Tom Bilyeu sits down with Andrew Bustamante, former CIA officer and founder of Everyday Spy, to uncover the hidden systems powering global politics, economics, and high-stakes decision-making. With his unique intelligence background, Andrew sheds light on why the world’s power truly runs on leverage—not morality—challenging everything you think you know about secrets, national interest, and survival in the geopolitical arena.

In Part 1, Tom and Andrew pull back the curtain on the international leverage game. From the true function of secrets like the Epstein and JFK files, to the mechanics of economic warfare and media manipulation, they explore how the powerful wield information to maintain dominance. The discussion dives deep into real-world examples, like the China spy balloon incident, and explores why governments only release classified documents when it serves their purposes. This episode will alter your perspective on government actions, international conflict, and the moral constructs imposed on society, arming you with a profound understanding of the “outcomes, not morality” worldview that drives the people in charge.

SHOWNOTES

00:00 – Andrew Bustamante’s CIA background and Tom’s introduction
07:42 – The consequences and strategic withholding of the Epstein files
15:37 – Moving from a “right/wrong” model to an “outcomes” model
28:44 – The fundamental difference between defending a country and defending its people
30:19 – Intelligence matrices: probability vs. reliability in decision-making

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Website: https://everydayspy.com/

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