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US Geological Survey Unable To Provide Indonesia Tsunami Data Due To Government Shutdown (huffingtonpost.com.au)
An underwater landslide caused by activity from the Anak Krakatau volcano is being blamed for a tsunami that struck Indonesia late Saturday, killing at least 222 people and injuring more than 800 others. Normally, the U.S. Geological Survey would report on such events and provide any necessary data it had to the public. But it can't due to America's partial government shutdown, which began Saturday after President Donald Trump refused to sign legislation that didn't include funding for his southern border wall. From a report: The USGS website is dormant as of Sunday, except for a notice at the top. "Due to a lapse in appropriations, the majority of USGS websites may not be up to date and may not reflect current conditions," the note reads. "Websites displaying real-time data, such as Earthquake and Water and information needed for public health and safety will be updated with limited support." According to the government shutdown contingency plan, the USGS will retain just 75 of its estimated 8,032 employees, or 0.9 percent. "The USGS will suspend the majority of its activities with the exception of those functions to protect life and property," the plan states. The document also claims that 450 employees will be "on call" for natural disasters, but it's unclear if that process has been enacted, as the USGS website says the agency is not "able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted."
Schumer offered Trump 25 billion dollars for the wall in exchange for DACA. They shook hands and agreed. Then Trump went back on his word and fussed about family reunification and the diversity visa lottery. CBP doesn't even want a wall in most places. This is the work of a few crybabies on the far right who walked away from a good deal and now want to appease the base. Grow up, snowflakes. You turned down money for the wall. This is your fault.
No, they didn't agree. And your guy already admitted that he would be proud to shut it all down. He must be proud now! Why aren't you?
He is throwing a fit because the Republicans didn't give him what he wanted while they were in power. Pulling out of Syria is him hitting back at them for it.
Here you go. Nobodies stopping you from paying for it.
Dude, even the Republicans don't want the wall. It's a waste of monies and has NOTHING to do with security. We have secure borders in war zones... without misslies & guns on a hair pin. They don't have walls.
Anyway your boy wanted a Trump shutdown for the history books and he got it!
FAIL. None of your links point to an actual Democrat saying anything of the sort. Just more Republicunts like you claiming Democrats want an open border without actual quotes. Go kill yourself, you're too fucking stupid to live on this planet.
Those who do not learn from commit history are doomed to regress it.
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You are a lying sack of shit.
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You mean that when US citizens buy Mexican goods they would pay a tax? In which case you really do need to understand something: those people who are paying are not from Mexico. They are what is known as "Americans". For clarity: people from the USA.
This is NOT anywhere near "Mexico is paying for the wall". It is "Trump wants a tax on US citizens so the US can pay for a wall".
Hang on. You must be kidding. Trump said 25 times he wanted a shutdown and now you are hanging it on the Democrats?
With logic like that, some aspects of US voter behaviour become closer to some sort of explanation. This will help historians in years to come, for when they look back and try to make sense of the incomprehensible.
Because the US is already monitoring worldwide for its own protection purposes. The US is rich, and monitoring is a tiny fraction of its GDP. Indonesia is poor, and cannot afford its own worldwide monitoring system.
Only a complete dick would hold out on passing information to a poor neighbour when it costs them essentially nothing and it could save lives.
The Republicans control both houses of Congress (until the 3rd), and there is a Republican President. The two houses did come together and put together a bill to continue funding the government into the new year, when there would be a new Congress to take over. Unfortunately, the President (a Republican, note) said loud and clear that he would not sign it.
Paul Ryan (another Republican) could have sent the bill to the floor anyway for a vote, but decided not to. Note that he easily had the votes to override a Presidential veto (the Democrats were in favor of the bill) but he did not want to challenge the President. This is either easier or harder to understand in light of his impending retirement depending on what you think of his character.
If you think this is the Democrats flexing their muscles, you have an entirely unrealistic view of that party's competence and skill.
This is the Legislative branch ceding too much power to the Executive branch and then refusing to stand up to a populist strong-man.
And "Criminal charges of manslaughter"? Are you serious? You do know that the government shutdown did not cause the tsunami, right?