Trump "won' this shit by withholding food stamps

[Klarkashton]

For poor people. That's the sad goddamn fact of the matter.
Folks it doesn't get much worse than this.
And you know that there isn't going to be any good faith when it comes to the ACA.
The priorities in this stupid miserable place are ICE and tax cuts for billionaires.

Don't count on that $2k either. It's not coming until right before the 2026 election if at all.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Why didn't we wait for the courts?

It seems we capitulated with cards on the table.

[Klarkashton]

2. I don't know why.

But my guess is that the courts would drag this out for months and it would end up back at the supreme court and that would be the end of snap.

[ms.pamela]

10. Courts

Because this wasn't about SNAP or federal employees and the military not being paid. It was about what the corporate donors wanted.

[RockRaven]

3. What I want to know is why did leadership choose to stand up and fight the bully

if they knew they didn't have the fortitude to take a beating. If they were always going to tap out, what was the point of standing there and taking the first few punches?

[Klarkashton]

4. Maybe that know that Trump and the GOP are totally

Insane and willing to burn the whole place down. There is every indication of that. The appeal to the supreme court about snap shows they fucking don't care. This wasn't a win. It was a sour bitter ordeal that will only get worse. They are utterly insane.

[standingtall]

5. Well then Democrats should've been willing to burn the whole place down too

especially sense Democrats are not who is in control of the whole place.

[Irish_Dem]

15. We keep saving the GOP and bailing them out.

It is called being an enabler.

[Shrek]

17. Right, this deal could have been made weeks ago

If you're going to take the deal anyway, why allow ATC dysfunction and distress for those anxious about their nutrition benefits?

[PSPS]

6. I wouldn't overlook the effect of the airline throttling

Not all oligarchs have their own jets, you know. And they matter!!111!!11!!1

[tblue37]

7. Also no pay for military so they also had to stand in long lines at food banks to feed their families!

[Raven123]

8. The sad reality is that the GOP will play this card even if they are in the minority

Dems have given up the power of the majority while in the minority. If the situation is reversed in the future, the GOP has a playbook.

[flying-skeleton]

9. What good is $2K when.....

These traitorous senators better have gotten rich from surrendering because they just ended their political careers and will have to live their lives in shame‼️

I will donate to every one who primaries these traitors ‼️

[BigmanPigman]

12. I read that they are retiring and not in need of votes

from their constituents. That's why they caved. They got paid $$$ and the corporate Dems don't give a shit about us at all.

I just read a post by Ezra Levin (Indivisible's founder) and he can't believe it. I don't have social media so I can't post it, it's on Instagram.

I have the feeling there will be more protests and hopefully successful boycotts.

[durablend]

18. I don't doubt it.

I get the impression the echelon of both parties are resigned to the herd (populace) is getting culled one way or the other and not to fight it.

[Blue Full Moon]

13. Where is the $5000 DOGE checks?

[JoseBalow]

14. "...if at all?"

Like it might actually happen?

[2naSalit]

16. Isn't it past...

Time for a general strike?

We keep missing the opportunities that come along, this is one of them. Many are already out of work, unable to find other work that will pay their bills and most of us are pissed so it's a good time to tell the oligarchs, "fuck you, we won't be supplying you with our unappreciated labor" until they are shaken from their ivory towers.

If they are screaming about canceled flights now, just imagine when the service industry revolts.

[D_Master81]

19. "Won" is a relative term

Maybe Trump got what he wanted but if the polling coming out of the shutdown favors Democrats did he really win?

[Orrex]

20. And he'll now take (and receive) credit for restoring them

And his fuckhead KKKultists will swoon and sing his praises once more.