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Is The Shutdown Over? EXPLAINER

Leeja Miller | April 21, 2026



So… what just happened? Let’s discuss the 8 Democrat defectors *cough* traitors *cough* who decided to capitulate to Republicans and move forward with ending the government shutdown despite no movement on the ACA subsidies that this entire shutdown was about. What happens next??

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Comments

This post currently has 25 comments.

  1. @mountainlion1989

    April 21, 2026 at 12:53 am

    claw back budget increases for the pentagon until they can pass an audit, raise the income that qualifies for social security taxes, and get americans off the insurance merry go round and get universal healthcare already so we can move past the stress.

  2. @NickPerrone-h4d

    April 21, 2026 at 12:53 am

    Are you telling me you still are involving yourself with this government, maybe it's your job hope you are not voting, cuz.if you can't see that these demonic, satanic international pirates did not shutdown, your paycheck is short because of the tax as I right? Ñow if we have theift, it is wrong, they print money, steal ours, make folks homeless, steal their social security and pension benefits, steal their house, send billions of dollars to other countries, we have to say that the system, beast system, system of Satan, by the way I will never vote and haven't for years, pizza gate, Epstein list, it is disgusting and disturbing, but I will rule with the most high for a thousand years! I will treat these Edomites like there is no tomorrow, my rule will be like no others, I will have fun doing so but like vaccines, there are in for a big surprise, no digital ID, no 666 mark of the beast microchip in this hand, plus I live in the constitutional continental 48 states called " THESE STATES UNITED" I AM A MAN NOT HUMAN, I DO NOT LIVE IN A FN DEMOCROCY OR HUMANITY! I LIVE IN THE REPUBLIC AND MANKIND", YELLOW MUSTARD TRIM FLAG IS ONLY GOOD FOR TOILET PAPER! I bet when they try more of this china crap, when I was growing up there were no cameras anywhere but in banks, violation, everyone should be outside without Satan's evil human agents setting up cameras everywhere, now we have military weapons everywhere disguised as technology for 5G and beyond, 2nd amendment attacks, its not for shooting bears in any woods it's for shady folks from within, chemtrails, GMO foods, floride in water, nano, list goes on do I need to continue, I won't vote , you know what the problem is, these folks are just our guests here but they got too comfy usurping our republic, USA is just a corporation business, yeah too comfy with their international delight in their coffee in their IHOP restaurants, by the way the pancakes sucks at IHOP, subject matter jurisdiction is only in the 10 square miles where DC is located, DC is not a state, nor the capital of the Republic, now who would vote for this crap, just your dumbeddown neighbors who are ignorant to what thesessick psychopaths are up to, uh, digital ID is coming, then your cashless society with the devil's digital crypto currency and the 666 microchip in your hand not mine, not gonna worry, hope your awake, when you have smart dust being spray everywhere, they spray death on us like we are cacaroaches, transhumanism, so much I can say, but I am beyond this crap these international pirates are going to the lake of fire because my God is returning soon, no underground bunker is helping anyone, then Ima gonna have fun for a thousand years, your cursing again, and I watch you because you have a gorgeous face but it turns some folks off, nothing wrong in private between you and your man if you talked dirty before banging, it is spiritual, be careful, they want your soul and work for Satan!

  3. @josephbeltran9472

    April 21, 2026 at 12:53 am

    This what happened Chuck U shimmer said we are fighting for subsides for Obama care
    Trump then said then we will give pymts directly to our citizens @ they buy their own
    Insurance for health / not rich
    Health insurance whose stocks have tripled
    Game over !

  4. @tiptoeurchin

    April 21, 2026 at 12:53 am

    There needs to be something in place where if government workers aren't being paid then the legislation that caused it isn't getting paid either. It brings to mind a Todd Snyder lyric. "Were all sitting in the dugout, thinking we should pitch. How you gonna throw a shutout if all you do is bitch?" Myself included, we need to take back what is ours. The time is now, it's our turn. Get these geezers out of office

  5. @XxMrBOOMBASTICx

    April 21, 2026 at 12:53 am

    If any of those dems that voted to open the government are running against a republican you will still vote for them and that’s the problem. It’s a cult on both sides. Anyone care to debate bring it on lmaoo

  6. @rachaelpernici9753

    April 21, 2026 at 12:53 am

    I live in the deep south where there are a LOT of Trump supporters, even though he keeps doing awful things. I'm not sure what I can do without being ostracized, especially from my job where I rely on clients continuing support.

  7. @Mellerman4

    April 21, 2026 at 12:53 am

    As a Virginian I am beyond disappointed in Tim Kaine for his support of this idiocy. I have called his office and sent email to express my displeasure even though it means I have probably been added to some sort of political spam list. The only choice I would have though would be to try and support a primary candidate when he comes up for reelection. It actually happened in Virginia that a powerful congressman lost his seat to a primary challenge. Eric Cantor was House Majority leader when he lost his 2014 primary to an even more right candidate in Dave Brat. Dave Brat won that election and served in Congress until 2018 when he was defeated by Abigail Spanberger… who you now know is the Governor elect of Virginia. It can happen!

  8. @TheCrystalnova21

    April 21, 2026 at 12:53 am

    I love your perspective and I mostly agree but I think your downplaying how much federal employees were struggling during the shutdown. Unfortunately a lot of people we burning through their savings or going into debt supporting the cause. I’m from VA Tim Kaine voted because of the level of demographic that’s federal along with the military of believe or not they weren’t being paid fully and comfortably enough to fully support their own. This situation was a complete blood bath for people affiliated with the government. Continuing with the shutdown, would’ve meant a lot of people would’ve lost more than the cause that they we’re fighting for. Here we are now in the middle of open season for healthcare so it does seem like an out of the frying pan into the fires type of the situation. However, federal employees needed the bleeding to stop.

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