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Noam Chomsky’s past few days have been dominated less by new words from him than by newly uncovered images of where he has been. The most consequential development is political rather than intellectual: House Democrats on the U.S. Oversight Committee have released another batch of photographs from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, and among the 68 images are fresh shots of Chomsky seated with Epstein on what appears to be the financier’s private jet. The New Indian Express, reporting from the Capitol release, notes that these photos were shared without added context as part of a trove of more than 95,000 images obtained by subpoena, and that the committee has explicitly refrained from alleging misconduct by the men pictured. CNN, via Radio New Zealand, likewise highlights an undated photo showing Chomsky on a plane with Epstein as part of a drip‑feed of material that has intensified pressure on the Justice Department ahead of a statutory deadline to unseal its Epstein investigative files. NDTV and The Independent both frame Chomsky as one of several globally prominent figures, including Bill Gates and Woody Allen, whose social proximity to Epstein is now being visualized in the public record rather than merely inferred from flight logs and email chains.

These revelations build directly on earlier document dumps and investigative work this autumn. WBUR in Boston recently detailed emails, released by the House Oversight Committee, showing Chomsky in regular and cordial contact with Epstein well after his 2008 conviction, including a letter of support in which Chomsky described maintaining “regular contact” and praised Epstein’s political reach. Hindustan Times, summarizing The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian, underscores that Chomsky met Epstein multiple times in 2015 and 2016, accepted assistance in routing roughly 270,000 dollars connected to his late wife’s estate, and defended those dealings as a private “technical matter.” Chomsky has previously said Epstein had “served his sentence” and thus had a “clean slate,” but, crucially, he has not spoken publicly since reports that he suffered a stroke in 2024; Hindustan Times notes he has remained silent and was last reported recovering in Brazil. There are no verified new health updates or fresh public appearances from Chomsky himself in the last few days, and no credible reporting that he has resumed interviews or academic duties. Any social‑media chatter suggesting new statements from him appears speculative and is not backed by major outlets.

Meanwhile, Chomsky’s intellectual footprint continues to be curated rather than expanded. The STAR Scholars Network recently posted a recording of the 2025 A. Noam Chomsky Global Connection Awards ceremony, marking his 97th birthday with speeches and tributes rather than a live address from the man himself. Literary site Big Other has circulated thematic selections of his classic remarks on freedom, propaganda, and democracy, underscoring how his earlier critiques of elite power now sit uneasily beside the renewed scrutiny of his relationship with a convicted sex offender. In academic and activist circles, events and essays are increasingly framed as “responses” or “rejoinders” to Chomsky’s long career, such as a December talk at Imperial College London on the responsibility of the humanities that explicitly positions itself in dialogue with his legacy, even in his physical absence.

The long‑term biographical significance of this week is clear: as Chomsky’s active voice recedes due to age and illness, his association with Jeffrey Epstein is being fossilized in official archives and congressional releases. For a figure who spent decades dissecting the moral compromises of power, these images and emails are becoming a permanent, uncomfortable chapter in how future listeners will understand him: not just as a towering linguist and political dissident, but as another name in the Epstein files.

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Noam Chomsky has been largely absent from direct public life since a serious stroke in June 2023, and that silence remains the defining fact of the past few days. The Nation and ZNetwork both underscore that he has not spoken in public or to the press since that stroke, meaning any fresh quotes or surprise appearances you may have seen rumored on social media are, at this point, unconfirmed and should be treated as speculation rather than fact.

What has been happening around him, however, is a steady drumbeat of reassessment, celebration, and controversy that is shaping the late chapters of his biography. The biggest biographically significant thread in recent days remains the fallout from the release of U.S. House Oversight Committee documents detailing his years of email contact and personal warmth with Jeffrey Epstein. WBUR reports that these emails show a close relationship extending at least to 2017, including offers to use Epstein residences and a letter of support from Chomsky, with Epstein writing casually about Chomsky’s visits and travel. Commentators from The Nation, ZNetwork, and independent writers like Michael Deibert and the tech newsletter Real Time Techpocalypse have used the newly surfaced messages to argue that Chomsky’s judgment about powerful abusers, including Epstein and physicist Lawrence Krauss, will now figure prominently in how his legacy is judged. These are interpretations, but the underlying emails themselves and the basic timeline are documented by WBUR and House records.

