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yardwork

(66,196 posts)
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 12:36 PM Mar 14

Shut it down [View all]

People calling for the CR don't seem to realize how bad things already are.

The last thing on Earth Democrats should do is vote to continue this madness.

Things are horrible. Musk is being allowed to run rampant. Our only hope is for Democrats to stand up and say "no more!"

NIH funding is on hold, federal employees are bring fired for no reason, no flu vaccine is being developed, the Secretary of Health and Human Services says it would be good for everyone to get measles, Trump is threatening to invade Canada, Greenland, and Panama, we've abandoned Ukraine, the head of our military is a drunken rapist who is hoping for Armageddon, Trump wants to build resorts in Gaza, a Russian plant runs our intelligence agencies, we've abandoned all efforts to control climate change, small businesses are going under all over the country, we've abandoned millions of people all over the world who were getting aid from USAID, the stock market is tanking, prices are up, there's a bird flu epidemic nobody is tracking, federal agencies are deleting decades of data, people are being arrested and held for no cause, immigrants are being sent to Gitmo in chains,

Trump threatens and un-threatens and rethreatens tariffs every couple of hours, all our allies are furious with us, we've abandoned NATO, our astronauts are stuck in space and dependent on Elon Musk to bring them home, historical photos of women, Black, and LGBTQ people are being deleted from federal archives, trans people are being raped and beaten in prison because they've been moved into their opposite sex's populations, trans people can't get passports, people don't know what Musk's 19-year old college dropouts who call themselves "big balls" are doing with our social security and treasury data.... what did I miss?

Sure, courts keep saying "this is unconstitutional, rehire these people" but NOBODY HAS BEEN REHIRED. Nobody has been released from Gitmo or that for-profit prison in Louisiana. Nobody is getting their grants or contracts.

This is happening right now, and Chuck Schumer is going to vote to continue it. Like everything will be fine.

It's not fine. This is not fine. Shut it down.

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Shut it down [View all] yardwork Mar 14 OP
DURec leftstreet Mar 14 #1
Thanks. yardwork Mar 14 #2
Shut It Down is the wrong headline. gab13by13 Mar 14 #3
Maybe Congress is tired of being held accountable? leftstreet Mar 14 #7
100% agree Blue_Adept Mar 14 #4
Even Nancy Reagan said Just Say No. yardwork Mar 14 #5
Maybe. Ever seen the movie "Sophie's Choice?" This is one... hlthe2b Mar 14 #6
It's not the right metaphor. yardwork Mar 14 #9
Look, I've been on the phones to my Senators (Bennett & Hickenlooper) to say NO and NO, but hlthe2b Mar 14 #12
Democrats in the House are pushing for a 30-day CR. yardwork Mar 14 #14
I absolutely agree with THAT. hlthe2b Mar 14 #15
There are more than 2 choices gab13by13 Mar 14 #17
Yes, it was Cirsium Mar 14 #25
You clearly don't know the meaning of "Sophie's Choice" either. hlthe2b Mar 14 #28
Of course Cirsium Mar 14 #31
No. YOU DON'T. hlthe2b Mar 14 #32
No need to get upset Cirsium Mar 14 #36
They sure do! yardwork Mar 14 #37
I am done donating to any party level fundraisers until Schumer steps out of leadership. Moostache Mar 14 #8
Hey,if they could drum Biden out,what gives with Chuck? BattleRow Mar 14 #23
"Hold The Line" is the title you're looking for - TBF Mar 14 #10
I don't care what words they use as long as they fight. yardwork Mar 14 #11
Amen and solidarity - nt TBF Mar 15 #39
I'm not sure I have ever felt this frustrated before with respect to our political leverage and how Passages Mar 14 #13
Thank you. H2O Man Mar 14 #16
If the government shuts down, it will be the doing of the Republican Party Martin Eden Mar 14 #18
Every state should start recall petitions to stop the Republicans--TODAY! h2ebits Mar 14 #19
Musk needs to be arrested now! Initech Mar 14 #20
We are going off the cliff one way or the other. So the faster we hit the ground, the better. Scrivener7 Mar 14 #21
The last thing we want to do is help them drive off the cliff. yardwork Mar 14 #24
Exactly. Scrivener7 Mar 14 #26
We're heading off a cliff either way. Let's make sure that the public knows who's doing the driving GOP. nt Exp Mar 14 #34
Shut it down! elleng Mar 14 #22
agreed G_j Mar 14 #27
If the MAGAs are serious about keeping the country open... mwooldri Mar 14 #29
Schumer is a collaborator Fil1957 Mar 14 #30
Betrayed isn't the right word... 3825-87867 Mar 14 #33
Don't enable the mother fuckers. Take a stand Evolve Dammit Mar 14 #35
K&R DiamondShark Mar 15 #38
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