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Photo montage clockwise: Curtis Yarvin, Vladimir Putin, Peter Thiel, and Elon Musk

The Wide Angle: Elon Musk and the American Endgame

by Dave Troy | Feb 12, 2025 | Current Archives, Politics, The Wide Angle

In the first weeks of the second Trump presidency, one thing has become clear to the public: Elon Musk is the power behind this administration and Trump is merely doing his bidding. Musk has illegally commandeered multiple agencies while also capturing their data systems, removing thousands of employees, and imposing a de-facto restructuring of longstanding […]

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Screenshot of Susie Wiles in 2020 from "The Circus" posted by Showtime under a Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed).

The Wide Angle: Who Can Stop Elon Musk?

by Dave Troy | Jan 10, 2025 | Current Archives, Politics, The Wide Angle

When Elon Musk threw his support behind Donald Trump’s campaign in the summer, most analysts perceived him as just another wealthy donor, albeit one with control over a major social network. But Musk has since rapidly raised his profile and increased his influence — constantly by Trump’s side at Mar-a-Lago, promising to head up the […]

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Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin

The Wide Angle: “Project Russia,” Unknown in the West, Reveals Putin’s Playbook

by Dave Troy | Dec 12, 2024 | Current Archives, Politics, The Wide Angle

Between 2005 and 2010, a set of books called “Project Russia” was distributed to high-ranking officials in the Russian government and other influential thought leaders. The books offered a detailed program of spiritual warfare against Western democracies culminating in “controlled global collapse” and the establishment of a “supranational” state headed by a Prince-Monk who “best […]

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Kennedy Ballot Access Operation Has Far-Right Ties

by Dave Troy | Aug 16, 2024 | Current Archives, Election 2024, The Wide Angle

The campaign to elect Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an independent candidate for president, recently announced it has signatures required to appear on ballots in every state. This news was released a few days before a New York Supreme Court Justice ruled Kennedy had falsely claimed that a friend’s house in Katonah, NY is his “place […]

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Peter Thiel and J.D. Vance

The Wide Angle: Peter Thiel and the American Apocalypse

by Dave Troy | Jul 30, 2024 | Current Archives, Economy, The Wide Angle

Between the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race, and the rapid coalescence around Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, everyone’s rushing to update their political calculus. But there’s one recurring thread that haunts us that people aren’t yet talking about: the debt ceiling, which must be addressed once again […]

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