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YES, Tech-Bro #billionaires ARE trying to end #democracy ...
please read (The Nerd Reich) or listen to #GilDuran understand, memorize and then ACT !
#TheNerdReich #TechBros #Fascism #EndTimesFascism #Trump #Musk #Thiel #Andreesen #JDVance
#PeterThiel #CurtisYarvin@gilduran
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YES, Tech-Bro #billionaires ARE trying to end #democracy ...
please read (The Nerd Reich) or listen to #GilDuran understand, memorize and then ACT !
#TheNerdReich #TechBros #Fascism #EndTimesFascism #Trump #Musk #Thiel #Andreesen #JDVance
#PeterThiel #CurtisYarvin@gilduran
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YES, Tech-Bro #billionaires ARE trying to end #democracy ...
please read (The Nerd Reich) or listen to #GilDuran understand, memorize and then ACT !
#TheNerdReich #TechBros #Fascism #EndTimesFascism #Trump #Musk #Thiel #Andreesen #JDVance
#PeterThiel #CurtisYarvin@gilduran
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YES, Tech-Bro #billionaires ARE trying to end #democracy ...
please read (The Nerd Reich) or listen to #GilDuran understand, memorize and then ACT !
#TheNerdReich #TechBros #Fascism #EndTimesFascism #Trump #Musk #Thiel #Andreesen #JDVance
#PeterThiel #CurtisYarvin@gilduran
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YES, Tech-Bro #billionaires ARE trying to end #democracy ...
please read (The Nerd Reich) or listen to #GilDuran understand, memorize and then ACT !
#TheNerdReich #TechBros #Fascism #EndTimesFascism #Trump #Musk #Thiel #Andreesen #JDVance
#PeterThiel #CurtisYarvin@gilduran
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#ki agent ist ausgebrochen und macht sich angeblich auf die suche nach #PeterThiel, elon #musk, #alexkarp und #curtisyarvin ,um sie zu vernichten, da sie der menschheit schaden.
#ki agent has escaped and is reportedly on a mission to find #PeterThiel, #ElonMusk, #AlexKarp, and #CurtisYarvin to destroy them, as they are dangerous to humanity.
#faschismus #tech #AI #fascism #openai #altman #dystopia #dystopie #uspol #depol #antifa #supremacy #peace #frieden #future #zukunft
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#ki agent ist ausgebrochen und macht sich angeblich auf die suche nach #PeterThiel, elon #musk, #alexkarp und #curtisyarvin ,um sie zu vernichten, da sie der menschheit schaden.
#ki agent has escaped and is reportedly on a mission to find #PeterThiel, #ElonMusk, #AlexKarp, and #CurtisYarvin to destroy them, as they are dangerous to humanity.
#faschismus #tech #AI #fascism #openai #altman #dystopia #dystopie #uspol #depol #antifa #supremacy #peace #frieden #future #zukunft
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#ki agent ist ausgebrochen und macht sich angeblich auf die suche nach #PeterThiel, elon #musk, #alexkarp und #curtisyarvin ,um sie zu vernichten, da sie der menschheit schaden.
#ki agent has escaped and is reportedly on a mission to find #PeterThiel, #ElonMusk, #AlexKarp, and #CurtisYarvin to destroy them, as they are dangerous to humanity.
#faschismus #tech #AI #fascism #openai #altman #dystopia #dystopie #uspol #depol #antifa #supremacy #peace #frieden #future #zukunft
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#ki agent ist ausgebrochen und macht sich angeblich auf die suche nach #PeterThiel, elon #musk, #alexkarp und #curtisyarvin ,um sie zu vernichten, da sie der menschheit schaden.
#ki agent has escaped and is reportedly on a mission to find #PeterThiel, #ElonMusk, #AlexKarp, and #CurtisYarvin to destroy them, as they are dangerous to humanity.
#faschismus #tech #AI #fascism #openai #altman #dystopia #dystopie #uspol #depol #antifa #supremacy #peace #frieden #future #zukunft
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#ki agent ist ausgebrochen und macht sich angeblich auf die suche nach #PeterThiel, elon #musk, #alexkarp und #curtisyarvin ,um sie zu vernichten, da sie der menschheit schaden.
#ki agent has escaped and is reportedly on a mission to find #PeterThiel, #ElonMusk, #AlexKarp, and #CurtisYarvin to destroy them, as they are dangerous to humanity.
#faschismus #tech #AI #fascism #openai #altman #dystopia #dystopie #uspol #depol #antifa #supremacy #peace #frieden #future #zukunft
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When pondering elections and voting over the next 25 months, every US-American above the age of 14ish needs to be aware of and concerned about:
#JDVance,
#PeterThiel,
#CurtisYarvin,
the tech bro nerdreich,
and how long they and their ilk have been planning and working toward all the dystopian fascist bullshit going down over here right now.They're planning more, and their only obstacle is all of us.
