Jacob Silverman
@jacobsilverman.com
3 books. My latest is GILDED RAGE: ELON MUSK AND THE RADICALIZATION OF SILICON VALLEY
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www.jacobsilverman.com
https://linktr.ee/gildedrage
Is there any good writing, of any discipline or genre, about working at a gym franchise?
February 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Is there any good writing, of any discipline or genre, about working at a gym franchise?
I'll be at the Tucson Festival Books next month appearing on three panels about tech power, democracy, and whistleblowing (alongside Reality Winner).
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Tucson Festival of Books | Jacob Silverman
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February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I'll be at the Tucson Festival Books next month appearing on three panels about tech power, democracy, and whistleblowing (alongside Reality Winner).
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I took down Andrew Cuomo, now I'm running for City Council to take on the cost of living crisis.
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I took down Andrew Cuomo, now I'm running for City Council to take on the cost of living crisis.
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happy Super Bowl Sunday! for all you commercials sickos, I make the case that this game's ad blitz will be to A.I. what 2022's was to crypto and 2000's was to the dot-com boom—with all attendant implications for our broader economy and the celebrity-promotion complex: slate.com/technology/2...
The Biggest Star of the Super Bowl Isn’t an Athlete—or Bad Bunny
We’ve seen this game before, and it doesn’t end well for anyone.
slate.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:56 PM
happy Super Bowl Sunday! for all you commercials sickos, I make the case that this game's ad blitz will be to A.I. what 2022's was to crypto and 2000's was to the dot-com boom—with all attendant implications for our broader economy and the celebrity-promotion complex: slate.com/technology/2...
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GenAI is a wonderful technology for generating infinite toil. We will be painstakingly undoing its damage for generations. We’ve already made a superfund site of our collective knowledge.
February 8, 2026 at 1:38 PM
GenAI is a wonderful technology for generating infinite toil. We will be painstakingly undoing its damage for generations. We’ve already made a superfund site of our collective knowledge.
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San Francisco car break-ins were *lowest" when the city had a DA that promoted anti-racism.
🙂🙃
He took a pair of binoculars, sat in his car where he knew car break-ins would happen, and then followed the car to see where it went to fence the stolen goods.
Then he arrested the fence.
🙂🙃
He took a pair of binoculars, sat in his car where he knew car break-ins would happen, and then followed the car to see where it went to fence the stolen goods.
Then he arrested the fence.
February 7, 2026 at 12:19 PM
San Francisco car break-ins were *lowest" when the city had a DA that promoted anti-racism.
🙂🙃
He took a pair of binoculars, sat in his car where he knew car break-ins would happen, and then followed the car to see where it went to fence the stolen goods.
Then he arrested the fence.
🙂🙃
He took a pair of binoculars, sat in his car where he knew car break-ins would happen, and then followed the car to see where it went to fence the stolen goods.
Then he arrested the fence.
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I officially filed to run for City Council in District 3! 🎉 See the link in bio to get involved.
January 14, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I officially filed to run for City Council in District 3! 🎉 See the link in bio to get involved.
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What we loved about Dan McQuade:
What We Loved About Dan McQuade | Defector
Today is Dan McQuade’s funeral. To celebrate our friend, we wanted to give the people he worked with a place to explain what they loved so much about him. If you would like to support Dan’s widow Jan,...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
What we loved about Dan McQuade:
Why is SpaceX only now appearing to cut off most Russian military access to Starlink?
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Why is SpaceX only now appearing to cut off most Russian military access to Starlink?
bro are you ok
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MicroStrategy Faces Catastrophic Risk as Bitcoin Falls to $60,000
MicroStrategy faces rising risk as Bitcoin falls to $60,000, pushing its treasury underwater and eroding its market premium.
finance.yahoo.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
bro are you ok
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Tragic waste of capital and time
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Big Tech to Spend $650 Billion This Year as AI Race Intensifies
Four of the biggest US technology companies together have forecast capital expenditures that will reach about $650 billion in 2026 — a mind-boggling tide of cash earmarked for new data centers and the...
www.bloomberg.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Tragic waste of capital and time
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This level of apologia (from Megan McArdle in a podcast with Josh Barro and Ross Douthat) is fucking appalling. Idk what else there is to say.
February 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This level of apologia (from Megan McArdle in a podcast with Josh Barro and Ross Douthat) is fucking appalling. Idk what else there is to say.
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By the way, Gelerntner has been a longtime critic of women in the workforce and also a longtime favorite of the tech-right; in 2016, Peter Thiel nominated him for the role of Science Advisor to the President, although his influence in Silicon Valley long predates that.
