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Friday, October 17, 2025

The Trumpf junta is planning to furlough the vast majority of the civilian staff at a key agency that helps manage the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which falls under the DOE, will exhaust its available funding on Saturday. As a result, approximately 1,400 employees will be furloughed, while about 375 will remain on the job for work that has been exempted from the shutdown. In all, about 80% of NNSA personnel won't report to work on Monday. The NNSA doesn't directly operate US nuclear weapons, but is a key component of America's nuclear capabilities by maintaining and modernizing warheads, overseeing USN nuclear propulsion and managing non-proliferation programs. Republican lawmakers warned there will be more consequences because of the government shutdown they themselves caused. FYI: Radioactive Wasps.

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The Trumpf junta and the Republican Party insouciantly act like the nobility of the Ancien Regime or the Romanov Dynasty, completely oblivious and unconcerned about America's nuclear or aviation safety, health surveillance for diseases or food poisoning, or hungry people who are forced to borrow money just to pay for their groceries. The Republican Party is adamant that Americans don't enjoy affordable healthcare, never mind the universal healthcare that Germans, Israelis, Canadians, or Brits enjoy who are unfamiliar with the term "medical bankruptcy"; hence the standoff with Democrats and this calamitous GOP government shutdown.

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-17 03:06 PM | Reply

The GOP is endangering everything.

Its leadership is largely cowards who are looking after their own rear ends.

They don't serve the United States.

The country serves them.

They feel that the United States is just a backdrop to their precious selves.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-17 03:19 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

MAGA!

Right?

MAGA?

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-17 03:23 PM | Reply

They feel that the United States is just a backdrop to their precious selves.

We're just plebes and serfs to the Republican elites and oligarchs who siphoned off billions of dollars for themselves while members of Congress enjoy uninterrupted platinum healthcare, excellent salaries, and careers as lobbyists when they finally retire or lose an election.

During the shutdown, Republican senators went to a posh golf resort on Sea Island and another one threw a birthday party for his dog in his chambers: drudge.com

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-17 03:38 PM | Reply

While good-for-nothing trolls keep bleating AIPAC talking points demonizing Palestinians on a different thread, the Dotard-in-Chief is bailing out the failed Libertarian regime in Argentina to the tune of billions of dollars while US nuclear safety is being jeopardized and Americans are losing their SNAP benefits.

But, hey! Palestinians are killing Palestinians!

Worst. Trolls. Ever.

Worst. President. Ever.

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-17 04:14 PM | Reply

...threw a birthday party for his dog in his chambers

Risky business with Noem's DHS anywhere around.

#6 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-10-17 04:22 PM | Reply

Risky business with Noem's DHS anywhere around.

#6 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-10-17 04:22 PM | Reply | Flag: ACCURATE

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#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-17 04:25 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

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