On the more celebratory side, the STAR Scholars Network recently marked his ninety seventh birthday with the 2025 A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Award ceremony, a lengthy virtual gathering posted this month on YouTube that effectively functions as a living tribute reel to his influence in linguistics, education, and global justice work. Monthly Review has just included him in its December 2025 special issue honoring media scholar Robert W. McChesney, placing Chomsky among the central intellectuals in McChesney’s world and, by extension, in the global media democracy movement. The International Peace Bureau is simultaneously promoting events on the nuclear arms race and disarmament that lean heavily on Chomskyan arguments, even as he himself is unable to appear.

Social media over the past few days has mostly recycled these threads: birthday clips from the STAR event, links to the Epstein email stories, and quotations from his older interviews on Gaza, Ukraine, and U.S. empire, often posted without noting that all are pre stroke. There are, as of now, no verified reports of new writings, interviews, or appearances by Chomsky himself in the last 24 hours. Any claims about his current private health condition beyond the acknowledged effects of the 2023 stroke remain in the realm of rumor.

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Noam Chomsky has not made any new public appearances or statements in the past few days, and that silence is itself the headline. Since suffering a massive stroke in June 2023 that left him partially paralyzed and with severely limited speech, as reported in CounterPunch, his direct participation in interviews and events has essentially stopped, and there are no verified reports that this has changed in the last 24 hours. CounterPunch adds that his appetite for news remains intact and that he still reacts sharply to images from Palestine, but these are private observations from his family rather than new public activity.

The current news cycle around Chomsky is therefore driven less by what he does today than by how institutions and commentators continue to position him. The Nation recently ran a substantial essay on his new book with Nathan J. Robinson, The Myth of American Idealism, describing Chomsky as the most famous critic of U.S. empire in the world and casting him as a kind of modern biblical prophet whose work set the template for today’s skepticism of American power. That article is not “breaking news” about his health or movements, but it is an important development in how his legacy is being framed as he nears 100.

In terms of fresh biographical relevance, Monthly Review’s December 2025 issue includes Chomsky in its tributes to media scholar Robert W. McChesney, underscoring how tightly Chomsky’s name is now woven into the story of critical media studies and the “propaganda model” that helped define an era of left media critique. Chomsky.info, his official archive, shows no brand new talks or essays in the last few days, reinforcing the picture of a towering but now largely retrospective presence rather than an active day to day commentator.

One more thread that continues to surface in coverage, including a detailed WBUR investigation from November, is the trove of emails documenting Chomsky’s long, cordial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein well after Epstein’s 2008 conviction. No new emails have dropped in the last few days, but the story lingers as an uncomfortable footnote in current assessments of his life.

There are no credible reports of new business ventures, no recent verified social media posts from Chomsky himself, and no breaking headlines in major outlets in the last 24 hours announcing changes to his condition or role.

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In the latest chapter of the Noam Chomsky story, the man long cast as the conscience of the American left is, this week, being publicly reappraised as much for his private associations as for his public ideas. WBUR in Boston reports that newly released emails from the U.S. House Oversight Committee show Chomsky maintained a close, years long relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including warm exchanges about vacations, use of Epstein’s New York apartment, and what appears to be a letter praising Epstein’s talents written after Chomsky took his Arizona post in 2017. WBUR notes that Chomsky’s wife and spokesperson, Valeria, also corresponded cordially with Epstein and did not respond to their request for comment. These documents, landing years after Epstein’s death, are now being mined as biographical evidence suggesting a serious blind spot in Chomsky’s judgment about power and money in his personal life, in sharp contrast to his lifelong public critique of both.

Indian outlet Scroll.in has seized on the same trove to ask what Chomsky’s Epstein friendship reveals about progressive politics more broadly, arguing that his willingness to treat Epstein as a normal elite contact complicates the moral clarity with which his admirers have long framed his career. On YouTube, a lengthy new video essay titled Requiem for Chomsky by the channel BadEmpanada attempts an end run around both hagiography and cancellation, revisiting his record on Cambodia, Bosnia, and Rwanda and contending that accusations of genocide denial misrepresent his position, even as the Epstein revelations cast a darker shadow over his legacy.

Meanwhile, a very different kind of summing up appears in CounterPunch, where Michael K. Smith’s piece Shame Was the Spur: The Public Life of Noam Chomsky sketches his trajectory from MIT linguistics prodigy to Vietnam War resistor willing to risk prison, to the aging critic who, after a massive stroke in June 2023, is reportedly partially paralyzed and largely unable to speak, yet still reacts with visible anguish to images from Palestine, according to his wife. That essay carries an unmistakable tone of finality, treating Chomsky’s “final public years” as effectively over and framing his remaining time as a kind of silent witness to the crises he spent decades warning about.

