To properly illustrate the level of professionalism of this administration, this is the page that is linked from NIST webpages referring to the shutdown. I call attention to the beginning of the third paragraph: "The Democrat-led shutdown..."
https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2025/10/us-department-commerce-plan-orderly-shutdown-due-lapse-congressional
I found this stored in my kitchen. I do not recall why I stored it, or what it is. Does any one have a clue? It looks and weighs as a tiny block of concrete (and I have no reason to store a sample of concrete).
But when it is a bully gov, oh how fast they kneel.
These are people who only show bravery when they know the dog will not bite back.
Most frustrating is that if it were a Democratic gov. sending obedience letters to universities, demanding private companies fire their employees, or threatening Big Law, all those people would immediately reply with a big "F you". Because they know a Democratic gov. would not retaliate.
Are Dems incessantly calling this shutdown the "Trump Shutdown?" As in every pronouncement, every communication, every post, once every 2 minutes?
If they are not, why the hell not?
Hearing some in the media "surprised" that this regime is officially blaming Dems for the shutdown, through their emails, and communications, and press events.
Only now has the media realized that this regime, like the first instance, governs for republicans only?
That button thingy next to the door. It is called a doorbell. One presses it, it goes "ding dong" inside the house, and then folks know you are at the door.
This is my TED Talk.
But when it comes to approve next year funding, well all republican reg--administration is conveniently halted because "Democrats". If you can cut, you can spend.
Interesting to note that, when it came to funding that was already approved and passed by Congress, this reg--administration had no qualms in freezing or cutting funding, and congress gladly ceded power.
I was wondering what the generals and commanders present while Hegseth was giving his talk on stupidity were thinking. Generals who spent their life in the military and reached their rank through pain and sacrifice, just to hear a Fox News host telling them how to command.
