Charlie Warzel
@cwarzel.bsky.social
Writer. Never bet against the dumbest outcome. @cwarzel.92 on signal if you have a tip. I have a podcast so please like and subscribe.
Wrote about something a lot of young/middle aged people are experiencing: Coming home for the holidays and being concerned about older loved ones being consumed by their screens www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Phone-Based Retirement Is Here
Do your parents have a screen-time problem?
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Wrote about something a lot of young/middle aged people are experiencing: Coming home for the holidays and being concerned about older loved ones being consumed by their screens www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Good piece with a bleak kicker: "Those of us paying attention are, for now, stuck—bombarded with enough troubling information and allegations to assume the worst about this conspiracy, but also possessing enough earned cynicism and suspicion to assume that little will change."
In theory, I want to give you more detail about my column, but I'm also struggling to find anything more concise than: We Live in Hell.
America’s Holiday in Epstein Purgatory
It’s beginning to look a lot like … extremely disturbing PDFs.
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Good piece with a bleak kicker: "Those of us paying attention are, for now, stuck—bombarded with enough troubling information and allegations to assume the worst about this conspiracy, but also possessing enough earned cynicism and suspicion to assume that little will change."
the lede of my column today is about being with my family this week and trying bat away the truly awful, traumatic shit being fed into my parents feeds about this (a lot of which isn't even accurate!)
one lesser awful thing about the Epstein files is that genuine crimes against a huge number of children are being morphed into fuel for the influencer industrial complex who don't care about truth or accuracy and just want grist for the content mills
December 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
the lede of my column today is about being with my family this week and trying bat away the truly awful, traumatic shit being fed into my parents feeds about this (a lot of which isn't even accurate!)
In theory, I want to give you more detail about my column, but I'm also struggling to find anything more concise than: We Live in Hell.
America’s Holiday in Epstein Purgatory
It’s beginning to look a lot like … extremely disturbing PDFs.
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
In theory, I want to give you more detail about my column, but I'm also struggling to find anything more concise than: We Live in Hell.
Happy holidays!
Sent from my iPad
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The Phone-Based Retirement Is Here
Do your parents have a screen-time problem?
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Happy holidays!
Sent from my iPad
Sent from my iPad
it is absolutely maximumly chaotic that there are an absurd amount of likely unnecessary redactions in all these files and then also just throwing out unconfirmed FBI Intake tipline stuff w/ no context about how/if it was vetted or what. just wild stuff.
December 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
it is absolutely maximumly chaotic that there are an absurd amount of likely unnecessary redactions in all these files and then also just throwing out unconfirmed FBI Intake tipline stuff w/ no context about how/if it was vetted or what. just wild stuff.
this is insane to me. the doj had forever to look into this. now they're like liveblogging on x like they have no more information than a random person on social media
December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
this is insane to me. the doj had forever to look into this. now they're like liveblogging on x like they have no more information than a random person on social media
truly what could a satirist make up that would be dumber and funnier than the White House East Wing sponsored by Roblox and defense contractors
SCOOP-1: The @nytimes.com has confirmed the following previously unreported donations/pledges to the WH ballroom:
▶️Miriam Adelson’s foundation: $25m
▶️Lockheed Martin: $10m
▶️Palantir: $10m
▶️Ripple: $5m
▶️Parsons: $2.5m
▶️Roblox CEO: $2.5
Here's a gift link.
There's more in the story 🧵…
▶️Miriam Adelson’s foundation: $25m
▶️Lockheed Martin: $10m
▶️Palantir: $10m
▶️Ripple: $5m
▶️Parsons: $2.5m
▶️Roblox CEO: $2.5
Here's a gift link.
There's more in the story 🧵…
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office (Gift Article)
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
truly what could a satirist make up that would be dumber and funnier than the White House East Wing sponsored by Roblox and defense contractors
...wh..at....
It's hard to tell what's actually happening in the video that purports to show Epstein's suicide but 1) the video is hosted at justice.gov and 2) it's in a directory called Data Set 8, which would be the next release.
It looks fake to me, but that doesn't explain why it's on the real DOJ site.
It looks fake to me, but that doesn't explain why it's on the real DOJ site.
December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
...wh..at....
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In this special “Galaxy Brain” episode, @cwarzel.bsky.social is joined by @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social and @adriennelaf.bsky.social to talk about the newly released Epstein files. They share their findings, address the political fallout, and explore what—if anything—can be learned:
What Is Actually in the Epstein Files?
