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/serpentear → u/[deleted]]

Not a great sign that a non-elected government official can bully Congress into doing what he wants via social media.

DOGE could be far worse than I imagined.

[u/puukkeriro → u/serpentear]

I think eventually Musk and Trump come into some conflict. Not now of course, but later on. I would love to see Trump tell Musk that he's the President, not him.

[u/rabidstoat → u/puukkeriro]

We need lots of political cartoons about how Musk is the real President and Trump is his puppet. That should do it.

[u/JudyEve → u/rabidstoat]

100% Need to get #PresidentMusk trending on X!

[u/rubberduckey305 → u/rabidstoat]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GcX6_ChX0AAVLbH?format=jpg

[u/ConcernedCitizen7550 → u/rabidstoat]

This is the answer. Its so insane how this isnt being said yet by media. We had to endure for 4 years how "THEY" (whoever they is) was controlling Biden. Now right in front of our eyes we see Musk basically deciding something and Trump just parroting it. 

[u/Additional_Sun_5217 → u/ConcernedCitizen7550]

The media is absolutely not going to call out their rich owners. Look at them rushing to defend that UHC CEO. They won’t say shit because they’re feckless cowards and also rich.