Trump’s Grand Plan for a #GovernmentShutdown
The #Trump admin might use a #shutdown to finish the job #DOGE started.
The congressional impasse over spending may now supercharge Trump’s efforts to slash the #CivilService—just as the bulk of those being paid not to work lose their job when the fiscal year ends. Should the #government shut down tomorrow, it could lead to the dramatic winnowing of its size conservatives have sought for decades.
#coup #TrumpCoup2
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/09/trumps-grand-plan-for-a-government-shutdown/684401/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxa8Wel-H610sgU3WuFQDpkk
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Telehealth is a game changer for people with disabilities.
It can be incredibly difficult to attend in person appointments when you have an energy limiting chronic illness.
The shutdown means Medicare recipients can no longer access this vital accommodation.
It’s another way this regime is practicing eugenics.
#uspol #shutdown #telehealth #medicare #eugenics #disability #ableism
The #Government Is #ShutDown. But Not for #FossilFuels.
Federal workers who issue permits for oil, #gas & #mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal #pollution limits.
#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw #regulations #ClimateCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/climate/trump-government-shutdown-energy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
A White House draft memo is threatening NO #backpay for #furloughed workers. But that would have no effect on #Trump & members of #Congress.
The #Constitution forbids a reduction in #salary for the sitting president, thus guaranteeing compensation regardless of a #shutdown, acc/to the Congressional Research Service.
Similarly, members of #Congress are not subject to #furlough & the Constitution states that members of Congress “shall receive” compensation for their services.
#Democrats in #Congress have been relentless about casting the #shutdown clash as a fight over helping Americans pay for #health #insurance.
But there is another, far deeper issue driving the impasse: their outrage about what is happening across the country under a president they regard as #lawless & #unchecked.
#Trump #law #democracy #Constitution #CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment #judiciary #legislative #MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/politics/democrats-shutdown-trump-administration.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#Trump begins #firings of #FederalWorkers to pressure #Democrats in government #shutdown
The White House budget office said Friday that #MassFirings of federal workers have started to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers in the ongoing govt #shutdown.
#OMB dir #RussVought, posted on social media that the “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force firings.
#law #labor #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #MafiaState #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-federal-worker-firings-0439e8d0979d9a32e021c5c851fea1cf?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-10-Breaking+News
169,812 people in #Maine will not receive #SNAP benefits for November.
Let me say that again.
169,812 people won't be able to afford to buy food in November in Maine.
Maine has a population < 1.5M
Not just Maine, but 42 million people across *all* states will lose SNAP benefits during the #shutdown while they all watch the president building a personal ballroom.
[Edit: lowball estimate adjusted to the exact number of people who won't receive Maine SNAP benefits. Clarified that 42 million people will lose SNAP benefits in all states.]
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US hits $38 trillion in debt
In the midst of a federal government #shutdown, the #US govt’s gross national #debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of debt on America’s balance sheet.
It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic—the US hit $37 trillion in gross national debt in August this year.
#economy #inflation #recession #Trump #trumpcession #Congress
https://apnews.com/article/trump-treasury-debt-ceiling-bessent-09575f13ca95c2f1beb38234b2cbe85b
Holy crap it was this completely insane freak who gave #Trump $$ supposedly for the #military.
#TimothyMellon, a reclusive #billionaire & a major financial backer of Trump, is the anonymous private donor who gave $130 million to the US government to help pay troops during the #shutdown, according to two people familiar with the matter.
A while ago I posted a thread about him.
I’ll boost it.
He is scary.
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#Pentagon Accepts $130M From Private Donor To Help Pay Troops
#Trump said that an *anonymous* private donor who he described as a “patriot” & a personal friend has given $130M to the #US government to help pay troops during the #shutdown.
It is not clear how far the donation would go toward covering the salaries of the more than 1.3 million troops who make up the active-duty #military. A $130M donation would equal about $100 a service member.
#PrivateMilitary #law
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/24/us/trump-canada-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
"As food assistance runs out and a billionaire offers money for troops, Trump dances in Malaysia. ...
While Trump could be seen dancing like a fool on a red carpet in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend, actual patriots at food banks and other grassroots organizations were bracing to serve large populations in need."
