The Phoenix Project
@phoenixprojnow.bsky.social
Uncover the Bay Area’s astroturf network and dark money trail.
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Check it out! Our Doom Loop Report is available for free download on our website.
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Doom Loop Report
The Doom Loop report details how the Astroturf Network ratcheted up fears surrounding crime to create a false narrative that moved San Francisco dangerously to the right.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Check it out! Our Doom Loop Report is available for free download on our website.
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“Why would a prominent venture capitalist [Peter Thiel ally Marc Andreessen] bristle at a pope calling for basic ethics? Because Pope Leo XIV may be the one authority on earth that Big Tech cannot control.” 1/
A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
Tech Billionaire Mocks Pope Leo’s AI Warning — and Reveals Silicon Valley’s Original Sin
A billionaire tech guru openly mocked Leo's call for moral AI — and quickly backtracked after backlash. It’s a telling collision of Silicon Valley hubris with a pope they cannot buy, bully, or ignore.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
“Why would a prominent venture capitalist [Peter Thiel ally Marc Andreessen] bristle at a pope calling for basic ethics? Because Pope Leo XIV may be the one authority on earth that Big Tech cannot control.” 1/
When Salesforce’s Marc Benioff called for the National Guard in San Francisco, many were shocked. But it was no aberration. The city’s billionaire class has completed its evolution—from technocrats to theocrats of a new, corporate American order. 🪡
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
When Salesforce’s Marc Benioff called for the National Guard in San Francisco, many were shocked. But it was no aberration. The city’s billionaire class has completed its evolution—from technocrats to theocrats of a new, corporate American order. 🪡
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Police cameras track billions of license plates per month. Communities are pushing back. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Police cameras track billions of license plates per month. Communities are pushing back.
More than 5,000 law enforcement departments across the U.S. use interconnected Flock Safety cameras to track residents’ movements.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Police cameras track billions of license plates per month. Communities are pushing back. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
1/ A 450-foot statue of Prometheus has been proposed for Alcatraz by crypto executive Ross Calvin, with funding support sought from President Trump. Critics say the monument, planned on sacred Lisjan Ohlone land, reflects tech-fueled nationalism and echoes authoritarian monument-building.
November 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
1/ A 450-foot statue of Prometheus has been proposed for Alcatraz by crypto executive Ross Calvin, with funding support sought from President Trump. Critics say the monument, planned on sacred Lisjan Ohlone land, reflects tech-fueled nationalism and echoes authoritarian monument-building.
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The Phoenix Project also runs a blog that has a lot of great pieces. Here’s their piece on MAGA Marc (Benioff)
Another Tech Billionaire Goes MAGA - The Phoenix Project
The Phoenix Review offers news and commentary on the proposed right-wing takeover of San Francisco. Learn more about the billionaire agenda in short takes from the city’s savviest political observers.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The Phoenix Project also runs a blog that has a lot of great pieces. Here’s their piece on MAGA Marc (Benioff)
Days before Salesforce’s flagship Dreamforce conference, CEO Marc Benioff ignited controversy by telling the New York Times he supports Donald Trump and wants the National Guard deployed to downtown San Francisco. The remarks drew swift political and public backlash.
October 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Days before Salesforce’s flagship Dreamforce conference, CEO Marc Benioff ignited controversy by telling the New York Times he supports Donald Trump and wants the National Guard deployed to downtown San Francisco. The remarks drew swift political and public backlash.
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Seconding Dean. @phoenixprojnow.bsky.social does such essential work for San Francisco and the Bay Area (and frankly what happens here often exports elsewhere, like say, oh, federally, because billionaires/technofascism)
If you want to keep up with what’s happening in the Bay Area and especially the Astroturf Network that now controls City Hall and the local Democratic Party, be sure to follow @phoenixprojnow.bsky.social
The Phoenix Project
We rise from the ashes of buried truth, awoken to challenge and expose the covert corruption eating away at the pillars of our society.
www.phoenixprojectnow.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Seconding Dean. @phoenixprojnow.bsky.social does such essential work for San Francisco and the Bay Area (and frankly what happens here often exports elsewhere, like say, oh, federally, because billionaires/technofascism)
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If you want to keep up with what’s happening in the Bay Area and especially the Astroturf Network that now controls City Hall and the local Democratic Party, be sure to follow @phoenixprojnow.bsky.social
The Phoenix Project
We rise from the ashes of buried truth, awoken to challenge and expose the covert corruption eating away at the pillars of our society.
www.phoenixprojectnow.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
If you want to keep up with what’s happening in the Bay Area and especially the Astroturf Network that now controls City Hall and the local Democratic Party, be sure to follow @phoenixprojnow.bsky.social
Billionaire politicking
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Trump calls off planned federal ‘surge’ in S.F., but plans for Bay Area immigration crackdown unclear
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he called off the planned federal deployment to the city after speaking with Mayor Daniel Lurie.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Billionaire politicking
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During San Francisco’s “doom loop” years (2022–2024), media and conservative voices painted the city as a crime-ridden wasteland. But for many residents—especially older progressives living their daily lives—that narrative didn’t match reality.
October 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
During San Francisco’s “doom loop” years (2022–2024), media and conservative voices painted the city as a crime-ridden wasteland. But for many residents—especially older progressives living their daily lives—that narrative didn’t match reality.
