“Trump’s increasingly lunatic behavior has bankrupted the English language. Words fail. We stand agape, hoping that the latest report of Trump’s mind-bending antics is satire from The Borowitz Report or The Onion."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán
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https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/protecting-ourselves-from-trumps

Protecting ourselves from Trump’s descent into madness.

April 14, 2026

Today's Edition Newsletter

"Trump’s feud with the Catholic Pope is insane. Catholics formed a significant portion of the coalition that reelected Trump in 2024. Insulting the leader of the Catholic Church will drive millions of Catholics to abandon Trump-supporting Republicans in the 2026 midterms."

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán
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“'We may stop by Cuba after we’re finished with this,' Trump said Monday – meaning once his disastrous war in Iran actually ends.

It was an insane moment, as Trump stood next to a woman wearing a 'DoorDash grandma' shirt for a corporate White House photo-op."

~ Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán #DoorDash
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https://zeteo.com/p/is-cuba-next

Team Trump Ramps Up Plans to Attack Cuba

Trump’s administration is discussing plans to attack and kidnap Cuban leaders, while also turning down an offer from Iran to end the war. Plus: Republicans debate whether to hate... the pope.

Zeteo

"(At the same event, Trump claimed he had only mistakenly committed blasphemy when he posted an image depicting himself as Jesus, because he thought it was 'me as a doctor.')"

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán #DoorDash #DoctorTrump
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"On Monday morning, oil hit $104 a barrel. The Hormuz blockade went into effect at 10am Eastern. The Pope said he had no fear of the Trump administration. Hungary confirmed a TISZA supermajority. The President defended a deleted AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ.

And DoorDash staged a press event at the White House."

~ Mike Brock

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán #DoorDash #DoctorTrump
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https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/garbage-in-garbage-out-doordash-edition

Garbage In, Garbage Out: DoorDash Edition

A Crisis Dispatch

Notes from the Circus

"Donald Trump staged a DoorDash delivery at the White House to promote his 'no tax on tips' policy, even tipping the driver $100 as part of the photo-op. But the moment didn’t go as planned, as the driver, Sharon Simmons, avoided engaging with broader political questions and redirected attention to her own financial struggles and the policy itself."

~ Aaron Parnas

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán #DoorDash
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https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-white-house-faces-major-blowback

NEWS: White House Faces Major Blowback After Door Dash Stunt Goes Wrong, Trump Says he Was a Doctor, Not Jesus, More Resistance from NATO

Good evening everyone.

The Parnas Perspective

"The interaction, along with her reluctance to weigh in on unrelated issues, led some observers to see the stunt as backfiring—drawing mixed reactions and undercutting the intended messaging."

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán #DoorDash
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"He’s never been fit. But now we have objective concerns. A president who is disoriented, impulsive, physically unwell, and threatening extreme actions—those are not acceptable traits. That shouldn’t be controversial."

~ Mary Trump

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán #DoorDash #DoctorTrump
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https://www.marytrump.org/p/live-with-joanna-coles

Live with Joanna Coles

[Transcript edited for clarity, length and flow]

The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump

"It’s been more than a week since Easter, and Trump still hasn’t posted, 'Happy Easter.' Instead, he’s threatened genocide, mocked Islam, mocked the Pope, used profane language, and straight up lied to us and told us to ignore the evidence of our own eyes and ears."

~ Wajahat Ali

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán #DoorDash #DoctorTrump
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https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/waj-joins-jim-acosta-to-discuss-trumps

Waj joins Jim Acosta to Discuss Trump's Unraveling and Failed War Against The Pope!

Donald Trump should have eaten another TACO today instead of DoorDash McDonald's, as the sundowning President walks back his blasphemous post and continues gaslighting about his mounting failures.

The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali

"After Orbán conceded Sunday night, Trump tried to compensate in an hours-long manic episode by posting memes on his own social media website into the early morning.

Two of his posts illustrate his psychological state—in the most elementary visual terms. In one, dressed as Jesus, Trump performs miracles."