~ Steven Beschloss
#Trump #shutdown #SNAP #food #EconomicElites #FoodStamps
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https://www.americaamerica.news/p/hunger-bribes-and-sociopathy
"In the dead of night, Donald Trump slipped out of the White House and boarded Air Force One for a trip to Asia. Twenty-four days into a government shutdown of his own making, Trump became the first president in American history to leave the country during an active shutdown. Millions of federal workers remain furloughed or unpaid."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Trump #shutdown #food #SNAP #groceries #prices
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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/breaking-saturday-afternoon-news
"Unless the government shutdown ends this week, which seems basically impossible, federal support for SNAP will be cut off this Saturday.
Here are four things you should know about the imminent hunger games."
1. "This is a political decision — specifically, a Republican decision."
~ Paul Krugman
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #groceries #children
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>2 dozen states sued the #Trump admin Tuesday over its recent refusal to fund #FoodStamps during the government #shutdown, seeking to spare roughly 42 million people from #hunger & financial hardship starting in a matter of days.
The states, including officials in Arizona, California & Massachusetts, asked a federal judge to force Washington to tap emergency reserve money so that families do not see an interruption to their benefits under #SNAP starting Nov 1.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/politics/trump-food-stamps-snap-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the #Trump administration from firing #FederalWorkers during the government #shutdown.
US District Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction [#PI] that bars the firings while a lawsuit challenging them plays out. She had previously issued a temporary restraining order [#TRO] against the job cuts that was set to expire Wednesday.
#law #OrchestratedShutdown #PowerGrab
https://apnews.com/article/shutdown-layoffs-judge-trump-fdcb16f91c94d7bf73977e8968210b0e?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-28-Breaking+News
Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that the #Trump admin must continue to fund #SNAP, the nation’s biggest #food #aid program, using contingency funds during the government #shutdown.
The rulings came a day before the #USDA planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown.
#law #FoodStamps #poverty
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-10-31-2025?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-31-Breaking+News
#Trump says #Senate should scrap the #filibuster to end the government #shutdown
Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats & reopen the federal government.
“THE CHOICE IS CLEAR — INITIATE THE ‘NUCLEAR OPTION,’ GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER,” Trump posted late Thursday night on his social media site, Truth Social.
#law
https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-effects-trump-update-democrats-95b986b83b9802fe7a8374572fcd86f0
American families are worried about losing #FoodStamp benefits. Hundreds of thousands of #FederalWorkers have no idea when they will next be paid. Several #airports have been experiencing delays because of staffing shortages.
The pain of the government #shutdown is growing more acute as it grinds toward the 5-week mark, with #Congress showing little movement toward a resolution. But #Trump has been attending to other matters.
#plutocracy #oligarchy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/us/politics/trump-shutdown.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Projection
#Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by #Democrats seeking #healthcare for the people
The government #shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as #Republicans continue to refuse to negotiate with #Democrats. Millions of people could lose #FoodAid benefits, #health #care subsidies are set to expire & there are few real talks between the parties over how to end it.
#PublicDisservice
https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-longest-trump-democrats-senate-filibuster-1f147746aab58daffd8a8cb578df0b81?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-03-No+end+to+the+shutdown
The U.S. government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he "won’t be extorted" by Democrats.
@AssociatedPress reports: "Millions of people stand to lose food aid benefits, health care subsidies are set to expire and there are few real talks between the parties over how to end it."
Cool. Cool cool cool cool cool cool cool, no doubt no doubt.
Exclusive: #US may cut #AirTraffic 10% by Friday without #shutdown deal
The shutdown has forced 13,000 #AirTrafficControllers & 50,000 Transportation Security Administration [#TSA] officers to work WITHOUT #PAY & snarled tens of thousands of #flights.
#Trump #OrchestratedShutdown #PowerGrab #law #Congress
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-may-cut-air-traffic-10-by-friday-without-shutdown-deal-sources-say-2025-11-05/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
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"Trump’s 'Gatsby' gala wasn’t homage but autopsy — a champagne-soaked dirge for a nation that once believed in class, grace, and conscience. ...
Trump, the man who once wrapped himself in the mantle of populism, threw a party mocking the very people who once believed him."
~ David Shuster
#Trump #MaraLago #GreatGatsby #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #corruption #EconomicElites #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger
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Heartless #billionaire assholes
#Trump admin seeks to halt #SNAP #food #aid payments after a #CourtOrder
Trump’s admin asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid a #US govt #shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people.
#law #judiciary #FoodStamps #hunger #poverty #WealthGap #SocialCleansing #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #EconomicDiscrimination
https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-07-Breaking+News
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