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malaise

(297,955 posts) Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:47 PM Oct 2025

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Did I just hear that the Speaker won't reconvene the House next week

because 218 votes are com8ng

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Did I just hear that the Speaker won't reconvene the House next week (Original Post) malaise Oct 2025 OP

Yes - beyond the pale. yellow dahlia Oct 2025 #1

Yup. Bring out the popcorn and champagne: the Epstein info must be REALLY bad !!! fierywoman Oct 2025 #2

Gonna be so beautiful when we finally bluestarone Oct 2025 #3

Gotta protect those pedos durablend Oct 2025 #4

Pretty sure that the entire shutdown is part of the Epstein coverup. Renew Deal Oct 2025 #5

Past shutdowns ended because the administration needed money for their priorities Bluetus Oct 2025 #6

He could not do it without complicit ReTHUGs malaise Oct 2025 #7

She should sue to get instated. Go around LITTLE Mikie, he hates everything. Trueblue1968 Oct 2025 #8

No Congress No Government What could possibly go wrong? flashman13 Oct 2025 #9

yellow dahlia

(6,466 posts)

1. Yes - beyond the pale.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:51 PM

Oct 2025

Oh, I need to find another phrase. I have used that one dozens of times this week.

fierywoman

(8,631 posts)

2. Yup. Bring out the popcorn and champagne: the Epstein info must be REALLY bad !!!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 09:05 PM

Oct 2025

bluestarone

(22,466 posts)

3. Gonna be so beautiful when we finally

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 09:18 PM

Oct 2025

Get that passed!! SO WORTH IT!!

durablend

(9,372 posts)

4. Gotta protect those pedos

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 09:34 PM

Oct 2025

Renew Deal

(85,353 posts)

5. Pretty sure that the entire shutdown is part of the Epstein coverup.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 09:42 PM

Oct 2025

Bluetus

(3,087 posts)

6. Past shutdowns ended because the administration needed money for their priorities

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 09:47 PM

Oct 2025

Trump has been completely lawless, spending money on anything he feels like, with or without any appropriations. In his mind he don't need no stinkin' budgets or appropriations. He'll just keep doing whatever he wants and nobody will stop him.

What is Trump's incentive to end this thing?

malaise

(297,955 posts)

7. He could not do it without complicit ReTHUGs

Reply to Bluetus (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 09:50 PM

Oct 2025

in both chambers of the legislature

Trueblue1968

(19,326 posts)

8. She should sue to get instated. Go around LITTLE Mikie, he hates everything.

Reply to malaise (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 11:10 PM

Oct 2025

flashman13

(2,563 posts)

9. No Congress No Government What could possibly go wrong?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 11:19 PM

Oct 2025

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