In the media world, his intellectual shadow remains long. The Nation recently ran an assessment of “the worlds of Noam Chomsky,” portraying him as the preeminent critic of U.S. empire while questioning whether his famous propaganda model fully fits today’s fragmented social media landscape. VegOut magazine, of all places, has used his ideas on manufactured consent to explain why boomer parents still trust establishment news. And in academia, institutions like the Collège de France and Imperial College are organizing events that explicitly position contemporary debates on democracy, rationality, and the humanities as rejoinders to or extensions of Chomsky’s work, underscoring that his thought is now a canonical reference point to argue with as much as to honor.

There are, at this moment, no credible reports of new public appearances, interviews, or direct statements from Chomsky himself; given his documented health condition, it is widely assumed he is retired from active public life, but that remains inference rather than confirmed medical detail. What is firmly established is that the battle over his legacy has entered a new phase, with journalists, scholars, and online commentators all racing to define how future biographies will balance the towering critic of power with the frail, silent man whose private email trail leads straight into the home of Jeffrey Epstein.

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In the past few days, the story of Noam Chomsky has been less about what he is doing in public and more about how the world is re-positioning him in real time. According to a recent report from AOL and other mainstream outlets, Chomsky, now ninety-five, is recovering in hospital in his wife’s native Brazil after a stroke that effectively removed him from public life last year; these accounts, based on confirmation from his family, are treated as solid fact, not rumor. At the same time, earlier tributes and health updates resurfaced across social media, with writers and activists like Nathan J. Robinson and Mehdi Hasan once again circulating their reflections on Chomsky’s influence, reinforcing a broad consensus that his active public career has effectively ended and that any new appearances or statements are unlikely.

Instead, the significant developments now are biographical and reputational. Monthly Review has just featured Chomsky in a December 2025 special issue honoring media scholar Robert W. McChesney, positioning Chomsky as one of the central intellectual architects of the modern critique of corporate media. The Nation recently framed his forthcoming coauthored book The Myth of American Idealism as probably his final major work, encouraging readers to see it as a capstone to six decades of criticism of U.S. foreign policy. Academic institutions are also converting his legacy into subject matter: Imperial College London has hosted an event explicitly described as a rejoinder to his classic essay The Responsibility of Intellectuals, treating Chomsky as the benchmark against which twenty-first-century public scholarship must still be measured. Meanwhile, new neuroscience coverage in Lab Manager credits Chomsky’s long-contested idea of an internal grammar, reporting fresh empirical support and underscoring his lasting impact on cognitive science even as he lies far from the lab and lecture hall.

On social media, there are no verified new posts from Chomsky himself; what we see instead is a rolling wave of re-shares, obituaries-in-waiting, and clips from older interviews repackaged as “new 2025” content on platforms like YouTube. Some fringe sites have carried vague or unsourced claims about his condition or supposed new comments on current conflicts; these should be treated as speculation, as they are not backed by family, publishers, or long-standing media partners like Democracy Now or Monthly Review.

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Here's what we know about Noam Chomsky's recent activities. The 96-year-old intellectual and linguist has largely remained out of the public eye following a stroke he suffered in 2024. According to his wife, he has been recovering, though he has not made any public appearances or statements since that health incident.

However, his intellectual legacy continues to generate significant attention. In October 2025, Nathan Robinson, editor of Current Affairs magazine and co-author with Chomsky of "The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World," spoke at the University of Oregon about Chomsky's life and work. Robinson discussed how Chomsky has spent fifty years of public life exposing what he calls the mythologies of U.S. benevolence and the reality of American violence and aggression around the world. The book itself distills Chomsky's decades of analysis into a comprehensive examination of the gap between American rhetoric and actual foreign policy outcomes.

Earlier this year, in September 2024, Chomsky participated in a discussion titled "The Collapse of American Empire" with journalist Matt Kennard for Novara Media. This conversation touched on his ongoing concerns about global geopolitical instability and the direction of American power.

Meanwhile, significant controversy emerged in November when U.S. House Republicans released emails revealing previously unknown details about Chomsky's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. According to The Guardian, Chomsky described his contact with Epstein as a "most valuable experience" and acknowledged receiving approximately 270,000 dollars from an account linked to Epstein during the settlement of his first marriage, though he stressed that no money came directly from Epstein himself. The emails showed discussions between Chomsky and Epstein spanning years, including conversations about their shared intellectual interests and travel plans.

