Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
14th May 2025
House Democrat moves to force Trump impeachment vote (Elizabeth Elkind/Fox News)
Haley Snipes at Trump Over Proposed Qatari Plane Gift
First judge approves Trump invoking Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans (The Hill)
Elon Musk’s apparent power play at the Copyright Office completely backfired (Tina Nguyen/The Verge)
AOC: DHS Will Have ‘Problem’ If House Dems Get Arrested
How Trump Is Disappearing Migrants (Katherine Hawkins/Default)
Trump’s ICE Used a Woman’s Kids and Grandchild as ‘Bait’ To Arrest Her (Rolling Stone) Well, if she’s here illegally, then she’s a criminal.
Judge Backs Trump on AEA, OKs Venezuelan Deportations
Trump’s Habeas Corpus Threat (William A. Galston/Wall Street Journal)
The Wild West of Presidential Pardons in Trump’s Second Term (Wall Street Journal)
Gabbard fires top National Intelligence Council officials (The Hill)
A Free People Need a Free Press (A.G. Sulzberger/New York Times) Well, they certainly aren’t getting it from the New York Times, a Voice of the Crust.
Dems privately rage over “utterly selfish” Trump impeachment vote (Andrew Solender/Axios)
In rare move, Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of Congress (Washington Post)
Chasing Tax Cuts, Trump and Republicans Want to Make States Pay (Tony Romm/New York Times) Dunh dunh DUNHHHHHHH….
Republicans Raise Concerns Over Trump’s Plane Gift as He Heads to Qatar (Wall Street Journal)
How Qatar Bought America (The Free Press) Exaggerate much?
Trump’s maximalist agenda finds its limits (Politico) They hope, they hope, they hope….
The End of Rule of Law in America (J. Michael Luttig/The Atlantic)
NATO Plans to Mandate 5 Percent of GDP to Keep Trump Happy
The World Is Wooing U.S. Researchers Shunned by Trump (Patricia Cohen/New York Times) Good. Let them pay for it.
DNC Plans to Fly ‘Qatar-a-Lago’ Banner over Mar-a-Lago
Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists (Tom Dreisbach/NPR)
Carville Lectures Dems on How to Go After Trump for $400m Grift (Ewan Palmer/The Daily Beast)
Inside Marco Rubio’s meteoric — and precarious — rise in Trumpworld (Washington Post)
Ben Shapiro is cracking under the pressure to shill for Trump (Amanda Marcotte/Salon) Amanda Marcotte loses her shit.
Trump Leadership: If You Want Welfare and Can Work, You Must (New York Times) The horror! The horror!
House Dems seethe over Trump impeachment move (Punchbowl News)
Trump’s Third-Term Ambitions Are Very Revealing (Richard Primus/The Atlantic) Yes, revealing how gullible and fearful the Narrative Media are.
What has Elon Musk’s Doge actually achieved? (Financial Times) A lot of entertainment, at least.
Trump To Scrutinize Pardons Biden Issued Before Leaving Office
Trump Welcomes White South African Refugees as He Shuts Out Afghans and Others (New York Times)
Conduct oversight on Trump’s graft — or censure James Comer (Philip Bump/Washington Post) Philip Bumb loses his shit.
Trump: Chuck Schumer Has ‘Become a Palestinian’
Martin’s Out. Pirro’s In. Incompetence Reigns. (Liz Dye/Public Notice)
Half of American Jewish voters believe Trump is antisemitic, poll finds (Grace Gilson/The Forward) Listening to Left-wing media will do that to you.
Colbert Warns Vance: Pope Will ‘Go Inquisition On You’ Colbert is such a clown.
Trump Tariff Fiasco Worsens as Brutal New Reports Expose a Fresh Scam (New Republic)
Trump Gushes with Envy Toward the House of Saud (Andrew Egger/The Bulwark)
Due Process Is a Right, Not a Privilege You Get for Being Good (Adam Serwer/The Atlantic)
Scoop: Trump impeachment called “idiotic” in House Dem meeting (Andrew Solender/Axios)
We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S. (New York Times)
Hypocrisy on Parade: ABC Scrutinizes Trumps, Ignored Biden Family Deals
‘What the holy hell?’ MAGA has a meltdown over House GOP post written in Spanish (Jennifer Bowers Bahney/Raw Story) The only people ‘melting down’ are the journalists who have got their panties in a wad.
MAGA Melts Down Over House GOP Post Written in Spanish (Isabel Van Brugen/The Daily Beast) MAGA is the New Nigger.
Washington Post editorial board says Pirro not ‘qualified’ to be DC attorney (Dominick Mastrangelo/The Hill) As of course they would–she’s not a Democrat.
Mike Johnson Just Wrecked Trump’s Ugly “Working-Class GOP” Scam (Greg Sargent/New Republic) Greg Sargent loses his shit.
Democrats troll Trump over ‘Qatar-a-lago’ (Ashleigh Fields/The Hill)
10 Terrible Policies in Trump and the GOP’s Bill to Cut Taxes for the Rich (Rolling Stone)
Trump’s egg price fiction has suddenly become reality (David Goldman/CNN)
Rich vs. Poor: Who Gets What in the GOP Tax Bill (Richard Rubin/Wall Street Journal) Lenin’s “Who? Whom?” is alive and well in the Crust.
Border Patrol Applications Highest in US History Under Trump
Michigan Lawmaker’s Bid to Impeach Trump Draws Pushback From Fellow Democrats
They Were Waiting for Trump All Along (Jamelle Bouie/New York Times)
Trump’s Legal Strategy Has a Name (Andrew O’Donohue/The Atlantic) What would these people do all day if they didn’t have Trump to bash?
Why the MAGA economy is thriving (The Economist)
Kamala Could Have Won ??? She was poised to claim the presidency, but Joe Biden and a disastrous campaign defeated her. (Stanley B. Greenberg/American Prospect) The farce is strong in this one.