Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
21st February 2026

How MAGA learned to love Christian persecution (Tom Schaller/Public Notice)
California bill would block immigration agents near polling sites (Politico) “Leave our criminals alone!’
This Is How an Autocrat Goes to War (Michelle Goldberg/New York Times) Apparently history is no longer a required subject in the schools.
Republicans are ignoring Trump and holding out hope for a second megabill (Politico) Sure, Politico is the expert on what Republicans are doing. I believe that….
Trump’s dream is a giant slush fund Congress can’t touch (TadDeHaven/Vox) Just like a Democrat!
MAHA unleashes on White House after Trump backs pesticide (Politico) Sure, Politico is the expert on what MAHA is doing. I believe that….
DOJ Deleted Record Revealing That Maxwell Holds Potential Blackmail Over Trump (Roger Sollenberger)
MAGA’s Reaction to the Epstein Files Reveals Total Moral Collapse (Kali Holloway/The Nation)
Justice Kavanaugh: Trump Tariffs ‘Clearly Lawful’
Trump Plans to Impose Tariffs a Different Way After Supreme Court Loss (New York Times)
Trump Can Still Impose Tariffs, Here’s How
Appeals Court Blocks California Mask Ban for ICE Agents
Network Newscasts SKIP White House Black History Month Event Where Trump Was Praised
Bodyguards for Azerbaijani president, in town for Trump’s Board of Peace, attack protesters in DC (Joseph Gedeon/The Guardian) Doing jobs Americans won’t do.
ICE’s Campaign Of Terror Is Not Over, Says Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (Jennifer Bendery/HuffPost) Nope, because the law is on their side.
Trump banner on Justice Dept. building draws authoritarian comparisons (Washington Post) Of course it does. That’s all they know how to do.
Trump Demeans Himself as He Attacks the Supreme Court (Wall Street Journal)
A Year Into Trump’s 2nd Term: When Does Accountability For The Deep State Begin? The Deep State wasn’t built in a day, and it won’t be deconstructed in a day, either. Really, there’s no pleasing some people.
Democrats demand that Trump issue $1,700 tariff refunds to Americans after the Supreme Court ruling (Kelsey Vlamis/Business Insider) You will have noticed that Democrats are very good at demanding. You’d think that they were a majority in Congress rather than a rather pestiferous minority. Toddlers all.
Deputy AG fires interim U.S. attorney succeeding Trump loyalist hours after appointment (NBC News)
Desperate John Bolton Throws Stink Bomb Into Trump’s Board Of Peace Meeting (Babylon Bee)
With tariffs ruling, Supreme Court reasserts its power to check Trump (Andrew Chung/Reuters)
The Atlantic Boasts Trump Hates Facts — Then Makes Up a Measles Story