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
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This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
By the way, Gelerntner has been a longtime critic of women in the workforce and also a longtime favorite of the tech-right; in 2016, Peter Thiel nominated him for the role of Science Advisor to the President, although his influence in Silicon Valley long predates that.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s brother Mark sent a tip to the FBI accusing Trump of authorizing his murder:
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
February 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Jeffrey Epstein’s brother Mark sent a tip to the FBI accusing Trump of authorizing his murder:
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
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NEW: Day One Ventures founder Masha Bucher managed to amass a formidable portfolio despite widely known past ties to the Russian government. She introduced founders to Epstein in 2017 & 18. Just last week week she announced an investment in Sam Altman's Merge Labs
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Masha Bucher Appears in Epstein Files as a Founder Fixer
The Day One Ventures founder continues to invest in hard tech companies, like brain tech startup Merge Labs, founded by Sam Altman.
www.inc.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
NEW: Day One Ventures founder Masha Bucher managed to amass a formidable portfolio despite widely known past ties to the Russian government. She introduced founders to Epstein in 2017 & 18. Just last week week she announced an investment in Sam Altman's Merge Labs
www.inc.com/sam-blum/mas...
www.inc.com/sam-blum/mas...
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I wanna keep doing this work, in any form (podcast! newsletter! movie? AI literacy class!). Pls msg me on Signal at nitasha.10 if you need someone who’s well-sourced in AI & SV, worked hard to understand the technology + ideas + players, cares about getting it right and informing the public
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I wanna keep doing this work, in any form (podcast! newsletter! movie? AI literacy class!). Pls msg me on Signal at nitasha.10 if you need someone who’s well-sourced in AI & SV, worked hard to understand the technology + ideas + players, cares about getting it right and informing the public
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My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
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NEW: 70 organizations—Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Unitarian, civil rights, academic, legal, peace, and human rights groups —submitted a formal request to DOJ’s National Security Division seeking a FARA investigation into Canary Mission, citing our Drop Site story.
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
NEW: 70 organizations—Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Unitarian, civil rights, academic, legal, peace, and human rights groups —submitted a formal request to DOJ’s National Security Division seeking a FARA investigation into Canary Mission, citing our Drop Site story.
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#Musk keeps his “whirligig moving” by “tapping the same close circle of venture capitalists, Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, and political patrons.” His latest corporate contortions will likely postpone his eventual “day of reckoning.”
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Why Elon Musk’s Latest Mega Merger Is Little More than Vaporware
The tech mogul and would-be space pioneer is mashing up his properties once more in a deal that's unlikely to achieve escape velocity .
www.thenation.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
#Musk keeps his “whirligig moving” by “tapping the same close circle of venture capitalists, Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, and political patrons.” His latest corporate contortions will likely postpone his eventual “day of reckoning.”
@jacobsilverman.com www.thenation.com/article/econ...
@jacobsilverman.com www.thenation.com/article/econ...
I wrote about Elon Musk's latest act of self dealing, the merger of SpaceX and xAI
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I wrote about Elon Musk's latest act of self dealing, the merger of SpaceX and xAI
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
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LSE Review of Books: The shifting politics of Big Tech – why Elon Musk pivoted to the right and embraced Donald Trump
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review of "Gilded Rage" by @jacobsilverman.com
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review of "Gilded Rage" by @jacobsilverman.com
The shifting politics of Big Tech – why Elon Musk pivoted to the right and embraced Donald Trump - LSE Review of Books
Gilded Rage by Jacob Silverman traces a rapid rightwards shift in Silicon Valley's politics, including Elon Musk's unlikely embrace of US President Donald Trump
blogs.lse.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 1:21 PM
LSE Review of Books: The shifting politics of Big Tech – why Elon Musk pivoted to the right and embraced Donald Trump
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
review of "Gilded Rage" by @jacobsilverman.com
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review of "Gilded Rage" by @jacobsilverman.com
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Murray’s whole career is about justifying his priors. Lupita as Helen of Troy is offensive to him, not because he cares about Homer, but because he sees Homer as one of the ornaments of his whiteness.
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Murray’s whole career is about justifying his priors. Lupita as Helen of Troy is offensive to him, not because he cares about Homer, but because he sees Homer as one of the ornaments of his whiteness.
The GILDED RAGE audiobook, which I narrated, is on Spotify, along with Audible, Libby, and other platforms.
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Gilded Rage
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February 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The GILDED RAGE audiobook, which I narrated, is on Spotify, along with Audible, Libby, and other platforms.
open.spotify.com/show/6brLAHE...
open.spotify.com/show/6brLAHE...