Government Shutdown - Sep 2025 Thread

[Anonymous]

What is wrong with all these Republicans who are saying the Democrats will be the cause of fed firings? Has the federal government ever HAD to do mass layoffs during a shutdown before? No! Some Energy Secretary is on now saying they have to fire people because they have no money to pay them during a shutdown. Um, you have never had money to pay people during a shutdown. Thats why you don’t pay them during the shutdown! And if that were true they’d have to fire everyone! Even essential employees aren’t being paid.

I am trying not to get too hopeful that people will see thru this and the Republicans will get blamed for this nonsense!

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Anonymous wrote:Awesome WH announced construction of the $200 million ballroom will continue during the shut down and American soliders will go without pay.

If only the Dems could effectively harness these types of facts and message them...

Newsome doing a good job with it

A used car salesman looks less slick.

This makes me laugh. The last three people we have elected to the Presidency are old white men with some level of used car salesman schtick as well as clearly impaired mental faculties. America rejected two highly qualified, intelligent women with proven leadership credentials, and in 2016 conservative voters rejected every candidate with solid, traditional conservative credentials.

I'm not a huge fan of Newsom, but I am a huge fan of getting MAGA out of power. Let's do it.

I did not know the CEO of GM and CEO of Citigroup ran for the job. Those are the real women who should run. Not the two you are talking about. One in 107 days could not articulate any plans and the other passed out as just running for office was too much work.

The sexism in this last line is just incredible.

Reality is sexist? Fascinating mindset.

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Anonymous wrote:Awesome WH announced construction of the $200 million ballroom will continue during the shut down and American soliders will go without pay.

If only the Dems could effectively harness these types of facts and message them...

Newsome doing a good job with it

A used car salesman looks less slick.

This makes me laugh. The last three people we have elected to the Presidency are old white men with some level of used car salesman schtick as well as clearly impaired mental faculties. America rejected two highly qualified, intelligent women with proven leadership credentials, and in 2016 conservative voters rejected every candidate with solid, traditional conservative credentials.

I'm not a huge fan of Newsom, but I am a huge fan of getting MAGA out of power. Let's do it.

I did not know the CEO of GM and CEO of Citigroup ran for the job. Those are the real women who should run. Not the two you are talking about. One in 107 days could not articulate any plans and the other passed out as just running for office was too much work.

The sexism in this last line is just incredible.

The sexism in all of it is incredible.

As a woman, apparently you have to be the CEO of one of the largest and most well known companies in the world to be considered qualified to run. If you're a man you just have to inherit your dad's money, grift like HE!!, and make full use of the bankruptcy laws, or ride the coattails of your dad, or write a victimhood narrative and then get bankrolled by big tech.

Both Harris and Clinton lost to a deeply flawed candidate while the deeply flawed Biden beat him. It sucks, but for a woman Democrat to win the presidency, she would need to be more qualified than Harris and Clinton, which isn't possible for a politician, so yeah, they would probably need to be the CEO of a huge company.

You think Hillary and Harris weren’t flawed candidates and they just lost because they are women?!?!

They were flawed.
And they lost because they are women.
Both are true.
They ran against an even deeper thawed man. He won because he's a man.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with all these Republicans who are saying the Democrats will be the cause of fed firings? Has the federal government ever HAD to do mass layoffs during a shutdown before? No! Some Energy Secretary is on now saying they have to fire people because they have no money to pay them during a shutdown. Um, you have never had money to pay people during a shutdown. Thats why you don’t pay them during the shutdown! And if that were true they’d have to fire everyone! Even essential employees aren’t being paid.

I am trying not to get too hopeful that people will see thru this and the Republicans will get blamed for this nonsense!

The Republicans are just making up $hit as they go along, and the low-IQ base eats it all up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Awesome WH announced construction of the $200 million ballroom will continue during the shut down and American soliders will go without pay.

If only the Dems could effectively harness these types of facts and message them...

Newsome doing a good job with it

A used car salesman looks less slick.

