What Happened Today - 6 Oct 2025

What Happened Today – 6 Oct 2025 
Shutdown Update
Ice Cruelty 
Trump’s weekend…
Supreme Court is back in session…here’s what to expect…
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Shutdown Update
The shutdown has rolled into day six, all because the White House and Congressional Republicans are locked in a standoff about healthcare funding, Medicaid cuts, and the future of ACA premium subsidies. The administration is turning up the rhetoric, threatening so-called “sharp measures” if Congress doesn’t cave—floating raises and pay guarantees that have no real backing. The result? Federal workers and troops are left staring down missed checks, while the Senate’s stuck in gridlock and the House is out on vacation like nothing is happening.

Don’t let their talking points fool you—this has always been about healthcare. Republicans want basic funding but with deep Medicaid cuts and an end to critical ACA subsidies. Democrats are holding out to reverse those cuts and extend the enhanced subsidies, which is all that stands between millions of families and doubled insurance costs. By law, undocumented immigrants are not entitled to ACA coverage or subsidies—period. All this noise about “illegals” getting ACA, Medicare, or Medicaid is pure distraction and outright misinformation.

Meanwhile, premiums for Americans relying on the ACA are set to spike if these subsidies expire. The party running the House could not care less—they’d rather posture and blame Democrats than protect working families from massive premium hikes. They keep leaving Washington at crucial moments, just as they did when it came time to vote on releasing the Epstein files; the Speaker sent everyone home, looking to duck accountability and keep the files hidden. That same indifference shows in their abandonment of American healthcare needs right now.

Mike Johnson’s address was nothing new: straight-up peddling of tired, false fears, claiming Democrats want to hand free healthcare to undocumented immigrants and force “radical” policies that no one actually proposed. Earlier this year, even though Democrats were in the minority, Schumer and Senate Democrats supported advancing a GOP-written budget bill because they faced a brutal choice: gamble with a shutdown that would give Trump unchecked power to cut federal agencies, or help pass a stopgap funding measure that kept the government running, even if it meant swallowing spending cuts they didn’t like. Schumer’s thinking back in March was based on avoiding the chaos and potential damage of a full-scale shutdown—he basically called it a “Hobson’s choice,” meaning it was the least bad option on the table. Their claims about who gets coverage are flat-out lies, and their refusal to come back from vacation to fix a crisis of their own making says everything.

This shutdown is engineered cruelty. Republicans are using people’s paychecks, healthcare, and even the release of the Epstein files as bargaining chips, all while the cost of care for everyday Americans is about to skyrocket. The talking point that undocumented immigrants are getting ACA or other health benefits is completely false—and they know it. What they want is cuts, chaos, and anything but accountability.
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Ice Cruelty 
The cruelty here isn't hype—it's all on display. ICE just pulled a Chicago raid straight out of a cop show, only way more vicious: agents rappelled from helicopters in the dark, blowing open doors, tossing flashbangs, and rounding up families, zip-tying kids and parents and dragging them out in their pajamas, all while traumatized neighbors watched. Toys and debris were scattered down the hallway, a snapshot of sheer chaos. This wasn't some isolated incident: it’s part of Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz,” one of the broadest immigration sweeps Chicago’s ever seen. Hundreds have been arrested in these raids, including plenty with no criminal records, and it’s left entire communities shaken while civil rights advocates and local leaders rage about unchecked federal force.

Chicago isn't alone. In Portland, Trump tried the same National Guard play—wanting to deploy state troops under his federal command to "protect" ICE facilities after routine protests. But a federal judge finally called “bullshit,” blocking his order and slamming what she saw as an attempt to bulldoze past local control and legal authority. The judge’s ruling said this was the President trying to use rare unrest as an excuse for martial law, when the reality was a handful of demonstrators mostly lounging on folding chairs outside the ICE building—not a full-blown riot. Even when federal troops did show up, tear gas and pepper balls were fired into overwhelmingly peaceful crowds, turning protest into confrontation.

Texas’s role? Even though Illinois’ own governor and pretty much every Chicago leader told Trump “no thanks,” Texas Governor Abbott green-lit sending hundreds of Texas National Guard members up north to bolster ICE, all under the banner of “protecting federal assets.” But let’s be real: If you need to ship Texas troops to Chicago to “secure the border” or suppress protesters, you’re not enforcing the law—you’re pushing a political show of force for MAGA drama, not public safety.

The worst part? Civil rights oversight inside DHS has been gutted just as the number of deaths in ICE custody is hitting fresh highs. With watchdog jobs slashed and oversight bodies dismantled since Trump’s second term started, even former officials warn that detention centers are growing more dangerous by the week, with little accountability when things go wrong. It’s a recipe for more injustice, more trauma, and no answers when lives get shattered. This isn’t about keeping anyone safe; it’s about flexing power, sowing fear, and rolling back even the tiniest checks on federal cruelty.
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Trump’s weekend…
Trump’s synthetic meme cannon has been firing nonstop lately—he’s churning out deepfakes and AI-morphed videos at a rate NBC called “unprecedented,” cranking them out on Truth Social to whip up outrage and deflect from the shutdown wreck he caused. It’s been a mix of racist tropes (like his “sombrero” stunt on Hakeem Jeffries), doctored video “confessions” from Democrats, and cringey superhero edits; all designed to stir up the base and drown out actual policy talk. Even his own comms team admits he reposts these AI videos, then deletes them later when the blowback gets hot. Meanwhile, civil rights watchdogs and even some Republicans are warning this is not just “meme warfare”—it’s serious misinformation feeding into real risks, especially as these posts get picked up on cable and mainstream socials as if they’re legitimate debate.