Chomsky's recent scheduled appearances include an event on December 4th, 2025, at the Geneva Graduate Institute where he will discuss the threat of nuclear weapons. Additionally, the University of Arizona, where Chomsky holds the position of laureate professor, has scheduled office hours with him for interested students.

At 96 years old, Chomsky remains a towering figure in political commentary and linguistics, though his reduced public presence underscores the effects of his recent health challenges.

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Noam Chomsky, the 96-year-old legendary linguist and public intellectual, is facing renewed scrutiny this week following major revelations about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to multiple news outlets including WBUR and Press TV, newly released congressional emails from November 12th show that Chomsky maintained regular contact with Epstein years after the financier's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. The emails, released by Republican members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee, reveal that Chomsky described his interactions with Epstein as "a most valuable experience," and his wife Valeria wrote to Epstein in January 2017 expressing hope that she and Noam would see him again soon for his birthday celebration.

The correspondence also shows Epstein offering Chomsky use of his properties in New York and New Mexico in 2015. According to reporting from The Hindustan Times, the released documents include a letter of support attributed to Chomsky, though it remains undated. Chomsky has previously acknowledged receiving approximately 270,000 dollars from an account linked to Epstein during the resolution of his first marriage distribution, though he has maintained that not one penny came directly from Epstein himself.

MIT, where Chomsky is professor emeritus of linguistics, declined to comment directly on his emails but stated that it conducted a review of its Epstein relationships in 2020 and subsequently enhanced its gift acceptance policies. When WBUR reached out to Chomsky's wife Valeria for comment, she did not respond.

The timing of these revelations comes as President Trump recently signed legislation compelling the Justice Department to disclose additional Epstein files. This development has intensified scrutiny on Epstein's network of powerful associates across politics, academia, and business.

It's worth noting that Chomsky has been largely absent from public life since suffering a stroke in 2024 and has been reportedly convalescing in Brazil. According to Media Lens and updates from his longtime MIT assistant Bev Stohl, Chomsky has not been writing, corresponding, or conducting interviews due to his health situation.

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Noam Chomsky’s name has been making headlines again this week, not for new public appearances or commentary, but for revelations that further redraw the latter chapters of his storied career. According to newly released emails detailed by WBUR, The Guardian, and The Hindustan Times, Chomsky’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was significantly deeper and more sustained than previously believed, extending well past Epstein’s 2008 conviction for sex crimes. Documents released last week by the U.S. House Oversight Committee show Chomsky and Epstein exchanging regular, even personal, correspondence. These included discussions about travel, politics, music, and Chomsky repeatedly praising Epstein’s talents and network in glowing terms. One undated but post-2017 letter—bearing Chomsky’s University of Arizona title—calls his exchanges with Epstein “a most valuable experience.” Even more surprisingly, the emails reveal financial ties: Chomsky acknowledges receiving approximately $270,000 via an account tied to Epstein while resolving matters from his first marriage, though he maintains that not a cent came directly from Epstein himself. Chomsky’s wife, Valeria, is also documented maintaining friendly communication with Epstein.

These revelations are causing considerable debate within academia and the media, sparking renewed scrutiny not only of Chomsky’s judgment but also the institutional relationships with Epstein at places like MIT and Harvard. The University of Arizona, where Chomsky holds a professorship, declined to comment, and neither Chomsky nor his spouse has spoken out or clarified directly; Valeria Chomsky did not respond to requests for comment from outlets including WBUR. MIT issued a statement affirming changes to their gift acceptance process in 2020 and new donations to survivor non-profits.

At the same time, the public is grappling with Chomsky’s silence and absence from a raging global conversation, especially given his lifelong engagement with conflicts like Israel and Palestine. According to updates from his long-time MIT assistant Bev Stohl on Reddit and as reported by Media Lens, Associated Press, and Folha de S.Paulo, Chomsky suffered a severe stroke in June 2024 and remains hospitalized in Brazil, his wife's home country. Stohl’s most recent message indicates that he has not made significant progress, is largely non-communicative, and that his return to public discourse is unlikely. AP confirms Chomsky is no longer in intensive care and is being visited daily by specialists, but his ability to speak remains seriously impacted. Valeria reports that he still watches the news and reacts visibly to events such as the war in Gaza, but his contributions are now silent.

No major verified social media activity or new business undertakings have surfaced, nor have there been any recent public appearances or interviews from Chomsky himself since his stroke. On social platforms, the outpouring of tributes from journalists and former colleagues has been profound, underscoring his titanic influence while lamenting the void his absence has created in global political discourse.

