Tag: foreign

  • My Vision for a Stronger America, Beyond the OBBB

    Prioritize the Need for a New American Fiscal Nationalism & Continue Building a Fortress America Economy: A 15% baseline tariff and sweeping deregulation are not just good ideas; they are necessary defensive measures. While they won’t single-handedly slay the $37T debt dragon, they are the foundational armor for a “Fortress America” economy.

    The $37 Trillion Elephant: Neither party has a plan to pay the debt.

    Investigate the China-California Connection: Deep-dive into how California’s state debt and business ties with Chinese entities create a national security vulnerability.

    Illinois & New York: Blue State Debt Bombs: Unfunded liabilities and corruption in states led by figures like @GovPritzker Gov. Pritzker are a key aspect of the national crisis.

    Saudi Vision 2030: The World’s Most Expensive PR Campaign: The Public Investment Fund’s acquisition of companies like Scopely isn’t about innovation; it’s about their deliberate pursuit of user data. This positions them to monitor our movements, creating a future where digital tracking could easily enable real-world stalking.

    Understand that Political Theater is the Real Insurrection: The political theater in D.C. is the primary cancer. It’s a managed spectacle that provides cover for the real, coordinated erosion of American sovereignty.

    The @SenFettermanPA (Sen. Fetterman) @marklevinshow (Mark Levin) Doctrine: A pro-Israel, anti-Ayatollah stance is the only coherent foreign policy for national security.

    The @RepThomasMassie (Rep. Massie) @Ilhan (Rep. Omar) Red Line: Bipartisan efforts to limit executive “war” powers… are a dangerous abdication of responsibility.

    Beyond Counterfeit Cryptocurrency & The Corrupt Old Guard: The post-2008 distrust in the established financial order is justified. But cryptocurrency is not the answer; it’s a digital counterfeit designed to profit from chaos. The real path forward is outside both of these failed systems: a return to productive, asset-backed economics.

    The Hypocrisy of “Stablecoins”: We need to debunk the myth of stability and expose their role in facilitating capital flight from America.

    Critique Cryptocurrency’s Role in the National Debt: Institutional adoption of BTC/ETH/etc. creates a shadow monetary system that undermines the dollar.

    Look Into the Mechanics of Sharia-Compliant Finance: Expose how deals with nations like Qatar and Saudi Arabia introduce legal and financial systems that are antithetical to U.S. economic principles.

    Take a Stand for Authentic Discourse: Public officials should actively curate their audience to prioritize verified, real individuals.

    Deconstruct “Sound Money”: Bitcoin isn’t the new gold, but the new Confederate Dollar.

    … AND A “DREAM ON” WISH LIST:

    Look Into the Qatar Gift Horse: Analyze the “gift” of an Air Force One jet as a symbol of foreign influence at the highest levels.

    Fire Engineers: A ruthless platform approach to platform integrity (purging bots) is more important than internal harmony at a tech company.

    Truth Social’s Bot Problem: Even “alternative” platforms are failing to provide authentic spaces for discourse.

  • An Unmitigated Threat: The National Security Case for the Prohibition of TikTok in the United States

    An Unmitigated Threat: The National Security Case for the Prohibition of TikTok in the United States

    David’s Note: This article was substantially revised on October 10, 2025 to incorporate new research and provide a more comprehensive analysis.

    With over 170 million users in the United States, TikTok is more than a social media phenomenon; it is a deeply embedded component of American digital life and commerce.1 This ubiquity, however, masks a critical vulnerability. This report presents a comprehensive analysis of the national security threat posed by the social media application TikTok, operated by its parent company, ByteDance Ltd. It argues that due to ByteDance’s inextricable links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the application functions as a dual-threat vector for sophisticated data espionage and algorithmic influence operations against the United States.

    Executive Summary

    This report analyzes the national security threat from TikTok, an application operated by ByteDance Ltd. The company’s deep connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) allow the app to function as a tool for data espionage and algorithmic influence against the United States.

    This report’s central thesis is that mitigation efforts cannot neutralize this threat. The application’s core architecture, corporate governance, and legal obligations are inextricably linked to the CCP, a designated foreign adversary. Therefore, a complete prohibition on its operation within the United States is the only effective policy solution.

    The report deconstructs ByteDance’s opaque corporate structure. It highlights the CCP’s control mechanisms, such as the “golden share” held by a state-backed entity, which make any claims of operational independence untenable. It also details warnings from top U.S. intelligence officials, including the FBI Director and the Director of National Intelligence, who define TikTok as a tool that a foreign adversary can leverage.

    Furthermore, the report dismisses mitigation efforts like the $1.5 billion “Project Texas” as flawed security theater. Evidence shows this project failed to sever data flows to Beijing or neutralize the threat of algorithmic manipulation. The core issue of adversarial ownership remained unaddressed.

    After refuting key counterarguments—related to the First Amendment, economic impacts, and false equivalencies with U.S. tech firms—the report concludes that partial measures are insufficient. The unique nature of the threat, rooted in ByteDance’s subservience to the CCP, demands a structural solution. The only policy that fully addresses these inherent risks is the swift enforcement of a ban on TikTok and any successor applications, as provided by the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA).

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