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Mossfern

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1. Disgusting!

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 11:33 AM

Oct 7

My daughter is one of those furloughed Federal employees who is still required to work even though she is not being paid because she is considered "essential." How is she supposed to eat if the shutdown lasts an extended period of time?

But then again, isn't Trump known for stiffing people who have done work for him?

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Trump Plans to Stiff Federal Workers Furloughed During Shutdown [View all] Celerity Oct 7 OP

Disgusting! Mossfern Oct 7 #1

DURec leftstreet Oct 7 #2

100 percent true to form, but the sheer brazenness is still as breathtaking as it is disgusting Eugene Oct 7 #3