Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
21st January 2025
The strangest moments from Trump’s inauguration (UK Daily Telegraph)
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims Trump made at inaugural events (Associated Press)
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among over 1,500 Capitol riot defendants pardoned by Trump (BBC) Biden opened the door, and Trump just cruised right through.
Trump the wrecking ball brings chaos to order, executing a parade of grievances (The Guardian)
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk’s Straight-Arm Salute (Tim Dickinson/Rolling Stone) Clowns.
Elon Musk Ignites Online Speculation Over the Meaning of a Hand Gesture (Ryan Mac/New York Times) He was waving to the crowd. Clowns.
Elon Goes Full Sieg Heil In Clarifying Moment (Josh Marshall/Talking Points Memo) Adolescent clowns.
Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump’s Inauguration (David Gilbert/Wired) If you hear the dog-whistle, then you’re the dog.
Elon Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutes at inauguration rally (Martin Pengelly/The Guardian) If you hear the dog-whistle, you’re the dog.
Did He Actually Do That? – Elon Musk either had a slipped-mask moment or is supremely awkward. (Charlie Warzel/The Atlantic) The Hunt for Heretics and Sinners.
Elon Musk’s straight-armed gesture at inauguration event ignites comparisons to Nazi salute Of course it does. Morons.
Musk responds to backlash over gesture at Trump rally (George Wright/BBC) Geez, guys, grow up.
CNN, Going for Their Next Defamation Lawsuit, Smear Elon Musk as a Nazi As they do.
Superman Under Fire After Hundreds Of Images Surface Of Him Giving Nazi Salute Babylon Bee.
New York Times Hails Soros-Funded Group Suing DOGE Right After Trump Takes Office
DOGE Dogged With Lawsuit Moments After Trump Inauguration
Protesters Limp Through Washington as Only a Few Hundred Show Up To Resist Trump
No, Trump didn’t make $50 billion from his memecoin (Molly White/Citation Needed)
Pentagon removes new portrait of Mark Milley (Paul McLeary/Politico)
Portrait of General Milley Is Removed From Pentagon (New York Times)
Trump’s hands-off abortion stance faces political reality (Nathaniel Weixel/The Hill)
Day One: Trump Reverses Biden Attacks on Everything From Drilling to Dishwashers
Trump Rambles About His Enemies In More On-Brand Speech After His Inaugural Address (HuffPost)
The Absurd Outrage Directed at Trump
A Determined Trump Vows Not to Be Thwarted at Home or Abroad (David E. Sanger/New York Times)
‘I Do Not See Many People of Color’: Watch the Liberal Media Melt Down During Trump’s Inauguration
WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (The White House)
PROTECTING THE MEANING AND VALUE OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP (The White House)
Trump rescinds Biden’s census order, clearing a path for reshaping election maps (Hansi Lo Wang/NPR)
Trump will pull U.S. out of Paris climate agreement (Nidhi Sharma/NBC News)
Declaring A National Emergency At The Southern Border Of The United States (The White House)
We Watched ABC So You Didn’t Have to. Here’s Their Worst Inaugural Meltdowns
Trump repeals rule allowing transgender troops to serve in military (Jack Detsch/Politico)
ACLU sues over Trump order aimed at ending birthright citizenship (Rebecca Beitsch/The Hill)
Putting An End To Trump Derangement Syndrome
‘Partisan,’ ‘Unsparing,’ ‘Very Dark’; NBC’s Lamest Bellyaching from the Inauguration
Trump Signs Two Orders to Dismantle Equity Policies (New York Times)
The Trump executive orders that threaten democracy (Zack Beauchamp/Vox)
OF COURSE: MSNBC’s Joyless Reid Pushes Crowd Size Hoax
Can Trump really rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America? (Tiago Rogero/The Guardian)
Petty Trump Takes Down Mark Milley’s Pentagon Portrait (Julia Ornedo/The Daily Beast) Pretty rich, coming from the Daily Beast.
As Trump Takes The Wheel, Big Corporations Extricate From DEI, Climate Programs
The inauguration of a multi-billion dollar grift (Judd Legum/Popular Information)
The “find out” phase begins (Aaron Rupar/Public Notice)
Pritzker attacks Trump over birthright citizenship order: It’s ‘chaos’ (Shia Kapos/Politico)
TikTok, Trump and What Crony Capitalism Does to Our Economy (New York Times)
The gravity of Trump pardoning Jan. 6ers who assaulted police (Aaron Blake/Washington Post)
Distorting Trump’s Language (Jennifer Rubin/The Contrarian) Jennifer Rubin loses her shit.
Trump’s Opening Act of Contempt (New York Times)
An All-Out Assault on the Rule of Law (The Bulwark)
Trump’s executive orders already face pushback, legal challenges (Cleve R. Wootson Jr/Washington Post) My, what a surprise.
Trump Reverses Sanctions on Israelis in Day 1 Executive Order
Federal Worker Union Sues Trump Over Ending Job Protections (Courtney Rozen/Bloomberg Law) That sound you hear is pigs being kicked away from the trough.
“YOU’RE FIRED!”: Trump Boots 4 High-Profile Biden Appointees Including Mark Milley
Welcome to Trump’s Dystopian Border Fantasyland (Adrian Carrasquillo/The Bulwark)