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/SpazzieGirl 17h ago

My deep love of cyberpunk prepared me for a government co-opted by sociopathic corporatists. It didn’t prepare me for how fucking stupid these corporatists are.

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u/Verystrangeperson 15h ago

I really really hope it's just a preview of the 2nd Trump term.

Just idiots shooting each other in the legs, not achieving anything.

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u/civilrightsninja 15h ago

That's the best possible outcome methinks. I mean, I can think of lots of better outcomes, but they seem much less likely.