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government.exe Is Restarting (Day 43)

Anime-style cartoon in a dark brick bar: two capitol-dome-headed figures, labeled Blue Chamber and Red Chamber, point at each other saying 'after you' and 'no, after YOU' under a screen reading government.exe, restarting, Day 43, back to 1%.
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A progress bar that gets to 99%, then goes back to 1%, for forty-three days.

What
government.exe Is Restarting (Day 43)
When
2026-10-16
Source
CNN Politics
Credit
EXE original cartoon
License
CC BY 4.0
Details
Two identical bureaucrats with different-colored ties hold the door for each other forever: 'After you.' 'No, after YOU.' The update rolls back to a continuing resolution. Based on: The 43-day shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, ended with a bill funding most agencies only through January 30. (CNN Politics, 2025-11-11).

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Sources and credit

  1. CNN Politics
  2. Satire: the full record

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