WTF Chuck?

It's fucking sickening. This is the one piece of meaningful power they have until the midterms, and Republicans didn't even bother consulting them.

Now they want to give it up, for what? A pinky promise they'll play nice? To make sure Trump doesn't get ammunition to blame Democrats for everything?

Fucking coward.

They want the same things the republicans want.
- It's like liberals don't even understand they've been living in an oligarchy for decades?
To make sure Trump doesn't get ammunition to blame Democrats for everything

I sure hope he’s not dumb enough to think that, Dems will be blamed either way.
Not even. A floor vote on an amendment to the bill that won't pass. They're going to give them legitimacy in exchange for a fucking performance.
Lamestream/GOP media saying Democrats will be blamed for shutdown, is media blaming them for shutdown and supporting a corrupt bill.
He would need to be abandoning some kind of principles to be a coward.

Not the case.

The GOP is actively dismantling the government. Why would they care about a government shutdown?

Seems stupid to try to threaten them with one.

Why would they care about a government shutdown?

Because for all their talk they need at least some parts of the government to work. That's why they're recalling employees all over.
The point isn't threatening a shutdown; the point is not endorsing the ceding of Congress's budget authority to Trump (which is what voting to support the continuing resolution would do).
They're shutting down humanitarianism.

State control/violence and wider imperialism will continue to be fully funded.
Not to mention, they've consistently threatened us with shutdowns up until now, so the democrats threatening one won't work. Heck, they would revel in democrats using something from their playbook.
- That's a non-sequitor. Threatening a government shutdown only works when the other guys are in charge. Right now the GOP is in charge, so they have to worry about government shutdowns.
- Of course it would work. Come on, now.
A shutdown can allow them to dismantle the government faster.
- No, it'll throw them for a loop. Fucking musk got social security records and thought every entry was getting payments, despite many being dead. The dumb fuck didn't even check their status before crying fraud - which is a serious crime that must be investigated
  
  The records contain everyone who ever got it, dead or alive
  
  These people are imbeciles. These chuckle fucks are struggling to accomplish their goals with unlimited power, you think they could navigate a shut down government?
- Ridiculous to use that as "politically weakening Democrats" excuse. Get zero, so that destroying government during shutdown, instead of at a slightly slower pace, somehow gets blamed on Democrats????
Because they want to spend that money on their friends' companies. That's why they care.

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte

What I was thinking is that Trump and Musk are very unpopular partly because they are firing all the state workers. Many veterans. If Democrats shut down the government, the blame will be reversed. Democrats will be blamed for putting state workers out of work.

And besides, shutting down the government is literally what Trump wants. He could claim the victim (as he loves to do) while getting exactly what he wants.

Is this similar to your point?
- A total shutdown is far more likely to hurt trump and the Republicans. The Democrats by supporting this are letting certain Republicans oppose it.

Call your senators, they can still block this despite Schumers push. The vote is tomorrow morning. If all republican vote for it, they need 7 dems. 8 with Rand Paul who has said he’ll vote no. (Republicans are not using reconciliation so it needs the the filibuster)

Many senate dems are publicly coming out against voting for cloture (meaning they won’t vote to let it get through the filibuster). As of what I last read, around 10 dems are thought to potentially vote to let it pass filibuster. Most of those are still not sure. We only need a handful more of those to become noes and it will get blocked. Some yeses have flipped to noes because of public pressure. We cannot let up now

Link to find direct numbers your senators

https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

Or call the capitol switch board (202) 224-3121

House dems are publicly telling the senate not to do this (and it’s not just AOC on this - it’s quite a few of them). Earlier read that 7 Dem state AGs are saying the same. Federal worker unions are telling senate dems not do this. Keep the pressure up

lmfao count on the dems for sure because they really care about us lol

I'm out of the loop for mental health reasons. Someone fill me in so I don't go into a spiral trying to find it?

Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader. Said he would vote no on the maga funding bills... then the next day changed his mind like the coward he is.

In current Senate Rules, 60 votes are needed to end discussion (aka: cloture) in order to prceed to a vote. republicans only have a simple majority so they would need a few democrats in order to pass the bill. But Chuck the Cuck just told the democrats to vote yes.

🤦‍♂️
- I used to think it was a conspiracy theory that Democrats were controlled opposition but the way they shoot themselves in the foot over and over... It can't be a coincidence that they keep making the worst choices constantly.

"I'm Chuck Schumer and I'm a fucking sellout."

Always has been.

If you have to ask WTF about this dude, then you know nothing about this dude.