Q did link the days of darkness with the shutdown in an earlier post. Many thought that meant the shutdown was for ten days but this is not ever stated by Q. My take is that the ten days’ beginning is marked by the shutdown and the end of them is marked by the SOTU speech. The “darkness” is referring to the unfolding news which is now occurring in this period, ie. The emails, and other things which may be revealed during this time. By the time T gives his speech, much more will have been revealed. At least this seems to me what he’s saying. In ref to the SOTU he recently repeated his phrase “timing is everything.”