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myohmy2

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14. the pukes...

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 10:02 AM

Tuesday

...could have stopped this shutdown anytime they wanted to, but that's not the point...

...didn't those Dems know where this was going...?

...why start something like this if you're not going to finish it...?

...why didn't Schumer ask the turtle for some advice...?

...the turtle seemed to be pretty good at leveraging minority status...

...oh welll...

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Government Shutdown should not be a Democratic weapon [View all] Pototan Tuesday OP

When you're dealing with Nazis, you shut it all down. Period. Blues Heron Tuesday #1

Yup. This is why, to the extent I have a problem with what Democrats did, it is not the "caving" part AZJonnie Tuesday #2

Dem leadership didn't define what prevailing was so for me it was people figuring out... uponit7771 Tuesday #15

Strongly disagree and unrec. Every tool possible is necessary when fighting Fascism, Authoritarianism... hlthe2b Tuesday #3

Your WWII analogy Pototan Tuesday #4

No. First of all DEMS DID NOT SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT--They refused to vote for a devastating bill that hlthe2b Tuesday #6

Sorry Pototan Tuesday #7

WTF: why do you continue to echo MAGA memes? Democrats did not VOTE to shut down the Government. Period. hlthe2b Tuesday #8

You are correct 100% BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #11

Thanks Pototan Tuesday #16

You nailed it! BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #10

The greatest tool in fighting fascism is unity of the opposition SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #9

It was a REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN. Emile Tuesday #5

And trump should not be a 2-time U.S. President. Paladin Tuesday #12

We can't win elections without people *KNOWING* how toxic Republican policies are uponit7771 Tuesday #13

the pukes... myohmy2 Tuesday #14