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cbabe

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4. That's a part of it but no congress lets t run amok as

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 11:41 AM

Oct 2025

dictator. Murdering boaters. ICE secret army. Ignoring all laws and courts. Selling voting machines to a maga republican. Theft of us treasury.

I’m not sure how we come back from this as long as Mike bends to t.

Can Mike be removed from speaker post?

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Is the real reason for this shutdown is to protect Trump from the release of the Epstein [View all] Botany Oct 2025 OP

Protect trmp from the Epstein Files and damn the people. spanone Oct 2025 #1

Members of congress appear willing to lose elections rather than face criminal charges? Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #2

Sadly I don't think the vote will matter because "they" are deep into the voting outcome. Botany Oct 2025 #3

That's a part of it but no congress lets t run amok as cbabe Oct 2025 #4

The Epstein files is not the primary reason. It's a secondary if not tertiary reason at best. LonePirate Oct 2025 #5

Yes, but if Trump's role in trafficking children comes out, Qutzupalotl Oct 2025 #7

Trump was an active part of the Epstein & Putin (lots of girls from Russia and Eastern Europe) child sex Botany Oct 2025 #11

The cruelty is the point Alice Kramden Oct 2025 #6

100% Patton French Oct 2025 #8

You don't have it wrong. republianmushroom Oct 2025 #9

They want to eliminate government entirely. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2025 #10

I'm not sure what's in those files about Trump but I'm beginning to think that a lot of other people that are "donating chowder66 Oct 2025 #12

Congressional Republicans are doing a "catch & kill" for Trump et al. with the Epstein files. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 2025 #13

YES!!!!!!!!!! surfered Oct 2025 #14

Several things. Wiz Imp Oct 2025 #15

I Think It's To Prevent Deep State Witch Oct 2025 #16