US Federal Government Shutdown Thread

[The Real timschochet 7,254]

12 minutes ago, jonnyutah said:

This moRon has no idea about the budget reconciliation process.

He blabs all the time that republicans could just use the nuclear option, but then ignores that democrats could have done the same to pass the subsidies.

Thank god our senators have more restraint than ronron. 

How could Democrats have used the nuclear option if they don’t have a majority? 

[seafoam1 3,331]

2 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

This is an interesting follow up post. 
 

Your last post was completely incorrect about the Senate. @Ron_Artest then corrected you. Rather than thank him for that or even acknowledging you were wrong, you revert to calling him names. Interesting. 

Poor Timmy. He can't grasp reality. 

[Ron_Artest 2,024]

27 minutes ago, jonnyutah said:

We could explain it to you, but you wouldnt get it anyway. Then you would pretend you knew it all along, lol. 

I do know why, I've even explained it to tardcore but he still plays these dumb games

[Ron_Artest 2,024]

17 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

This is an interesting follow up post. 
 

Your last post was completely incorrect about the Senate. @Ron_Artest then corrected you. Rather than thank him for that or even acknowledging you were wrong, you revert to calling him names. Interesting. 

It's what he does.  I've interacted with this joker for years.  Every time I correct him he goes to personal insult.  It's what every crappy person does.

[nobody 2,844]

2 hours ago, The Real timschochet said:

This is an interesting follow up post. 
 

Your last post was completely incorrect about the Senate. @Ron_Artest then corrected you. Rather than thank him for that or even acknowledging you were wrong, you revert to calling him names. Interesting. 

I'm not even sure what he said was correct.  You think the GOP can just change the voting rules as he said?  

But the main thing I wanted to do was continue the bit where we call out @Ray_T insulting each other.

[Ron_Artest 2,024]

8 hours ago, nobody said:

I'm not even sure what he said was correct.  You think the GOP can just change the voting rules as he said?  

But the main thing I wanted to do was continue the bit where we call out @Ray_T insulting each other.

You see @Ray_T this is what's happening in America right now.  You can dumb people that are trained by Russian state media to believe whatever they tell them.

Like this clown Nobody cannot even be bothered to do his own research to see how the senate can change the voting rules.  He has the internet at his fingertips and he just believes the lies he is told.  Truly amazing stuff.

[BrahmaBulls 893]

13 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

I do know why, I've even explained it to tardcore but he still plays these dumb games

This is against the rules here

[Ron_Artest 2,024]

Social media abuzz on plan cost increases as we approach open enrollment season.  Not just ACA, but everywhere.  We got an email at work saying that our rates are going up but didn't specify how much.  That's never happened before.  I think they are prepping us.

This whole "healthcare for illegals" is evaporating as everyone sees how badly Trump has focked em.

[Fnord 2,451]

7 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Social media abuzz on plan cost increases as we approach open enrollment season.  Not just ACA, but everywhere.  We got an email at work saying that our rates are going up but didn't specify how much.  That's never happened before.  I think they are prepping us.

This whole "healthcare for illegals" is evaporating as everyone sees how badly Trump has focked em.

This is fine. Short term pain, long term gain. I'm sure all of the fine Americans reading this are fine paying more for their insurance as long as we are ensuring those GD brown people aren't getting any free healthcare! derp

[TheNewGirl 1,611]

My premiums and deductibles have gone up every year, regardless of who has been in office.  

[MDC 7,737]

I’m surprised the Master Dealmaker hasn’t been able to get something done yet. 

[supermike80 2,053]

Hold the phone.  Is TDS Ron saying his health insurance has never gone up before?   Seriously?  That's amazing if true

[supermike80 2,053]

13 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

My premiums and deductibles have gone up every year, regardless of who has been in office.  

TDS Ron has NEVER had an increase   TRUMPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!

[Strike 5,918]

So has anyone noticed this supposed government shutdown?   I may tomorrow when I go to fly if ATC is short staffed but other than that possibility I haven't noticed anything.  Anyone?

[Ron_Artest 2,024]

29 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

Hold the phone.  Is TDS Ron saying his health insurance has never gone up before?   Seriously?  That's amazing if true

Actually my portion of my health insurance was the same from 2018 to 2023, which was amazing and unheard of.  Last year was the first increase we had since I've been here but it was small, and now this year will be big.  My former employer between 2014 - 2018 had some large jumps

[squistion 2,410]

43 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

My premiums and deductibles have gone up every year, regardless of who has been in office.  

That was then and this is now. Your premiums will be increased significantly more than in the past with some people seeing their premiums doubled or tripled. 

[Ron_Artest 2,024]

8 minutes ago, Strike said:

So has anyone noticed this supposed government shutdown?   I may tomorrow when I go to fly if ATC is short staffed but other than that possibility I haven't noticed anything.  Anyone?

I am flying tomorrow as well, my airport has already had delays and I expect to be stuck in Chicago once again.  I'll protest ICE in my time waiting.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,896]

Has it started yet? 

[jonnyutah 508]

36 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

Hold the phone.  Is TDS Ron saying his health insurance has never gone up before?   Seriously?  That's amazing if true

Well he is on medicaid. His increases are just for his elective thigh extender operation post op appointments. 

[HellToupee 2,091]

On 10/2/2025 at 12:45 PM, BrahmaBulls said:

 

 

Birdbot calms the nerves

[Strike 5,918]

6 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

I am flying tomorrow as well, my airport has already had delays and I expect to be stuck in Chicago once again.  I'll protest ICE in my time waiting.

How is this different than any other day ending in Y, Karen?

[Ron_Artest 2,024]

1 minute ago, Strike said:

How is this different than any other day ending in Y, Karen?

I've never protested ICE in my life.

[Strike 5,918]

Just now, Ron_Artest said:

I've never protested ICE in my life.

Sure, and you haven't been banned 10 times on this site either.  

[Ron_Artest 2,024]

Just now, Strike said:

Sure, and you haven't been banned 10 times on this site either.  

Are you ever going to explain the difference between wanting someone to be raped and wishing for them to be raped?

[MDC 7,737]

Just now, Strike said:

Sure, and you haven't been banned 10 times on this site either.  

Your side keeps hitting the report button.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,896]

1 minute ago, MDC said:

Your side keeps hitting the report button.

Self admitted rat 

[Strike 5,918]

Just now, MDC said:

Your side keeps hitting the report button.

You have no evidence of this.  Regardless, if he were following the rules it wouldn't matter, would it?  Like @squistion, when he started reporting everyone at FBG's for calling Colin Kaepernick "Kappy."  Yes, he did that.  Joe investigated and told @squistion to STOP IT, he wasn't going to suspend people for using the nickname "Kappy."  Why would Mike ban someone if they didn't do anything wrong?

[SaintsInDome2006 545]

Apparently airline & airport scheduling is a real cluster.Transportation Secretary & Director of NASA  with his years of management of large agencies & crises preparation is all over this yall.

[Ron_Artest 2,024]

2 minutes ago, Strike said:

You have no evidence of this.  Regardless, if he were following the rules it wouldn't matter, would it?  Like @squistion, when he started reporting everyone at FBG's for calling Colin Kaepernick "Kappy."  Yes, he did that.  Joe investigated and told @squistion to STOP IT, he wasn't going to suspend people for using the nickname "Kappy."  Why would Mike ban someone if they didn't do anything wrong?

This morning you broke the rules with a vile post.  I didn't report you, neither did Tim.  By your logic I should and you would be ok being banned, right?

[Ron_Artest 2,024]

2 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Apparently airline & airport scheduling is a real cluster.Transportation Secretary & Director of NASA  with his years of management of large agencies & crises preparation is all over this yall.

They don't teach you this on Road Rules?

[Strike 5,918]

4 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

This morning you broke the rules with a vile post.  I didn't report you, neither did Tim.  By your logic I should and you would be ok being banned, right?

What is vile about calling out a documented pedo?  And I don't care if you report me or not.  If Mike thinks I'm breaking the rules I will accept my punishment.  You bringing it up when I haven't been punished is pathetic.  I bring up you being banned 10 times because....uh.....you've ACTUALLY been banned 10 times.  If I wanted to talk about "should have been punished" I'd be using numbers like 100, not 10.  Quit being such a poosey.

[SaintsInDome2006 545]

6 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

They don't teach you this on Road Rules?

Watching 28 Days Later would probably be more helpful right now.

[MDC 7,737]

9 minutes ago, Strike said:

You have no evidence of this.  Regardless, if he were following the rules it wouldn't matter, would it?  

That would be true is 1) there were any states rules and 2) they were consistently enforced. Since there are no rules and no one actively moderating the forearm, TOs and bannings either happen at random or when someone is reported. HTh

[Strike 5,918]

Just now, MDC said:

That would be true is 1) there were any states rules and 2) they were consistently enforced. Since there are no rules and no one actively moderating the forearm, TOs and bannings either happen at random or when someone is reported. HTh

You know the rules.  Come on.  You've been here as long as I have.  

[Ron_Artest 2,024]

2 minutes ago, Strike said:

What is vile about calling out a documented pedo?  And I don't care if you report me or not.  If Mike thinks I'm breaking the rules I will accept my punishment.  You bringing it up when I haven't been punished is pathetic.  I bring up you being banned 10 times because....uh.....you've ACTUALLY been banned 10 times.  If I wanted to talk about "should have been punished" I'd be using numbers like 100, not 10.  Quit being such a poosey.

I'm not going to report you because that's not what we do here, or used to do, before the FBGs showed up.

But you're still violating Mike's rules so stop acting like you're any better than me or anyone else that actually does get reported,

[seafoam1 3,331]

Just now, MDC said:

That would be true is 1) there were any states rules and 2) they were consistently enforced. Since there are no rules and no one actively moderating the forearm, TOs and bannings either happen at random or when someone is reported. HTh

This coming from the king rat mdpee himself. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,896]

I don’t think the owner of this site appreciated Gutterboy and Rusty trying to get people to go to their safe space. Hence the bannings? 

[seafoam1 3,331]

Just now, Ron_Artest said:

I'm not going to report you because that's not what we do here, or used to do, before the FBGs showed up.

But you're still violating Mike's rules so stop acting like you're any better than me or anyone else that actually does get reported,

EVERYBODY is better than you. 

[MDC 7,737]

2 minutes ago, Strike said:

You know the rules.  Come on.  You've been here as long as I have.  

The rules aren’t there anymore. They used to say “no personal attacks.” You follow that rule?

Fock off.

[HellToupee 2,091]

1 hour ago, Strike said:

You have no evidence of this.  Regardless, if he were following the rules it wouldn't matter, would it?  Like @squistion, when he started reporting everyone at FBG's for calling Colin Kaepernick "Kappy."  Yes, he did that.  Joe investigated and told @squistion to STOP IT, he wasn't going to suspend people for using the nickname "Kappy."  Why would Mike ban someone if they didn't do anything wrong?

This place was much better when he was on hiatus. I don’t expect gutter to see this because it appears him and squissy are kissing cousins but surely the rest do