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Posted on Oct 1, 2013

Government Shutdown: What Happens When There Is No One To Tweet?

The Shutdown is underway. As you might expect, the Twitterverse exploded with news and views--while the accounts at so-called “non-essential" agencies went silent, with no one there to post. Maybe it’s the extra time to ponder, but the comments on the topic are wildly creative. Here’s a collection of Tweets from #essentials and #nonessentials that grabbed #TeamOTMM’s attention: