Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
9th February 2025
Capehart Gets Triggered At Suggestion Biden Abused Executive Power
Newsom Approves $50 Million To Help Migrants, Boost California’s Legal Defense
Why would a ‘Christian’ destroy the world’s largest relief agency? (AlterNet) Because he realizes that everyone in the U.S. isn’t Christian, and he has to act for the benefit of ALL Americans.
Ed Martin is the wrong person to investigate Biden-era prosecutors (The Hill)
This senator says Democrats need to invoke villains, namely Elon Musk (New York Times) A Democrat Senator, of course.
Trump threatened college research, culture and funding. Confusion reigns. (Washington Post)
Trump rules out deporting Prince Harry: ‘He’s got enough problems with his wife’ (Miranda Devine/New York Post) Boy, does he ever.
In chaotic Washington blitz, Elon Musk’s ultimate goal becomes clear (Washington Post)
Democrat Rep. Sterilizes Herself To Protest Trump Another win.
Trump’s Conquest of the Kennedy Center Is Accelerating (The Atlantic)
Protesters denounce Trump immigration policies outside his Florida golf club (Reuters)
After Indulging Unilateral Biden, PBS Frets Over Strongman Trump, ‘Guardrails’
Researchers decry ‘disastrously bad idea’ as NIH slashes payments for research infrastructure (Katherine Dillinger/CNN) Oh noes! The gravy train has stopped!
U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test (Washington Post) No executive can tolerate employees who are ready to undermine his policies.
American farmers ruined by Musk killing USAID: Check this map (Deepak Puri/The Democracy Labs) Of course ‘American farms’ are a proper target of U.S. foreign aid funds — a demonstration of how dysfunctional USAID actually was.
A Tent City Is Rising at Guantánamo Bay (New York Times) Cuba ought to feel right like home.
The Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk’s DOGE Army (Wired)
FEC Chair Weighing Options After Trump Moves to Fire Her
NIH Cuts Billions, Alarming Scientists, Academics Hee hee hee….
Trump Names New Group to Revoke Security Clearances
Lebanese PM Forms New Government, Includes Hezbollah, Rejecting Trump Envoy’s ‘Red Lines’
Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity (New York Times)
Politico ‘Note to Our Readers’ on Funding Falls Flat With Readers
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins: World Leaders ‘Make Fun’ of Trump Granting Press Access (Unlike Biden)
GOP laws aimed at very rare noncitizen voting could hit eligible voters (Washington Post)
WashPost: US Intelligence Candidates Face Trump Loyalty Tests
Designating Cartels As Terrorists Will Have Huge Consequences, Say Analysts
As Trump steamrolls Washington, courts flex their power to slow him down (Kyle Cheney/Politico)
The Observer view: Vengeful and reckless, Donald Trump must not go unchallenged (The Guardian)
White House: WashPost ‘Lying’ on NIH Indirect Costs Policy
Musk Calls For Impeachment of ‘Corrupt’ Judge in Treasury Ruling
Only Half DOGE Workers Have Musk Ties
Trump Voters Angry at ‘Chaos’: ‘Not What We Signed Up For’ (Joey McFadden/The Daily Beast)
Trump’s Shameful Campaign Against Transgender Americans (New York Times)
Musk calls for impeachment of judge who blocked DOGE access at Treasury (Ian Swanson/The Hill)
A Quick Guide to the Lawsuits Against the Trump Orders (New York Times) Can’t understand the Narrative without score card!
Trump Doubles CBS Lawsuit Damages To $20 Billion Over Harris’s 60 Minutes Interview
Democratic senator: We are on ‘the cusp’ of a constitutional crisis (Lauren Irwin/The Hill)
CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS: “Constitutional crisis” in news stories means “a Republican is doing something other than the way a Democrat would do it.”
San Diego Supervisor Says Border Now Ghost Town Under Trump’s New Policies Another win.
Visualizing the international reach of U.S. funding cut by Trump (Washington Post)
Democratic senator says they are ready to shut down government over Trump actions (The Hill) They say that like it was a bad thing. (No, they won’t; half of government activities stay funded under various ’emergency need’ statutes.)
Elon Musk is Working His Hardest to Make a Chinese Century (Liberal Currents)
CBS News Poll: Trump’s Job Approval at 53 Percent
Jim Jordan backs Elon Musk’s authority to cut federal government (Amanda Friedman/Politico)
Trump to Revoke Security Clearances for Prosecutors and Biden Officials (New York Times)
DOGE Moving On to Bigger Govt Targets
In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law (ProPublica) They hope, they hope, they hope.
Trump’s ‘mass deportation’ TV reality show is both fake and incredibly dangerous (Will Bunch/The Philadelphia Inquirer) Will Bunch loses his shit.
NY Times Lies About Trump’s ‘Conspiracy Theory’ on Land Confiscation (It’s Real)
How Trump Is Uprooting Radical ’60s Foundations of Poisonous DEI and CRT Programs
Prebunking Elon Musk’s Super Bowl Propaganda (Asha Rangappa/The Freedom Academy …) Gotta get that Narrative out.