Dave Troy
@davetroy.com
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Dave Troy
@davetroy.com
· Jul 4
What Russia Believes: Weekly Reports Reveal the Kremlin's Distorted Worldview
The Kremlin's internal security bulletins reveal a fight not over territory but a metaphysical contest — one waged, and slowly won, through information warfare the West largely ignores.
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EXCLUSIVE: 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.
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At the UN, Trump says the US government is changing the name of “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence” in all documents and records, in a bid to change it globally.
“Whoever wins superintelligence, ‘SI’, will win. That’s the group that will win.”
“Whoever wins superintelligence, ‘SI’, will win. That’s the group that will win.”
September 22, 2026 at 3:05 PM
At the UN, Trump says the US government is changing the name of “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence” in all documents and records, in a bid to change it globally.
“Whoever wins superintelligence, ‘SI’, will win. That’s the group that will win.”
“Whoever wins superintelligence, ‘SI’, will win. That’s the group that will win.”
📻 PODCAST: Terry Bouricius spent 20 years as an elected lawmaker, then a decade trying to fix elections. But then he witnessed a citizens' assembly — and it changed his views on how to improve our democracy. And he shares his thoughts about the midterms!
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Democracy Without Politicians
You cannot lobby a jury: no donors, no primaries, no next race. Terry Bouricius on sortition, Athens, Ireland, and the assembly Connecticut is running right now.
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September 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM
📻 PODCAST: Terry Bouricius spent 20 years as an elected lawmaker, then a decade trying to fix elections. But then he witnessed a citizens' assembly — and it changed his views on how to improve our democracy. And he shares his thoughts about the midterms!
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Here's my interview from yesterday with Ukrainian outlet Guildhall about the relationship between Mykhailo Fedorov and Elon Musk, where it may be going, and what it may mean for Ukraine. Here's our English-language translation, with the original video.
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A War Over Worldviews: My Interview with Guildhall on Musk, Fedorov, and “the Mechanism”
My interview with the Ukrainian outlet Guildhall on Mykhailo Fedorov, Elon Musk, and why a convergence of worldviews might serve Russian aims.
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August 21, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Here's my interview from yesterday with Ukrainian outlet Guildhall about the relationship between Mykhailo Fedorov and Elon Musk, where it may be going, and what it may mean for Ukraine. Here's our English-language translation, with the original video.
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I did an interview with the Ukrainian outlet Guildhall yesterday about Mykhailo Fedorov's close relationship with Elon Musk, where it may be going, and what to watch for. People need to be more aware of Musk's influence on tech and geopolitics.
ghall.com.ua/2026/08/20/a...
ghall.com.ua/2026/08/20/a...
Американский журналист Трой: РФ может использовать совпадение интересов Маска и Федорова для дестабилизации Украины
Россия способна использовать в своих интересах не только напрямую контролируемых агентов и прокси, но и независимых политических и технологических акторов, чьи взгляды и интересы объективно
ghall.com.ua
August 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I did an interview with the Ukrainian outlet Guildhall yesterday about Mykhailo Fedorov's close relationship with Elon Musk, where it may be going, and what to watch for. People need to be more aware of Musk's influence on tech and geopolitics.
ghall.com.ua/2026/08/20/a...
ghall.com.ua/2026/08/20/a...
Good background here from Chris Kremidas-Courtney on the emergent left-right "antiwar" alliance the Kremlin is using to fracture Western coalitions and alliances. Must read!
medium.com/the-geopolit...
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The Kremlin’s new opportunity to split the West
As a growing antiwar movement on the American right turns its anger from failed wars toward alliances themselves, the Kremlin has every…
medium.com
August 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Good background here from Chris Kremidas-Courtney on the emergent left-right "antiwar" alliance the Kremlin is using to fracture Western coalitions and alliances. Must read!
medium.com/the-geopolit...
medium.com/the-geopolit...
📻 NEW PODCAST: Midterms, AI, and MAGA: Jen Golbeck studies data surveillance by day and the far right by night — what she describes as one phenomenon rooted in both power and belonging. We discuss implications for the midterms and beyond! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Midterms, AI, and MAGA with Dr. Jen Golbeck
Podcast Episode · Dave Troy Presents · S4 E4 · 1h 11m
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August 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
📻 NEW PODCAST: Midterms, AI, and MAGA: Jen Golbeck studies data surveillance by day and the far right by night — what she describes as one phenomenon rooted in both power and belonging. We discuss implications for the midterms and beyond! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Reposted by Dave Troy
EXCLUSIVE: 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.
america2.news/what-russia-...
america2.news/what-russia-...