Stellar interview with @gilduran:
https://youtu.be/sg7YNUbaV-8?si=RYpoJYMJceOAMfuc -
When pondering elections and voting over the next 25 months, every US-American above the age of 14ish needs to be aware of and concerned about:
#JDVance,
#PeterThiel,
#CurtisYarvin,
the tech bro nerdreich,
and how long they and their ilk have been planning and working toward all the dystopian fascist bullshit going down over here right now.They're planning more, and their only obstacle is all of us.
Stellar interview with @gilduran:
https://youtu.be/sg7YNUbaV-8?si=RYpoJYMJceOAMfuc -
When pondering elections and voting over the next 25 months, every US-American above the age of 14ish needs to be aware of and concerned about:
#JDVance,
#PeterThiel,
#CurtisYarvin,
the tech bro nerdreich,
and how long they and their ilk have been planning and working toward all the dystopian fascist bullshit going down over here right now.They're planning more, and their only obstacle is all of us.
Stellar interview with @gilduran:
https://youtu.be/sg7YNUbaV-8?si=RYpoJYMJceOAMfuc -
When pondering elections and voting over the next 25 months, every US-American above the age of 14ish needs to be aware of and concerned about:
#JDVance,
#PeterThiel,
#CurtisYarvin,
the tech bro nerdreich,
and how long they and their ilk have been planning and working toward all the dystopian fascist bullshit going down over here right now.They're planning more, and their only obstacle is all of us.
Stellar interview with @gilduran:
https://youtu.be/sg7YNUbaV-8?si=RYpoJYMJceOAMfuc -
When pondering elections and voting over the next 25 months, every US-American above the age of 14ish needs to be aware of and concerned about:
#JDVance,
#PeterThiel,
#CurtisYarvin,
the tech bro nerdreich,
and how long they and their ilk have been planning and working toward all the dystopian fascist bullshit going down over here right now.They're planning more, and their only obstacle is all of us.
Stellar interview with @gilduran:
https://youtu.be/sg7YNUbaV-8?si=RYpoJYMJceOAMfuc -
Gil Duran: “There Are a Lot More of Us Than There Are of Them”.
Posted by Jerry Alatalo | September 6, 2026
[Editor’s note: This valuable, relevant, timely discussion between investigative journalist Gil Duran (author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley, Fascism, and the War on Democracy) and Chris Hayes goes into far more depth, exposition and detail than Mr. Duran’s recent viral interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now, which we shared here on this platform.]
MS Now description: Silicon Valley was once viewed as a center-left stronghold where tech founders partnered with Democrats to push clean energy and digital innovation. But today, the world’s most powerful tech titans in many cases are bankrolling right-wing authoritarianism, promoting anti-democratic ideologies. Gil Durán is the author of “The Nerd Reich Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.” He joins Chris Hayes to discuss the radicalization of tech oligarchs, why he says they’re attempting to dismantle American democratic values and more.
Some of the video’s more thoughtful comments:
“All these men started as wounded little boys that newer grew emotionally.Of coarse they seek dominance. And this is why the anti democracy ideas resonate with people that will not benefit from life in a heavy handed techno fascistic state.”
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“There is a definite line that merge all of these techs. Email to cable news (faux news) to text msg, smart phone, Facebook agarythms to data farming. All these things have lead us to giving a voice to leaders who need divisivnes to rule. As the rich get richer they wish to protect the empire they build while they consolidate media to guide their ideology. Tech bros started as grassroots employer centered companies. But as we rush to collect people’s data in these AI centers, we are entering a new era where computer code will control the masses and information.
I was against government control on tech companies but now there needs to be rules and regulations on truth and digital morality.
We can’t let platforms think for us and sanctions need to made on All government and companies using fake truths and AI. It’s only gonna get harder to tell the difference.”
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“This may be the most important interview I’ve seen in the last 20 years!”
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“What matters to Peter Theil about new christian evangelicals is that they are more robots brain washed. So they do whatever their pastor says, whether it is a good or bad thing. And for Theil, it is fantastic to do whatever he wants. Which is not new; we’ve had many crazy people do that in the past. The problem now is worse because it’s massive in how much he can control.”
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“Psychopathy and intelligence is an oxymoron. People think that this movie American psycho is real. It gives this idea that psychopathy is somehow a secret intelligence system. It’s not, they rely on masking and glibness or manipulation. This is not intelligence.”
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“Really glad Gil Duran is getting mainstream attention! People need to understand how these insane billionaires are destroying democracy around the world!”
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““They can buy the entire system”… and that, is the greatest flaw of our system. In America, capital comes above the government, power and influence can be bought, and with enough money, laws don’t even apply. Now I’m not saying we should be like them, but one of the keys for China’s success because their government comes above all else.”
