Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
3rd October 2025
Trump administration approval of new abortion drug infuriates the right (Washington Post)
Trump Team Rebuts Hatch Act Allegations, Cites Precedent
Newsom: No State Money for Schools Signing Trump Deal He’s a quick learner.
Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival (James Hibberd/The Hollywood Reporter) Considering the restrictions that the Saudis put on what was going to be said…. (At Saudi Comedy Fest, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline (New York Times))
Watchdog group alleges White House, agencies violating ethics law (Dareh Gregorian/NBC News) In Narrative-Speak, ‘watchdog group’ means ‘Nosy Woke activist’.
Rep. Jeffries: Pressure Will Force Trump to Shutdown Talks Because pressuring Trump has worked so well so far.
Kash Patel fires FBI agent trainee for displaying gay pride flag (MSNBC) The horror!
Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion (Erwin Chemerinsky/New York Times) Of the sort that Democrats have practiced for decades.
Republicans’ shutdown strategy: All ‘illegals,’ all the time (David Weigel/Semafor)
As the shutdown drags on, the threat of permanent cuts is mired in politics (NPR) And whose fault is that?
MSNBC Laments ‘Beloved’ Illegal Alien Iowa School Superintendent Arrested
Donald Trump’s Shutdown Power Play (Susan B. Glasser/New Yorker)
Univision Gives Hero Coverage to Chicago Delivery Man that Admits to Distracting ICE
Morning Joe Mocks Bible-Reading Speaker Johnson, Lies About Republicans Lying
National Guard presence may deter crime, but experts warn of the long-term costs (Martin Kaste/NPR) What are the ‘costs’ of peace and safety?
MAHA supporters not on board with Trump’s Pfizer deal (Joseph Choi/The Hill) MAHA must be the MAGA guy’s girlfriend.
The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth (Peggy Noonan/Wall Street Journal) Peggy Noonan appears to have joined the Kristol Krew.
Trump’s push for executive control runs into a hurdle: economic independence (Emily Peck/Axios)
Young Trump voters detail frustration with him on the economy and immigration in new focus groups (NBC News) Narrative Media focus groups, of course.
2 ‘Criminally Deranged’ Illegals Ram ICE Officers With Cars in Chicago
A Government Shutdown, Weaponized (The Atlantic)
Lessons from a Red Scare (David R. Lurie/Public Notice) Whose turn is it to be the victim?
Trump charts path to total control amid government shutdown (Zachary Basu/Axios)
Transcript: Chris Murphy’s Dark and Unnerving New Warning about Trump (New Republic) Dunh dunh DUNHHHHH….
Apple Bows to MAGA Demands on ICE Goon Tracker Apps