Anonymous wrote:Maine Congresswoman talks about a rumor that Congress won’t reconvene next week and wonders if it’s about not seating new Congresswoman Grijalva of Arizona—is it about the Epstein files or about the shut down?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPXDXbPkcyP/?igsh=NnNhdHl1M3BtNG15

It's about politicians of two dysfunctional and corrupt political parties failing the American people over and over and over and over again because they know our stupid voters will continue to vote for them anyway.

Anonymous wrote:Maine Congresswoman talks about a rumor that Congress won’t reconvene next week and wonders if it’s about not seating new Congresswoman Grijalva of Arizona—is it about the Epstein files or about the shut down?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPXDXbPkcyP/?igsh=NnNhdHl1M3BtNG15

Of course it's about the Epstein files.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey Chuck Schumer, Democrats on DCUM agree that Republicans are responsible for the shutdown. You are now free to have Democrats vote for the CR, you won't be blamed.

Well Republicans are in control of everything- house, congress, presidency and courts. Why are the republicans not to blame? This is like saying the voters in the US are not responsible for Trump,

Democrats were in control of everything under Obama and still failed to get guns under control. Why are the democrats not to blame?

Maine Congresswoman talks about a rumor that Congress won’t reconvene next week and wonders if it’s about not seating new Congresswoman Grijalva of Arizona—is it about the Epstein files or about the shut down?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPXDXbPkcyP/?igsh=NnNhdHl1M3BtNG15

Anonymous wrote:Shut down until november 2026 -- unlike a parliamentary system where governments can dissolve at an impasse and the question is punted to the voters, we don't have that here.

so shut it down until november 2026 and let the voters decide what they want.

Sure, friend, that's how reality works. Sure.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey Chuck Schumer, Democrats on DCUM agree that Republicans are responsible for the shutdown. You are now free to have Democrats vote for the CR, you won't be blamed.

Well Republicans are in control of everything- house, congress, presidency and courts. Why are the republicans not to blame? This is like saying the voters in the US are not responsible for Trump,

The American electorate is absolutely responsible for the garbage leadership we've had since Obama left office. Each and everyone of us needs to stop the finger pointing, take a long look in the mirror, and promise to take our voting privileges more seriously going forward.

There's zero correlation between what voters want and what our representatives actually make happen. Study after study shows this. The correlation exists only for donors. Our government has not belonged to We the People for a long time.

Voting didn't cause this, money in our politics caused this. Capitalism and the ruthless pursuit of profits caused this. And it won't get better until we as a society decide 1) that there are things more important than money, and 2) that the money hungry sociopaths currently running our society must be stopped. Until we can all agree on those 2 points, things will continue to spiral downward.

I wholeheartedly agree for the most part. The influence of money in politics to the extent that our two major political parties are essentially corrupt entities is the number one long term problem the American people must deal with.

I do think it's possible for a capitalistic society to co-exist with a functional democracy. Money has always had influence in politics but our two-party system still functioned at an acceptable level for 200 years.

Votes didn't cause this but votes are likely the only solution to this problem. At some point, we'll have to stop rewarding GOP and Dem politicians with votes. Votes for politicians are profitable to political parties in a similar way likes or subscribers are to a social media influencer. The more votes a party or politician can reliably obtain, the more mega-donor cash can be relied upon. The more subscribers an influencer has, the greater the likelihood of advertising dollars. If we cut off the votes for a period of time, there will be a quick end to the billions of dollars wealthy and powerful people funnel through our rotten parties to buy influence. Yes, I realize convincing the moronic American electorate to stop voting for GOP and Dem politicians in order to save our democracy is easier said than done. I'm all ears if you have a better suggestion.

Anonymous wrote:Democrats say don't blame them for a shutdown; it's all Republicans fault and they control the three branches.

They also say they are doing this to get health care subsidies. That it is all worth it to let people know they fought for health care.
I thought it was the Republicans that were shutting things down?

They want credit if you like the shutdown, and blame cast on Republicans if you don't like the shutdown.

Hello pot meet kettle.....you are a moron.

Shut down until november 2026 -- unlike a parliamentary system where governments can dissolve at an impasse and the question is punted to the voters, we don't have that here.

so shut it down until november 2026 and let the voters decide what they want.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey Chuck Schumer, Democrats on DCUM agree that Republicans are responsible for the shutdown. You are now free to have Democrats vote for the CR, you won't be blamed.

Well Republicans are in control of everything- house, congress, presidency and courts. Why are the republicans not to blame? This is like saying the voters in the US are not responsible for Trump,

The American electorate is absolutely responsible for the garbage leadership we've had since Obama left office. Each and everyone of us needs to stop the finger pointing, take a long look in the mirror, and promise to take our voting privileges more seriously going forward.

There's zero correlation between what voters want and what our representatives actually make happen. Study after study shows this. The correlation exists only for donors. Our government has not belonged to We the People for a long time.

Voting didn't cause this, money in our politics caused this. Capitalism and the ruthless pursuit of profits caused this. And it won't get better until we as a society decide 1) that there are things more important than money, and 2) that the money hungry sociopaths currently running our society must be stopped. Until we can all agree on those 2 points, things will continue to spiral downward.

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Anonymous wrote:New KFF poll: Americans want Congress to extend the expiring, enhanced Obamacare credits by a whopping margin of 78% to 22% — a remarkable political entrenchment for subsidies that were a heavy political lift for Democrats just a few years ago, per Politico.

The same thing happened with Obamacare. For years the GOP leadership tried to get rid of them, and painted them as completely evil in their Fox news screeds... only to find out that most of their based wanted to keep the ACA! Sometimes no amount of propaganda will persuade voters to vote against their own interests.

Voters who aren't ultra wealthy political mega-donors are voting against their own interests every time they vote for a GOP or Dem politician. This truth hurts but we shouldn't ignore it.

Anonymous wrote:New KFF poll: Americans want Congress to extend the expiring, enhanced Obamacare credits by a whopping margin of 78% to 22% — a remarkable political entrenchment for subsidies that were a heavy political lift for Democrats just a few years ago, per Politico.

The same thing happened with Obamacare. For years the GOP leadership tried to get rid of them, and painted them as completely evil in their Fox news screeds... only to find out that most of their based wanted to keep the ACA! Sometimes no amount of propaganda will persuade voters to vote against their own interests.

New KFF poll: Americans want Congress to extend the expiring, enhanced Obamacare credits by a whopping margin of 78% to 22% — a remarkable political entrenchment for subsidies that were a heavy political lift for Democrats just a few years ago, per Politico.

Why do republicans want to raise Americans health care costs?

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Anonymous wrote:Hey Chuck Schumer, Democrats on DCUM agree that Republicans are responsible for the shutdown. You are now free to have Democrats vote for the CR, you won't be blamed.

Well Republicans are in control of everything- house, congress, presidency and courts. Why are the republicans not to blame? This is like saying the voters in the US are not responsible for Trump,

The American electorate is absolutely responsible for the garbage leadership we've had since Obama left office. Each and everyone of us needs to stop the finger pointing, take a long look in the mirror, and promise to take our voting privileges more seriously going forward.

Anonymous wrote:Hey Chuck Schumer, Democrats on DCUM agree that Republicans are responsible for the shutdown. You are now free to have Democrats vote for the CR, you won't be blamed.

Well Republicans are in control of everything- house, congress, presidency and courts. Why are the republicans not to blame? This is like saying the voters in the US are not responsible for Trump,