Douglas M. Charles, PhD
@dmcharles.bsky.social
Professor of history (FBI expert), Tae Kwon Do black belt, poker player, bicyclist, skier, travel, animals.
I’ve written 4 books on the FBI, currently finishing a history of the FBI, 1908-1945. Also working on a history of Tae Kwon Do in North America.
I’ve written 4 books on the FBI, currently finishing a history of the FBI, 1908-1945. Also working on a history of Tae Kwon Do in North America.
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History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agenda
FBI director Kash Patel says he is making the bureau more accountable. Critics charge him with purging it of anyone not perceived as loyal to President Trump.
theconversation.com
My latest comparative historical OpEd is out! A lot of research went into this.
Kash Patel vs FBI Director L. Patrick Gray (1972-73).
theconversation.com/history-is-r...
Kash Patel vs FBI Director L. Patrick Gray (1972-73).
theconversation.com/history-is-r...
FINALLY! The Trump administration has released conclusive evidence that Lee Harvey Oswald had nothing to do with the Kennedy assassination.
December 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
FINALLY! The Trump administration has released conclusive evidence that Lee Harvey Oswald had nothing to do with the Kennedy assassination.
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The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
December 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
LOL If you think you're going to see anything in these released Epstein files, think again.
December 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
LOL If you think you're going to see anything in these released Epstein files, think again.
Through a TrumpRX website? 🤣😂 The grifting never ceases.
The most corrupt president in U.S. history.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
The most corrupt president in U.S. history.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
Trump Announces Pricing Deals With Nine Drugmakers
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Through a TrumpRX website? 🤣😂 The grifting never ceases.
The most corrupt president in U.S. history.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
The most corrupt president in U.S. history.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
So you’re saying it fits the times?
Renaming the Kennedy Center, our national fine arts center, after such a coarse, lowbrow, and ignorant buffoon is America at its very stupidest.
December 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
So you’re saying it fits the times?
Alan Dershowitz is why there are lawyer jokes. If you look up shyster in the dictionary, there should be simply a picture of Dershowitz.
Alan Dershowitz told the president that the question of his running for a third term is still up in the air.
Trump Busted Plotting Illegal Third Term With Epstein’s Lawyer
Alan Dershowitz told the president that the question of his running for a third term is still up in the air.
trib.al
December 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Alan Dershowitz is why there are lawyer jokes. If you look up shyster in the dictionary, there should be simply a picture of Dershowitz.
Boasting & bluffing is a Russian trait. Anyone who has played poker with a Russian knows this.
Putin tells Russians to brace for a generation of war against Europe. Vladimir Putin said Russia would not back down from its mission to 'liberate its historic lands' and predicted the European backing of Kyiv would ultimately lose power. ft.trib.al/TB1cs17
Vladimir Putin predicts European ‘swine’ backing Ukraine will lose power
Russian president vows to liberate ‘historic lands’ in hardline speech, showing no signs of compromise on invasion goals
ft.trib.al
December 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Boasting & bluffing is a Russian trait. Anyone who has played poker with a Russian knows this.
Sociopaths don't care about victims.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s pardons wipe out payments to defrauded victims
In addition to clearing prison sentences, the president’s clemency actions have erased millions in restitution payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sociopaths don't care about victims.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Here is what you'll get from this admin from the Epstein files. I would guess it will be remarkably similar to what's already on the FBI's webpage. In other words: nada.
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Here is what you'll get from this admin from the Epstein files. I would guess it will be remarkably similar to what's already on the FBI's webpage. In other words: nada.
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So, not a bonus. Robbing Peter to pay Paul, who are in this case the same person
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
So, not a bonus. Robbing Peter to pay Paul, who are in this case the same person
One clown leaving the circus doesn't mean the circus is over.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Dan Bongino Says He Will Step Down From F.B.I. in January
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
One clown leaving the circus doesn't mean the circus is over.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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What is she doing? Usually somebody in this job knows exactly what they would be doing here, but I’m not sure here. Either she’s putting this out there for a reason, or a complete idiot from their side of things.
