Chad Lewis
@chad1ewis.bsky.social
Coffee drinker, world traveler, and national security researcher, but not necessarily in that order...
My website: chadlewis.net
Peel The World Substack: https://peeltheworld.substack.com
My latest book: The Persuasion Game is on Amazon and B&N
My website: chadlewis.net
Peel The World Substack: https://peeltheworld.substack.com
My latest book: The Persuasion Game is on Amazon and B&N
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Chad Lewis
@chad1ewis.bsky.social
· Aug 23
On our latest podcast, Chris speaks with Chad Lewis, author of The Persuasion Game, about how foreign influence operations exploit Western political vulnerabilities.
Audio: pod.fo/e/31b229
YouTube: youtu.be/ep6Uv_Rgm6k
Audio: pod.fo/e/31b229
YouTube: youtu.be/ep6Uv_Rgm6k
Thanks @secretsandspies.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my findings about Trump 1.0 corruption, foreign influence schemes that centered around Rudy Giuliani and Lev Parnas, and the spread of autocratic tendencies from Russia, Turkey and Venezuela into America!
To understand Trump’s current Ukraine policy one needs to remember how his private attorney Rudy Giuliani ran a pressure campaign on the newly-elected Zelensky for the benefit of Donald Trump. Learn more here: youtu.be/b3z4-ULiW2o?...
What were Rudy Giuliani and Lev Parnas doing in Ukraine?
YouTube video by Peel the World
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October 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
To understand Trump’s current Ukraine policy one needs to remember how his private attorney Rudy Giuliani ran a pressure campaign on the newly-elected Zelensky for the benefit of Donald Trump. Learn more here: youtu.be/b3z4-ULiW2o?...
As Donald Trump hosted Turkish President Erdogan at the White House last Friday and mentioned the Halkbank case, I just wanted to remind everybody what’s the story behind it.
youtu.be/GRrSYUlPlGU?...
youtu.be/GRrSYUlPlGU?...
Will Trump obstruct justice for Erdogan and intervene in the Halkbank case?
YouTube video by Peel the World
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
As Donald Trump hosted Turkish President Erdogan at the White House last Friday and mentioned the Halkbank case, I just wanted to remind everybody what’s the story behind it.
youtu.be/GRrSYUlPlGU?...
youtu.be/GRrSYUlPlGU?...
Reposted by Chad Lewis
🚨 BREAKING: The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to #bribery, admitting he received corrupt payments as a Brexit Party MEP in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament to promote Russia’s interests in #Ukraine.
Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Gill admits to eight charges while an elected member of the European parliament
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Guess what? Erdogan just asked Trump on live TV to intervene in the Halkbank case (and thus obstruct justice). Watch 2:40-2:50 timestamp.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_eW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_eW...
LIVE: Trump meets with Turkish President Erdogan | NBC News
YouTube video by NBC News
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Guess what? Erdogan just asked Trump on live TV to intervene in the Halkbank case (and thus obstruct justice). Watch 2:40-2:50 timestamp.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_eW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_eW...
In 2014 I tried to warn the U.S. government of the coming deluge of Russian disinformation. They didn’t listen. And now the president of the United States is openly using disinformation against the American people.
September 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In 2014 I tried to warn the U.S. government of the coming deluge of Russian disinformation. They didn’t listen. And now the president of the United States is openly using disinformation against the American people.
For all those out there who feel the unbearable weight of an authoritarian government bearing down on them. You are not alone. Don't surrender to despair, Remember this, TRY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQd4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQd4...
Andor: Nemik's Manifesto
YouTube video by SWFT
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
For all those out there who feel the unbearable weight of an authoritarian government bearing down on them. You are not alone. Don't surrender to despair, Remember this, TRY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQd4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQd4...
Jimmy Kimmel’s canning is another brick in the wall. youtu.be/bZwxTX2pWmw?...
Pink Floyd Another Brick In The Wall (HQ)
YouTube video by Guilherme Alves
youtu.be
September 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Jimmy Kimmel’s canning is another brick in the wall. youtu.be/bZwxTX2pWmw?...
