Publisher and Editor, America 2.0. Baltimore/Washington. Pilot, chef, coder. america2.news Signal: davetroy.69https://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mptqwpgg4k22EXCLUSIVE: Every week, Russia's Security Council reports what the Kremlin thinks. And they're not just fighting for territory in Ukraine — they are fighting to remake the world order by winning over hearts and minds globally. https://america2.news/what-russia-believes-weekly-reports-reveal-the-kremlins-distorted-worldview/04 Jul 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptqwpgg4k22https://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mptqwpgg4k22EXCLUSIVE: Every week, Russia's Security Council reports what the Kremlin thinks. And they're not just fighting for territory in Ukraine — they are fighting to remake the world order by winning over hearts and minds globally. https://america2.news/what-russia-believes-weekly-reports-reveal-the-kremlins-distorted-worldview/04 Jul 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptqwpgg4k22https://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mptc7dnd722qEndlessly frustrating, ever-far from perfect, America will always be worth fighting for as long as there are those inspired by our founding ideals. 250 years is worth celebrating, but it’s the next 100 that will test our character and resolve. 🇺🇸04 Jul 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptc7dnd722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mpomd23spc27📻 NEW: A divided, atomized society is a soft target for information warfare. Historian Scott Reich joins me to make the case why national service could be how we rebuild trust and repair our frayed democracy. https://america2.news/podcast-the-case-for-national-service-with-scott-reich/02 Jul 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpomd23spc27https://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3moxljw2ai22u🛑 ICYMI: Our deep dive on "Dialog," which has been hyped as Peter Thiel's "secret society," finds that it is large and not especially secret — but it is a part of a larger web of influence networks designed to find "heretics" within the world's elite. https://america2.news/exclusive-peter-thiels-least-secret-network-is-just-one-small-part-of-a-global-influence-machine/23 Jun 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxljw2ai22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3moxljw2ai22u🛑 ICYMI: Our deep dive on "Dialog," which has been hyped as Peter Thiel's "secret society," finds that it is large and not especially secret — but it is a part of a larger web of influence networks designed to find "heretics" within the world's elite. https://america2.news/exclusive-peter-thiels-least-secret-network-is-just-one-small-part-of-a-global-influence-machine/23 Jun 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxljw2ai22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mofpt2p7j22zWatch this important new talk from @joetrippi.bsky.social — technology is moving faster than democracy can react. We need to revolt and find pathways out of the box that tech is building for all of us. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofpt2p7j22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mo4g6mel4c2rPredictions are all about power. I'm super excited to share this new episode of 'Dave Troy Presents' with Carissa Veliz about her new book, "Prophecy: Prediction, Power and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI" — Have a listen now! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dave-troy-presents/id1610914569?i=100077240245412 Jun 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4g6mel4c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mmrkqq3mgs2nMany of you have seen the viral clip wherein Steven Bartlett says that '3 glasses of wine' disabled him for three days, and his Whoop fitness sensor says so. It's an ad. Here's the backstory of a complex influence campaign funded by major tech investors. https://america2.news/the-anatomy-of-an-influence-operation/26 May 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrkqq3mgs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mmjlzi2zq22l📄 NEW: “Diary of a CEO” is now the #2 podcast on Spotify, but our investigation reveals a web of undisclosed conflicts of interest, questionable health claims, conspiracy content, and interlocking investments backed by Peter Thiel and his allies. https://america2.news/the-anatomy-of-an-influence-operation/23 May 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjlzi2zq22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mmetqidoa22i📢 NEW SEASON: You may not be interested in crypto, but crypto is interested in you — your elections, your government, and your 401(k). Experts Molly White @molly0xfff & Tonantzin Carmona join me to explain, in Ep. 1 of Season 4 of “Dave Troy Presents.” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crypto-is-interested-in-you-with-molly-white-and/id1610914569?i=100076892712521 May 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmetqidoa22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mldmz2u2q225📄 EXCLUSIVE: With the White House set to launch a new website about "aliens," we dug into the backstory — with new, original reporting on the networks and motives behind the effort. https://america2.news/trump-administration-set-to-launch-new-ufo-information-offensive/08 May 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldmz2u2q225https://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mjz4osd4cs2fAre we witnessing the final unraveling of Donald Trump and the fragile coalition that brought him to power? His choice to pursue war in Iran has all but sealed his fate. My latest. https://america2.news/the-unraveling-of-donald-trump/21 Apr 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz4osd4cs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mhxi74j5ac2mBeen hard at work on tools that can be helpful for journalism and research. If you use Signal on a Mac desktop, check out SignalRAG, a new library for full text searching Signal messages w/RAG support + integrated into Claude Code. https://github.com/davetroy/signalrag/26 Mar 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxi74j5ac2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mfp6xjdz2k2oWhat does it mean for democracies when dissent becomes impossible? In this moving talk, whistleblower Miles Taylor shares his very personal account of speaking truth to power, what it cost him, and his hope that others will continue to do the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqCnUxA-BIU25 Feb 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp6xjdz2k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mfoj4qukc2221/One overlooked Epstein figure is Sigal Mandelker, who negotiated his 2008 deal with Acosta and Barr. In 2017, she was named Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intel, but faced scrutiny for missing FinCEN reports in Mueller’s Trump-Russia probe. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-protest-treasury-division-nominee-over-missing-trump-financial-documents/2017/05/23/3f7c3854-3fc1-11e7-adba-394ee67a7582_story.html25 Feb 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfoj4qukc222https://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mfoj4qukc2221/One overlooked Epstein figure is Sigal Mandelker, who negotiated his 2008 deal with Acosta and Barr. In 2017, she was named Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intel, but faced scrutiny for missing FinCEN reports in Mueller’s Trump-Russia probe. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-protest-treasury-division-nominee-over-missing-trump-financial-documents/2017/05/23/3f7c3854-3fc1-11e7-adba-394ee67a7582_story.html25 Feb 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfoj4qukc222https://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mexpm7kghk2vWithdrawal from NATO. Abolishing the Federal Reserve. Terminating aid to Ukraine. These are the positions of both Vladimir Putin and Rep. Thomas Massie. Epstein transparency is good — Massie is not, and shouldn’t be given power. https://america2.news/thomas-massie-is-no-american-hero/16 Feb 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexpm7kghk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3mevrvylpbs22📄 NEW: Thomas Massie has gained a following for his dogged pursuit of Epstein transparency, but few have examined his longstanding alignment with Russia's policy agenda, and why Putin is a big winner in this exposure operation. https://america2.news/thomas-massie-is-no-american-hero/15 Feb 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mevrvylpbs22https://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3metkz7cqds2a📄 EXCLUSIVE: Did Jeffrey Epstein Try to Sabotage the Lawyers Fighting Him? Soon after Epstein tried (and failed) to infiltrate Brad Edwards' database system, Stan Pottinger, an old Epstein partner, and David Boies waltzed in to “help” victims. https://america2.news/part-seven-did-jeffrey-epstein-try-to-sabotage-the-lawyers-fighting-him/14 Feb 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3metkz7cqds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3melv6idsus2dFor those who have mirrored the entire EFTA dataset locally on a Mac, here's a hack: use Claude Code with 'mdfind' to identify relevant documents, and then query and summarize that dataset. Insanely helpful.11 Feb 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3melv6idsus2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davetroy.com/post/3meloayolcc2mNEW: Epstein advanced Russian goals on behalf of a Russia-aligned network of contacts. "What We've Learned from the Latest Epstein Documents" https://america2.news/what-weve-learned-from-the-latest-epstein-documents/11 Feb 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:hhaay6m47grq5cyim2fjphpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3meloayolcc2m