Craig Unger
@craigunger.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author of 6 books on the GOP’s assault on democracy, including American Kompromat. Apple Books says my latest,Den of Spies, about the 1980 October Surprise, is "the scariest political thriller you've ever read." www.craigunger.com.
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Craig Unger
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· Jun 2
2004 Paul Manafort's Griftapalooza
Wonder how Trump's nonstop grifting will end? It helps to remember that Viktor Yanukovych, Paul Manafort's pro-Putin candidate in Ukraine, was ousted by the Orange Revolution and EuroMaidan protests.
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Trump Russia Timeline: Paul Manafort's Griftapalooza
Wonder how Trump's nonstop grifting will end? It helps to remember that Viktor Yanukovych, Paul Manafort's pro-Putin candidate in Ukraine, was ousted by the Orange Revolution and EuroMaidan protests.
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Wonder how Trump's nonstop grifting will end? It helps to remember that Viktor Yanukovych, Paul Manafort's pro-Putin candidate in Ukraine, was ousted by the Orange Revolution and EuroMaidan protests.
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POWER TO THE PEOPLE !!!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE !!!
#GVerse More than 5000 Texans showed up to
@jamestalarico.bsky.social's STOP ICE Rally.
Make Texas Blue? 💙
@jamestalarico.bsky.social's STOP ICE Rally.
Make Texas Blue? 💙
February 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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POWER TO THE PEOPLE !!!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE !!!
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“A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. “
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Exclusive | Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds
The Justice Department was required to redact all victims’ names prior to releasing the files.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
“A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. “
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“If Russia was spending heavily to influence the Brexit referendum, then it was money well spent.” Devastating interview with Mark Urban, formerly of the BBC, on how an isolated UK cannot cope with Trump and Putin
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Britain Alone: Isolated from the EU, bullied by the US
The Lowdown with Mark Urban
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February 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
“If Russia was spending heavily to influence the Brexit referendum, then it was money well spent.” Devastating interview with Mark Urban, formerly of the BBC, on how an isolated UK cannot cope with Trump and Putin
comment.press/uk020226
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Two of the world’s best investigative journalists.
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This Just In: Craig Unger Is Back with Bette on Tuesday
Bette members: Tuesday, Feb 3, 11 am Pacific, author Craig Unger is back with us; plus, Marty Part 3 on Sunday; and Heidi joins Thom on Monday
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February 1, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Two of the world’s best investigative journalists.
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Exclusive! Millions lost jobs & homes in 2008 $$$ crisis, but the gov't spent $7 billion bailing out Epstein‘s company!
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January 28, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Exclusive! Millions lost jobs & homes in 2008 $$$ crisis, but the gov't spent $7 billion bailing out Epstein‘s company!
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
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Russia does not want peace with Europe, says Danish prime minister – Europe live
Russia does not want peace with Europe, says Danish prime minister – Europe live
Mette Frederiksen says ‘world order as we know it is over’ as she prepares for talks with Emmanuel Macron and Greenland’s PM in Paris
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Russia does not want peace with Europe, says Danish prime minister – Europe live
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PM Must Read: Jeffrey Epstein's Really Big Short >>> "Epstein ran an obscure company that accrued billions in liabilities in the same dicey securities that led to the 2008 financial crisis." via @craigunger.bsky.social craigunger.substack.com/p/jeffrey-ep... #ReleasetheEpsteinFiles
Jeffrey Epstein's Really Big Short
In addition to his sex crimes, Epstein ran an obscure company that accrued billions in liabilities in the same dicey securities that led to the 2008 financial crisis. Know who bailed him out? You did!
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January 27, 2026 at 11:56 PM
PM Must Read: Jeffrey Epstein's Really Big Short >>> "Epstein ran an obscure company that accrued billions in liabilities in the same dicey securities that led to the 2008 financial crisis." via @craigunger.bsky.social craigunger.substack.com/p/jeffrey-ep... #ReleasetheEpsteinFiles
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@AmbJohnBolton @AVindman @Chrislhayes
When Did Trump Decide He Wanted to Destroy the Western Alliance?
In 1987, Trump returned from his KGB-planned trip to Moscow, and promoted talking points aligned with his current Greenland/NATO obsession. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...
When Did Trump Decide He Wanted to Destroy the Western Alliance?
In 1987, Trump returned from his KGB-planned trip to Moscow, and promoted talking points aligned with his current Greenland/NATO obsession. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
@AmbJohnBolton @AVindman @Chrislhayes
When Did Trump Decide He Wanted to Destroy the Western Alliance?
In 1987, Trump returned from his KGB-planned trip to Moscow, and promoted talking points aligned with his current Greenland/NATO obsession. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...
When Did Trump Decide He Wanted to Destroy the Western Alliance?
