Also this in H St

The impact goes far beyond fed employees. Contractors will be furloughed w/o back pay, including low paid jobs like cleaning and food service. Not all contractors are paid $$$. Restos etc frequented by feds suffer. Dog walkers lose income bc feds are home. Etc. It hits a lot more than fed employees.

That Hella weird valhalla reference during the press conference makes a lot more sense now...

How is this the watershed moment for political violence when we just had two actual elected officials and their spouses murdered in their own homes?

Susan Collins: Most Concerned Woman in Washington

This is EXACTLY why I lost my mind when spineless Mayod Bowser said she thought it was a good thing for the federal gov to take control of Union Station.

The other side clearly understands these skills. It's time the side of right learns how to properly apply them as well. Particularly propaganda and morale building.

At a profound level, MAGA's immigration policies are simply a way to transfer taxpayer dollars to private contractors whose job is to terrorize the American people. Fundamentally, leaders are using our own money to destroy our democracy.

Hell, you could watch Veep, and see a better functioning government than we have

He looked and sounded objectively awful

He looked and sounded objectively awful.