What Happened Today - 9 Oct 2025

What Happened Today – 9 Oct 2025 
Habius Corpus....yeah, never heard of her…
YCMTSU (You Can’t Make This Shit Up)
Middle American Revival
Trump’s Health
Gaza Update
Hallway Fights…
Antifa Update…
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Habius Corpus....yeah, never heard of her…
Yesterday, Trump had a roundtable at the White House filled with far-right content creators, and someone lobbed him a pretty straightforward question about suspending habeas corpus—for anyone playing along at home, that’s the basic constitutional right protecting people from being tossed in jail without a fair hearing. Trump’s response? He looked genuinely baffled and fired back, “Yeah, uh, suspending who?” Then, when the poor reporter clarified they meant habeas corpus, Trump sort of shrugged it off, muttered something about not knowing what that was, and handed the ball off to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—who, let’s be clear, also famously flubbed her own definition of habeas corpus in a Senate hearing earlier this year. 

That floundering exchange ripped through social media like wildfire. Critics started posting memes, jokes, and legal explainer threads, everyone from lawyers to casual Twitter comedians dunking on Trump’s obvious ignorance—conservative attorney George Conway just called him “President Non Compos Mentis,” and Michael Steele made a crack about Trump having confused habeas with his imaginary friends, “2 Corinthians.” It’s not just hilarious—it’s kind of scary that the guy in charge thinks habeas corpus is a person and not a fundamental legal protection. 

Even funnier (or sadder, really), this is happening in the middle of white-hot debates over the administration’s crazy push to suspend due process for migrants and anti-Trump protesters by labeling them as “insurrectionists.” Stephen Miller’s been blustering for months about using “invasion powers” to lock people up and deport them without judicial review, and now Trump’s got the chance to show some command of constitutional law, and he completely whiffs. Noem took the handoff and basically said “we’re not even discussing that,” which is obviously a lie considering Miller’s statements and court filings all year.

The response online? People were tripping over themselves to roast him. Some joked that if Trump ever figures out habeas corpus is Latin, he’ll try to deport it too. Others said he probably thinks “habeas” is some shady guy the Democrats hang out with. And a bunch pointed out that letting Kristi Noem decide policy on the spot is like outsourcing his civics homework.

This moment pretty much sums up MAGA world right now—confusion, finger-pointing, and constitutional gaffes at the top levels. Legal experts and advocates are ringing alarm bells about how close we’re getting to police state territory, while Trump and his orbit seem too busy making jokes and passing the buck to realize how serious it is. As for the administration’s broader push to crack down on immigration and clamp down on protests, the courts are already pushing back, with federal judges tossing out some of these wild moves and ordering releases of people held on sketchy grounds. But with these jokers running the policy show and Trump apparently thinking “habeas corpus” is just some random dude, nothing feels secure.
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YCMTSU (You Can’t Make This Shit Up)
Matt Gaetz came in full throttle, whipping up chaos with a tweet rant about “erasing the deep state once and for all.” It read like cartoon villain stuff and instantly lit up X (the site formerly known as Twitter). People roasted him hard, with political insiders and comedians alike dunking on the whole idea — some calling it “QAnon fan fiction,” others just straight-up using memes of clowns with flamethrowers. Gaetz likes attention, and this time he got plenty, even from folks inside the GOP who’re starting to wonder if Trump’s pick for Attorney General is straight trolling or serious. His “blowtorch” promises are sparking enough shade that even Fox hosts are questioning if handing the keys to DOJ to a guy like Gaetz makes sense .

Marjorie Taylor Greene is back in her viral glory, dropping a truly bonkers Instagram video aimed at climate change activists — as if that wasn’t enough, she went after Justin Bieber, connecting his music and global warming activism somehow in a way only she could. The video is swirling with conspiracy nonsense: mentions of “Hollywood Illuminati,” claims that carbon taxes are designed by celebrities to “enslave Americans,” and a rant about pop stars being fronts for liberal indoctrination. By midday, #GreeneConspiracies was trending, and Bieber fans jumped in the fray to roast her, making memes and parodies of her video. Even right-wing accounts seemed confused about what she was actually trying to say .

Meanwhile, Eric Trump seized his own 15 minutes by posting a truly surreal meme about UFOs and “real American leadership.” It has flying saucers zipping around the White House, Trump’s face photoshopped onto an alien, and the words “Only Trump can defend Earth.” The internet did not disappoint: half the replies were jokes about Trump’s “space force”; others accused Eric of being “the real alien.” The meme was so weird it crashed his mentions and made the rounds on Reddit, where folks speculated Eric was trolling or, maybe, reaching for a new kind of viral fame. Even serious conservative pundits admitted they couldn’t make heads or tails of whatever point Eric was even trying to make .
Put simply, Trump’s inner circle is doing everything they can to keep themselves trending, even if it’s just for being totally bizarre and off-the-wall.
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Middle American Revival
Trump’s White House has been teasing a “middle American revival” tax plan, but it’s mostly vapor and rumor at this stage — no full details, just lots of sketchy leaks and behind-the-scenes chatter. The broad strokes look like they’re trying to extend and juice up some of the Trump-era tax cuts that were set to expire, with the big pitch being bigger standard deductions for most wage earners and a temporary bump in child tax credits. There’s also talk of new deductions for tips (great for service workers), plus tweaks to mortgage interest rules. The whole thing is wrapped in the kind of populist spin MAGA loves — “helping Main Street, not Wall Street” — but early analysis says the benefits for actual middle-class families are kinda underwhelming, while big businesses and top earners still clean up.

