The Struggle of Small Businesses Amid Government Shutdowns  

Avoiding economic damage requires more than reopening the government.

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State of Massachusetts: Ahead of November 1 SNAP Freeze, Governor Healey Launches New SNAP Resource Hub. β€œThe Governor launched a new SNAP Resource Hub at Mass.gov/SNAPFreeze that includes information on how families facing hunger can get help, ways for people and businesses to offer help, and a new digital map showing how many people depend on SNAP to feed their families in each Massachusetts […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/01/state-of-massachusetts-ahead-of-november-1-snap-freeze-governor-healey-launches-new-snap-resource-hub/

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The four longest #GovernmentShutdowns in American history were mostly under Donald Trump.

The Conversation: Federal shutdown deals blow to already hobbled cybersecurity agency. β€œCISA is among the entities that will see the deepest staffing reductions during the shutdown that began Oct. 1, 2025, according to Department of Homeland Security documentation. Only about one-third of its employees remain on the job after federal employees were furloughed. As if cybersecurity wasn’t […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/08/the-conversation-federal-shutdown-deals-blow-to-already-hobbled-cybersecurity-agency/

#trump sure does love the chaos and punishment his #GovernmentShutdowns cause the #American people, he does not care one iota about ‼️

4 Shutdowns in 5 yrs ‼️
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The Register: US gov shutdown leaves IT projects hanging, security defenders a skeleton crew. β€œβ€˜With the shutdown now underway, the immediate impact is clear: non-essential IT modernization projects have stalled, creating backlogs in areas such as infrastructure upgrades, cloud migrations, and system updates,’ federal government strategic advisor at GuidePoint Security Timothy Amerson told The […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/04/the-register-us-gov-shutdown-leaves-it-projects-hanging-security-defenders-a-skeleton-crew/

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Donald Trump and congressional Republicans just shut down much of the federal government β€” again

Neither the wannabe dictator nor Mike Johnson nor John Thune have demonstrated any interest in working cooperatively with Democrats to restore regular order and keep basic public services funded.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/09/donald-trump-and-congressional-republicans-just-shut-down-much-of-the-federal-government-again.html

#Budgeting #FiscalResponsibility #GovernmentShutdowns

Donald Trump and congressional Republicans just shut down much of the federal government - again - NPI's Cascadia Advocate

Neither the wannabe dictator nor Mike Johnson nor John Thune have demonstrated any interest in working cooperatively with Democrats to restore regular order and keep basic public services funded.

NPI's Cascadia Advocate
Trump THREATENS Iran & DEFIES Judge on Mass Deportation, SPINELESS Schumer Under Fire

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#SchumerOut is trending after he led 9 other Democrat Senators in voting to pass #Republican's partisan continuing resolution budget that funds #PresidentMusk's #dogebags' #GovernmentShutdowns for another 6 months because... They are afraid of shutting down the government. Wtfβ€½
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/15/dem-debate-government-shutdown-schumer-vs-aoc
Dems' bitter debate: Fight vs. fold

It's Schumer vs. AOC, but it's also much bigger than that.

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