Today is the 27th day of the federal government’s shutdown. I read some analysis of what’s happening behind-the-scenes, and I generally agree with this: Trump and his minions believed that Democrats would capitulate enough to give Republicans a somewhat broad win. Republicans didn’t expect Democrats to hold the line, be the adults in the room, and sit back as Republican voters got exactly what they voted for. The public largely blames Trump and the MAGA GOP for the shutdown as well. The negativity directed at the MAGA lunatics is going to get even louder if MAGA doesn’t make a deal. All SNAP benefits run out on November 1st. No food assistance for anyone, including white Republicans. Of course, the goal is to make everyone suffer, and they will suffer – millions of Americans, of all races,

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