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Look at the lines of Military families having to stand in line to receive food. Federal workers and the military aren’t getting paid because of the MAGA shutdown which happened because Republicans are afraid the Epstein files will get released.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 72 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Reminder that the shutdown is happening because Republicans want to take away our healthcare. Both sides of this are their fault.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

And now the GOP gets what they want, in exchange for absolutely nothing. Good job, you fucking quislings

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago

I'm sure the dems that caved got something. Probably sold us out for cheap.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 47 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Boy, this whole shutdown and all it's causing is doing the opposite of what the goal was - to forget about those Epstein files. There must REALLY be something they don't want us to see. This makes the Streisand effect pale in comparison.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

We might even have to re-name it the Epstein effect

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Patroling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter

(Someone had to say it)

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago

maybe at night, where it drops to near zero in the desert.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Are these the communist breadlines millennials were warned "woke socialism" would bring about all their lives? Great job Trump! Mao would be proud!

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 11 points 7 months ago

Almost, these are capitalist breadlines under Trump in 2025

[–] theoneandonlyeggboi@lemmings.world 13 points 7 months ago

Meanwhile the "rapist in chief" thinks he's Gatsby.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 11 points 7 months ago

Making America Hungry Again

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Is that Donald j Trump, current president of the United States of America, child rapist, and best friend of Jeffrey r Epstein, fucking a sheep?

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Haha but really this is actually an undoctored photo of a trump supporter continuing to simp against their own interest

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 2 points 7 months ago

MaaaaaaGaaaaa

[–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not keeping those specific bellies full is a tad risky business… This makes me rethink all the theories I read lately about trump’s 5D chess starvation plans honestly.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago

It's 5D chess, but Trump has only ever played checkers.

[–] unrealizedrealities@kbin.melroy.org 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Area 51 needs food? Do they have dehydrated nutritional supplements ready?

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They did...but a bunch of hungry nerds that were denied snap benefits naruto ran in and stole them.

[–] unrealizedrealities@kbin.melroy.org 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Funny, not funny, but funny.

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I mean really, the troops in this line are trying to get food for themselves and families to eat at their own homes.

Don't underestimate cults...

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

unpleasant to eat sulphur based lifeforms. with thier acid blood.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 3 points 7 months ago

I am strong, Tollana.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago

no asgard tech to make food.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Will they still follow treason orders?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Do you think the kind of person that enlisted after 2016 would refuse?

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

People enlist for a variety of reasons. I don't think that who the current president is typically has much impact on those decisions.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 2 points 7 months ago

I'm not sure we can generalize about people who enlisted after 2016, but is there a point to that cutoff? A lot of people have been in the military since before 2016.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Of course they will. Looking to the security industrial complex for salvation is extremely foolish. These people are there because this is what they want.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 months ago

Chuck Schumer already caved so it looks like the health insurance rates will go up in December. Also, the Democrats don’t want the Epstein files “released” either, and you’ll see, when they get the chance, they’ll deliberately fuck it up.

[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 7 months ago

Next step is Israeli children stomping on the rations once the aid trucks arrive.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

oh no! "Military families"
americans are such regime bootlickers

fuck that scum

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