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.