I was happy to give Morgan a ride to the airport. :)
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I was happy to give Morgan a ride to the airport. :)
What an honor to meet up with the brilliant and lovely Morgan Fairchild in Baltimore this afternoon. You may know @morgfair for her prolific acting career, but her interests run from counterterrorism and geopolitics to climate and information warfare. #bigbrains
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Thanks, am familiar and have some new, original reporting to contribute to this. More soon.
📄 NEW: What was Epstein funding with John Brockman's Edge Foundation? We reviewed ~80 events spanning ~40 years: "Libertarian Paternalism" and a "Economic Manhattan Project" led by Eric Weinstein stand out. Part 3 of our series on Epstein's influence. america2.news/part-three-w...
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Not really; been posting on here regularly for about a year.
Been here since the beta... :)
📄 EXCLUSIVE: In part two of our series on Epstein's influence efforts, we look at the origins of John Brockman's idea of "The Third Culture" and why it was attractive for infiltration. And we reveal a previously unreported attempted large donation! america2.news/part-two-jef...
FBI just notified me that they dropped a bunch of new stuff on Henry Kissinger — first big release since his death nearly two years ago. Warning, file under 'sleep aids' — most of it seems very dull but there may be some gems in there. Happy hunting! vault.fbi.gov/henry-kissin...
I'm hearing from a lot of people who are feeling hopeless and despondent about the state of America and the world. This piece I wrote back in December is evergreen, and is perhaps more important now than ever. "What to Do When There is Nothing to Be Done" america2.news/what-to-do-w...
Cool, so you just can't form an argument.
I'm hearing from a lot of people who are feeling hopeless and despondent about the state of America and the world. This piece I wrote back in December is evergreen, and is perhaps more important now than ever. "What to Do When There is Nothing to Be Done" america2.news/what-to-do-w...
You should read the work before making ad hominem attacks.
4/This is the first part of a multi-part deep dive into the network around Epstein and SFI. While SFI has produced otherwise interesting work, there are also aspects that have led to unexpected outcomes. It's 'complex,' and we've been blinded by prurient, monotonous coverage that benefits Russia.
3/And we exclusively report that SFI was cited in Project Russia, the Kremlin's plan for undermining the West which had not been previously translated into English. Whatever Epstein and the Maxwells believed they were doing with SFI, the Kremlin believed that SFI was waging societal warfare.
2/Epstein was introduced to Murray Gell-Mann by Ghislaine Maxwell; he had been close to Robert Maxwell, who supported Gell-Mann's Santa Fe Institute. In 1990, Maxwell donated $100,000 to SFI to catalyze its shift into economics and 'complexity', away from hard sciences.
1/EXCLUSIVE: Was Jeffrey Epstein part of Russia's broader war on the West? In our new multi-part investigation into Epstein's influence activities, we examine new evidence that suggests his work in Santa Fe was likely more strategic than previously known. america2.news/part-one-jus...
Those reporting on left-hand path (which, n.b. is NOT "left wing") violent extremism may find this visualization useful. Reporters interested in access to this dataset, please contact me.
Quick sketch of Ghislaine Maxwell testimony relationships, July 24-25, 2025. Generated from DOJ transcripts, August 22, 2025. (Click to zoom)
ICYMI... My new talk from TEDxBerlin asks the question few are willing to face: why is democracy in retreat globally, and what can we do about it? Here's one possible way forward, and we should consider it — before it's too late. america2.news/is-democracy...
📺 NEW TALK: "Is democracy dying?" In the 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, democracy has not flourished, even as many predicted it would. My new talk from TEDxBerlin explains why, and offers ideas for what we might do to turn things around. america2.news/is-democracy...
📻 NEW EPISODE: What do you really know about Taiwan? A new book, “Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and its Struggle for Survival” aims to fill the knowledge gap for Western audiences. Dave sits down with the author, Chris Horton. america2.news/podcast-ghos...
