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Date: March 19, 2025 at 09:51:04
From: shadow, [DNS_Address]
Subject: MN bill labels Trump derangement syndrome as mental illness |
URL: https://thehill.com/homenews/5200463-trump-derangement-syndrome-mental-illness-minnesota/ |
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Annnd here we go, kids! Highest bid thus far toward
making beyond-Hitler-like mind control legal and
enforcible!
Now HERE is where I'm most curious to see, of those who
vote GOP, who will *actually support this bill*.......
...because the more flagrantly violent and abusive of
individual freedoms the GOP becomes, the more crucial it
is to know who of those we walk amongst would and will,
should such an evil bill pass, be only too pleased to
throw us under that handy bus...
...not to characterize them as any kind of "enemy"...that
would be giving them too much power...simply to know for
survival awareness' sake, and for prayer...
I don't think the bill will pass...it's like one of the
worst pieces of noir satire I've ever seen...and I'm
betting on there being far too much warm humane/sane
blood still running through MNs veins for it to...just
sayin'...
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A bill introduced in Minnesota seeks to revise state law
to include “Trump derangement syndrome” as a form of
mental illness.
The bill, introduced by five Republican state senators,
would add the the syndrome — TDS, as President Trump and
his supporters frequently refer to it — to the state’s
definition of mental illness.
The bill defines TDS as “the acute onset of paranoia in
otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the
policies and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump.”
“Symptoms may include Trump-induced general hysteria,
which produces an inability to distinguish between
legitimate policy differences and signs of psychic
pathology in President Donald J. Trump’s behavior,” it
reads.
The legislation specifies that TDS can be expressed by
“verbal expressions of intense hostility” toward Trump
and by “overt acts of aggression and violence” against
Trump supporters or against “anything that symbolizes
President Donald J. Trump.”
The president has long invoked the fabricated diagnosis
as a way to label his political opponents as mentally ill
when they criticize him or express outrage in response to
actions he has taken.
Trump has labeled many of his fiercest opponents as
suffering from TDS, including his former chief of staff,
John Kelly, who called the president a fascist, and
former Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-
Ill.), who investigated Trump’s role in the attack on the
Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Many of Trump’s Democratic
opponents have similarly been labeled as having a case of
TDS.
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Minnesota State Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen (R), one of the GOP
lawmakers who introduced the legislation, defended the
bill as one addressing the “irrational behavior” carried
out by Trump critics — not just their differing political
beliefs.
“People of different political persuasions can differ
when discussing issues. We should be able to have civil
debates without demonstrating violent and unreasonable
reactions such as burning down Tesla dealerships,
threatening people who wear Trump hats or committing road
rage at the sight of a Trump bumper sticker on a person’s
car,” he wrote in a Facebook post.
“This irrational behavior is unacceptable in a civil
society and suggests a deeper psychological problem. That
is what this bill addresses, not mere political
disagreements,” he added.
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer Labor (DFL) Party,
affiliated with the national Democratic Party, holds a
majority in the state, so the bill is unlikely to pass,
though it has reportedly caused a stir in the state’s
Capitol.
Gruenhagen acknowledged the bill’s dim prospects, adding
in his post, “of course, we all know that the Democrats
and Governor Walz will never allow this bill to pass
anyway, so take a deep breath and calm down.”
Minnesota DFL Party spokesperson Darwin Forsyth issued a
statement Monday about the bill: “This is why Minnesota
Republicans have lost every statewide election in recent
memory – every time they get an opportunity to try to
improve Minnesotans’ lives, they instead double down on
an agenda that caters to their party’s most extreme
right-wing activists.”
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Date: March 19, 2025 at 10:55:57
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: MN bill labels Trump derangement syndrome as mental illness |
URL: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5202706-minnesota-senator-justin-eichorn-arrested/ |
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Minnesota lawmaker behind ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ bill accused of soliciting minor
by Ashleigh Fields - 03/19/25 9:29 AM ET
Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn (R) was arrested for soliciting a minor on Monday, authorities said, hours after he introduced a bill proposing “Trump derangement syndrome” (TDS) as a form of mental illness.
Bloomington Police Department detectives had communicated with Eichorn, who was under the assumption he was talking to a 17-year-old girl, police said. He arrived Monday to meet the teen in person but instead was met by local officers.
He was later booked at the Bloomington Police Department jail and was expected to be transported to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center. A felony charge of soliciting a minor to practice prostitution was pending, authorities said in a statement Tuesday.
“As a 40-year-old man, if you come to the Orange Jumpsuit District looking to have sex with someone’s child, you can expect that we are going to lock you up,” Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said in a statement. “I have always advocated stiffer penalties for these types of offenses. … We need our state legislature to take this case and this type of conduct more seriously.”
Eichorn, who is married with four children, represents St. Paul, Minn., according to his legislative profile.
This is his third term as a senator, and he serves as the ranking minority member on two committees, including the State and Local Government Committee.
Eichorn’s bill defines TDS as an “acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons” triggered by reactions to President Trump’s administration and its policies, characterized by symptoms such as intense verbal hostility toward Trump and potential acts of aggression against Trump supporters.
He co-sponsored the bill with four Republican state senators on Monday.
In the wake of Eichorn’s arrest, his colleagues have urged him to resign.
“We are shocked by these reports and this alleged conduct demands an immediate resignation,” Minnesota State Republicans wrote in a statement, posted on X. “Justin has a difficult road ahead and he needs to focus on his family.”
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Date: March 19, 2025 at 11:13:13
From: shadow, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: MN bill labels Trump derangement syndrome as mental illness |
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Annnnd there we are...lol...
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