Court Says Trump Can Send Soldiers To Portland, Again. What Year Is It?
Al Jazeera—bless their optimistic dateline—reports a US appeals court ruling that 'Trump can send soldiers to Portland, Oregon.' The headline, dated October 20, 2025, lands with the unsettling thud of deja vu. One might recall similar maneuvers in 2020 when federal agents, many without visible identification, were deployed to Portland amidst racial justice protests, leading to accusations of
abductions and excessive force (source: ACLU findings, July 2020). The then-acting head of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, famously declared agents would 'dominate the streets' in a memo (source: DHS memo, July 2020). This 'news' from 2025 either indicates a temporal anomaly or a predictable political rerun. The dissenting judge—as quoted by Al Jazeera—warns this decision 'erodes core constitutional
principles' and 'risks violating freedom of expression.' Apparently, courts are just now catching up to the dangers protesters faced years ago. Who knew militarizing domestic law enforcement could, you know, have consequences? How many times must we watch this preview before the full dystopian feature finally streams?