https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-declares-u-s-in-non-international-armed-conflict-with-drug-cartels
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a Trump administration memo obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, after recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean.

A person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly said the Congress was notified about the designation by Pentagon officials on Wednesday.

The move comes after the U.S. military last month carried out three deadly strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean. At least two of those operations were carried out on vessels that originated from Venezuela.

Pentagon officials could not provide a list of the designated terrorist organizations at the center of the conflict, a matter that was a major source of frustration for some of the lawmakers who were briefed, according to the person.

Democrats have been pressing Trump to go to Congress and seek war powers authority for such operations.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

What the administration laid out at the closed-door classified briefing was perceived by several senators as pursuing a new legal framework that raised questions particularly regarding the role of Congress in authorizing any such action, the person familiar with the matter said.

As the administration takes aim at vessels in the Caribbean, senators and lawmakers of both major political parties have raised stark objections. Some had previously called on Congress to exert its authority under the war powers act that would prohibit the administration’s strikes unless they were authorized by Congress.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/response-by-hamas-trumps-plan-ending-gazas-war-2025-10-04/
>In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious the Most Merciful
>Response of Hamas movement to the U.S President Trump’s proposal
>The Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas values the Arab, Islamic, and international efforts, as well as the efforts of the US President, Donald Trump, calling for an end to the war on the Gaza Strip, the exchange of prisoners, the immediate entry of humanitarian aid, the rejection of the occupation of the Strip, and the refusal to displace our Palestinian people from it.
>In this context, and in a manner that ensures the end of the war and complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, WE DECLARE our acceptance to release all occupation war prisoners (both living and dead) within the framework of the exchange formula presented in President Trump’s proposal, provided that appropriate field conditions are secured for the implementation of the exchange process. In this regard, we affirm our readiness to immediately engage, through the mediators, in negotiations to discuss details of this process.
>We also reaffirm our approval to entrust the administration of the Gaza Strip to an independent Palestinian administration (a technocratic authority) based on Palestinian national consensus and supported by Arab and Islamic backing.
>As for the other issues outlined in the President Trump’s proposal, pertaining to the future of the Gaza Strip and the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, these matters are intrinsically linked to a comprehensive national position and grounded in the relevant international resolutions and laws. They shall be addressed within an inclusive Palestinian national framework, of which we will be an integral part and to which we will contribute with full responsibility.
>Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas – Palestine
>Friday Oct. 3rd 2025

Day 6 of making a thread every day until Democrats allow the US government to re-open

Day 6 Updates:
- Senate fails again to pass a funding bill https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/government-shutdown-live-updates/?id=126242587
- Trump says he will negotiate healthcare, but demands the government first be re-opened https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-trump-congress-7d7e6f9b4e52d05b692cc40ec6c96cf3
- Schumer says there are no negotiations right now https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/oct/06/donald-trump-national-guard-ice-government-shutdown-us-politics-live-news-updates
- White House contradicts Trump and says that firings have not yet began https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/6/white-house-reverses-trump-claim-firings-have-begun-amid-govt-shutdown

At the heart of the standoff is Democratic Party demands that Republicans agree to an additional $700bn in spending by restoring cuts to healthcare that were enacted over the summer and make permanent the expiring temporary COVID emergency health care credits enacted in 2023 that are due to expire Jan 1, 2026.

A gang of terrorists in Illinois boxed in CBP agents with vehicles while another terrorist attempted to ram them. CBP agents successfully defused the situation by shooting the driver trying to ram them, who has since been released from medical and charged by the FBI along with her friends
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5539362-vehicle-ramming-federal-agents-broadview/
Armed woman shot after ramming law enforcement vehicle amid ICE protests: DHS

An armed woman was shot after driving her vehicle into federal agents in Broadview, Ill., on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.

According to a DHS statement obtained by NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network, the woman, Marimar Martinez, rammed agents from Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). Martinez was armed with a semi-automatic weapon, authorities said, adding that she was shot by CBP agents and has been discharged from the hospital.

