# Yasha Levine
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yasha levine is a Russian-American investigative journalist and author. Levine, who was born in the Soviet Union, is a former editor of Moscow-based satirical newspaper The eXile. He has written the book Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet which was published in 2018.
Silicon Reich: Big Tech and Big Brother's Unholy Matrimony
In this episode, we dig into the origins of the internet as a Cold War surveillance project and trace how Silicon Valley grew up inside the U.S. defense ecosystem. We look at how companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Palantir didn’t just partner with the government and state machinery…
9 - 64 Squares of Death: The Alexander Pichushkin Story
Step into the shadowy paths of Bitsevsky Park as we uncover the twisted crimes of Alexander Pichushkin — the man who set out to fill a chessboard with human lives. Known as The Chessboard Killer and The Bitsa Park Maniac, Pichushkin terrorized Moscow for years, targeting the vulnerable and the forg…
Alexander Pichushkin
This week we will discuss the Chess Board killer from Russia AKA the Bitsevsky Maniac.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0FTbeKGPjM
https://www.gq.com/story/alexander-pichushkin-serial-killer-russia
https://prezi.com/p/zu0z5hzuhwsj/alexander-pichushkin/
https://www.quora.com/What-…
Pistachio Wars and Doom and Gloom
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nefariousrussians.com
Rowan and I were at UC Santa Barbara last month presenting Pistachio Wars. We had a wonderful Q&A after the screening, which you can see below. Subscribers can listen to it on our usual podcast feed and read a c…
Ex-Obama Officials Shill, and Bill, for Big Tech's Pentagon Deals
As Google faced an internal employee revolt over its involvement in the Pentagon's drone warfare program, the Obama-veteran firm WestExec stepped in to help. The case highlights the deep ties between the tech industry and government officials, says Yasha Levine, author of "Surveillance Valley: The …
Journalists Sharif Abdel Kouddous & Yasha Levine on Israel, Iran, Palantir & Pistachios
Katie talks to Sharif Abdel Kouddous, a journalist and editor at Drop Site News, about Gaza, Lebanon, Israel’s war on journalism and Kuwait’s detention of journalist American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldina. Then Katie chats with journalist and filmmaker Yasha Levine about Palantir, Ukraine and the …
Technical Foul
Rudy Giuliani has been warning the press that the president may not testify in the Russia investigation, but Trump has signaled otherwise. This week, we untangle the White House’s mixed-up messaging on the Russia investigation. Plus, after reports that companies like Amazon and Google are seeking, …
Episode 577 - Where Are All The Eco-Terrorists? (w/ Yasha Levine, Edward Ongweso Jr., & Aaron Regunberg)
We've assembled an all-star panel of journalists to break down the controversy around the AI data centers being built across the country. We start with a discussion of the curious & controversial Jacobin piece by Holly Buck in which she opposes Bernie Sanders' data center moratorium. Why would a le…
Around the World: Venezuela, Saudi Oil Imports to Zero, Ukraine, USA Today & Palantir, Epstein Story
⭐ Around the World- Venezuela, Saudi Oil Imports to Zero, Ukraine, USA Today & Palantir, Epstein Story
It Appears Delcy Sold out Maduro: Eduardo Miguel Alvarez Estevez
https://x.com/timand2037/status/2085123804213518632
US imports of Saudi crude fall to zero for first time since 1985 amid Iran conf…
Jake Shields interviews Annie Altman (OpenAI CEO's sister), Tor and privacy technologies as psyops, Ledger reseller ships backdoored hardware wallets, set your calendar for the first ever live-streamed execution in the US!
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Israel/Gaza commentary: Claims Netanyahu knew of the October 7 attack in advance and issued a stand down order to retain power, citing Israeli official accounts saying the event "fast tracked" plans by 20 years. Frames it as "never let a go…
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