Archive - NEFARIOUS RUSSIANS

Jeffrey Epstein, American Exceptionalism, and a lesson from Russia

We talk about how the Jeffrey Epstein scandal/spectacle fits into the larger context of American decline and collapse.

20 hrs ago • Yasha Levine and Evgenia

1:55:42

The Disappearance of Barbarians

How the Soviet Union psyoped itself out of existence.

Feb 9 • Evgenia

When the Pentagon hoped Noam Chomsky would help build AI weapons against communists

With this new Jeffrey Epstein Spectacle drop, everyone is once again buzzing about Noam Chomsky and his relationship with The Pimp to Our Unfuckable…

Feb 2 • Yasha Levine

January 2026

Our Lords of Light

When I have trouble falling asleep I usually put on an audiobook — and the one I’ve been listening to lately in 10 to 20 minute chunks before falling…

Jan 23 • Yasha Levine

PISTACHIO WARS ON TOUR: IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST

Rowan and I are doing a mini PISTACHIO WARS tour in Southern California — first small screenings in Bakersfield and Los Angeles (inside the belly of the…

Jan 20 • Yasha Levine

"Hey, ma! We big now! Oh wait..."

Pistachio Wars meets Vampire Valley

Jan 18 • Yasha Levine

A story about a nuclear American family, as told by Uzbeks

A few weeks ago, I found out about this great Soviet cartoon from the 80s about an AI-powered smart home belonging to a nuclear American family.

Jan 16 • Yasha Levine

From one failed industrial utopia to another

...the story of my life.

Jan 4 • Yasha Levine

New Year's Eve Banya Session

We recorded most of this from inside a banya on New Year’s Eve in San Francisco as a rainstorm raged outside.

Jan 4 • Yasha Levine and Evgenia

1:22:55

The internet, Venezuela and global power

America could never have carried out the kind of in-and-out kidnapping of the Venezuelan president without the internet.

Jan 3 • Yasha Levine

December 2025

Enjoy the slop while you still can

Yes, we’re cursed to live in interesting times…and blessed, too.

Dec 30, 2025 • Yasha Levine

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: INTERNET JUNKIE ANONYMOUS

NEFARIOUS RUSSIANS LIVE IN SF!

Dec 26, 2025 • Yasha Levine and Evgenia

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