Welcome to Day Two of the government shutdown that we are having because Republicans want people to have to pay more for health care and the Democrats don’t. …

The primary sticking point, of course, is that Democrats want to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies that allow millions of Americans to afford health insurance."

Robyn Pennacchia

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #FederalGovernment #cruelty #food #healthcare
/7

https://www.wonkette.com/p/what-the-gop-is-talking-about-when

"There’s a time-honored rule in politics: If you want to undermine your opponents, turn their strength into a weakness. As we enter Day Two of the latest government shutdown, that’s precisely what Donald Trump and the Republicans are trying to do to Democrats as the parties wage a messaging war over the shutdown."

~ Todd Beeton

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #FederalGovernment #cruelty #food #healthcare
/10

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-democrats-shutdown-healthcare-lies

"Confucius famously said, 'Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.' Trump, Vance and the MAGA faithful are so consumed by their desire to inflict pain on us, to inflict pain on immigrants, that they clearly don’t realize (or don’t care) that they are ultimately going to hurt their own people just as much, if not more."

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #FederalGovernment #cruelty #food #healthcare
/9

"Without these subsidies, 26 million people who currently qualify for subsidies will pay more than double what they are currently paying, and 4 million people who currently have health insurance will not be able to afford it.

The other sticking point is that Democrats want to undo the massive cuts to Medicaid that will lead to even more people not having health insurance.:

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #FederalGovernment #cruelty #food #healthcare
/8

Welcome to Day Two of the government shutdown that we are having because Republicans want people to have to pay more for health care and the Democrats don’t. …

The primary sticking point, of course, is that Democrats want to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies that allow millions of Americans to afford health insurance."

Robyn Pennacchia

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #FederalGovernment #cruelty #food #healthcare
/7

https://www.wonkette.com/p/what-the-gop-is-talking-about-when

"The White House says construction of Trump’s ballroom in place of the East Wing of the White House will also continue during the shutdown."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #FederalGovernment #cruelty #food #healthcare #WhiteHouse #ballroom
/7

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-1-2025

"[Republicans] have the votes, and they could immediately reopen the government without Democratic support if they really wanted to.

So why aren’t they doing it? Because they want Americans to suffer, and they’re hoping they can pin the pain on Democrats. It’s that simple."

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #FederalGovernment #cruelty #food #healthcare
/6

"President Donald Trump and his lackeys are in an all-out push to blame Democrats for the government shutdown. It’s laughable—they control the White House, the Senate, the House, and for good measure, the Supreme Court. Democrats have no power."

~ kos

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #FederalGovernment #cruelty #food #healthcare
/5

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/1/2346371/-It-s-simple-Republicans-have-the-votes-to-end-their-shutdown

"[Russell] Vought couldn't care less if every family dependent on WIC died by the side of the road. He might be a bit more gingerly in approaching military pay, but I wouldn't bet real money on it. Vought is an uncompromising ideologue dedicated to some pretty destructive notions on how the country should be run."

~ Charles Pierce

#Trump #shutdown #FederalGovernment #cruelty #food #healthcare
/4

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a68158735/russell-vought-shutdown-compromise/

"In the Trump worldview, where you either dominate or are dominated, it’s obviously not a great cognitive leap to turn the government shutdown into a chance to punish blue states and Democrats."

#Trump #shutdown #FederalGovernment #cruelty #food #healthcare
/3

During the last #shutdown in 2019, the #NavyFederalCreditUnion & #USAA offered special loans to #military members, & they plan to do so again…. #NavyFederal said it would "offer 0% APR loans to eligible members whose pay may be affected, continuing a tradition of assistance seen during previous shutdowns in 2011, 2013 & 2018-2019, when nearly 20k members received support." USAA plans to offer eligible members with accounts a "no-interest loan equal to the amount of one net paycheck."

Active-duty service members won't get paid on time unless #Congress passes a separate piece of #legislation, as it did in 2013 with the "Pay Our Military Act," which ensured #military pay & allowances continued during a government #shutdown.

Rep Jen Kiggans (R-VA) introduced a bill in Sept with bipartisan support, the "Pay Our Troops Act of 2026," to keep members of the military & Coast Guard paid during a shutdown, but it did not pass in time because the #House is out of session until Oct 7.

"“My jaw dropped when I read it,” says an SBA employee... they worried that if someone actually used the email template, it “would be a blatant violation of the Hatch Act.”
...

“It feels like coerced speech where the #government is forcing employees to spread its #propaganda in communicating with the #public,” says Don Moynihan, a professor of public policy"
https://www.wired.com/story/government-employees-out-of-office-email-replies/

#Shutdown #GovernmentShutdown #Trump #GOP #Lies #Disinformation #USPol #Politics #News #US #USA #UnitedStates

RE: https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/115294682139271362

Trump & his #MAGA goonsquad #shutdown the federal government back in January. #Project2025 is about completely dismantling the federal government, including #USMIL

when #corporate #mainstreamMedia write about this moment, make sure they don’t miss the most important points of Trump’s #tv #media #propaganda moment:

1. Trump is, as POTUS, openly declaring a #civilWar against unarmed civilians

2. Trump is asking USMIL generals to commit TO #genocide. he is asking for LOYALTY TO GENOCIDE.

Avec la paralysie budgétaire, Trump tend un nouveau piège aux démocrates

Depuis minuit, les services fédéraux sont à l’arrêt. Loin de s’inquiéter de ce « #shutdown», le président états-unien a décidé d’en faire une arme pour abattre le camp adverse et les derniers pouvoirs qui font obstacle à sa volonté d’un pouvoir sans limites.

Par @Morange › https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/011025/avec-la-paralysie-budgetaire-trump-tend-un-nouveau-piege-aux-democrates?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart

During the last #shutdown in 2019, the #NavyFederalCreditUnion & #USAA offered special loans to #military members, & they plan to do so again…. #NavyFederal said it would "offer 0% APR loans to eligible members whose pay may be affected, continuing a tradition of assistance seen during previous shutdowns in 2011, 2013 & 2018-2019, when nearly 20k members received support." USAA plans to offer eligible members with accounts a "no-interest loan equal to the amount of one net paycheck."

Active-duty service members won't get paid on time unless #Congress passes a separate piece of #legislation, as it did in 2013 with the "Pay Our Military Act," which ensured #military pay & allowances continued during a government #shutdown.

Rep Jen Kiggans (R-VA) introduced a bill in Sept with bipartisan support, the "Pay Our Troops Act of 2026," to keep members of the military & Coast Guard paid during a shutdown, but it did not pass in time because the #House is out of session until Oct 7.

…a #government #shutdown …will force active-duty service members to continue to serve WITHOUT PAY….

During a #GovernmentShutdown, all active-duty personnel, as well as #NationalGuard who are currently deployed, must carry out their assigned duties WITHOUT PAY until the shutdown is over….

This includes the #military #Trump has deployed to #cities in the #US to purportedly fight *crime* / assist #ICE.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-impact-u-s-military/

~750k #FederalWorkers are expected to be furloughed, & some fired by the #Trump admin. Many offices will be shuttered, perhaps permanently, as Trump vows to “do things that are irreversible, that are bad” as #retribution. His #deportation agenda is expected to run full speed ahead, while #education, #environmental & other #services sputter. The economic fallout is expected to ripple nationwide.

#Republicans #GOP #government #shutdown #OrchestratedShutdown #economy
https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-health-care-54b2a584657a0b619bc8326708a05604?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-01-Government+shutdown