The Final Evolution: Welcome to Decode The Left

New name. Sharper focus. Same mission (only now, it's official).

Mar 31, 2025

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This Substack has gone through a few identities—Actively Unwoke during the anti-DEI era, then Better Discourses during the war with James Lindsay. But the war is over. We won. James Lindsay is no longer misleading people about the left—hell, he’s barely talking about it anymore.

Each iteration brought lessons, growth, and refinement. And all of it has led to this moment.

Now, we evolve into our final form:

Welcome to Decode The Left.

This isn’t just a name change. It’s the launch of a full-scale, unapologetic operation to expose, analyze, archive—and ultimately dismantle—far-left extremism in America.

What started as a solo newsletter has grown into a living archive, a research hub, a strategic war room, and an educational platform. Now we’re pulling all of it together and unleashing the full power of everything we’ve built, because we might still have time to change the course of history.

What is Decode The Left?

Decode The Left is a centralized intelligence and research hub that tracks and exposes the far left using their own materials: internal documents, training videos, strategy guides, meeting footage, activist toolkits, undercover recordings, and more.

The platform—resources spanning Substack, YouTube, Rumble, and other digital spaces—forms a community anyone can access to understand how the left really operates. It includes:

An archive of primary source materials—videos, documents, recordings, propaganda, and more—that expose the radical left in their own words.
Educational breakdowns that decode their language and tactics in plain terms, so regular people can actually understand what’s happening.
Detailed profiles of activists and organizations, including event reports and ideological breakdowns of the philosophies driving today’s far-left revolutionaries—so you know what’s coming next.
Curated exhibits that connect the dots between ideas, events, and networks in a way that’s accessible, engaging—and yes, sometimes even fun. This isn’t just content for now. It’s documentation for history.
A live classroom on YouTube and Rumble with live streams, commentary, and Socialism Saturday—offering real-time analysis and raw exposure.
A crowdsourced, citizen journalism network where our community helps collect, verify, and archive what the media refuses to cover.

But Decode The Left isn’t just a resource. It’s a war room.

For those on the front lines—politicians, candidates, journalists, school boards, campaign teams, local leaders—we offer professional services:

Speaking engagements to bring this research to live or virtual audiences.
Private advising for leaders who need targeted intelligence about the far-left in their own space.
Consulting for organizations facing ideological capture—schools, nonprofits, companies, campaigns—backed by real data and strategic insight.

This isn’t content for the sake of content.

This is the infrastructure for the counter-offensive. And it’s just getting started.

What’s Changing?

If you’ve been here for the livestreams, the primary source drops, or the Substack breakdowns, you won’t see much change beyond the name. Here are a few minor changes:

The handle of the formerly Better Discourses on X became @DecodeTheLeft. While we enjoyed the fun and troublemaking the name provided us, it’s time to evolve.
The URL for the Telegram is now t.me/decodetheleft. Make sure you subscribe if you want notifications when I got live for streams or post new content.
The Actively Unwoke podcast will become the Decode The Left podcast. I struggled with this one, because the name Actively Unwoke has sentimental value due to my book of that name and my entrance into this world, but ultimately decided that more consistency is good.

That’s about all that’s changing from a community perspective. You’ll still get all the same content you’ve already been getting but perhaps done a bit better.

What is changing is what we’re building on top of all that. We're scaling this project into something usable—creating better educational materials for the public, and providing direct support to people and institutions who need it. This is the natural next step: turning years of research and analysis into real-world impact.

If you are interested in connecting to bring me to speak at your event or meeting, or advise your organization, get in touch and let’s discuss how I can serve you.

Why the Plague Doctor logo?

The Plague Doctor isn’t just a symbol. He’s a reflection of what this work demands. Someone has to walk into the sickness.

The Plague Doctor isn’t a villain. He’s a brave, if grim, anti-hero, one who willingly enters contaminated territory to treat the infected and try to save those who can still be reached. He moves through ideological decay with eyes wide open, knowing the danger, knowing the cost—and going in anyway. He wears the mask, not to hide, but to survive. Because you can’t help anyone if you’re too afraid to face the disease.

That’s the work Decode The Left was built to do. We go straight into far-left spaces—trainings, strategy calls, organizing networks—and bring back the documents, videos, and recordings they never wanted you to see. We break it all down so the rest of the world can understand what’s spreading and how to stop it.

The Plague Doctor is our symbol because he embodies the mission: enter the danger, treat the symptoms, expose the source, and carry back the evidence. Not everyone can be saved. But that doesn’t mean we don’t try.

And we’ll make damn sure history can’t pretend it didn’t happen.

Why This Matters

This is the final version because this is the real mission. Not just being “unwoke.” Not just having better arguments.

This is about decoding the revolution so we can dismantle it.

It’s bold. It’s relentless. And it’s just getting started.

Thanks for being part of this from the beginning. Now let’s take it to the next level.

Welcome to Decode The Left.

Let’s go.

– Karlyn