Digest for October 10, 2025

📰 Reflection: The Shutdown Showdown

I owe you an apology for the quiet week. No new articles, no fresh analysis — just the hum of a weary mind taking a breather. Sometimes you have to pause, even when you don’t want to.

As for Washington’s latest shutdown drama, I see no angels in this one — only the bad and the worse. It’s less about policy now and more about performance. Every speech is a jab, every soundbite a weapon. Meanwhile, regular people pay the price in stalled services, missed paychecks, and a slow erosion of trust.

We keep replaying this same act, each side certain it’s winning, while the country loses another inch of patience. Maybe the real shutdown isn’t in the government — it’s in our willingness to govern ourselves with humility.

🎪 Quiz: Shenanigans Inside the Beltway

Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.
Let’s see how well you know our nation’s favorite circus — the one where the clowns write the budget.

1. What’s the fancy term politicians use when they wait until the last minute to avoid torching the government?

2. Which branch of government controls the nation’s checkbook — and somehow keeps losing it?

3. What’s that obscure rule that supposedly limits spending but mainly provides an excuse for televised tantrums?

4. “The revolving door” in D.C. refers to what charming career move?

5. What timeless Beltway proverb sums up how power really works in Washington?

🧾 Score Yourself

• 5/5: Congratulations! You’re either a recovering staffer or in need of a long shower.
• 3–4/5: You’ve clearly watched too much C-SPAN, but at least you still have a soul.
• 1–2/5: Consider yourself lucky — ignorance is still the healthiest way to follow politics.
• 0/5: You might just be qualified to run for office.

✨ Quote of the Week

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.

🔮 Coming Soon

Topic: The Contributions of Invasive Humans