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Day 292: Shutdown Shenanigans: The Mad King's Playground

Friday, November 7, 2025

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Republicans Again Refuse to End Shutdown Despite Democrat Offer

In a move that perfectly encapsulates the farce of modern governance, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, ever the obedient footman to The Don, rejected a Democratic proposal to reopen the government and extend healthcare subsidies for a year — a lifeline that could have ended the suffering of millions.

Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called it a “reasonable compromise.” Thune called it a “nonstarter.” Translation: The Don hadn’t yet given permission to act like an adult.

The stalemate has now dragged into its 38th day, the longest shutdown in U.S. history — a record no sane government would brag about. But The Don, basking in his own dysfunction, has turned paralysis into performance art.

“We will stay in session until we have a Deal to end the Democrat Shutdown,” The Don bellowed on Truth Social, conveniently forgetting that the shutdown was his doing.

Airports are grinding to a halt. Federal employees are lining up at food banks. SNAP benefits remain frozen. And yet the administration’s priority remains the same: preserve power, assign blame, and protect The Don’s ego at all costs.

Thune’s hollow plea for Democrats to “end these weeks of misery” might have sounded sincere if not for the fact that his own party engineered the misery. Republicans hold all three branches of government, yet still find creative ways to play the victim.

Meanwhile, The Don continues to tweet from his palace of gold, mocking federal workers while pouring taxpayer resources into his $300 million White House ballroom — the very symbol of his detachment from the real world.

The Senate floor has become a stage for absurd theater: one side begging for sanity, the other auditioning for The Don’s approval.

This isn’t gridlock anymore — it’s governance by hostage-taking. A shutdown sustained not by necessity but by narcissism.

And so, as the nation limps into its sixth week without a functioning government, one truth remains unshakable: The Mad King reigns, the sycophants obey, and the American people pay the price.


Supreme Court Backs Donny's Bid to Block Food Aid (Again)

Another day and another Supreme Court ruling in favor of King Dozy Don. This time to halt the full distribution of November’s SNAP benefits, cutting off food assistance to millions of struggling Americans in the midst of a historic government shutdown.

After a federal appeals court rejected the administration’s attempt to block payments, The Don’s lawyers rushed to the Supreme Court — where, in yet another grimly predictable outcome, the conservative majority handed them the victory they wanted.

The administration’s justification? That allowing families to eat would cause “irreparable harm.”

That phrase — lifted straight from the administration’s emergency filing — has become the most damning emblem yet of The Mad King’s moral decay. The idea that feeding hungry citizens could somehow harm the government would be laughable if it weren’t so grotesque.

“This decision is not governance — it’s punishment,” said one Democratic senator. “They are holding the poor hostage to preserve control.”

The ruling freezes billions in food assistance, leaving over 42 million Americans, including children, veterans, and the elderly, uncertain of where their next meal will come from.

Legal scholars warn that the decision sets a dangerous precedent, granting the executive branch extraordinary power to weaponize basic social programs for political leverage.

The Supreme Court’s complicity — rubber-stamping The Don’s cruelty under the guise of “judicial restraint” — underscores the collapse of institutional checks and balances. Once a guardian of constitutional limits, the Court now functions as the crown’s enforcer.

This isn’t about budgets or bureaucracy — it’s about control. The Don’s administration has turned hunger into a political weapon, using the nation’s poorest citizens as pawns in his endless war for dominance.

The Mad King’s message is unmistakable: mercy is weakness, and power is the only virtue worth defending.

As families line up at food banks and shelves go bare, The Don and his court celebrate another “victory” — one that will echo not in applause, but in the empty stomachs of a nation left to starve under his rule.

Once again - here's their rulings in Donny's favor during his second term:

