Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
8th October 2025
Federal agents taunted Chicago woman to ‘do something’ before shooting her, attorney claims (Anna Betts/The Guardian) I’m sure he does.
2 Charged Over Instagram Threats to Federal Agent
Historian Files Suit Over Trump Library Site
Miami real estate gift for Trump presidential library sparks lawsuit (Max Rego/The Hill)
Don’t Believe the Hype: Trump Bum-Rushing DC Reporters Edition (Josh Marshall/Talking Points Memo)
Trump’s off-script comments cause shutdown headaches for GOP (Politico)
Pentagon chief Hegseth more interested in pushups than talking with Illinois leaders, Pritzker says (Tina Sfondeles/Chicago Sun Times) I doubt that Pritzker ever did a pushup in his life.
MSNBC’s Ruhle Presses Cuomo on Sharing Donors with Trump Trump Cooties!
Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law (Emily Pontecorvo/Heatmap News)
Democrats Are Winning the Shutdown Fight (Jonathan Cohn/The Bulwark) They hope, they hope, they hope.
Trump administration cuts federal support for disabled Americans facing homelessness (Emily Peck/Axios) Because, as we all know, support for disabled Americans facing homelessness is TOTALLY the responsibility of the Federal government–and the Federal taxpayer.
Are Trump’s voters turning against him? (Christian Paz/Vox) Scott Adams’ Law of Headlines states that if a headline poses a question, the correct answer is invariably No.
Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal (Tony Romm/New York Times) They hope, they hope, they hope,
Why MAGA is outraged at Zach Bryan over ICE lyric (Herb Scribner/Axios) There’s that MAGA guy again.
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar (Kristen Gelineau/Associated Press) Because, as we all know, feeding starving children in Mayanmar is TOTALLY the responsibility of the U.S. government–and the U.S. taxpayer.
What Civil Society Can Do to Beat Trumpism (Henry J. Farrell/New York Times)
Local Politicians Are Defiant as National Guard Gathers Outside Chicago (Wall Street Journal) LEAVE OUR CRIME ALONE!
Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show (Paul Waldman/Public Notice) There’s that MAGA guy again.
More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows (Dharna Noor/The Guardian) And where was the analysis for Biden ‘picks’? or Obama’s?
Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule (Greg Sargent/New Republic) Greg Sargent loses his shit.
The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next (Jonathan V. Last/The Bulwark)
Democrat Claims Trump Crime Crackdown Is “The Very Same Thing” As The Rise Of Third Reich Of course they do.
U.S. security guarantee for Qatar sparks jealousy and confusion (Colin Demarest/Axios) Ah, ah, ah, ah, yankin’ their chains, yankin’ their chains….
How Trump Is Using the Justice Department to Target His Enemies (New York Times) Just like a Democrat!
Trump Calls for Jailing of Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor (Wall Street Journal) Both of whom have publicly advocated breaking the law.
The TDS Is Strong With This One…
Tech Giant AI Chatbots Take Partisan Stand, Blame Republicans for Government Shutdowns
At Oversight Hearing, AG Bondi Responds to Questions With Attacks Instead of Answers (Jim Saksa/Democracy Docket) Entirely appropriate, since the ‘questions’ were also attacks.
The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America (Jacqueline Sweet/Rolling Stone) Who knew that the MAGA guy was a foreigner?
How the Supreme Court could aid the GOP’s redistricting games (Richard L. Hasen/MSNBC)
Anderson Cooper Teams Up with Cory Booker to RIP ICE, ‘Deeply Corrupt’ Trump
Team Trump’s clashes with the faith community go from bad to worse (Steve Benen/MSNBC)