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markodochartaigh

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1. This is not true.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 02:16 PM

Nov 2025

"Republicans still need a handful of votes from Democrats to get any plan to reopen the government through the Senate."

Republicans could end the filibuster themselves and then reopen the government.

This is a Republican government shutdown enacted by the Republican party which has said for decades that government is the problem.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/31/trump-filibuster-explainer-government-shutdown

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Government shutdown on the brink of becoming the longest ever [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2025 OP

This is not true. markodochartaigh Nov 2025 #1

Believe that djt got annoyed when it was mentioned that the longest shutdown in allegorical oracle Nov 2025 #2