SCOTUS Rulings

Watchdog Agency Head Firing Delayed - February 21, 2025
Details: The Court postponed action on removing the head of the Office of Special Counsel, delaying Trump's attempt to fire the watchdog agency head.
Policy Area Significance
Whistleblower Protection / Agency Independence Supports stability in independent oversight amid executive pressure.
Foreign Aid Payments Upheld - March 5, 2025
Details: The Court declined to allow Trump’s administration to withhold payments to aid organizations for work already performed.
Policy Area Significance
Foreign Policy Funding Affirms obligation to honor contracts and grants despite budgetary policy shifts.
Teacher Training Grant Cuts Allowed - April 4, 2025
Details: The Court lifted an injunction requiring reinstatement of teacher training grants promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Policy Area Significance
Education Funding / DEI Undercuts DEI-focused teacher support programs at state level.
Reinstatement of Fired Federal Employees Blocked - April 8, 2025
Details: The Court blocked an order requiring the reinstatement of thousands of probationary federal employees.
Policy Area Significance
Employment Law / Federal Workforce Strengthens executive discretion over staffing decisions.
Reentry Ordered for Wrongfully Deported Salvadoran - April 10, 2025
Details: The Court directed the government to facilitate return of a Salvadoran man who had been mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
Policy Area Significance
Immigration / Errors & Due Process Emphasizes accountability and correction of government errors in deportation.
Transgender Military Ban Allowed - May 6, 2025
Details: The Court permitted enforcement of Trump’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military by lifting a nationwide injunction blocking discharges.
Policy Area Significance
Civil Rights / Military Policy Expands executive authority over military personnel policies, raises equal protection concerns.
Limits on Alien Enemies Act Deportations Maintained - May 16, 2025
Details: The Court upheld a block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, requiring due process and halting immediate removals.
Policy Area Significance
Immigration / Constitutional Law Reaffirms judicial oversight even in cases invoking wartime statutes.
Termination of Venezuelan TPS Allowed - May 19, 2025
Details: The Court allowed the administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan migrants, by lifting a lower court’s order blocking the termination.
Policy Area Significance
Immigration / Humanitarian Status Undermines protections for migrants from crisis-affected countries.
Labor Board Officials Removal Allowed - May 22, 2025
Details: The Court allowed the dismissal of two Democratic members of federal labor boards by staying lower court orders preserving their posts.
Policy Area Significance
Administrative Law / Labor Further erodes independence of labor-related entities.
End of Immigration 'Parole' Upheld - May 30, 2025
Details: The Court put on hold a lower court’s order blocking revocation of temporary parole status for hundreds of thousands of migrants, allowing the administration to proceed with ending the program.
Policy Area Significance
Immigration / Status Protections Potentially exposes many to expedited removal, reducing avenues for relief.
Access to SSA Data Permitted - June 6, 2025
Details: The Court allowed Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency to access sensitive personal data from the Social Security Administration.
Policy Area Significance
Privacy / Government Access Raises privacy concerns regarding government surveillance power.
DOGE FOIA Record Disclosure Block Extended - June 6, 2025
Details: The Court paused lower court orders requiring disclosure of DOGE’s records under FOIA by staying production.
Policy Area Significance
Transparency / Advisory Bodies Reinforces executive control over advisory entity transparency.
Third-Country Deportations Allowed to Resume - June 23, 2025
Details: The Court lifted a lower court’s injunction, enabling Trump’s administration to deport migrants to countries other than their origin without offering them a chance to claim potential harm in those destinations.
Policy Area Significance
Immigration / Due Process Limits procedural safeguards for migrants; emphasizes executive authority in deportation decisions.
Birthright Citizenship Injunction Scope Narrowed - June 27, 2025
Details: The Court narrowed the scope of nationwide injunctions blocking Trump’s executive order restricting automatic birthright citizenship, without ruling on its legality.
Policy Area Significance
Immigration / Citizenship Clarifies limits on judicial power to issue nationwide halts on executive actions and underscores tension between executive authority and judicial oversight.
Limits on South Sudan Deportations Lifted - July 3, 2025
Details: The Court clarified that its June 23 decision also applied to lifting injunctions protecting eight individuals from being sent to South Sudan.
Policy Area Significance
Immigration / Human Rights Extends resumption of controversial deportations to politically unstable regions.
Mass Federal Layoffs Cleared - July 8, 2025
Details: The Court allowed nationwide government job cuts by staying a lower court’s injunction against sweeping reductions across federal agencies.
Policy Area Significance
Labor / Administrative Action Gives the administration broad leeway to reduce federal workforce despite legal challenges.
Education Department Dismantling Permitted - July 14, 2025
Details: The Court allowed Trump’s administration to proceed with dismantling the Department of Education by lifting a lower court’s block on layoffs and transfers.
Policy Area Significance
Education / Administrative Reform Signals support for sweeping structural changes to major agencies.
Removal of Consumer Product Safety Commissioners Allowed - July 23, 2025
Details: The Court upheld the administration’s ability to remove three CPSC members by lifting a lower court’s order blocking their dismissal.
Policy Area Significance
Administrative Law / Independent Agencies Signals weakening of tenure protections for regulatory agency officials.
NIH Grant Cuts Allowed - August 21, 2025
Details: The Court lifted a block on cuts to NIH grants for research focused on racial minorities or LGBT individuals.
Policy Area Significance
Research Funding / Diversity Initiatives Challenges DEI-related funding and scientific autonomy.
Immigration Raids Proceed in Southern California - September 8, 2025
Details: The Court allowed federal agents to carry out immigration raids in Southern California, putting on hold a lower court’s order that barred stops based on race, language, or accent.
Policy Area Significance
Immigration Enforcement Reaffirms executive discretion in immigration enforcement; raises Fourth Amendment concerns regarding profiling.
FTC Commissioner Removal Stayed - September 8, 2025
Details: The Court issued an administrative stay preventing the firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter while considering the legality of the removal.
Policy Area Significance
Administrative Law / Agency Independence Raises questions about limits on executive power to remove independent agency officials.
Foreign Aid Withholding Pause Granted - September 8, 2025
Details: The Court temporarily paused a lower court order mandating spending of about $4 billion in foreign aid, allowing the administration to withhold the funds pending further review.
Policy Area Significance
Foreign Policy Funding / Congressional Appropriation Heightens separation-of-powers dispute over control of spending.
Supreme Court allows Trump officials to freeze billions in foreign aid - September 26, 2025
Details: The Court lifted a lower-court injunction and allowed the Trump administration to freeze over $4 billion in foreign aid that had been appropriated by Congress, siding with the executive branch’s request to withhold funds pending further review. The majority did not rule on the ultimate merits but emphasized that the harms to U.S. foreign policy weighed more heavily in their view than potential harm to aid recipients. A dissent by Justice Kagan (joined by the other liberal justices) criticized the use of the emergency docket for such high-stakes cases and warned of separation-of-powers consequences.
Policy Area Significance
Foreign Policy / Appropriations / Separation of Powers This decision strengthens executive control over congressional appropriations in the foreign aid domain, at least as an interim remedy, and highlights how the Court is increasingly willing to engage in high-stakes emergency rulings affecting core powers between branches.
Supreme Court upholds Trump administration rule limiting gender identity on passports - November 6, 2025
Details: The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sided with the Trump administration in a case challenging the State Department’s policy requiring passport applicants to list their sex based on biological markers rather than gender identity. The ruling overturns lower-court decisions that had allowed transgender and non-binary individuals to select gender markers aligned with their identities. Writing for the majority, the Court emphasized the government’s interest in maintaining 'biological accuracy' in identity documents, while critics argue the decision effectively erases the legal recognition of transgender Americans. In a sharp dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson denounced the ruling as a 'pointless but painful perversion' that serves no legitimate administrative purpose and inflicts real harm on vulnerable communities.
Policy Area Significance
Civil Rights / LGBTQ+ Rights / Administrative Law This decision curtails federal recognition of gender identity in official documents and reinforces executive authority over identification policy. It marks a significant rollback of transgender rights, underscoring the Court’s willingness to defer to executive interpretations even when they restrict individual identity and equal protection.
Supreme Court grants Trump administration request to block full SNAP benefit distribution - November 7, 2025
Details: The Supreme Court issued an emergency order siding with the Trump administration to halt the full distribution of November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, overturning a lower-court ruling that had required immediate disbursement. The administration argued that proceeding with the full payments could cause 'irreparable harm' to budgetary and administrative processes, a claim widely criticized by advocates as a pretext for undermining aid to low-income Americans. In dissent, Justice Sotomayor condemned the Court’s intervention as an abuse of the emergency docket that would leave millions of vulnerable citizens without essential food assistance. The ruling reflects growing concerns about the Court’s increasing deference to executive power in high-stakes emergency cases.
Policy Area Significance
Social Policy / Administrative Law / Separation of Powers This decision temporarily empowers the executive branch to withhold congressionally authorized food assistance under the guise of administrative discretion. It underscores the Supreme Court’s expanding use of the emergency docket to shape major policy outcomes and signals a troubling shift toward executive dominance in welfare administration.


