News On Tap For Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Sound, Fury, & Halfascism

Today’s “News On Tap” is flavored with Trump’s war on the U.S., but the real punch is bing provided by Americans standing up to his regime. We’ve got updates on the Trump regime’s attacks on Portland & Chicago. Plus, the Republican Shutdown rolls on, and the Supremely Illegitimate Court is back in session. Also real political violence, a Trump/Epstein cover-up update, and entertainment news too. And we’ve got Brooklyn Dad Defiant back in the bar tonight too. But first…

First Round - Trump Declares War On America

Trump’s Failed War On Portland

• Trump Appointed Federal Judge Hands Down Second Emergency Ruling, Blocking Trump From Deploying Any National Guard Units To Oregon

• White House Official Inadvertently Reveals Plans To Send That U.S. Army’s Elite 82nd Airborne Paratrooper Unit To Portland

• Trump’s Undertrained Federal Agents Knock Down Elderly Couple During Peaceful Portland Protest

Trump’s Invasion Of Chicago

• Illinois Sues To Block Trump’s National Guard Deployment To Chicago Area

• Trump Regime Federalizes 300 National Guard Members In Illinois Unnecessarily, Against The Wishes Of Gov. Pritzker

• Body Slamming, Using Teargas, And Pepper Balls: Viral Videos Show Trump’s ICE Agents Unnecessarily Using Extreme Force In Chicago On Saturday

• Using Helicopters And Chemical Agents, Immigration Agents Become Increasingly Aggressive In Chicago

• Paul Krugman: Forget About “Soft Autocracy.” What Trump & His Regime Are Doing Is State Terror, American Style

Other Battles In The Immigration Wars

• Trump Admin. Now Plans To Cut Refugee Admissions To A Record Low

• Unions, Higher Education Professionals, & Religious Organizations File Suit Over Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee [Gift Link]

• Pope Leo, After Trump Criticism, Urges Catholics To Help Immigrants Like Those Trump & His ICE Agents Are Attacking

Second Round - The Republican Shutdown Rolls On

• Speaker Johnson Says House Will Stay Out Of Session All This Week, Leaving Any Real Work Up To The Senate

• Johnson Rebuffs Jeffries’ Request For Live Shutdown Debate, After Democratic Leader Says An Open House Floor Exchange Would “Provide The American People With The Transparency They Deserve.”

• Republican Senators Go Ahead With Luxury Georgia Golf Resort Fundraiser During Govt. Shutdown

• Even A Leading Republican Insurance Commissioner Agrees With Democrats, Saying ACA Subsidies Need To Be Extended Before Open Enrollment Starts On Nov. 1

• Zeeshan Aleem: Democrats Are Defying The Conventional Wisdom On Govt. Shutdowns - And Polls Say They Have A Winning Hand On Shutdown

Third Round - Justice & Injustice

The Supremely Illegitimate Court

• New Supreme Court Term Confronts Justices With Trump’s Aggressive - And Illegal - Assertion Of Presidential Power

• Five Issues To Watch As The U.S. Supreme Court Kicks Off Its New Term

• Jason Linkins: Stopping & Reversing The Massive Damage Done By This Supreme Court Is Going To Require Some Radical Strategies

Immigration Wars In The Courts

• In A Major Blow To Trump Admin. Plans, First Circuit Federal Appeals Court Rules His Exec. Order Ending Birthright Citizenship Is Unconstitutional

• Supreme Court Lets Trump Revoke Deportation Protections For More Than 300,000 Venezuelan Migrants [Gift Link]

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Real Political Violence

• Beachfront Home Of South Carolina Judge, And Former Democratic State Senator Burned To Ground, As Family Is Rushed To Hospital

• Known For Violent Rhetoric, Trump Aide Stephen Miller Melts Down As MAGA Is Blamed For Fire At South Carolina Judge’s House

• Trump Aide Stephen Miller Accused Of ‘Incitement To Violence Against Judges’ With New ‘Purge’ Comments

The Trump/Epstein Cover Up Continues

• Shock - SCOTUS Got One Correct: Supreme Court Rejects Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s Appeal Of Her Criminal Conviction

• ‘F***Ing Dumbass’: Trump Officials Want Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick Sidelined After Epstein Comments

Israel’s War On Gaza

• Trump Tells Israel To Stop Bombing Gaza After Hamas Responds To Peace Plan

• Israel Ignores Trump, Continues Striking Gaza, After Trump Calls For Stop To Bombing

Other Foreign Affairs

• U.S. Military Strikes Another Boat Off Venezuela Coast That Trump Regime Claims Was Illegally Carrying Drugs

• Zelenskyy Accuses Western Nations Of ‘Zero Real Reaction’ To Russia’s Continued Bombardment Of Ukraine

• New French PM Resigns Hours After Naming New Govt., Plunging France Further Into Political Chaos, & Leaving Pres Macron With Few Options

Fifth Round - Entertainment & More

• Taylor Swift’s ‘The Official Release Party Of A Show Girl’ Takes Weekend’s Top Box Office Slot, Debuting With $33 Million

• Rush Members Geddy Lee And Alex Lifeson Announce 2026 Reunion Tour

• MLB Playoffs 2025: Division Series Recap As Tigers, Dodgers, Blue Jays, & Brewers All Win Game 1 On Saturday

• Toronto Blue Jays Thump NY Yankees 13-7 In Game 2 Of ALDS

• Seattle Mariners Take Game 2 Of ALDS, Even Series Against Detroit Tigers

• Las Vegas Aces Take Commanding 2-0 Lead In WNBA Finals With Game 2 Rout Of Phoenix Mercury

Your Bar Regular Today

Brooklyn Dad Defiant, AKA Majid M. Padellan, author, blogger, & activist is back with us at The Politics Bar tonight, to talk about all the crazy news that’s happened since his visit with us last week. We’ll talk about the Trump regime’s attempted war actions on the U.S., and his most recent write-up at his Substack, Defiant Dispatches, about how small & petty Trump’s tit-for-tat worldview really is. We’ll also talk about the ongoing Republican shutdown, & other news, entertainment, sports, and music - because we should all have interests outside of politics.

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