Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
10th January 2025
Gamers are accusing Elon Musk of cheating at popular video games by allegedly turning to loopholes and hiring better users to play for him (Fortune) Seriously?
What do Greenlanders make of Donald Trump’s advances for their home? (The Guardian)
Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism (Associated Press)
Donald Trump’s 21st-Century Colonialism (The Nation)
Donald Trump Jr.’s visit was ‘staged,’ says Greenland lawmaker (Politico)
Trump’s talk of retaking Panama Canal becomes a GOP bill (Axios)
As Panama remembers bloody past, a message for Trump: the canal is ours (Reuters)
Why Donald Trump is threatening to take control of the Panama Canal (The Conversation Indonesia)
Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown (New York Times)
CNN Uses Carter Funeral to Bash Trump on FBI, CBS Ties Carter to Wildfires
Elon Musk doubles down on endorsement of far-right German party in conversation on X (USA Today) For USA Today, there is no right but the far-right.
Elizabeth May proposes California, Oregon, Washington join Canada after Trump’s 51st state threat (Tristin Hopper/National Post) I’d vote for it.
How Trump Plans To Take On Censors – And They Plan To Take On Trump
Americans Are More Optimistic About the Economy After Trump’s Reelection, Survey Shows
North Carolina Republicans restart the steal (Lisa Needham/Public Notice)
With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet (New York Times)
NATO Won’t Back Trump’s Defense Spending Target
Activists Gear Up to Counter Trump’s Inauguration (Tim Dickinson/Rolling Stone)
Meyers, Lydic Push Climate Alarmism, Attack Trump Amid Wildfires
How Trump Responded to the New York Sentencing
UK Government Investigating Elon Musk’s Tweets About Muslim Pedophile Gangs
Live updates: Judge sentences Donald Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment (Associated Press) They don’t want him ‘punished’, they just need to be able to call him a Convicted Felon forevermore.
Trump Sentenced to ‘Unconditional Discharge,’ Will Enter Office as Felon (Rolling Stone) Q.E.D.
Another Fox News alum invited to join the new Trump administration (Myah Ward/Politico)
Speaker: Trump’s N.Y. Case ‘Never About the Facts’
Donald Trump Gets Off Without Punishment in His New York Criminal Case (Jose Pagliery/NOTUS)
Will Trump Just Let California Burn? (Ed Kilgore/New York Magazine)
Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office (New York Times)
We’ve Never Been Here Before: The Zero-Accountability Presidency (Michael Tomasky/New Republic)