The Don Plays Favorites: Hungary Gets a Free Pass on Russian Oil as Allies Fume

In yet another episode of The Don’s transactional foreign policy, President Donald Trump has handed Hungary a one-year exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian oil and gas imports, effectively giving Viktor Orbán everything he wanted — and more.

During their meeting, The Don praised the Hungarian strongman’s “great job on immigration” (read: border walls and anti-refugee rhetoric) while conveniently sidestepping any mention of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Hours later, a White House official confirmed what Orbán had already hinted at: Hungary is exempt from the Russian energy ban, at least for a year.

Other nations — including U.S. allies like India, Japan, and South Korea — are scrambling to adjust to Washington’s latest erratic policy shift, one that threatens to penalize them for buying Russian oil. But Orbán? He gets a golden ticket.

“Hungary must protect its people first,” Orbán declared triumphantly after the meeting, revealing plans to purchase nuclear fuel from U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric while continuing to buy Russian nuclear fuel — a diplomatic two-step that would make any autocrat proud.

The move lays bare The Don’s selective enforcement of sanctions, turning a supposedly firm stance against Russia into a political bargaining chip. By granting Orbán this pass, the administration has effectively told the world that loyalty to Trump, not adherence to principle, determines U.S. foreign policy.

Critics argue that the exemption undermines Washington’s credibility, sending a clear message that America’s so-called “toughness” on Russia is little more than performance art. It’s a policy of contradictions: punish allies who comply too slowly, reward strongmen who flatter the president.

Even within diplomatic circles, the decision is being read as a quid pro quo between two nationalist leaders who share a disdain for liberal democracy and a taste for authoritarian theatrics.

“This isn’t strategy — it’s favoritism disguised as diplomacy,” said one European analyst. “It tells the world that U.S. sanctions are for enemies, not friends of the regime.”

Once again, The Mad King’s foreign policy boils down to flattery and convenience: praise him, parrot his worldview, and you’ll get your exemption — whether it’s from tariffs, laws, or, in this case, global accountability.

As the U.S. lectures the world on defending democracy, The Don continues to cozy up to its dismantlers, proving that in his kingdom, loyalty outweighs law, and friendship with authoritarians always pays.