The deeper worry that’s got markets tanking overnight is the uncertainty. Nobody on Wall Street really believes the administration knows how much these cuts will blow up the deficit; estimates throw around numbers like $2 to $4 trillion that’ll go straight on the national credit card. Investors aren’t thrilled about more trade war noise either, with Trump trotting out fresh tariff plans in the same breath as tax breaks — all that chaos makes Wall Street run for the exits . On top of that, the first reactions from analysts say that while the White House talks up “revival,” most folks in the bottom half of America won’t see much action except temporary cuts that quickly fade, or in some cases, even tax hikes due to eliminations of credits and loopholes.
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Trump’s Health
Let’s break down why Trump’s latest “routine” Walter Reed trip has everyone buzzing. So, he’s heading in for a yearly checkup, for the SECOND time this year — his last “annual” was barely six months ago. The official line is it’s just standard procedure, but the timing is raising eyebrows, especially since his handlers have been cagey about any real health details.

At 79, Trump’s already the oldest person to ever start a presidential term, and over the summer his doctor revealed that he’s got chronic venous insufficiency. That’s a fancy way of saying the valves in his leg veins aren’t working right, so blood pools and causes swelling, especially around the ankles. That’s why folks have noticed those bruises and why he’s sometimes got makeup over his hands. His physician is still waving the “excellent health” flag, but a diagnosis like this, plus all the cholesterol meds he’s on, make those assurances feel thin.

Also, Trump’s schedule is about to get wild. There’s talk he’s prepping to fly to the Middle East any minute — and not just for show, but to try and push his “dealmaker” legacy with negotiations in Gaza and Egypt. The White House says this timing is just coincidence, but nobody’s buying it. People are reading this extra checkup as a reality check with doctors before he heads into stressful, international-glare situations.

So while the administration keeps repeating that it’s a “routine visit,” the truth is that the circumstances — rapid repeat visits, visible physical signs, and a high-stakes foreign trip looming — have everyone on edge and guessing about what’s really going on behind closed doors. Trump isn’t helping, either, refusing to disclose full medical records and adding fuel to speculation both among his critics and even within his own team.
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Gaza Update
Here’s the scoop on the so-called Gaza deal that’s got all the headlines right now: Trump came strutting out this week announcing that Israel and Hamas have signed off on the “first phase” of his peace plan. After two years of bloody, grinding war and a pileup of failed ceasefires, the two sides have finally bitten on a 20-point Trump proposal (no surprise, he branded it with his name at every turn) that starts with a hostage-for-prisoner swap and Israel pulling troops back from central Gaza.

The whole thing almost fell apart over the fine print, with Trump threatening yet another deadline last week and warning Hamas of “all hell” if they didn’t get in line. At the center of the public rollout: a massive trade—every living Israeli hostage gets released in exchange for 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including a bunch locked up for life. Israeli troops are supposed to pull back to some agreed lines, not a full withdrawal yet, but at least enough to show something’s shifting. Trump is already making noise about flying overseas to take a victory lap and press everyone to move the plan along.

The deal is just the “first phase,” so don’t expect doves in the sky yet. Broader negotiations are supposed to follow, including rebuilding Gaza, working toward a Palestinian technocratic government, and figuring out if Hamas will really cede any real power (hint: they’re not on board with that part). There’s a bunch of international buy-in — Egypt, Qatar, most of Europe, even Turkey and Jordan are lined up applauding — but Netanyahu is still out here refusing anything that even hints at Palestinian statehood. And on the ground, it’s raw: Israeli hostages’ families are literally setting off fireworks, Gazans are desperate for the bombs to stop, and human rights groups are screaming about the insane death toll from two years of war. 

This is indeed good news and I hope it sticks. 
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Hallway Fights…
Yesterday’s Capitol chaos was off the charts, with both sides more interested in landing blows than solving anything. It started with a public screaming match between Hakeem Jeffries and Republican Mike Lawler, both from New York, about Obamacare subsidies and who’s to blame for the ongoing government shutdown. Lawler was badgering Jeffries to support a GOP bill for a one-year extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies, but Jeffries wasn’t having it, throwing shade and calling Lawler a “total embarrassment” and accusing him of grandstanding for attention. Jeffries basically told him to keep quiet and stop trying to score clout off his name.

Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson had his own hallway brawl with Arizona’s Democratic senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly. They accused Johnson of dragging his feet on swearing in Adelita Grijalva (the newly-elected Dem congresswoman) and blocking her because her vote would matter in Epstein files and government reopening votes. Johnson, not missing a chance to needle the Democrats, fired back with “your excuse just keeps changing,” insisted the holdup was just about House procedure, and flat-out denied anything shady about not seating Grijalva.

It didn’t stop there: Mark Kelly tried to talk policy, warning that Johnson’s refusal to extend health care subsidies would slap his home state (Louisiana) with massive premium hikes. Johnson just doubled down, basically saying the House had done its job and blaming Dems for “holding the government hostage.” Lawler then jumped back into the fray to call out Dems, waving around his own copy of the Republican subsidy extension — the last straw in a brawl full of “you’re embarrassing yourself” and “you’re just chasing clout” barbs from Jeffries.
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Antifa Update…
Well, things sure got wild at the White House this week, and the new MAGA drama is flying fast. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem just dropped one of the most hyped-up, wild comments of the season, straight out of a press roundtable, comparing Antifa to terror groups like Hamas and ISIS—literally saying they're just as sophisticated and dangerous. Noem and her MAGA pals are painting Antifa as some kind of organized criminal enterprise with national terror-level skills, talking about “networks” and “coordinated attacks” and how they’re allegedly running operations that rival foreign terror organizations. Portland got name-checked again, with Noem fresh off a visit at the National Guard-deployed ICE facility, claiming Antifa has been rioting there for months and calling the recent wave of ICE arrests a crackdown on “domestic terrorists.” Apparently, authorities nabbed the girlfriend of Portland’s supposed Antifa founder, and now the administration is on a mission to “eliminate” Antifa from society.

Why the sudden laser focus on Antifa right now? It’s no accident—Trump signed that executive order a few weeks back, officially branding Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. The administration is going all-in with this narrative—it’s a big campaign to root out not just the street protesters, but the so-called “financiers” and anyone who’s allegedly helping them out, with ICE and the Justice Department now being re-tasked to hunt domestic extremists instead of just worrying about immigration and border stuff. The move is major; it’s not just hype, but is being used to justify National Guard deployments and federal crackdowns in cities like Portland and Chicago. According to insiders, this has led to some internal chaos. A bunch of DHS intelligence analysts have outright quit and taken buyouts because they don’t want to be part of the new crackdown.

The administration is parading out lists of Antifa “arrests,” even tossing in politicians and activists who pushed back at ICE, hoping to prove a sprawling underground network—as if there’s some secret central command. It’s triggering pushback, of course. Portland’s police brass and local officials are not impressed, arguing that what’s going on at nightly ICE protests isn’t close to the fire-breathing terror MAGA’s hyping. National Guard deployments are being dubbed “political theater” by local and Democratic officials, who say the city can handle things just fine.

As for the comparison with Hamas? That’s infuriated plenty of folks, especially Jewish organizations, who’re calling the analogy over-the-top and offensive: Nobody thinks Antifa, a chaotic brand of street activism, is actually in league with foreign terror operatives responsible for mass killings and hostage-taking. The administration’s line is that Antifa is “anti-American, anti-capitalist, anti-Christian,” and wants to overthrow the government—using violence and intimidation to get there. Whether or not anyone outside the MAGA circle actually believes this is a whole different story.

Bottom line: It’s all about feeding the base and justifying an aggressive crackdown, particularly as Trump uses “domestic terrorism” as a hammer against his political enemies, liberal groups, left-leaning nonprofits, and anyone challenging him, especially with campaign season firing up and domestic unrest still crackling. This is today’s MAGA drama: DHS and the entire Trump orbit ramping up the war on the left, redefining protest as organized terrorism, and turning ICE into a political weapon—while the whole country watches Noem, Bondi, and Trump drop bombastic soundbites and Twitter rants about “eliminating Antifa.” Nothing subtle going on here, just maximum noise, maximum spin, and everyone picking sides in the latest episode of this ongoing saga.
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Stay tuned, no one should expect calm in the Trump orbit, especially with Miller and Vought scrambling to lock in policies while they still can. These guys move fast and ruthless, trying to cement their agenda before Trump’s health bottoms out or he drifts off into total incoherence. The whole “Habeas Corpus” spectacle yesterday was a straight-up window into just how far Trump’s health has declined; he barely got through the speech and seemed totally disconnected from reality. It’s past time for folks to call out the nonsense—don’t let spin get in the way of truth, and push back in peaceful, visible ways if that’s your way. 

Please consider finding nearby food banks and community resources to donate to if you are able, because the families of active-duty military facing missed paychecks are about to be hit hard. There’s no shame in needing help, and there’s strength in showing up for those caught in this political mess. Stay focused, keep your head up, and don’t get sucked into the chaos—look out for each other and support those who need it the most. Hang in there. 

Speak Truth!  Keep speaking TRUTH!  

Go Cause Good Trouble, with Your Elbows Up!

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