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Gil Durán
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California writer. Ida Tarbell stan. Beat: tech fascism, billionaire extremism, network state, crypto cartels.

Writing a book: “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Global Democracy.”

The Nerd Reich: http://www.thenerdreich.com
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The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley's 'Nerd Reich' thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | The Tyee
Wonder what US tech titans wish for, Canada? Study their roots, says writer Gil Duran. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
gilduran.com
In 2022, Peter Thiel protégé Balaji Srinivasan—formerly of Andreessen Horowitz and Coinbase—envisioned a Second American Civil War.

He predicted it would be triggered by Bitcoin.

This is how it would work:
“It’s a mistake to think a Second American Civil War would look anything like the first Civil War, or like World War 2 for that matter. It’d be nothing like the movies with huge movements of uniformed soldiers, tanks, and planes. Instead it’ll just be a continuation and escalation of what we’ve seen over the last several years: a network-to-network war to control minds, rather than state-to-state war to control territory.” — The Network State: How To Start a New Country by Balaji Srinivasan https://a.co/eRihuJi
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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gilduran.com
We have discovered the antidote to Elon Musk's tyranny—his truest nemesis.

First of Her Name, Queen of the Bookstores and Libraries, Daughter of the Literature Department and Humanities, The Breaker of Billionaires...

@joycecaroloates.bsky.social

lithub.com/elon-musk-ge...
Elon Musk gets roasted on his own platform by Joyce Carol Oates.
Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk, wh…
lithub.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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bcmapleleaf.bsky.social
“I think right now the greatest thing going in the favour of fascism is that our journalistic institutions are so cowardly, weak and/or oblivious to what’s happening…I don’t know what they think happens to them once fascism is the law of the land. Maybe they haven’t read enough books.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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gilduran.com
“A large part of the venture capital model is serving as a recruitment mechanism into tech fascism.”

My interview with @harrisonmooney.bsky.social of @thetyee.ca

thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | The Tyee
Wonder what US tech titans wish for, Canada? Study their roots, says writer Gil Duran. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
gilduran.com
No time to listen to this today, but I wonder if it mentions Devon Zuegel's very clear ties to the Network State. Anyone know?

"Esmeralda" is a tech plan to build a Network State thing in Sonoma County, California.

www.kqed.org/news/1206350...
Can the Esmeralda Land Company Win Over the City of Cloverdale? | KQED
On Wednesday, executives from a group called the Esmeralda Land Company will present their plans to officials in Cloverdale, a small city of roughly 9,000 residents in northern Sonoma County.
www.kqed.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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soto.space
Not is it only a beautiful roast of Musk, by Oates, but her post is also an excellent use of semicolons. I love it.
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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ebharrington.bsky.social
Joyce Carol GOATs
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
gilduran.com
We have discovered the antidote to Elon Musk's tyranny—his truest nemesis.

First of Her Name, Queen of the Bookstores and Libraries, Daughter of the Literature Department and Humanities, The Breaker of Billionaires...

@joycecaroloates.bsky.social

lithub.com/elon-musk-ge...
Elon Musk gets roasted on his own platform by Joyce Carol Oates.
Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk, wh…
lithub.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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jenstden.bsky.social
A really fascinating interview with @gilduran.com, and American reporter who's been tracking something he calls the Nerd Reich.

"Apocalyptic language has long been a technology for political power."

Q&A by @harrisonmooney.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | The Tyee
US tech titans are building toxic politics at home and looking to export. Gil Duran has a warning for Canada. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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ebharrington.bsky.social
Little did Mussolini know how perfectly on the nose he was by saying fascism should really be termed corporatism. A broken clock moment for the ages.
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
gilduran.com
“A large part of the venture capital model is serving as a recruitment mechanism into tech fascism.”