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Noam Chomsky, at age 95, has remained an influential force yet has been mostly absent from the public eye due to health issues that have drawn both concern and widespread tribute across the globe. According to Media Lens and the Associated Press, it was confirmed that Chomsky suffered a significant medical event last year, widely reported to be a stroke, leading to his hospitalization in Brazil, his wife Valeria’s home country. After specialist treatment in Sao Paulo, his recovery saw him moved out of intensive care and into a regular room, but close family and longtime assistant Bev Stohl have shared on Reddit and in multiple press updates that he has not made significant progress and is unlikely to return to public appearances, interviews, or his prolific writing cycle.

Chomsky remains cognitively aware, with reports noting he continues to follow global events—particularly those involving the ongoing war in Gaza. His emotional response has been described as one of lament and anger, visible even through limited physical expression, such as raising his left arm when confronted with atrocities in the news. Despite his constraints, a neurologist, speech therapist, and lung specialist visit him daily as he battles speech difficulties and weakness on his right side. Time Magazine, the Independent, and other major outlets have picked up the story, underscoring the extraordinary impact of his absence from international debate at such a momentous historical juncture.

Recent tributes to Chomsky from figures including Aaron Maté of The Grayzone, Mehdi Hasan, and investigative journalist Peter Cronau have flooded social media and news platforms, echoing the deep public appreciation for his decades of activism, groundbreaking linguistics, and incisive political analysis. These reflections emphasize how Chomsky’s work—such as “Manufacturing Consent” and “The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism”—continues to guide journalists and policymakers, even as he remains physically sidelined. No credible, direct social media posts from Chomsky himself have surfaced in the past days; instead, most news circulates via updates from family and dedicated admirers.

While scheduled webinars and student events sometimes appear in promotional calendars, none have been credibly fulfilled or featured Chomsky in direct participation this week, reflecting his ongoing health battle. No new controversies or revelations about his prior associations have emerged with concrete evidence in the last 24 hours, and prior years' headlines—such as those concerning Epstein emails—have not resurfaced as major news recently.

As the world continues to grapple with existential challenges, Chomsky’s quiet, courageous endurance has inspired renewed reflection on his legacy. His absence from active commentary has only amplified public recognition of his role as an intellectual guide. Thank you for listening; don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an update about Noam Chomsky. For more great Biographies, search the term Biography Flash.

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In the last several days, Noam Chomsky has remained one of the most discussed and revered intellectuals globally, despite his absence from the public stage due to ongoing health challenges. The most pressing update, as reported by Associated Press and highlighted across major media including Time and The Independent, is that Chomsky, now 96, continues his recovery after suffering a serious stroke in June 2023. His wife Valeria confirmed to the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo that he is receiving specialist neurological treatment in a Sao Paulo hospital and is no longer in intensive care, though he has significant difficulty speaking and the right side of his body is affected. Daily visits from a neurologist and lung specialist are part of his care routine, yet according to longtime assistant Bev Stohl, his ability to communicate remains very limited, and a return to public engagement is described as unlikely. He reportedly still follows world events and reacts especially with visible distress to news about the war in Gaza.

Chomsky’s silence has drawn a groundswell of tributes and reflections from across the intellectual and activist community. Notably, outlets like Media Lens and prominent journalists such as Mehdi Hasan and Aaron Maté have circulated messages of support, emphasizing the enormous impact of his work and the gap left in global discourse due to his absence. The overwhelming sentiment is that Chomsky’s decades of writings and lectures remain foundational, especially amid crises that echo his core concerns: the perils of unchecked power, imperialism, and threats to democracy.

Amid this, Chomsky’s name again surfaced in headline news with the November 12th release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. According to Inside Higher Ed and NDTV, Chomsky’s email correspondence with Epstein, spanning from 2009 to 2019, appears in at least 50 documents. The content revolved around academic and political discussions and, as stressed by both outlets, does not implicate Chomsky in any crimes. However, these associations have reignited scrutiny of the complex networks Epstein maintained.

On the business and professional front, Chomsky’s only recent institutional appearance has been at the University of Arizona, where his name remains prominent as Laureate Professor, though he has not participated in new public or academic events for at least a year. Likewise, his official website and affiliated organizations such as International Peace Bureau continue acknowledging his legacy and previously scheduled honors, but there have been no new public engagements or interviews. Social media continues to circulate both legitimate tributes and speculative rumors, but a strong consensus—the only confirmed narrative—is that Chomsky, the father of modern linguistics and an unwavering critic of power, is now in a period of private reflection and convalescence.

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