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Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results.
— Margaret Atwood, 'Surfacing'

As Donald Trump took to the field to hand out the FIFA World Cup trophy, the decibel level literally rose from 78 to 84. The stadium crowd saw Trump and were audibly repulsed. Damaging the integrity of anything he touches is true to the Trump brand.
— David Zinn, The Nation

President Trump, these constant, unprovoked attacks are senseless. As for my popularity, being your friend has certainly not helped it, nor does it depend on my relationship with you.
— Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, in an Instagram post about her acquaintance with Donald Trump

We are led — I am using that verb in the loosest sense — by a man whose idea of courage is bullying, whose idea of honor is knavery, whose idea of loyalty is convenience, whose idea of patriotism is self-idolization, and whose idea of principle is anything that suits his need and his pleasure.
— Bret Stephens, NYT 2026/06/19

IF I WERE PRESIDENT, THE RUSSIA/UKRAINE WAR WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, BUT EVEN NOW, IF PRESIDENT, I WOULD BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AN END TO THIS HORRIBLE AND RAPIDLY ESCALATING WAR WITHIN 24 HOURS. (Sic all caps)
— DJT, TruthSocial, 2023/01/26

Oof, so many fails. An abject purge from the Kennedy Center, a tatty Iran deal, a brackish Reflecting Pool. And at the People's House, pay-per-view bloodsport rife with jingoism, fireworks, flyovers, honor guards for Nazi thugs, grift vast and brazen, the crass smear of an iconic woman in the name of "a permission structure made visible" emboldening "the worst people in the world." The result: "The cringiest collapse of a nation in real time."
— Abby Zimet, CommonDreams.org, 2026/06/17

President Trump has been thinking a lot about his place in history. That’s one of the reasons, according to recent reporting by The Atlantic and The Times, that he’s paying so little attention to his plummeting popularity and so much attention to remodeling Washington in his own image. But there’s no arch high enough, no ballroom gilded enough, to distract from the mountain of corruption he’s constructing.
— Noah Shachtman, NYT, 2026/05/21

Current

Ongoing coverage of the Administration

Tropic Press/JC Bruce, 2026/10/02
We now have a website to navigate questions about our government. I tried it out
MSN, 2026/09/30
Trump rigs America.gov AT chatbot after it keeps correcting his lies
The Hill, 2026/09/30
Schmitt faces fallout after debunked Jack Smith narrative
Common Dreams, 2026/09/30
‘Not What I Did’: GOP Senator Squirms When Asked Why He Keeps Voting for Trump’s Gas Price-Hiking War
CNN, 2026/09/29
Trump launched a ‘damn good’ AI chatbot. It debunks many of his false claims
Mother Jones, 2026/09/29
Trump Says the Polls Are 'Fake.' Iowa Farmers Say They’re 'Bleeding Money.'
CNN, 2026/09/29
Trump lies again that grocery prices ‘have come way down’ this term
Daily Beast, 2026/09/29
Trump’s Twisted Revenge Plot Plunges Into Crisis
The Hill, 2026/09/28 (Opinion)
The legacy of Clarence Thomas will be declining trust in the Supreme Court
HuffPost, 2026/09/28
CNN Panelist Calls Out Trump’s Glaring Hypocrisy In Damning Xi Dinner Observation
MotherJones, 2026/09/28
The White House is burning public funds on political advertising — which even Republicans are condemning.
TruthOut, 2026/09/26
The Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining Momentum – As activists rally around federal legislation to dismantle ICE, Amnesty International joins the call for abolition.
MS.now, 2026/09/24
MS NOW, CNN and Politico regain White House access after judge orders press passes restored
CNN, 2026/09/23
‘This is a Fight!’ CNN Boss Fires Back at Trump Ban — Tackles Ellison Takeover in Private All-Hands Meeting
Mother Jones, 2026/09/23
JD Vance Is Coming For Your Obamacare
HuffPost, 2026/09/21
TV Networks To Skip White House Video Coverage In Solidarity With CNN
MS.now, 2026/09/21
White House pool suspends TV coverage of Trump after CNN ban. The extraordinary move came days after the president said he was banning the network, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
Common Dreams, 2026/09/21
UN Expert Says Trump ‘Murder’ Spree at Sea May Constitute ‘Crimes Against Humanity’
ABC News, 2026/09/21
'Blatant violation' of rights: News outlets file lawsuit over Trump ban The outlets described the ban as a "direct assault" on the First Amendment.
ProPublica, 2026/09/14
Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin
Dissent, 2026/09/09
Know Your Enemy: The Pump and Dump Presidency
Mediate, 2026/08/27
Trump Posts Presidential Rankings Declaring Him ‘The Greatest’
Common Dreams, 2026/08/25
Trump’s Legacy: An Unchecked Presidency and a War That May Outlast Him
HuffPost, 2026/08/25
Trump Inconsolable Over Canada's Refusal To Bend The Knee In Trade War He Started. Clearly running out of leverage, he's now threatening to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America.'
CNN, 2026/08/25
Fact check: Trump keeps making stuff up about Canada
The American Prospect, 2026/08/25
How Trump Declared Economic War on His Own People
Daily Beast, 2026/08/25
Trump Spirals With Unhinged Posting Spree Attacking Top Ally

Anti-Science

Trump’s disdain for evidence and the truth makes him hostile toward science. During the first months of his second term he has ceded US primacy in research and technology, endangering the health of the planet and its inhabitants.