Outstanding analytic work here, from #america2.news. TY, @davetroy.com! Graphic sample below from the article (copyright america2.news):
Let's make Jeremy Lewin famous.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: 28-year-old former DOGE staffer Jeremy Lewin appears to be responsible for a defunct State Department bureau's social account which is now amplifying corporate messaging for Elon Musk's X in its ongoing conflict with French prosecutors. america2.news/zombie-state...
Noted in the article.
Quite possibly!
📄 EXCLUSIVE: We mapped the entire Epstein-Musk-Trump social network. What we found may surprise you — and one person is threatened most: Donald Trump. america2.news/we-mapped-je...
President Trump said it was "highly unlikely" he would fire Jerome Powell, but also said he discussed the idea with Republican lawmakers who expressed support.
No. It’s shown.
Epstein gave them a lot of money.
This isn’t designed to be exhaustive.
Color is assigned algorithmically based on automatic community detection (which group does a given node belong to). Details here. Size is determined base don number of connections (within this network.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular...
Preliminary network study I'm working on. The notion that Musk is the pure one and only Trump is dirty is highly questionable. Question Musk's claims.
📄 NEW: The debt ceiling has been a source of constant political gamesmanship. Lawmakers are (finally) looking to eliminate it as a source of chaos and uncertainty when it comes up for review again in 2027. My latest. america2.news/lawmakers-ey...
Trump’s announcement on Russia/Ukraine is not significant. 1) we’re not paying for weapons, we are selling them to NATO, 2) secondary 100% tariffs isolate the US from Russia sphere of influence, a strategic goal for Putin, 3) 50 day window provides pretext for attack escalation.
Some of y'all haven't studied Surkov, and it shows. 😂 Epstein is performance art; jazz; vibrations; it is a mind-bomb. www.bewilderingstories.com/issue582/wit...
lol you don't get it. Congress is already not buying that. And they can conduct their own testimony under oath.
It doesn't matter, and that's the point.
Oh, they do. They're obsessed.
Les Wexner is still alive... drag him before Congress and have MTG, Jim Jordan, Lauren Boebert, and Anna Paulina Luna pepper him with insane questions under oath. We are 🇺🇸 and this is what we deserve! MAKE THE PANTY MAGNATE TESTIFY!
they're 10 seconds from doing it on their own.
Really, it's genius: spark a huge divide between Executive and Legislative Branch. Lead conspiracy theorists way out into speculative terrain. Force a deadline of October 2026 for max lulz and idiocy. Everybody is tainted and harmed in time for midterms. Love it. 😍
Personally I think it would be hilarious if MTG and friends call for a 9/11-style "Congressional Commission on Epstein Truth." Publish the big fat report and everything. Let's go all in, if we're doing this. Will keep them busy and from doing other real damage. 😂
“Earlier this year, America 2.0 learned from a source that neo-fascist blogger Curtis Yarvin had specifically recommended targeting Congress next. Musk's plan is aligned with that advice.” nazi musk’s #Americaparty america2.news/as-trump-fai...
Oh thank God that @davetroy.com has written about the obvious Kremlin fingerprints on Elon’s ridiculous third party gambit, so I don’t have to. Artem TOLD MUSK TO DO IT PUBLICLY ffs. This is not a legitimate endeavor.
Both Putin and Elon are dissatisfied with Trump, so the focus is going to change to Congress. And Musk is basically just a frontman for a larger group of interests. We're under attack from so many different directions. Read this for more insight.
This piece contains some legit scoops unavailable anywhere else, btw.
📄 NEW: "As Trump Fails to Deliver, Russia Looks to Musk's America Party for Leverage" While Donald Trump has shown deference to the Putin regime, Moscow is turning to Musk to help close the gap on their most important policy goals. My latest. america2.news/as-trump-fai...
