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Quiet Em

(2,490 posts)
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 12:23 AM Thursday

The shutdown is over but the economic hardships the con is enacting on the people isn't [View all]

Flights should return to normal soon, Federal workers will be paid. Republicans in Congress will finally return to work.

But not all food assistance will be restored. The con will continue to to look for cruel ways to kick people out of receiving assistance and set unreasonable and inhumane restrictions.

Millions of people will be without health care because they won't be able to afford it.

Grocery prices won't go down because the con's says it's a hoax and the prices are fine.

Housing and rent prices are still too high and far out of reach for people and his 50 year mortgage plan is an insult.

Women's reproductive health and women's worth will continue to be eroded.

White Supremacists are still going to be marching in the streets and posting on Elon's X.

The con will still focus on what team a 13 year old is playing wiffle ball on in gym class, instead of the 13 year old's education.

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