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October 1, 2025
The US government has shut down after Congress didn’t pass a spending bill. This is the result of a standoff between President Trump and Democrats in congress. This shutdown has resulted in thousands of federal workers furloughed (cannot work, so no pay) and government services suspended (people suffering). But yes, congressional representives will still work and will be paid.
Government Shutdown
So although AI will not readily provide an answer to political questions, it will if pushed.
Republicans are saying Democrats are shutting down the government because Republicans want to stop the government from giving Federal money to undocumented people.
The Democrats are saying the Republicans are lying. Democrats say they are not giving Federal money to undocumented immigrants.
So who's lying?
(If we still aren't aware, all politicians are liars, regardless of political party.)
Now we asked AI this:
Have Democrats (Biden Era) given Federal money to illegal aliens?
AI Response: [Hard to answer this question.]
Yes Or no, have Democrats (Biden Era) given Federal money to illegal aliens?
[Yes, in certain cases. While federal law broadly prohibits undocumented immigrants from receiving most federal benefits, there are exceptions, and federal funding has reached undocumented individuals through state programs and specific grant initiatives.
Here are specific instances of federal funds reaching undocumented immigrants under Democratic administrations:
• American Rescue Plan (2021): The Biden administration provided $350 billion in flexible federal funds to states. Some states with Democratic leadership, including New York, used this money to provide unemployment-style pandemic relief checks to undocumented workers who lost their jobs due to COVID-19.
• Federal grants to border communities: The Department of Homeland Security under the Biden administration has distributed federal grant money to non-governmental organizations and communities that provide food, shelter, and other services to migrants, some of whom are undocumented.
• Emergency Medicaid: Federal law, including under Democratic administrations, has historically provided for Emergency Medicaid to reimburse hospitals for stabilizing patients in emergency medical situations, regardless of immigration status. A small portion of federal Medicaid spending has gone toward emergency services for undocumented immigrants.
• COVID-19 relief checks (indirectly): A 2021 analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) estimated that billions in COVID-19 stimulus checks went to undocumented immigrants who obtained valid Social Security numbers, including through authorized work permits, and to U.S.-born children with undocumented parents.
• Funding for legal services: The flexible federal funding from the American Rescue Plan has also been used by some cities to support deportation defense programs and other legal services for immigrants, including those who are undocumented.]
The answers are out there, if we will look for them hard enough.
(This last few days, it has been Jimmy Kimmel on every news program.)
So we are being told that late night TV host, Jimmy Kimmel was suspended because he spoke out against the killing of Charlie Kirk.
Even that isn't entirely true.
In a monologue, Kimmel said: "We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them".
Highly unlikely that would be the only reason. But yes, it could have been the last straw.
Because it has been reported that the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), threatened that they could act against ABC over these remarks.
This then became a convenient scapegoat, a rallying point, talking points and a media circus that could result in higher ratings later on.
The truth is:
At the end of the 2nd Quarter of this year – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was the most watched late night television show, per Late Nighter. This talk show averaged 2.42 million viewers.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! came in second with an average of 1.77 million viewers.
The Tonight Show (Jimmy Fallon) placed third with an average of 1.19 million views. [Source]
Numbers like these give credence to the ugly truth that late-night ratings are drastically lower than how it was in the past.
The biggest of these kind of shows, like "The Tonight Show" used to get over 10 million viewers.
In fact, the combined viewership of all current late night shows do not even reach half that number and has been on a steady and continuous decline since 2015.
My heart bleeds for Guillermo and the other members of Kimmel's crew. But there are consequences to everything. Everything is fun and games until someone get fired.
Labor Day Weekend 2025
Undocumented Immigrants
The proliferation of undocumented aliens is a big discussion point in many areas around the world, not just in the USA.
So we will also see protests, although sparingly, in a few other countries aimed at immigration enforcement actions against undocumented immigrants.
Only in LA
But, nowhere near that in the USA and it is noticeable particularly in, Los Angeles and in California.
[California is home to the largest population of undocumented immigrants in the United States.]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
So ICE, as part of the Department of Homeland Security, has a broad authority to enforce immigration laws. This authority is a core part of their job.
ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) specifically focuses on enforcing immigration laws within the US to protect national security and public safety.
But in Sanctuary states (such as California) and cities (such as LA), their elected officials do not assist ICE in their enforcement activities. They in fact encourage their constituents to join in protest actions and in activities that prevent ICE from doing their job.
Past Practice
In the past, undocumented immigrants were not this vocal nor this visible. They kept to themselves and kept themselves hidden (like those who are undocumented in all the other countries around the world).
They do not attend protest actions. They do not throw projectiles at law enforcement. They do not burn cars, write graffiti and destroy or damage properties.
They do not call attention to themselves. They try to remain invisible. They remain incognito. They follow rules and the law of the land. You wouldn't know they were there.
Today, it is a different time. They are all out in the public. They are loud and they are proud. And public officials are on their side.
Resources for Undocumented Individuals
Yes another little thing we ought to know by now.
#biased