Racket To GoListen to This Article - New York Times: Trump Invented the Surveillance State1226111×Preview0:00Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -3:00-3:00Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.Listen to This Article - New York Times: Trump Invented the Surveillance StateNarrated VersionMatt Taibbi and Racket StaffMay 04, 2025∙ Paid122611ShareDonald Trump is fast becoming an Orwellian repository for America's past sins, helping erase long histories of abusesText published 04/30/25:New York Times: Trump Invented the Surveillance StateMatt Taibbi·April 30, 2025The New York Times runs a jaw-dropper:Read full storyNarrated by Jared MooreArt by Daniel MedinaContinue reading this post for free, courtesy of Matt Taibbi.Claim my free postOr purchase a paid subscription.Racket To GoAudio versions of articles from Racket News, found at Taibbi.Substack.comAudio versions of articles from Racket News, found at Taibbi.Substack.comSubscribeListen onSubstack AppRSS FeedAppears in episodeMatt TaibbiRacket StaffWrites Racket Staff SubscribeRecent EpisodesListen to This Article: History's Most Preventable Terror Attack?10 hrs ago • Matt Taibbi and Racket StaffListen to This Article: Meet The New Boss, Same as the Old BossJul 28 • Matt Taibbi and Racket StaffListen to This Article: Don't Let Activists or Robots Choose Your WordsJul 25 • Matt Taibbi and Racket StaffListen to This Article: Anatomy of a Struggle Session Jul 20 • Matt Taibbi and Racket StaffListen to This Article: Humans, Unite: The Reign of "AIdeology" is Here Jul 17 • Matt Taibbi and Racket StaffListen to This Article: Graham Platner and the Politics of AccusationJul 13 • Matt Taibbi and Racket StaffListen to This Article: "Supergirl": Portrait of a Modern HeroJul 11 • Matt Taibbi and Racket StaffListen to This Article: Controversially, the Supreme Court Rules for Common SenseJul 3 • Matt Taibbi and Jared Moore