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In this eye-opening episode of Cypherpunk'd, we sit down with Carl Dong, former Bitcoin Core developer and founder of Obscura VPN, who exposes the dirty secrets of the VPN industry.

Carl shares his journey from escaping China's Great Firewall to becoming one of Bitcoin Core's top five contributors. Learn how traditional VPNs are essentially "toxic waste" collectors of your personal data, and why he's building a revolutionary two-hop system that physically CANNOT track your online activity.

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Whether you're concerned about government surveillance, corporate data collection, or just want to understand how to protect your digital rights, this conversation is essential viewing for anyone who values their privacy in our increasingly connected world.

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In this powerful episode, Matty sits down with Scott Kiley—a former industrial CEO turned health freedom warrior. After spending 40+ years engineering and rebuilding global-scale industrial machines (including the invention of Amazon’s curbside recyclable padded mailer), Scott pivoted into advocacy following the COVID-19 mandates that shook the world.

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Scott offers practical advice on advocating for liberty at the local level while sharing first-hand experiences confronting government overreach. Whether you're interested in entrepreneurship, health freedom, or protecting constitutional rights, this episode provides valuable insights on taking meaningful action.

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In this epic conclusion to The Daylight Robbery Series, Dominic Frisby reveals the blueprint for the ideal tax system, drawing powerful lessons from Hong Kong's remarkable success story.

🔍 Discover why less is truly more in taxation:

- Why Hong Kong became the world's fastest-growing economy with NO natural resources

"We're going to have lower taxes, we're going to have simpler taxes" – Dominic Frisby explains why Hong Kong-style taxation is the model every nation should copy for maximum prosperity.

This groundbreaking finale challenges everything you thought you knew about taxation and offers a radical vision for economic freedom that benefits everyone.

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In the latest episode of The Daylight Robbery Series, Dominic Frisby explores how governments are using AI and big data to revolutionize tax collection while digital economies make traditional taxation increasingly difficult.

🔍 Discover the growing tension between technology and taxation:

- How AI and big data are becoming the tax collector's most powerful tools

As Jamie Susskind warns in "Future Politics": "Whole swathes of human life that were unrecordable will be seen and understood by those with the means of scrutiny—the tax man."

Watch as we explore the "eternal dance" between tax collectors and citizens in the digital age, and why nations with simple, fair tax systems will ultimately thrive.

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In this forward-looking episode of The Daylight Robbery Series, Dominic Frisby explores how the rapidly evolving digital economy and crypto are fundamentally challenging government taxation powers and reshaping our future.

Discover eye-opening insights about the changing nature of work and taxation:

- Why digital nomads (projected to reach 1 billion by 2035) pose an existential threat to traditional taxation

As Milton Friedman predicted: "Governments can most effectively collect taxes on things that can't move. Cyberspace is going to make it very much more difficult for governments to collect taxes."

Learn why libertarianism has become "the belief system of the internet" and how technology is forcing unprecedented changes in government. From AI to 3D printing, from remote work to crypto payments - the very nature of taxation must evolve or face obsolescence.

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In this eye-opening episode of The Daylight Robbery Series, Dominic Frisby reveals the most insidious forms of taxation that operate in plain sight - debt and inflation - and how they're silently draining your wealth without you even noticing.

Herbert Hoover warned: "Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt." Discover the shocking truth about how our financial system is designed to hide the most devastating forms of wealth confiscation:

- Why national debt is truly "taxation without representation" (Britain only finished paying WWI debts in 2015!)

As Keynes warned, "There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency." Learn why Bitcoin has become such a powerful educational tool in exposing the truth about our monetary system.

Understand why house prices have skyrocketed while wages stagnate, forcing two-income households and creating the "renter generation." This isn't by accident - it's the direct result of monetary policy that transfers wealth upward.

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In this riveting episode of The Daylight Robbery Series, Dominic Frisby reveals the extraordinary story of how the Nazis systematically looted central bank gold reserves across conquered Europe - and the desperate attempts to keep national wealth from falling into Hitler's hands.

This eye-opening exploration uncovers dramatic historical events rarely taught in schools:

- How Nazi forces marched directly to central banks on the same day as invasion

Discover how gold's unique status as a bearer asset makes it both powerful and vulnerable during times of war, and learn why central banks still maintain substantial gold reserves despite modern financial systems. This episode provides crucial historical context for understanding modern conflicts over national wealth.

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Join us with author Dominic Frisby as we explore how world wars transformed taxation from a burden on the wealthy few to a reality for every citizen. Discover how government grew from consuming just 10% of GDP in 1900 to becoming the dominant economic force we know today.

- How friendly societies provided welfare before government took over

Winston Churchill, Lloyd George, and Donald Duck all played roles in creating our modern tax system. Learn how the National Insurance Act of 1911 began the process of replacing community-based care with government control, setting the stage for the massive government growth that followed.

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Join us with author Dominic Frisby as we expose how taxation and tariffs—not just slavery—drove the Southern states to secession. Learn how the North's increasingly aggressive tariff policies forced the South to pay 75% of federal taxes while receiving little in return, creating economic tensions that Lincoln refused to resolve.

This episode reveals shocking historical facts rarely taught in schools:

Hear Charles Dickens' own words from 1861: "The quarrel between North and South is solely a fiscal quarrel." Understand why taxation has been at the heart of nearly every civil war and revolt throughout history.

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Discover the fascinating connection between war, debt, and the rise of income tax that built the fortunes of history's wealthiest banking families.

In this episode, we explore how legendary financiers like Fugger the Rich and Nathan Rothschild amassed incredible wealth by financing wars and manipulating markets. Learn about Rothschild's cunning strategy after the Battle of Waterloo that crashed the British bond market and made him one of history's richest men.

We also uncover the surprising origins of income tax - from its medieval beginnings under Henry IV to its modern implementation during the Napoleonic Wars. Find out why governments repeatedly introduced "temporary" taxes that never went away, and how Sir Robert Peel's bold stand against the Corn Laws transformed global trade despite costing him his political career.

This deep dive reveals how banking dynasties gained unprecedented power through war financing, tax systems, and market manipulation - creating financial legacies that continue to influence our world today.

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