Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
22nd June 2025
The Minnesota shootings illuminate the character of the Trump era (The Guardian) Sid Blumenthal takes a Demcrat lunatic’s actions and twists it to make it All About Trump.
MAGA largely falls in line on Trump’s Iran strikes (Politico) MAGA is the New Nigger.
Some lawmakers in both parties question the legality of Trump’s Iran strikes (Sahil Kapur/NBC News)
The Waste Musk Created (Nicholas Kristof/New York Times)
Trump faces bipartisan blowback in Congress on Iran strikes (Andrew Solender/Axios)
With fateful decision, Trump gambles his presidency on war (Washington Post)
Missteps, Confusion and ‘Viral Waste’: The 14 Days That Doomed U.S.A.I.D. (New York Times)
This time, it’s Trump’s war (Joshua Keating/Vox) We’ve been ‘at war’ with Iran since 1979. Listen to the mullahs. They know the truth.
Trump has opened a Pandora’s box (Edward Luce/Financial Times)
MSNBC’S Mohyeldin Suggests Netanyahu ‘Dog-Walked’ Trump Into Attacking Iran
Dems Demand Trump’s Impeachment After Iran Strikes Of course they do. “But that trick never works!”
FIVE YEARS AGO: When the Left Rampaged, the Lib Media Blamed Trump
GOP Provision That Makes Trump A King Breaks Senate Rules, Says Parliamentarian (Jennifer Bendery/HuffPost) I doubt that it was phrased that way, but of course Jennifer Rubin has to lose her shit.
A Few Thoughts on Trump’s Bombing Raid (Josh Marshall/Talking Points Memo) All of them childish.
Trump did not end wars, he just dragged the U.S. into Netanyahu’s war! (Dean Obeidallah/The Dean’s Report) Popular delusions to the contrary notwithstanding, Trump isn’t dragging the U.S. into war; the U.S. has been at war with Iran since 1979 (or, rather, Iran has been at war with the U.S. since 1979, although the U.S. has been ignoring them for a long time). Unfortunately, too many in the Narrative Media have the memory of a squirrel. (National Security Expert on the Iran Strikes: Ending 50 Years of Iranian Hostility)
The Dangerous Consequences of Donald Trump’s Strikes in Iran (Isaac Chotiner/New Yorker) Dangerous for Iran, certainly. Dangerous for Democrats, quite likely.
AOC floats Trump impeachment over Iran strikes (Andrew Solender/Axios) I guess she’s not confident of getting the necessary votes. How times have changed.
‘There Is No Intel’: Trump’s Attacks on Iran Were Based on Vibes, Sources Say (Rolling Stone) Sources say! That proves it!
Playbook: Trump, Iran and the known unknown (Zack Stanton/Politico) It takes four ‘journalists’ to construct at proper Trump-bash at Politico. Must be tiring work.
A mad king’s pointless war is where Donald Trump was always heading (Will Bunch/The Philadelphia Inquirer) Will Bunch loses his shit.
Trump’s War — Despite campaigning as the anti-war candidate, after just five months … (Jay Kuo/The Status Kuo) Still lying after all these years.
Scoop: Trump launches MAGA PAC in effort to oust Rep. Massie from Congress (Alex Isenstadt/Axios) He’s been a pain in the ass for a while now. Let’s replace him with a Republican.
We Should Already Be Planning for Iran’s Response (Mark Hertling/The Bulwark) Oh, I’m sure we are.