~ Jim Stewartson

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán #DoorDash #DoctorTrump
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https://www.mind-war.com/p/libido-dominandi-the-great-blasphemer

Libido Dominandi: The Great Blasphemer vs. the Augustinian Pope

How Augustine’s warning about the “lust for domination” makes Pope Leo Trump’s most formidable opponent

MindWar: The Psychological War on Democracy

"In another, there is a new Trump Tower on the Moon. While one may be less offensive than the other, they both show precisely the same thing: a malignant narcissist who suffered a major injury to his ego compensating by symbolically dominating things he can’t control, from outer space to the Pope."

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán #DoorDash #DoctorTrump
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"Trump’s deletion was not an indication of regret or self-reflection; it was a tell that he received a narcissistic wound that he could no longer sustain. Instead of indicating any kind of wrongdoing about it, he simply lied and said he thought he was 'a doctor' in the meme. It is totally impossible for him to admit being wrong about anything—even in the face of visual evidence."

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán #DoorDash #DoctorTrump
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"Unfortunately, none of these hardships will weigh on Trump’s conscience, because he doesn’t have one—and he’s no longer capable of even pretending he does. He gets comfort from sharing his sadism, his lack of empathy, and his contempt for the rule of law."

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán #DoorDash #DoctorTrump
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"He will see his own followers’ repudiation of his behavior and Iran’s intransigence as part of the same conspiracy as the 'fake news' and the Pope.

He lives in an alternate reality, and he’s forcing the world to live in it with him."

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #Iran #PopeLeo #Orbán #DoorDash #DoctorTrump
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"This seems to me to be, in some ways, the fundamental personal confrontation in the world. Trump versus Leo. And Leo frustrates him. The Pope, any Pope would frustrate him, because... You know, you can't fire him. You can't indict him. You can't break him. …

And he's reading from a different playbook."

~ Terry Moran

#PopeLeo #Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #PopeLeo
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https://snyder.substack.com/p/thinking-live-with-journalist-terry

Thinking Live with Journalist Terry Moran

A recording from Timothy Snyder's live video

Thinking about...

"I mean, he's saying political things, but based on the gospel of Jesus of Nazareth. And so it's hard to beat him. And I think it's fascinating and a blunder for Trump. to try to completely discredit the American pope. And then post immediately afterwards this crazy Trump as Jesus with the holy touch on some dying man's hand with choirs of angels and all the rest of it around him."

#PopeLeo #Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #PopeLeo #DoctorTrump
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"I think Trump's real problem is actually, so to speak, with God. I think that's the real jealousy. I think this is the issue because Pope Leo shouldn't believe in God. Pope Leo should believe in Trump. I think that's the fundamental issue."

~ Timothy Snyder

#PopeLeo #Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #PopeLeo #DoctorTrump
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"As the day begins, it’s worth watching how Trump tries to stop the spread of the political toxin he’s been spraying over the past 36 hours.

Monday’s photo-op with a door dash worker didn’t turn the tide. Nor did his claim that he thought the A.I.-generated 'religious' image of himself was intended to be a depiction of a
Red Cross' doctor."

~ Scott McFarlane

#PopeLeo #Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #PopeLeo #DoctorTrump #DoorDash
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https://macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/day-ahead-my-daily-editorial-note-981

DAY AHEAD - My Daily Editorial Note

April 14, 2026

Scott MacFarlane Reports

"The Iran blockade hasn’t noticeably shifted public opinion. Nor has the early effort this week to shift the topic to tax cuts…… the Door Dash delivery woman was supposed to champion the 'no tax on tips' initiative, but might be best remembered for dunking on Trump’s question about transgender athletes."

#PopeLeo #Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #PopeLeo #DoctorTrump #DoorDash #Iran
/19

"As Rick [Wilson] noted, Trump 'is obviously not well. The world knows it. And everybody knows it.' Rick then added this poignant line, 'Clearly no one loves this man enough to say, Don, it’s time. You need help, professional help. We’re going to get it for you.'”

~ Dean Obeidallah

#PopeLeo #Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #PopeLeo #DoctorTrump #DoorDash #Iran
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https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/rick-wilson-no-one-loves-trump-enough

Rick Wilson: No one loves Trump enough to get him the mental help he needs!

It's the corruption, stupid!

The Dean's Report by Dean Obeidallah

"And the reason for this is clear: 'The people around him cannot stop the grift train—it’s griftapalooza,' as Rick explained. With all the wealth the Trump inner circle has been making off his second term, why would they want to remove the golden goose—or in Trump’s case, the 'Orange goose.'”