What Russia Believes: Weekly Reports Reveal the Kremlin's Distorted Worldview
The Kremlin's internal security bulletins reveal a fight not over territory but a metaphysical contest — one waged, and slowly won, through information warfare the West largely ignores.
america2.news
July 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
EXCLUSIVE: 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.
america2.news/what-russia-...
america2.news/what-russia-...
EXCLUSIVE: 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.
america2.news/what-russia-...
america2.news/what-russia-...
What Russia Believes: Weekly Reports Reveal the Kremlin's Distorted Worldview
The Kremlin's internal security bulletins reveal a fight not over territory but a metaphysical contest — one waged, and slowly won, through information warfare the West largely ignores.
america2.news
July 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
EXCLUSIVE: 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.
america2.news/what-russia-...
america2.news/what-russia-...
Endlessly 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. 🇺🇸
July 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Endlessly 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. 🇺🇸
📻 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. america2.news/podcast-the-...
Podcast: The Case for National Service with Scott Reich
Historian Scott Reich makes the case that the idea of national service may be one way to repair our fractured democracy.
america2.news
July 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
📻 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. america2.news/podcast-the-...
Reposted by Dave Troy
🛑 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.
america2.news/exclusive-pe...
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Exclusive: Peter Thiel’s Least Secret Network Is Just One Small Part of a Global Influence Machine
Dialog has been cast as Peter Thiel’s ‘secret society,’ but the invitation-only network is only part of much more significant Thiel-backed power web which draws far less attention.
america2.news
June 23, 2026 at 2:14 PM
🛑 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.
america2.news/exclusive-pe...
america2.news/exclusive-pe...
Reposted by Dave Troy
"Hereticon... bills itself as... convening 'persecuted weirdos' on the premise that 'dissent is worth protecting.'
"Where Dialog’s edginess ends, Hereticon picks up with sessions on UFOs, immortality, doomsday, natalism, parapsychology, genetic modification, 'sex, God' – and 'existential risk.'"
"Where Dialog’s edginess ends, Hereticon picks up with sessions on UFOs, immortality, doomsday, natalism, parapsychology, genetic modification, 'sex, God' – and 'existential risk.'"
🛑 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.
america2.news/exclusive-pe...
america2.news/exclusive-pe...
Exclusive: Peter Thiel’s Least Secret Network Is Just One Small Part of a Global Influence Machine
Dialog has been cast as Peter Thiel’s ‘secret society,’ but the invitation-only network is only part of much more significant Thiel-backed power web which draws far less attention.
america2.news
June 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM
"Hereticon... bills itself as... convening 'persecuted weirdos' on the premise that 'dissent is worth protecting.'
"Where Dialog’s edginess ends, Hereticon picks up with sessions on UFOs, immortality, doomsday, natalism, parapsychology, genetic modification, 'sex, God' – and 'existential risk.'"
"Where Dialog’s edginess ends, Hereticon picks up with sessions on UFOs, immortality, doomsday, natalism, parapsychology, genetic modification, 'sex, God' – and 'existential risk.'"
Reposted by Dave Troy
🔴Peter Thiel’s Least Secret Network Is Just One Small Part of a Global Influence Machine – @davetroy.com
Peter Thiel's Dialog is cast as a 'secret society' of global elites – but the invitation-only network is just one part of a much more significant web of power.
bylinetimes.com/2026/06/23/p...
Peter Thiel's Dialog is cast as a 'secret society' of global elites – but the invitation-only network is just one part of a much more significant web of power.
bylinetimes.com/2026/06/23/p...
Peter Thiel’s Least Secret Network Is Just One Small Part of a Global Influence Machine
Dialog has been cast as Peter Thiel’s ‘secret society’, but the invitation-only network is only part of much more significant Thiel-backed power web which draws far less attention, reports Dave Troy
bylinetimes.com
June 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
🔴Peter Thiel’s Least Secret Network Is Just One Small Part of a Global Influence Machine – @davetroy.com
Peter Thiel's Dialog is cast as a 'secret society' of global elites – but the invitation-only network is just one part of a much more significant web of power.
bylinetimes.com/2026/06/23/p...
Peter Thiel's Dialog is cast as a 'secret society' of global elites – but the invitation-only network is just one part of a much more significant web of power.
bylinetimes.com/2026/06/23/p...
