and I know you feel it and I know that it's there

The government shutdown is cutting funding for domestic violence shelters. God. I had a family that supported me rather than backing my abuser, and had the resources to help me maintain my housing and get transportation, and I could get counseling affordably through the university, but many many many abuse victims do not have those things, any or all, and I can't imagine going through it without support.

May the Republican Suicide Caucus rot from the inside out, poisoned by their own careless carefree cruelty.