#Standoff
Trump trashes Obamacare in a new post. Funding under this law is the main dispute between the two parties in the ongoing government shutdown standoff.
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM Everybody can reply
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"Trans rights are women's rights!"
The standoff is continuing at the Senedd.
November 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM Everybody can reply
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Candidate Kat Abughazaleh decried the charges as 'political prosecution' amid a Trump standoff with Democratic cities.
US Democratic congressional candidate indicted for Chicago ICE protest
Candidate Kat Abughazaleh decried the charges as 'political prosecution' amid a Trump standoff with Democratic cities.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM Everybody can reply
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There is a tense standoff
November 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM Everybody can reply
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California is preparing to send its own state election monitors to watch over the federal monitors the DOJ will be sending to the polls in November, underscoring a growing standoff between state election officials and the federal government.
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California to Monitor Trump’s DOJ Poll Watchers Amid Concerns of Voter Intimidation, Election Interference
Read more here.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM Everybody can reply
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The trans bloc have taken a step forward, in a standoff on the steps of the Senedd.
November 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM Everybody can reply
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California is preparing to send its own state observers to watch over federal monitors from President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. The move underscores a growing standoff between state election officials and a federal government many voting rights advocates say is weaponizing oversight.
California to Monitor Trump’s DOJ Poll Watchers Amid Concerns of Voter Intimidation, Election Interference
Read more here.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM Everybody can reply
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Tense standoff in Uptown.
October 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM Everybody can reply
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NPR
As most lawmakers stay home during the shutdown, Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., keeps reporting to his Capitol Hill office, urging Congress to return to work and end the standoff.
Why this Republican lawmaker is still showing up to work during the shutdown
As most lawmakers stay home during the shutdown, Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., keeps reporting to his Capitol Hill office, urging Congress to return to work and end the standoff.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM Everybody can reply
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More home-purchase agreements are being scrapped around the country, reflecting a growing standoff between buyers and sellers in a largely stalled housing market.
More Home Purchases Are Falling Through in an Uncertain Economy
Buyers worried about job prospects are getting cold feet, or realizing that costs will be higher than expected.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM Everybody can reply
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You know that standoff that happens in the women’s bathroom sometimes, the one where two strangers both want to be alone and they try to wait the other one out?

I always win. I will die in there for three moments alone.
October 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM Everybody can reply
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NPR
As most lawmakers stay home during the shutdown, Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., keeps reporting to his Capitol Hill office, urging Congress to return to work and end the standoff. n.pr/4oERhlF
Why this Republican lawmaker is still showing up to work during the shutdown
As most lawmakers stay home during the shutdown, Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., keeps reporting to his Capitol Hill office, urging Congress to return to work and end the standoff.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM Everybody can reply
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These people think their strategic advantage in the shutdown standoff is their willingness to harm their constituents
October 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM Everybody can reply
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The past 10 minutes have been a continuation of the standoff. Here are some more placards seen at the trans bloc.

Meanwhile, the TERFs have finally discovered how to turn on a speaker and microphone.
November 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM Everybody can reply
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The Korean government is basically straight up announcing "Don't worry, we only gave Trump a golden crown because he loves gold and he'll back down on his threats if we make him feel like mommy's special king boy."

The world is treating US diplomatic relations like a standoff with Goldmember.
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 AM Everybody can reply
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Standoff
November 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM Everybody can reply
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This standoff between the hawks and the owl went on and on. The owl refused to budge, despite the hawks' incessant yelling. I watched for 25 minutes, and then I had to leave. I stopped by the same tree a few hours later, and the birds were all gone.
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM Everybody can reply
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•There was a time when a three-hour standoff IN THE WAVES of Siletz Bay would have been a major Good Morning, News story. Alas.
• The Mayor says he's enforcing the camping ban!
•And then he put the city's Housing Bureau director on leave!
• It's Good Morning, News!
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October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM Everybody can reply
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Getting Into a standoff with a comedian sounds like a terrible idea unless you’re one yourself.
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM Everybody can reply
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we've got a standoff, people
October 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM Everybody can reply
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Trump would actually likely loose a genuine standoff with the legislature
October 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM Everybody can reply
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Set Kit's food on a timer for 6 because I wasn't sure when I'd get back. Arrived home at 5.45 and we're in an awkward standoff over his locked dinner.
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM Everybody can reply
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💣 “We’ve got nukes off your shore.” Trump’s chilling warning to Vladimir Putin rattles the world after Russia flaunts its new “invincible” nuclear-powered missile. The standoff between two nuclear giants just escalated.👇
Trump’s Nuclear Warning to Putin Sends Shockwaves After Russia Tests ‘Flying Chernobyl’ Missile
The uneasy balance of global power trembled again Monday when President Donald Trump issued a menacing warning to Vladimir Putin, hours after Russia announced the successful test of its so-called “…
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October 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM Everybody can reply
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