🛑 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.
america2.news/exclusive-pe...
america2.news/exclusive-pe...
Exclusive: Peter Thiel’s Least Secret Network Is Just One Small Part of a Global Influence Machine
Dialog has been cast as Peter Thiel’s ‘secret society,’ but the invitation-only network is only part of much more significant Thiel-backed power web which draws far less attention.
america2.news
June 23, 2026 at 2:14 PM
🛑 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.
america2.news/exclusive-pe...
america2.news/exclusive-pe...
Reposted by Dave Troy
💥⚠️ LISTEN 🎧 UP:
“If millions of our citizens are being manipulated by algorithms flooded with disinformation and propaganda, and are addicted to social platforms that push division for profit, who’s really in charge?”
H/T @davetroy.com, thanks:
“If millions of our citizens are being manipulated by algorithms flooded with disinformation and propaganda, and are addicted to social platforms that push division for profit, who’s really in charge?”
H/T @davetroy.com, thanks:
Please take the time to watch my TED Talk on Why X is a Skinner Box youtube.com/watch?v=KLcb...
It's Time to Reclaim the Noösphere | Joe Trippi | TEDxMidAtlantic
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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June 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM
💥⚠️ LISTEN 🎧 UP:
“If millions of our citizens are being manipulated by algorithms flooded with disinformation and propaganda, and are addicted to social platforms that push division for profit, who’s really in charge?”
H/T @davetroy.com, thanks:
“If millions of our citizens are being manipulated by algorithms flooded with disinformation and propaganda, and are addicted to social platforms that push division for profit, who’s really in charge?”
H/T @davetroy.com, thanks:
Watch 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.
“the very tools that we in open societies once thought would liberate the world are now being turned against the freedom of all of us” my TED Talk explains: youtu.be/KLcb9cf2ArE?is… via @YouTube
It's Time to Reclaim the Noösphere | Joe Trippi | TEDxMidAtlantic
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
https://youtu.be/KLcb9cf2ArE?is…
June 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Watch 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.
Predictions 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!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
June 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Predictions 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!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Many 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.
america2.news/the-anatomy-...
america2.news/the-anatomy-...
The Anatomy of an Influence Operation
The popular podcast Diary of a CEO has become a hit, but most people don't know it is part of a sophisticated influence network.
america2.news
May 26, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Many 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.
america2.news/the-anatomy-...
america2.news/the-anatomy-...
📄 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.
america2.news/the-anatomy-...
america2.news/the-anatomy-...
The Anatomy of an Influence Operation
The popular podcast Diary of a CEO has become a hit, but most people don't know it is part of a sophisticated influence network.
america2.news
May 23, 2026 at 1:55 PM
📄 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.
america2.news/the-anatomy-...
america2.news/the-anatomy-...
📢 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.”
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Crypto Is Interested in You with Molly White and Tonantzin Carmona
Podcast Episode · Dave Troy Presents · S4 E1 · 1h 11m
podcasts.apple.com
May 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM
📢 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.”
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
📄 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.
america2.news/trump-admini...
america2.news/trump-admini...
Trump Administration Set to Launch New UFO Information Offensive
The Trump administration is leaning into UFO mythology. But many analysts believe the launch of a new government-sanctioned website about “aliens” is another wave of information warfare designed to di...
america2.news
May 8, 2026 at 11:31 AM
📄 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.
america2.news/trump-admini...
america2.news/trump-admini...
Are 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.
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america2.news/the-unraveli...
The Unraveling of Donald Trump
Donald Trump has seemingly permanently fractured the fragile coalition that brought him into power. Is MAGA effectively dead?
america2.news
April 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Are 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.
america2.news/the-unraveli...
america2.news/the-unraveli...
Been 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.
github.com/davetroy/sig...
github.com/davetroy/sig...
GitHub - davetroy/signalrag: Turn your Signal Desktop database into a searchable intelligence store. Local-first RAG + graph analysis. macOS only.
Turn your Signal Desktop database into a searchable intelligence store. Local-first RAG + graph analysis. macOS only. - davetroy/signalrag
github.com
March 26, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Been 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.
github.com/davetroy/sig...
github.com/davetroy/sig...
What 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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqCn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqCn...
The rising cost of dissent in America | Miles Taylor | TEDxMidAtlantic
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
February 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM
What 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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqCn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqCn...