“.. 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
Craig Unger
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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.
State controlled media. This is fascism.
A reminder that the federal minimum wage ($7.25) hasn’t been increased for 17 YEARS. Happy #LaborDay.
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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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.
Why would we not want Europes help? Are we… protecting someone? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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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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?
BJC860@bjc860.bsky.social · 2d agoYou're being very evasive and not answering my actual question. I asked you specifically if you have documents explicitly showing that these arms shipments were ordered by Reagan associates. Simple question. Yes or no. The more you doge, the more the answer becomes clear. And we both no why.
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
BJC860@bjc860.bsky.social · 2d agoAll due respect, but setting up meetings, is not evidence of what was said in those meetings. Which is why I asked if you actually have documentary evidence of those weapons sales being directed. It sounds like you don't. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Yes. I also have on the record interviews with Robert Sensi , a longtime Casey operative, giving his first person account of setting up the meetings in. Spain with Casey. And much more.
BJC860@bjc860.bsky.social · 2d agoOut of curiosity, since I have also not read your book, do you have documents that show that, "show shipments of weapons sold by the Hashemis(Bill Casey operatives)and shipped by Israel to Iran" was actually directed by someone working for Reagan at the time?
Israel's former attorney general says the UK government's actions against Israel over West Bank land grabs is not just consistent with the law, but also sound policy. www.ft.com/content/ef50...
To safeguard Israel’s future, the UK is right to sanction settlers
A former Israeli attorney-general backs the UK government’s ban on settlement goods and trade with West Bank businesses
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Hey, do you remember how the Congressional Republicans insisted, in agreeing to the Iran-Contra investigation, that no matters could be investigated which preceded Reagan’s inauguration? I think I’ll buy Unger’s book and read it.
Puhleeze @radiofreetom.Baku.social. The tell is “I haven’t read Unger’s book. “ I’ve been a fan of the Atlantic, but that profile didn’t even bother to cite probative evidence that was published in the book. Don’t you do basic research before attacking someone’s reporting?
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 3d agoI haven't read Unger's book, and I still maintain that if anyone ever had the goods on, it would be a gigantic story in the US media (especially now). But @theatlantic.com did talk to Unger; you can read the article here: www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
If you have a problem with my evidence.@radiofreetom.bsky.social.com, tell me what it is. Documents provided by President Bani-Sadr show shipments of weapons sold by the Hashemis(Bill Casey operatives)and shipped by Israel to Iran. I published the documents in Den of Spies, which has much more .
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 3d agoOh, I see, it's *Israel* that brokered the deal for Reagan. But just a moment ago, I was assured it was John Connally. Or, maybe - and just stay with me here - no one's ever found anything to substantiate this other than "I just feel like it's something Reagan woulda done"
Driscoll's resignation as Army Sec'y was largely played as a Hegseth/DEI story. But it's also the story of how Zelensky came to the Trump WH offering to share spectacularly effective asymmetric drone technology that used 117 drones costing $117,000 to take down $7 7 billion in Russian aircraft.
ICYMI ‘Another Russian woman in Epstein’s world was close to a key role in the Epstein saga—Donald J. Trump. Anna Malova, a Russian model and beauty pageant contestant lived in Trump Tower condo, and in Florida where she was ensconced in Mar-a-Lago and Epstein’s homes. @craigunger.bsky.social
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Ghislaine Maxwell just characterized Donald Trump's relationship to Jeffrey Epstein as nothing more than an acquaintanceship. Nevertheless, some women managed to strike up relationships with both men.
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Will y’all read Craig Unger’s books & all he posts prior to voting in what IS THE MOST DIRE, CONSEQUENTIAL ELECTION OF OUR LIFETIMES, THE OUTCOME OF WHICH WILL REVERBERATE THROUGHOUT THE LIVES OF OUR KIDS, GRANDKIDS & BEYOND! WE MUST GET PUTIN’S PROXY OUT OF OUR HOUSE! VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO!
If books are your thing, I recommend both 'House of Trump, House of Putin' and 'American Kompromat' by @craigunger.bsky.social
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The story Unger weaves with those earlier accounts and his original reporting is fresh, illuminating and more alarming than the intelligence channel described in the...
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Craig is the NYT bestselling author of six books on the GOP's assault on democracy including American Kompromat, House of Trump, House of Putin and, most recently, Den of Spies. He has written for Van...
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That is an incidence rate of… 0.00547% The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
Everyone's talking about Trump-Russia in the abstract. Here's the concrete version: a Trump Tower buyer who admitted to laundering mob money in 1984, and his brother — on trial for murder this week — tied to the same "Brainy Don" network. craigunger.substack.com/p/the-bogati...
The Bogatin Brothers and the Long Shadow of the Brainy Don
In 1984, Russian Mafioso David Bogatin began laundering money through Trump real estate. Now, 42 years later, his brother Jacob is on trial for murder. Here’s what happened.
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In 1984, a Russian émigré went into Trump Tower w/ $6 million cash for 5 condos — and the gov't later said it was laundered mob money. His brother is now on trial for murder. The latest on the Russian Mafia. @stuartpstevens.bsky.social @thebulwark.com craigunger.substack.com/p/the-bogati...
The Bogatin Brothers and the Long Shadow of the Brainy Don
In 1984, Russian Mafioso David Bogatin began laundering money through Trump real estate. Now, 42 years later, his brother Jacob is on trial for murder. Here’s what happened.
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I want to thank the service member who shared their story about what it's like to serve right now. It's not easy to be honest about burnout and open-ended orders when you're still in uniform. Every service member has a constitutional right to speak up. That's not unpatriotic or inappropriate.
1/Good question @k145ac.bsky.social. But the key word is "knowingly." As w/ money laundering, you have to prove that Trump KNOWINGLY worked as a Russian operative. As Yuri Shvets, a former major in the KGB, told me, the KGB and its successors define "intelligence asset" as a "trusted contact."
K145a@k145a.bsky.social · 3w ago@craigunger.bsky.social I saw you on the Hartmann show, today, you had stated that if Trump were a Russian asset that would not be illegal, I looked it up: Yes, it is highly illegal for a sitting President of the United States to knowingly operate as an asset of a foreign power like Russia.
People are saying Trump has finally warmed to Ukraine. But look at what he does, not what he says! Read: Trump's Patriot Missile Bait and Switch craigunger.substack.com/p/trumps-pat.... @garrykasparov.bsky.social @fionahill.bsky.social @juliaioffe.bsky.social @fredkaplan.bsky.social
Trump's Patriot Missile Bait and Switch
Trump has finally acknowledged that Zelensky has "the cards," but his heart still belongs to Vladimir Putin.
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Yup he’s a Russian asset. l.smartnews.com/p-8f9SEyUq/d... @craigunger.bsky.social
Secret FBI probe cast Trump as possible Russian asset after Comey firing, memos show (Fox News)
The White Housereleased newly declassified FBI memos showing that the bureau opened a 2017 counterintelligence investigation into whether President Donald Tr...
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Because he has been since the 80s. 😡 l.smartnews.com/p-8fdWwjsd/r... @craigunger.bsky.social
FBI documents reveal Trump was probed for acting as a 'Russian agent' (Daily Mail)
The FBI was concerned President Donald Trump was working in coordination with Russia during his first term when he fired former FBI Director James Comey, new...
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