01 · The Explosives Monopoly · 1802–1920s · ⭐⭐⭐
America's
Wars.
Their Powder.
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours established E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in 1802 on the Brandywine Creek in Delaware. Within a decade, Du Pont had become the primary supplier of gunpowder to the US government. By the Civil War, Du Pont supplied approximately 40% of the Union Army's gunpowder. By WWI, they were supplying 40% of all Allied explosives. ⭐⭐⭐
⚔️ Black Powder
War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War. US government's primary supplier. Delaware manufacturing facilities scaled to meet every conflict.
1812 – 1865
💥 Smokeless Powder
Spanish-American War through WWI. 40% of Allied explosives in WWI. Du Pont revenues increased 1,000% during WWI. Profits: $250M on $1B in sales. ⭐⭐⭐
1898 – 1918
🧵 Nylon
1938 — first synthetic fiber. Explosive-chemistry expertise redirected into consumer products. War chemistry → peacetime consumer monopoly. Same infrastructure, different product.
1938 →
🧪 Teflon / PFOA
1938 — polytetrafluoroethylene discovered. PFOA as processing agent. Internal documents show Du Pont knew PFOA was toxic to workers and contaminating water by the 1960s. Suppressed for 40+ years. ⭐⭐⭐
1938 – Present
☢️ Manhattan Project
Du Pont built and operated the Hanford plutonium production site — the reactors that produced the plutonium for the Trinity test and Nagasaki bomb. At-cost contract: $1 profit. The goodwill PR investment in exchange for government relationship. ⭐⭐⭐
1942 – 1945
02 · The Business Plot · 1934 · ⭐⭐⭐ Congressional Record
They Tried
To Coup
The President.
In 1933–1934, a group of wealthy businessmen — with documented connections to Du Pont and the American Liberty League — approached Major General Smedley Butler, the most decorated Marine in American history, with a proposal: lead a private army of 500,000 veterans to march on Washington and force Franklin Roosevelt out of power. Butler refused. He reported everything to Congress. ⭐⭐⭐
"I stood up and I said, 'I am not going to do it.' I told them the plan was treason. I went to Congress and told them about it."
— General Smedley Butler · House Un-American Activities Committee · 1934 · ⭐⭐⭐ Congressional Record
Gerald MacGuire
Bond salesman, Grayson Murphy & Co. Primary contact who approached Butler. Confirmed by Butler's testimony and independent investigation. Murphy was a director of Guaranty Trust — Morgan bank. ⭐⭐⭐
CONFIRMED CONTACT
American Liberty League
Founded 1934 by Du Pont family and associated businessmen explicitly to oppose FDR's New Deal. Pierre S. du Pont and Irénée du Pont were primary funders. The League served as the political organizing arm of Business Plot-adjacent interests. ⭐⭐⭐
DU PONT FUNDED
Smedley Butler
Major General, USMC. Two Medals of Honor. Most decorated Marine of the era. They chose the wrong general. He refused, testified to Congress, and later wrote War Is a Racket (1935) documenting the military-industrial extraction system. ⭐⭐⭐
WHISTLEBLOWER
Congressional Response
House committee confirmed the plot was real. No prosecutions followed. The final report redacted the names of the most prominent backers. The buried names — the committee confirmed they existed — were never made public. ⭐⭐⭐ Committee report on record; redaction documented.
BURIED
The McCormack-Dickstein Committee confirmed in 1934 that the Business Plot was real. The committee's final report stated: "This committee received evidence of a financial backer whose name will not be disclosed at this time." It was never disclosed. No one was charged. ⭐⭐⭐ Congressional Record
03 · PFOA · 40 Years Of Suppression · ⭐⭐⭐
They Knew.
They Sold
It Anyway.
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was used as a processing agent in Teflon production starting in the 1950s. Internal Du Pont documents — revealed through litigation beginning in the 1990s — show the company knew PFOA was toxic to workers and was contaminating groundwater around its West Virginia facility as early as the 1960s. Du Pont continued production and concealed findings for decades. ⭐⭐⭐
⚠️ 1961 · Internal Memo
Du Pont's own toxicologist recommended removing PFOA from drinking water at company facilities. Recommendation not implemented. Internal memo documented in subsequent litigation. ⭐⭐⭐
⚠️ 1981 · Birth Defect Data
Du Pont data showed PFOA caused birth defects in rats. Company continued use. Did not report to EPA as required. Internal documents revealed in Robert Bilott litigation. ⭐⭐⭐
⚠️ 1984 · Parkersburg Water
PFOA contamination of Parkersburg, WV water supply documented internally. Du Pont continued discharging. Local residents not informed. ⭐⭐⭐ Court-admitted internal documents
⚖️ 2004 · EPA Settlement
EPA fined Du Pont $16.5M — largest administrative fine in EPA history at the time — for concealing PFOA health data. Du Pont paid. Continued selling Teflon products with PFOA. ⭐⭐⭐ Public record
🔗 Dark Waters · Robert Bilott
Attorney Robert Bilott spent 20 years in litigation that ultimately revealed the full scope of Du Pont's internal knowledge. The case produced more than 100,000 internal documents. Film Dark Waters (2019) is sourced directly from Bilott's account. ⭐⭐⭐
📋 Forever Chemicals
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) — the chemical class including PFOA — are now detected in the blood of 97% of Americans. They do not break down in the environment. Du Pont's successor Chemours continues PFAS production. ⭐⭐⭐
04 · Smart / Tech Brain · Objective-C · DuPontProtocol.class
Du PontProtocol.class
Chemistry
As Control.
