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Hi @Mona, yes, failure to pass a full year budget or another continuing resolution by the end of Jan. would mean a shutdown for whatever departments don't already have a full year budget. Agriculture does, so the food aid mess may not happen again, but I dunno about any others.
And of course with anything that passes, there's the wild card of what the Dumpster administration will deign to spend for the appropriated purpose.
@AndyJ Unfortunately, it seems that the ship has sailed to extend the ACA tax credits.
"That possible future shutdown would be different than this one in some important ways, though. That’s because it would be only a “partial” shutdown. Certain parts of the government would stay open even if Congress misses the shutdown deadline. Under the current proposal, funding for SNAP benefits, military construction projects, Veterans Affairs services and benefits, and congressional operations would be extended until the end of September 2026."
If there were problems with ACA, then you fix them. You address them. You find a way to help people who need and rely on the program. You do not just yank the rug out.
GOP/trump has promised a "better" replacement for ACA, and there is absolutely nothing in the works. Pure and simply, it is a lie. He has such animosity for everyone and everything that he simply acts as a destroyer.
It is almost like trump wants the Dems to destroy the GOP in 2026. SNAP, ACA, inflation, jobs, it is like he is actively trying to prove that the GOP hates its own lower-income supporters.
At the same time, he already outspent all of 2024, and accrued more debt, in the first 3 quarters. None of what he has done is to contain spending.
On November 9-10, 2025, two top BBC executives * Tim Davie, BBC Director General (overall head of the corporation) * Deborah Turness, CEO of BBC News (overseeing news operations) resigned amid intense criticism over editorial bias and a specific incident involving the editing of a Donald Trump speech in a Panorama documentary. The departures were triggered by a leaked internal memo from former BBC standards adviser Michael Prescott, which accused the broadcaster of "serious and systemic" bias in its coverage of topics like the Israel-Hamas war, transgender issues, and U.S. politics. The memo highlighted how the BBC allegedly suppressed stories critical of certain viewpoints and exhibited anti-Israel leanings in its Arabic service.
Tump should sue...again and use the money for the new ballroom.
Maybe Obama should hire Trump to finish his ugly, over-budget, unfinished library. The current cost estimate is approximately $850 million, more than double the original 2016 estimate of $300 million.
Maybe Obama should hire Trump to finish his ugly, over-budget, unfinished library. The current cost estimate is approximately $850 million, more than double the original 2016 estimate of $300 million.
On another forum you posted:
"Since I became a millionaire, I stopped chasing small amounts. I need to make/save at least $100 with no additional time."
BS, maybe trump should hire you for investment advice. You seem better at pretending to know what you are doing.
The Washington Post’s Max Boot on Monday called out Donald Trump’s supporters for their staunch defense of all of his foreign policies, even when they appear to contradict the president’s “America First” mantra that they so vocally applaud.
The conservative columnist ― in an essay titled “Trump’s incoherent foreign policy defies explanation” ― described the president’s approach to foreign affairs as “often self-contradictory” and argued that his pronouncements are “so unexpected and disconnected from reality that they leave foreign policy scholars, and foreign leaders, bewildered.”
But, Boot noted, most “MAGA loyalists will go wherever Trump leads,” adding that many “actually seem to appreciate the discordant combination of Trump mediating conflicts while simultaneously saber-rattling.”
"Since I became a millionaire, I stopped chasing small amounts. I need to make/save at least $100 with no additional time."
BS, maybe trump should hire you for investment advice. You seem better at pretending to know what you are doing.
A guy who regularly boasts that he saves small amounts by switching insurers or buying cheap SUVs. Who slavers over Consumer Reports, to get the "best deal". LOL Tossing around the word "millionaire", like it means what it did in 1962.
Like the above article, MAGA is a cult of contradiction.
The deflections (and sad attempts at baiting - "Obama said/did") are coupled with blaming "the media" for everything/anything. Like the media is taking food from hungry people to advance their political agenda. Or like OAN, Fox and Newsmax are some sort of truth tellers. Who remembers when Fox chose to not to cover the Jan 6 insurgency in DC?
Never address a valid point, always invoke a deflection!
Rest assured this is the sort of fellow who would argue with a cashier for 30 minutes over a 50 cent coupon, then ask to see the manager.
President Donald Trump is obviously mentally incapacitated and incapable of leading this great nation. Why has the media refused to discuss this crucial topic?
"When responding to a question about his mental acuity, he confused a dementia screening test for an IQ test."
"On Sunday, he posted an image claiming that Barack Obama had been collecting millions in taxpayer dollars from 'royalties linked to Obamacare.' (The bogus item was from a satirical website called the 'Dunning-Kruger Times,' a reference to the Dunning-Kruger effect — the well-observed tendency of stupid people to vastly overestimate their abilities or intelligence.)"
"Speaking to reporters one day after meeting with Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to avert a shutdown, Trump discussed his talks with 'Chuck Schumer, who was here yesterday, along with ... uhh, the, a very nice gentleman who I didn’t really know. You know who I’m talking about.'"
