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October 3, 2025

October 3, 2025

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The government is closed, the standoff won’t break,

Services on hold, the nation’s at stake.

Government Shutdown Deepens

Shutdown deepens, workers sent away,

Federal doors locked, bills left to delay,

Congress divided, no deal in sight,

Americans caught in a partisan fight.

Trump Pushes Cuts in Shutdown as “Opportunity”

Trump calls it chance to cut what remains,

Programs and offices trimmed from the chains,

He frames the closure as part of his plan,

Reshape the state with a governing hand.

Locked in a gridlock, the nation waits,

Workers unpaid at the shuttered gates,

Blame and anger on every side,

The people endure while leaders divide.

Cybersecurity Law Lapses

Cyber defenses lose legal shield,

CISA expires as shutdown’s revealed,

Private and public now left exposed,

A risk in the system that everyone knows.

New Trump Commemorative Coin Proposal

Treasury floating a Trump-stamped coin,

A dollar design where politics join,

Debates on law and the message it sends,

A symbol contested as history bends.

Locked in a gridlock, the nation waits,

Workers unpaid at the shuttered gates,

Blame and anger on every side,

The people endure while leaders divide.

Partisan Messaging and Legal Boundaries

Agencies faulting the other side’s team,

Messages sent with partisan theme,

Critics warn laws may be crossed in the fray,

Hatch Act in question as shutdown holds sway.

Locked in a gridlock, the nation waits,

Workers unpaid at the shuttered gates,

Blame and anger on every side,

The people endure while leaders divide.

A country in conflict, decisions delayed,

The cost of inaction, a price to be paid.

Written and recorded with AI tools. Facts sourced from major publications linked above.



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