Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
16th October 2025
Judge Extends Ban on Trump Deploying National Guard in Portland
Overthrow: Trump Authorizes CIA Covert Ops Targeting Venezuela’s Maduro No beating around the bush.
Federal firings could reach 10,000 during shutdown, Vought says (Emily Peck/Axios) Let’s get a head start on draining the swamp.
New York Magazine: ‘How Did Trump Get a Peace Deal Done Where Biden Could Not?’ Trump Republican, Biden Democrat. Seems obvious to me.
Trump is considering sending National Guard to San Francisco (Faith Wardwell/Politico) I hope they make sure to wear a flower in their hair.
Trump Invites Ballroom Donors to Glitzy White House Dinner (Wall Street Journal) They say that like it was a bad thing.
Judge Pauses Transfer of Florida Land for Trump Library
Trump vows federal ‘surge’ in more American cities to combat crime (Alexandra Hutzler/ABC News)
RINO ALERT! Murkowski Joins Democrats in Push for Federal Worker Back Pay
Don’t Blame the Democrats for Trump’s Revenge Tour (Jonathan Chait/The Atlantic)
Democrats float a new shutdown demand: Reversing Trump’s mass firings (Politico) Sounds as if they’re feeling the pinch right in their base.
NY Times Furious Trump Wants Balanced Refugee System
Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups (Wall Street Journal)
Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules (Scott Nover/Washington Post) That gets rid of a major pain in the ass.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump May Launch Missiles from Warships into California this Friday and Saturday as Part of “Vanity Parade” (Aaron Parnas/MeidasTouch News) The derangement is strong in this one.
The Hatch Act? Wassat? Who cares? (Robert Reich) Certainly no Democrat, much less Robert Reich.
The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps (Nancy A. Youssef/The Atlantic) Speed the day. Why we even have a “Pentagon Press Corps” escapes me.
Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs (Caroline Kitchener/New York Times) The horror! The horror!
Oval Office Becomes a Diorama of Power Dynamics as Trump Goes After Rivals (Glenn Thrush/New York Times) As they went after him. Quod abit circum venit circum.
When the Trump Guardrails Fall (Michael S. Schmidt/New York Times)
Special Counsel Jack Smith: Trump Persecution Was Not Political Liar Liar Pants On Fire.
I resigned from the military because of Trump (Doug Krugman/Washington Post) Sometimes the system works.
How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto (Financial Times) That’s why he’s a billionaire, and you’re not.
Trump’s Empire Rakes in Over $1B in Colossal Crypto Cash Grab (Janna Brancolini/The Daily Beast)
Extreme Leftist Democrat Crockett Claims Trump Had A Stroke And Cannot Function I’m sure he’d be able to whip your ass.
Trump Rule Sidelines 6,000 Truckers Over English Tests It frightens me that there were 6,000 truck drivers on the roads who can’t pass an English test.
Federal immigration officers in Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, judge says (Christine Fernando/Associated Press) I’m not sure she has the authority to do that.
The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act (Elie Mystal/The Nation) More guts!
San Francisco DA says she ‘won’t hesitate’ to bring charges against federal agents (Politico) The magic words are Qualified Immunity.
Photo Shows Trump Backstage At Rally With Republicans In Racist Texts Scandal (HuffPost) Trump! Backstage with REPUBLICANS! AT A RALLY! What is this world coming to?
Norwegian Nobel Socialists Snub Trump, Give Prize to Eco-Extremist Economist
Judge Blocks Trump Cuts, Restores $34M in NYC Anti-Terror Funds