Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
6th September 2026
“We’re stuck:” GOP accepts Trump’s all-about-me midterms (Marc Caputo/Axios)
Iran Releases Footage Of Drone Swarm Attacks On Several ‘US-Linked’ Ships In Hormuz Strait
Democrats seek to counter RNC’s ‘Trump-a-palooza’ convention in Dallas (Julia Mueller/The Hill)
Trump’s Embrace of AI Data Centers Adds to GOP’s Midterm Peril (Bloomberg)
Hegseth Appears to Mock Canadian Coast Guard over Pride
Biden-Appointed Judge Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Against New Jersey Law Restricting ICE Operations
In latest win for voters, appeals court rejects bid to revive DHS voter purge database, for now (Yunior Rivas/Democracy Docket) “Voters” here meaning, of course, “illegal voters”.
Inside AOC’s MAHA outreach (Will Steakin/Politico)
AI, ChatGPT, And Its Anti-Trump Propaganda
Capehart Claims Trump’s Smithsonian Battle Is About Destroying ‘Our Democracy’
As Midterms Approach, Republicans Find There Is No Escape From Trump (New York Times)
Trump is running out of time as he tries to restrict mail voting (Washington Post)
Inside the Battle to Save One Pioneering General From Hegseth’s Purge (New York Times)
CNN edits headline after trying to blame Trump for landslide in Nepal
Why Does Canada’s Capital City of Ottawa Have a Street Named After President Donald Trump? Not for long.
Donald Trump’s approval rating falls to all-time low in FT poll (Financial Times) Calvin’s Dad has the same problem in Calvin’s polls. Doubt if he cares any more than Trump does.
RFK Jr.’s Sickening Measles Victory Lap (Jonathan Cohn/The Bulwark) Anything that sickens a writer for the Bullshitwark has my support.
House Dems plot Trump investigation blitz if they seize majority (Elizabeth Elkind/Fox News) Of course they do. Plotting is all they’re good for.
Rep. Jamie Raskin says impeachment isn’t a ‘fetish’ for Democrats but ‘a critical tool’ (Megan Brand/NBC News) Sure looks like a fetish to me.
Pete Hegseth Is a Wrecking Ball (David French/New York Times) I like him already.
Trump’s War on Mail-In Ballots Has Voters Baffled. That May Be the Point. (New York Times) It certainly baffles readers of the New York Times, who are (let’s face it) not the sharpest knives in the drawer.