network state
Also: Network State mentioned in New York Times — kinda
2025
Dr. Ruha Benjamin’s must-see talk on tech's ‘artificial intelligentsia’
TESCREAL
A must-hear conversation with Rev. Otis Moss III and Dr. Émile P. Torres
“Mars is terrible. The gravity is too low. The radiation is too high. There’s no air — and the dirt is made of poison ... You would just die.” — Adam Becker In this episode of the Nerd Reich podcast, scientist Adam Becker destroys tech billionaire delusions like Mars colonization, “God-like” artificial
Also: Network State mentioned in New York Times — kinda
Dr. Ruha Benjamin’s must-see talk on tech's ‘artificial intelligentsia’
A must-hear conversation with Rev. Otis Moss III and Dr. Émile P. Torres
Trump’s fixation on taking Gaza, like his obsession with acquiring Greenland, reveals a clear alignment with the Network State ideology.
‘At some stage a civil war is coming to the Trump movement. And I think Musk and Vance will be on two very different sides of that civil war.’
The Nerd Reich | Silicon Valley tech billionaire politics
Trump’s fixation on taking Gaza, like his obsession with acquiring Greenland, reveals a clear alignment with the Network State ideology.
‘At some stage a civil war is coming to the Trump movement. And I think Musk and Vance will be on two very different sides of that civil war.’
Beltway journalists finally catching on
A conversation with Mariel Garza, who quit the LAT in protest
Plus: The End Times Fanaticism of Silicon Valley Elites
No, Elon Musk isn't leaving government. Yes, JD Vance is a Curtis Yarvin follower
Yesterday, the San Francisco Standard named Curtis Yarvin to the “SF100,” the publication’s list of the city’s most influential people. “If democracy has felt precarious lately, that’s by design,” declared the Standard in a brief description of Yarvin that labeled him “MAGA’s house philosopher.” “Specifically, by
A movement based on “tech Zionism” seeks to create “The Next America”
Drum roll, please
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor examine the apocalyptic cult politics of Silicon Valley
'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.