The collapse of the Ruble says more about Russia's final abandonment of central banking than anything else. This will necessarily result in a shift into oil/gold commodities-backed trading envisioned by Glazyev/BRICS. Don't count Russia out until it's properly decapitated.
This is going to sound stupid but watch for the Putin proxies to increasingly push towards a single global, vague, Christian-ish “religion” as a mechanism for establishing control. It’s part of the doctrine.
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📻 NEW EPISODE: Big tech companies are playing an outsized role in our world and are increasingly involved in creating policy that has negative impacts on democracies. Dave discusses "The Tech Coup" with Marietje Schaake.
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Dave Troy Presents: The Tech Coup with Marietje Schaake
Marietje joins Dave for a spirited post-election conversation about how the Tech Coup is playing out right now, and what we can do about it.
Excellent piece from American Prospect on why Sen. Lummis' harebrained "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" idea is really just a way to turn the Federal Government into the world's largest bag-holder and line the pockets of speculators. Kill this with 🔥.
The American Prospect
The Crypto Plot Against America’s Gold Reserves - The American Prospect
National Treasure: Bitcoin Edition
Everybody is freaking out about tariffs, and rightly so. But bear in mind on January 20, we will be nearly three weeks into a debt ceiling crisis and potential US default. Tariffs will be the least terrifying thing happening.
Washington Spectator
Peter Thiel and the American Apocalypse | Washington Spectator
Between the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race, and the rapid coalescence around Kamala Harris as ...
For the record, I want to recommend the “Ice Cubes” Mastodon app for iOS. It is extremely fast, easy to use, featureful, and in my estimation gives a great first impression to users who may be moving to Mastodon for the first time, or used to X or Bsky. It’s been my main Mastodon client for a good while now and I couldn’t be more pleased with it.
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Ice Cubes for Mastodon App - App Store
Download Ice Cubes for Mastodon by Thomas Ricouard on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Ice Cubes...
The Kremlin is creating a “nuclear psychosis,” hoping the West will give up on Ukraine. But this strategy goes back decades to the Cold War, and the later, lesser-known Primakov Doctrine. Get the full story here.
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Putin’s “Nuclear Psychosis” Ploy Has Deep Roots. Don’t Fall For It (Again).
Russia has leveraged fears of nuclear annihilation for decades in its efforts to manipulate the West. We should use a historical lens when consider...
Soft launching something tonight. The American collapse was avoidable, but we failed to meet the moment. Now, we need to preserve our democratic values in a rapidly changing world. America 2.0 is all about what comes next. Join us.
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Welcome to America 2.0
The American collapse was avoidable, but we failed to meet the moment. Now, we need to preserve our democratic values in a rapidly changing world. ...
Everybody is waiting for Trump to turn on Musk. The better frame is what happens when Musk turns on Trump; also, the best chance to stop this is to awaken R’s to the fact that they will soon be broke unless Musk is stopped.
Managing Financial Instability In 2025
Another very practical consequence of the X -> BS migration is that it makes each population more homogenous and reactive, and thus subject to behavior control — a step for realizing a fully programmable society in 2025-2035. More info here.
University of Chicago Press
Radical American Partisanship
Radical partisanship among ordinary Americans is rising, and it poses grave risks for the prospects of American democracy.   Political violenc...