Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
9th January 2025
Greenland important for the US, says Trump’s pick for national security adviser (Reuters)
A reality check for Trump, would-be-ruler of Greenland (Politico)
An American purchase of Greenland could be the deal of the century (The Economist)
Some Democrats open to Trump’s expansionist talk (Axios)
I’m a Canadian listening to Trump. Let’s talk about ‘the 51st state’ (Forxtune)
Canadian leaders say Trump’s talk about Canada becoming the 51st state isn’t funny anymore (Associated Press) Hey could sure use our Bill of Rights.
Here’s how annexing Canada would change American politics (Politico)
Trump’s threats to Canada’s sovereignty ‘unacceptable’ says N.L. premier (Canadian Broadcast Company)
LGBT Liberals Discover Second Amendment Over Fears Of Being Thrown In ‘Camps’ By Trump
Man With Machete Arrested in DC Before Trump Visit
The writing is on the wall for a big immigration bill (Aaron Blake/Washington Post)
Pre-election leaks from the Justice Department have also aided Trump (Philip Bump/Washington Post)
Panama Canal Chief Warns Trump’s Demands May Trigger Chaos
Selective Force, Strategic Restraint: Unpacking Trump’s Jacksonian Foreign Policy
‘America First’? Donald Trump Sets Eyes On Acquiring Canada, Greenland (Igor Bobic/HuffPost)
Trump’s Threat to Take Over Greenland Bewilders the Island’s Population (New York Times)
Trump Inauguration, Awash in Cash, Runs Out of Perks for Big Donors (New York Times)
Ozempic, Legos and Hearing Aids: What Trump’s Greenland Plan Could Hit (New York Times)
Blinken Responds To Trump, Says US Won’t Take Over Greenland
DISGUSTING: Joy Reid, Adam Schiff Politicize L.A. Fires to Bash Trump
Danish officials fear Trump is much more serious about acquiring Greenland than in first term (CNN)
Germany’s Scholz Warns Against Greenland Takeover
Taking Trump’s imperialist trolling seriously (for a moment) (Public Notice)
As L.A. burns, Trump blames Newsom – and California governor pushes back (Washington Post)
Trump Is Poised to Turn the DOJ Into His Personal Law Firm (Bob Bauer/The Atlantic)
Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK prime minister before next election (Financial Times)
CNN Panel Fixates on Trump Social Media Post, Ignores Causes of LA Wildfires
Musk to host German far-right leader on X, stirs angst about election meddling (Reuters)
Newsom Prepares To Battle Trump 2.0 With $25M Infusion
Dems bash Meta for scrapping fact-checks: ‘Genuflecting to Donald Trump’ (Mike Lillis/The Hill)
Google Caught Rigging Trump Nominee Searches by Massive Margins – Again
Google donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee (Drew Harwell/Washington Post)
“Threat to Democracy”: Hysterical MEPs Want To Clamp Down on Musk
Trump’s Greenland Stunt Leaves Brussels Speechless
NY immigration and housing groups, girding for Trump, offer their own policy protections
Trump’s Ugly, Hateful Eruptions Over CA Wildfires Hint at Darker Story (New Republic)
Can Trump buy Greenland? Technically, yes. Here are his options. (Jack Detsch/Politico)
More than 15,000 doctors sign letter urging Senate to reject RFK Jr. as health secretary (Brandy Zadrozny/NBC News) Which is what percentage of all the medical doctors in the U.S.? Pretty small, I’m thinking.
Fact check: As wildfires rage, Trump lashes out with false claims about FEMA and California water policy (Daniel Dale/CNN) Whenever you see someone in the Narrative Media use the term ‘fact check’, substitute ‘opinion alert’.
Elon Musk is the new emperor of misinformation (Kevin Drum) Did Google and Facebook and YouTube go away and I didn’t get the memo?
Pressure on China and pure ‘trolling’: Why Trump is pushing an expansionist agenda (NBC News)
Democrats Are About to Surrender to Trump in a Hugely Damaging Way (Greg Sargent/New Republic)
Professor Walks Back Calling It “Karma” After Trump-Supporting Actor Loses Home In LA Wildfires
Sen. Warren: Trump US Expansion Talks a Distraction
Climate Hustle: EPA Advisor Admits Sending Billions To Climate Groups Before Trump Takes Office
Reality bites Trump (Zachary Basu/Axios)