The Shutdown Is a Meme War
Reporters film House Speaker Mike Johnson after the House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 3. (Alex Wroblewski via AFP)
And the Democrats are losing.
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The government has shut down for the first time in seven years. If you’re aware of this, you’re probably vaguely aware that it’s something to do with healthcare and immigrants. We’ll get to the precise reasons for this in a minute, but suffice it to say that they’re convoluted enough that the vast majority of Americans don’t understand them in the sligh…
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The people freaking out and calling the Free Press “right wing “ have obviously never read this guy.
"The Democrats should know by now that they are incapable of being funny—but also that they could stand to be a little more ruthless".
Tell that to Erika Kirk, River.