THE ARCHIVE

Everything we’ve covered since 2020

Weekly Roundups, The Rabbit Hole, and everything in between.

#144: Right Lawyers, Wrong Docket

On unsealing Charlie Kirk killer’s purported search warrant. Plus: Librarians save lives, Daily Mail sued, and has anyone checked in on Charleston? It’s having a week.

Sep 19, 2025

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15 min read

Contractor Used Classified CIA Systems as ‘His Own Personal Google’

Dale Britt Bendler “earned approximately $360,000 in private client fees while also working as a full-time CIA contractor with daily access to highly classified material that he searched like it was his own personal Google,” according to a court record.

Sep 18, 2025

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4 min read

#143: The Grok Legal Defense?

Can Elon's bad AI get a right wing influencer out of a defamation lawsuit? Plus: ICE finds angry instagram comments, Trump Org Settles with Chinese sellers, DOJ charges civil penalties for missing hearings. This issue is nearly too packed with exclusive news stories. Reporters, file now. Your editors will thank us later. Everyone else, bucket up for a wild ride in the dockets.

Sep 12, 2025

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14 min read

On Memory

A reflection on walking the grounds of the World Trade Center.

Sep 11, 2025

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2 min read

#142: You want it to be one way...but it's the other way.

The Feds arrested Marlo(w) Stanfield for drug dealing. Please tell us that the AUSA was a Wire fan. Plus: Justice Dept Loves Transparency, Death Golf Matches, Chinese fentanyl, Newsmax Mad, and Trump’s DOJ Defends Liberal Congresswoman.

Sep 5, 2025

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11 min read

#141: I’m Sorry

But Benson Boone is here for someone else’s merch. Plus: FBI Director's Girlfriend Sues a FBI Whistleblower/Podcaster, Craigslist Smuggling, Libs of TikTok Goes Full Narc, Classified Docs in North Dakota, Texas Fencers, and Retired MAGAs.

Aug 29, 2025

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12 min read

They Were Praying

A reflection on the Minnesota tragedy.

Aug 27, 2025

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4 min read

4chan and Kiwi Farms Sue the UK Over its Age Verification Law

The notorious troll sites filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court as part of a fight over the UK's Online Safety Act.

Aug 27, 2025

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4 min read