Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
20th February 2026

Trump says world has 10 days to see if Iran agrees deal or ‘bad things happen‘ (BBC)
The US could strike Iran. Here’s how Tehran is getting prepared (CNN)
Minnesota judge holds federal attorney in civil contempt
In-Your-Face DOJ Aide Rides Prosecutors for ‘Chief Client’ Trump (Ben Penn/Bloomberg Law)
Donald Trump is mentioned in the Epstein Files over a million times. This is an illustration of what that looks like. (Greg Olear/PREVAIL) Epstein cooties! Of course, what they don’t talk about is how many times Obama or Biden is ‘mentioned’ in the Epstein files.
Failure to communicate: Trump’s messaging isn’t working (Keith Naughton/The Hill) Oh, I think it’s coming through well enough. (MAGA Voters Back Trump’s Interventions (Wall Street Journal))
Orwell Would Cringe — MAGA bad faith attacks on “wokeness” and left-wing “censorship” … (Jennifer Rubin/The Contrarian) Jennifer Rubin loses her shit. The reason Orwell would cringe is because of Rubin who clame to be ‘progressive’ while being dyed in the wool statists.
Bishops Praise Trump for Combating Gender Ideology
Susan Collins hands Trump the 50th vote against free and fair elections (Marc Elias/Democracy Docket) The proglodyte definition of ‘free and fair elections’ means ‘Democrats get to cheat’.
Six deaths in six weeks: What to know about ICE detentions in Texas (The Texas Tribune)
Fox News correspondent: “It’s a bit surreal seeing the juxtaposition of President Trump presiding over the Board of Peace while preparing for war” (Media Matters for America) The Romans had a saying: Si vis pacem, para bellum. If you want peace, prepare war.
Third American Death Linked to ICE Uncovered by Newsweek (Newsweek)
Trump Is Still Deporting People Wherever He Wants (Isaac Chotiner/New Yorker)
Why a Royal’s Arrest Exposes Trump’s Shameful Perversion of Justice (David Rothkopf/The Daily Beast)
Stepped in It: CBS’s Ed O’Keefe Asks If Trump Has Ever Been Falsely Accused of Racism Every. Fucking. Day.
Congress risks major loss to Trump over war powers vote on Iran (Axios)
Trump’s Dangerously Dumb Plan to Steal the Midterms (Dan Pfeiffer/The Message Box) Proglodyte Projection: When the Left accuses you of doing what they plan to do.