It has been 34 days since President Twitter Fingers shut down the government. Trump's shutdown has fucked over approximately 800,000 federal employees, from NASA scientists to TSA agents, many of whom have continued to work without pay. They're coming up on their second paycheck that will read $0.00. The least we can do is buy them a damn drink.



At least that's the idea behind Pay It Furloughed, a new campaign from a couple of D.C. entrepreneurs and Pabst Blue Ribbon. It started in D.C. last week with the support of a few local breweries, and today, January 24, bars nationwide are teaming up to give our nation's federal employees a much needed break at the tap.

Here's the campaign's official statement:

Beer makes everything better, so we’re buying local craft brews for federal employees impacted by the government shutdown. We need your help! Donate to the beer fund now. Stressed out federal employees and contractors, who are furloughed or working without pay, score free liquid therapy. Small businesses hit hard by the shutdown get some relief. And you feel awesome. It’s a win-win-win.

You can see the full list of bars nationwide hosting events here. If you're unable to attend, or just want to help out, you can contribute to the beer fund by making a donation on Pay It Furloughed's website, whether that covers one beer, two beers, a six-pack, or more. The money goes to the local breweries, and furloughed employees simply need to show their government work ID to claim their drinks.

It's not a perfect solution; that would be reopening the government. That would be not wasting billions in taxpayer money on a wall. That would be our nation's leaders finding a better way to communicate than sending each other "terse letters" to make the peanut gallery hoot and holler on Twitter. But this is a new era of stupidity, so it's up to the people to make the best of yet another bad situation.

Today, we raise a glass to our fellow Americans who are on furlough. Here's hoping you get paid soon.

Nate Erickson Senior Lifestyle Editor Nate Erickson is the senior lifestyle editor for Esquire.com.

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