As the government shutdown drags on—in no small part because President Donald Trump is desperate to hide his connections to Jeffrey Epstein—he is now picking and choosing who gets paid.

Unsurprisingly, it’s exactly who you would think. Active-duty military? Check. Air marshals? Check. FBI agents? Check. ICE agents? Check.

You get the point.

Because we no longer have any meaningful insight into the workings of government, it’s tough to figure out exactly how many people are drawing paychecks, but it’s not a small amount.

There are around 1.3 million active-duty military members. And according to the Washington Post, there are about 70,000 people between the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security who are also getting paid, presumably including FBI, ICE, and Border Patrol personnel.

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