Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
12th June 2025
ICE Kidnappings Stoke Fear and Outrage Across Los Angeles (David Dayen/American Prospect) ‘Kidnappings’? They are criminals–in this country illegally–and they are being arrested for it. Don’t be a crimial, and you won’t be arrested (usually).
Trump’s DOJ makes its most sweeping demand for election data yet (NPR)
Hegseth says troops in LA are lawful. He just can’t explain why. (Politico) Sure he can. You just aren’t listening.
Fulbright Board Members Resign, Citing Political Interference by WH Great news. That clears out the Crustian Deep State agents and allows a new broom to sweep clean.
Dozens Of Journalists Targeted, Shot, Detained While Covering LA Protests, Press Org Says (Nina Golgowski/HuffPost) And there was much rejoicing.
US launches AUKUS review to ensure it meets Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda (ABC) They seem surprised by this.
MSNBC Lies: ‘There Is No Violent Mob In Los Angeles’
Where are the people the Trump administration has deported? (Chris Geidner/Law Dork) Not Here. That’s all that matters.
RFK Jr. includes vaccine misinformation spreaders among newly announced ACIP members (The Hill) “Misinformation” is anything that disagrees with the Narrative.
Incensed House Democrats plan ICE funding war (Andrew Solender/Axios) Of course they do.
‘Incredibly petty’: Sen. Rand Paul says he was ‘uninvited’ to White House picnic over breaks with Trump (NBC News) What did he expect? Hugs and kisses?
Sen. Paul Slams ‘Petty’ WH for Disinviting Him From Picnic Speaking of ‘petty’….
Trump’s EPA announces major rollbacks to power plant pollution limits (Oliver Milman/The Guardian)
CDC purges career officials from oversight of vaccine committee (Alexander Tin/CBS News) Get rid of the Branch Covidians.
Kennedy’s new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation (Mike Stobbe/Associated Press) “Misinformation” is anything that disagrees with the Narrative.
MSNBC’s Ari Melber: L.A. Riots Less Challenging Than Oscars Security
Trump Has No China Trade Strategy (Wall Street Journal) That they can understand, anyway.
‘Embarrassing’: Trump ‘booed mercilessly’ by Kennedy Center at ‘Les Miserables’ opening (Carl Gibson/Alternet.org) Not embarrassing–you can’t embarrass Trump–but entirely expected.
Suggesting More Troops in More Cities, Trump Bends Military’s Role (Luke Broadwater/New York Times)
She served the American people for 35 years. Now her retirement income is on the line (Andrea Hsu/NPR) In other words, she never had a real job in her life; she’s been receiving a government paycheck since she graduated from high school.
The real reason Trump is suddenly ordering immigration raids (Nicole Narea/Vox) More Narrative Media mind-reading.
Trump is frustrated by his own success on immigration (Eric Levitz/Vox) Attempt to calculate the probability of anybody writing for Vox having a clue about how Trump feels.
Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding (ProPublica) Because, as we all know, if the Federal government–and the Federal taxpayer–won’t pay for scientific research, NO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WILL EVER GET DONE.
This Is Not a Drill — American democracy is on the line right now (Paul Krugman) No, it’s not. Paul Krugman loses his shit. (Dont worry–he’s got plenty left.)
Republicans are trying to sell a bizarre fantasy on the economy (Paul Waldman/Public Notice) Dramacrat Projection: Leftists always accuse you of doing what they want to do–or have done.
Democratic Lawmakers Are Taking Out Liability Insurance As Trump Ramps Up Legal Threats (NOTUS) What do they know that you don’t know?
No Kings: Stand Against Trump’s Un-American Birthday Bash (Jeffrey C. Isaac/The Bulwark) Where were these guys when Obama and Biden were in office?
New Leftist Talking Point: Don’t Believe Riot Videos, It’s The Algorithms! Who are you going to believe–me or your lyin’ eyes?
