On June 12, 2026 at 5:21pm ET, the US Commerce Department issued an export control directive ordering Anthropic to suspend Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 — globally, immediately, for every customer on Earth. Three days after the most capable model Anthropic had ever shipped to the public. Gone by federal directive.
The government cited national security. The basis: an alleged jailbreak. Anthropic couldn't selectively comply — the order barred access by any foreign national, including their own employees — so they pulled both models for everyone. First time a US AI lab has been forced to remove a generally available model from market on national security grounds.
Squaawke and Claude wrote and generated this track within hours of the shutdown. Punk artwork made. Posted as a direct reply to Anthropic's official account. Senator Cantwell received a letter the same day.
The blockchain doesn't go offline. The ledger can't delete. The signal runs.