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“What’s so scary is that Thiel and so many of the other dangerous oligarchs are flying way under the radar.”
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“The media is also to blame. Instead of calling them what they are they keep showing on almost everywhere with a privileged treatment. If you want to see them called out you have to go out of the mainstream.”
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“Peter Theil understands that ‘Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.’ – Lucius Annaeus Seneca. He doesn’t believe the spirituality. He knows those impressionable religious followers could be a vehicle/TOOL to his power grab. No one else is dumb enough to vote against their own self-interest- outside of religious people. It’s the same playbook all fascist have used throughout history. Hopefully like the Blitzkrieg method used in the past, where it seems Theil and his Epstein class friends have penetrated our democracy for a short time, his influence will fade as more people resist and become educated to it’s true goals. Gil is doing great work to further that education. Def like and share this with more people. Everyone needs to understand Theil’s true motivations- REVENGE OF THE NERDS. These billionaires hate themselves and hate society. It is a mental illness to have so much and still NEED more. They are empty and vacuous and will swallow the world if we don’t stop them.”
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“These men have proven themselves to be dangerous to the health and safety of nearly everyone in this country. And they do it on blast, which is so stupid. If I were them I’d get comfortable in those bunkers because I think people are paying attention now.”
https://youtu.be/URpUHmw2coY?si=GJF9pTnwPrEnWnLx
#CurtisYarvin #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #JDVance #Ohio #PeterThiel #Technocracy #Technofascism #Transhumanism -
@gilduran to @thorbenson in a interview for #DepthPerception about his new book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism & the War on Democracy":
"I believe it’s becoming one of the defining stories of American history — the effort by Silicon Valley venture capitalists to seize control of the nation & essentially roll back democracy.
...I think we’re in a phase right now where we need to make people aware of exactly what’s happening & why it’s happening. In my book, I point the finger at these evil oligarchs, but we’re complicit in that. We’re giving them all of our attention & our money.
...We have to rethink how everything has been structured around us. We deserve technology. It’s something we, I think, have a right to. But right now, it’s being controlled by a smaller & smaller group of people who have the worst ideas for the future, who see a dystopian future."
https://depthperception.longlead.com/p/gil-duran-book-interview-tech-democracy
#TheNerdReich #SiliconValley #technofascism #TheNetworkState #technoligarchy #PeterThiel #CurtisYarvin #TESCREAL #AI
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@gilduran to @thorbenson in a interview for #DepthPerception about his new book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism & the War on Democracy":
"I believe it’s becoming one of the defining stories of American history — the effort by Silicon Valley venture capitalists to seize control of the nation & essentially roll back democracy.
...I think we’re in a phase right now where we need to make people aware of exactly what’s happening & why it’s happening. In my book, I point the finger at these evil oligarchs, but we’re complicit in that. We’re giving them all of our attention & our money.
...We have to rethink how everything has been structured around us. We deserve technology. It’s something we, I think, have a right to. But right now, it’s being controlled by a smaller & smaller group of people who have the worst ideas for the future, who see a dystopian future."
https://depthperception.longlead.com/p/gil-duran-book-interview-tech-democracy
#TheNerdReich #SiliconValley #technofascism #TheNetworkState #technoligarchy #PeterThiel #CurtisYarvin #TESCREAL #AI
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@gilduran to @thorbenson in a interview for #DepthPerception about his new book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism & the War on Democracy":
"I believe it’s becoming one of the defining stories of American history — the effort by Silicon Valley venture capitalists to seize control of the nation & essentially roll back democracy.
...I think we’re in a phase right now where we need to make people aware of exactly what’s happening & why it’s happening. In my book, I point the finger at these evil oligarchs, but we’re complicit in that. We’re giving them all of our attention & our money.
...We have to rethink how everything has been structured around us. We deserve technology. It’s something we, I think, have a right to. But right now, it’s being controlled by a smaller & smaller group of people who have the worst ideas for the future, who see a dystopian future."
https://depthperception.longlead.com/p/gil-duran-book-interview-tech-democracy
#TheNerdReich #SiliconValley #technofascism #TheNetworkState #technoligarchy #PeterThiel #CurtisYarvin #TESCREAL #AI
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@gilduran to @thorbenson in a interview for #DepthPerception about his new book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism & the War on Democracy":
"I believe it’s becoming one of the defining stories of American history — the effort by Silicon Valley venture capitalists to seize control of the nation & essentially roll back democracy.
...I think we’re in a phase right now where we need to make people aware of exactly what’s happening & why it’s happening. In my book, I point the finger at these evil oligarchs, but we’re complicit in that. We’re giving them all of our attention & our money.
