Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
2nd November 2025
The optimal long-term outcome of the shutdown (Scott Lemieux/Lawyers, Guns & Money) Progs live an an interesting fantasy world. I’m sure it’s more fun that reality.
The MAGA Right’s Antisemitism Problem (Dominic Green/Wall Street Journal) Not just any Right, but the MAGA Right. See whether you can find the difference.
These are the U.S. ships and aircraft massing off Venezuela (Washington Post) This is the ‘big stick’ that Teddy Roosevelt was talking about.
Voters divided on midterms despite broad Trump disapproval, poll finds (Washington Post) Yeah, that’s a real head-scratcher, all right….
PBS Plugs Jon Karl’s 4th Anti-Trump Book, Comparing Trump to ‘Breaking Bad’ Kingpin
Food Stamp Cuts Expose Trump’s Strategy to Use Shutdown to Advance Agenda (Tony Romm/New York Times) Oh, and the Democrats aren’t? I see….
Trump’s MRI scan raises specter of secrecy in presidential health (Nathaniel Weixel/The Hill)
Trump’s Retribution Campaign Leaves D.C. Prosecutor’s Office in Crisis (Alan Feuer/New York Times)
Republicans re-up trans attacks on Dems that worked for Trump in 2024 (Washington Post)
We’re Norman Rockwell’s family. Trump’s DHS has shamefully misused his work. (USA Today) USA Today has very little to do with Today and even less to do with USA. I would suggest that they get the beam out of their own eye before worrying about specks in ‘Trump’s DHS’.
MAGA’s war within: Right-wing purity tests (Tal Axelrod/Axios) There’s that MAGA guy again. MAGA is the New Nigger.
Supreme Court has expanded presidential powers under Trump. How far will it go? (Justin Jouvenal/Washington Post) The Supreme Court has done no such thing. The expansive powers given to pervious Democrat Presidents (all in A Good Cause, of course) are merely hurting their butts now that they are being exercised by a Republican.
‘We’re not a violent city’: Chicago locals take on ICE block-by-block (Heather Schlitz/Reuters) Fooled me.