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s administration is facing mounting backlash over a $4M/year contract awarded to OpenGov, Inc. to overhaul San Francisco’s permitting system — a deal City Hall insiders are calling politically fraught. 🧵
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SF mayor’s lieutenant steered contract to firm with ties to Daniel Lurie
Records show the mayor’s office chose the software company OpenGov over a cheaper vendor that a majority of city staff preferred.
sfstandard.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s administration is facing mounting backlash over a $4M/year contract awarded to OpenGov, Inc. to overhaul San Francisco’s permitting system — a deal City Hall insiders are calling politically fraught. 🧵
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Under billionaire rule, the city’s so-called abundance means more for the rich—and less for everyone else.
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Democrats’ New Abundance Platform Isn’t Playing Out Well in San Francisco
Under billionaire rule, the city’s so-called abundance means more for the rich—and less for everyone else.
www.currentaffairs.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Under billionaire rule, the city’s so-called abundance means more for the rich—and less for everyone else.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/democra...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/democra...
How it started…
Mayor Daniel Lurie is restructuring how San Francisco’s government works—outsourcing core functions to private tech firms backed by politically active billionaires. His latest move: giving OpenGov, Inc. control over the city’s permitting system. 🧵
October 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
How it started…
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Hated by most everyone, the abundance bros are now trying to buy Suisun City, CA. According to the CEO of California Forever, the city is on its "way to becoming California’s best example of the ‘abundance agenda."
California Forever’s latest plan to build the ‘next great American city’: Expand existing towns
By making the proposed city part of a town’s expansion project, California Forever can avoid voter approval in Solano County.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Hated by most everyone, the abundance bros are now trying to buy Suisun City, CA. According to the CEO of California Forever, the city is on its "way to becoming California’s best example of the ‘abundance agenda."
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The city: "Now this, with housing!"
"Family Zoning" zones families out of their homes. It's a scam lead by tech billionaires to kill rent control
"Family Zoning" zones families out of their homes. It's a scam lead by tech billionaires to kill rent control
The collapse of the San Francisco Parks Alliance raises serious questions about the risks of public-private partnerships.
Once a major source of funding for city beautification projects, the nonprofit shut down in June after $4M intended for community initiatives was misused.
Once a major source of funding for city beautification projects, the nonprofit shut down in June after $4M intended for community initiatives was misused.
October 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The city: "Now this, with housing!"
"Family Zoning" zones families out of their homes. It's a scam lead by tech billionaires to kill rent control
"Family Zoning" zones families out of their homes. It's a scam lead by tech billionaires to kill rent control
The collapse of the San Francisco Parks Alliance raises serious questions about the risks of public-private partnerships.
Once a major source of funding for city beautification projects, the nonprofit shut down in June after $4M intended for community initiatives was misused.
Once a major source of funding for city beautification projects, the nonprofit shut down in June after $4M intended for community initiatives was misused.
October 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The collapse of the San Francisco Parks Alliance raises serious questions about the risks of public-private partnerships.
Once a major source of funding for city beautification projects, the nonprofit shut down in June after $4M intended for community initiatives was misused.
Once a major source of funding for city beautification projects, the nonprofit shut down in June after $4M intended for community initiatives was misused.
San Francisco's "pragmatic" politics aren't moderate. They're rehearsing authoritarian techniques that could scale nationally.
October 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
San Francisco's "pragmatic" politics aren't moderate. They're rehearsing authoritarian techniques that could scale nationally.
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Troublesome, to say the least
Mayor Daniel Lurie is restructuring how San Francisco’s government works—outsourcing core functions to private tech firms backed by politically active billionaires. His latest move: giving OpenGov, Inc. control over the city’s permitting system. 🧵
October 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Troublesome, to say the least
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What could possibly go wrong
Mayor Daniel Lurie is restructuring how San Francisco’s government works—outsourcing core functions to private tech firms backed by politically active billionaires. His latest move: giving OpenGov, Inc. control over the city’s permitting system. 🧵
October 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
What could possibly go wrong
Mayor Daniel Lurie is restructuring how San Francisco’s government works—outsourcing core functions to private tech firms backed by politically active billionaires. His latest move: giving OpenGov, Inc. control over the city’s permitting system. 🧵
October 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Mayor Daniel Lurie is restructuring how San Francisco’s government works—outsourcing core functions to private tech firms backed by politically active billionaires. His latest move: giving OpenGov, Inc. control over the city’s permitting system. 🧵
San Francisco District 4 voters have recalled Supervisor Joel Engardio, one of the city's most conservative supervisors, in what's being seen as the first major referendum on the recent conservative takeover of city government.
September 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
San Francisco District 4 voters have recalled Supervisor Joel Engardio, one of the city's most conservative supervisors, in what's being seen as the first major referendum on the recent conservative takeover of city government.
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Surveillance tech enthusiast Chris Larsen of Ripple Labs (XRP) outspent others to appease Trump #politicalcorruption
September 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Surveillance tech enthusiast Chris Larsen of Ripple Labs (XRP) outspent others to appease Trump #politicalcorruption
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is turning Golden Gate Park into a private concert venue, with recent Dead & Co. tickets costing $245-$635, pricing out working families from their own public space.
September 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is turning Golden Gate Park into a private concert venue, with recent Dead & Co. tickets costing $245-$635, pricing out working families from their own public space.
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It appears GrowSF is lying about their position on Proposition K post Engardio recall (who used to help run their operation). This is blatantly false and easily refuted. @dustingardiner.bsky.social
growsf.org/voter-guide/
growsf.org/voter-guide/
September 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It appears GrowSF is lying about their position on Proposition K post Engardio recall (who used to help run their operation). This is blatantly false and easily refuted. @dustingardiner.bsky.social
growsf.org/voter-guide/
growsf.org/voter-guide/