...We have to rethink how everything has been structured around us. We deserve technology. It’s something we, I think, have a right to. But right now, it’s being controlled by a smaller & smaller group of people who have the worst ideas for the future, who see a dystopian future."
https://depthperception.longlead.com/p/gil-duran-book-interview-tech-democracy
#TheNerdReich #SiliconValley #technofascism #TheNetworkState #technoligarchy #PeterThiel #CurtisYarvin #TESCREAL #AI
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@gilduran to @thorbenson in a interview for #DepthPerception about his new book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism & the War on Democracy":
"I believe it’s becoming one of the defining stories of American history — the effort by Silicon Valley venture capitalists to seize control of the nation & essentially roll back democracy.
...I think we’re in a phase right now where we need to make people aware of exactly what’s happening & why it’s happening. In my book, I point the finger at these evil oligarchs, but we’re complicit in that. We’re giving them all of our attention & our money.
...We have to rethink how everything has been structured around us. We deserve technology. It’s something we, I think, have a right to. But right now, it’s being controlled by a smaller & smaller group of people who have the worst ideas for the future, who see a dystopian future."
https://depthperception.longlead.com/p/gil-duran-book-interview-tech-democracy
#TheNerdReich #SiliconValley #technofascism #TheNetworkState #technoligarchy #PeterThiel #CurtisYarvin #TESCREAL #AI
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Shocking New #Book Reveals Why #JDVance Might Be More Dangerous for America Than We Thought
by CharlesPPierce#TechBros #TechFascists #tech #antidemocracy #CurtisYarvin #PeterThiel #Srinavasan
#TechBillionairesSUCK #BillionairesSUCK -
Shocking New #Book Reveals Why #JDVance Might Be More Dangerous for America Than We Thought
by CharlesPPierce#TechBros #TechFascists #tech #antidemocracy #CurtisYarvin #PeterThiel #Srinavasan
#TechBillionairesSUCK #BillionairesSUCK -
Shocking New #Book Reveals Why #JDVance Might Be More Dangerous for America Than We Thought
by CharlesPPierce#TechBros #TechFascists #tech #antidemocracy #CurtisYarvin #PeterThiel #Srinavasan
#TechBillionairesSUCK #BillionairesSUCK -
Shocking New #Book Reveals Why #JDVance Might Be More Dangerous for America Than We Thought
by CharlesPPierce#TechBros #TechFascists #tech #antidemocracy #CurtisYarvin #PeterThiel #Srinavasan
#TechBillionairesSUCK #BillionairesSUCK -
Shocking New #Book Reveals Why #JDVance Might Be More Dangerous for America Than We Thought
by CharlesPPierce#TechBros #TechFascists #tech #antidemocracy #CurtisYarvin #PeterThiel #Srinavasan
#TechBillionairesSUCK #BillionairesSUCK -
#USpol #TechnoFascism #TechFascism
*👉#USA: #TheNerdReich👈*
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...current #Trump administration back from #Vance to #Thiel and the far-right-wing monarchist #CurtisYarvin, whose “right-#Libertarian” political theory has long made the rounds among #SiliconValley elite. “These guys were never libertarians,” says #Durán.
👉 “Now that they are the government, we see their true face: They’re fascists, and they’re authoritarians.”👈
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#USpol #TechnoFascism #TechFascism
*👉#USA: #TheNerdReich👈*
(3/3)
...current #Trump administration back from #Vance to #Thiel and the far-right-wing monarchist #CurtisYarvin, whose “right-#Libertarian” political theory has long made the rounds among #SiliconValley elite. “These guys were never libertarians,” says #Durán.
👉 “Now that they are the government, we see their true face: They’re fascists, and they’re authoritarians.”👈
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#USpol #TechnoFascism #TechFascism
*👉#USA: #TheNerdReich👈*
(3/3)
...current #Trump administration back from #Vance to #Thiel and the far-right-wing monarchist #CurtisYarvin, whose “right-#Libertarian” political theory has long made the rounds among #SiliconValley elite. “These guys were never libertarians,” says #Durán.
👉 “Now that they are the government, we see their true face: They’re fascists, and they’re authoritarians.”👈
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#USpol #TechnoFascism #TechFascism
*👉#USA: #TheNerdReich👈*
(3/3)
...current #Trump administration back from #Vance to #Thiel and the far-right-wing monarchist #CurtisYarvin, whose “right-#Libertarian” political theory has long made the rounds among #SiliconValley elite. “These guys were never libertarians,” says #Durán.
👉 “Now that they are the government, we see their true face: They’re fascists, and they’re authoritarians.”👈
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#USpol #TechnoFascism #TechFascism
*👉#USA: #TheNerdReich👈*
(3/3)
...current #Trump administration back from #Vance to #Thiel and the far-right-wing monarchist #CurtisYarvin, whose “right-#Libertarian” political theory has long made the rounds among #SiliconValley elite. “These guys were never libertarians,” says #Durán.
