Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
10th June 2025
Trump supports Tom Homan arresting Newsom over California protests (Brett Samuels/The Hill)
Calif. Sheriff: Harris Blaming Trump for LA Protests Embarrassing
Bipartisan lawmakers seek to reverse Trump’s staff cuts at program that helps Americans afford heat, air conditioning (Rachel Frazin/The Hill) Because, as we all know, helping Americans afford heating and air conditioning is TOTALLY the responsibility of the Federal government – and the Fderal taxpayer.
MSNBC’s David Noriega Denies Violence from L.A.’s ‘Peaceful Protests’
4 things to know about the immigration raid protests that roiled LA this weekend (NPR) Come and get yer Narrative, right here.
RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines (Annika Kim Constantino/CNBC)
Trump Budget’s Caps on Grad School Loans Could Worsen Doctor Shortage (Roni Caryn Rabin/New York Times) The ‘doctor shortage’ is because the government won’t allow new medical schools to be built. We’re already importing more doctors from overseas than ever before. I have three specialists that I see regularly: Two are Indian and one is Pakistani.
Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel (Helen Branswell/STAT)
Trump deploying the National Guard is part of a bigger plan (Abdallah Fayyad/Vox)
Trump says he’d arrest Gov. Newsom (Sareen Habeshian/Axios) And I would encourage him to do so.
About 700 Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests, sources tell CNN (CNN)
The Trump Administration Is Turning ICE Raids and Protests Into Reality TV (Makena Kelly/Wired)
ABC News: Trump Ordered National Guard to ‘Attack the Protesters,’ Start ‘Civil War’
Trump Calls Protesters in Los Angeles ‘Insurrectionists’ (David E. Sanger/New York Times)
Trump flexes executive power through the military (Politico) Maybe he ought to start a war, like Obama and Biden did.
Juan Williams Ignorantly Compares ICE Agents to Nazi Police Force As they eternally do.
Mass deportations are an unnatural fit for a country purporting to be free (Andy Craig/MSNBC)
It May Feel Like the 1960s, but It’s Worse (Serge Schmemann/New York Times) Yeah, this time the Democrats are even more on the side of the rioters.
RFK Jr. purges every vaccine adviser on CDC panel; will pick replacements (Washington Post)
Gavin Newsom: Trump is ‘unhinged,’ speaking like an ‘authoritarian’ (Politico) He’s enforcing the law, which is literally his job.
Anti-vaccine advocate RFK Jr. fires entire CDC panel of vaccine advisors (Beth Mole/Ars Technica)
‘Clean Sweep’: RFK Jr. Boots Entire CDC ‘Rubber-Stamp’ Vax Panel
The Criminal Case Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Highly Suspect (Mark Joseph Stern/Slate) He’s illegal. That’s all they need.
Democrats accuse Gabbard of illegal interference in IG office (Washington Post)
Trump asks the Supreme Court to neutralize the Convention Against Torture (Ian Millhiser/Vox) Send them to Hamas, the torture experts.
Cries of Defiance and Songs of Joy in Los Angeles (David Dayen/American Prospect)
Trump Calls Up the Marines. Democracy Is in Danger. (Sasha Abramsky/The Nation) Apparently democracy = riots.
Networks Double Down on Illegals, Bash Trump ‘Creating the Conditions’ for LA Riots
NIH scientists publish “Bethesda Declaration” rebuking Trump admin (Beth Mole/Ars Technica) He might even care.
A U.S. Archbishop Shreds Trump’s Budget Bill: “The Cruelty of This Bill Is Historic” (Charles P. Pierce/Esquire) Because, as we all know, once someone has received money from the taxpayers he or she is ENTITLED to that amount (or more ) forever.
What A Day: MAGA’s Dripless Fits (Crooked Media) A very appropriate name. (MAGA is the New Nigger.)
Playbook: The LA standoff Trump wanted (Politico) No, the standoff that the Left wanted. They started it. They’re keeping it up. Trump is just enforcing the law, which is his job.
The White House Marching Orders That Sparked the L.A. Migrant Crackdown (Wall Street Journal) The WSJ has officially joined the Narrative Media.
Inside the MAGA vs. hawk battle to sway Trump on bombing Iran (Politico) MAGA is the New Nigger.
Trump is coming for the ‘enemy within’ (Edward Luce/Financial Times) Indeed he is, with good reason as we have seen.
ABC is too cowed to state the obvious about Stephen Miller (Noah Berlatsky/Public Notice)
What Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Do to the Human Body (Emily Mullin/Wired) All you have to do is not riot. But apparently that’s beyond the crazy Left.
Fake Images and Conspiracy Theories Swirl Around L.A. Protests (Steven Lee Myers/New York Times) Mostly on the part of the Narrative Media.
Unrestrained Trump flirts with Insurrection Act as Marines deploy to L.A. (Zachary Basu/Axios) With good reason.
Rural Republicans used to back NPR. Then MAGA changed everything. (Patrick Marley/Washington Post) By revealing how bad it was getting.
How viral images are shaping views of L.A.’s immigration showdown (Washington Post) By revealing the truth, rather than the narrative spin. Case in point: FBI Seeking LA Rock-Throwing Suspect Elpidio Reyna
Anti-ICE protests held coast-to-coast after L.A. unrest as national movement grows (Patrick Smith/NBC News) Good luck with that.
The Bully’s Pulpit Comes Home (Daniel W. Drezner/Drezner’s World)
Ridiculous NY Times Article Cites ‘Largely Peaceful’ L.A. Riots Four Times
‘We’re happy to have this fight’: Trump administration leans into California protests (NBC News) Great videos for the next Republican political campaign: Trump popularity surges on LA riots, immigration stance
We Finally Know What “American Carnage” Was About (Paul Krugman) He must have slept through the COVID scamdemic.
Bannon calls for special counsel probe of Musk (Dominick Mastrangelo/The Hill)
Elon Was Right, Trump Is Compromised and Knows It: Ex-Aide (Josephine Harvey/The Daily Beast)
There Are No ‘Distractions’ In A War, Only Fronts (Oliver Willis Explains) Racist escalator!
CNN Panel Triggered By Trump’s Description Of Rioters As “Insurrectionists”
CBS Comedians Melt Down At Trump’s ‘Fascist Impulses’ Amid LA Riots
Kooky David Frum: Trump’s L.A. Riot Response Is Dress Rehearsal for Midterm Military Takeover
Stewart and Meyers See Racism and ‘Authoritarianism’ In Trump’s LA Riot Response
The Head of a New RFK-Backing Group Promoted 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion (Anna Merlan/Mother Jones) Because, as we all know, RFK is TOTALLY responsible for the views of anybody who might ‘back’ him – but don’t dare apply that same standard to Democrats….
Trump Declares Dubious Emergencies to Amass Power, Scholars Say (Adam Liptak/New York Times) Scholars say! That proves it!
LA Mayor Blames US Government For Inciting Protests