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My, doubtless incomplete, understanding: GOP has a majority in house and senate. They could pass the spending bill, with out Dems cooperation, at least they did in the House. Trump has said he will veto any part he doesn't like, regardless of what they pass. So getting a majority of GOP house and senate members to agree on something that trump won't just tear apart is made more difficult. House needs a simple majority. And passed a 7week stop-gap bill, 217-212, voting mostly along party lines. Senate needs 60 votes to overcome filibuster. Current Senate is 53R, 45D, and 2 independent. So the bill needs to satisfy some of the Dems requirements to pass the senate, but they Rs aren't feeling terribly inclusive, or helpful. If they actually engaged in politics, and made agreements with Dems that allowed a 60 vote majority the bill would pass. AND anything they passed would be line item vetoed, furthermore those cooperative R senators would likely be primaried out in the next election. So it's damned if you do, and damned if you don't. And of course it's the US citizens who will pay the price for all this fuckery. And the world, alas. Anyone who actually knows, or can explain better, please feel free to correct me.

It's the GOP Shutdown.

ELI5, please, how exactly would violence do anything but play into the fascist playbook?

Gee, who might benefit from this? Because you know The Johnson / GOP / Trump Shutdown is going to profit someone.

I always enjoy learning foreign languages.

Don't you mean neck?

Now wouldn't be to soon, as far as I'm concerned. Since you asked.

“Kavanaugh stops,” it is, then. Ridicule, call out the ridiculous, unjustified, stupid things the current administration is doing, relentlessly.

I thought this was the Trump shutdown, but no it really is the Johnson / Trump / GOP shutdown.

And really when article said he "snapped" I was hoping for something at least mildly traumatic. Or even like snapped to attention, in realization that he was completely in the wrong. sadly, no.

Thank you Justice Cardone!!

I have a small 'dorm' refridgerator in my office that was old when I bought it in 1991. Still works just fine.

There's a growing number of russian trolls who think violence is the solution.

DDG isn't.

https://www.healthandme.com/health-wellness/why-is-this-doctor-asking-president-trump-to-take-alzheimers-test-article-152924454 https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/donald-trump-exhibting-four-signs-of-dementia-as-expert-makes-health-warning/ar-AA1HKFBt https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-older-president-health-1317799 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/is-trump-facing-dementia-clinical-psychologists-sound-alarm-over-his-cognitive-ability/articleshow/123790573.cms https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-isnt-normal-psychologists-sound-alarm-on-trump-dozing-off/ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/is-trump-facing-dementia-clinical-psychologists-sound-alarm-over-his-cognitive-ability/articleshow/123790573.cms https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2025/09/22/donald-trump-shows-major-deterioration-in-language-motor-skills-psychologist-details-us-president-s-cognitive-decline.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/donald-trump-should-take-alzheimer-s-test-amid-odd-and-strange-behavior-says-doctor/ar-AA1NFJCS https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/does-donald-trump-have-dementia-expert-insists-potus-clearly-deteriorating-presents-his-proof-1745035

Many people are saying Trump HAS DEMENTIA. The best people.

He prolly shut it down so he could finish gathering all the Epstein Files, so they can be presented unredacted in toto.

We made it! Yar!!

We made it! Yar!!

Turmoil IS going to happen. Don't "fear" it, prepare for it the best you can.

Check out Shaolin Soccer.

The government has been in shutdown for months.

Oh no, that ain't good!