#technofascism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #technofascism, aggregated by home.social.
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#technofascism #swiw #sexworkiswork #book #revoltingprostitutes #nonfiction #thenerdreicht #reading #books
Trying to read at least one book per month. These are what I plan to read for September & October. -
Adversarial clothing: confuse #LLMs and facial recognition software
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"The aim [of this paper] was not to propose an entirely new fascism theory that is supposed to replace all others. Rather, the paper shows that and how AI and related technologies interact with the features and processes identified by the existing theories; it thus provides an extra and much needed toolbox that needs to be further integrated with the other, already available conceptual tools."
#MCoeckelbergh, AI & Society, 2026
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Stealing "Discount Heinrich Himmler"
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RE: https://universeodon.com/@SrRochardBunson/113953403698915381
I was reminded of this while talking to a friend/coworker
Palantir CEO Talks Gleefully About Killing on Shareholder's tall
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Mural seen in San Francisco, California.
#bigtech #AI #Google #degoogle #oracle #microsoft #apple #Techbros #fascism #politics #streetart #graffiti #neoliberalisme #technology #Capitalism #Capitalisme #technofeudalism #technofascism -
It just occurred to me that I've never heard of any woman saying something positive about AI.
I know the Xbox boss used to manage an AI department, so she probably is on record saying something nice about it at some point. But that's all I can think of.
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The aggressive #spiderman to dangerous social figures ratio is far too low.
This will end in pain. We’re simply choosing to fight from a worse position by refusing to fight now.
#trump #kushner #votingrights #scotus #supremecourt #HakeemJeffries #climatechange #collapse #fascism #oligarchy #capitalism #technofascism
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EU, meanwhile, prefers to bend the knee:
“dat komt erop neer dat de VS ongebreidelde toegang heeft tot Europese persoonsgegevens. De VS dicteert, met het visumvrijstellingsprogramma als zeer effectief breekijzer om steeds meer te kunnen eisen.”
#Privacy #TechnoFascism
48hrs gift link:
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jirfac5mwyqe4tfk3lehtl2a/post/3mtpp7e6io22k
VS wil toegang tot zeer gevoel... -
@jwcph @pluralistic Being shackled to techno-fascists is the whole purpose.
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#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👈*
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... #GilDurán investigates “tech fascism” and its mounting influence on U.S. #politics.
The Nerd Reich: #SiliconValley #Fascism and the War on #Democracy follows the rise of #VicePresident #JDVance, the former venture capitalist whose “outsider” campaign for Senate was bankrolled by the billionaire co-founder of #PayPal and #Palantir, #PeterThiel.
#Durán traces the ideological lineage of the...
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#USpol #TechnoFascism #TechFascism
*👉#USA: The Nerd Reich👈*
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If you are interested in politics, regardless if #US based or not, I think this interview with a #SiliconValley insider about his book #TheNerdReich is **the** weekend must-watch.
It describes how the #TechBro's of #PeterThiel et al have been using [Technofeudalism] and $$$ to materialize a dystopian #NeoFascist world: #TechFascism.
A new book by longtime Bay Area journalist #GilDurán...
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CW: #usPol new book exposing technofascists
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@sophieintveld.bsky.social: “dat komt erop neer dat de VS ongebreidelde toegang heeft tot Europese persoonsgegevens. De VS dicteert, met het visumvrijstellingsprogramma als zeer effectief breekijzer om steeds meer te kunnen eisen.”
#Privacy #TechnoFascism
48hrs gift link:
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ohvwoy2uvcbyyksdo3f2jf6i/post/3mtiy5dc2js2g
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"Cofnas said that an unidentified male Cambridge faculty member had supplied him with information about Arday. Before even examining Arday’s PhD thesis, completed at Liverpool John Moores University, Cofnas had dismissed him as “just another DEI hire”, referring to ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ schemes.
At the ideological centre of the network is Aporia, an online magazine which serves as the public-facing arm of the Human Diversity Foundation – now known as Polygenic Scores.
The Human Diversity Foundation was a rebranded and relaunched version of the Nazi-era Pioneer Fund, which sought to mainstream its eugenics doctrines through Aporia.
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel has cultivated ties to key actors in this network: to Cambridge Professor James Orr, through whom he channelled a donation to Cambridge; to Orr’s Cambridge circle; to online magazine Quillette which published attacks on Arday; and directly to Nathan Cofnas and Aporia senior editor Noah Carl.
Orr linked this infrastructure to politics. Reform UK’s Head of Policy, and an advisor to the Free Speech Union organisation, he invited Aporia into national conservatism.
At The Sanctuary, a right wing hub in Westminster, Aporia and the Orr-backed Cambridge Scrutonian Society have separate offices provided by cryptobillionaire Ben Delo.
Delo gave Reform £4 million in early 2026. He has also sponsored the Free Speech Union.
By understanding this network and its ideology, a more accurate picture can be developed of the motivations behind the disproportionate attacks on Jason Arday that continued even after his resignation from Cambridge University."
#UK #HigherEd #CambridgeUniversity #FarRight #Racism #Technofascism #Fascism
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@ieeespectrum
The actual title of the article is:𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲?
That's exactly what @pluralistic calls "Reverse Centaur", people serving machines instead of the opposite. That's #fascism 2.0, a.k.a. #technofascism
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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 -
It is not to late to boycott Amazon
Amazon’s new 7.65GW Texas AI data center power plant could become the largest source of CO₂ pollution in the US — custom 35-turbine gas plant authorized to emit 33 million tons of annual greenhouse gases
> Company insists it remains committed to 2040 net-zero carbon emission goals. (Lol)
#amazon #technology #ai #llm #technology #slop #technofascism #climate #climateChange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis
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‘Never Speak About It’: Leaked Audit Reveals the UN’s Palantir Problem
https://passblue.com/2026/08/07/never-speak-about-it-leaked-audit-reveals-the-uns-palantir-problem/
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“In April, Gil Durán was permanently banned from Elon Musk’s X for posting just two words. Durán was responding to a post from the tech company Palantir outlining its 22‑point “technological manifesto”, which praised American “hard power”, western culture and AI weapons, denounced inclusivity and called for compulsory national service. Durán responded: “TLDR: Fascism” (TLDR is short for “too long, didn’t read”).
Durán didn’t break any of X’s written rules, he points out over a video call from San Francisco – so much for Musk’s “free-speech absolutism”. His ban might just have had something to do with his preceding tweet, showing the cover of his new book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy. The book’s central argument is that big tech is no longer our friend, as many of its billionaire owners have seized economic and political control and are steering the fate of the planet towards their own bizarre, apocalyptic visions.
Fascism is no exaggeration, Durán asserts. He researched multiple definitions – by Umberto Eco, Robert Paxton, Jason Stanley – and decided that Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again (Maga) movement ticks all the boxes. “It’s a cult of grievance that seeks to purge its enemies by demonising them through absurd and surreal propaganda that exploits fears over law and order and gender and sexuality in order to seize power and install a permanent hierarchy that fascists consider the moral order of the world and the universe. In addition, you also have this sort of nationalistic, militaristic vibe.”“
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If you pays for Spotify, you pays for AI (and drone and supporting Trump well don't. Please)
Spotify Execs Bet People Will Pay for AI-Generated Music
https://gizmodo.com/spotify-execs-bet-people-will-pay-for-ai-music-stock-price-plunges-2000794327
> The company is going all in on AI features, including AI-generated songs, to turn free users to paid.
