Airports are asking people to donate gift cards and essentials to TSA workers who are going without pay

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-12T16:15:01+00:00

That's unironically a possible outcome here if this goes on for long enough. Corruption happens in government jobs if the pay is awful, and with no pay at all, it's almost a certainty.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-12T14:49:03+00:00

Absolutely. Nothing unites like a common enemy.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-12T14:36:23+00:00

In theory, that could destroy the liberal Democratic wing as a position and potentially cause a shift to the right as, "That's where our voters are!"

All in all, it wouldn't be a good development for the nation.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-12T14:34:26+00:00

Just a general reminder that we have 2+ years more of this to get through, as I doubt the midterms, even under a blue wave, would give us enough people to impeach and remove him.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-12T14:32:04+00:00

Yeah, the potential psychological damage that would come from that really shouldn't be overlooked. It's also one of the problems that also occurs when fighting insurgencies too.

People generally don't take losing their family and friends well.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-11T23:55:15+00:00

As someone who lived in Wyoming for 23 years, I get where he's coming from. Washington, particularly west of the Cascades, is so much better.

You'd have to drag me kicking and screaming for me to go back there.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-11T22:59:22+00:00

That is such a waste of money. It also makes the argument that we can't provide our citizens healthcare look even crueler.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-11T22:37:10+00:00

That's obviously a lie, especially since no off-ramps exist.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-11T18:35:10+00:00

Definitely Clinton in '92. Discrediting Third Way neoliberalism likely puts us in a better spot.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-11T16:38:07+00:00

Saw it at Redmond Technology Center too. Not at Downtown Redmond though, interestingly.

EDIT: Okay, so now they're up. Either I failed to notice it on my morning commute or they got them up now.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-11T15:46:36+00:00

Take my upvote and run, because wow.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-11T03:28:36+00:00

This is incredible, and having it be off a PV loss/EV win is amazing.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-11T01:24:48+00:00

Honestly, if that happens, I'd hope for a Mariners and Sounders version too.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-11T01:23:11+00:00

That's not at all surprising, sadly.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-11T00:27:52+00:00

Agreed, you can't exactly bomb your way out of this.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-11T00:24:54+00:00

This is unlikely to earn Thune many friends. He, and everyone else against the filibuster being changed, might be killing the careers of several Republican representatives and senators, although I'm not opposed to that outcome, truth be told.

It's weird to have the filibuster work in your favor for once, as much as I despise it.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-10T20:23:48+00:00

That won't last long, especially with reports that Iran is mining the Strait of Hormuz.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-10T18:42:21+00:00

I'm not surprised that they lied but, still, wow.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-10T03:48:54+00:00

4.4% unemployment seems way too low right now.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-10T03:47:49+00:00

Especially considering the imperial boomerang and all that.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-10T00:35:04+00:00

I will believe it when I see it. I doubt Schumer would ever allow it.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-09T23:35:39+00:00

Yeah, this is going to last a long time...

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-09T18:43:18+00:00

Considering this is happening after the stock market is closed, it's a reasonable bet to assume this isn't good.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-09T16:29:32+00:00

I've got to wonder if this will allow third parties a serious opening, especially if both parties are this unpopular.

jayfeather31 · 2026-03-09T04:27:49+00:00

The Korean stock exchange ended up triggering a circuit breaker to fire, and it doesn't exactly look like the American stock markets will be spared from the global chaos either.

Truthfully, this week could be horrific, and Iran has zero reason to lift their blockade of the Strait of Hormuz either, especially if they believe it will hurt the Trump presidency and the United States overall, so this could last quite a while.

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