Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
5th November 2025
Divided Democrats Hope Attacking the Trump Economy Unites Party (Aaron Zitner/Wall Street Journal)
Trump’s China Trade Policy Is a Hot Mess (Thomas L. Friedman/New York Times)
The Workers Left Out of Trump’s Drug-Manufacturing Renaissance (New York Times)
The Big Smirk — The cruelty is the point, party edition — There’s been plenty … (Paul Krugman) This from the guy that took $50,000 from Enron for doing absolutely nothing.
The White House’s Plan A is winning its Supreme Court tariff case. It also has a Plan B. (Politico) The mind-readers at Politico are on the case.
Trump just loves the revamped CBS. Here’s the ugly backstory. (Margaret Sullivan/American Crisis)
Inside the billionaire network shaping MAGA’s post-Trump future (Elizabeth Dwoskin/Washington Post) There’s that MAGA guy again. (MAGA is the New Nigger.)
As Trump’s approval rating sinks, Republicans have a decision to make (Steve Benen/MSNBC) Yeah; To listen to the Narrative Media, or to ignore it.
Colbert Claims Trump Wants Kids To Go Hungry To Pressure Democrats As with most proglodytes, you have to turn it around to get the truth.
Revolutionary Escalation, Semi-Authoritarian “Normalization,” or a Democratic Turnaround? (Thomas Zimmer/Steady) Whatever happens, it’s Trump’s fault.
Media Elitists Rage Against Trump and His ‘Nazi’ ‘Stormtroopers,’ Praise Antifa
Trump Says He’ll Defy Court Order And Won’t Give Out SNAP Benefits (Arthur Delaney/HuffPost)
Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown (Washington Post)
CNN Hypes Nancy Pelosi Calling Trump ‘WORST Thing on the Face of the Earth,’ No Rebuttal
Trump threatens to withhold SNAP funding until shutdown ends (Politico)
Trump Lost the Politics of the Shutdown (David Dayen/American Prospect)
Trump White House snubs ex-VP Dick Cheney, offers no condolences on his death (Steven Nelson/New York Post) Considering what an anti-Trumper he was, and the pain in the ass his daughter turned out to be (which he supported), this ought to come as no surprise.
A White House Ballroom Fit for a Bribe (Joe Perticone/The Bulwark)
Cash-strapped Americans signal rising costs could be Trump’s midterm headache (Avery Lotz/Axios)
Trump’s imperial presidency is Dick Cheney’s final legacy (Ian Millhiser/Vox)
NBC News Exit Poll: Voters disapprove of Trump in New Jersey, Virginia and other key races (Stephanie Perry/NBC News) No matter who’s on the ballot, it’s All About Trump.
From groceries to gas, Americans say they’re spending more under Trump (Washington Post) Gas today is $2.29 at Walmart, the lowest I’ve seen in a decade.
Cheney’s death highlights GOP shifts under Trump (Brett Samuels/The Hill)
Judge orders White House to restore sign language interpreters at briefings by Trump, Leavitt (Kyle Cheney/Politico) How is this the business of a judge?
Democrat Spanberger Wins Governor Race As Virginians Reproach Trump (Jim Saksa/Democracy Docket) “Reproach”? Hardly. Virginia has been going steadily Blue as the Deep State expands out from DC, and Democrats have always voted Democrat even if Jesus were the Republican on the ticket. It’s about demographics, not Trump. (Virginia’s Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Muslim woman elected statewide in the U.S. (Alexandra Marquez/NBC News))
Trump’s IRS kills program that let Americans file taxes for free (Robert Davis/Raw Story) Don’t blame Trump for what the IRS does–the Deep State reaches there as much as anywhere, and putting Trump in the White House doesn’t immediately turn everything around.
BBC Busted Doctoring Trump’s J6 Speech To Smear Him As Violent
Tuesday’s races were a quiet rebuke of Trump for many voters, AP Voter Poll finds (Associated Press) So quiet that only the Narrative Media could hear it, much like the Nazi dog-whistles they hear everywhere.
The Anti-MAGA Majority Reemerges (David A. Graham/The Atlantic) There’s that MAGA guy again. (MAGA is the New Nigger);
Trump Considering Menu Of Venezuela Attack Options, Including Oil-Field Seizures