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From: S. maltophilia	9/30/2025 1:37:02 PM
	6 Recommendations Recommended By Alex MG ralfph Sam Tom Daly Wharf Rat and 1 more member Read Replies (1) of 541327

The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months Today is the day we stop pretending that it’s not. by David Dayen, Whitney Curry Wimbish September 30, 2025 ...The larger point is that the government is already shut down, and has been for several months, as the Trump administration initiated an assault on this system of government. Activities deemed “essential” by the president—stalking immigrants, lobbing missiles at Iran, etc.—have gone on, but activities purported to conflict with the president’s policies, regardless of whether they have been authorized by the lawmaking body of the United States, have been stopped, interrupted only by occasional federal courts telling the president that doing so is illegal, which the Supreme Court subsequently brushes aside. ... prospect.org

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