Yeah, he definitely seems pretty sanguine about it.

Why? Are they unable to vote on other matters if there isn’t a budget?

True but as long as the filibuster exists (and I don’t think it will go away), legislation requires democratic consent to go forward.

I think Dems should not pass any legislation while the administration ignores the laws that already exist.

I have a bottle of prosecco ready.

That’s kinda the GOP’s whole plan.

Don’t need a legislative branch if you have a dictator.

Multiple voices since Jeremy Irons and Jim Cummings both contributed to Scar’s singing voice in that song.

I don’t think we’d revert to barter, we’d just informally adopt another currency like the euro.

That’s the idea.

Do I need to buy some champagne just in case?

I think they’ll let Mamdani win and then endlessly fuck with NYC and blame him for it.

At this point, it’s tantamount to a name ID poll.

How can you tell if someone that dumb has dementia?

He should do that regardless.

The contempt for education is mind-boggling even on Lemmy.

A lot of people will just support the populist in the race regardless of their ideology or whether their proposed policies make any sense.

I mean the Trump campaign was quite clear about their stance on immigrants, so…

I’m ok with Trump going to heaven as long as it’s soon.

The trade deficit is largely a byproduct of the financial account surplus. Basically, we borrow so much money that the only way to balance things out is to import goods/services.

His drug use is the least concerning thing about him.