Proposed legislation behind the impending US government shutdown contains provisions that would ban federal funding for transgender adults, as well as youngsters.
I don’t understand this at all healthcare in America is private so what the fuck does the government have to “worry” about? They are not paying for any of this.
Mike Johnson shut the government down to prevent the release of the Epstein files. Full stop.
I’ve never seen such hate in a politician.
Really crazy how any other spaces but lemmy they’re saying this is the democrats fault.
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Believe it or not, just a tactic. The “art of the deal” is only bullying or doubling down. Find something more horrible for your opponents to fight, to distract from the real battles. We need to stand firm on healthcare for millions and the rule of law, regardless whether they threaten permanent firings, regardless whether they threaten worse to marginalized people arts of our population.
I’m not saying this behavior is in any way acceptable, just that it’s trying to move the battle lines.
Children in charge of countries…
How many kids did this fucker rape??? Every day it’s a new horrid thing to try and distract us from the fact He Raped Children!
Trump rounds trans people up into death camps
“another attempt to distract us from the Epstein files!”
Mass rapist demands human beings give up their rights just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
The Democrats should threaten shut the government down unless they release the Epstein files. Fuck it all, make the Republicans have to tell their constituents they were willing to shut the government down to protect the Pedophile in Chief
They can’t since some of them are on the files themselves.
That would require the democrats to act as an actual opposition party, which they have basically never done.
EDIT: I apologize, I must make a correction, the democrat party did act as an actual opposition party from approximately 1861 until the early 20th century, but I don’t think anyone should cite that as a proud example.
SHUT IT THE FUCK DOWN. WE DO NOT NEGOTIATE WITH FASCIST TERRORISTS.
Good. Do it. The government ain’t doing shit for people who actually need help anyways.
I’m in one of those, fucked either way cases. If the government doesn’t shut down, I lose my healthcare, if it does shut down I potentially lose my job since I work for the government.
Hey! A fellow gov worker! So, how’s the last 6 months been stress shitting your guts out and expecting to be fired every day? Because I’m sure as fuck not having a good time and want off this god damned ride.
The worst part is I’m fairly new, I accepted the job offer before the election and started it after the election. The hope day I accepted the job offer and the dread of starting first day was quite disparate.
Funnily enough, I was a government worker shortly before Trump took over. The highlights included gaslighting me on my rights as a worker, telling me not to rock the boat, then shitcanning me when I filed grievances with my union. The very same union that refused to go to bat for me because “arbitrations are expensive”.
Also having my eyes opened to the absolutely ludicrous waste generated by government operations. I saw brand new 24 inch computer monitors still sealed in the box thrown in the trash, but I was simply told “there is no government waste” when I asked what was going on. Seeing a forklift bought for a single job before being “scrapped” was also wild.
Honestly, do yourself a big favor and look for a transfer to private sector. I’ve got a union that actually listens to me now and better benefits than a fed. Couldn’t be happier.
The very same union that refused to go to bat for me because “arbitrations are expensive”.
What the fuck
Sounds like government workers need a new union. Not that they’d ever get it, I assume, particularly if it poses a risk of actually being able to do something rather than just serving as a scapegoat to point at why unions are useless.
It’s not enough to catch your employer breaking the law. It’s not even enough to have a mile wide paper trail leading anyone with eyes to the evidence of your employer breaking the law. When your employer is the government, every single person involved is directly incentivised to protect the employer from any and all indication that they could have possibly done anything wrong, ever.
This includes your union rep, who is still paid by the very same tax dollars you are paid with, though in a round about way.
Oh trust me I’ve been working on it. I’m not at all surprised by your story, I knew the DOGE shit was complete bs.
Sorry you’re in that position. I can’t believe this is where were at. Who non millionaire could possibly be on the presidents side on this one?
Shut this shit down for good at this point. Worthless ass government.
So wait…. You’ll shut down the biggest thing that has been causing everyone so much grief?
Don’t threaten us with a good time. Also;
WE DON’T NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORISTS.
I hope he shuts down the government, honestly… It might limit how much damage he does.
I honestly don’t think he even knows what shutting down the government actually means. I’m betting he thinks it’s just the poors not getting access to essential services, which he’s probably fine with. I’m positive he doesn’t realize that it cuts off literally every perk except for secret service that he gets as president. The entire White House staff will be sent home except for executives and unpaid interns.
Honestly, at this point the government already is shut down. It’s been shut down for months. We’re just still in the denial stage. Trump’s claimed and a criminally corrupt SCOTUS has endorsed Trump just refusing to pay funds allocated by Congress. There is absolutely zero point in Democrats negotiating with Republicans on this, as Trump can just refuse to pay any Democratic priorities they fund.
I have to admit, you speak the truth.
The entire White House staff will be sent home except for executives and unpaid interns.
As long as one of those interns will bring him McDonalds, he won’t care.
Can it be blamed on the Dems? Alternatively, will it trigger the libs? He’s fueled by spite and grift
Can or can’t doesn’t really matter to Trump. He will blame Democrats he will blame Biden he will blame “antifa” and he will blame immigrants. Trump is inherently incapable of taking responsibility for anything. He will just pick a group or person, usually one that is particularly irritating to him in that moment, and he will shove all the responsibility for everything that’s going wrong on them.
I was being rhetorical. He can and he’s backed by legacy and new media. Goebbels built Nazi propaganda “in a cave with a box of scraps”, imagine what can be done with AI, bots and social media.
Shut it down so adults can start a new one.
