Miles Taylor
@milestaylor.bsky.social
Ex nat’l security official. NYT bestselling author. Was “Anonymous” — now encouraging people to take their masks off. Also, aspiring Ghostbuster. Speaking out daily @ defiance.substack.com
Happy Halloween. The gov’t is shut down. Food stamps will lapse. And tonight, some families will trick-or-treat just to find food to feed their kids.
KIDS. Surviving on free candy. Until our “leaders” get their heads out of their asses.
Way to make America great again, folks.
KIDS. Surviving on free candy. Until our “leaders” get their heads out of their asses.
Way to make America great again, folks.
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Happy Halloween. The gov’t is shut down. Food stamps will lapse. And tonight, some families will trick-or-treat just to find food to feed their kids.
KIDS. Surviving on free candy. Until our “leaders” get their heads out of their asses.
Way to make America great again, folks.
KIDS. Surviving on free candy. Until our “leaders” get their heads out of their asses.
Way to make America great again, folks.
Trump and his allies tried to scare people away from rallies, warning of “riots” and “terrorists”…
…yet 7M+ people still showed up.
Seems like censorship is backfiring.
…yet 7M+ people still showed up.
Seems like censorship is backfiring.
October 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trump and his allies tried to scare people away from rallies, warning of “riots” and “terrorists”…
…yet 7M+ people still showed up.
Seems like censorship is backfiring.
…yet 7M+ people still showed up.
Seems like censorship is backfiring.
The sign was Hannah’s idea. I think Taylor Swift would’ve been proud.
October 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The sign was Hannah’s idea. I think Taylor Swift would’ve been proud.
EXCLUSIVE: Unearthed video shows Donald Trump has considered himself a king since at least the 1980s.
Today Americans will tell him otherwise.
Today Americans will tell him otherwise.
October 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Unearthed video shows Donald Trump has considered himself a king since at least the 1980s.
Today Americans will tell him otherwise.
Today Americans will tell him otherwise.
At least 14 people who’ve written books critical of Donald Trump have been threatened, investigated, or prosecuted by him.
This is just a coincidence, right?
Surely it has nothing to do with our criticisms.
This is just a coincidence, right?
Surely it has nothing to do with our criticisms.
October 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
At least 14 people who’ve written books critical of Donald Trump have been threatened, investigated, or prosecuted by him.
This is just a coincidence, right?
Surely it has nothing to do with our criticisms.
This is just a coincidence, right?
Surely it has nothing to do with our criticisms.
NEWS: Trump is inching closer to illegally invoking the Insurrection Act.
If ever there was a moment for America’s governors — especially in Blue States — to hold an emergency summit, it’s now.
The federal government is plotting invasions of their states.
If ever there was a moment for America’s governors — especially in Blue States — to hold an emergency summit, it’s now.
The federal government is plotting invasions of their states.
October 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
NEWS: Trump is inching closer to illegally invoking the Insurrection Act.
If ever there was a moment for America’s governors — especially in Blue States — to hold an emergency summit, it’s now.
The federal government is plotting invasions of their states.
If ever there was a moment for America’s governors — especially in Blue States — to hold an emergency summit, it’s now.
The federal government is plotting invasions of their states.
Here you go. I made it easier to understand what’s happening.
October 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Here you go. I made it easier to understand what’s happening.
James Comey got indicted. But the real criminal conduct happened in the White House.
Donald Trump appears to be clinically addicted to impeachable offenses.
Donald Trump appears to be clinically addicted to impeachable offenses.
September 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
James Comey got indicted. But the real criminal conduct happened in the White House.
Donald Trump appears to be clinically addicted to impeachable offenses.
Donald Trump appears to be clinically addicted to impeachable offenses.
The Trump administration is putting election deniers in charge of “election security” inside the U.S. government — stoking worries of an “inside job” to manipulate the 2026 midterms.
September 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Trump administration is putting election deniers in charge of “election security” inside the U.S. government — stoking worries of an “inside job” to manipulate the 2026 midterms.
The Trump administration is gutting the government — and is restocking it with loyalists who will serve his whims instead of the country.
Never has a president done something so corrupt, stupid, and reckless all at once.
Never has a president done something so corrupt, stupid, and reckless all at once.
September 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Trump administration is gutting the government — and is restocking it with loyalists who will serve his whims instead of the country.
Never has a president done something so corrupt, stupid, and reckless all at once.
Never has a president done something so corrupt, stupid, and reckless all at once.
TODAY — Join me at 11am ET on Substack LIVE with the author of HOW FASCISM WORKS to talk about the breaking news of the FBI raid on Trump critic John Bolton’s home — and the authoritarian playbook in America.
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
August 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
TODAY — Join me at 11am ET on Substack LIVE with the author of HOW FASCISM WORKS to talk about the breaking news of the FBI raid on Trump critic John Bolton’s home — and the authoritarian playbook in America.
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
In Trump’s America, the only “crime” is apparently investigating or speaking out against Trump.
August 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In Trump’s America, the only “crime” is apparently investigating or speaking out against Trump.
Natural disasters don’t discriminate. But the president does.
Americans should be alarmed.
Americans should be alarmed.
August 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Natural disasters don’t discriminate. But the president does.
Americans should be alarmed.
Americans should be alarmed.
Don’t worry. They’re just here to protect you. From gangs. And immigrants. And the Constitution.
August 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Don’t worry. They’re just here to protect you. From gangs. And immigrants. And the Constitution.
DOJ is starting to feel like a bad reality show.
America’s Next Top Henchman
America’s Next Top Henchman
July 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
DOJ is starting to feel like a bad reality show.
America’s Next Top Henchman
America’s Next Top Henchman
The Trump administration just fired one of America’s top cybersecurity experts — not for failing at her job, but for *serving in the last administration.*
This is political cleansing. It’s potentially illegal. It’s un-American. And it’s happening.
This is political cleansing. It’s potentially illegal. It’s un-American. And it’s happening.
July 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The Trump administration just fired one of America’s top cybersecurity experts — not for failing at her job, but for *serving in the last administration.*
This is political cleansing. It’s potentially illegal. It’s un-American. And it’s happening.
This is political cleansing. It’s potentially illegal. It’s un-American. And it’s happening.
I don’t want to pay for this.
July 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I don’t want to pay for this.
We can’t let this get lost in the noise.
July 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We can’t let this get lost in the noise.
Nothing to see here.
July 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Nothing to see here.
You don’t want to miss this. Today.
Me & the former Intel chief during Trump 1.0.
She’s a patriot — and can shed light on why the White House is trying to rewrite history on Russia’s 2016 attack on U.S. democracy.
Me & the former Intel chief during Trump 1.0.
She’s a patriot — and can shed light on why the White House is trying to rewrite history on Russia’s 2016 attack on U.S. democracy.
July 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
You don’t want to miss this. Today.
Me & the former Intel chief during Trump 1.0.
She’s a patriot — and can shed light on why the White House is trying to rewrite history on Russia’s 2016 attack on U.S. democracy.
Me & the former Intel chief during Trump 1.0.
She’s a patriot — and can shed light on why the White House is trying to rewrite history on Russia’s 2016 attack on U.S. democracy.
It’s getting worse.
July 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It’s getting worse.
You can’t make this up. open.substack.com/pub/treason/...
July 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
You can’t make this up. open.substack.com/pub/treason/...