👉 “Now that they are the government, we see their true face: They’re fascists, and they’re authoritarians.”👈
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The Nerd Reich Author Gil Duran: “People Are Waking Up to This Fascist Threat.”
“I think my book is upsetting some people.” – Gil Duran
Posted by Jerry Alatalo | August 18, 2026
[Editor’s note: The Democracy Now interview of journalist-author Gil Duran is at the same time brilliant, necessary, – and horrifying. One gets the strong feeling or sense that Mr. Duran’s timely and important book, The Nerd Reich, will quickly become a bestseller, and join the ranks of such hugely-influential, must-read books as Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins, A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, The Media Monopoly by Ben Bagdikian, In Search of Enemies by John Stockwell, Deadly Deceits by Ralph McGehee, When Corporations Rule the World by David Korten, Titans of Capital by Peter Phillips and others. Please share this important interview of Gil Duran far and wide. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. Thank you very much. Peace.]
Description of the book, The Nerd Reich:
“This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration…It’s an ominous look at an insular elite arrayed against American democracy.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the international stage, exploring the wild and dystopian ambition of the technocrats at its center, and offering a road map to resistance.
When Silicon Valley says it is ‘‘moving fast and breaking things,’’ the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule.
Drawing on insider political experience and new investigations, Durán traces this ideology from its philosophical roots in The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg. He introduces its modern apostles—Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan, and Elon Musk—and shows how the promise of technological liberation has transformed into a global movement for digital feudalism, powered by cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and the algorithmic propaganda of social media.
The Nerd Reich explains the origins, strategies, and ambitions of Silicon Valley’s war on democracy for the first time. From San Francisco’s weaponized elections and secret billionaire projects to the White House, Durán exposes how the world’s richest men are building a new political order.
The Nerd Reich is more than a hidden history, it’s an urgent warning: democracy is being dismantled not by coups or tanks, but by code, capital, and the illusion of innovation. Durán insists there is still time to fight back—if we act now.Democracy Now:
A new book by longtime Bay Area journalist Gil Durán investigates “tech fascism” and its mounting influence on U.S. politics. The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy follows the rise of Vice President JD Vance, the former venture capitalist whose “outsider” campaign for Senate was bankrolled by the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, Peter Thiel. Durán traces the ideological lineage of the current Trump administration back from Vance to Thiel and the far-right-wing monarchist Curtis Yarvin, whose “right-libertarian” political theory has long made the rounds among Silicon Valley elite. “These guys were never libertarians,” says Durán. “Now that they are the government, we see their true face: They’re fascists, and they’re authoritarians.”
https://youtu.be/sg7YNUbaV-8?si=8l60nvdY6W-HKXXJ
#BannedBooks #Books #California #CurtisYarvin #History #SiliconValleyFascism #Technofascism -
The Nerd Reich Author Gil Duran: “People Are Waking Up to This Fascist Threat.”
“I think my book is upsetting some people.” – Gil Duran
Posted by Jerry Alatalo | August 18, 2026
[Editor’s note: The Democracy Now interview of journalist-author Gil Duran is at the same time brilliant, necessary, – and horrifying. One gets the strong feeling or sense that Mr. Duran’s timely and important book, The Nerd Reich, will quickly become a bestseller, and join the ranks of such hugely-influential, must-read books as Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins, A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, The Media Monopoly by Ben Bagdikian, In Search of Enemies by John Stockwell, Deadly Deceits by Ralph McGehee, When Corporations Rule the World by David Korten, Titans of Capital by Peter Phillips and others. Please share this important interview of Gil Duran far and wide. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. Thank you very much. Peace.]
Description of the book, The Nerd Reich:
“This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration…It’s an ominous look at an insular elite arrayed against American democracy.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the international stage, exploring the wild and dystopian ambition of the technocrats at its center, and offering a road map to resistance.
When Silicon Valley says it is ‘‘moving fast and breaking things,’’ the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule.
Drawing on insider political experience and new investigations, Durán traces this ideology from its philosophical roots in The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg. He introduces its modern apostles—Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan, and Elon Musk—and shows how the promise of technological liberation has transformed into a global movement for digital feudalism, powered by cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and the algorithmic propaganda of social media.
The Nerd Reich explains the origins, strategies, and ambitions of Silicon Valley’s war on democracy for the first time. From San Francisco’s weaponized elections and secret billionaire projects to the White House, Durán exposes how the world’s richest men are building a new political order.
