Welcome aboard Kyber Squadron! The Federal Government is shutdown, and the negotions were shorter than the start of Phantom Menace. Under that context, Andrés breaks down what a shutdown is, who is impacted, and why this one could be harder to untangle than previous shutdowns. Come for the political drama, stay for a WTF Did You Say segment full of spiciness! Follow us: Twitch: <a href= "https://www.twitch.tv/sithty_minutes">@Sithty_Minutes</a> BlueSky: <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/sithtyminutes.bsky.social">@sithtyminutes.bsky.social</a> Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/RZh3yEURGu">Sithty Minutes</a> Show Notes: <a href="https://swudb.com/card/SEC/008">Bail Organa</a> <a href="https://swudb.com/card/SEC/009">Mon Mothma</a> <a href="https://swudb.com/card/SEC/018">DJ</a> <a href= "https://www.starwars.com/news/lego-rebuild-the-galaxy-pieces-of-the-past"> Rebuild the Galaxy</a> <a href= "https://www.reuters.com/world/us/more-pain-us-farmers-government-shutdown-halts-payments-2025-10-01/"> US Farmers and Shutdown</a> <a href= "https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/aca-marketplace-premium-payments-would-more-than-double-on-average-next-year-if-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-expire/"> Healthcare Prices about to Skyrocket</a> <a href= "https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/government-shutdown-third-day-trump-senate-house/"> Johnson Sends House Home</a> <a href= "https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/09/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-withhold-billions-in-foreign-aid-funding/"> SCOTUS Hurts Shutdown Negotiations</a> <a href= "https://www.aspenideas.org/speakers/gregory-jackson">Gregory Jackson</a>

A Galactic Meltdown - National Governor's Association

A weekly News Podcast that covers the biggest stories of the week with a Star Wars spin!  We'll cover everything from LGBTQ+ rights, Black Lives Matter, and immigration alongside the politics and policies impacting those issues.  Star Wars is political, and we'll show you how every week.