“I’m not an enabler. I’m also not a bitch,” Susie Wiles tells Chris Whipple. “I guess time will tell whether I’ve been effective.”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
December 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
What is she doing? Usually somebody in this job knows exactly what they would be doing here, but I’m not sure here. Either she’s putting this out there for a reason, or a complete idiot from their side of things.
Finals week, so I have a little time to write.
I put in my book the FBI’s first WWII-era counterespionage case.
It involved a gay man, ex-Navy, spying for the Japanese. His sexuality had nothing to do with it. He wanted money.
He boarded US Navy ships in his old uniform & stole documents…
I put in my book the FBI’s first WWII-era counterespionage case.
It involved a gay man, ex-Navy, spying for the Japanese. His sexuality had nothing to do with it. He wanted money.
He boarded US Navy ships in his old uniform & stole documents…
December 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Finals week, so I have a little time to write.
I put in my book the FBI’s first WWII-era counterespionage case.
It involved a gay man, ex-Navy, spying for the Japanese. His sexuality had nothing to do with it. He wanted money.
He boarded US Navy ships in his old uniform & stole documents…
I put in my book the FBI’s first WWII-era counterespionage case.
It involved a gay man, ex-Navy, spying for the Japanese. His sexuality had nothing to do with it. He wanted money.
He boarded US Navy ships in his old uniform & stole documents…
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"'Any resources taken away from this just puts us more behind,' says a former FBI agent who, after years of working national security cases, recently left the bureau to avoid being reassigned to immigration enforcement. 'We don’t have the luxury of time.'"
The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"'Any resources taken away from this just puts us more behind,' says a former FBI agent who, after years of working national security cases, recently left the bureau to avoid being reassigned to immigration enforcement. 'We don’t have the luxury of time.'"
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TRUTH
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
TRUTH
Yet another blunder by the clown in charge of the FBI. It's stunning, really, watching real time the most unqualified (and obviously so) FBI director in its 100+ years history.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Kash Patel Makes Another Major Error on Brown University Shooting
The FBI director has once again prematurely announced details about the suspect.
www.yahoo.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Yet another blunder by the clown in charge of the FBI. It's stunning, really, watching real time the most unqualified (and obviously so) FBI director in its 100+ years history.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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KABC TV - The son of famed director Rob Reiner is in custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead in their Brentwood home on Sunday. abc7.com/post/rob-rei...
Rob Reiner's son arrested after famed director, wife found stabbed to death in LA home
Nick Reiner, son of director Rob Reiner, was taken into custody Sunday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
abc7.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
KABC TV - The son of famed director Rob Reiner is in custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead in their Brentwood home on Sunday. abc7.com/post/rob-rei...
Sociopath.
December 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Sociopath.
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As a professor I don't spend my time in lounges but I do interact with other professors. Top items:
"How exhausted are you with right wing censorship?"
"Hey, did you get 82% AI generated answers to work this semester?"
"Wouldn't it be nice if we could do our jobs without all this shit attached?"
"How exhausted are you with right wing censorship?"
"Hey, did you get 82% AI generated answers to work this semester?"
"Wouldn't it be nice if we could do our jobs without all this shit attached?"
i am once again asking who the "leftist extremists in the faculty lounge" shaping democratic party priorities are, and what policies it is that they are instituting
December 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
As a professor I don't spend my time in lounges but I do interact with other professors. Top items:
"How exhausted are you with right wing censorship?"
"Hey, did you get 82% AI generated answers to work this semester?"
"Wouldn't it be nice if we could do our jobs without all this shit attached?"
"How exhausted are you with right wing censorship?"
"Hey, did you get 82% AI generated answers to work this semester?"
"Wouldn't it be nice if we could do our jobs without all this shit attached?"