The Nerd Reich is more than a hidden history, it’s an urgent warning: democracy is being dismantled not by coups or tanks, but by code, capital, and the illusion of innovation. Durán insists there is still time to fight back—if we act now.Democracy Now:
A new book by longtime Bay Area journalist Gil Durán investigates “tech fascism” and its mounting influence on U.S. politics. The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy follows the rise of Vice President JD Vance, the former venture capitalist whose “outsider” campaign for Senate was bankrolled by the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, Peter Thiel. Durán traces the ideological lineage of the current Trump administration back from Vance to Thiel and the far-right-wing monarchist Curtis Yarvin, whose “right-libertarian” political theory has long made the rounds among Silicon Valley elite. “These guys were never libertarians,” says Durán. “Now that they are the government, we see their true face: They’re fascists, and they’re authoritarians.”
https://youtu.be/sg7YNUbaV-8?si=8l60nvdY6W-HKXXJ
#BannedBooks #Books #California #CurtisYarvin #History #SiliconValleyFascism #Technofascism -
The Nerd Reich Author Gil Duran: “People Are Waking Up to This Fascist Threat.”
“I think my book is upsetting some people.” – Gil Duran
Posted by Jerry Alatalo | August 18, 2026
[Editor’s note: The Democracy Now interview of journalist-author Gil Duran is at the same time brilliant, necessary, – and horrifying. One gets the strong feeling or sense that Mr. Duran’s timely and important book, The Nerd Reich, will quickly become a bestseller, and join the ranks of such hugely-influential, must-read books as Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins, A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, The Media Monopoly by Ben Bagdikian, In Search of Enemies by John Stockwell, Deadly Deceits by Ralph McGehee, When Corporations Rule the World by David Korten, Titans of Capital by Peter Phillips and others. Please share this important interview of Gil Duran far and wide. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. Thank you very much. Peace.]
Description of the book, The Nerd Reich:
“This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration…It’s an ominous look at an insular elite arrayed against American democracy.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the international stage, exploring the wild and dystopian ambition of the technocrats at its center, and offering a road map to resistance.
When Silicon Valley says it is ‘‘moving fast and breaking things,’’ the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule.
Drawing on insider political experience and new investigations, Durán traces this ideology from its philosophical roots in The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg. He introduces its modern apostles—Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan, and Elon Musk—and shows how the promise of technological liberation has transformed into a global movement for digital feudalism, powered by cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and the algorithmic propaganda of social media.
The Nerd Reich explains the origins, strategies, and ambitions of Silicon Valley’s war on democracy for the first time. From San Francisco’s weaponized elections and secret billionaire projects to the White House, Durán exposes how the world’s richest men are building a new political order.
The Nerd Reich is more than a hidden history, it’s an urgent warning: democracy is being dismantled not by coups or tanks, but by code, capital, and the illusion of innovation. Durán insists there is still time to fight back—if we act now.Democracy Now:
A new book by longtime Bay Area journalist Gil Durán investigates “tech fascism” and its mounting influence on U.S. politics. The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy follows the rise of Vice President JD Vance, the former venture capitalist whose “outsider” campaign for Senate was bankrolled by the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, Peter Thiel. Durán traces the ideological lineage of the current Trump administration back from Vance to Thiel and the far-right-wing monarchist Curtis Yarvin, whose “right-libertarian” political theory has long made the rounds among Silicon Valley elite. “These guys were never libertarians,” says Durán. “Now that they are the government, we see their true face: They’re fascists, and they’re authoritarians.”
https://youtu.be/sg7YNUbaV-8?si=8l60nvdY6W-HKXXJ
#BannedBooks #Books #California #CurtisYarvin #History #SiliconValleyFascism #Technofascism -
The Nerd Reich Author Gil Duran: “People Are Waking Up to This Fascist Threat.”
“I think my book is upsetting some people.” – Gil Duran
Posted by Jerry Alatalo | August 18, 2026
[Editor’s note: The Democracy Now interview of journalist-author Gil Duran is at the same time brilliant, necessary, – and horrifying. One gets the strong feeling or sense that Mr. Duran’s timely and important book, The Nerd Reich, will quickly become a bestseller, and join the ranks of such hugely-influential, must-read books as Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins, A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, The Media Monopoly by Ben Bagdikian, In Search of Enemies by John Stockwell, Deadly Deceits by Ralph McGehee, When Corporations Rule the World by David Korten, Titans of Capital by Peter Phillips and others. Please share this important interview of Gil Duran far and wide. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. Thank you very much. Peace.]
Description of the book, The Nerd Reich:
“This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration…It’s an ominous look at an insular elite arrayed against American democracy.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the international stage, exploring the wild and dystopian ambition of the technocrats at its center, and offering a road map to resistance.
When Silicon Valley says it is ‘‘moving fast and breaking things,’’ the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule.
Drawing on insider political experience and new investigations, Durán traces this ideology from its philosophical roots in The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg. He introduces its modern apostles—Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan, and Elon Musk—and shows how the promise of technological liberation has transformed into a global movement for digital feudalism, powered by cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and the algorithmic propaganda of social media.
