THE ARCHIVE

Everything we’ve covered since 2020

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

The Rabbit Hole: Inside the arrest of a purported L.A. Mobster

It was a crazy game of poker. Assaf Waknine may lose it all.

Nov 9, 2025

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11 min read

#151: U.S. Stops Chinese Worm Invasion?

Three University of Michigan students face smuggling charges. Plus: Indicting the wrong person, drake diss, fruity pebble shortchange, liberal election deniers, and Maryland loves crabcakes and FBI headquarters.

Nov 7, 2025

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16 min read

#150: Prosecutors Acquire a Grenade Launcher

No, seriously. Plus: Cam’Ron Beefing, Sanctioning Bill Maher, BananaGate, and an FBI analyst fired for supporting Trump?

Oct 31, 2025

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12 min read

“Anarchist to the Bone”

A previously unreported search warrant reveals how the FBI tracked down a suspect who planted a failed incendiary device at a local Fox News station in Utah.

Oct 29, 2025

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3 min read

#149: The IRS has a Sidewalk Problem.

There's probably an analogy to be made about government efficiency and taking four years to fill a hole. Plus: The U.S. Courts giveth and they taketh away. Also, Laura Loomer’s Thumb Drives, Hasan Piker, and Mr. Big Shot

Oct 24, 2025

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13 min read

#148: Turning yourself in to ICE to avoid DOJ

A California man almost got paid for finding a criminal loophole. Plus: A Oct 7 Arrest in Louisiana, Jeffery Epstein, Lawyer AI hallucinations, Uncrustable Lawsuit, and Drake lost in life but now also the courts.

Oct 17, 2025

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17 min read

#147: Jim Comey is a Time Traveler

Is messing with the space time continuum a felony or just a misdemeanor? Plus: You can shop Trader Joe’s again without getting randomly arrested, but maybe skip their probiotics.

Oct 10, 2025

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9 min read

Exclusive: Chief Justice “Stonewalls Congress" on PACER Hack, Senator Says

The Courts sidestep a congressional request for independent review. Post-hack procedures have significantly reduced transparency in the judicial system.

Oct 3, 2025

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6 min read