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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · Feb 2
Trump/Musk is flooding the zone, here is how you keep up: Trump taking cash bribes from oligarchs in exchange for power, Oligarchs steal from US gutting safety & opportunity for working families, Trump/Oligarchs doing horrible things to innocent people to distract US from their crimes against US.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 4h
This was obvious, long-term devestating impact on our economy & security, but Corporare Media frames the discussion on short-term revenue (small) & trade balance (worse) & manufacturing (down), ignoring these much larger long-term impact.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 4h
Trump’s tariff policy does not force the rest of the world to pay US because of our economic hegemony, instead it forces the rest of the world to end our economic hegemony to avoid of the capricious taxes & regulations & overt corruption that is unacceptable in an economic power.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d
Did Stephen Miller write the banner headline for NYT?

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d
All three things cited in subheading are absurd: Trump paramilitary’s key impact is not at border but in terrorizing US, Trump’s foreign policy will not be known for Gaza but his capitulation of US to foreign authoritarians who shower him with riches, his trade is not upending anything other than US

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d
They keep telling US that this is hard truths, but it is just Republican disinformation.

NYT IS COLLABORATING.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d
NYT is challenging journalistic norms of being pro-democratic.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
At home and abroad, President Trump has driven change at warp speed, upending policy and challenging democratic norms. Here are some of the most consequential moments from his first year back in the White House.
The Biggest Moments of Trump’s 2025: Mass Deportations, Tariffs and More
Here are some of the most consequential, illuminating or just plain remarkable moments from Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
At home and abroad, President Trump has driven change at warp speed, upending policy and challenging democratic norms. Here are some of the most consequential moments from his first year back in the White House.
The Biggest Moments of Trump’s 2025: Mass Deportations, Tariffs and More
Here are some of the most consequential, illuminating or just plain remarkable moments from Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House.
nyti.ms

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d
Trump: I can create arbitrary & absurd tariffs, everyone needs US, so they will just pay it

Rest of World: we can find new products & markets, and retaliate with tariffs & undermine US exports

Trump: <string of lies & gibberish>

Corporate Media: Trump is Making America Great Again!
samwang.bsky.social Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 2d
A mitigation strategy for nations hit by US tariffs: no longer allow companies monopoly power on repairs and apps. Apple, Tesla, John Deere could lose billions - and consumers around the world would gain.

Cory Doctorow explains: www.wired.com/story/us-tra...
US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.
www.wired.com

Reposted by David Rothschild, Michael Jones‐Correa, Stephen A. Meserve , and 1 more

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 2d
They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.

The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/u...
They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.
www.nytimes.com

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d
Default for any US action has to be that they are lying and whatever the action was done to harm innocent people for the benefit or stupidity of Trump.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
The U.S. strikes against the Islamic State in Nigeria followed President Trump’s threat to take military action to protect Christians from attacks by Islamic militants. Trump did not specify which attacks he was referring to, nor did he cite evidence for the claim that Christians are being targeted.
What to Know About U.S. Military Action in Nigeria
Before the strikes on Thursday, President Trump said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target militants.
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Reposted by David Rothschild

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 2d
A mitigation strategy for nations hit by US tariffs: no longer allow companies monopoly power on repairs and apps. Apple, Tesla, John Deere could lose billions - and consumers around the world would gain.

Cory Doctorow explains: www.wired.com/story/us-tra...
US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.
www.wired.com

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d
Corporate Media provides isolated coverage of Trump’s corruption, ignorance, authoritarianism, incompetence, but day-in-day-out they paint a portrait of a president, just like any other president, sanely in charge of the US. But dude is a psycho and they know it.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d
Guaranteed the vast majority of Americans would assume this Christmas message was fake, because they could not concieve that the person Corporate Media normalizes every day was this obviously disturbed.

Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy, Kent Johnson

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d
US President is an obviously disturbed person (beyond corrupt, uninformed, authoritarian, incompetent). Everyone around the world knows this, except many Americans, because Corporate Media *sanewashes* him.

Reposted by David Rothschild

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
The U.S. strikes against the Islamic State in Nigeria followed President Trump’s threat to take military action to protect Christians from attacks by Islamic militants. Trump did not specify which attacks he was referring to, nor did he cite evidence for the claim that Christians are being targeted.
What to Know About U.S. Military Action in Nigeria
Before the strikes on Thursday, President Trump said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target militants.
nyti.ms

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 3d
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.

Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.

"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.

"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.

Yakima, Washington

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 3d
Would be nice if, for once, the “harsh truth” everyone “needed to hear” was that universal healthcare would lower US’ overall healthcare costs, provide better health outcomes, increase productivity & happiness of Americans, and does not threaten high-end healthcare for rich. Classic Win-Win-Win-Win.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 3d
Every “harsh truth” the Elite want center-left to hear is exactly what right-wing Elite want to say.
michaelhobbes.bsky.social Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 4d
Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
"In Covid's Wake" Part 1: Lyin… - If Books Could Kill - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 06/17/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com

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Melissa Martin @doubleemmartin.bsky.social · 3d
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”

Reposted by Gavin A. Schmidt, Scott L. Greer, David Rothschild , and 1 more

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 4d
Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
"In Covid's Wake" Part 1: Lyin… - If Books Could Kill - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 06/17/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 5d
NYT just watched JD Vance embrace racist ideals & rhetoric, state he was neutral towards the increasingly public unapologetic racism of his party, and declared he was a great unifier. If you say racist things & refuse to condemn overt racism, you are a racist.
just-jack-1.bsky.social Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 5d
White men are 30% of the population.

They are also:

- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress

Forever oppressed.

Reposted by David Rothschild, Gerald Friedman

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 5d
White men are 30% of the population.

They are also:

- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress

Forever oppressed.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 5d
Scary that right-wing billionaires are buying up legacy media to milk their legitimacy as they spread right-wing disinformation, but at least they overspend on absurdities like Bari Weiss who blow up the legitimacy with their heavy handed stupidity.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 5d
Crazy how incompetent our wannabe authoritarians are: they hide 99% of Trump-Epstein files, redact everything the release, insert obviously forged photos, but they accidentally release more incriminating stuff, screw up the redactions, forgeries too obvious to miss.
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 5d
NEW: Tens of thousands of documents appearing to be from "Dataset 8" of the Epstein files went live on a Justice Department website today, only to be pulled down hours later without explanation.

w/ @eorden.bsky.social

www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, David Rothschild, Robert C. Richards

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 5d
NEW: Tens of thousands of documents appearing to be from "Dataset 8" of the Epstein files went live on a Justice Department website today, only to be pulled down hours later without explanation.

w/ @eorden.bsky.social

www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 5d
Buried as 15th graph: “Analysts also cite recent economic challenges related to President Trump’s tariffs. A backlash from Canadian consumers and provinces, which control alcohol sales, has virtually stopped the sale of American whiskey in what was once among the industry’s biggest export market.”
karlbode.com Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 5d
ambiguous causation-free challenges
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6d
Jim Beam, America’s largest bourbon distiller, is closing its flagship facility for 2026 after more than two decades of rapid growth. The move underlines the immense challenges facing the country's whiskey industry.

Reposted by David Rothschild, Alan Richardson

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 5d
ambiguous causation-free challenges
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6d
Jim Beam, America’s largest bourbon distiller, is closing its flagship facility for 2026 after more than two decades of rapid growth. The move underlines the immense challenges facing the country's whiskey industry.
Jim Beam Halts Production at Flagship Distillery as Whiskey and Bourbon Markets Struggle
The bourbon giant is closing its flagship distilling operation for all of 2026.
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 7d
Congress passed law to release Trump-Epstein Files and Trump (1) released about 1% of Files (2) redacted almost everything (3) clearly doctored photos & added others to attack his enemies. Only meaningful story about this “release” is everyone involved is clearly breaking the law.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7d
This is one of the pictures the Justice Department removed from the Epstein files release:

A picture of a table with framed photos of Epstein and famous people. There are two photos of Trump in the picture — including one of him surrounded by women in bathing suits.

Reposted by David Rothschild

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7d
This is one of the pictures the Justice Department removed from the Epstein files release:

A picture of a table with framed photos of Epstein and famous people. There are two photos of Trump in the picture — including one of him surrounded by women in bathing suits.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 8d
Fox News Washington spreading Trump disinformation against US. We know this is less than 1% of the file, redacted, has obvious fraud, or as @washingtonpost.com tells US: thank you Trump sir, we love you!