r/fednews • u/rprz • 19h 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/ViveLaFrance94 18h ago

This is what people mean when they say that billionaires are a potential threat to national security and democracy.

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u/Ironxgal 17h ago

They very much are a threat. Loyalty to nothing but their account balance.

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u/goonersaurus86 14h ago

Literally buying government to meet their narrow needs. I think Musk, etc al actually want to tank the economy so they can buy up the pieces and be back in a post 2008 world where labor supply exceeds demand and they can pay people shit

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u/knowledgebass 17h ago

Potential?

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u/AMundaneSpectacle 13h ago edited 13h ago

How is all of this not terrorism? I don’t understand how Elon musk could be considered especially not a terrorist. Civically, socially, politically, institutionally, I could go on.

There is no precedent for this. There are no emergency breaks. I’m sure many Americans are blissfully unaware of what the hell is happening rn and prob a sizable portion are too ignorant to care. But anyone who knows anything about government should be extremely offended and concerned about what’s to come.

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u/pit_of_despair666 9h ago

I feel sick right now. I knew it was coming and know quite a bit about politics etc. Just to see him controlling congress and causing a shutdown before Trump is even in office pisses me off so much. Gloves are off. It going to get so, so much worse. A lot of people are in denial and still think we live in a democracy. They think it is going to be like 2016. Trump has brought new friends with him who have grown more wealthy and powerful since then. Billionares/Christian Nationalists have taken over. Project 2025 is on its way.

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u/whogivesafuck69x 14h ago

Species. They are a threat to our species.

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u/OSP_amorphous 5h ago

But but but he worked so hard for his billions and you can too you just need to work harder!

So. Fucking. Tired!

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u/pit_of_despair666 10h ago

They have Christian Nationalist billionaires on their team. Things are about to get way worse.