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Crunch time: Democrats ready for shutdown standoff over Republican health cuts
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2025
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Doge and Trump have been working hard at shutting down everything the government does that actually serves the citizens despite having the funds. But at the same time they're spending trillions in making the country a fascist nightmare with secret police and concentration camps.
What's the downside to a shutdown?
Actually, does a shutdown inadvertently defund ICE, at least temporarily?
unlikely. Essential personnel and all.
Add to it that President Trump has been ignoring the funding allocated through congress. Even if the Democrats negotiate the perfect deal, President Trump could simply not spend the money.
I don't know how it would work specifically, but I do worry that there will be some way that they can use the shutdown to further consolidate power. I'm sure these devious fucks will find a way.
They're not intelligent, per se, but they do have a sort of low cunning that terrifies me.
Trump is a fucking idiot.
But many of the others are very intelligent. When Trump dies on the toilet they'll appear way more sophisticated when they aren't having to fellate him while pursuing their evil agenda.