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Republican leaders agree to advance funding deal to end DHS shutdown (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 days ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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There will no doubt be shenanigans as this proposal eventually moves forward. Must be nice to get a paid two-week Easter break in a secular country.

An end to the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may be in sight, after Congress’s Republican leaders on Wednesday agreed to advance legislation that would fund most of the agency’s operations, with the exception of those involved in immigration enforcement.

The pact may conclude the longest such funding lapse in US history, which last month caused security lines to stretch for hours at some airports as employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a subagency of DHS, quit their jobs or called out of work after going weeks without pay.

Wait times eased earlier this week, after Donald Trump signed an order for TSA employees to receive paychecks.

Let's just pause here and remember that Trump does not have the power to rule by diktat, but here we are. If that word looks foreign, change the "k" to a "c," and ... er, it looks awfully familiar.

In a joint statement, Mike Johnson, House speaker, and John Thune, Senate majority leader, said they would move to pass a measure, approved by the Senate unanimously last week, which would fund DHS while excluding money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and parts of Customs and Border Protection.

They would also abandon an attempt pushed by House Republicans to fund all of the DHS for 60 days, which Senate Democrats vowed to block with a filibuster.

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[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I still fail to understand why people think the two parties are substantially different. Both are operating for the same pool of donor cash and will adhere to those wishes.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I fail to understand why people think a bunch of rational corporatists who primarily want economic stability and who's party contains a number of very progressive voices, some of them QUITE loud and influential are substantially the SAME as a bunch of INSANE RELIGIOUS MANIACS who think the End Times are coming and are literally stripping rights away from trans people, non-white people and women as fast as they can while looting the world around them as quickly as possible.

I'm so fed up with it. Are you guys self destructively nuts? Your apathy and "both sides are the samisms" have SUBSTANTIALLY enabled our slide into fascism. I don't care if you disagree. I hold you partially responsible and I'm not gonna stay quiet about it,

I grew up around the donor class and they are NOT a monolith. Yeah, they're shitty, out of touch and their wealth makes them crazy, but some of them are just VERY problematic while others are FUCKING NUTS. They ARE NOT THE SAME. I promise you. I know them very well, some of them personally.

You know what? I'm wrong, because I DO understand. The right wing media LOVE to say things they know will trickle down to people like you and get you to stay disengaged and not voting. The defeatist attitude and lazy thinking lead to a self sabotaging apathy that helps the Overton window get dragged further right. You're not going to get anything kinder from me than a "Shame on you, sir or madam, for falling for it and DOUBLE shame on you for amplifying it."

so tl:dr; STFU cantchangemymind.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I'd engage with you, but if your premise is a homeless hippie with decades in journalism shilling for Nazis is your starting point, this is going to be exhausting.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

It's not and we're not enemies and I've seen your username around and remember your situation. I'm sorta sorry for getting bombastic, but I also have REALLY FUCKING strong feelings about this. I don't think you're shilling for Nazis, I think you're playing right into their hands when you say stuff like that and it just triggers the fuck out of me. Sorry. Mostly sorry.

Let's hang out at Burn. I'll share my booze with you, maybe you'll forgive me.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I've seen you before as well and was frankly a bit shocked at the vitriol. You bring the booze, I'll bring the weed, and maybe we can dance it off. One thing I will suggest without irony is not using ALL CAPS for emphasis.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It gets the point across SO WELL though. XD

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 3 days ago

I wrote headlines for a couple of decades. You end up with things like "200k killed in tsunami." It gets dark quickly.