#PopeLeo #Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #PopeLeo #DoctorTrump #DoorDash #Iran
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Jay Kuo looks at Trump's blockade of the blockade, his attack on the pope, and his AI meme equating himself with Jesus and says:

"Taken individually, each episode reads like a stumble. Taken together, they form a pattern: a president who believes he can bend reality to his will."

#PopeLeo #Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #PopeLeo #DoctorTrump #DoorDash #Iran
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https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/the-delusion-of-omnipotence

The “Delusion of Omnipotence”

Trump keeps asserting more power than he has. But now the world is pushing back.

The Status Kuo

"Writing for the New York Times, Lydia Polgreen invoked D.W. Brogan’s 1952 Harper’s essay on America’s 'illusion of omnipotence.' It’s the durable national belief that any problem will yield to sufficient will and power."

#PopeLeo #Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #PopeLeo #DoctorTrump #DoorDash #Iran
/23

"Trump’s personal twist—what Pope Leo XIV aptly called the 'delusion of omnipotence'—helps explain not just the Iran war but everything else that happened this weekend, and everything likely to happen between now and the November midterms."

#PopeLeo #Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #PopeLeo #DoctorTrump #DoorDash #Iran
/24

"Donald Trump needs to be removed from office. You know it, I know it, and tens of millions of people who aren’t reading this piece know it.

Well, somehow 99 percent of the mainstream media in America don’t know it, are too damn scared to say it, or have absolutely zero understanding of their jobs as journalists and their duty to warn the people they serve of the extreme danger we are facing right now."

~ D. Earl Stephens

#Trump #MentalDecline #media
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https://dearlstephens.substack.com/p/should-trump-be-removed-from-office

SHOULD TRUMP BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE?

Well, is the Pope Catholic?

Enough Already

"Trump is capable of anything, & also sits atop the largest nuclear stockpile in the world. He is growing more desperate and unhinged every day, and everything should be done to stop him to protect us.

You know who else knows this? Pope Leo XIV….

Donald Trump had been normalized by a media which willingly lost its credibility, because of its inability and/or refusal to report on this monster and his threat to this nation accurately."

#PopeLeo #Trump #MentalDecline #media #NuclearWeapons
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"Democrats are thinking of impeachment all wrong. Rather than seeing impeachment, right now, as a way to remove Trump (which won't happen), it's a way to hold right wingers accountable because they won't remove Trump."

~ Marcy Wheeler

#Trump #MentalInstability #MentalHealth #megalomania #narcissism #impeachment
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https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/14/whatever-means-to-call-for-trumps-removal-it-is-a-tool-to-expand-accountability-for-iran/

Whatever Means to Call for Trump's Removal, It Is a Tool to Expand Accountability for Iran - emptywheel

Democrats are thinking of impeachment all wrong. Rather than seeing impeachment, right now, as a way to remove Trump (which won't happen), it's a way to hold right wingers accountable because they won't remove Trump.

emptywheel
@wdlindsy I hope your country will succeed in holding Trump #accountable - and also in removing him from his office, by whatever suitable and ethically adequate means, before he might reconsider his decision not to wipe out any civilisation (yet). It would be a GREAT relief to everyone opposing fascism, all over the globe.
#nofascism

@wdlindsy

and a lot of things that happened since 2025 🤔

@wdlindsy How is the renaming of a certain body of water to Gulf of America going? In my estimation, not very well. I very rarely hear the new alternative wording, it’s still the Gulf Of Mexico.
@wdlindsy this belief by powerful people-- that they can bend reality to their will if they believe something hard enough-- has been a pattern among GOP politicians since at least the early 2000s. It seems exacerbated by certain religious beliefs. I remember Tom DeLay (?) saying they so bend reality (using different wording, but meaning the same); there were other examples. The problem is that they can maintain the delusion for some time, but it's always at the expense of those they have power over.
@wdlindsy I'm 5 years younger than Trump but if/when I become as ill as he clearly was *in his first term* then I'm confident my family will be taking power of attorney over my affairs and looking at care options. His 'cabinet of curiosities' and senior republicans should be prosecuted for abuse of an elderly person, keeping him in place while they pursue their own interests. #Trump #USA #SocialCare
@pthane I agree. I'm in your age range (just turned 76), and that kind of family intervention is what I hope to see if I reach the state Trump is in.