My interview with @harrisonmooney.bsky.social of @thetyee.ca

thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | The Tyee
Wonder what US tech titans wish for, Canada? Study their roots, says writer Gil Duran. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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harrisonmooney.bsky.social
Today in the Tyee: A conversation between @gilduran.com and me about the tech bros shaping (destroying?) the world and what they actually believe. This one's got it all. Sovereign individuals! The pigs from Animal Farm! The Antichrist! Boy howdy, is the future ever stupid
thetyee.ca The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 16h
PM Carney makes it sound like we can insulate ourselves from Silicon Valley tycoons who genuflect to Trump and serve his authoritarian aims.

But how realistic is that as #BigTech hungers for our country?

@harrisonmooney.bsky.social interviews “The Nerd Reich” author @gilduran.com. #uspoli #canpoli
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | The Tyee
Wonder what US tech titans wish for, Canada? Study their roots, says writer Gil Duran. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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thetyee.ca
PM Carney makes it sound like we can insulate ourselves from Silicon Valley tycoons who genuflect to Trump and serve his authoritarian aims.

But how realistic is that as #BigTech hungers for our country?

@harrisonmooney.bsky.social interviews “The Nerd Reich” author @gilduran.com. #uspoli #canpoli
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | The Tyee
Wonder what US tech titans wish for, Canada? Study their roots, says writer Gil Duran. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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thefarce.org
That the vice president of the United States and new leader of the Republican Party welcomes a coalition with gutter antisemites and racists with outwardly genocidal politics feels like big news!
JD Vance now leads the GOP. And he wants the party to welcome Hitler lovers.
The VP wants peace with gutter racists who spew vile hatred at his wife. And the press refuses to reckon with what this means.
www.thefarce.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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gilduran.com
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:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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drjennings.bsky.social
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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jennycohn.bsky.social
“The Heritage Foundation, the intellectual engine behind the 922-page blueprint that has become the key policy manual for Trump’s second term, is partnering with a constellation of European nationalist far-right movements to export its playbook for countering progressive policies.”
11/10/25 … 1/
The Heritage Foundation goes from MAGA to MEGA — Make Europe Great Again
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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gilduran.com
If billionaires can dream of Mars colonies, eternal life, and a post-democracy world… we can dream of health care, groceries, and a livable planet.

They want to monopolize the future — let’s imagine one without billionaires.
My conversation w/ @wajali.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKym...
The TRILLIONAIRE Technocrats Are REELING — with GIL DURAN
YouTube video by Wajahat Ali
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
gilduran.com
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:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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mauraquint.bsky.social
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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indivisible.org
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”

That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.

Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
Ezra Levin on Bluesky: “I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave. It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.”
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
gilduran.com
If billionaires can dream of Mars colonies, eternal life, and a post-democracy world… we can dream of health care, groceries, and a livable planet.

They want to monopolize the future — let’s imagine one without billionaires.
My conversation w/ @wajali.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKym...
The TRILLIONAIRE Technocrats Are REELING — with GIL DURAN
YouTube video by Wajahat Ali
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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urocklive1.bsky.social
"The Top 1% in America now make more money than the entire middle class, and the top 10% are spending as everyone else is tightening their budgets to try to buy groceries they can’t afford. Anyone who isn’t a millionaire can appreciate why young people are moving away from capitalism."
gilduran.com Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 2d
What will accountability look like for billionaires (or trillionaires) who try to overthrow our democracy?

I have some ideas.

Let’s imagine futures that aren’t fascist tech dystopias.

Let’s hack the “hyperstition.”

My conversation with @wajali.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The TRILLIONAIRE Technocrats Are REELING
Billionaires are gaining all the wealth, Musk might become the first trillionaire, and Trump continues grifting, but the majority is fighting back & waking up to the broligarchy's techno-fascist plot.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
gilduran.com
What will accountability look like for billionaires (or trillionaires) who try to overthrow our democracy?

I have some ideas.

Let’s imagine futures that aren’t fascist tech dystopias.

Let’s hack the “hyperstition.”

My conversation with @wajali.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The TRILLIONAIRE Technocrats Are REELING
Billionaires are gaining all the wealth, Musk might become the first trillionaire, and Trump continues grifting, but the majority is fighting back & waking up to the broligarchy's techno-fascist plot.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM