jaimedavid327Nov 1

When Hypotheticals Become Reality: Furloughed Workers Forced Into Second Jobs Just to Survive

I remember when this shutdown first started — I said, half out of frustration and half out of fear, that if this thing went on long enough, furloughed federal workers would eventually have to take on second jobs just to make ends meet. Back then, it was just a hypothetical. A what-if. A warning of how bad things could get if Washington didn’t get its act together. But now, it’s not a hypothetical anymore. It’s reality. And it’s bleak. Across the country, federal workers who were […]

https://theinterfaithintrepidart.com/2025/11/01/when-hypotheticals-become-reality-furloughed-workers-forced-into-second-jobs-just-to-survive/

1PartySep 6, 2025

Today's political chaos? Decades in the making. Gerrymandering, obstructionism, unchecked money—it's a feature, not a bug. 1Party aims to fix the system.

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1PartyAug 26, 2025
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The Forward Party calls nationalizing DC police a "symptom of government dysfunction." But the "dysfunction" is the disease, not the symptom. It's what allowed us to get so politically wayward. We need a party that gets it.
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what's trendingJul 21, 2025

Loneliness Drives Political Dysfunction - David French on Peterson

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NoahJul 15, 2024
The Shooting: failures of security; failures of democracy - https://youtu.be/suV337cJPSg?si=Ay_8qBWJRe2uw4Gx #HarryLitman #TalkingFeds #DonaldTrump #PoliticalViolence #USPolitics #JulietteKayyem #PoliticalDysfunction #podcast #podcasts
The Shooting: failures of security; failures of democracy

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U.S. Politics in Real TimeNov 26, 2023

Members of Congress Head for the Exits, Many Citing Dysfunction

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/us/politics/congress-retirement-republicans-democrats.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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More Members of Congress Are Retiring, Many Citing Dysfunction

More than three dozen incumbents have announced they will not seek re-election next year. Some are running for other offices, while others intend to leave Congress altogether.

The New York Times
Jim | EntwiningJul 13, 2023

Legislators: We will abdicate our decision-making responsibility.
Executive: I will take it!
Judiciary: Not if the Major Questions Doctrine has anything to say about it!
Executive: Damn.
Judiciary: All bow down to your new overlords.
Everyone else: Those black robes look fly.

#SupremeCourt #PoliticalDysfunction