Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
13th August 2026
For Trump, Secret Flight Was a Stunning Ruse. For Putin, ‘a Regular Tuesday.’ (Anton Troianovski/New York Times) God forbid that the NYT should pass up a chance to link Trump to Putin.
Which Trump Officials Joined Him on His Secret Flight Out of Turkey? (Maggie Haberman/New York Times) Maggie Haberman goes on a witch-hunt.
How Trump’s Ruse to Evade an Iranian Threat Unfolded on the Tarmac in Turkey (Wall Street Journal)
China Dominates The Humanoid Robot Race. Can Trump Close The Gap? Because, as we all know, ‘closing the gap’ in the ‘humanoid robot race’ is TOTALLY the responsibility of the President of the United States.
Greenland forces Trump-linked US oil firm to delay drilling (Tom Burgis/The Guardian) LINKED TO: “Linked to” in news stories means “there is a strong correlation but we can’t really say that there’s a causal link without being called out for it, but we’re going to write as if there actually was a causal link because otherwise we wouldn’t be able to stir people up and get more clicks”.