Is the Shutdown Going to Happen?

[ChloeTzang]

The spending bill needs 60 Senate votes (filibuster) and Dems won't budge without free Medicaid for 1.2M illegals and $500M to revive Trump-defunded NPR/PBS.

Trump's already said the Dems can fuck off. Hope he sticks with that.

They're meeting this afternoon. Hopefully we see no compromise and the government shuts down.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1972659132491600231

 

[Rebel5soul]

Hope so. Keep your fingers crossed.

CNN????? They're not dead yet?

 

[Saint_Ann]

How many ways can the Democrats say "fuck you" to the American taxpayers and keep getting elected?

 

[ll74]

How many ways can the Democrats say "fuck you" to the American taxpayers and keep getting elected?

Did Republicans say "fuck you" the last time they blocked the spending bill?

Is that how it works?

 

[Rebel5soul]

Oh look, they're trotting out the ole "But, but Mickey did it" trop. LMAO

 

[ll74]

Oh look, they're trotting out the ole "But, but Mickey did it" trop. LMAO

So that's not how it works?

 

[eric_erosfan]

Will Lit shutdown an old white guy named Dave from cosplaying an Asian erotica writer named Chloe?

That is a good question.

 

[Bray123]

Trump isn't going to furlough the workers like last time.

He's going to fire them. Revenge for the Dems doing what the MAGATs did and distraction from Epstein.

 

[DanOkeffie]

The spending bill needs 60 Senate votes (filibuster) and Dems won't budge without free Medicaid for 1.2M illegals and $500M to revive Trump-defunded NPR/PBS.

Trump's already said the Dems can fuck off. Hope he sticks with that.

They're meeting this afternoon. Hopefully we see no compromise and the government shuts down.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1972659132491600231

why do illegals deserve any kind of healthcare?

 

[Bray123]

why do illegals deserve any kind of healthcare?

Because Capitalism.

If they have the cash, they can make purchase.

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

 

[Lazaran]

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We are NOT witnessing the first MAGAt meme LYING / GASLIGHTING about an issue.



We. Told. Them. So.

 

[ll74]

Interestingly enough, the money to rural hospitals to "prop them up" would also go to undocumented people who show up at the emergency room

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Harvard-Harris poll

 

[LLCox]

See, the US is shut down and you would not know it if it were not in the news daily. That says a lot abut how much Congress actually does.

 

[Lazaran]

See, the US is shut down and you would not know it if it were not in the news daily. That says a lot abut how much Congress actually does.

Who is “you”???



I guarantee, there are a fuckton of “yous” who would know and care a shitload about this shutdown even without the media coverage.



Also:

Anyone who understands shutdowns knows the real pain & public furor doesn’t show up for a while.

Give it time. The Democrats (Chick Schumer in particular) have finally found their spine (with some help from the Democratic base & AOC, etc). I expect this shutdown will have time to metastasize and affect (infect?) the entire body of the public & private sector unless DonOld & the MAGAt republicans FINALLY start negotiating with the Democrats INSTEAD OF acting like fascist authoritarians by freezing the Democrats out of government decisions.

We. Shall. See.



We. Told. Them. So.

 

[icanhelp1]

The spending bill needs 60 Senate votes (filibuster) and Dems won't budge without free Medicaid for 1.2M illegals and $500M to revive Trump-defunded NPR/PBS.

Trump's already said the Dems can fuck off. Hope he sticks with that.

They're meeting this afternoon. Hopefully we see no compromise and the government shuts down.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1972659132491600231

Pretty funny

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1510435756957975/?fs=e&fs=e

 

[YDB95]

Prediction: If the Dems do cave in, a whole lot of the people who are currently demanding they do just that will be shocked - shocked! - when they lose their health insurance. If only someone had told them...(we did!).

 

[Lazaran]

Prediction: If the Dems do cave in, a whole lot of the people who are currently demanding they do just that will be shocked - shocked! - when they lose their health insurance. If only someone had told them...(we did!).

We. Told. Them. So.



As an aside:

I don’t expect the Democrats to cave - there is absolutely ZERO upside.

Also:

Some voters have rewarded DonOld & the MAGAt republicans for "playing hardball", so fuck their feelings if they get hurt from this shutdown and cry about the Democrats "playing hardball".

Fuck that double standard bullshit.

 

[YDB95]

As an aside:

I don’t expect the Democrats to cave - there is absolutely ZERO upside.

I agree. I think Robert Reich is probably right, the air traffic controllers will start calling in sick and air travel everywhere will grind to a halt, and Trump will blink. It worked last time.

 

[LilKitKat]

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someone hasnt learned how to scale their pics in a post

 

[Lazaran]

I agree. I think Robert Reich is probably right, the air traffic controllers will start calling in sick and air travel everywhere will grind to a halt, and Trump will blink. It worked last time.

Yeah, that is part of it: but can you imagine how badly the base who wants the Democratic politicians to "fight back" (resist the racist, fascist oligarchy) would crucify those Democratic politicians if they caved on an issue as significant as healthcare (etc) in this moment???

The Democratic Party might as well fold up its tent and leave a space for whatever left leaning populist workers party comes next.



We. Told. Them. So.

 

[YDB95]

Yeah, that is part of it: but can you imagine how badly the base who wants the Democratic politicians to "fight back" (resist the racist, fascist oligarchy) would crucify those Democratic politicians if they caved on an issue as significant as healthcare (etc) in this moment???

The Democratic Party might as well fold up its tent and leave a space for whatever left leaning populist workers party comes next.



We. Told. Them. So.

True, but let's save the criticism for if and when they do cave. So far I've been pleasantly surprised. Let's hope that keeps up.

 

[SebastianHolt]

well so far there isn't a thing that I miss

 

[Rebel5soul]

Pretty funny

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1510435756957975/?fs=e&fs=e

Good one.