Source: Brownstone Institute
by Aaron Day

“The original vision for Bitcoin was simple: peer-to-peer digital cash, free from banks and government. However, the document argues that this vision was deliberately ‘hijacked,’ as Bitcoin is now pushed as ‘digital gold,’ a scarce asset for Wall Street, with slow and expensive transactions for everyday use. This shift began with the 2015-2017 Block Size Fight, where a group won the argument to keep transaction blocks small, making the main network costly. The promoted ‘fix,’ the Lightning Network, is a faster system but relies on middlemen (hubs), fundamentally changing it from true P2P cash. The funding for this change is linked to Jeffrey Epstein.” (02/05/26)

https://brownstone.org/articles/the-hijacking-of-bitcoin/

Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone

“There are, broadly speaking, two different types of people who are calling attention to the Epstein files right now: (A) those who hope the revelations lead to high-level prosecutions and major institutional changes in the US government, and (B) those who know this will never happen but hope the revelations will help radicalize people toward truly revolutionary politics. Those in category (A) believe the system is broken and needs to be fixed. Those in category (B) understand that the system is working exactly as intended and needs to be destroyed.” (02/05/25)

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2026/02/05/new-issue-of-johnstone-the-system-is-working-exactly-as-intended/

Source: The Daily Beast
by Michael Ian Black

“What’s Tulsi Gabbard’s big, bad secret? Our current Director of National Intelligence-meets-birthday party Cruella De Vil is the subject of a whistleblower complaint reportedly so explosive that the file itself requires Mission: Impossible-like security. Even teasing its nature would provoke such ‘grave damage,’ in the words of Gabbard’s own office, that it’s probably better for all parties concerned to just pretend it doesn’t exist at all, right? Well … no. What charge could possibly be so damning in an administration whose leader has already been credibly accused of any number of high crimes and dank depravities? It can’t be that she works for the Russians because (1) we already suspected that and (2) half the administration (allegedly) works for the Russians, including the aforementioned President. Well, maybe it can — let’s circle back to that.” (02/05/26)

https://archive.is/ku4tS

Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Ryan McMaken

“Whenever a new US president is sworn in, media pundits and court historians gush about the supposed ‘peaceful transfer of power’ that is taking place. This has become a key tenet of the mythology and ideology surrounding democracy — that governing elites willfully abandon their control over the machinery of the state in response to election outcomes. Indeed, this narrative about democracy is absolutely foundational to the perceived legitimacy of democracy. The contention that elections lead to a ‘peaceful transfer of power’ reinforces the idea that the governing elites are determined by elections, and therefore by the ‘will of the people.’ If ‘we the people’ vote for a new group of rulers, then the old leaders will step aside a new group will take over. At least, that’s how the story goes.” (02/05/26)

https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-americas-two-party-system-will-never-threaten-true-political-elites