DHS said that Martinez is in FBI custody and that another driver, Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, was apprehended by law enforcement. DHS added that two more individuals were arrested, one for allegedly assaulting CBP at the scene and another for allegedly ramming an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle.

Several CBP officers were hospitalized, officials said.

In a Saturday post on social platform X, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said that Martinez “was named in a CBP intelligence bulletin last week for doxing agents.”

The incident occurred amid protests regarding the presence of ICE agents in Broadview, Ill., located roughly 20 minutes from Chicago. DHS said in a release that 10 cars “boxed in” the Border Patrol agents. Martinez then allegedly attempted to run over the agents, who then fired at the woman.

ICE operates a facility in the village of just under 8,000 residents. Last month, ICE launched Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago, boosting its enforcement presence in the third-largest city in the U.S.

https://www.odditycentral.com/news/man-hospitalized-after-eating-6-6-pounds-of-gummies-in-three-days.html

https://youtu.be/h-bGlNP_BlY?si=d8VgkziPu61ex5qG

>A 33-year-old UK truck driver needed emergency treatment after consuming a large quantity of gummies in a relatively short period of time.
>Nathan Rimington, a truck driver from Yorkshire, reportedly ordered a 3kg (6.6 pounds) container of Haribo Cola Jelly from Amazon after getting a craving for gummy candies. He proceeded to consume the 10,461kcal-worth of gummies in just three days, and started experiencing serious physical symptoms shortly after. He was taken to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain, sweating, high blood pressure, and cold sweat. Initially, the medical staff suspected that the man was suffering from food poisoning, but further tests revealed unusually high levels of gelatin in his digestive tract. After performing several tests, Rimington was diagnosed with acute diverticulitis.

https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/10/02/operation-clog-the-toilet-far-right-trolls-target-h-1b-indians-with-fake-flight-bookings-468307/

“Indians are just waking up after Trump nuked the H1B program. Want to keep them in India? Clog the flight reservation system!”

“Operation Clog the toilet needs your help. 4chan hatched a diabolical plan to clog up flight schedules to keep the Poopjeets in India or pay a $100,000 fee to come back.”

“Ben up all night participating in Operation Clog the Toilet. Preventing jeets from getting back in 24 hours so they are forced to pay $100k to renew H1B”

These are some comments posted on 4chan — an anonymous imageboard known for controversial content because some boards lack moderation. Online activity, not only on 4chan but also on patriots.win, a far-right platform supporting President Donald Trump, suggested that during the weekend when Indians on H-1B visas were stranded outside the U.S. and scrambling to return before the short deadline imposed by Trump, a nefarious online racket was being coordinated to block H-1B holders from returning easily.

> Thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v8zxoEoA_Q

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/10/05/molotov-cocktail-mass-st-matthews-cathdral-supreme-court/

> Man with tent arrested outside Red Mass for judiciary, Supreme Court

> A man who allegedly had a molotov cocktail was arrested Sunday outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral before the annual Mass marking the start of a new Supreme Court term, according to the D.C. police.

> Normally, several justices of the court attend the Mass, but the incident apparently prevented them from doing so Sunday.

> “As the security situation unfolded, none of the justices attended this year’s Mass,” said an account in the Catholic Standard, the official newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.

> Officers encountered a man about 6 a.m. who had set up a tent on the steps of the cathedral on Rhode Island Avenue NW, police said. A Red Mass honoring the judiciary is held at the cathedral each year before the start of the high court’s term.

> They said the man had been barred from the cathedral premises but refused to leave and was arrested.

> During the arrest, officers saw “suspicious items” including vials of liquid and possible fireworks in the tent. A bomb unit and arson investigators were sent to the scene, police said.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5541305-comer-comey-subpoena-epstein/
Coomer withdraws subpoena after Coomey claims no information on Epstein

Former FBI Director James Coomey will not testify as part of the Republican investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Coomey was scheduled to be deposed Tuesday by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of the panel’s ongoing probe into Epstein, the deceased child sex offender. Committee Chair James Coomer (R-Ky.) had subpoenaed Coomey in August for that testimony.

