6 Ways the Shutdown is About to Get Worse

Monday, October 27, 2025

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Here's how the government shutdown ends.

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-- Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) Oct 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM

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The 300 lb sack of---------- is destroying America.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-27 11:04 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The 300 lb sack of---------- is destroying America.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-27 02:08 PM | Reply

On the USDA SNAP website the diabolical Trump junta is now blaming Democrats for starving them: www.fns.usda.gov

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-27 02:14 PM | Reply

I have confidence in my fellow citizens. We will be ok.

#4 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-10-28 01:51 AM | Reply

You're a ------- clown.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-10-28 10:52 AM | Reply

Perhaps the billionaires should step up to load everyone's EBT cards. They're the ones getting the most benefit out of the MAGA regimes policies.

#6 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-10-28 11:06 AM | Reply

WHERE IS that "trickle down" we've all been hearing about for 45 years?

#7 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-10-28 11:20 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

It has never been trickle down. More like dumped on.

#8 | Posted by mattm at 2025-10-28 11:25 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I have confidence in my fellow citizens. We will be ok.

#4 | POSTED BY VISITOR_

We all live in a house made of dynamite.

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I am sure it will all be okay at the end of empire. After all, it will be pretty quick this time.

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-28 12:40 PM | Reply

All needed is for 5 dem votes and the govt would reopen as they are the ones hooding the federal workers 'hostage'.

#10 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-10-28 02:02 PM | Reply

Wrong. Even MTG says the republicans could use the nuclear option, as they have done in the past.

Johnson is keeping the government closed to hide the Epstein Files, which would destroy half our government.

#11 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-10-28 02:10 PM | Reply

"All needed is for 5 dem votes"

And what are the Republicans offering in exchange for those 5 votes?

Oh, right...nothing.

Back when a Dem was President, Trump said a shutdown was the fault of the President.

What changed???

#12 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-10-28 02:21 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Even when Republicans are in full control of the government, they are still victims.

Bunch of pansies.

#13 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-10-28 02:25 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

2013 Obama said pass a clean CR

All of this is entirely preventable if the House chooses to do what the Senate has already done -- and that's the simple act of funding our government without making extraneous and controversial demands in the process, the same way other Congresses have for more than 200 years.

#14 | Posted by Petrous at 2025-10-28 03:41 PM | Reply

Even MTG says the republicans could use the nuclear option, as they have done in the past.
- Alexa

MTG is wrong.

The "nuclear option" has not been used to pass a legislation. It has been used to change the Senate rules for voting on nominations.

Johnson is keeping the government closed to hide the Epstein Files, which would destroy half our government.
#11 | Posted by Alexandrite

Lol this Epstein line is one for the ages.

#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-10-28 03:42 PM | Reply

Shut the government down until Trump is impeached and removed from office. then an immediate budget deal. Could have it all wrapped up by mid next week.

#16 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-10-28 11:06 PM | Reply

" Shut the government down until Trump is impeached and removed from office"

That's a good strategy to have the GOP curb stomp Dems in the midterms.

#17 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-10-29 01:08 AM | Reply

@#11 ... Johnson is keeping the government closed to hide the Epstein Files, which would destroy half our government. ...

While I do agree that Spkr Johnson seems to be keeping the House shut down so as not to enable vote #218,I'm not yet in agreement about the "destroying half our government" part.

Unless, and until, the Epstein files are released, we do not know what they may contain.

Yeah, we have have some prior info, such as ...

Michael Wolff Says Epstein Showed Him Photos of Trump With Topless Girls at His House
www.thenorthstar.com

... Two topless girls on Trump's lap. One photo with a stain on his pants. Epstein kept these in his safe -- and showed them off. This wasn't just perversion. This was blackmail. ...

#18 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-29 01:18 AM | Reply

@#18 ... Epstein kept these in his safe ...

If that is correct, then those photos may be a part of the Epstein Files.

#19 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-29 01:20 AM | Reply

Aside...

Is it just my imagination, or do the various JeffJ aliases seem to be more than a bit "off" this evening?

Their comments seem to be quite a bit more lame than their norm.

Maybe, today's substitute poster for that collection of aliases is a rookie?

I dunno ...

#20 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-29 01:26 AM | Reply

All needed is for 5 dem votes and the govt would reopen as they are the ones hooding the federal workers 'hostage'.
#10 | Posted by MSgt

If that's how you want to slice it.
There's 1,000,000 or so Federal workers held hostage.
The other side is holding 40,000,000 people's health care hostage.

#21 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-29 01:34 AM | Reply

@#10 ... All needed is for 5 dem votes and the govt would reopen ...

... and what is Spkr Johnson doing to attain those 5 votes?

Saying, ~you must obey~ or "let's negotiate?"

imo, it looks like Spkr Johnson is saying the former, and not the latter.

Also, imo, the latter is the way government should work.

#22 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-29 01:46 AM | Reply

Two topless girls on Trump's lap. One photo with a stain on his pants.

At this point, what difference does it make?

#23 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-10-29 01:49 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

and what is Spkr Johnson doing to attain those 5 votes?

That's a pretty good question.

#24 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-10-29 01:52 AM | Reply

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