The heavily redacted trove of documents is shocking, disorienting, and—most important—incomplete.
bit.ly
December 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In this special “Galaxy Brain” episode, @cwarzel.bsky.social is joined by @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social and @adriennelaf.bsky.social to talk about the newly released Epstein files. They share their findings, address the political fallout, and explore what—if anything—can be learned:
Emergency pod about the combing through/making sense of the Epstein Files What’s in them, what’s not, and where we go from here. feat @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social and @adriennelaf.bsky.social
What Is Actually in the Epstein Files?
The heavily redacted trove of documents is shocking, disorienting, and—most important—incomplete.
www.theatlantic.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Emergency pod about the combing through/making sense of the Epstein Files What’s in them, what’s not, and where we go from here. feat @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social and @adriennelaf.bsky.social
oh come on!
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
oh come on!
the people who made the Epstein gmail simulator did it again, but this time with the photos www.jmail.world/photos
December 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
the people who made the Epstein gmail simulator did it again, but this time with the photos www.jmail.world/photos
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Wrote about the Epstein Files.
The redactions,the political point scoring, an administration that has long lost the benefit of the doubt, and why this very real conspiracy (with victims who deserve real accountability and transparency) won’t go away
The redactions,the political point scoring, an administration that has long lost the benefit of the doubt, and why this very real conspiracy (with victims who deserve real accountability and transparency) won’t go away
The Most ████ Administration Ever
The Epstein files are here, and they are too redacted to satisfy anyone.
www.theatlantic.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Wrote about the Epstein Files.
The redactions,the political point scoring, an administration that has long lost the benefit of the doubt, and why this very real conspiracy (with victims who deserve real accountability and transparency) won’t go away
The redactions,the political point scoring, an administration that has long lost the benefit of the doubt, and why this very real conspiracy (with victims who deserve real accountability and transparency) won’t go away
Wrote about the Epstein Files.
The redactions,the political point scoring, an administration that has long lost the benefit of the doubt, and why this very real conspiracy (with victims who deserve real accountability and transparency) won’t go away
The redactions,the political point scoring, an administration that has long lost the benefit of the doubt, and why this very real conspiracy (with victims who deserve real accountability and transparency) won’t go away
The Most ████ Administration Ever
The Epstein files are here, and they are too redacted to satisfy anyone.
www.theatlantic.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Wrote about the Epstein Files.
The redactions,the political point scoring, an administration that has long lost the benefit of the doubt, and why this very real conspiracy (with victims who deserve real accountability and transparency) won’t go away
The redactions,the political point scoring, an administration that has long lost the benefit of the doubt, and why this very real conspiracy (with victims who deserve real accountability and transparency) won’t go away
extremely normal night here in america
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
extremely normal night here in america
The Most ████ Administration Ever
December 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The Most ████ Administration Ever
extremely early epstein files takeaway is that these creeps took more gd photos than any people i've ever met
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
extremely early epstein files takeaway is that these creeps took more gd photos than any people i've ever met
Epstein Files search tool...not great!
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Epstein Files search tool...not great!
DOJ Disclosures
www.justice.gov
December 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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A few weeks ago when CNN partnered w/ Kalshi & the company raised $1 billion & its CEO said the goal was to “financialize everything” I wanted to do a pod that looked at prediction markets & how they fit into our broader culture/politics/economy where it all feels like a casino. This one is v good!
really really enjoyed talking about this with the great @maxread.info felt like we got to a place at the end where some broader attention economy stuff locked into place! www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Prediction Markets and the ‘Suckerifcation’ Crisis, With Max Read
Everyone’s betting; nobody’s winning.
www.theatlantic.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A few weeks ago when CNN partnered w/ Kalshi & the company raised $1 billion & its CEO said the goal was to “financialize everything” I wanted to do a pod that looked at prediction markets & how they fit into our broader culture/politics/economy where it all feels like a casino. This one is v good!
tomorrow's pod is about prediction markets and the extremely bleak vision of the future depicted here
December 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
tomorrow's pod is about prediction markets and the extremely bleak vision of the future depicted here
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MY 4-YEAR OLD: *calmly, while coloring a picture of the Grinch* If baby grinches die, we can eat them. If they’re clean. That’s ok
December 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
MY 4-YEAR OLD: *calmly, while coloring a picture of the Grinch* If baby grinches die, we can eat them. If they’re clean. That’s ok
im at the combination trump kennedy center
December 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
im at the combination trump kennedy center