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: "Supergirl": Portrait of a Modern Hero18 hrs ago • Matt Taibbi and Racket StaffListen to This Article: Controversially, the Supreme Court Rules for Common SenseJul 3 • Matt Taibbi and Jared MooreListen to This Article: Zohran Mamdani and the Nitwit RevolutionJun 29 • Matt Taibbi and Racket StaffListen to This Article: The New Radical ChicJun 26 • Matt Taibbi and Racket StaffListen to This Article: Post-Trump, Will Snobbism Still Work as an Electoral Strategy?Jun 19 • Matt Taibbi and Racket StaffListen to This Article: To an Ivy League Professor, Who Doesn't Understand "Equality"Jun 17 • Matt Taibbi and Racket StaffListen to This Article: American Elections Are a JokeJun 14 • Matt Taibbi and Racket Staff"Why is no one covering an apparent attempt to assassinate Putin?"Jun 12 • Matt Taibbi and Matt Bivens, M.D.