tech fascism
Carole Cadwalladr Warns of 'Digital Coup' in TED Talk
'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'
Media
Inside the Media Crisis Fueled by Tech Billionaire Power
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.
network state
Jonestown to Network States: Tech Bros Revive Religious Cult Utopias
Silicon Valley extremism and religious extremism meld in Trump 2.0 era
tech fascism
Curtis Yarvin Fears His Authoritarian Fantasy Is Flopping
Dark Enlightenment guru sees his desired revolution unraveling under the weight of its own stupidity
2025
Why Musk, Trump & tech elites seek collapse of global order
"Their aspirations sound utterly batshit, but they are nonetheless at play now because they have access to political power through Donald Trump."
Elon Musk Loses Wisconsin
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: Crypto, AI, Tech Power & Political Influence
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, 'Don't Die' Network State Guru, Under Fire
Bryan Johnson gained wide fame as the subject of a recent Netflix documentary. But now his carefully crafted image may be cracking
peter thiel
Politico's $50M Peter Thiel Problem
Is Axel Springer CEO's son the 'German JD Vance'?
network state
'Existential threat': My NYT interview
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
network state
Trump’s (Anti)'Freedom Cities' and Network State Tech Dystopia
It's an idea straight out of the Network State playbook.
The Nerd Reich
Listen: My interview with The New Yorker
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