Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
2nd November 2026
Hegseth Digs In as Dems Plan Probes After Midterms
Federal judge dismisses Trump attempt to interfere in Alaska Senate race (NBC News)
A Pro-Russia Strongman at Mar-a-Lago (Isaac Stanley-Becker/The Atlantic)
Bulgaria Elects First Woman, Pro-Trump President
Trump launches racist diatribe against Abdul El-Sayed at Iowa rally (Roque Planas/The Guardian)
Trump Searches for a Fall Guy to Blame for Iran (The Atlantic)
Republicans are privately blaming Trump, even if they won’t say it out loud (Politico) The mind-readers at Politico are on the case.
We Called Back Young Men Who Voted for Trump. He’s Losing Them. (Claire Cain Miller/New York Times) That phone booth must have been pretty crowded.
How Trump destroyed his own dictatorial ambitions (David R. Lurie/Public Notice)
Oligarchy is on the Ballot — Can a handful of plutocrats buy an election? (Paul Krugman) Says the man who was bought by Enron.
The media blackout of the new rape allegation against Trump (Judd Legum/Popular Information) *YAWN*
Petrol prices set to hit record high under Trump on eve of US elections (Financial Times) Gas where I live is $3.25, lower than under Biden. I wonder where they got those numbers, and whether they bothered to wipe the fecal matter off first.
Trump Has Gotten Richer — It’s Not Going to Republican Campaigns (Dave Levinthal/The Washington Sun Two words: Hunter Biden.
CBS SLAMS Stevens’s ‘Shocking’ ‘Betrayal,’ Rips ‘Islamophobic’ Trump, Touts ‘Moderate’ Talarico
45 of 87 Trump Headlines on Google News Were Negative, 1 Positive Not really news but a useful reminder.
Trump approval near record low ahead of elections, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds (Jason Lange/Reuters) *YAWN*