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A movement based on “tech Zionism” seeks to create “The Next America”
2025
Drum roll, please
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor examine the apocalyptic cult politics of Silicon Valley
How tech elites like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are quietly—and not so quietly—reshaping the media landscape, buying platforms, and influencing narratives in terrifying ways.
Dark Enlightenment guru sees his desired revolution unraveling under the weight of its own stupidity
"Their aspirations sound utterly batshit, but they are nonetheless at play now because they have access to political power through Donald Trump."
David Sacks, a longtime associate of Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, is playing a key role in the tech project to reshape American politics.
Is Axel Springer CEO's son the 'German JD Vance'?
In the New York Times, columnist Thomas B. Edsall examines the tech oligarch takeover of the United States. Writes Edsall: The Trump administration has enabled a small network of high-tech oligarchs to determine a vast proportion of federal spending and regulatory policy. Much of the attention, understandably, has fallen on
The Nerd Reich | Silicon Valley tech billionaire politics
'It's a coup. I know you probably don't want to hear that, and especially here, but we can’t fight it if we can’t see it. And we can’t see it if we don’t name it'
How tech elites like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are quietly—and not so quietly—reshaping the media landscape, buying platforms, and influencing narratives in terrifying ways.
Silicon Valley extremism and religious extremism meld in Trump 2.0 era
Dark Enlightenment guru sees his desired revolution unraveling under the weight of its own stupidity
"Their aspirations sound utterly batshit, but they are nonetheless at play now because they have access to political power through Donald Trump."
Today at 10 a.m. Pacific, I'll be on KQED Forum to discuss the Nerd Reich takeover of the U.S. government. If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can listen at 88.5 FM. To listen online, click the box below, then click
David Sacks, a longtime associate of Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, is playing a key role in the tech project to reshape American politics.
Bryan Johnson gained wide fame as the subject of a recent Netflix documentary. But now his carefully crafted image may be cracking
Is Axel Springer CEO's son the 'German JD Vance'?
In the New York Times, columnist Thomas B. Edsall examines the tech oligarch takeover of the United States. Writes Edsall: The Trump administration has enabled a small network of high-tech oligarchs to determine a vast proportion of federal spending and regulatory policy. Much of the attention, understandably, has fallen on
It's an idea straight out of the Network State playbook.
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