In 1987, Trump returned from his KGB-planned trip to Moscow, and promoted talking points aligned with his current Greenland/NATO obsession. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...
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The #TrumpRegime is trying to play cleanup because they’re in BIG BIG trouble
Trump’s pretending to calm the waters by reaching out to Walz & Frey
It’s too fucking late for them all
We will not give them an inch to wiggle their way out of these crimes from kidnapping, assault to murder
Trump’s pretending to calm the waters by reaching out to Walz & Frey
It’s too fucking late for them all
We will not give them an inch to wiggle their way out of these crimes from kidnapping, assault to murder
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The #TrumpRegime is trying to play cleanup because they’re in BIG BIG trouble
Trump’s pretending to calm the waters by reaching out to Walz & Frey
It’s too fucking late for them all
We will not give them an inch to wiggle their way out of these crimes from kidnapping, assault to murder
Trump’s pretending to calm the waters by reaching out to Walz & Frey
It’s too fucking late for them all
We will not give them an inch to wiggle their way out of these crimes from kidnapping, assault to murder
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A Trump regime thug threatens to kill a civilian: “If you raise your voice, I’ll erase your voice” #3E #GoodvsEvil
January 27, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Obviously everything about the Epstein case is awful, but one aspect that’s uniquely gross to me is how his powerful friends *gushed* over him before 2019. Look at these quotes from Jes Staley, former C-level at JPMorgan:
![Staley visited Epstein while the latter was on work release in Florida in 2008, according to the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s case against Staley. He also visited Epstein’s ranch in New Mexico during that period, as he recounted in an email to Epstein that was cited in the USVI lawsuit:
“‘So when all hell breaks lose [sic], and the world is crumbling, I will come here, and be at peace. Presently, I’m in the hot tub with a glass of white wine. This is an amazing place. Truly amazing. Next time, we’re here together. I owe you much. And I deeply appreciate our friendship. I have few so profound.’”
Their friendship was so strong that seven years later, in 2015, Staley was moved to write Epstein about his deep bond with the pedophile. “The strength of a Greek army was that its core held shoulder to shoulder, and would not flee or break, no matter the threat,” Staley wrote. “That is us.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:atcz6c2pggbhy7vizwgcoqvb/bafkreihjipygmkz53huyjembf7p6c2zbamdpxti4w7gweu5mpukptt65p4@jpeg)
January 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Obviously everything about the Epstein case is awful, but one aspect that’s uniquely gross to me is how his powerful friends *gushed* over him before 2019. Look at these quotes from Jes Staley, former C-level at JPMorgan:
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Jeffrey Epstein's Really Big Short
Exclusive: How US Taxpayers bailed out Epstein's secret $6.7B offshore company!
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@juliebrownmia @jessedrucker @propublica @matthewgoldstein @ddknyt @arobach @wallstreetonpar @ylanmui
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Exclusive: How US Taxpayers bailed out Epstein's secret $6.7B offshore company!
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@juliebrownmia @jessedrucker @propublica @matthewgoldstein @ddknyt @arobach @wallstreetonpar @ylanmui
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Jeffrey Epstein's Really Big Short
In addition to his sex crimes, Epstein ran an obscure company that accrued billions in liabilities in the same dicey securities that led to the 2008 financial crisis. Know who bailed him out? You did!
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Jeffrey Epstein's Really Big Short
Exclusive: How US Taxpayers bailed out Epstein's secret $6.7B offshore company!
open.substack.com/pub/craigung....
@juliebrownmia @jessedrucker @propublica @matthewgoldstein @ddknyt @arobach @wallstreetonpar @ylanmui
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Exclusive: How US Taxpayers bailed out Epstein's secret $6.7B offshore company!
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@juliebrownmia @jessedrucker @propublica @matthewgoldstein @ddknyt @arobach @wallstreetonpar @ylanmui
open.substack.com/pub/craigung...
Jeffrey Epstein's Really Big Short
Exclusive: How US Taxpayers bailed out Epstein's secret $6.7B offshore company!
open.substack.com/pub/craigung....
@juliebrownmia @jessedrucker @propublica @matthewgoldstein @ddknyt @arobach @wallstreetonpar @ylanmui
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Exclusive: How US Taxpayers bailed out Epstein's secret $6.7B offshore company!
open.substack.com/pub/craigung....
@juliebrownmia @jessedrucker @propublica @matthewgoldstein @ddknyt @arobach @wallstreetonpar @ylanmui
open.substack.com/pub/craigung...
Jeffrey Epstein's Really Big Short
In addition to his sex crimes, Epstein ran an obscure company that accrued billions in liabilities in the same dicey securities that led to the 2008 financial crisis. Know who bailed him out? You did!
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Jeffrey Epstein's Really Big Short
Exclusive: How US Taxpayers bailed out Epstein's secret $6.7B offshore company!
open.substack.com/pub/craigung....