"He claimed that he had halted a 'nuclear' war between Iran and Pakistan, repeatedly confusing Iran and India without noticing his mistake."
@DrVenture And after he finally gets the 50 coupon redeemed, he probably leaves the store with the coupon in one hand and a sense of personal victory in the other. He has no shame.
President Trump has taken a liking to calling his predecessor "Sleepy Joe." Yet, he is guilty of sleeping on the job much more often! He's the "Dozing Don."
"He spent Biden’s entire presidency calling him ‘Sleepy Joe’. Still does. But this guy nods off in the middle of the day in meetings almost every day. Fell asleep in court all the time too." https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1986766211787468839
Donald J. Trump has experienced severe declines in his mental and physical health. Although Kristi Noem is extremely unqualified as DHS Secretary, she does have experience dispatching those deemed "untrainable" and "dangerous." She wrote: "It was not a pleasant job. But it had to be done." Perhaps Noem could personally show President Trump the "back forty" of her ranch...
"President Donald Trump said the U.S. economy is strong and insisted polls showing Americans are feeling economic pain are "fake" during an interview on Fox News that aired on Monday night.
Trump said bad news about the economy amounted to a "con job by the Democrats," adding Democrats "feed" major news network anchors with the message the economy is bad and then "every anchor" does "exactly what they say."
Why does trump do this? Because he is a compulsive liar.
President Donald Trump is obviously mentally incapacitated and therefore unable to lead this great nation. Why has the media refused to discuss this crucial topic?
"When responding to a question about his mental acuity, he confused a dementia screening test for an IQ test."
"On Sunday, he posted an image claiming that Barack Obama had been collecting millions in taxpayer dollars from 'royalties linked to Obamacare.' (The bogus item was from a satirical website called the 'Dunning-Kruger Times,' a reference to the Dunning-Kruger effect — the well-observed tendency of stupid people to vastly overestimate their abilities or intelligence.)"
"Speaking to reporters one day after meeting with Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to avert a shutdown, Trump discussed his talks with 'Chuck Schumer, who was here yesterday, along with ... uhh, the, a very nice gentleman who I didn’t really know. You know who I’m talking about.'"
"He claimed that he had halted a 'nuclear' war between Iran and Pakistan, repeatedly confusing Iran and India without noticing his mistake."
These are just a few examples of Donald J. Trump's limited mental acuity...
"President Donald Trump said the U.S. economy is strong and insisted polls showing Americans are feeling economic pain are "fake" during an interview on Fox News that aired on Monday night.
Trump said bad news about the economy amounted to a "con job by the Democrats," adding Democrats "feed" major news network anchors with the message the economy is bad and then "every anchor" does "exactly what they say."
Why does trump do this? Because he is a compulsive liar.
It certainly leave one to wonder why he thinks it is a good idea to send out checks to taxpayers, or has badgered the FED to cut rates for the last year.
Which is it? We need stimulus, or the economy is "great"? Who's "feeding" who?
President Trump has taken a liking to calling his predecessor "Sleepy Joe." Yet, he is guilty of sleeping on the job more often! He's the "Dozing Don."
"He spent Biden’s entire presidency calling him ‘Sleepy Joe’. Still does. But this guy nods off in the middle of the day in meetings almost every day. Fell asleep in court all the time too." https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1986766211787468839
Poor President Trump is experiencing severe declines in his mental and physical health. Although Kristi Noem is unqualified as DHS Secretary, she has experience dispatching those deemed "untrainable" and "dangerous." She wrote: "It was not a pleasant job. But it had to be done." Perhaps she could personally show President Trump the "back forty" of her ranch...
And the GOP loved to talk about other POTUS taking "golf" breaks. No one spends more time watching TV, golfing, or glad-handing at the club, than Dementia Don. Nepo babies do not have work ethics. The notion of busting one's ass to get ahead, isn't in their repertoire.
I am assuming, based on the above photo, that JD Vance was speaking?
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You have the intellectual depth of a puddle in the desert.
Dr. Bandy Lee: This is where we are.
"That possible future shutdown would be different than this one in some important ways, though. That’s because it would be only a “partial” shutdown. Certain parts of the government would stay open even if Congress misses the shutdown deadline. Under the current proposal, funding for SNAP benefits, military construction projects, Veterans Affairs services and benefits, and congressional operations would be extended until the end of September 2026."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/live/government-shutdown-live-updates-senate-begins-voting-on-plan-to-reopen-the-government-141342536.html
GOP/trump has promised a "better" replacement for ACA, and there is absolutely nothing in the works. Pure and simply, it is a lie. He has such animosity for everyone and everything that he simply acts as a destroyer.
It is almost like trump wants the Dems to destroy the GOP in 2026. SNAP, ACA, inflation, jobs, it is like he is actively trying to prove that the GOP hates its own lower-income supporters.
At the same time, he already outspent all of 2024, and accrued more debt, in the first 3 quarters. None of what he has done is to contain spending.