Omar Ward (aka "jj smith") hit with restraining order. San Francisco provocateur, promoted by "conservative figures like Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan," left a creepy note on a local journalist's van. The van's tires were also slashed that night. missionlocal.org/2025/07/jj-s...
The idea of the debt ceiling is moronic. But it exists. Fuck the GOPl; the issue is that we have until August to deal with the debt ceiling, and the GOP isn't solving that. So bypass them.
They are just as scared of Musk.
This is moronic. This isn't about helping them, it's about bypassing them entirely.
No it didn't.
🚨Massie now says he has 10 votes to block Trump's Big Bill; Musk and RU propaganda apparatus are lined up behind him. This means BBB WILL NOT PASS until his faction is appeased. Dems must propose a CLEAN DEBT CEILING BILL now!
"Trump says he has a TikTok buyer. Here are the players who have been vying to buy the app" www.cnn.com/2025/06/30/t...
📄 NEW: Elon Musk threatens Republicans and Democrats with promise to create the "America Party" if Trump's Big Bill is passed. Here's what that might look like, and why Pakistan may be up next for "denuclearization." My latest. america2.news/libertarian-...
Is Trump picking a fake fight with Putin to look tough? Will bombing Iran permanently fracture his MAGA coalition? @davetroy.com breaks it down! He joins my podcast, "Politics With Cheri Jacobus" www.patreon.com/c/PoliticsWi...
Libertarian/Russia GOP now likely to try to speed-run the Kubler-Ross stages of grief and come up with reasons why Trump should be allowed “this one time” exemption in order to finally “end all wars.” But it will take some serious mental gymnastics.
If you want to understand the pretzel logic of Trump’s “now is the time for peace” statement, this piece provides the historical background. america2.news/will-trumps-...
📄 NEW: If Trump decides to participate in a direct attack on Iran, he risks permanently fracturing the fragile MAGA coalition that has formed the base of his support — and it's already breaking apart. My latest. america2.news/will-trumps-...
WSJ journalist Bojan Pancevski “summed up the situation succinctly: ‘There is a non-interventionist axis atop of the US [govt] including Vance, Musk & Gabbard…Now Musk is out and Trump publicly & privately distanced himself somewhat from Gabbard.” By @davetroy.com 1/ america2.news/will-trumps-...
Very thoughtful piece by always excellent Dave Troy👇
Insightful piece..
📄 NEW: If Trump decides to participate in a direct attack on Iran, he risks permanently fracturing the fragile MAGA coalition that has formed the base of his support — and it's already breaking apart. My latest. america2.news/will-trumps-...
Democrats need to get up to speed on crypto and understand it as nothing less than a threat to the rule of law, and nation states themselves. There is no 'political compromise' to be had here. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...
Great crowd and good energy at the “No Kings” protest in Baltimore! Sen. Van Hollen just arrived to speak. #NoKings #Baltimore
You can watch the whole live event on YouTube here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP4h...
You can watch the whole live event on YouTube here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP4h...
Today at 1pm EDT I'll be participating in an online 'No Kings' event on Zoom + YouTube with several other speakers and organizers. Please join! Here's a preview of the message I'll be sharing. us02web.zoom.us/j/8196485639...
Great video. It’s not said explicitly, but which reserve currency we accept decides human rights & science for the world. For those who believe in TESCREAL ideas,human rights & scientific ethics/ norms r seen as barriers to innovation,barriers to the order they think the world needs to be in. 1/2
NEW PIECE: The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Eliminates the Office of Financial Research—Threatening the Stability of the Treasury Market www.crisesnotes.com/the-one-big-...
Yup.
“Trump has to decide whether to serve himself or to serve Putin. And the Kremlin is making it clear that he has only one choice. Should he make the wrong decision, impeachment or the 25th amendment await.” Reality can’t be reduced to a soundbite, so buckle up! 👇
Excellent article. As usual, @davetroy.com tracks and explains the connections that are beneath the surface tantrums.
