Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
12th September 2026
US excludes French groups from MAGA-aligned grant program (Marion Solletty/Politico)
Afghan woman in Texas dubbed an “alien terrorist” is deported in DOJ’s first case using obscure court (Sarah N. Lynch/CBS News) ‘Obscure court’ means one they disapprove of.
Trump’s Weird Convention Just Tied Every GOP Candidate To His Sagging Popularity (Jennifer Bendery/HuffPost) As usual, the Magazine of Record for AWFLs does what it does best.
Trump’s ‘Midterm Convention’ Tried to Reach Die-Hard Republican Voters, but Lacked Oomph (James Poniewozik/New York Times) They were all normal people, unlike Democrats.
In ominous sign, USPS initially rejected Florida county’s mail ballot over spacing issue (Jim Saksa/Democracy Docket) Rules? Democrats don’t need no stinkin’ rules!
Trump asks convention crowd to pledge to him they will vote, ‘cheat like hell’ (Amy B Wang/Washington Post) Geez, you’d think they were Democrats or something.
Immigrant Trump Sent to African Hotel Prison Arrested After Speaking With Media, Lawyers Say (Gillian Brockell/American Prospect) Well, I guess Africans aren’t the Origin of True Civilization after all. Good to know.
What Does FBI Director Kash Patel Actually Do? (Alex Nguyen/Mother Jones) Enforce the law, something with which Mother Jones is totally unfamiliar.
The Numbers Don’t Lie: Trump’s Convention Speech Was a Total Flop (Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling/New Republic) But the number-squinters certainly do.
Katy Tur Focuses on Islamophobia During 9/11 Anniversary, Says It Led to Trump’s Rise Proglodytes wave the term ‘Islamophobia’ around as if it were a magic wand rather than a rational response to Muslim terrorism.
Trump’s Real Problem Is Real Wages (Wall Street Journal) As if Trump could magically change that.
Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists (Tim Balk/New York Times) Which, these days, they are.
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech (New York Times) Wake me up when Trump becomes worse than Obama or Biden.
These are the Trump investigations Democrats plan if they win in November (Washington Post)
Fear and Delusion in Dallas: Inside Trump’s Midterm Convention Flop (Nikki McCann Ramirez/Rolling Stone) The proglodyte Pravda exceeds expectations.
Some Media Outlets Make 9/11 About Bashing Trump My, what a surprise.