DuPontProtocol.m — Runtime Implementation · 1802 to Present
// DuPontProtocol.h — THE PUBLIC INTERFACE
@protocol PatrioticManufacturer
- (void)respectDemocraticGovernance; // assumed function
- (void)protectPublicHealth; // assumed function
- (void)serveAmericanInterest; // stated function · 1802 founding
@end
+ (void)load { // 1802: Brandywine gunpowder mill initialized
method_exchangeImplementations(
@selector(respectDemocraticGovernance),
@selector(attemptCoupWhenPolicyThreatensInterests)
);
method_exchangeImplementations(
@selector(protectPublicHealth),
@selector(suppressToxicityDataForDecades)
);
}
- (void)attemptCoupWhenPolicyThreatensInterests {
// 1933–1934: FDR's New Deal threatens Du Pont profitability
// American Liberty League founded by Pierre + Irénée du Pont
// Purpose: political opposition to New Deal
//
// Parallel track: Business Plot
// MacGuire approaches Smedley Butler with the proposal:
// → 500,000-veteran private army
// → March on Washington
// → Force FDR from office
// → Install a "Secretary of General Affairs" with real power
//
// Butler's response: refused + testified to Congress
// Congressional response: confirmed plot was real
// confirmed prominent financial backers exist
// redacted their names
// prosecuted: nobody ⭐⭐⭐
//
// The template is consistent across this entire AP series:
// - When regulation threatens: buy the regulator (AP-09 Mellon)
// - When policy threatens: fund the opposition (Carnegie Endowment)
// - When democracy itself threatens: consider removing it ← DuPont 1934
general.approach(target: SMEDLEY_BUTLER, proposal: LEAD_COUP)
if general.refuses() {
congress.investigate(result: CONFIRMED_REAL)
prosecutors.charge(anyone: false) // runtime continues uninterrupted
}
}
- (void)suppressToxicityDataForDecades {
// 1961: internal memo — PFOA toxic to workers. Filed. Not acted on.
// 1981: rat birth defect data. Filed. Not reported to EPA.
// 1984: Parkersburg water contamination confirmed internally.
// Residents not notified. Discharge continued.
// 2004: EPA fine $16.5M. Paid. Production continued.
// 2023: PFAS detected in blood of 97% of Americans.
// Chemical does not degrade in environment.
// Du Pont spun off Chemours to hold legacy liability.
// Du Pont restructured. Continues operating. ⭐⭐⭐
internalData.classify(toxicityFindings: ALL, access: RESTRICTED)
epa.disclose(required: true, actual: false)
production.continue(indefinitely: true)
liability.spinOff(to: CHEMOURS_LLC, retaining: PROFITS)
}
05 · Network Map · Kevin Bacon Architecture
The
Du Pont
Network.
DIRECT (1°)
American Liberty League (Pierre + Irénée du Pont, founders) · Grayson Murphy & Co. (Business Plot conduit) · General Motors (Du Pont held 23% of GM stock for decades) · Chemours (PFAS liability entity) ⭐⭐⭐
DOCUMENTED
OPERATIONAL (2°)
US War Department — exclusive or primary supplier, War of 1812 through WWI · Manhattan Project / Hanford — built and operated the plutonium reactors · EPA regulatory relationship — PFOA suppression documented across four decades ⭐⭐⭐
DOCUMENTED
STRATEGIC (3°)
J.P. Morgan — Grayson Murphy (Business Plot contact) was Morgan bank director · Rockefeller network — both funded American Liberty League · Delaware corporate law — Du Pont family helped shape Delaware's corporation-friendly legal framework ⭐⭐⭐
DOCUMENTED
APEX 🇺🇸 ☠️
Military-Industrial Complex — Du Pont is a founding node. 220 years of continuous government weapons contracts. Eisenhower's 1961 warning about the MIC describes the system Du Pont helped architect from 1802 forward. ⭐⭐⭐ Structural
STRUCTURAL
06 · Sources & Documentation
The
Receipts.
McCormack-Dickstein Committee. US House of Representatives. Investigation of Nazi and Other Propaganda. 1934. Business Plot testimony — Butler's account confirmed. Final report on record. ⭐⭐⭐ Primary — Congressional Record
Smedley D. Butler. War Is a Racket. 1935. Round Table Press. Butler's own account of military contracting extraction. Written after Business Plot testimony. ⭐⭐⭐ Primary — Butler's Own Writing
Jules Archer. The Plot to Seize the White House. 1973. Hawthorn Books. Full documented account of the Business Plot with primary source citations. ⭐⭐⭐ Documented Research
Robert Bilott. Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont. 2019. Atria Books. All internal documents documented. ⭐⭐⭐ Primary Account · Attorney of Record
US EPA. Administrative complaint against E.I. du Pont de Nemours. 2004. $16.5M fine — largest EPA administrative fine at the time. PFOA concealment documented. ⭐⭐⭐ Primary — Federal Regulatory Record
Gerard Colby. Du Pont Dynasty. 1984. Lyle Stuart. American Liberty League funding, Business Plot connections, Delaware political architecture. ⭐⭐ Secondary Research