General Political Fúckery Thread: 119th Congress - Government Shutdown on October 1, 2025?

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Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur.bsky.social)

NEW: 1-vote victory for Trump's big bill inflames Democratic clash over aging leaders 3 House vacancies after Dems died of health issues in their 70s. And a reckoning over Biden. It’s fueling a movement to change the party’s seniority-centered culture...

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1/17
sahilkapur.bsky.social
NEW: 1-vote victory for Trump's big bill inflames Democratic clash over aging leaders

3 House vacancies after Dems died of health issues in their 70s.

And a reckoning over Biden.

It’s fueling a movement to change the party’s seniority-centered culture.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

2/17
sahilkapur.bsky.social
“We have empowered the cruelty of Republicans and handed them an expanded majority because elderly Democratic leaders refused to step down. It is unconscionable,” @davidhogg.bsky.social tells me, adding that primaries can change the dynamic to encourage retirement. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

3/17
bklynnative.bsky.social
How many R senators are senior citizens?

4/17
djourdan.bsky.social
Ah, yes. Somehow, no matter what, when bad things happen under GOP control, it is always the Democrats’ fault. (Trump would have found the votes on the GOP side to pass it no matter what.)

5/17
shadowprofile.bsky.social
Your Math Ain't Mathin!

6/17
gregory-c-leavitt.bsky.social
Is anyone gonna talk about how the systems in place incentivize politicians to stay in office because if they don’t, their party will lose positions on committees and thus power? Or am I just here for irresponsible journalism?

7/17
shadowprofile.bsky.social
What's Power?

If when you have it. You do nothing for the American people nor to strengthen Democracy. Didn't Curb Corporate Money. No, Corporate Democrats sold out for the Bag.

Republicans sold out for Power and a DicTraitorship.

The American People are the ones who losses.

8/17
lonevoice.bsky.social
Many Democrats seem to be assuming that there is a genuine anti-trump wave that will get any old Democrat back to power, irrespective of their performance.

Well, to them: the electorate has a way of springing genuine surprises on their representatives - not always positively!

9/17
sosayu.bsky.social
Even for themselves

10/17
minoastrauss.bsky.social
Congrats Dem. The gerontocracy and establishment won. Approval rating 27%. American people are royally fukked because of you. @kenmartin.bsky.social @davidhogg.bsky.social @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @whipkclark.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov

11/17
shadowprofile.bsky.social
Because Boomers refuse to give up power for the sake of Democracy and young leadership in both parties. It's a fukking Ego Trip. While Democracy dies.

Advise From the Side

Clyburn
Pelosi
Schumer
and Others

12/17
inverarity.bsky.social
ok West Wing is over grandpa time for bed

13/17
cv-danes.com
Good.

14/17
epicmorgana32.bsky.social
GOOD. GET THESE OLDS OUTTA HERE

15/17
decapitalize.bsky.social
Our job is simple. Primary every Dem representative in 2026. Do it again in 2028. They all gotta go.

16/17
jeromyo.bsky.social
I now see young David in a more CHE Light..

17/17
penguins18.bsky.social
Wishcast

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Khanna Criticises Trump-Backed AI Project to Open Data Center in Dubai

Ro Khanna criticises Trump's UAE AI data centre deal, suggesting it should be in the US. OpenAI may assist the UAE in a massive Dubai data centre, potentially the world's largest.

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Khanna Criticises Trump-Backed AI Project to Open Data Center in Dubai, OpenAI Set to Assist​

G42, linked to China, partners with unnamed US firms on a 5-gigawatt Abu Dhabi center​

By Vinay Patel @VinayPBPatel
Published 20 May 2025, 5:01 AM BST
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Rep. Khanna opposes a Trump-era UAE AI data centre, favouring US soil. OpenAI's potential Dubai venture aims for global scale.X / Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

California Democrat Rohit (Ro) Khanna has expressed disapproval of the Trump administration's arrangement with the United Arab Emirates to build a large AI data centre in Dubai, stating that the project should have been based in the United States.

During an interview on ABC News 'This Week,' the Silicon Valley representative asked if the UAE agreement conforms with the president's 'America First' approach.

Speaking about the president's visit, Khanna said, 'I don't like the fact that the biggest AI centre, research centre, is going to be in Dubai.'

Khanna's 'America First' Critique of UAE Data Centre Deal​

'I mean, what happened to 'America First?'" he continued. 'Why don't we put that centre in Pennsylvania or in Ohio? Especially western Pennsylvania, that's a place that's looking to get massive data centres, and that would create a lot of jobs.'
'Now, I'm all for collaboration, selling more into our allies in the Middle East, but we should be focused on putting the new technology jobs in the United States,' the 48-year-old Indian-origin Democrat said Sunday.


The Commerce Department revealed on Thursday that the AI campus, introduced during Trump's visit to the UAE, will boast a 5-gigawatt capacity and eventually span 10 square miles. Located at Qasr Al Watan, the data centre will be a regional hub for major US tech firms offering cloud computing and data handling services.

According to the Commerce Department, these firms will gain the ability to provide fast, low-latency services to almost half of the world's population located within 2,000 miles of the UAE. 'In the UAE, American companies will operate the data centres and offer American-managed cloud services throughout the region,' Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a statement Thursday.
'By extending the world's leading American tech stack to an important strategic partner in the region, this agreement is a major milestone in achieving President Trump's vision for U.S. AI dominance,' Lutnick added.

Another layer to this significant AI infrastructure development in the UAE is the reported involvement of OpenAI, the renowned artificial intelligence research and deployment company, in creating this massive new data centre.

