In January 2015, AI researcher Ben Goertzel wrote one of the most damning emails in the entire Jeffrey Epstein file release. He commiserated with Epstein over the "spate of utterly idiotic negative publicity," floated the theory that Epstein's victims (children) were "reasonably mature people who mutually consented," and then, in the very next paragraph, asked for another $25,000 to be funneled through his 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Humanity+.

In this episode of Feral America, we examine the full mechanism.

This is not a story about a scientist who had a bad funder. It is a story about the conversion mechanism. The pass through. The five percent fee Goertzel openly charged for his nonprofit's role as a financial conduit, in writing, in an email with the actual subject line "Funneling money."

In this 30 minute investigation, you will learn:

How Epstein's $100,000 fellowship at the University of New Mexico in 2001 launched Goertzel's career

The exact structure of the laundering pipeline

The IRS statutes that were violated

The receipts: emails from the Epstein files

Goertzel's "I was social engineered" defense in his February 2026 Substack

How a male professional culture of benefit of the doubt continues to protect powerful men accused of horrible things

Why I filed an IRS Whistleblower complaint

PRIMARY SOURCES AND FURTHER READING

My full Substack investigation: https://sueselle.substack.com

South China Morning Post original report (February 16, 2026): https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3299896

Ben Goertzel's "Goertzel vs Epstein" Substack response: https://bengoertzel.substack.com/p/goertzel-vs-epstein

Government of the United States Virgin Islands v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., No. 1:22 cv 10904 (S.D.N.Y. 2022)

Vashon Maury Island Beachcomber coverage: https://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/2026/02/27/islander-bankrolled-by-epstein-on-and-off-for-nearly-two-decades/

Business Insider on Goertzel and Epstein: https://www.businessinsider.com (search Goertzel Epstein)

IRS Whistleblower Office and Form 211: https://www.irs.gov/compliance/whistleblower-office

IRS guidance on Inurement and Private Benefit for 501(c)(3) charities: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/inurement-private-benefit-charitable-organizations

Epstein Files searchable database: https://epsteinexposed.com

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Last night, a gunman opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Every news outlet reported the same thing this morning: law enforcement is "obtaining search warrants" for his phone and devices.

Here's what they didn't mention: under the CLOUD Act, the government doesn't need a warrant for most of his digital life. His Gmail, his cloud storage, his social media... all of it is accessible through a completely different pipeline. Faster. Quieter. No judge sitting on it for hours.

And that law doesn't just apply to active shooters. It applies to you.

In this episode, we break down:

• What the CLOUD Act actually is and how it passed (buried in a 2,200-page spending bill)
• How it lets the US government compel Google, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft to hand over your data, even if it's stored overseas
• How foreign governments can now request your data directly from US tech companies
• Why journalists, activists, lawyers, and immigrants are especially at risk
• The one structural weakness in the law and the free tools that exploit it → Signal, ProtonMail, Tresorit, Bitwarden, and other privacy tools explained

RESOURCES: 🔗 EFF CLOUD Act Explainer — https://www.eff.org/issues/cloud-act

🔗 Signal (encrypted messaging) — https://signal.org

🔗 ProtonMail (encrypted email) — https://proton.me

🔗 Bitwarden (password manager) — https://bitwarden.com

🔗 Privacy Guides — https://privacyguides.org

🔗 ACLU CLOUD Act Analysis — https://www.aclu.org

🔗 Full CLOUD Act Text — https://www.congress.gov

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Two 18-year-old Hispanic girls. Two devastating stories. Almost no media coverage.

This week on a special edition of Feral America, we the stories most mainstream media won't touch.

Makayla Rene Settles moved from North Carolina to California to live with her birth father, Stephen Vincent Chavez, while attending Moorpark College. Within two days of arriving, he brutally assaulted her. DNA evidence confirmed the attack. He was arrested, then released on bail. Unable to cope with her trauma, Makayla took her own life in December 2025. His hearing is April 21st at the Ventura County Courthouse. A march in Makayla's honor begins at 8 a.m. at the corner of Victoria and Telephone. Show up. Make noise. She deserves justice.

Alishon Torres, originally from Honduras, took action after her five-year-old sister revealed she had been molested by a 58-year-old man living nearby... and no adult in the family did anything. Alishon did. She is now being held in Shelby County, Tennessee on $1 million bail. The online support for her has been overwhelming. Want to help? Stevie explains exactly how in this episode.

When the legal system fails, who steps up?

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📍 March for Makayla: April 21st, 8 a.m. | Corner of Victoria & Telephone, Ventura County Courthouse