The Nerd Reich explains the origins, strategies, and ambitions of Silicon Valley’s war on democracy for the first time. From San Francisco’s weaponized elections and secret billionaire projects to the White House, Durán exposes how the world’s richest men are building a new political order.
The Nerd Reich is more than a hidden history, it’s an urgent warning: democracy is being dismantled not by coups or tanks, but by code, capital, and the illusion of innovation. Durán insists there is still time to fight back—if we act now.Democracy Now:
A new book by longtime Bay Area journalist Gil Durán investigates “tech fascism” and its mounting influence on U.S. politics. The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy follows the rise of Vice President JD Vance, the former venture capitalist whose “outsider” campaign for Senate was bankrolled by the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, Peter Thiel. Durán traces the ideological lineage of the current Trump administration back from Vance to Thiel and the far-right-wing monarchist Curtis Yarvin, whose “right-libertarian” political theory has long made the rounds among Silicon Valley elite. “These guys were never libertarians,” says Durán. “Now that they are the government, we see their true face: They’re fascists, and they’re authoritarians.”
https://youtu.be/sg7YNUbaV-8?si=8l60nvdY6W-HKXXJ
#BannedBooks #Books #California #CurtisYarvin #History #Philosophy #SiliconValleyFascism #Technofascism -
The Nerd Reich Author Gil Duran: “People Are Waking Up to This Fascist Threat.”
“I think my book is upsetting some people.” – Gil Duran
Posted by Jerry Alatalo | August 18, 2026
[Editor’s note: The Democracy Now interview of journalist-author Gil Duran is at the same time brilliant, necessary, – and horrifying. One gets the strong feeling or sense that Mr. Duran’s timely and important book, The Nerd Reich, will quickly become a bestseller, and join the ranks of such hugely-influential, must-read books as Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins, A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, The Media Monopoly by Ben Bagdikian, In Search of Enemies by John Stockwell, Deadly Deceits by Ralph McGehee, When Corporations Rule the World by David Korten, Titans of Capital by Peter Phillips and others. Please share this important interview of Gil Duran far and wide. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. Thank you very much. Peace.]
Description of the book, The Nerd Reich:
“This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration…It’s an ominous look at an insular elite arrayed against American democracy.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the international stage, exploring the wild and dystopian ambition of the technocrats at its center, and offering a road map to resistance.
When Silicon Valley says it is ‘‘moving fast and breaking things,’’ the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule.
Drawing on insider political experience and new investigations, Durán traces this ideology from its philosophical roots in The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg. He introduces its modern apostles—Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan, and Elon Musk—and shows how the promise of technological liberation has transformed into a global movement for digital feudalism, powered by cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and the algorithmic propaganda of social media.
The Nerd Reich explains the origins, strategies, and ambitions of Silicon Valley’s war on democracy for the first time. From San Francisco’s weaponized elections and secret billionaire projects to the White House, Durán exposes how the world’s richest men are building a new political order.
The Nerd Reich is more than a hidden history, it’s an urgent warning: democracy is being dismantled not by coups or tanks, but by code, capital, and the illusion of innovation. Durán insists there is still time to fight back—if we act now.Democracy Now:
A new book by longtime Bay Area journalist Gil Durán investigates “tech fascism” and its mounting influence on U.S. politics. The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy follows the rise of Vice President JD Vance, the former venture capitalist whose “outsider” campaign for Senate was bankrolled by the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, Peter Thiel. Durán traces the ideological lineage of the current Trump administration back from Vance to Thiel and the far-right-wing monarchist Curtis Yarvin, whose “right-libertarian” political theory has long made the rounds among Silicon Valley elite. “These guys were never libertarians,” says Durán. “Now that they are the government, we see their true face: They’re fascists, and they’re authoritarians.”
https://youtu.be/sg7YNUbaV-8?si=8l60nvdY6W-HKXXJ
#BannedBooks #Books #California #CurtisYarvin #History #SiliconValleyFascism #Technofascism -
Crazy batshit billionaire stuff... It's starting to look like Mike Mignola's Nazis in his comic book Hellboy!
«Peter Thiel's Anti-Human Plan Is Pure Evil»
~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onphky37vik -
Crazy batshit billionaire stuff... It's starting to look like Mike Mignola's Nazis in his comic book Hellboy!