OpenAI's Role In UAE's Ambitious Data Centre Project​

A Bloomberg report said that OpenAI intends to assist in developing a massive new data centre in the UAE, potentially making it one of the world's largest. This move represents a significant move into the Middle East alongside a major increase in the company's worldwide AI infrastructure goals.

Sources with knowledge of the situation, who wished to remain anonymous due to the plans' confidentiality, indicate that ChatGPT's creator will likely be a key initial occupant of a newly revealed 5-gigawatt data centre complex in Abu Dhabi.


These sources cautioned that OpenAI's participation is still pending, but an official announcement could be forthcoming. According to two individuals, Oracle Corp. is also part of this undertaking and is set to help build some of the initial infrastructure for the Abu Dhabi campus.

Upon completion, this extensive facility is projected to span ten square miles and consume approximately the same amount of energy as five nuclear power plants – a scale exceeding any data centre publicly announced by the ChatGPT creator or its main competitors so far.

G42 And US Collaboration On Abu Dhabi Data Centre​

According to residents, the 5-gigawatt power capacity will not be solely for OpenAI but will be distributed among multiple firms. Bloomberg News had previously reported on OpenAI's potential plans for a data centre in the UAE.

In a Thursday announcement, US and UAE officials stated that G42, an AI company in Abu Dhabi with prior ties to China, would be building a 5-gigawatt data centre alongside several unnamed US companies.

This development occurred on the same day President Trump visited the UAE, which was part of his Middle East tour focused on striking deals. During the president's visit, on-site officials were reportedly still negotiating possible AI collaborations for the UAE.

According to sources, a Abu Dhabi-based investment firm, MGX, is reportedly considering involvement in the data centre project alongside OpenAI and G42. This individual also suggested that other US partners might join the initiative.

 

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MSN

So according to the CBO, the tariffs if kept in place are gonna bring in $2.8T and cause a recession and the tax cuts are gonna cost $2.4T. Both over 10 years.

So assuming both things hold --which they won't-- the country will make $400B over 10 years.

 

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1/11
@MarcoFoster_
JUST NOW: Hakeem Heffries ROASTS Joni Ernst for her heartless comments: "Yes Joni, the American people know that at some point in their lives, they are going to pass away. The cause of death should not be Republican cruelty"



https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1929996041660624896/vid/avc1/1278x720/0bJXZpyWJyrn3giU.mp4

2/11
@HankOSkilz
He’s a moron



3/11
@AsiaJackCHN




4/11
@UseltonTricia
Exactly should not be from lack of care in this country



5/11
@joesantarlasci

6/11
@jpprater
Who ever is putting this Nword on my X, please stop, he stinks of watermelon !!



7/11
@TwoBeagleGuy
How stupid



8/11
@BGT1313
Dollar Tree roasted nuts.



9/11
@PDiddie
Weak tea



10/11
@RETTIWTGMM
Iowa:

IF you’re listening

PLEASE vote OUT @joniernst at your next opportunity!

Joni Ernst is up for reelection on November 3, 2026 … Send her home to quietly do what we’re “all going to do …”

/search?q=#Midterms2026 /search?q=#VoteBlueToStopTheStupid @RepJeffries



11/11
@buttercup99701
No it will be by DemoRAT cruelty, because they dont care about Americans. They care about the ca-ching in their pockets.




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Nationwide Injunctions Overturned

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1/10
@RepJimmyGomez
.@WhiteHouse - If you’re now concerned about child exploitation release the Epstein Files.

Your base wants to know.

[Quoted tweet]
ICE: Raids marijuana farms filled with illegal aliens

Cryin' Jimmy: “ThEy'Re JuSt StRaWbErRy PiCkErS ”

That ain’t produce, holmes. THAT'S PRODUCT.

2/10
@IAMUNRIZZABL3
@DiligentDenizen THIS IS A MUST SEE



3/10
@VickWowo

4/10
@_cat_turner
@FBIDDBongino the people should have transparency



5/10
@JackMaxey1
Yes



6/10
@RetButler1
Look at all those pedophiles in the photo…



7/10
@beeksvybe
Real



8/10
@TylerO_90
Just take the L Jimmy



9/10
@Zooropa19741
Uppsala

FBI chief Kash Patel is apparently also threatening to resign if Attorney General Pam Bondi does not step down over the Epstein files affair. 🫡
These will be exciting days. It looks like the house is starting to burn down.



10/10
@therealjcwilson
You're correct. We do want to know.

Now. Let's talk about where your folks were for the last 4 years. Any comment?




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“This is an extraordinary imposition of federal power over states’ election processes that, if it is accepted by the states in this context, will be absolutely used by Democrats in another context,” said David Becker, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Election Innovation and Research, who worked in the Justice Department’s voting section under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment on the activities. The White House did not answer questions about whether it was working with Jeff Small, the operative who has been contacting Colorado clerks, but said the president is committed to helping states ensure voters on the rolls are citizens.

Republican election officials in Colorado fielded calls and messages last week from Small, a consultant who has worked for members of Congress, most recently serving as chief of staff to Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado). Small told more than half a dozen GOP county clerks by phone or text that he was working with the Trump administration to ensure the integrity of elections and to advance Trump’s election agenda, county officials told The Washington Post.

“To me, it felt like they were wanting to intervene before 2026,” said Justin Grantham, the Republican clerk in Fremont County.

Five other Republican clerks raised similar concerns.

“That’s a hard stop for me,” said Carly Koppes, a Republican clerk in Weld County, who said she rejected Small’s overtures to allow a federal inspection. “Nobody gets access to my voting equipment, for security reasons.”

 

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