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Saturday, October 18, 2025

NBC News writes about day 15 of the government shutdown where a Senator hosts a well-attended birthday party for his dog and Trump holds a swanky party for the rich. A stark contrast for the thousands of federal workers stressing about staying afloat without a paycheck or for the millions of Americans who are finding out their ACA monthly premium is currently set to increase by hundreds of dollars each month.

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On Day 15 of the government shutdown, Sen. Jim Justice celebrated his bulldog Babydog's 6th birthday with cake pops, balloons and a quick press conference. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin covered the paw-ty.

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-- NBC News (@nbcnews.com) Oct 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM

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#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-18 01:00 PM | Reply

... a Senator hosts a well-attended birthday party for his dog and Trump holds a swanky party for the rich. ...

Yeah, they seem to have enough money to pay the bills.

OK, I admit, I'm going into a "what-about'ism" here...


What about the millions of Americans who might no longer be able to afford basic health insurance?


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-18 10:42 PM | Reply

Aww did you woose your gubmint jobs and your food stamps po peoples?

Now watch us feed our dogs cake.

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-19 11:45 AM | Reply

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