tech fascism
Plus: Saying goodbye to our best little friend
Thiel’s passport-collecting spree reflects his apocalyptic psyche. But it connects directly to his politics, which see technology as an “incredible alternative to politics.”
I recently joined writer Wajahat Ali for a live chat about how Jeff Bezos’ recent comments—praising Trump and disdaining taxes—are yet another manifestation of Billionaire Derangement Syndrome. Bezos declared Trump “more mature” and “disciplined”... at a moment when the Trump family is raking in billions of dollars in
Javier Milei, the president of Argentina, has shed light on billionaire Peter Thiel’s reason for suddenly planting roots in his country. In a Financial Times op-ed, Milei announced plans to make Argentina the world’s top destination for tech billionaires seeking to escape regulation, legal liability, and taxes. Milei’
Plus: Saying goodbye to our best little friend
Last year, I wrote a viral Bluesky thread about Paulina Borsook, who published a scathing and prescient takedown of Silicon Valley’s sociopathic politics back in 2000. That thread led to a New York Times profile of Borsook and, within a few months, she landed a book deal to republish
Antichrist enthusiast flies south
Less than one week after American military forces conducted an illegal raid to kidnap the authoritarian president of Venezuela, some want to build a Network State there. Mark Lutter, executive director of the Charter Cities Institute, has issued a public call for Trump to put a “freedom city” in Venezuela:
“The rational fear of those who dislike economic inequality is that the rich will convert their economic power into political power: that they’ll tilt elections, or pay bribes for pardons, or buy up the news media to promote their views. I used to be able to claim that tech
The Nerd Reich | Silicon Valley tech billionaire politics
Earlier this year, I was invited to appear at Web Summit Vancouver, an annual conference that brings together CEOs, venture capitalists, journalists and other figures from the tech world. There was a catch: they wanted me to appear onstage with Curtis Yarvin, the Peter Thiel guru who preaches the merits
Last year, I wrote a viral Bluesky thread about Paulina Borsook, who published a scathing and prescient takedown of Silicon Valley’s sociopathic politics back in 2000. That thread led to a New York Times profile of Borsook and, within a few months, she landed a book deal to republish
Getting banned from Elon Musk’s X for pointing out Palantir’s fascism has created more interest in my work. Last week, I spoke with Emma Vigeland of the Majority Report about the Palantir manifesto and the company’s role in Trump’s fascist regime. You can watch the full
Antichrist enthusiast flies south
Terrible things are happening, but there is power in words and stories
And how I got permanently banned from X
Peter Thiel’s Antichrist lectures have been rejected by theologians and mocked by comedians, but he still cannot stop talking about the Antichrist. This week, the billionaire delivered his trademark four-part Antichrist lecture at a private venue within sight of the Vatican. At the height of his power—with his
Curtis Yarvin has befriended Alexander Soros, son of George Soros and chair of the Open Society Foundation, at a fancy conference in southern Bavaria. A new profile of Yarvin in the German publication Die Zeit captures Yarvin guzzling wine (and weeping, as he has a habit of doing lately) at
If you’re planning to join the live conversation with Jacob Silverman tomorrow (Friday, February 13 at 12 p.m. PST), here’s the link to join at that time. You should be able to join without a passcode just by clicking the link. But if it asks for a
Why is extremist MAGA billionaire Joe Lonsdale funding a California Democrat?
This Friday 12 p.m. Pacific (February 13), I'll host a live Zoom conversation with Jacob Silverman, author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley. Over 60 readers are planning to join so far. The link will go out Thursday. Questions for Jacob (or
At 12 p.m. PST on Friday, February 13, I’ll host a live Zoom meeting with Jacob Silverman, author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley. If you bought the book and have questions for Jacob—or have general questions about tech radicalism under the