Shutdown & Showdown: Trump’s Midnight Tantrum
At 12:01 a.m. on October 1st, Trump let the government slam shut. Nearly 750,000 federal workers are furloughed, and millions are caught in the crossfire. The fight? Health care funding. Trump’s crew demanded cuts to Medicaid and the ACA — Democrats refused, so he yanked the plug on the entire government.
Adding lighter fluid, Trump told military brass that American cities should be “training grounds” for troops, spinning a “war from within” narrative. Essential services like Medicare and air traffic are still limping along, but the MAGA regime is dangling “irreversible cuts” like a guillotine. This isn’t fiscal policy — it’s authoritarian foreplay.
Key Political Losses
- Government Shutdown: Hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid, services disrupted, families in crisis.
- Health Care at Risk: Medicaid and ACA subsidies targeted for elimination.
- Authoritarian Rhetoric: Trump floats using U.S. cities as military playgrounds.
Featured Resister: Feds Against Fascism
Not every fed is down with dictatorship. Feds Against Fascism is a collective of current and former government workers refusing to stay silent while authoritarianism creeps through the system. Bureaucrats with a backbone? Hell yes.
Today’s To-Do List
- Amplify: Blast the message — this isn’t budgeting, it’s blackmail. Share stories of impacted workers.
- Support: Contribute to furlough aid funds and spread resource links.
- Pressure: Call Congress — demand reopening NOW without slashing health care.
- Organize: Attend rallies, teach-ins, and shutdown protests in your city.
- Watchdogs: Track Trump’s military talk. If rhetoric shifts toward action, hit the alarms.
Events
- DC Rally to Reopen Government – Today, 5 p.m. at Lafayette Square.
- Virtual Town Hall on Shutdown Relief – Tonight, 8 p.m.
Boycott Target: Hobby Lobby
Still funneling cash into MAGA coffers. Don’t fund your own oppression.
Featured Letter
Block Trump’s efforts to slash and destroy Social Security!
Featured Petition
Denounce the 3 Senate Democrats Caving to Trump
Kitty’s Final Scratch
This shutdown is a hostage note written in Sharpie. Trump wants to gut your health care, starve workers, and rehearse military cosplay in your neighborhoods. We answer with claws out, voices up, and solidarity everywhere.
Source List
- AP News – Government Shutdown Begins
- Reuters – Shutdown Details
- Holland & Knight – Shutdown Advisory
- Military Times – Trump Suggests Cities as Training Grounds
- Washington Post – Trump’s Rhetoric vs. Law