The factions: Russia, China, Musk, Trump, Congress, and the Far Right, All exert pressure on the U.S., democracy, and each of us. Each faction is trying to leverage the pressure exerted. The factions have common goals, even if they don't have common cause. #MustRead From @davetroy.com
📄 NEW: The Trump-Musk conflict represents a much larger set of interests that runs from Kyiv to Los Angeles, and will become a major issue as Russia struggles to achieve its strategic war goals. My latest. america2.news/the-trump-mu...
Good time to bump this back up. They're running a little late, but they're tracking with expectations. america2.news/what-to-expe...
💵 Will the US dollar retain its role as the world's reserve currency? This new TEDxMidAtlantic talk from Carla Norrlof explains what to expect, and why. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG73...
“Musk's big breakthroughs are always about two years away…When the stock falters, Musk always runs the same play with a pledge to re-focus and a matching set of stories and demos of amazing new future breakthroughs…And typically, this sends the stock soaring.”
You don’t need to buy crypto to be harmed by it. My latest report shows how crypto is creeping into pensions, banks, public infrastructure—and putting working families at risk. We need guardrails, accountability & policy that protects the public. Read it here: www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...
#Crypto policy isnt just for techies and investors. Millions could be impacted but most arent in the room In a new @brookings.edu piece @tonantzin-lc.bsky.social says communities, consumers, workers need a real say 📖 brookings.edu/articles/protecting-the-american-public-from-crypto-risks-and-harms
📄 NEW: Rand Paul and Thomas Massie are emerging as vocal critics of Donald Trump and the ever-expanding federal budget — and the Putin regime agrees with them. Are they the new face of MAGA? My latest. america2.news/is-this-the-...
I found @davetroy.com very interesting. I'd not heard Project Russia mentioned before. ⤵️
Thank goodness someone’s saying what should be obvious. No way in hell is Musk gone.
Gonna quote @davetroy.com: "Major media channels and university professors (New York Times, CNN, Danielle Allen) have finally discovered Curtis Yarvin, the odious fascist troglodyte that experts on authoritarianism have warned about for a decade. 1/1
Read the piece.
"Major media channels and university professors (New York Times, CNN, Danielle Allen) have finally discovered Curtis Yarvin, the odious fascist troglodyte that experts on authoritarianism have warned about for a decade. But these outlets have rewarded Yarvin...amplifying his reach."
📄 NEW: Mass media is pushing the false narrative that Musk has 'left' government to focus on his companies. But the reality is that Musk fronts a cartel of related and accelerating interests. My latest. america2.news/musk-isnt-go...
I missed this article by Dave Troy. It's a good read and explainer.
📄 NEW: Cory Booker is considered by many as a leading contender for President in 2028. But his recent vote to confirm Charles Kushner as ambassador to France reveals a longstanding network of complicating ties. My latest. america2.news/is-cory-book...
Actually read the piece before commenting about projection, which is a vapid and completely obvious observation.
Read the piece.
“... figures tied to European extremist networks..Dominik Tarczynski of the Polish PiS party…Petr Bystron of the German far-right party, Alternativ für Deutschland (AfD). AfD was recently declared a national security threat by the German government and a “confirmed rightwing extremist” organization"
📄 NEW: Ed Martin is lying. No one has attempted to "weaponize" the government; the people he's after are those who have patriotically stood up for the Constitution and the rule of law. It's Martin that poses a threat to national security. america2.news/weaponizatio...
This is big. Higher borrowing costs ahead, as predicted. Higher energy prices (punching down at renewables) , higher borrowing costs (higher rates & risk) and higher deficits (tax cuts for the 1% & austerity for everyone else). So far Bessent’s 3 for 3 on 3-3-3. Cue stagflationady death spiral…
📄 NEW: Moody's is now the last of the big three credit rating agencies to downgrade U.S. sovereign debt from "AAA." Here's what that might mean in the context of the ongoing budget and debt standoff. My latest. america2.news/u-s-credit-d...
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