Shutdown Ends—But the Swamp Still Eats First
Trump holds the line. Democrats get a vote. Bureaucrats get paid. You get the bill.
Good Morning, it’s Monday, November 10th, 2025.
After 40 days of chaos, D.C. finally flipped the “Open” sign back on. But don’t let the headlines fool you—this wasn’t a compromise, it was a calculated surrender by Democrats who blinked under pressure while pretending they won. Trump didn’t cave. They did. And the bureaucracy? It got a taxpayer-funded vacation.
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Trump’s Shutdown Standoff Pays Off
Dems traded real power for a meaningless vote—and Trump’s still holding the cards.
What You Need to Know:
After 40+ days of a grinding shutdown, the Senate reached a “bipartisan” deal to reopen the government. But look closer, and it’s clear: Trump’s fingerprints are all over the outcome—and Democrats are left holding an empty bag.
Why It Matters:
The government reopens—without a single new dollar for left-wing priorities.
Trump-backed GOP senators held firm while Dems begged for a vote on Obamacare.
The “concession”? A meaningless future vote on ACA subsidies—no promises, no guarantees.
The Real Story:
Senators Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, and Maggie Hassan wrangled with GOP leaders to strike a deal. On the surface, it looks “bipartisan.” But behind the scenes, it was Trump’s pressure campaign that forced movement.
The deal:
Funds the USDA, FDA, VA, military construction, and Congress through the fiscal year.
Everything else? Kicked down the road to January 30 via a short-term continuing resolution.
Furloughed workers get back pay.
And Democrats get one vote next month on some version of ACA subsidy extensions—with no guarantee of passage.
Trump’s leverage? Untouchable. The White House backed Senate Republicans publicly and privately, forcing moderate Dems to cave under growing media and constituent pressure.
Commentators across X lit up:
“Trump gave Senate Republicans unbelievable leverage… The only ‘concession’? A vote.” — Eric Daugherty, political commentator.
No new spending. No long-term ACA relief. Just a glorified participation trophy for Democrats.
What They Don’t Want You To See:
“Funding set to be through Jan. 30th. No Obamacare subsidies.” — Daugherty, X, Nov 9
Bottom Line:
Trump played the long game. Democrats blinked first. And come January, it’s déjà vu—with Trump stronger than ever, and the left still begging for a seat at the grown-ups’ table.
Red-Green Trojan Horse Rolls Into NYC
Hamas founder’s son says new mayor is a socialist decoy for jihad.
New York’s new mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, is more than a radical. According to Mosab Hassan Yousef — the son of Hamas’s co-founder — he’s a Trojan horse for a Red-Green alliance aiming to burn America’s largest city from the inside out.
In an exclusive Breitbart interview, Yousef warned Mamdani isn’t just politically dangerous — he’s the embodiment of a coordinated plot between communists and Islamists to cripple capitalism, embolden jihad, and dismantle the American identity.
“He’s not a leader—he’s a virus,” Yousef said. “He’ll burn the castle down.”
Let’s count the red flags:
Campaign cash: $120,000 from CAIR-linked PACs.
Advisers: Imam Siraj Wahhaj, unindicted 1993 WTC co-conspirator.
Mentor: Linda Sarsour, the anti-Israel firebrand.
Policy playbook: Pro-BDS, pro-Intifada, pro-Hamas rhetoric.
Big promise: “Affordable NYC”…with no math, no plan, and no experience.
Mamdani’s track record? A Palestinian-identity-obsessed activist who built his career glorifying terrorist funders and excusing jihad. His base? A radical left that knows exactly what it’s buying—and a liberal bloc too naive to see what it’s empowering.
Yousef’s message: “He’s not pro-Muslim. He’s pro-chaos.” And like London under Sadiq Khan, NYC could become the next oil-funded, hollowed-out shell of its former greatness—skyline intact, soul erased.
Bottom Line:
New York didn’t just elect a mayor. It opened the gates to the enemy’s playbook.
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Dems Played Shutdown Chicken—Nearly Drove Off a Cliff
They bet Americans wouldn’t notice who’s really jamming the gears.
For weeks, Democrats posed as shutdown victims while secretly blocking GOP reopen plans behind the scenes—and pocketing their paychecks the whole time.
It was all a media-backed bluff: Let the public blame Republicans for empty airports, delayed benefits, and ruined holidays… while leftist reps like Chris Murphy quietly told their colleagues to “hold the line” until the GOP coughed up $1.5 trillion in demands.
Here’s the truth:
Dems filibustered reopening bills in the Senate.
Far-left House Dems wanted the shutdown to appease their base.
And when polls showed Dems dodging blame? They doubled down.
But now reality’s biting back:
20% of U.S. flights could be canceled if the FAA doesn’t get funds.
Over 800 flights were nixed just this weekend.
SNAP recipients, TSA workers, and air traffic controllers are suffering—while Congress cashes checks on time.
One more holiday hijacked by this charade, and the public’s patience will snap harder than a TSA conveyor belt.
Bottom Line:
They thought they could stall forever. But ruin Christmas—and the voters might finally read the fine print.
Mamdani’s NYC Plan? Socialism With a Billion-Dollar Price Tag
New analysis shows Mamdani’s campaign promises would cost NYC over $12 billion annually—with zero plan to fund it. Read More
Dems Deploy Biden to Lecture America on “Presidential Grifting”
Yes, the father of Hunter Biden is now the left’s moral authority on Trump’s business earnings while in office. Read More
Trump Proposes $2K Tariff Checks for American Families
The White House floated a bold plan: send Americans direct checks funded by tariffs on foreign goods, flipping global trade pain into local relief. Read More
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This shutdown showdown wasn’t about policy—it was about power. And once again, Trump reminded the country who’s really in charge. The media will spin it. The left will frame it as a draw. But the scoreboard says otherwise.
They promised resistance.
Trump delivered results.
And the American people just saw how weak their “leaders” really are.
~ Scott 🇺🇸
P.S. The left gambled that Americans wouldn’t see through their obstruction—until airports stalled and families missed holidays. They bet wrong. Trump didn’t just end the shutdown—he exposed the scam. What do you think: smart strategy or just more D.C. dysfunction in a new package?
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Mamdani is Obama on steroids.
And the swamp rats keep their precious filibuster, so they don’t have to actually govern. 🤐