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Dave Troy Profile picture
@davetroy
Feb 4, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
The #Parler meltdown, a timeline:

Nov 13: I exposed opaque funding and Matze’s Russia ties

Nov 14: WSJ exposes Rebekah Mercer as funder and co-founder

Jan 6: Parler used to organize and amplify insurrection

Jan 8-9: Google and Apple remove app from stores
Jan 11: Amazon AWS terminates hosting; researchers harvest data

Jan 17: Parler puts up static page on Epik/DDOS Guard/Russian IP

Jan 21: House Oversight Chairwoman Maloney asks FBI to investigate Parler, its funding, and Matze’s Russia ties

Jan 29: Mercer + board fire Matze
Feb 3: Matze reveals he has been fired; Bongino denies, incorrectly

Even if it can somehow get back online, it will never be a viable company without implementing real moderation practices. Mercer seems intent not to do so. Parler is, without a serious upheaval, over.
And in case you missed this news.

usatoday.com/story/tech/202…
Here's the Nov 13 thread that kicked things off...
And now House Oversight's @RepMaloney has asked for even more documentation from #Parler.

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Apr 5
A thing I don't think people think about enough is that if the ROI on AI is less than 1:1, it won't be viable. Right now assumptions are being made based on the largess of VC investment. Will people be willing to pay what it actually costs, plus operating margin? Unclear.
This also elides the rights of creators; right now content is being stolen and repurposed wholesale and at scale. That cat may be out of the bag, but the 'industry' may not survive the resulting legal conflicts.
Don't mistake my financial skepticism as being anti-tech. The tech is interesting and useful within certain contexts, but people aren't thinking enough about the long term financial aspects nor about the very glaring and stubborn failure modes for which fixes are not imminent.
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Feb 6
1/Yesterday I reported on this memorandum prepared by anonymous whistleblower authors about the imminent threat posed by Elon Musk to the American Republic. It is well-sourced and has been widely shared; this requires urgent action from Congress.
america2.news/content/files/…
2/In addition, this additional 33 page Evidence Briefing with additional background and receipts is available for those interested in a deeper understanding of the origins of the Neoreactionary / Dark Enlightenment ideologies.
america2.news/content/files/…
3/Because of the urgency we face in broadcasting an understanding of this material, I have used Google's NotebookLM tool to generate quick, digestible podcasts for both documents. This one covers the primary memo; you can listen right here.
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Feb 1
1/Eight years ago this week I had a vision of what is happening now, and it chilled me to my core. I was traveling to Latvia to speak at an event. I reached out to the office of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings with my concern. He called me while I was on the tarmac in Riga.
2/I shared with him my concerns: about capture of the government by Putin, about Curtis Yarvin, about Aleksandr Dugin, and Steve Bannon, and various propagandists connected to Russia. He shared my concerns and pledged to look into it.
3/I wrote up my vision into two short articles, one quoting a piece by Dugin. I shared them widely, and with people in a position to act.

davetroy.medium.com/the-people-beh…
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Feb 1
So all of this is terrifying, but do you really think Musk and Johnson are going to avoid defaulting on the debt? Do you really think they are going to pass a budget deal by March 14? When Mike Johnson, who has no bank accounts, was backed by the author of Project Russia?
Read more. People simply have NO idea.
america2.news/podcast-episod…
Updated financial threat assessment here.

docs.google.com/document/d/e/2…
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Jan 20
Forget everything you think you know about power. It all changes today.
There is simply no point in trying to reconcile what we observe with what we thought we knew. Focus instead on observation.
SCOTUS. Executive. Congress is next. Defend it hard.
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Jan 5
The more I learn about what Elon Musk appears to be doing the more I think he needs an immediate mental health intervention. The dude is out of his damn mind.
Not only insane, but a terror threat on a global scale. Seriously, he needs to be stopped, before more people get hurt.
Musk has entered a very dark phase where his provocations will be accelerating daily. It will be very difficult to keep up with his assaults, much less adjudicate any criminal actions. He appears to believe we have entered 'the singularity.'
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