If only Trump poured the same energy into governing. Over the weekend, while federal paychecks and SNAP cards for military families hung in limbo, Trump was out on the links, catching 18 holes, and brushing off White House meetings with Democratic leaders. He rolled into Norfolk for the Navy’s 250th birthday and proceeded to give a speech loaded with whoppers:
- Claimed “adversaries quiver at the sight of a Navy vessel”—not true, with multiple recent incidents in the Red Sea and South China Sea showing foes unconcerned by US presence.
- Promised “across-the-board” pay increases for service members—he has no funding bill and the Pentagon hasn’t authorized any such raises; troops are currently going unpaid due to the shutdown.
- Blamed Democrats for the shutdown—even though Republican leadership owns it by refusing to bring actual funding bills to a vote.
- Touted himself and the Navy as responsible for world peace—ignoring the rise in global military confrontations, especially in Gaza, Ukraine, and the western Pacific.
- Declared the US Navy to be “more powerful than ever”—in reality, ship numbers and readiness face budget shortfalls, with maintenance and recruitment gaps flagged by independent auditors.
- Accused Democrats of stopping the military birthday celebration, “trying to destroy American Naval History”—the event was only postponed because of weather, and the shutdown is a direct result of his and the GOP’s legislative games.

Meanwhile, for the folks growing America’s food, Trump is prepping what’s basically farm welfare. His trade war with China torched the US soybean export market, and to bail out the farmers hammered by it, he’s rolling out yet another support package—likely billions in direct handouts funded by the same tariffs that made their crops unsellable abroad. All while his Treasury team quietly signals support for Argentinian farmers to sell their soybeans to China instead, leaving US growers stuck in a cycle of government checks, empty silos, and global market losses. So in practice, the party of “free markets” is propping up domestic farmers with welfare just to cover for a policy torpedo they’ll never own. Talk about doubling down on a bad bet—and leaving American workers and producers footing the bill.
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Supreme Court is back in session…here’s what to expect…
The Supreme Court is officially back in session, and it's shaping up to be a wild ride. This term, they're zeroed in on Trump’s executive power—how far a President can go on tariffs, removals, and emergency actions without Congress yanking the leash. They're set to rule on whether Trump overstepped when he slapped tariffs on countries like China and Canada, and whether he’s allowed to fire independent federal officials whenever he wants, pushing at the seams of what’s left of the checks-and-balances game.

Watch out for the voting rights drama too: there’s a case that could gut what remains of the Voting Rights Act, making it even easier for states to rewrite access to the ballot box along racist or partisan lines. Then there’s the horror show brewing around LGBTQ+ rights—especially bans on conversion therapy for minors, transgender students in sports, and public school curriculum on gender identity. These cases pit civil liberties against the culture war, and the conservative majority has shown it’s open to overturning long-held precedent.

Another flashpoint: the Court is fielding big questions about “religious freedom,” including whether private business owners can refuse public services to LGBTQ+ people, and possibly rolling back regulations on separating church and state in schools.

Gun rights are also on deck, with a Hawaii law restricting gun carry on private property (post “Bruen” decision) in the crosshairs, and several emergency cases related to red-flag laws and state-level restrictions.

This term could redefine how much unchecked power Trump—and future presidents—actually have, who gets to vote, how minorities are treated, and what qualifies as discrimination in America. If you care at all about democracy, civil rights, or the rule of law, now’s the time to pay attention. Don’t blink: the fallout from these rulings is going to hit every corner of the country.
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It feels like half the country is sleepwalking through this horror show, numb to the abuse, corruption, cruelty, and lies spewing out of the administration every damn day. The MAGA crowd? Either they’re in on the grift, riding the wave for their own selfish reasons, or they’ve been stuck in the Fox/TruthSocial propaganda bubble so long that reality doesn’t even register anymore.

It’s infuriating—watching folks cheerlead for government shutdowns, ICE raids on families, vicious budget cuts to schools and hospitals, and welfare handouts to corporations and foreign countries while working Americans get shafted. The Supreme Court, Congress, Cabinet—they’re all complicit, and people keep clapping for their own pain like it’s some badge of honor.

Frankly, severe disappointment doesn’t begin to describe it. It’s rage. It’s betrayal. It’s despair that anyone could still buy into this circus of cruelty, cowardice, and zero accountability. Supporting this administration now is endorsing everything that’s broken, violent, and backwards about our country, and the fact that it’s still happening—openly, proudly, gleefully—should make every decent person sick to their stomach.
It’s not going to get better if this keeps up. Pretending doesn’t help, and neither does waiting for someone else to save the day. If people don’t wake up, organize, and fight—for real, with a purpose and with absolute refusal to accept the bullshit—then this is the future. And that’s the most infuriating part of all.

Speak Truth!  Keep speaking TRUTH!  

Go Cause Good Trouble, with Your Elbows Up!

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