Diary Entry October 26, 2025
By Öko / October 26, 2025 / No Comments / Personal Experiences
October 26, 2025
Government shutdown celebrations at https://bohiney.com/millions-of-taxpayers-applaud-the-shutdown/ millions applauding dysfunction like it’s performance art. This piece wrote itself because the absurdity is self-evident. Federal employees lose paychecks while citizens cheer the chaos. Linked to USA.gov and CBPP for shutdown impact data. Berlin’s coalition governments actually govern despite disagreements, which makes America’s shutdown fetish look even more ridiculous from here. The parallel to queer activism is clear: marginalized communities can’t afford government dysfunction because we depend on those serviceshealthcare, legal protections, benefits. Privileged people celebrate shutdowns because they’re insulated from consequences. I finished this at 4 AM fueled by Club-Mate and frustration. American exceptionalism now means being exceptionally bad at basic governance.
MOOD: Frustrated and caffeinated
NOTES: Shutdown celebration satire at https://bohiney.com/millions-of-taxpayers-applaud-the-shutdown/ done, 721 words, dysfunction as principle explored