It’s Spooktober, and the scares aren’t just on front porches. Donovan kicks off with a Gwinnett County mom who told her kid to “do what you gotta do” in a schoolyard spat—unfortunately, the cops didn’t find her Tony Soprano impression nearly as charming. Then it’s on to the not-so-haunted halls of Congress, where the government shutdown continues. Polls say most Americans blame Trump and his GOP buddies, though a surprisingly large 23% are stuck in the “I dunno, shrug emoji” camp. Meanwhile, Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire, which means if the shutdown doesn’t spook you, your health insurance premiums sure will. And just to prove he’s the king of saying the quiet part loud, Trump openly admits he’ll use the shutdown to fire federal workers and kill off projects in blue states—because nothing screams “leader of all Americans” like political retribution dressed up as fiscal discipline.
So, between schoolyard smackdowns, healthcare horror stories, and Trump playing Marie Antoinette with a ballroom instead of cake, this episode proves October doesn’t need ghosts to be terrifying.
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