Shutdown Begins

Wednesday, October 01, 2025

The federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday amid an impasse on Capitol Hill over competing congressional spending bills. The Trump administration has threatened mass layoffs of some federal workers during the shutdown.

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And, as usual, both sides point the fingers at the other saying it is their fault.

Groundhog Day and a broken record got married, American politics is their baby.

#1 | Posted by humtake at 2025-10-01 11:15 AM | Reply

Bye Bye Miss American Pie....

#2 | Posted by Monkeybars at 2025-10-01 11:17 AM | Reply

Can someone out there tell me if the shut down has any effect on them other than some non essential, (another way of saying a job that is not really needed), worker who gets a paid vacation.

#3 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-10-01 11:18 AM | Reply

And, as usual, both sides point the fingers at the other saying it is their fault.

#1 | POSTED BY HUMTAKE

It's MAGA's fault.

They own the Executive and both Houses of Congress.

That used to count for something.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-01 11:20 AM | Reply

Groundhog Day and a broken record got married, and named its child Humtake.

Both sides are NOT the same

It's Trump's world now, remember?

We were to "Sit down and shut up". Remember?

You maga maroons got this right?

You don't need to negotiate with those deep state radical dems anymore right?

Republicans say they control all the levers of government.

So control it.

#5 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-01 11:20 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Can someone out there tell me if the shut down has any effect on them

#3 | POSTED BY FISHPAW A

I won't be able to copyright a book.

Not a concern for anyone who does not read.

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-01 11:22 AM | Reply

Don't forget maga also owns SCOTUS

#7 | Posted by 2020Rocks at 2025-10-01 11:23 AM | Reply

The guardsmen yanked from their real lives and paying jobs to pick up trash for Trump - and everyone else in the military - must be thrilled about not getting paid.

#8 | Posted by qcp at 2025-10-01 11:31 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

This fat ------- imbecile and his whole clown show can burn in ------- hell.

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-10-01 11:35 AM | Reply

Republican White House.

Republican Senate.

Republican House.

Republican Supreme Court.

Republican shutdown.

#10 | Posted by rcade at 2025-10-01 11:35 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

I'll let you know when I fly back from Vienna in a couple of weeks, you ----.

#11 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-10-01 11:36 AM | Reply

Trump in 2011: If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States' pic.twitter.com/G5EqSvMMgr" NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) January 19, 2018

#12 | Posted by qcp at 2025-10-01 11:48 AM | Reply

Obviously Republicans are willing to Shut Down the Gov to stop Dems from giving at least some relief to people that will suffer under GOP cuts to Healthcare.

Now let's see if people who voted for them care about that or not.

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-01 12:10 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

One thing is as certain as tomorrow's sunrise: Der Dotard will play golf this weekend at one of his clubs, and will spend millions of taxpayer money to do so...

PS: RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES...

#14 | Posted by catdog at 2025-10-01 12:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Trump shut down the government to protect a group of very powerful pedophiles. Release the Epstein files. Honor Charlie Kirk.

#15 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-10-01 12:22 PM | Reply

Trump only cares about interior decorating and his Cinderella ballroom.

#16 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-10-01 12:25 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

lol... remember when the clowns did this to Obama over Obamacare?

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

#17 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-10-01 12:25 PM | Reply

" I won't be able to copyright a book."

We're in the same boat.

#18 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-10-01 12:25 PM | Reply

PS: RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES...

#14 | POSTED BY CATDOG

Republicans are refusing to seat newly elected democrats because they would vote to release the files. So republicans are now actively trying to prevent their release by refusing to seat duly elected democrats.

#19 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-01 12:28 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Trump the fascist.

www.trumpstore.com

#20 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-10-01 12:29 PM | Reply

We're in the same boat.

#18 | POSTED BY ALEXANDRITE

For your own safety.. Don't take it anywhere near Venezuela.

#21 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-01 12:56 PM | Reply

Obviously Republicans are willing to Shut Down the Gov to stop Dems from giving at least some relief to people that will suffer under GOP cuts to Healthcare.
Now let's see if people who voted for them care about that or not.
#13 | Posted by Corky

Well said.

#22 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-01 01:02 PM | Reply

I'll let you know when I fly back from Vienna in a couple of weeks, you ----.

#11 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-10-01 11:36 AM | Reply | Flag:
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Don't fly back on account of me.

#23 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-10-01 01:06 PM | Reply

Republican White House.
Republican Senate.
Republican House.
Republican Supreme Court.
Republican shutdown.

#10 | Posted by rcade at 2025-10-01 11:35 AM | Reply | Flag:

Wow, that's interesting. So why isn't the government open after every republican and 3 dems voted to keep it open?

#24 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-10-01 01:08 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

lol... remember when the clowns did this to Obama over Obamacare?
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
#17 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-10-01 12:25 PM | Reply | Flag:
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And now the other clowns are doing this to Trump over free health care for illegals.

#25 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-10-01 01:10 PM | Reply

And now the other clowns are doing this to Trump over free health care for illegals.

Such a stupid talking point made entirely of lies - and you swallow it and repeat it. You are brainless, which is why America is fcdked.

#26 | Posted by YAV at 2025-10-01 01:12 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"I think if there's a shutdown, that would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. I mean, he is the one that has to get people together."

