Friday Genius Ten "Congrats To Our New Overlord Sotomayor" Edition

During a House Rules Committee hearing this Tuesday, Rep. Mary Scanlon (D-PA) took aim at a resolution put forth by Republicans titled, "Denouncing the horrors of socialism," saying that the resolution is a "foolish waste of Congress's time and taxpayer dollars."

"When I'm home in my district, no one -- literally no one -- has ever expressed a fear that this country is in danger of falling under the sway of Stalin, or Pol Pot or socialism, because that's absurd,": Scanlon said, adding that her constituents "want to know what we're doing to protect and their medicare."

The campaign treasurer for Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has given his formal notice of resignation in a document filed with the Federal Election Commission and publicly released on Tuesday.

"At the request of the FEC, I am submitting this Form 99 stating that I have resigned as treasurer for the Devolder-Santos for Congress Committee as of January 25, 2023," wrote Nancy Marks in the form filed with the agency.

The sexual misconduct allegations against conservative operative Matt Schlapp have resulted in another lawsuit.

The second lawsuit is a defamation lawsuit for nearly $10 million filed against Caroline Wren, who recently headed Harmeet Dhillon's campaign for chair of the Republican National Committee. Wren also led Kari Lake's failed campaign for Governor of Arizona.