Let’s Be Clear: The Rioting In LA Is By The Cops, Not The Protestors (Mike Masnick/Techdirt) Come and get yer Narrative, right here.
Meyers Claims GOP Would Have Snitched On Tea Party In 1700s The bizarre fantasy world these people live in.
Lawfare Daily: McCarthyism and Its Echoes in Modern Politics with Clay Risen (Lawfare) An aptly named site.
“He’s lost it”: Inside Newsom’s attack on Trump’s mental fitness (Alex Thompson/Axios) Dramacrats always accuse you of what they’re doing.
Inside a Courthouse, Chaos and Tears as Trump Accelerates Deportations (Luis Ferré-Sadurní/New York Times) After all, they’ve gotten away with it for so long…. (Jerk those tears! Jerk those tears!) Have you ever noticed that Democrats always side with the criminals?
PBS Finds ‘Festival-like’ Atmosphere In L.A. With ‘Some Looting’ But Mostly ‘Non-Violent’ Mostly peaceful, with a side of looting. That’s all right, then.
Presidential Criminal Immunity: A Rule-of-Law Threat Beyond the Oval Office (Aziz Huq/Lawfare) An aptly named site.
‘Catastrophic’: Rural public media stations brace for GOP cuts (Aaron Pellish/Politico) Sometimes, democracy works.
Trump is ‘not all there,’ Newsom says amid Los Angeles fight (Ben Johansen/Politico) Funny, I missed where Newsom got his MD.
First Thing: Families arrested in LA Ice raids held with little food or water, lawyers say (Clea Skopeliti/The Guardian) Lawyers say! That proves it!
Trump’s Big Bill Would Let Him Expand His L.A. Immigration Crackdown ‘Everywhere’ (Rolling Stone) I like it already.
A Walmart Heiress Breaks Ranks and Joins the Anti-Trump Movement (Sarah Nassauer/Wall Street Journal) “Breaks ranks”? What “ranks”? She’s just another billionaire Democrat. How is this news?
BREAKING: FBI Arrests Riot Supplier, Charges Conspiracy (Ed Morrissey/HotAir)
FBI Arrests Suspected NGO Face-Shield Foot Soldier In L.A. Riots
LA’s Mayor Bass on Morning Joe: ‘There Isn’t Anything Happening Here’ More Democrat lies.
Protests Turn Violent. Democrats Blame Trump. Rinse Repeat
Newsom Says It’s His Duty To Represent The Illegal Immigrants Who Elected Him (Babylon Bee)
Democratic senator forcibly removed from DHS press conference (Stephen Neukam/Axios)
NBC: There’s a ‘Far Left Online Ecosystem’ Pushing Protests Toward Violence (John Sexton/HotAir)
California, coalition of states sue Trump over move to revoke EV mandate (Sharon Udasin/The Hill)
Hegseth Mum on Obeying Court Orders on Marines Shocking, that he wouldn’t let them look at his cards in the middle of the game. Doesn’t he know who they are?
Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish (Fatima Hussein/Associated Press) Sounds to me like the perfect choice,
LA Riots Hand Republicans Script For Midterms Yes they do….
California Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed at Noem news conference in LA (Melanie Mason/Politico)
Here’s where anti-Trump protests are expected on Thursday (Associated Press) All spontanaous, of course.
Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference (NBC News)
Alex Padilla confrontation shocks senators (Politico) People have been excusing and overlooking Democrat politicians’ bad behavior for so long that they think they have the right to be assholes with impunity. Well, bunkie, there’s a new sheriff in town.
Video: Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Kristi Noem news conference (NBC Los Angeles)
Democrats’ fears of Trump administration violence erupt after Padilla incident (Andrew Solender/Axios) YOU MEAN WE CAN’T GET AWAY WITH IT ANY MORE?
House Republicans vote to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid, NPR and PBS (NBC News)
MAGA warns Trump of “massive schism” over Israeli strikes on Iran (Tal Axelrod/Axios) MAGA is the New Nigger.