The canning of Jimmy Kimmel is yet another brick in the wall…
September 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The canning of Jimmy Kimmel is yet another brick in the wall…
The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools
None
www.theatlantic.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
With every attempt to silence his critics with lawsuits and intimidation, with every firing of those who sought to uphold the constitution, with every attack on the rule of law, with every lie that he posts as a “truth”, we step perilously closer to an autocracy of Donald Trump’s making.
September 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
With every attempt to silence his critics with lawsuits and intimidation, with every firing of those who sought to uphold the constitution, with every attack on the rule of law, with every lie that he posts as a “truth”, we step perilously closer to an autocracy of Donald Trump’s making.
Did Donald Trump know that his private lawyer Rudy Giuliani was selling out American interests to foreign autocrats and billionaires? And if so, was he complicit?
September 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Did Donald Trump know that his private lawyer Rudy Giuliani was selling out American interests to foreign autocrats and billionaires? And if so, was he complicit?
Reposted by Chad Lewis
It would be perfect if it was Turkey.
But alleged UAE agent Tom Barrack got that one.
But alleged UAE agent Tom Barrack got that one.
September 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It would be perfect if it was Turkey.
But alleged UAE agent Tom Barrack got that one.
But alleged UAE agent Tom Barrack got that one.
Our society is truly screwed up.
President Donald Trump has announced that he will be awarding his former attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest US civilian honor. https://cnn.it/3HGgsoa
September 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Our society is truly screwed up.
Are you fu**ing kidding me? That douche, really??? All Giuliani had to do was to get into a car accident to get a medal of freedom. He is not a patriot. He sold America out to autocrats during Trump’s first term and then tried to overthrow a democratic election.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Are you fu**ing kidding me? That douche, really??? All Giuliani had to do was to get into a car accident to get a medal of freedom. He is not a patriot. He sold America out to autocrats during Trump’s first term and then tried to overthrow a democratic election.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
First demanding states redistrict in an attempt to gain republican seats, and now recommending a Republican national convention just before the midterms? Trump is clearly scared shitless of accountability, as he is going to great lengths to win the mid term elections
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Trump suggests hosting pre-midterm GOP convention
The president's message comes just a day after Axios reported that senior Democratic officials were considering a similar move.
www.politico.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
First demanding states redistrict in an attempt to gain republican seats, and now recommending a Republican national convention just before the midterms? Trump is clearly scared shitless of accountability, as he is going to great lengths to win the mid term elections
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Thanks @secretsandspies.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my findings about Trump 1.0 corruption, foreign influence schemes that centered around Rudy Giuliani and Lev Parnas, and the spread of autocratic tendencies from Russia, Turkey and Venezuela into America!
On our latest podcast, Chris speaks with Chad Lewis, author of The Persuasion Game, about how foreign influence operations exploit Western political vulnerabilities.
Audio: pod.fo/e/31b229
YouTube: youtu.be/ep6Uv_Rgm6k
Audio: pod.fo/e/31b229
YouTube: youtu.be/ep6Uv_Rgm6k
August 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Thanks @secretsandspies.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my findings about Trump 1.0 corruption, foreign influence schemes that centered around Rudy Giuliani and Lev Parnas, and the spread of autocratic tendencies from Russia, Turkey and Venezuela into America!
Once again, Donald Trump is trying to market his own version of reality, making himself look like a winner instead of the chump that he is, but even a blind person can see that he is being played like a violin.
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
Trump the Chump
While Trump rushed for photo ops in Alaska, Putin ran the show
open.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Once again, Donald Trump is trying to market his own version of reality, making himself look like a winner instead of the chump that he is, but even a blind person can see that he is being played like a violin.
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
The upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, without Zelensky, is just an attempt to grab the spotlight
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
The Futility of the Trump - Putin Summit
The warning signs of failure are everywhere
open.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, without Zelensky, is just an attempt to grab the spotlight
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
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A blast from the past ahead of the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska this Friday.