@juliebrownmia @jessedrucker @propublica @matthewgoldstein @ddknyt @arobach @wallstreetonpar @ylanmui
open.substack.com/pub/craigung...
Exclusive: How US Taxpayers bailed out Epstein's secret $6.7B offshore company!
open.substack.com/pub/craigung....
@juliebrownmia @jessedrucker @propublica @matthewgoldstein @ddknyt @arobach @wallstreetonpar @ylanmui
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That’s right. Trump Russia, alas, is no hoax. It’s very real and it’s why we are where we are today.
@craigunger.bsky.social has been reporting on Trump's Russian connections for years.
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Married to the Mob: Investigative Journalist Craig Unger on What Trump Owes the Russian Mafia
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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January 26, 2026 at 11:09 PM
That’s right. Trump Russia, alas, is no hoax. It’s very real and it’s why we are where we are today.
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
Thanks @fancynancysays.bsky.social
Another gift giving idea to loved ones near and far.
Say they can’t read? Audio books available
How the KGB cultivated our sexual predator disloyal corrupt greedy
Trump
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Say they can’t read? Audio books available
How the KGB cultivated our sexual predator disloyal corrupt greedy
Trump
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January 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Thanks @fancynancysays.bsky.social
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Read @craigunger.bsky.social Chris if you haven't.
This cat was always this cat and was not going to change just because America gave him a new job.
This cat was always this cat and was not going to change just because America gave him a new job.
January 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Read @craigunger.bsky.social Chris if you haven't.
This cat was always this cat and was not going to change just because America gave him a new job.
This cat was always this cat and was not going to change just because America gave him a new job.
Democracy dies in darkness is their slogan. But Bezos turned out the lights.
January 20, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Democracy dies in darkness is their slogan. But Bezos turned out the lights.
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All it would take is for a bunch of these CEOs to confront Trump in front of the world and tell him he's unfit to run a hot-dog stand, and his presidency would be over. Seriously.
But none of them has the balls to do it.
But none of them has the balls to do it.
January 20, 2026 at 12:36 AM
All it would take is for a bunch of these CEOs to confront Trump in front of the world and tell him he's unfit to run a hot-dog stand, and his presidency would be over. Seriously.
But none of them has the balls to do it.
But none of them has the balls to do it.
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In case the algorithm hasn’t delivered this to you yet, Donald Trump wrote a truly insane message to the Norwegian, Prime Minister, and here it is. The entire Republican Party is still lockstep with this guy.
January 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM
In case the algorithm hasn’t delivered this to you yet, Donald Trump wrote a truly insane message to the Norwegian, Prime Minister, and here it is. The entire Republican Party is still lockstep with this guy.
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FREEDOM IS THE POWER TO SAY NO
Charlotte Brontë: “I am no bird; & no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.“
~ Carrie Jones ~
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Charlotte Brontë: “I am no bird; & no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.“
~ Carrie Jones ~
Thread 2/3🧵
January 18, 2026 at 11:23 AM
FREEDOM IS THE POWER TO SAY NO
Charlotte Brontë: “I am no bird; & no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.“
~ Carrie Jones ~
Thread 2/3🧵
Charlotte Brontë: “I am no bird; & no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.“
~ Carrie Jones ~
Thread 2/3🧵
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More for the benefit of Netanyahu…?
This administration, including Starlink has no business involving the US….October Surprise 1979 mean anything???
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Den of Spies-Read it‼️
Military Force Will Not Help the People of Iran at www.justsecurity.org/129024/milit...
This administration, including Starlink has no business involving the US….October Surprise 1979 mean anything???
@craigunger.bsky.social
Den of Spies-Read it‼️
Military Force Will Not Help the People of Iran at www.justsecurity.org/129024/milit...
Military Force Will Not Help the People of Iran
This is an Iranian uprising, and it is up to the people of Iran to decide their own future.
www.justsecurity.org
January 17, 2026 at 11:48 AM
More for the benefit of Netanyahu…?
This administration, including Starlink has no business involving the US….October Surprise 1979 mean anything???
@craigunger.bsky.social
Den of Spies-Read it‼️
Military Force Will Not Help the People of Iran at www.justsecurity.org/129024/milit...
This administration, including Starlink has no business involving the US….October Surprise 1979 mean anything???
@craigunger.bsky.social
Den of Spies-Read it‼️
Military Force Will Not Help the People of Iran at www.justsecurity.org/129024/milit...
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Important work here from the NYT. Ross wasn’t run over. He dropped his cell phone, which he had shifted to his left hand to draw his weapon. And then he shot and killed a person with the gun in his right hand.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Important work here from the NYT. Ross wasn’t run over. He dropped his cell phone, which he had shifted to his left hand to draw his weapon. And then he shot and killed a person with the gun in his right hand.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...