Deja Vu All Over Again

Stephen Miller claims that in Portland "ICE officers have to street battles against antifa, hand to hand combat every night, to come and go from their building" pic.twitter.com/QmzmCjfPq4

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 6, 2025

Funny the DOJ presented no evidence of this, in two court hearings in Portland. The only evidence they did have was blather like this from Trump, and the court found that “untethered from reality.” Which is a polite euphemism fur “utter bullshit.” 

This, by the way, would be evidence:

Pritzker: At one point, state police asked cbp leaders for time to move the crowd to avoid any unnecessary confrontations. Rather than give state police time… Kristi Noem chose to drive her motorcade through the protesters to create clashes pic.twitter.com/KCKiTTl1Sd

— Acyn (@Acyn) October 6, 2025

I also remember all those 60+ cases that failed in 2020 because neither Trump nor anyone on his behalf could present any evidence sufficient to raise a fact question that could survive a motion to dismiss.

And then Miller makes it too easy.

I kinda remember Trump pardoning a bunch of people for this, many of whom beat up cops and put them in the hospital. I think they were yelling something about the Vice President as they stormed the building. https://t.co/hWNCe7EO7N

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 6, 2025

Speaking of “too easy:”

Reporter: Would you make a deal with them on A.C.A. Subsidies?

Trump: If we made the right deal. I’d make a deal. Sure. You have subsidies, that's the problem with Obamacare. The subsidies are so much, billions and billions of dollars are is being wasted. We could have a much… pic.twitter.com/QWfHmSFCZd

— Acyn (@Acyn) October 6, 2025

Reporter: Would you make a deal with them on A.C.A. Subsidies?

Trump: If we made the right deal. I’d make a deal. Sure. You have subsidies, that's the problem with Obamacare. The subsidies are so much, billions and billions of dollars are is being wasted. We could have a much better health care than we have right now.

It’s known as “Medicare for All.” Which is much better than Trump’s plan, which is: wish in one hand and piss in the other. And call that hand a bottle of champagne.

That’s just the prelude.

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA): pic.twitter.com/8A2A4Ia7OD

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) October 6, 2025

Brutal. Constituents in Jim Jordan's (R-OH) district would have to fork up an additional $16,846 every year to afford their coverage. pic.twitter.com/L3o77UXQQu

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) October 6, 2025

If you live in Rep. Brian Mast's (R-FL) district, buckle up. Your costs are about to skyrocket if Republicans don't extend the health care tax credits. pic.twitter.com/3EfGhpwW97

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) October 6, 2025

Etc., etc., etc. I remember when the ACA passed and Republicans like McConnell lamented that it would be as cemented in to American life as SS and Medicare. And so it is. And this is a feature, not a bug. The GOP wants this to happen.

All the pundits tut-tutting about Democratic messaging over the shutdown and whether voters will remember events a year from now are utterly missing the forest for the trees. This is already happening (ACA renewal time, like Medicare, is upon us). Come November. 1, these increase kick in.

Why the shutdown happened, and who did what about, are gonna get lost in the shitstorm.