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
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Donald Trump is Hellbent on Making Russia Great Again
Despite claiming that he is "pissed off" at Putin.
open.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A blast from the past ahead of the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska this Friday.
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
Guess who’s back! Like a bad virus, Rudy Giuliani just won’t go away. Trump quietly added his old buddy into the DHS Advisory Council, despite the blatant red flags of Giuliani’s past history.
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
Giuliani is back again!
Like a bad virus, he just won’t go away
open.substack.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Guess who’s back! Like a bad virus, Rudy Giuliani just won’t go away. Trump quietly added his old buddy into the DHS Advisory Council, despite the blatant red flags of Giuliani’s past history.
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
It seems that now Facebook blocks ads that include a word “Trump”, obeying in advance to the autocrat in the White House.
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
@wired.com @propublica.org @lincolnproject.us @thedailybeast.bsky.social @motherjones.com @podsaveamerica.crooked.com
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@wired.com @propublica.org @lincolnproject.us @thedailybeast.bsky.social @motherjones.com @podsaveamerica.crooked.com
Is Facebook Choosing to Self-Censor to Please Trump?
If so, we are in much more dangerous territory than we thought...
open.substack.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It seems that now Facebook blocks ads that include a word “Trump”, obeying in advance to the autocrat in the White House.
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
@wired.com @propublica.org @lincolnproject.us @thedailybeast.bsky.social @motherjones.com @podsaveamerica.crooked.com
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@wired.com @propublica.org @lincolnproject.us @thedailybeast.bsky.social @motherjones.com @podsaveamerica.crooked.com
Curious what’s #RudyGiuliani up to nowadays? He’s been appointed as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
That same Giuliani, who had sold out U.S. foreign policy and tried to twist the U.S. legal system for the benefit of foreign autocrats and criminals.
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/06...
That same Giuliani, who had sold out U.S. foreign policy and tried to twist the U.S. legal system for the benefit of foreign autocrats and criminals.
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/06...
President Trump Announces Appointments to the Homeland Security Advisory Council | Homeland Security
President Donald J. Trump and Secretary Noem appointed new members to the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC).
www.dhs.gov
July 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Curious what’s #RudyGiuliani up to nowadays? He’s been appointed as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
That same Giuliani, who had sold out U.S. foreign policy and tried to twist the U.S. legal system for the benefit of foreign autocrats and criminals.
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/06...
That same Giuliani, who had sold out U.S. foreign policy and tried to twist the U.S. legal system for the benefit of foreign autocrats and criminals.
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/06...
@emptywheel.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
I strongly believe that Berman’s firing was an attempt to stop a conflagration of investigations. The SDNY was prosecuting Halkbank for $20 Billion in money laundering by the Turkish govt. for the benefit of Iran.
I strongly believe that Berman’s firing was an attempt to stop a conflagration of investigations. The SDNY was prosecuting Halkbank for $20 Billion in money laundering by the Turkish govt. for the benefit of Iran.
July 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
@emptywheel.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
I strongly believe that Berman’s firing was an attempt to stop a conflagration of investigations. The SDNY was prosecuting Halkbank for $20 Billion in money laundering by the Turkish govt. for the benefit of Iran.
I strongly believe that Berman’s firing was an attempt to stop a conflagration of investigations. The SDNY was prosecuting Halkbank for $20 Billion in money laundering by the Turkish govt. for the benefit of Iran.
Over the last week Russia launched its two largest drone attacks since the beginning of the war. As the Trump administration dithers on support to Ukraine, and as the media gets distracted by the next sensation, the war continues unabated. We mustn’t forget about it
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Don’t forget about Ukraine
It's the most consequential war of our time.
open.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Over the last week Russia launched its two largest drone attacks since the beginning of the war. As the Trump administration dithers on support to Ukraine, and as the media gets distracted by the next sensation, the war continues unabated. We mustn’t forget about it
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...
open.substack.com/pub/chadlewi...