Morphine Prince 109,938 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 The U.S. government has entered a partial shutdown after Congress failed to meet a deadline of midnight on Friday to complete work on a spending package to prevent funding from running out across multiple federal departments. While funding has technically expired, Congress appears within striking distance of breaking the impasse that has led funds to expire across large stretches of government, including the Department of Defense, the State Department and the Department of Health and Human Services. On Friday, the Senate approved legislation to fund each of these remaining government agencies through the end of the fiscal year in September, while also agreeing to a two-week stopgap bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. That two-week continuing resolution is designed to allow lawmakers to negotiate reforms at the agency after federal immigration officers in Minnesota killed two U.S. citizens this month. However, the legislation must now be approved by the House, which is on recess until Monday. President Trump has already endorsed the package, and lawmakers in the lower chamber are expected to vote on it soon after their return to Washington. Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/01/31/nx-s1-5694716/partial-government-shutdown 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helxig 45,648 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 How is the US even still functioning? What a joke I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. 5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mayhem 3,594 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) And it will never reopen...Trump will use this as an excuse to not hold the midterms elections thus extending his term indefinitely, avoid being impeached, and avoid more criminal charges against him now that the full Epstein files do in fact show Trump was guilty of sexual assault on minors Bookmark me...I hope America survives this uncivil war we have now entered Edited January 31 by Lord Mayhem 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmToton 281 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I’m a public sector worker in my country. I can’t imagine being put on furlough here. I genuinely feel sorry for mid-level government workers and for the users of the affected services. Surrogacy is human trafficking. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 53,090 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 10 hours ago, hELXIG said: How is the US even still functioning? What a joke Because the economy is so large and domestic and the private sector so dominant in its economic function, it holds the worlds Reserve currency status and its power allows them to bully other Countries to do what they want so that the USA and its economy is practically idiot proof. Obviously not literally idiot proof, their policies and dumb politicians hurt ppl. But in most other Nations the level of uncertainty and damage the dysfunction found in the US causes would have totally collapsed their economies into failed States while the US has a resilience that allows them to still chug along 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helxig 45,648 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 10 hours ago, Economy said: Because the economy is so large and domestic and the private sector so dominant in its economic function, it holds the worlds Reserve currency status and its power allows them to bully other Countries to do what they want so that the USA and its economy is practically idiot proof. Obviously not literally idiot proof, their policies and dumb politicians hurt ppl. But in most other Nations the level of uncertainty and damage the dysfunction found in the US causes would have totally collapsed their economies into failed States while the US has a resilience that allows them to still chug along So it's too big and they just stumble along fumbling their way through survival. Sounds like a metaphor for some of their people tbh I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagzus 24,827 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Insert that jasmine masters video “again a-f*cking-gain” 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I really wish euthanasia was legal. Only thing that keeps me from killing myself is I want a peaceful death. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsleepOnTheCeiling 6,998 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/31/2026 at 12:01 AM, Lord Mayhem said: And it will never reopen...Trump will use this as an excuse to not hold the midterms elections thus extending his term indefinitely, avoid being impeached, and avoid more criminal charges against him now that the full Epstein files do in fact show Trump was guilty of sexual assault on minors Bookmark me...I hope America survives this uncivil war we have now entered I'm interested to know more considering the states run Congressional and Presidential elections, not the federal government. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 174,266 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/31/2026 at 1:01 AM, Lord Mayhem said: And it will never reopen...Trump will use this as an excuse to not hold the midterms elections thus extending his term indefinitely, avoid being impeached, and avoid more criminal charges against him now that the full Epstein files do in fact show Trump was guilty of sexual assault on minors Bookmark me...I hope America survives this uncivil war we have now entered He quite literally cannot cancel elections He can do his damnedest to interfere but he can't and won't cancel them Whimsical bitch Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,938 Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Shutdown has ended after Trump signs bill approved by Congress. The fight over DHS funding continues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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