NPR.org 2026/00/24
These 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under Trump
Politico, 2026/07/21
Trump threatens National Academies with debarment. Here’s what it is.
Salon, 2026/07/10
Trump’s authoritarian project now includes science
Stateline, 2026/06/03
New medical guidance affirms Tylenol safety during pregnancy months after Trump sows doubt
Scientific American, 2026/05/18
Eight of the top 10 officials at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have now been pushed out since President Donald Trump took office
TruthOut, 2026/05/07 (Analysis)
Trump’s Attack on Science Escalates With Firing of Entire National Science Board. The impact of the loss of knowledge and research will be felt for decades — a legacy of Trump’s war on science.
Mother Jones, 2026/05/01
'The Folly of Trump Taking a “Wrecking Ball” to a Crucial Science Advisory Board
Salon, 2026/04/08
'People are choosing this fate': Measles will get worse before it gets better
arsTechnica, 2026/02/11
Trump orders the military to make agreements with coal power plants
Reuters, 2025/12/08
US judge rejects Trump administration's halt of wind energy permits
The Guardian, 2025/12/03
Trump says he will repeal Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks
AP, 2025/11/20
CDC website changed to contradict scientific conclusion that vaccines don’t cause autism
NPR, 2025/11/10
Countries are gathering for climate negotiations. Here's where the U.S. stands
Science, 2025/10/27
Argentina’s move to woo Trump has derailed South America’s largest radio telescope
ABC, 2025/09/23
Fact-checking what Trump said about climate change during the UN General Assembly
Salon, 2025/09/04
Trump’s clean oil claims run up against hard data in Texas
HuffPost, 2025/09/02
Scientists Say Trump Admin’s Climate Report Is Riddled With Errors
New Yorker, 2025/08/31
How Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,’s Anti-Vax Agenda Is Infecting America
Axios, 2025/06/09
RFK Jr. removes all 17 members of vaccine committee for CDC
Science, 2025/05/12
Trump’s ‘fear factor’: Scientists go silent as funding cuts escalate
Climate Action Campaign, 2025/04/29
100 Days, 100 Harms
Scientific American, 2025/02/20
Science under Siege during Trump’s First 30 Days

Lying

Trump has found there is virtually no downside to lying incessantly

Wikipedia (ongoing)
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump
CNN, 2026/02/03
Fact check: Trump twice promotes phony claim that Walmart is closing 250 California stores
MS Now, 2025/12/12
White House’s Leavitt keeps arguing with reporters. Her real fight is with reality.
CNN, 2025/12/08
Fact check: Trump denies saying something he said on camera five days ago
HuffPost, 2025-11-21
Economist Stunned By Trump’s Latest Brazen Claims: ‘The Reality Is…’
KTVZ.com, 2025-11-19
Analysis: Trump keeps lying while accusing others of lying
The Guardian, 2025/09/23
Fact-check: Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims during his UN address
Mediate, 2025/10/28
Disgraceful Media Blacks Out Stunning Trump Cognitive/IQ Test Rant — Hides Damning Facts Behind It
Literary Hub, 2025/08/21
Book Review: Dinesh D’Souza’s “The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left”
Vanity Fair, 2025/05/01
Trump’s Lies Are Finally Catching Up With Him
European Center for Populism Studies
[Hitler’s] Big Lie
Protect Democracy, 2023/08/15
What is the Big Lie?
ProPublica, 2022/04/26
Building the “Big Lie”: Inside the Creation of Trump’s Stolen Election Myth
American Prospect, 2025/09/05
The Joy of Bullshit
Daily Nation, 2025/06/04
The sociopath next door: 'How Donald Trump became a danger to the world'
The Guardian, 2022/12/22
An essential skill for assessing our politics: knowing the difference between lies and bullshit
Reason and Meaning, 2020/10/29
Lying vs. Bullshit
CSPAN2, 2005/11/20 video (4:46)
Harry Frankfurt On Bullshit

Past

Deadbeat Donnie’s business career, his malfeasance, and abounding failures

ProPublica, 2025/11/15
A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second
Newsweek, 2024/06/04
Trump Has Always Been a Criminal
Rakuten Kobo Blog, 2025/01/20
How to understand President Donald Trump’s second term—with the best books on his first term
AOL, 2025/05/14
Every Trump Business That Went Bankrupt
Wikipedia
Business Career of Donald Trump
YouTube, 2024/11/12 video (3:03)
How Trump Killed Every Business He Touched | Robert Reich explains
Los Angeles Times, 2022/05/18
A lengthy list of Trump’s disastrous business deals — compiled by his newest business partners