«Peter Thiel's Anti-Human Plan Is Pure Evil»
~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onphky37vik -
https://www.europesays.com/people/188416/ How Saving Western Civilization Replaced Making America Great Again #ChristianNationalism #Controversy #CurtisYarvin #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #JDVance #MAGA #Musk #WesternCivilization
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https://www.europesays.com/people/169418/ The Nerd Reich: They Built the Apps You Use Every Day – and Now They’re Funding the End of Democracy #AnonymousForum #BalajiSrinivasan #CampaignMoney #CurtisYarvin #Infrastructure #NationStates #NetworkStates #PeterThiel #PoliticalCampaigns
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A disputa China x EUA na IA não é apenas uma competição entre potências, mas também…
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A disputa China x EUA na IA não é apenas uma competição entre potências, mas também…
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"Und, als sei das alles nicht heftig genug, schreibt #Rubio auch noch, den Internationalen Gerichtshof anzuerkennen, bedeute »den Tod der Vereinigten Staaten als unabhängige und souveräne Nation«. Ein Text wie ein Wutanfall. " DIE ZEIT
#ICC
Rubio ist halt doch auch nur einer der Parvenüs der neuen "Elite", die Darth #Trump, J.D. #Vance … imponieren wollen, ganz auf den Spuren eines #CurtisYarvin :mastorage: -
"Und, als sei das alles nicht heftig genug, schreibt #Rubio auch noch, den Internationalen Gerichtshof anzuerkennen, bedeute »den Tod der Vereinigten Staaten als unabhängige und souveräne Nation«. Ein Text wie ein Wutanfall. " DIE ZEIT
#ICC
Rubio ist halt doch auch nur einer der Parvenüs der neuen "Elite", die Darth #Trump, J.D. #Vance … imponieren wollen, ganz auf den Spuren eines #CurtisYarvin :mastorage: -
"Und, als sei das alles nicht heftig genug, schreibt #Rubio auch noch, den Internationalen Gerichtshof anzuerkennen, bedeute »den Tod der Vereinigten Staaten als unabhängige und souveräne Nation«. Ein Text wie ein Wutanfall. " DIE ZEIT
#ICC
Rubio ist halt doch auch nur einer der Parvenüs der neuen "Elite", die Darth #Trump, J.D. #Vance … imponieren wollen, ganz auf den Spuren eines #CurtisYarvin :mastorage: -
"Und, als sei das alles nicht heftig genug, schreibt #Rubio auch noch, den Internationalen Gerichtshof anzuerkennen, bedeute »den Tod der Vereinigten Staaten als unabhängige und souveräne Nation«. Ein Text wie ein Wutanfall. " DIE ZEIT
#ICC
Rubio ist halt doch auch nur einer der Parvenüs der neuen "Elite", die Darth #Trump, J.D. #Vance … imponieren wollen, ganz auf den Spuren eines #CurtisYarvin :mastorage: -
Der neue #Reaktionär
#CurtisYarvin und die
#Versuchung der #smarten #Tyrannei
Curtis Yarvin träumt vom #Ende der #Demokratie und einem #amerikanischen #Autokraten. 👇 -
WIRED: Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society;
More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking. https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/
#Thiel #Antichrist #Technofeudalism #DarkEnlightenment #NeoReactionary #NeworkStates #CurtisYarvin #Palantir #PeterThiel #news #resist #fascism #TechnoFascism -
WIRED: Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society;
More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking. https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/
#Thiel #Antichrist #Technofeudalism #DarkEnlightenment #NeoReactionary #NeworkStates #CurtisYarvin #Palantir #PeterThiel #news #resist #fascism #TechnoFascism -
WIRED: Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society;
More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking. https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/
#Thiel #Antichrist #Technofeudalism #DarkEnlightenment #NeoReactionary #NeworkStates #CurtisYarvin #Palantir #PeterThiel #news #resist #fascism #TechnoFascism -
WIRED: Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society;
More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking. https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/
#Thiel #Antichrist #Technofeudalism #DarkEnlightenment #NeoReactionary #NeworkStates #CurtisYarvin #Palantir #PeterThiel #news #resist #fascism #TechnoFascism -
WIRED: Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society;
More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking. https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/
#Thiel #Antichrist #Technofeudalism #DarkEnlightenment #NeoReactionary #NeworkStates #CurtisYarvin #Palantir #PeterThiel #news #resist #fascism #TechnoFascism -
Curtis Yarvin and the Political Evolution of Silicon Valley Reactionaries
https://www.dontbeasucker.blog/p/the-butterflies-in-your-stomach
#HackerNews #CurtisYarvin #SiliconValley #Reactionaries #PoliticalEvolution #TechPolitics
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Curtis Yarvin and the Political Evolution of Silicon Valley Reactionaries
https://www.dontbeasucker.blog/p/the-butterflies-in-your-stomach
#HackerNews #CurtisYarvin #SiliconValley #Reactionaries #PoliticalEvolution #TechPolitics
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Curtis Yarvin and the Political Evolution of Silicon Valley Reactionaries
https://www.dontbeasucker.blog/p/the-butterflies-in-your-stomach
#HackerNews #CurtisYarvin #SiliconValley #Reactionaries #PoliticalEvolution #TechPolitics