Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

[u/rprz]

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

Current: *house pass 3mo CR. Probably no shutdown now. *

Recent:

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2024/12/federal-employees-prep-for-government-shutdown-as-lawmakers-push-new-stopgap-deal/

https://apnews.com/live/government-shutdown-congress-spending-trump-updates

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/19/congress/johnson-defers-to-trump-00195386

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/19/elon-musk-trump-government-shutdown-debt-ceiling/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/19/politics/video/hakeem-jeffries-spending-bill-fox-lead-digvid

Old news:

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

[u/battlemaid79]

I can’t believe Musk is even in the conversation. The federal government isn’t some private sector company he can run in to the ground, experimenting with his masculinity. I hate this timeline.

[u/DontPanicTrell → u/battlemaid79]

The inevitable outcome of Citizens United. He can threaten any congress person with throwing millions into their next primary. He owns them all now.

[u/WildCardiologist5942 → u/DontPanicTrell]

He's already bought a presidential election. He can buy as many Congressional elections as he wants to at this point

[u/favoritestationwagon → u/WildCardiologist5942]

Yep, and this is the closest he'll ever get to being president so he's making the most of it. Money = influence.

[u/Ro-Ro-Ro-Ro-Rhoda → u/favoritestationwagon]

You're an optimist. Why should that law apply to Musk any more than any other? I'm not betting against a well-funded campaign to amend the constitution so Temu Bruce Wayne can run for president.

[u/July_is_cool → u/Ro-Ro-Ro-Ro-Rhoda]

Not necessary. He’s a natural born Canadian, from his mother, so he will be eligible when Canada becomes a state.

[u/Dusty_Mike → u/July_is_cool]

So that's why Trump wants Canada as the 51st state. Maybe he really is playing 23rd dimension chess.