On November 9-10, 2025, two top BBC executives
* Tim Davie, BBC Director General (overall head of the corporation)
* Deborah Turness, CEO of BBC News (overseeing news operations)
resigned amid intense criticism over editorial bias and a specific incident involving the editing of a Donald Trump speech in a Panorama documentary. The departures were triggered by a leaked internal memo from former BBC standards adviser Michael Prescott, which accused the broadcaster of "serious and systemic" bias in its coverage of topics like the Israel-Hamas war, transgender issues, and U.S. politics. The memo highlighted how the BBC allegedly suppressed stories critical of certain viewpoints and exhibited anti-Israel leanings in its Arabic service.
Tump should sue...again and use the money for the new ballroom.
Maybe Obama should hire Trump to finish his ugly, over-budget, unfinished library. The current cost estimate is approximately $850 million, more than double the original 2016 estimate of $300 million.
"Since I became a millionaire, I stopped chasing small amounts. I need to make/save at least $100 with no additional time."
BS, maybe trump should hire you for investment advice. You seem better at pretending to know what you are doing.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/conservative-columnist-exposes-maga-cultish-110313669.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGIvUBKNaTa32BseiZ6yfEkHSWE1HjGDxRSOFmL2-yBKITj_SXcCHl98ObSq6OrSSh78MqF7s8zCeXqyKyBGVoLikWSHwNIcpWWG3JMgIY84lXFp109NtKDiM6nRBmHMpbHmaKEr8ichIIMBowyO2XlTrv8orR68p3Gd_THBshPJ
The Washington Post’s Max Boot on Monday called out Donald Trump’s supporters for their staunch defense of all of his foreign policies, even when they appear to contradict the president’s “America First” mantra that they so vocally applaud.
The conservative columnist ― in an essay titled “Trump’s incoherent foreign policy defies explanation” ― described the president’s approach to foreign affairs as “often self-contradictory” and argued that his pronouncements are “so unexpected and disconnected from reality that they leave foreign policy scholars, and foreign leaders, bewildered.”
But, Boot noted, most “MAGA loyalists will go wherever Trump leads,” adding that many “actually seem to appreciate the discordant combination of Trump mediating conflicts while simultaneously saber-rattling.”
Like the above article, MAGA is a cult of contradiction.
The deflections (and sad attempts at baiting - "Obama said/did") are coupled with blaming "the media" for everything/anything. Like the media is taking food from hungry people to advance their political agenda. Or like OAN, Fox and Newsmax are some sort of truth tellers. Who remembers when Fox chose to not to cover the Jan 6 insurgency in DC?
Never address a valid point, always invoke a deflection!
Rest assured this is the sort of fellow who would argue with a cashier for 30 minutes over a 50 cent coupon, then ask to see the manager.
Why has the media refused to discuss this crucial topic?
"When responding to a question about his mental acuity,
he confused a dementia screening test for an IQ test."
"On Sunday, he posted an image claiming that Barack Obama had been collecting millions
in taxpayer dollars from 'royalties linked to Obamacare.'
(The bogus item was from a satirical website called the 'Dunning-Kruger Times,'
a reference to the Dunning-Kruger effect — the well-observed tendency of stupid people
to vastly overestimate their abilities or intelligence.)"
"Speaking to reporters one day after meeting with Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader
Hakeem Jeffries to avert a shutdown, Trump discussed his talks with 'Chuck Schumer,
who was here yesterday, along with ... uhh, the, a very nice gentleman who I didn’t really know.
You know who I’m talking about.'"
"He claimed that he had halted a 'nuclear' war between Iran and Pakistan,
repeatedly confusing Iran and India without noticing his mistake."
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-why-isnt-the-media-reporting-dec
These are but just a few examples of Donald J. Trump's limited mental acuity...
Yet, he is guilty of sleeping on the job much more often!
He's the "Dozing Don."
"He spent Biden’s entire presidency calling him ‘Sleepy Joe’. Still does.
But this guy nods off in the middle of the day in meetings almost every day.
Fell asleep in court all the time too."
https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1986766211787468839
Donald J. Trump has experienced severe declines in his mental and physical health.
Although Kristi Noem is extremely unqualified as DHS Secretary,
she does have experience dispatching those deemed "untrainable" and "dangerous."
She wrote: "It was not a pleasant job. But it had to be done."
Perhaps Noem could personally show President Trump the "back forty" of her ranch...
"President Donald Trump said the U.S. economy is strong and insisted polls showing Americans are feeling economic pain are "fake" during an interview on Fox News that aired on Monday night.
Trump said bad news about the economy amounted to a "con job by the Democrats," adding Democrats "feed" major news network anchors with the message the economy is bad and then "every anchor" does "exactly what they say."
Why does trump do this? Because he is a compulsive liar.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-downplays-economic-woes-partisan-153516795.html
Imagine anyone else blathering like him, and their supporters pretending not to notice!
Which is it? We need stimulus, or the economy is "great"? Who's "feeding" who?
I don't have to imagine this — unfortunately there are plenty of examples!
FD1000's pathetic behavior exemplifies the situation.
I am assuming, based on the above photo, that JD Vance was speaking?