This makes me laugh. The last three people we have elected to the Presidency are old white men with some level of used car salesman schtick as well as clearly impaired mental faculties. America rejected two highly qualified, intelligent women with proven leadership credentials, and in 2016 conservative voters rejected every candidate with solid, traditional conservative credentials.

I'm not a huge fan of Newsom, but I am a huge fan of getting MAGA out of power. Let's do it.

I did not know the CEO of GM and CEO of Citigroup ran for the job. Those are the real women who should run. Not the two you are talking about. One in 107 days could not articulate any plans and the other passed out as just running for office was too much work.

The sexism in this last line is just incredible.

The sexism in all of it is incredible.

As a woman, apparently you have to be the CEO of one of the largest and most well known companies in the world to be considered qualified to run. If you're a man you just have to inherit your dad's money, grift like HE!!, and make full use of the bankruptcy laws, or ride the coattails of your dad, or write a victimhood narrative and then get bankrolled by big tech.

Both Harris and Clinton lost to a deeply flawed candidate while the deeply flawed Biden beat him. It sucks, but for a woman Democrat to win the presidency, she would need to be more qualified than Harris and Clinton, which isn't possible for a politician, so yeah, they would probably need to be the CEO of a huge company.

Hillary was ok with Bill get BJs from interns and Kamala screwed her way to top. Honestly JD Vance’s wife more qualified than either of them

[Anonymous]

I need to get my passport renewed. Does the shutdown halt or delay passport processing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I need to get my passport renewed. Does the shutdown halt or delay passport processing?

I am sure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I need to get my passport renewed. Does the shutdown halt or delay passport processing?

I am sure.

Thanks. Do they still process the passport renewal?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I need to get my passport renewed. Does the shutdown halt or delay passport processing?

I am sure.

Thanks. Do they still process the passport renewal?

My passport was renewed during that last shutdown, but I don’t know this time.

[Anonymous]

What have you guys been doing with the days off?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I need to get my passport renewed. Does the shutdown halt or delay passport processing?

I am sure.

Thanks. Do they still process the passport renewal?

My passport was renewed during that last shutdown, but I don’t know this time.

Thank you

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Awesome WH announced construction of the $200 million ballroom will continue during the shut down and American soliders will go without pay.

If only the Dems could effectively harness these types of facts and message them...

Newsome doing a good job with it

A used car salesman looks less slick.

This makes me laugh. The last three people we have elected to the Presidency are old white men with some level of used car salesman schtick as well as clearly impaired mental faculties. America rejected two highly qualified, intelligent women with proven leadership credentials, and in 2016 conservative voters rejected every candidate with solid, traditional conservative credentials.

I'm not a huge fan of Newsom, but I am a huge fan of getting MAGA out of power. Let's do it.

I did not know the CEO of GM and CEO of Citigroup ran for the job. Those are the real women who should run. Not the two you are talking about. One in 107 days could not articulate any plans and the other passed out as just running for office was too much work.

The sexism in this last line is just incredible.

The sexism in all of it is incredible.

As a woman, apparently you have to be the CEO of one of the largest and most well known companies in the world to be considered qualified to run. If you're a man you just have to inherit your dad's money, grift like HE!!, and make full use of the bankruptcy laws, or ride the coattails of your dad, or write a victimhood narrative and then get bankrolled by big tech.

Both Harris and Clinton lost to a deeply flawed candidate while the deeply flawed Biden beat him. It sucks, but for a woman Democrat to win the presidency, she would need to be more qualified than Harris and Clinton, which isn't possible for a politician, so yeah, they would probably need to be the CEO of a huge company.

Hillary was ok with Bill get BJs from interns and Kamala screwed her way to top. Honestly JD Vance’s wife more qualified than either of them

No evidence. It's the easiest and nastiest thing you can say of a woman. Hang your head in shame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I need to get my passport renewed. Does the shutdown halt or delay passport processing?

I am sure.

Thanks. Do they still process the passport renewal?

Passport office is fee funded and stays open during shutdowns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I need to get my passport renewed. Does the shutdown halt or delay passport processing?

I am sure.

Thanks. Do they still process the passport renewal?

Passport office is fee funded and stays open during shutdowns.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

If government reopens before 10/24/25, will there be full pay that day?