So close.

You mean to provide an excuse for these new layoffs.

nah, if you look at those African countries and Nepal, framing it as Gen Z protests allows the government to do what it always does except now for the new generation with social media: attack and control the youth thereby which revolutions spark or stop. Generations aren’t standing apart, people don’t want to see their kids killed. It’s the people vs the government with the military being the last determinant. whichever side they stand on is who will control the society. it’s why Nepal succeeded cause everyone said enough is enough and the military didn’t fire on its people. in Kenya, the president (real life devil on earth) said shoot protesters in the legs and they did worse. it’s what they inevitably do because they’ve become so disassociated to their people and those in the military are often so brainwashed because they are receiving massive bribes and their leader continues to become disassociated to his people because of wealth and power, but once the military stands with its people or doesn’t stand against its people, real change can start

read this when you get a chance man, crazy times. 1.8M displaced and a humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. protests in Morocco last night too, government had water canons

thereporterethiopia.com/45060

Need some government shutdown bars

He too broke to pay his shooters
thats a government shutdown

Damn im on my government shutdown again

Republicans turning up to this rn

Thanks, Imma get to it chief

Heard a lot of ppl around me talk about hegseth telling these generals he doesn't want fat troops but absolute silence on everything else. That's the easy little headline they can have a stance against without having any real opinion on anything else that was said.

A YouTuber I'm subscribed to that works for the federal government just said she got laid off. Last day is Oct. 17th.

Man I tell you what when hegseth called the generals fat that's where I draw the line...oh shiny thing

Yeah like go attack American citizens
That was a pretty big one

Dem leadership needs a clear and central message to rally behind for the government shutdown . This seems like the best one

There’s literally no such thing as a Democrat agency and they’re already scrambling to rehire workers from the DOGE cuts why would these cuts make any more sense

Thats crazy that he once rejected project 2025 and is now embracing all of it publicly.

Only a moron believed him

I doubt they were happy to lose all power in congress and get s***talked for 4-8 years.

Anyone who's both sides are bad need to get slapped. Yes there is no perfectly viable solution. It's medicore and then there's "fuck everyone but the elite" the shutdown is to prevent our premiums from skyrocketing. God knows how many people will be kicked off of their Healthcare plans by the end of this, how many people will be attacked by their own military, how many people will be illegally deported, etc.

But imagine finger wagging to the democrats when there is a full blown dictatorship developing. Open your f***ing eyes man.

Say whatever the f*** you want about Obama, Hillary, Biden, Kamala, they would not have a ceremony telling generals it's time to start attacking citizens and using cities as training grounds. They are by no means perfect, but I would take "a little for you here, a little for them here" over just "FUCK YOU"

Ngl I did fell for the meme that he was a puppet dumbass who wouldn't able to help project 2025. I guess he improved on the agenda pushing compared to his first term.

He said whatever the hell he could to avoid jail. Now that he's in office its about revenge. He made that very clear.

Trump can be a complete moron, as long as he can say yes and bullshit a narrative he's their guy.

Quite a few in America it seems.

I've always thought he was the lowest form of dogshit. I keep being told to try to humanize and sympathize with the people who keep giving him passes.

You're either uninformed, a moron, or a sadist to want this s***.

Atp if you're uninformed you're likely in the latter two categories because politics is more prominent than ever and you're making a choice of where you get your information.

Zohran approach and speaking to people like people seems to be working.