Discussion Thread: 2025 US Government Shutdown, Day 30
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    1. DatesAndCornfused on

      How are various government contractors doing throughout all of this? Curious…

    2. WeirdIndividualGuy on

      It took only 10 ATC employees to call in sick last time to end the last shutdown. 10. Out of a total of over 11 _thousand_ employees. Just 10.

      Imagine being in a rare position to achieve great change and end a shutdown and not needing huge numbers to do it, and doing absolutely fuck all about it.

      Come on, ATC. You didn’t start this shutdown, but you can sure as hell end it. Call in sick. Learn from history. We know it works, it literally worked the last time this situation happened. It’s up to you to come to that realization.

    3. JamUpGuy1989 on

      Time for another thread where nothing happens. But we allow trolls to make stupid arguments and tell us nothing matters anymore.

      There, saved you an entire day’s worth of discussion points. Go outside and do something meaningful in your neighborhood.

    4. The fact that Republicans whole messaging revolves around accusing Democrats of wanting to.. *checks notes*.. give people healthcare.. is not the argument they think it is.

    5. Dick_Stiches on

      The Epstein files are the distraction.

      Snap, ACA, Medicare, ssi being gutted is the plan.

      Sew division and discourse and Marshall law becomes rule of the land. No need for elections until the crisis ends, leaving us with king trump until death​

    6. YankeeMoose on

      Friendly reminder;

      Yes, they CAN end it with a simple majority. (
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_option )

      Republicans currently control all 3 branches of government, and can end the shutdown with a simple majority of 51, all by ending the filibuster. They are *choosing* not to, and letting Americans suffer as a result.

      Additionally- Trump once said

      https://ca.news.yahoo.com/fact-check-investigating-claim-trump-225700857.html

      „It always has to be the top. I mean, problems start from the top and they have to get solved from the top. And the president’s the leader and he’s got to get everybody in a room and he’s got to lead.“

    7. ILikeCatsAndSquids on

      That clip of Trump saying the president is responsible for a shutdown… why isn’t that being played on repeat?

    8. black_flag_4ever on

      GOP Congressman are the proverbial dog that caught the car. They wanted the House, they got it and don’t know how to do anything but blame everyone but themselves.

      Do their supporters ever get tired of their constant whining? Just typical fake tough guy shit.

      You know they’re cowards because they’re scared to negotiate. It’s not easy to pick up the phone and call an opponent. It takes guts to get in a room with people that are opposed to you and hash it out. That takes courage.

      It takes no courage to hold one-sided press conferences where you cry and bitch that other people are mean to you. It takes no effort and is not impressive to whine on X or Truth Social or Fox News instead of negotiating.

      If the GOP Congress members are too chicken shit to negotiate with the Democrats, then they aren’t qualified to be there. That’s the job, that’s what they signed up for.

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