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Federal govt shutdowns by President
Carter/18+12+11+8+8=57
=>Trump/35+9+3+1=48
Clinton/21+5=26
Obama/16
Reagan/3+3+2+2+1+1+1/6+1/6=12.3
Ford/10
HW Bush/3
purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social
Fed govt shutdowns
1-Trump/2018-19: 35d
Clinton/'95-6: 21
Carter/'78: 18
Obama/2013: 16
Carter/'77: 12
Carter/'79: 11
Ford/'76: 10
=>8-DJT/2025: 9
Carter/'77&'78: 8 ea
Clinton/'95: 5
DJT, 2018; HW/'90; Reagan/'83&'82: 3
RR/'84&'81: 2
DJT, 2018; RR/'87&'82: 1
RR/'86&'84:~4 hrs ea
purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social
That's what it looked and sounded like, that she didn't know any of the answers, she had well marked up "talking points" for each Senator in order.
It sounded childish, like not answering the question, but rather saying, in a smarmy voice, "Well, the Democrats did it."
Two wrongs don't make a right.
denisedwheeler.bsky.social
Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social
That's what it looked and sounded like, as if she didn't know any of the answers, but she had well marked up "talking points" for each Senator in the order they'd be questioning her.
purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social
Fed govt shutdowns
1-Trump/2018-19: 35d
Clinton/'95-6: 21
Carter/'78: 18
Obama/2013: 16
Carter/'77: 12
Carter/'79: 11
Ford/'76: 10
8-DJT/2025, Carter/'77&'78: 8 ea
Clinton/'95: 5
DJT, 2018; HW/'90; Reagan/'83&'82: 3
RR/'84&'81: 2
DJT, 2018; RR/'87&'82: 1
RR/'86&'84:~4 hrs ea
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fredguttenberg.bsky.social
While I disagree with @RepMTG on almost everything, I appreciate her stepping out on subsidies. I am an American who is self employed with preexisting conditions. I have health care because of ACA. Thank you Rep Greene for speaking up & protecting my ability to afford health care going forward.
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wajali.bsky.social
Epstein Files are Trump’s kryptonite. He is terrified of releasing them. Should be in the news every single day.
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therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
Pam Bondi: Anti-Rule of Law. Pro-Corruption. That is all.
purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social
The "Art of the Deal" is a fraud (no new news here):
@Politico "President Trump is not talking to Democrats as the government shutdown grinds into its second workweek.
The president had spoken to Speaker Johnson & Senate Majority Leader Thune, but not to congressional Democrats."
purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social
Drives up the prices of homes in general and makes home-buying more difficult and expensive for traditional homebuyers.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
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strandjunker.com
The phrase “I only believe what I see” isn’t true either. Most people believe what they want. No matter what they see.
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meidastouch.com
HOLY SH*T.

There it is.

Trump says he will speak to the DOJ about giving Ghislaine Maxwell a pardon.
acyn.bsky.social
Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
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gtconway.bsky.social
Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
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joycewhitevance.bsky.social
Attempts to deploy federalized National Guardsmen to Oregon, California, & Illinois, also, signs that Trump, or at least someone around him, is starting to think seriously about the Insurrection Act. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Portland And Beyond
This afternoon, Donald Trump was asked about invoking the Insurrection Act: “I’d do it if it was necessary.
open.substack.com
purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social
For the rich's tax cuts!
@wapo
The Trump admin is planning to make it harder for older ppl to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, older & disabled people that could result in 100s of 1000s of ppl losing benefits.
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meidastouch.com
Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):
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gtconway.bsky.social
Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social
I agree with the "leader" of the longest gov't shutdown in U.S. history + 3 others. He has a Republican Senate & a Republican House!
"I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the President of the United States"--Donald J Trump:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc4O...
Trump's Shutdown Tantrum BACKFIRES As Polls Reveal Shattering Truth
YouTube video by The Damage Report
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social
The party that used to admonish bailouts, e.g., autos, banks, saying that the government shouldn't pick 'winners' and 'losers', that the market should decide, is teeing up a bailout, the situation of their own making:
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social
Idea for Trump's new theme song:
"You're So Vain," by Carly Simon.

Trump Tower, Trump golf course, Trump Bible, Trump coin, Trump R/X...
purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social
Tariff receipts are up sharply this year, but estimates show roughly $165 Bn by August (~$300 Bn on an annualized basis), far short of the trillion needed for paying down the debt.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social
The President is clearly in love with himself more than anything. There was reportedly even a legislator who wants to glorify rename the “Pell” grants to “Trump” grants, while cuts to education are in their other hand.
therickydavila.bsky.social
The U.S. Treasury Department is set to mint a new $1 coin with the orange felon’s face on it.

It gets more embarrassing and trashier by the hour.
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therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
When a president sends troops into American cities to “restore order,” what he’s really doing is testing obedience. Portland and Chicago aren’t war zones…they’re warning shots. Authoritarians don’t announce takeovers. They practice them. One city at a time. However, each practice destroys families.