Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
3rd January 2026
A Diminished Congress Weighs Whether to Reassert Its Power (Carl Hulse/New York Times)
Marjorie Taylor Greene bets the Republican troll era is over (Amanda Marcotte/Salon) Amanda Marcotte, on the other hand, demonstrates that the proglodyte troll era is alive and kicking.
Mar-a-Lago Was Key to Jeffrey Epstein’s Criminal Enterprise (Jeet Heer/The Nation)
Bannon says Trump’s Iran threat echoes Hillary Clinton’s playbook (Ryan Mancini/The Hill) Funny how they only quote Bannon when they want to bash Trump.
Rep. Bacon: Congress Risks Becoming Trump’s ‘Lackeys’ Hey, they were Democrat lackeys for five decaces before Newt Gingrich kicked their asses. How about remembering what team you are on for a change?
Trump says the job market is booming for U.S.-born. The data doesn’t show it. (Lauren Kaori Gurley/Washington Post) Certainly not any data they would publish in the Washington Poop.
Trump’s snatching of Maduro shows a new level of unrestrained global power (Nick Paton Walsh/CNN) Long-awaited.
Trump faces quick criticism from Democrats over Maduro capture (Andrew Solender/Axios) My, what a surprise. If’ it had been Obama, they’d be licking his ass.
Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela (Conor Friedersdorf/The Atlantic) Whenever they can’t think of any other complaint, they trot out the ‘risky’ (AlGore’s favorite word.)
Trump’s Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid! (Mehdi Hasan/Zeteo) Because that’s what it would be about if you were doing it, Mehdi, doesn’t mean that’s why Trump is doing it.
Russia, Iran, China Outraged At US ‘Flagrant Armed Aggression’ On Venezuela As EU Shrugs No better recommendation.
CNN Tries And Fails To Find Any New Negative Health Info On Trump From His WSJ Interview
Updated: Headfirst Into War (Jennifer Rubin/The Contrarian) Jennifer Rubin loses her shit.
‘Iraq 2.0’: Democrats seethe at Trump’s surprise Venezuela strike (Politico) Seethe, Democrats, seethe!
World leaders denounce U.S. operation to capture Maduro (Lauren Floyd/Axios)
Trump’s Critics Are Falling Into an Obvious Trap (David Frum/The Atlantic) So obvious even David Frum can see it.
Maduro Capture Operation and the President’s Duty to Faithfully Execute U.N. Charter (Ryan Goodman/Just Security) I wasn’t aware that the U.S. President had any duty to ‘faithfully execute’ the U.N. Charter. The U.S. Constitution, yes, but the U.N. Charter?
Inside ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ the U.S. Effort to Capture Maduro (New York Times) Jesus, where do they come up with these twinkie names?
Trump’s Selective Drug Enforcement in Latin America (emptywheel) This is not ‘drug enforcement’. This is foreign policy. Nobody in ‘journalism’ appreciates the distinction between prophasis and aitia.
Schumer: Trump’s Venezuela Plans Should Alarm Americans Especially Chuck Schumer.
Mamdani Calls Trump’s Venezuela Action Illegal Name the law, Mr Mayor.
Democratic lawmakers say they were misled on Venezuela (Reuters) I wonder why? Trump Cites Leaks for Skipping Briefing on Venezuela Raid Oh, I guess that’s why. (Democrats? Leak? Heaven forfend….)
Someone made a huge profit predicting Maduro’s capture. Here’s what happened (Herb Scribner/Axios) And all that matters is that some evil white person made a profit.
Republicans largely back Trump on Venezuela action, Democrats decry it as unjustified (Associated Press) This is news?
Democrats Melt Down Over Capture And Arrest Of Dictator Maduro Had he been a ‘right-wing’ dictator, and had the President been a Democrat, they’d be falling all over themselves to kiss his ass.
Hegseth: Maduro ‘f’d around and he found out’ (Ryan Mancini/The Hill) Not your AWFUL mother’s government.
A Criminal Empire — The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. (Spencer Ackerman/FOREVER WARS) Some people have oil on the brain. If we switch to nuclear power, are they going to be wringing their hands all the time about uranium?
How Trump’s threats against Venezuela unfolded (Financial Times)