Shawnster

This is a wonderful observation. Thank you.

Or, which scriptures?

Furloughed and essential employees will receive back pay after a shutdown ends. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/government-shutdown-2025-air-travel-social-security-impact-rcna234594 So, really, the shut down is just a disruption of people's lives. It's not like the money ran out. Such a stupid waste of time. The only people suffering are people who will miss making Bill payments during the shut down. If they can get the bill collectors to defer payment until the furlough ends, great. Otherwise, it's gonna hurt. Sure — here’s a clear list of common effects of a U.S. federal government shutdown. The exact impact depends on how long it lasts and whether Congress passes temporary funding measures, but these are the usual consequences: 1. Federal Employees & Pay Furloughs: Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are sent home without pay. Essential employees work without pay: Military personnel, TSA agents, air traffic controllers, and Border Patrol must still report to work but won’t get paychecks until the shutdown ends. Back pay later: Historically, Congress authorizes back pay once funding is restored, but during the shutdown, workers face financial hardship. --- 2. Federal Services & Programs National parks & museums: Many close or operate with limited staff, leading to trash buildup, safety risks, and lost tourism revenue. Passports & visas: Processing slows or halts, causing travel delays. Small Business Administration loans: Delayed, affecting entrepreneurs. Federal permits & reviews: Environmental reviews, energy projects, and other regulatory approvals pause. --- 3. Economy & Business Contractors unpaid: Private businesses with government contracts lose money, and their workers may not be reimbursed. --- 4. Social & Public Services Food assistance programs: SNAP benefits continue temporarily but may run into delays if the shutdown is long. Housing programs: HUD may not be able to fund housing assistance or renew contracts. Health & safety inspections: Some FDA food inspections, workplace safety inspections, and environmental enforcement slow down or stop. --- 5. Government Operations Congress & the President keep working: Elected officials continue to be paid. Courts: Federal courts stay open for a while, but if funding lapses too long, staff may be furloughed. Law enforcement & military: Still active, but strained by lack of immediate pay and support staff.

Hasn't the pushing been going on for a very long time before now?

To be fair, Jehovah's going to make them believe it's their own thought. They honestly won't know any better.

If we are like both couples, we nerd to work harder to not be like the top couple. What lesson is the Slave teaching us?

Being an international board, some members here may not understand that.

I wonder why sell? What good will money do them after the rapture?

We will have the Lords Evening Meal as long as anointed are left on the earth. After the last of the anointed are taken to heaven, there will no longer be a need for this event. *** w18.01 p. 16 par. 15 Pleasant Unity and the Memorial *** 15 One day the Memorial will be observed for the last time. How do we know? In his first inspired letter to the Corinthians, Paul wrote to anointed Christians that by commemorating Jesus’ death each year, they “keep proclaiming the death of the Lord, until he comes.” (1 Cor. 11:26) The word “comes” here refers to the same event as the “coming” that Jesus mentioned in his prophecy about the time of the end. Regarding the great tribulation just ahead of us, he said: “The sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And [Jesus] will send out his angels with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather his chosen ones together from the four winds, from one extremity of the heavens to their other extremity.” (Matt. 24:29-31) This ‘gathering of chosen ones’ refers to the time when all anointed Christians who still remain on earth will receive their heavenly reward. It will happen after the initial part of the great tribulation has passed but before the battle of Armageddon. Then all of the 144,000 will share with Jesus in conquering the kings of the earth. (Rev. 17:12-14) The last Memorial that is observed prior to this gathering of the anointed to heaven will be the final one, for Jesus will have ‘come.’ https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=2018243&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=26

October 1929 has now entered the chat.

Common knowledge is, by definition, the exact opposite of unknown to the public.

Could you please provide an example? I find this statement contradictory. How could something be both a worldwide catastrophe and also unknown to the public at the same time?

I understand you to mean Native North Americans and not people from south Asia, correct?

No, but Trump does say some things simply to cause distraction and keep people off balance. He clearly enjoys stirring pots and rattling cages.

Thanks, Steve. Since this is a news topic, it helps to have a link to the news being discussed or reacted to.