-This is DC's own money, which its 700,000+ taxpaying residents have already paid. -Purely for GOP spite, DC will be laying off teachers, closing libraries, reducing public services etc that its people (including us) have paid taxes for. -Nine Democratic Senators, led by Schumer, voted Yes. - ThreadSky

jfallows.bsky.social • 11 days ago

-This is DC's own money, which its 700,000+ taxpaying residents have already paid.

-Purely for GOP spite, DC will be laying off teachers, closing libraries, reducing public services etc that its people (including us) have paid taxes for.

-Nine Democratic Senators, led by Schumer, voted Yes.

Reposted from Gwen Snyder is uncivil

So am I understanding correctly that the GOP threatened to defund DC of its own money if they didn't tear up the BLM thing

And then DC tore up the BLM thing

And now the GOP is defunding them anyway

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kath55.bsky.social•11 days ago

juhlery.bsky.social•11 days ago

🤬😡🤬😡

yemaya11.bsky.social•10 days ago

That is what happens when you capitulate!

mbandman.bsky.social•11 days ago

Let’s hope they actually vote yes on the DC spending fix tonight. There has to be over 50 votes for that but who knows what Republicans will do.

mbandman.bsky.social•11 days ago

Then the House needs to do the right thing and that’s probably more of a crapshoot since they wrote the cuts in.

https://bsky.app/profile/joshuajfriedman.com/post/3lkekg33vsc26

davidsp72.bsky.social•11 days ago

Oh they’ll get that passed in the Senate easily.

Then Johnson will sit on it. This is the most maddening part of Democratic “strategy.” Lucy can pull the football an infinite number of times and they will still keep trying to kick it.

abbie4science.bsky.social•11 days ago

they are going to make it a hellscape, call a national emergency and take it over. I'm sure that is the plan. National Guard

holdup.bsky.social•11 days ago

Martial law is coming.

rapistsroamfree.bsky.social•11 days ago

Unbelievable

pineapplebrz.bsky.social•11 days ago

DC residents should refuse to pay taxes

anita72.bsky.social•10 days ago

https://www.wusa9.com/video/news/politics/senate-approves-bill-to-block-budget-11b-cuts-to-dc-included-in-gop-funding-bill/65-3e474c3d-f2f3-4cf9-b126-ef9c76e83b03

cptdoomdc.bsky.social•11 days ago

Every DC business should refuse to serve any of the #MAGA legislators, or their staffs, that voted for this atrocity. That includes medical professionals.

eeeeeeruck.bsky.social•11 days ago

They could use the revenue loss to turn off the utilities for every gop rep and senators residence in the district. Also, no garbage pickup for those addresses. And don’t get me started on potholes

plampman.bsky.social•11 days ago

This is why you can't believe anything they say and you fight. We're just going to keep taking the beating in this abusive relationship.

foxjohninpa.bsky.social•11 days ago

Nancy Pelosi, who called for rejecting the CR, has more spine and political sense than all nine of the Senate weaklings put together.

foxjohninpa.bsky.social•11 days ago

And Schumer voted to let this happen.

carolsweinstein.bsky.social•11 days ago

Stupid gets treated like stupid

clstrick.bsky.social•11 days ago

I hope DC can save money by 1) not providing police for presidential motorcades (escorting, blocking off streets) and 2) by not blocking or arresting protesters who are peaceful, no matter where they are protesting.