Underworld Turns

Podcasters, Presidents, and Psychedelics: How Joe Rogan Got Trump Into Ibogaine

President Trump signed an executive order on Saturday calling for the acceleration of research on certain psychedelic drugs as treatments for depression and other conditions. Podcaster Joe Rogan stood with him as he signed the order—and Trump indicated that Rogan was a major inspiration behind the push to fast-track legalizing ibogaine, which is used outside […]
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Homeland Security’s New Task Force Website Sanitizes Trump’s Deportation Agenda

The Department of Homeland Security just rolled out a new website for its city-occupying task forces that looks, more than anything, like a vibe-coded pitch deck. Launched on Friday, HSTF.gov was first announced on the FBI’s X account. We don’t negotiate. We dismantle. The site’s slogan is displayed in the same sans-serif font stylings as […]
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‘Celeste is a liar’ message written in sky above Coachella

A cryptic message potentially surrounding the recent arrest of singer D4vd was written in the sky above Coachella on Friday. Skywriters flew above the festival grounds and wrote “Celeste is a liar” around 4 p.m., according to video obtained by KTLA. Many on social media were quick to speculate that the “Celeste” being referred to is Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a 14-year-old […]
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Video shows L.A. police tackle partygoers after reports of weapon at large gathering

A large party at a residence in the San Fernando Valley was broken up by police after reports of a gun in the area, and video shows officers tackling and detaining multiple people. Los Angeles Police Department officers were dispatched to the 5900 block of Hesperia Avenue in Encino just after midnight Saturday after a call came in regarding a […]
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Exposing a Global Surveillance Empire

In June, a sharp-suited Austrian executive from a global surveillance company told a prospective client that he could “go to prison” for organizing the deal they were discussing. But the conversation did not end there. The executive, Guenther Rudolph, was seated at a booth at ISS World in Prague, a secretive trade fair for police […]
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