But in a letter to Coomer dated Oct. 1, Coomey said he simply has no “knowledge” or “information relevant to the Committee’s investigation.”

“I offer this letter in lieu of a deposition that would unproductively consume the Committee’s scarce time and resources,” Coomey wrote.

Coomey had served as deputy attorney general from 2003 to 2005 and then as FBI director for almost four years beginning in September 2013. Both periods are being scrutinized by the Oversight panel, which is seeking information on Epstein from 1990 until his death in prison in 2019.

“At no time during my service at the Department of Justice or the FBI do I recall any information or conversations that related to Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell,” Coomey wrote. Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend and long-time associate, is serving 20 years in prison for crimes related to the sex trafficking of minors.

The letter is subject to a provision of federal law that makes it a crime — punishable by prison time — to give false statements to agents of the government. With that in mind, Coomer accepted Coomey’s statement and withdrew the subpoena demanding his testimony.

Coomey’s message was similar to those delivered by former Attorneys General Eric Holder and Merrick Garland, who were also subpoenaed to appear before the Oversight panel. Coomer withdrew those subpoenas as well in recent days.

> Thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSVqj0izi2c

https://nypost.com/2025/10/04/us-news/us-border-patrol-agents-shoot-woman-in-chicago-after-they-were-boxed-in-by-cars/

> U.S. Border Patrol agents shot an armed woman in Chicago Saturday after an angry mob tried to attack the law enforcement officers.

> The group of agents were conducting their routine patrol near 39th Place and South Kedzie Avenue in the city’s South Side “when they were attacked and rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars,” the Department of Homeland Security said.

> “The officers exited their trapped vehicle, when a suspect tried to run them over, forcing the officers to fire defensively,” according to DHS, which called the incident “an evolving situation” and noted FBI agents were currently on the scene.

> The suspect, who is a U.S. citizen, was armed with a semi-automatic weapon, department spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said.

> The gun-toting woman was already known to the federal agency for allegedly publicly identifying agents and encouraging people to attack them, according to McLaughlin.

> “The armed woman was named in a CBP intelligence bulletin last week for doxing agents and posting online ‘Hey to all my gang let’s f–k those mother f–kers up, don’t let them take anyone,’” McLaughlin wrote on X.

> More federal agents were set to be deployed because of the incident, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on X.

> “Today in Chicago, members of our brave law enforcement were attacked—rammed and boxed in by ten vehicles, including an attacker with a semi-automatic weapon.I am deploying more special operations to control the scene. Reinforcements are on their way,” she wrote.

> “If you see a law enforcement officer today, thank them,” Noem added.

Day 3 of making a thread every day until Democrats allow the US government to re-open

Day 3 Updates:
- Trump is "trolling" Democrats with AI memes featuring Vought as a grim reaper to the sound of "Don't Fear The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult, with Trump on cowbell and Vance on the drums https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/03/us/trump-news-government-shutdown also https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115307915499158903
- Majorities of every political identity support expanding health insurance subsidies https://www.newsweek.com/most-maga-voters-back-democrats-key-government-shutdown-demandpoll-10825592
- Trump cuts federal aid to Chicago for transportation projects, and is considering similar cuts against Portland https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-admin-live-updates/?id=126029955
- Thune supports negotiating healthcare subsidies with Democrats but demand that it should be done without shutting down the government https://www.newsweek.com/senate-republican-leader-floats-bid-to-end-government-shutdown-10815315
- The Senate did not vote on Thursday in observance of the Yom Kippur holiday. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/government-shutdown-latest-second-day-trump-johnson/


At the heart of the standoff is Democratic Party demands that Republicans agree to an additional $700bn in spending by restoring cuts to healthcare that were enacted over the summer and make permanent the expiring temporary COVID emergency health care credits enacted in 2023 that are due to expire Jan 1, 2026.