I have a question. The entirety of the right is saying Democrats shut down the government, yet they are not holding any position of power.
Entirety of the right is saying it is because Democrats wants to fund healthcare for aliens (immigrants).
Is it allowed to just flat out lie? Like they're all just lying? It is easily fact-checked.
Also, Democrats tried to pass a bill to keep the government open but it was shut down by Republicans.

It is crazy how horribly run the US is. No fact-checking, anyone and everyone can just spew complete bullshit that is proven wrong.
This is obviously from both sides, which makes it rather hillarious.

@SenKatieBritt
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30 Sep
Senate Democrats are demanding $1.5 TRILLION in new spending, taxpayer funded benefits for illegal aliens, $500 million for media that functions as propaganda, and eliminating $50 billion in investments for rural healthcare.

@SenTedCruz
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19h
Democrats have voted to shut down the government.

Why?

In part because they want free healthcare for illegals, but really because they hate President Trump.



Sitting senators saying actual falsehoods.

Reported for spam. Quit lying. Democrats do not want free health for illegals.

There is no single, unified position across the entire Democratic Party. The party's platform does not call for free health care for all undocumented immigrants, but different factions and individual Democrats hold varying stances.
Federal policy and proposals
Existing federal law: Under current federal law, undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federal programs like Medicaid, Medicare, or subsidized coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) of 1986 does require hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment regardless of a person's immigration status or ability to pay.
Recent debate: Republicans have used the claim that Democrats are trying to fund free health care for undocumented immigrants as a talking point during federal budget negotiations, particularly in late 2025. However, Democrats have stated their budget proposals do not change existing law regarding eligibility for undocumented immigrants.
Focus on legal residents: The Democratic proposals at the heart of recent budget debates have focused on restoring federal health care access for lawfully present immigrants, a group that includes refugees, asylum seekers, and others with legal status but who were restricted from federal programs by the "One Big Beautiful Bill" passed by Republicans

This post was edited by said_aouita on Oct 1 2025 04:32pm

Support returning the FCC closer to its original scope, regulation radio spectrum. Aka, selling air.

They are doing terrible at spam control.

They are also not doing great at cyber security and NSA already covers that to a large degree

Beyond that, FCC dishes out hundreds of millions annually to failed ISPs, keeping them on life support so they can deliver shoddy services to folks while their executives make bank. Meanwhile, deny next gen ISPs like Starliink.

Example would be the Rigas family. Known white collar fraud family, collecting big bucks again under Zito name.

"The Rigas family was forced out of their former company, Adelphia Communications, after a massive fraud scandal was exposed in 2002. However, family members later acquired another telecommunications provider, Zito Media, which they now control. "

This post was edited by RedFromWinter on Oct 1 2025 05:01pm

Not a single democrat wants healthcare for illegal aliens. This is a literal fact and yes, can be proven BY LITERALLY READING THE CR PROPOSED BY DEMOCRATS ON THE OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITE BUT REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO JUST READ A LITTLE AND NEED SPOON FED INFORMATION IN SINGLE SENTENCING FORMATS.

y'all feeling it?

Does the shutdown affect ordinary people?

Yeah, airport going to suck today.

The entirety of either party affiliation is not saying 100% of the same things.