Fed Government Shutdown 2025: non-political thread

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Any new predictions for when the shutdown will end after the overhead Democratic wins yesterday?

It was expected. So no updates will come.

Not sure. I think it's will put a lot of pressure on Rs to come to the table. Not because Ds won last night, but the way they won

That might actually lengthen things. Centrist Dems seemed close to an agreement to reopen with minimal gains and now the left flank will probably have more ability to push back.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5589686-senate-democrats-shutdown-fight/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was in downtown DC Monday and Tuesday for work. I drove in both days in rush hour both ways. There was tons and tons of people at work.

Do Feds make much difference anymore to DC?

Pre Covid and pre-remote WFH DC would be a ghost town if Feds were on Furlough. Last two days ever restaurant, hotel, coffeeshop was full. Kinda weird.

Because many Feds are working without pay. Are you this dumb IRL?

yet packing bars, restaurants and nightclubs, sporting events. I am going in tonight for a dinner meeting by convention center and hard to get a spot.

You think the only workers in DC are Federal employees? Talking about dumb and dumber…..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was in downtown DC Monday and Tuesday for work. I drove in both days in rush hour both ways. There was tons and tons of people at work.

Do Feds make much difference anymore to DC?

Pre Covid and pre-remote WFH DC would be a ghost town if Feds were on Furlough. Last two days ever restaurant, hotel, coffeeshop was full. Kinda weird.

Because many Feds are working without pay. Are you this dumb IRL?

yet packing bars, restaurants and nightclubs, sporting events. I am going in tonight for a dinner meeting by convention center and hard to get a spot.

Oh wow, you are that dumb.
Other people besides feds exist in DC. Especially near the convention center, which has a conference right now (as it does most weeks).