Daniel Chomsky
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The third richest person in the world is euphoric that Donald Trump is killing poor people.
The Washpost edit board calls Trump’s bombing in Nigeria “a welcome change in a part of the world that has always been little more than an afterthought for the president” — and has zero mention of the thousands in Africa facing starvation because of USAID cuts
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Opinion | Why West Africa is worth worrying about
Strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria are welcome but insufficient.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The third richest person in the world is euphoric that Donald Trump is killing poor people.
Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by destroying the livelihoods of his own voters.
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Trump’s farmer bailout caps tough year for loyal constituency
Red-state farmers continue to struggle under damaging inflation and the fallout of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, especially with China.
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December 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by destroying the livelihoods of his own voters.
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Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by giving pardons to billionaires (and enriching his own family at the same time).
New reporting says Don Jr. directly facilitated the pardon of a crypto whale who had promoted the Trump's family crypto. Jr. brought the pardon lawyer to the White House, and introduced him directly to his Dad. Pardon occurred right after. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...
December 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by giving pardons to billionaires (and enriching his own family at the same time).
Donald Trump is making travel to China hot again.
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How Much More Can the U.S. Travel Industry Take?
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December 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Donald Trump is making travel to China hot again.
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The American tourism industry hopes to recover by 2029.
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How Much More Can the U.S. Travel Industry Take?
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December 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The American tourism industry hopes to recover by 2029.
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Donald Trump makes America a disdained, isolated backwater.
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How Much More Can the U.S. Travel Industry Take?
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December 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Donald Trump makes America a disdained, isolated backwater.
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Israel responds to its status as a lawless, international pariah by becoming the only nation on earth to recognize Somaliland.
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Israel Becomes the First Nation to Recognize Somaliland
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December 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Israel responds to its status as a lawless, international pariah by becoming the only nation on earth to recognize Somaliland.
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At least we will get marble armrests at the Trump Center.
Dollar's share of world reserves falls to a 3-year low wolfstreet.com/2025/12/26/s... That would probably upset Trump if he ever found out.
Status of the US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency: USD Share Drops to Lowest since 1994 | Wolf Street
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December 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
At least we will get marble armrests at the Trump Center.
The peace president's latest war crime.
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.
Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area | CNN
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and c...
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December 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The peace president's latest war crime.
Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by taking jobs away from ordinary American factory workers.
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Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs
Businesses in vulnerable sectors found themselves caught between rising tariffs and beleaguered consumers.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by taking jobs away from ordinary American factory workers.
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Donald Trump is making America great again by bankrupting American companies.
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Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs
Businesses in vulnerable sectors found themselves caught between rising tariffs and beleaguered consumers.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Donald Trump is making America great again by bankrupting American companies.
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Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by leaving his voters on their own when climate catastrophes destroy their homes.
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Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by leaving his voters on their own when climate catastrophes destroy their homes.
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Billionaires hate democracy because they don't want to pay taxes.
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A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
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December 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Billionaires hate democracy because they don't want to pay taxes.
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Donald Trump is laser focused on promoting the industries of the 19th Century.
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Trump Tosses Lifelines to the Struggling Coal Industry
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December 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Donald Trump is laser focused on promoting the industries of the 19th Century.
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The third richest human argues that ordinary people won't need health care if the entire planet becomes uninhabitable.
Washington Post goes full out Trumpian, comes out against healthcare and for global warming deanbaker22.substack.com/p/washington...
Washington Post’s Trumpian Ideology Boils Over
It comes out strongly against healthcare and for global warming
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December 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The third richest human argues that ordinary people won't need health care if the entire planet becomes uninhabitable.
Stephen Miller is racist and stupid.
Simply incredible. Stephen Miller is so far down the ideological rabbit hole that he doesn't even realize this badly undermines his case against immigrants.
December 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Stephen Miller is racist and stupid.
It is possible to have media outlets that are not owned by right-wing billionaires.
New essay out that draws from my current book project (might be paywalled – I will post a gift link soon). academic.oup.com/ccc/article-...
Eroding the market’s hidden hand: toward a Post-Capitalist media system
Abstract. Media-related problems facing democratic societies around the world today often stem from various kinds of market failures and structural limitat
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December 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It is possible to have media outlets that are not owned by right-wing billionaires.
Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by giving ordinary Americans lead poisoning.
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A Top Source of Lead Pollution Faced Tighter Rules. Then Trump Intervened.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by giving ordinary Americans lead poisoning.
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The intellectuals' euphoria over the tech elite may have been misplaced.
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As A.I. Companies Borrow Billions, Debt Investors Grow Wary
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December 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The intellectuals' euphoria over the tech elite may have been misplaced.
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It is hard to imagine anything of less inherent value than Bitcoin itself, but the Trumps have managed to create something even worse.
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Eric Trump’s Bitcoin Firm Suffers a 40% Flash Crash, Erasing $1 Billion in Minutes
Eric Trump’s “American Bitcoin” stock plunged nearly 40% in minutes, wiping about $1B. The firm shares bitcoin’s name but is not Bitcoin itself.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It is hard to imagine anything of less inherent value than Bitcoin itself, but the Trumps have managed to create something even worse.
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Wall Street's and the media's faith in the tech may have been misplaced.
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Oracle shares on pace for worst quarter since 2001 as new CEOs face concerns about AI build-out
Investors want to know if Oracle, under new CEOs Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia, can pay for and deliver data centers packed with Nvidia chips for OpenAI.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Wall Street's and the media's faith in the tech may have been misplaced.
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The billionaire who owns the New York Times pretends that ordinary Americans share his euphoria for Donald Trump's racist police state.
NYT provides no evidence here, probably because the claim is flatly untrue. See eg recent Pew data, or many posts on the subject from @gelliottmorris.com this year
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December 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The billionaire who owns the New York Times pretends that ordinary Americans share his euphoria for Donald Trump's racist police state.
Trump family members show their commitment to "populism" by finding novel ways to vaporize the money of Americans who trusted them with their money,
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Eric Trump’s Bitcoin Firm Suffers a 40% Flash Crash, Erasing $1 Billion in Minutes
Eric Trump’s “American Bitcoin” stock plunged nearly 40% in minutes, wiping about $1B. The firm shares bitcoin’s name but is not Bitcoin itself.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Trump family members show their commitment to "populism" by finding novel ways to vaporize the money of Americans who trusted them with their money,
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The "peace president" finds another place to start a war.
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U.S. Strikes ISIS in Nigeria After Trump Warned of Attacks on Christians
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December 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The "peace president" finds another place to start a war.
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The third richest person on earth explains to ordinary Americans why they should stop asking for access to health care.
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Opinion | Socialized medicine can’t survive the winter
The British government is begging sick people to stay away from hospitals during the holidays.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The third richest person on earth explains to ordinary Americans why they should stop asking for access to health care.
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