Posted on 10/01/2025 9:21:26 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
U.S. — Celebrations have erupted all across America today as the federal government has actually shut down.
Tears poured forth from overjoyed citizens as the government finally closed its doors after years of devastating close calls.
"I thought I would never see this day," said local man Chris Henning. "We've come so close so many times, I started to think it might never happen. To be able to look my kids in the eye and say 'Yes, sweetheart, the federal government has really shut down' -- it's an incredible feeling. What a beautiful moment."
Fireworks could be seen dotting the skies as exuberant revelers took to the streets. "This could be the thing that finally brings the country back together," said local woman Denise Perkins. "There's not much we agree on anymore, but we can all rejoice together knowing the federal government is no longer functioning. It's healing."
At publishing time, the nation had become anxious as Congress threatened to reopen the government.
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Paid vacations across the board for over a hundred thousand.
Amen, bro. Finally something Lefties and righties agree on.
Yeah, it’s a double edged sword. The only thing worse than paying a government worker for not doing his or her job is paying a government worker for doing
his or her job.
And your little dog, too
( Hakeem the chihuahua)
My governor, Glen Youngkin, has finally revealed who he is
He says “Schumer shut the gov’t down because he’s controlled by the prgressive left.
No Virginian should be supporting the shutdown”
Because northern Virginians are all democrat government workers?
Wtf?
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