Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
17th January 2026
Right-wing media are describing pro-immigrant Minnesota activists using the language of war (Media Matters for America) The Left would never do that, of course.
The Companies Behind ICE (Sludge)
Live Unfree Or Die (Paul Blumenthal/HuffPost)
Biden-Appointed Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Move To Withhold Minnesota Food Stamp Funds
DERANGED: Acosta Floats Choking CBS’s Dokoupil, Welch Says ICE Is Like ISIS
Trump’s DHS has shot 11 people during immigration enforcement operations since September (NBC News)
How Republicans criticize Trump without criticizing him: From the Politics Desk (NBC News)
Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE (Pablo Manríquez/Migrant Insider)
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters (Associated Press) Good luck finding a ‘peaceful’ protester.
How Trump Is Using Violent Tragedies to Divide America (Mark Follman/Mother Jones) No mention of how Trump-haters are causing violent tragedies to divide America.
Some Trump administration social media posts mirror extremist rhetoric (Jason Abbruzzese/NBC News)
.Democrats grapple with ‘rising clamor’ for Trump impeachment ahead of midterms (Benjamin Siegel/Associated Press) Which, without a majority in either the Senate or the House, is pure virtue-signaling.
Dem Sen. Coons Leads Delegation to Support ‘Kingdom of Denmark’ Democrats never forget which side they’re on, and that side is rarely America.
Dispatch from the occupation (Don Moynihan/Can We Still Govern?)
‘Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’ (Nick Miroff/The Atlantic) Of course it was a bad idea. But after the 9/11 attacks, every politician and his dog had to be seen as ‘doing something’, including GWB, so (as usual) that urge produced stupid legislation.
Brooks Describes ICE in Minneapolis As Almost An ‘Armed Occupation’ Pseudo-conservatives at the New York Times are busy these days pushing the Narrative.
Algemeiner: Vance Can’t Be Silent on Antisemitism Sure he can. Just watch him.
Trump’s Greenland Demands Spark Protest Rallies Across Denmark (Sara Sjolin/Bloomberg) Dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
ABC, CBS Omit Shovel-Wielding Assailant In ICE Traffic Stop Shooting
Trump Is Making China Great Again (Catherine Rampell/The Bulwark) This appears to be the New Narrative at the Bullshitwark.
America’s myriad afflictions (Philip Bump/How To Read This Chart) Philip Bump loses his shit.
Minneapolis braces for march called by pardoned Jan. 6 rioter (Washington Post)
The Stupidest Trump Move So Far (Paul Krugman) The vacuum speaks.
Of Course: MS NOW Compares Administration’s Minnesota Reaction To Hitler
This Is the Only Card Trump Can Play (Jamelle Bouie/New York Times)