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...

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...

1/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. www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/de...

"When Britain's most powerful political fixer was caught on an oligarch's boat in Corfu, we called it Yachtgate & moved on. The Epstein files now reveal the full picture: a web of Russian money, paedophile kompromat and New Labour access that shaped a decade of British politics, writes Tamsin Shaw."

1/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. www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/de...

Withdrawal 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. america2.news/thomas-massi...

📄 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. america2.news/thomas-massi...

If you are not following @davetroy.com you are really missing out on one of the best insights into Jeffrey Epstein out there.

Required reading. The victims deserve justice and the paper trail Dave Troy continues to uncover leads to Epstein running a large “controlled burn operation” for both the criminal and civil claims against him and a lot of lawyers are involved. Their greed and apparent misogyny needs accountability.

📄 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. america2.news/part-seven-d...

For 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.

It's time to take a much-needed break from the constant political chaos and read this outstanding article by @davetroy.com again. Highly recommended.

NEW: Epstein advanced Russian goals on behalf of a Russia-aligned network of contacts. "What We've Learned from the Latest Epstein Documents" america2.news/what-weve-le...

The most important thing in today's Epstein files may involve 4chan. In 2011, Epstein met with 4chan creator Christopher "moot" Poole; that same day, Poole launched the /pol/ board that 3 years later would be the heart of Gamergate. And Gamergate was the start of the movements that led to Jan 6. 1/

ZDF is now broadcasting the documentary I prepared with Johannes Hano and David Frum concerning the Russian influence operation targeting Musk, Thiel and other Silicon Valley South Africans, which was personally overseen and run by Vladimir Putin and was deemed hugely successful by the Russians.

This seems important. Something may be happening stealthily in secret?

This is a big scoop and further details the scope of the far-right insurgency within the US. The “Chairman for life,” setup itself is an overt challenge to the constitution. Troy’s reporting detailing the use of the USPTO to house the legal framework of a supranational org is critically important.

🚨SCOOP: Trump's Board of Peace trademarks are being held by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, an apparently unprecedented use of executive branch power to protect the interests of a murkily defined supranational organization. america2.news/board-of-pea...

My annual wrap-up of the US Far Right is out! I look at the soaring fortunes of the Active Club, Groypers & Blood Tribe; arrests of neo-Nazis and NVE actors for encouraging & committing murder; and the Trump admin's conspiracy theories & fashy graphics. Please share! newrepublic.com/article/2049...

This is a good time to revisit my seminal 2022 piece on the long-running war between gold-obsessed propertarians and the Federal Reserve. The DOJ action against Powell is revenge for FDR’s 1933 Executive Order 6102. washingtonspectator.org/paranoia-on-...

People are feeling disoriented and unsure what to do. I wrote this piece a little over a year ago with evergreen suggestions for how to stop doomscrolling, make a difference, and stay sane in difficult times. america2.news/what-to-do-w...

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Our investigation finds that Trump's actions in Venezuela and Greenland are the product of a long-running Russian influence campaign that began during his first term. Read + share the complete report. america2.news/the-russian-...

When will we look at the power case over the power case? Twitter was a good deal for influence, not profit. DOGE was a cover for data access, not efficiency >> How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? ↘️ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

Key Epstein fact: the anticommunist zealots who led Iran-Contra merged with the KGB network that pillaged the USSR to establish Putin and his oligarchs. Epstein and Robert Maxwell were embedded in both networks.

📄 NEW: American and European democracy share common fates, and Europe must take the lead now in pushing back against corporatist assaults if democracy is to survive on either continent. america2.news/we-must-stan...

📄 EXCLUSIVE: We untangle Epstein's web at Santa Fe Institute to make sense of "Game B," a design for a new utopian society, and look at some of its downstream effects. Featuring an interview with Jim Rutt, former SFI Chair. Part 6 in our series. america2.news/part-six-eps...

Excellent investigative work - follow the money! MMY, my parents guru, targeted the wealthy. Cults seduce through luring others by association. While a new concept to me, an Epstein or Russia tie to TM is not really that far fetched. #cult #transcendentalmeditation

“It looks like a normal fact-changing organization, but it’s funded and directed by organizations and people with clear Kremlin affiliations." Russian malign influence operations took center stage at Disinfo2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/russ...

Very long story short, what we are finding is that both Trump and Epstein were products of a large scale subversion campaign designed by Vladimir Kryuchkov to topple the West, with Trump as a political front and Maxwells/Epstein tasked with allocating ~$50 billion in KGB funds.

📄 EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Epstein's 1988 trip to Iowa connects to a sprawling influence network around Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Transcendental Meditation. Ray Dalio, James Comey, Sean Combs, David Lynch and others make appearances. Part 5 in our series. america2.news/part-five-ep...

Having now observed the Hegseth and Trump speeches, I'd describe their approach as "soft purge." Both made references to making things uncomfortable for those not aligned with their worldview. Creates a basis for gradual firings and resignations going forward.

ICYMI, the sex abuses are terrible and real, but this is the story that Putin and Trump absolutely don't want you to know. Part four of our series on Epstein's influence activities reveals his involvement with Russia's decades-long war on the west.

📄 EXCLUSIVE: Epstein was close with Vitaly Churkin, a Russian Ambassador with close ties to KGB head Vladimir Kryuchkov. Kryuchkov and Churkin brought Trump to Moscow in 1987, and may be the link to Robert Maxwell. New, original reporting. america2.news/part-four-ma...

It’d be great if America could get past the reflexive blame game after every shooting in this country and start focusing on the actual root causes: gun culture, gamer culture, young men getting radicalized online, and mental health. Otherwise, it’s just going to keep happening—left or right.

OMG ... the ever growing tangled web and its accompanying deceit ... Epstein, Russia, and Trump. h/t @davetroy.com #ReleasetheEpsteinFiles

📄 EXCLUSIVE: Epstein was close with Vitaly Churkin, a Russian Ambassador with close ties to KGB head Vladimir Kryuchkov. Kryuchkov and Churkin brought Trump to Moscow in 1987, and may be the link to Robert Maxwell. New, original reporting. america2.news/part-four-ma...

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

Where will you be on November 1? Join us in Washington, D.C. for TEDxMidAtlantic 2025: FAST FORWARD. A day full of fascinating speakers and inspiring ideas... all that's missing is you! mailchi.mp/tedxmidatlan...

📄 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...

Where will you be on November 1? Join us in Washington, D.C. for TEDxMidAtlantic 2025: FAST FORWARD. A day full of fascinating speakers and inspiring ideas... all that's missing is you! mailchi.mp/tedxmidatlan...

📄 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...

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...

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...