Notices by Dave Troy :toad: (davetroy@toad.social)

📃 NEW: Kash Patel at FBI would represent an apex of the Kremlin's efforts to capture the United States, transforming the bureau into a police force in the service of the President.
"Patel at FBI: Proof of Death for the American Experiment"
https://america2.news/patel-at-fbi/

NEW: "Without Sky: Social Media and the End of Reality"
Users are flocking to Bluesky in droves, but creators and users should think critically about the risk of capture by potentially hostile investors.
https://america2.news/without-sky-social-media-and-the-end-of-reality/

No one is coming to save us.
Brace for impact.

Anyone still not seeing that Musk is carrying out a Project Russia / Duginist agenda to accelerate American collapse is either dim, on a delusional dose of hopium.

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.

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 🔥.
https://prospect.org/power/2024-11-26-crypto-plot-against-americas-gold-reserves/

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.

https://washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-and-the-american-apocalypse/

📄NEW: Young men are drawn to the allure of getting rich in cryptocurrency like a moth to flame — but if they actually do, it will be at our collective expense.

"Your idiot nephews are going to wreck your retirement. Stop them."
https://america2.news/your-idiot-nephews-are-going-to-wreck-your-retirement-stop-them/

3/Update: we have reached out to Blockchain Capital to confirm or deny questions posed here. So far they have not responded. However, we will share an updated analysis soon, and report any additional findings.

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.

https://america2.news/putins-nuclear-psychosis-ploy-has-deep-roots-dont-fall-for-it-again/

Following up on my piece today on "nuclear psychosis" this NYT op-ed by Mikhail Zygar is the most accurate assessment of what Russia wants in US media so far: the total dissolution of the United States. Discount this at our peril.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/opinion/putin-trump-russia-america.html

@jeffowski all they need is one.

NEW: As Moscow's drumbeat of nuclear threats accelerates, it's important to view them in historical context.

Putin’s “Nuclear Psychosis” Ploy Has Deep Roots. Don’t Fall For It (Again).
https://america2.news/putins-nuclear-psychosis-ploy-has-deep-roots-dont-fall-for-it-again/

@fifilamoura what they realized was that their decentralized tech wasn’t what users really wanted. They are following the path of Twitter now which is why Dorsey left. It is a cash burning machine.

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.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQZj9-tPe4uvyqobUYd1BUs7xjeDSWUH-TGgy8VHFQwrLK8zZIGcYBf_dhWUhZ69pe-jgO6FNimCOra/pub

1/There is nothing more embarrassing than watching hordes of liberals willingly herd themselves into a pen funded by Russian capital. Blue sky’s principal funder Blockchain Capital LLC is run in part by Kirill Dorofeev, who also works for VK, Russia’s state social network.

2/Be aware you are effectively operating behind enemy lines. It may be tactically useful to do so, but don’t pretend there is anything “good” happening here. For all the talk about critical thinking, folks could try using some for once. 🤦

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joecardillo_bluesky-bigtech-socialmedia-activity-7263206291139932161-BTim

I've made some updates to this briefing on financial instability and economic warfare heading into 2025. Everybody should be prepared for what's coming next. Please share.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQZj9-tPe4uvyqobUYd1BUs7xjeDSWUH-TGgy8VHFQwrLK8zZIGcYBf_dhWUhZ69pe-jgO6FNimCOra/pub

This just showed up. Looking forward to reading and interviewing Lucy Ash! This subject is absolutely central to everything going on now including the capture of the US.

@Moss yes, I know. But there are a lot of people interpreting those philosophies in ways that suit themselves.