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Craig Unger

@craigunger.bsky.social
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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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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 09/10/2026
man, that guy whose administration is live streaming an execution by firing squad is gonna be pissed he didn’t win the nobel peace prize
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:
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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Network solidarity against Trump's attack on the 1st Amendment lasted less than one week. Pathetic. On the bright side for CNN, moving forward Bari Weiss can make changes to ensure there is no more friction with the White House. Support independent media. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Why am I not surprised?
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Poland offered Ukraine to build a Patriot factory on Polish soil if Kyiv gets a US license. Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said Poland wants it on “safe territory” instead of inside Ukraine.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
They also discussed ending the war and peace talks. FM Wadephul emphasized Germany’s "unwavering" support for Ukraine and said that Russia must "come to the negotiating table now." 📹: tagesschau
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
With Friends Like These Trump.....
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Stef "inclusion is a human right" Christensen @wikisteff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Fuckeroo. So much for ethics in mergers and acquisitions.
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Therese:ERAnow @thereseeranow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@kylekulinski.bsky.social @craigunger.bsky.social
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Therese:ERAnow @thereseeranow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Read “American Kompramat @ by @craigunger.bsky.social
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
4/5/ Kremlev's gift isn't a departure. It's the latest entry. House Oversight Democrats have opened an inquiry, and the money trail is where it gets concrete. @robertgarcia.bsky.social @raskin.house.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Do You Believe Trump When He Talks About the “Russia Hoax”? Here’s the complete story of how Donald Trump became an asset of Russian intelligence. @craigunger.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli craigunger.substack.com/p/do-you-bel...
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Do You Believe Trump When He Talks About the “Russia Hoax”?
Umar Kremlev’s wedding gift to Donald Trump, Jr. is just the latest tie Trump has to Russia. Here’s the complete story of how Donald Trump became an asset of Russian intelligence.
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DMC ❌👑🐸 @dcombes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
I told ya she did it.
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Yvette Tapptico @yvettetapptico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As one might have expected, having declared Canada an enemy, Trump now goes to Putin ally Belarus for massive fertilizer deal.
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump says it's "not a big deal" that a Putin-linked oligarch paid for Jr.'s wedding party. But it is. Here's the complete story, in 39 parts, of how Russia cultivated Trump as an intelligence asset. @mollyjongfast.bsky.social , @timmiller.bsky.social craigunger.substack.com/p/the-comple...
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Do You Believe Trump When He Talks About the “Russia Hoax”?
Umar Kremlev’s wedding gift to Donald Trump, Jr. is just the latest tie Trump has to Russia. Here’s the complete story of how Donald Trump became an asset of Russian intelligence.
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
4/5/ Kremlev's gift isn't a departure. It's the latest entry. House Oversight Democrats have opened an inquiry, and the money trail is where it gets concrete. @robertgarcia.bsky.social @raskin.house.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
3/Then, decades of Russian money (Trump SoHo, Toronto, Panama, South Florida, etc) bail Trump out from multiple bankruptcies. Next, came the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow(w/ Agalarov) and Russian operatives inside the 2016 campaign. @stuartpstevens.bsky.social @garrykasparov.bsky.social
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
2/The pattern: 1977, the East Bloc targets Trump. In 1984, the Russian Mafia begins laundering millions thru Trump real estate. In 1987, the KGB sends Trump to Moscow. Ten years of reporting on the greatest intelligence failure in American history. @scaramucci.bsky.social @jimacosta.bsky.social
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
1/ Per @propublica, Putin-linked Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding celebrations. But this is just part not new a pattern going back to 1977. Here's the complete story!🧵 craigunger.substack.com/p/the-comple...
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Do You Believe Trump When He Talks About the “Russia Hoax”?
Umar Kremlev’s wedding gift to Donald Trump, Jr. is just the latest tie Trump has to Russia. Here’s the complete story of how Donald Trump became an asset of Russian intelligence.
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Lavonne @loveon9.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Uncle Kremlev was born Umar Nazarovich Lutfulloyev and changed name 2010 after extortion conviction. Kremlin's Kremlev... leadership of a notorious, government-backed biker gang, the Night Wolves, which brought him close to Alexei Rubezhnoi, who now leads Putin’s presidential security service.
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@jayrosen.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @keirgiles.bsky.social The NYT calls him a “Russian businessman.” But Umar Kremlev is really a twice-convicted Kremlin-anointed oligarch whose fortune depends on ties to Putin. Read The Case of the Secret Benefactor. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Case of the Secret Benefactor
The New York Times calls him a “Russian businessman.” But Umar Kremlev is a twice-convicted Kremlin-anointed oligarch whose entire fortune depends on his ties to Vladimir Putin.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
They can self-regulate, says the guy who shares a porn accountability app with his son.
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Therese:ERAnow @thereseeranow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Read “American Kompramat “ by @craigunger.bsky.social if you want to know the history of how Trump became a Russian Asset. (Or audiobook 😉)
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Therese:ERAnow @thereseeranow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is MUST WATCH TV! @craigunger.bsky.social is THE expert on trumps relationship to Russian. He makes a strong case for Trump being a Russian asset! youtu.be/BVC7fkz8jEk?... hey @msnowreports.bsky.social and @kyleku! Put on craig!inskishow.bsky.social
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Craig Unger: Trump Is an Asset of Russian Intelligence | History Of The Present
YouTube video by Lincoln Square
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Therese:ERAnow @thereseeranow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hey @msnownews.bsky.social and @kylekulinski.bsky.social ! Please have on the EXPERT @craigunger.bsky.social !!!
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 14/09/2026
bit.ly/4hoJ9Vs Investigative Journalist @craigunger.bsky.social stopped by Lincoln Square to discuss what happened to the promise of the next American Century on History Of The Present with @theintellectualist.bsky.social
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From the 9/11 Attacks to Ravaging Democracy Today | History of the Present with Craig Unger
The new millennium started with hope for a better future. But the 2000 election, 9/11 attacks, and two Trump victories have put us on a very different course.
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brian pillion @anaphoristand.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I think of this metaphor (which the frame of your title well captures) from @craigunger.bsky.social on the fall of the iron curtain often. Looking forward to the book!
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 14/09/2026
A convicted felon—and somehow that barely shocks anyone anymore. bit.ly/4hoJ9Vs @craigunger.bsky.social stopped by Lincoln Square to discuss America’s numbness to the allegations and convictions surrounding Trump on History of the Present with @theintellectualist.bsky.social
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Everyone should read @craigunger.bsky.social’s books, to get a jump start on the topic.
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CYNC Verity Media @cvmedia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Former MI6 Russia desk chief Christopher Steele says Trump is Putin’s “greatest asset,” arguing one pattern persists across his presidency: policies that repeatedly benefit the Kremlin. #Trump #Putin #NationalSecurity #Kremlin #ForeignInfluence @craigunger.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Check out my interview on History of the Present re the GOP's assault on democracy from 1968 to today. (And, yes, including the events of 9/11.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVC7...
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Craig Unger: Trump Is an Asset of Russian Intelligence | History Of The Present
YouTube video by Lincoln Square
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A *second* federal judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing Trump's executive order limiting mail balloting. "Plaintiffs have demonstrated … there is an increased risk that a significant number of otherwise appropriate absentee or mail-in ballots will ultimately not be counted."
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Second federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with U.S. Supreme Court poised to weigh in
The nation’s highest court already is considering the administration’s appeal of an order by U.S. District Court in Boston.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
it's not just disinformation, it's not just spying. We've had arson incidents in Poland, we've had attempts to bring down airlines in Lithuania, we've had an attempt to derail a moving train in Poland - they failed only through their incompetence.
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Check out my interview on History of the Present re the GOP's assault on democracy from 1968 to today. (And, yes, including the events of 9/11.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVC7...
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Craig Unger: Trump Is an Asset of Russian Intelligence | History Of The Present
YouTube video by Lincoln Square
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Not sure. Looking now…..
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Don’t miss my interview on the History of the Present in which I narrate the modern history of the GOP’s assault on democracy from 1968 to the present! www.linkedin.com/events/histo...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“.. The Atlanta Fed calculates that as of May, a household would need income of $124,674 a year to afford a median-priced home … that is 45% more than the median household makes.” - Schwab
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
State controlled media. This is fascism.
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Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A reminder that the federal minimum wage ($7.25) hasn’t been increased for 17 YEARS. Happy #LaborDay.
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The minimum wage is now the lowest it’s been in 70 years—making the federal wage floor ‘officially a poverty wage,’ report finds | Fortune
“We are currently in the longest period of inaction on the federal minimum wage since its inception in 1938,” economist Sylvia Allegretto wrote in a recent report.
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Dan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Was in the car for about 90 minutes this morning. Had NPR on the whole time. Number of mentions Trump lied yesterday that he heroically ran to the WTC pile and had to himself be rescued by firefighters? Zero.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 09/09/2026
Why would we not want Europes help? Are we… protecting someone? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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Europeans investigating Epstein say DOJ has not agreed to requests for help
Some European law enforcement agencies chasing leads spurred by information in the so-called Epstein Files say the U.S. Justice Department has not responded to their requests.
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ain’t that the truth.
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
2/If you're wondering if the Hashemis were tied to Reagan, the book contains proof that they were Casey operatives. (Casey, you don't seem to realize, was Reagan's campaign mgr.) Gotta say, I love being criticized by people who haven't bothered reading the book. But it's all there.
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
1/For the 3rd and last time, @bjc860.bsky.social, the answer is yes. The documents are published in my book. I've said that twice before. Why you think that's evasive is beyond me. If you're questioning whether the weapons came from Reagan associates, again, the answer is yes. Is that clear?
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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If you read my reply, I said yes, I do have documents. Don’t know how to make that clearer. In the book, I published documents that came from President Bani-Sadr and show Jamshid Hashemi—a Casey operative—shipping weapons from Israel to Iran. @bjc860.bsky.social
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