Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
1st February 2025
Why tariffs on Mexico and Canada could drive up grocery costs, in 3 charts (CNN)
Trump builds a tariff wall (Axios)
Trump sketches unprecedented plan for sweeping tariffs (Washington Poop)
What Trump’s Trade War Would Mean, in Nine Charts (Council on Foreign Relations)
Why the Panama Canal matters (Washington Poop)
Does a ‘foreign power’ threaten the Panama Canal? Here’s what you need to know (CNN) Come get yer Narrative, right here.
Why the US is claiming China’s presence violates the Panama neutrality treaty (Reuters Canada)
Yes, really, it’s going to be called the Gulf of America (Washington Poop)
Mexican president says she sent letter to Google contesting Gulf of Mexico name change (CNN)
Chevron calls Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America in earnings release after Trump order (CNBC)
Google Maps users in U.S. will see Gulf of Mexico renamed Gulf of America and Denali changed to Mount McKinley (CBS) Yet another reason not to use Google Maps.
Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies (NPR) Trump obviously learned a lot from his first term.
Trump and Elon Musk Just Pulled Off Another Purge–and It’s a Scary One (Greg Sargent/New Republic) Greg Sargent loses his shit.
Contrarians, Assemble: Chuck Todd’s Exit From NBC Fuels Speculation of Resistance ‘Dream Team’
Trump putting ‘pause’ on most US government websites, source says (Reuters)
Agencies asked to scrub federal government websites to remove diversity-related content (CBS News)
Trump administration forces out multiple senior FBI officials (NBC News)
Brett Kavanaugh has very bad news for Donald Trump (Ian Millhiser/Vox)
A Red-Alert for Democracy: The Patel FBI Purge Begins (Garrett M. Graff/Doomsday Scenario)
Some federal websites temporarily go dark after order to comply with Trump DEI directive (NBC News)
These Clowns are Economic Illiterates (Joan Westenberg/The Index) Just like Krugman!
Elon Musk’s Friends Have Infiltrated Another Government Agency (Wired) Dunh dunh DUNHHHHH….
Trump officials make plans to revoke legal status of migrants welcomed under Biden (Camilo Montoya-Galvez/CBS News) Which is why people voted for Trump. Duh.
FBI Agents Are Stunned by the Scale of the Expected Trump Purge (Shane Harris/The Atlantic) Which is why people voted for Trump. Duh.
Trump says he opened California’s water. Local officials say he nearly flooded them. (Politico)
Acting on Trump’s order, federal officials opened up two California dams (Los Angeles Times)
The Situation: Kash Patel’s “Odor of Mendacity” (Benjamin Wittes/Default)
Second judge to block Trump’s spending freeze says the policy is likely unconstitutional (Politico)
DOJ fires dozens of prosecutors who handled Jan. 6 cases (Politico)
Top DOJ Official Resigns After Attempted Reassignment
Trump is wreaking havoc at USAID. Is the goal to shut it down? (Politico)
CDC Data Are Disappearing (Katherine J. Wu/The Atlantic)
Federal Bureaucrats Ordered to Remove Pronouns From Email Signatures
Trump Approval Rating Looks Fragile at Start of Second Term (Ed Kilgore/New York Magazine)
Public health information pulled offline in response to Trump orders (Sophie Gardner/Politico)
Trump sketches unprecedented plan for sweeping tariffs (Washington Post) I guess they never heard of Smoot-Harley.
Trump’s Funding Freeze May Be on Hold, but Overall Goal Remains Popular, Poll Finds
Trump’s fierce attacks on DEI reflect a longtime GOP focus (Washington Post)
Journos Attack Trump & Musk as Fascist Nazis, Toss Bouquets to Biden
The RFK Jr. Op-Ed the Los Angeles Times Didn’t Want You to Read (Eric Reinhart/New Republic)
NYT, NBC, NPR, Politico Evicted From Pentagon Press Offices In Favor Of Trump-Friendly Outlets
Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Josh Boak/Associated Press)
Chopra removed from consumer bureau post (Katy O’Donnell/Politico)
Trump Officials Release Water in California That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use (New York Times)
‘There will be many casualties’: Panama girds for war as Rubio opens talks (Ben Schreckinger/Politico) Tell it to Noriega.
The GOP’s Unreliable Cutter-in-chief (Rachael Bade/Politico)
Crazy Liberal Podcaster Says Trump’s Inauguration Speech Was an Impeachable Offense
Musk’s Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government (Garrett M. Graff/Doomsday Scenario)
The high-stakes question Trump’s nominees curiously won’t answer (Aaron Blake/Washington Post)
Trump’s MAGA machine mobilizes to boost Gabbard (Axios) MAGA is the New Nigger.
Behind the Curtain: Purges, punishments, payback (Axios)
Trump’s Overhaul Of The Federal Bureaucracy Backed By Recent Survey Research
Air Traffic Control Offices Are in Chaos in Trump’s New Administration (Rolling Stone)
Oh Shut Up, You Ken Doll: Pontificating Actor Upset Trump Won’t Make His Taxes Go Up
The tragic air collision revealed Trump’s rancid, irredeemable character once again (Sidney Blumenthal/The Guardian) Sid Vicious crawls out from under his rock again.
Trump says he ordered precision military strike against senior ISIS planner (Brett Samuels/The Hill)
Red states love Trump–and mooching off the federal funds he wants to cut (Kos/Daily Kos)
Michael Rapaport: I Was Duped by Fake Elon Musk Nazi Salute
“It’s Like A Switch Was Flipped”: Border Encounters Plummet 94% Under Trump
Trump fires head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CNN)
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid (Stephanie Nolen/New York Times) We are the friends of health everywhere but the guardians only of our own.
Rubio embarks on mission impossible: Retake the Panama Canal (John Hudson/Washington Post)
Gov. Newsom Served Recall Papers Following LA Fire Outrage
Trump: Venezuela Agrees to Accept Illegals From US
Trump to send Venezuelans back to Maduro’s repressive state (Washington Post)
‘Trantifa’ Insurrectionist Who Went To D.C. To Kill GOP Leaders Was Inspired By Luigi Mangione
Can the President Dissolve USAID by Executive Order? (Tess Bridgeman/Just Security)
Senior FBI official forcefully resisted Trump administration firings (NBC News)