US Federal Government Shutdown Thread

[Ron_Artest 2,251]

7 hours ago, The Real timschochet said:

Can someone explain this hemp restriction in the bill to me? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? 

Previously anyone could sell low does THC products.  Now it's banned so anyone using these products would have to go to a legal state dispensary.

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11 hours ago, The Real timschochet said:

Can someone explain this hemp restriction in the bill to me? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? 

Helps big liquor primarily. Their lobby was the main instigator, I heard.

ETA: The ban covers hemp-derived products like Delta-9, which is legal to sell in states that have not legalized marijuana. It does not affect products that are derived from THC/marijuana. Meaning, all the synthetic stuff being sold in states that haven't legalized mj is now illegal. States that have legal mj will now see a spike in the prices since the hemp products will be going away.

That's my understanding anyway. I haven't done any reading about it.

[dogcows 1,071]

On 11/11/2025 at 9:53 PM, Grace Under Pressure said:

Zero Republicans will “defect”. That’s an absolute pipe dream. 

Two voted against the bill. Nice try

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On 11/10/2025 at 10:41 AM, Strike said:

Tim's own words say he's a pedo.  Unless you agree with him that it's ok to give drugs to and have sex with a 13 year old if she "looks older" and is promiscuous.  Those statements are not in dispute.  There is simply no way to conclude anything different than he's a pedo.  You're like him though.  When it comes to some topics your bar for "proof" is a full confession.  

So you think Megyn Kelly is a pedo too, correct?

 

 

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6 hours ago, dogcows said:

Two voted against the bill. Nice try

6 Dems voted for it 

Nice try 

[Ron_Artest 2,251]

4 hours ago, TimHauck said:

So you think Megyn Kelly is a pedo too, correct?

 

 

Poor strike was just murdered.

[Voltaire 5,496]

I don't understand the Democrats who think they were winning the shutdown and were undermined by the eight. Right wing commentators had been saying the exact opposite the entire time.

IMO, nobody was winning the shutdown, it was a stalemate until the end, and nobody won in the end. Also, I don't think the eight Dems caved nor do I think they lost but whatever. I dunno. It seemed like a perfectly evenhanded deal to me; I wasn't exactly thrilled with the concessions offered the Dems to make the deal either but I'm glad its done.

Its for the Dems to figure out how they want to react to the compromise.  Seeing Rachel Maddow as spokesperson for those who think they were winning and lost. It wasn't my take at all, neither side was winning and neither side won, but do I like seeing them piss and moan about it and thinking they lost. If they want to engage in a circular firing squad, I should support anything that weakens their party, but seeing the sane eight punished by the freak show fanatics for doing the right thing isn't bittersweet, it kinda sucks actually. Its better to have Democrats who reject the Borg implants the rest of them have.

[Strike 6,027]

6 hours ago, TimHauck said:

So you think Megyn Kelly is a pedo too, correct?

 

 

Poor Tim.

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Fetterman votes with republicans then falls and hits his head and is hospitalized.  Where is Tanya Harding?

[dogcows 1,071]

2 hours ago, Voltaire said:

I don't understand the Democrats who think they were winning the shutdown and were undermined by the eight. Right wing commentators had been saying the exact opposite the entire time.

IMO, nobody was winning the shutdown, it was a stalemate until the end, and nobody won in the end. Also, I don't think the eight Dems caved nor do I think they lost but whatever. I dunno. It seemed like a perfectly evenhanded deal to me; I wasn't exactly thrilled with the concessions offered the Dems to make the deal either but I'm glad its done.

It’s for the Dems to figure out how they want to react to the compromise.  Seeing Rachel Maddow as spokesperson for those who think they were winning and lost. It wasn't my take at all, neither side was winning and neither side won, but do I like seeing them piss and moan about it and thinking they lost. If they want to engage in a circular firing squad, I should support anything that weakens their party, but seeing the sane eight punished by the freak show fanatics for doing the right thing isn't bittersweet, it kinda sucks actually. It’s better to have Democrats who reject the Borg implants the rest of them have.

Who cares about Rachel Maddow? She ditched her colleagues by not sticking up for them when MSNBC did a mass firing. 

The idea of forcing Republicans to extend healthcare subsidies was a worthy one. However, after 40 days it became obvious they didn’t care about people losing their health insurance. So the best thing to do was just to move on.

By December, millions of people will be flooding GOP offices with calls about their insane health insurance premiums. So they will have to act.

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2 hours ago, dogcows said:

Who cares about Rachel Maddow? 

You do princess. 

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8 hours ago, Strike said:

Poor Tim.

She made very similar comments as RealTim which led you to definitively call him a pedo.  It’s okay you can admit it.