“Unrecognizable.” Marc Benioff’s Moral Collapse In the Era of Trump Fascism
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How a tech billionaire philant...
Why are tech billionaires fixated on doomsday?
Because "apocalypse capitalism" is the business model— existential threats as trillion-dollar opportunities.
New at the Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Apocalypse Capitalism
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Silicon Valley Apocalypse Capi...
Cloverdale, a tiny town in Sonoma County, California, is being invaded by secretive investors who want to build a new "town."
Of course, the backers of "Esmeralda" have very deep ties to the Network State cult and Peter Thiel.
My notes:
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Esmeralda: Network State comes...
A Reagan-appointed judge resigned in order to speak out.
Here's why: “President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment.” 🎁link:
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Why I Am Resigning
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The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
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The Authoritarian Stack
Catherine Bracy is the author of "World Eaters: How Venture Capital Is Cannibalizing The Economy."
If you want to understand the business mindset driving Silicon Valley's embrace of fascism, read this book!
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World Eaters by Catherine Brac...
Meet Rockbridge, the secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future.
It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.”
It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics.
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Peter Thiel wrote this in 2014, and it's safe to say that both tech and venture capital have adopted this approach and gone on to merge with the cult known as MAGA.
I’m glad Gavin Newsom wants to be a liberal hero instead of a right-wing podcaster.
But why does he have so little to say about the tech oligarchs fueling and funding the fascist takeover? He cozies up to them, as do his closest advisors.
California incubated crypto corruption and tech fascism.