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gab13by13

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Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:43 PM Oct 30

Democrats Should make The Epstein Files The Main Reason For The Shutdown [View all]

Yes, they need to talk about renewing the Obamacare subsidies, but as Lawrence O'Donnell just said, Krasnov is keeping the government shutdown to prevent the swearing in of Adelita Grijalva, the 218th signature on the discharge petition.

Here is another Dem talking point; Krasnov will let people starve to death to prevent the Epstein files from being released.

Why haven't Democrats been using that argument more forcefully? Krasnov is in control of Congress and he will keep the government shutdown to cover his own ass.

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