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

There's got to be a ton of dirt floating around in this guy.

Apropos typo

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

His forehead could go all night.

[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

More like a Twelvehead.

[–] jmd_akbar@aussie.zone 10 points 1 year ago

Yes... Infighting...

gets popcorn ready 😈

[–] GONADS125@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What does a vasodilator do for men without ED? Does it make you stay hard after orgasm?

I always thought healthy men taking it was just a movie trope.

[–] Auduras@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have taken it a few times. The best way I can describe it is that, everyone has the kegel muscle. It's the muscle you squeeze when peeing and the stream comes out stronger.

For men, when you have a hard on and you squeeze/tense that muscle, it makes the boner, harder. So (at least for me) when taking it, it's like having the hardness of squeezing, without needing to squeeze. So it just gives me a harder, hardon.

I still need to get aroused to get it up, but when it's up, it's a stronger boner.

After ejaculation, it still goes down.

[–] GONADS125@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

After ejaculation, it still goes down.

That's the biggest part I was wondering about since it's basically a meme that men take it and last all night.

I've got great control over my pubococcygeus muscle as it is, and I'm fine with how hard I am and how long I last. Don't think I'll bother trying it unless I develop ED.

A good way to strengthen that muscle is to repeatedly stop and start your stream when urinating.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It just makes it easier to get and maintain erections, you still need to be turned on to get one, it's not a magic boner creator unfortunately. Honestly, doesn't work as well as regular exercise.

[–] GONADS125@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

See, that's what I figured. I know it's extremely effective for ED, but figured it was mostly a meme about functional men taking it to have crazy sex.

You can achieve the same effect by taking a small dose of yohimbine, which is a supplement you can buy on Amazon. When I say small dose I mean I usually dump 80% of the pill ... otherwise it'll keep you up and amped for 10+ hours.

I'll take it every now and then... research on your own

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Underage girls really into that huh?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

That tracks.

[–] WhyDoesntThisThingWork@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is not news. The guys is a shitbag for sure, but this particular thing ......how did this even get published?

[–] macracanthorhynchus@mander.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In a sense it very much is news. This speaks to something that people have recently been speculating about, namely: Has Gaetz pissed off enough Republicans that they will start dumping their dirt on him to thoroughly assasinate his character? The publication of this article is essentially a giant "YES" to that question of what the "moderate" Republicans are going to do in the midst of this new Speaker crisis.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Exactly. The story here is people are willing to break rank about him.

[–] AWistfulNihilist@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Remember what happened to Madison Cauthorn when he went against his party?

Gaetz is a bombastic, cavalier party asshole. I bet he constantly fucks stories like these into his friends ears. Every one of them is going to now come out until the silo that houses his support is split and it's contents are spoiled.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


bragged about chasing down erectile dysfunction medication with an energy drink to prolong his sexual endeavors.

Frustrated with Gaetz’s actions on Wednesday, Mullin unleashed several allegations against the congressman when speaking to CNN’s Manu Raju outside the Capitol.

“And there’s a reason why no one in the Congress came and defended him: Because we had all seen the videos he was showing on the House floor, that all of us had walked away, of the girls that he had slept with,” Mullin added.

In a statement to CNN read by anchor Anderson Cooper on air, Gaetz denied his colleague’s claim.

This is a lie from someone who doesn’t know me and who is coping with the death of the political career of his friend Kevin,” Gaetz’s statement read.

He wrote, “If you’re voting with every single Democrat in the House to oust a Republican Speaker, it’s not about winning for your constituents.


The original article contains 472 words, the summary contains 151 words. Saved 68%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

[–] gastationsushi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

And MarkWayne Mullin totally cool with Gaetz until he made a cynical power play that pulled the GOP into chaos.

[–] Teon@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's still a toothpick, blue pill or not. And did he wear a bag over his head so someone would sleep with him?
He is so UGLY!

[–] WhyDoesntThisThingWork@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right. His body can shame itself just fine on its own.

It’s funny, I only posted this comment to see the reaction. Specifically because several times recently I’ve seen things like we shouldn’t boob shame Lauren Boebert even though she’s a POS. Those comments were upvoted and got comments of agreement coming in. I’ve always experienced that these societal rules are only for people who are members of certain groups. If it’s someone you don’t like and is a white guy, anything is on the table. So I post this just to test. Thank you for confirming my suspicions in spectacular fashion.

[–] Teon@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can't 'bodyshame' an animated STI!
Someone please drown him in penicillin!!