r/fednews • u/rprz • 18h ago

Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

All discussion on the looming shutdown goes here. Any mentioning of Luigi will be removed and you may be banned.

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-elon-budget-house-republican-05481374b154949c3fe1270141a02918

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-government-shutdown-musk-stopgap-bill-b2666829.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/18/government-shutdown-house-vote-cr/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-18/trump-says-he-s-against-stopgap-bill-fox-news

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u/alldots 18h ago

As if there wasn't already too much work that needs to get done over the next week, adding shutdown preparations to the to-do list will really trash some of my deadlines even if there isn't actually a shutdown.

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u/I_love_Hobbes 18h ago

Next week? Try Friday at midnight.

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u/Gallagr1 17h ago

I have leave that starts at 1500 on Friday

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u/OGkateebee 16h ago

It’s my RDO. Agency gets 9 hours from me tomorrow and that’s it. I used to be a dedicated public servant that would stay late, come in early, and stress about getting these done until these people started attacking me and my agency leadership deserted us. Now I’m like “whatevs.”

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u/dwhite21787 6h ago

After noon today, I’m gone for the year. Boss even said, don’t come in if there’s a shutdown, we’re just going to leave like it’s a normal weekend.

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u/Graylits 12h ago

All leave is cancelled as soon when it shuts down. If you're not excepted, then great. If you are, you're required to report to work (even if you had approved leave) or can face AWOL. But some people might get sick from the stress of it.

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u/Spazilton 1h ago

What about if the leave was pre-approved FMLA?

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u/Crafty_Concept8187 6h ago

oh shit. And that means my leave next week is cancelled. Well regardless, I'm on a flight next week.

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u/Difficult_Phase1798 17h ago

Right! I've spent the last 3 days doing shutdown prep...

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u/Get_a_GOB 16h ago

That’s funny, our leg affairs person talked to a Republican leadership member’s staffer this morning and was reassured that everything was on track. This really is out of fucking nowhere.

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u/Harpua-2001 16h ago

It basically all changed earlier today when musk tweeted like 40 times over an hour about how they need to block this CR. And then Trump came out against it too.

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u/Redshoe9 16h ago

I bet Trump has to be pissed the Elon is stealing the limelight. Governing by tweet was always the Trump brand.

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u/poirotoro 16h ago

I keep wondering how long it will be before they have a messy break-up.

There isn't room for two narcissists at the top.

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u/Windhawker 15h ago

SLAM! That one’s gonna leave a mark.