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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 3h

The billionaire class, the media elite, and assorted followers are euphoric over Donald Trump’s racist police state.

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 3h

Alici and carpaccio

Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 3h

Ordinary Americans are not euphoric about Donald Trump’s racist police state.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 5h

ICE's military raids and masked kidnappings are resonating deeply/negatively in the cultural spaces we keep hearing Dems need to reach: Manosphere, Joe Rogan, country music, disengaged voters. That's rare and it gives Dems a big opening to engage.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2018...

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 4h

Also in the Washington Post, apparently

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 8h

The fact that Donald Trump had to instantly back away from his threats to China convinces the New York Times that China is in a weak position.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...

China Played Its Strongest Card to Get Trump’s Attention. Will it Work?

www.nytimes.com

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 8h

Corporate elites apparently think it is very funny that the "peace president" is killing fishermen in the Caribbean.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Hosts Dinner for Wealthy Donors to White House Ballroom

www.nytimes.com

Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 8h

Donald Trump thanks billionaires for giving him "tremendous amounts of money."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Hosts Dinner for Wealthy Donors to White House Ballroom

www.nytimes.com

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 8h

Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by entertaining billionaires who gave him money.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Hosts Dinner for Wealthy Donors to White House Ballroom

www.nytimes.com

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 8h

Top Israeli official denies that its "a new dawn" in the Middle East.
www.timesofisrael.com/senior-israe...

Senior Israeli official insists Gaza war ‘not over’ until all truce phases complete

Official in Prime Minister's Office says developments still only in 1st stage dealing with release of hostages, follow-up steps must be completed, denies talks on 2nd stage underway

www.timesofisrael.com

Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 14h

Donald Trump, who threatened to become a dictator on day one, declares that he is in fact a dictator.

Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 14h

Trump signs memo claiming power to do things he has no constitutional authority to do www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/10/trum...

Trump signs memo claiming power to do things he has no constitutional authority to do - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Classic “the subhed is fine, the headline is not”: President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum significantly expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay mem...

www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com

Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 17h

Ross Douthat may have overestimated Donald Trump's diplomatic skill.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...

Trump Offered a Helping Hand to Argentina. It Backfired.

www.nytimes.com

Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 17h

Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by generously doubling the size of his bailout for hedge fund billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region

The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 18h

The "free speech" president bans people from the country who aren't sufficiently effusive in their praise for Charlie Kirk. North Korean authorities must be very impressed.
theintercept.com/2025/10/15/s...

He Tweeted Charlie Kirk “Won’t Be Remembered as a Hero.” The State Dept. Revoked His Visa

Nota Baloyi is one of several people who lost a visa to visit the U.S. because he spoke ill of Charlie Kirk on social media.

theintercept.com

Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 20h

The “peace president” expands his war on Venezuela.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

www.nytimes.com

Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 21h

The media campaign to give Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize for his “historic” agreement to suspend the Gaza war for a few hours appears to have been premature.

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 21h

The "peace president" says he will enable Israel to continue its campaign of genocide in Gaza.
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Trump: I held Israel back, but it’ll return to Gaza as soon as I give the word

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www.timesofisrael.com

Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 21h

Donald Trump's treasury secretary responds to public demands for lower prices by threatening to keep prices high.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/t...

Trump administration will set price floors across range of industries to combat China, Bessent says

China has driven foreign competitors out of business over the past two decades by using its market dominance to slash prices, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

www.cnbc.com

Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 21h

Donald Trump's plan to enable Israel to complete its campaign of genocide is not as "historic" as the media claimed it is.

Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

Here's the Truth About Trump's 'Peace Plan' for Gaza

The US allowed Netanyahu to create four key loopholes in the deal to ensure Israel can continue its Gaza genocide – regardless of the 'ceasefire' agreement, writes @muhammadshehada.bsky.social:

zeteo.com/p/truth-abou...

Here's the Truth About Trump's 'Peace Plan' for Gaza

The US allowed Netanyahu to create four key loopholes in the deal to ensure Israel can continue its Gaza genocide – regardless of the 'ceasefire' agreement.

zeteo.com

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 21h

Donald Trump responds to public demands to make things cheaper by making things more expensive instead.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞

@sbmitche.bsky.social
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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 22h

Businesses say that they are passing Trump's tax increases on to ordinary American consumers.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/t...

Tariffs are pushing prices higher and consumers are feeling the hit, Fed's Beige Book shows

Companies are caught between absorbing the costs or passing them onto customers, according to a Federal Reserve report.

www.cnbc.com

Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 1d

Ordinary Americans are not euphoric over the Republicans' threat to take away their health care.

Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 1d

The Republicans want us to believe that healthcare and the insurance market were great before Obamacare, but most people refuse to be as stupid as Republicans want them to be
deanbaker22.substack.com/p/republican...

Republican Glory Days? The Pre-Obamacare Insurance Market

Republicans tell us healthcare was GREAT until Obamacare came along

deanbaker22.substack.com

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 1d

The financial elite supports fascism.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 1d

The "energy dominance" president threatens to make America an energy backwater.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/china-has-...

China Has Overtaken America

And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up

paulkrugman.substack.com

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump responds to public demands for lower prices by making everything more expensive.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

A grocery store clerk in Chicago says shoppers see prices “and say, ‘What the f—? .. It happens all the time.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...

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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 1d

The Israeli government believes that upholding agreements is for losers. No wonder that Trump is so impressed.

Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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