--DOnald Trump, 2011--

#27 | Posted by e1g1 at 2025-10-01 01:14 PM | Reply

Wow, that's interesting. So why isn't the government open after every republican and 3 dems voted to keep it open?

#24 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

It's pretty simple. Trumpy is running this ---- show. Remember ?

He could end the shutdown immediately.

But Trumpy is a liar and no one will believe anything he promises to do "later".

#28 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-01 01:21 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

So why isn't the government open after every republican and 3 dems voted to keep it open?

Because the party in power wants to flap their gums on Fox News more than they want to get a deal done.

#29 | Posted by rcade at 2025-10-01 01:25 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

And now the other clowns are doing this to Trump over free health care for illegals.

#25 | Posted by fishpud at 2025-10-01 01:10 PM | Reply | Flag: PPPFFFTTTTT

Really? Where?

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!

#30 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-10-01 01:28 PM | Reply

the dems are in a bad spot. they can hurt people by agreeing to the budget that includes these cuts for healthcare.....or they can hurt people with the shutdown.

The GOP gets to be the bad guys here who want the cuts and they don't care.

Until the base of the GOP makes it clear they don't want these cuts....then the GOP has all the cover they need.

#31 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-01 01:39 PM | Reply

When asked about Government shutdowns, here was Trump's answer.

"If you say who gets fired, it always has to be the top. 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."

#32 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-10-01 01:41 PM | Reply

or they can hurt people with the shutdown.

This is what republicans wanted. Apparently.

Damned if they do and damned if they don't.

So.. Might as well be damned for doing the right thing.

#33 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-01 01:45 PM | Reply

Trump claims to be this great deal maker but this is the third time he failed to make a deal to avoid a government shutdown. Could it be that he's full of sheet? The government never shutdown under Biden.

#34 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-10-01 01:47 PM | Reply

And now the other clowns are doing this to Trump over free health care for illegals.

#25 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-10-01 01:10 PM | Reply

I've been seeing this talking point on threads too. Total crap. Complete shameless lie.

#35 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-10-01 01:48 PM | Reply

And now the other clowns are doing this to Trump over free health care for illegals.

#25 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

Link? Or lie.

Your lies are offensive and are completely counterproductive.

"Federal law prohibits the expenditure of taxpayer dollars on providing healthcare to undocumented immigrants," Jeffries told reporters. "Nowhere have democrats suggested that we are interested in changing federal law."

#36 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-01 01:50 PM | Reply

I've been seeing this talking point on threads too. Total crap. Complete shameless lie.

#35 | POSTED BY ALEXANDRITE

An obvious lie that my MAGA Congressman is officially endorsing this very day.

At least six of twenty-five rural hospitals in his district will close because of the OBBB he supported.

He has to lie.

#37 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-01 01:51 PM | Reply

#25 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

Lying constructs a false reality that objective reality has no use for.

This is the fatal flaw of Trump/MAGA.

#38 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-01 01:52 PM | Reply

The government may be shut down.

But tell me the $200 million Trump White House Ballroom construction is still going!

Please tell me construction isn't stopping! It would be a travesty!

It's still going? Oh good. The nation is saved.

#39 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-10-01 01:53 PM | Reply

Here are Democrats fighting to keep Red State hospitals open.

While Republicans are fighting to make sure that they close.

Strange world.

#40 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-01 01:54 PM | Reply

And once again, not a soul will notice.

#41 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-10-01 02:00 PM | Reply

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#42 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-01 02:09 PM | Reply

And now the other clowns are doing this to Trump over free health care for illegals.

#25 | Posted by fishpaw

"Democrats are trying to give illegal immigrants healthcare"... This is a blatant lie. But it's still being parroted all the way up to the Speaker of the House. Illegal immigrants are not collecting Medicaid, or any other safety-net benefits that are afforded to US citizens or people who are in our country legally. Yet the forums are full of MAGA folks, parroting this talking point relentlessly. Stop the lies!

#43 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-10-01 02:23 PM | Reply

Illegal immigrants are not collecting Medicaid, or any other safety-net benefits that are afforded to US citizens or people who are in our country legally
- whatswrong

This isn't true in California and illegal immigrant can receive MediCal which is funded by primarily with federal tax dollars

www.chcf.org

#44 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-10-01 02:28 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

So why isn't the government open after every republican and 3 dems voted to keep it open?
Because the party in power wants to flap their gums on Fox News more than they want to get a deal done.

#29 | Posted by rcade at 2025-10-01 01:25 PM | Reply | Flag:
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No, it's shut down because the minority party are putting demands on the president that the majority of Americans elected him not to except. There, I've told you why the Gop won't accept the additions the Dems are demanding, now tell me why the Dems won't vote for the clean stop gap bill.

#45 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-10-01 02:32 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

FishPawn is nothing more than a useful idiot billionaires have convinced to help them gut America.

One has to wonder why FishPawn hates poor Americans so much.

#46 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-01 02:35 PM | Reply

At least the disgusting orange pedo's shutdown won't affect the construction of his ballroom.

#47 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-01 02:35 PM | Reply

The government may be shut down.
But tell me the $200 million Trump White House Ballroom construction is still going!
Please tell me construction isn't stopping! It would be a travesty!
It's still going? Oh good. The nation is saved.

#39 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-10-01 01:53 PM | Reply | Flag:
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It should be going on since the government and our tax dollars isn't paying for it. I'm just guessing that you didn't know that.

#48 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-10-01 02:35 PM | Reply