Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
16th January 2026
Trump has made ICE a 70-30 issue — for Democrats (G. Elliott Morris/Strength In Numbers)s
The Minneapolis Crucible — Will we forge democracy anew? (Paul Krugman) To make it equivalent to progressive totalitarianism, perhaps? The vacuum speaks.
‘Stop Proposing This Populist S–‘ (NOTUS)
One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis (New York Times)
Trump’s promised manufacturing boom is a bust so far (David J. Lynch/Washington Post) Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
Democratic lawmakers urge FTC to investigate Trump phone (Brian Cheung/NBC News
Iceland demands answers from US after Trump ally cracks 52nd state joke (Ketrin Jochecová/Politico)
Bipartisan bill targets Trump’s Greenland talk (Joe Gould/Politico)
With Blood on His Hands, Trump Is Eager To Invoke Insurrection Act (David Kurtz/Talking Points Memo)
NY Times Editor Schmoozes Soros-Tied Venezuelan Expert to Slam Trump’s Plans
Nobel Committee Takes Heat at Home as Machado Courts Trump (New York Times)
Democrats Introduce NOPE Act As Both Parties Claim Politically Motivated Prosecution Democrats have learned that what goes around comes around.
Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’ (Wired) I certainly hope so.
CNN Tries Casting Doubt On Story Of ICE Agent Being Attacked With a Snow Shovel
Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in Minneapolis (Ryan Cooper/American Prospect)
DHS: NY Times’ ‘Despicably Misleading Headline’ Is Why Media Aren’t Trusted
Let’s Make Renee Good the Last Person That ICE Kills (Robin Wonsley/The Nation)
The View’s Token Republican Cheers Walz Deploying Guard Against ICE
How Trump could use the Insurrection Act to pummel Minnesota (Axios)
Trump’s military threat comes as Minneapolis reels under ICE (Nick Halter/Axios)
Mike Johnson Goes Off Rails in Vile Gaslighting Display on Trump, ICE (New Republic)
‘Treason’: Elon Musk urges imprisonment of educators accurately teaching US history (Raw Story) Come get your Narrative, right here.
ICE Is Losing the Political Battle (New York Times) They hope.
The Minnesota War Zone Is Trump’s Most Trumpian Accomplishment (Susan B. Glasser/New Yorker)
Dem Rep. Thanedar Bill Would Abolish ICE; ‘Beyond Reform’
ACLU Sues to Halt Trump ICE Crackdown in Minnesota
Something Is Rotten in the State of America (David French/New York Times) The Left’s favorite ‘conservative’ does his virtue-signaling.
Trump, Vance, and the Mainstreaming of Far-Right Hate (Andrew Weinstein/Moral Clarity)
Simon Rosenberg on Trump’s no good, very bad year (Public Notice)
Machado Presents Trump With Gold Nobel Peace Prize Medal
CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities (CNN) Of course it does.
War Powers Resolutions Keep Failing. Democrats Are Going to Try Again Anyway. (Hamed Ahmadi/NOTUS)
Trump could be close to unleashing the state violence he’s always wanted (Philip Bump/MS NOW) Philip Bump loses his shit.
Norway Stunned After Machado Gifts Nobel Peace Prize Medal to Trump (Bloomberg)
Cooling Inflation Doesn’t Mean Tariffs Were Harmless (Jonathan Levin/Bloomberg) Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?