Oddbean new post about login | logout Make no mistake: Trump was the main force behind the near shutdown. Why? Because Trump calculated that a shutdown would play to his advantage. He operates on chaos. It's likely he’s already at work trying to torpedo the next funding measure needed. Be warned.
@32226d11 Hitler needed chaos to gain ultimate power…same same https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/173/274/937/778/928/original/ce238dd3021663ee.jpeg
@32226d11 Republican billionaire donors want to thwart any investigation leading to the funding of Jan 6. But they also like to use shutdowns to extort concessions. Last time it was the Mountain Valley oil pipeline which served the interests of the GOP Chinese and Oil donors. This time it was Ukraine's military aid, which served the interests of the GOP's Russian and Oil donors. All the GOP do is donor maintenance
