Gil Durán
@gilduran.com
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
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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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Jerry Brown: “I’m hopeful that Trump will function as a reductio ad absurdum—he will reduce to absurdity climate delay, denial, and skepticism. And the backlash...will mobilize the sentiment needed to get the world, and America, on the right track.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5oC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5oC...
America is on the precipice of rejecting Trump | Former California governor Jerry Brown
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Jerry Brown: “I’m hopeful that Trump will function as a reductio ad absurdum—he will reduce to absurdity climate delay, denial, and skepticism. And the backlash...will mobilize the sentiment needed to get the world, and America, on the right track.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5oC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5oC...
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On a new 💾 @techwontsave.us 💾 @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Peter Thiel’s bizarre obsession with the antichrist is really a desperate and embarrassing attempt to divert attention from his own misdeeds.
www.techwontsave.us/episode/303_... 🔶
www.techwontsave.us/episode/303_... 🔶
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
On a new 💾 @techwontsave.us 💾 @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Peter Thiel’s bizarre obsession with the antichrist is really a desperate and embarrassing attempt to divert attention from his own misdeeds.
www.techwontsave.us/episode/303_... 🔶
www.techwontsave.us/episode/303_... 🔶
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The US now has the Thiel-Vance foreign policy, the Steve Witkoff foreign policy, the Jared Kushner foreign policy, the Marco Rubio foreign policy, and once in a blue moon the Donald Trump foreign policy... and Putin and Netanyahu plus Saudi, UAE & Qatar drive most of it.
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The US now has the Thiel-Vance foreign policy, the Steve Witkoff foreign policy, the Jared Kushner foreign policy, the Marco Rubio foreign policy, and once in a blue moon the Donald Trump foreign policy... and Putin and Netanyahu plus Saudi, UAE & Qatar drive most of it.
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For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Trump promoting a death threat should not be dismissed as just one more of his excesses.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
Trump endorses hanging Democratic members of Congress
"Their words cannot be allowed to stand."
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Trump promoting a death threat should not be dismissed as just one more of his excesses.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
If tech billionaires get to write history, Elon Musk will be better than Jesus Christ, smarter than Albert Einstein, and fitter than LeBron James.
Beware the twin terrors of bad AI—Artificial Information and Artificial Ideology.
gizmodo.com/grok-says-el...
Beware the twin terrors of bad AI—Artificial Information and Artificial Ideology.
gizmodo.com/grok-says-el...
Grok Says Elon Musk Is Smarter Than Einstein and More Fit Than LeBron James
While Musk wants you to trust Grok to organize all of human civilization's knowledge, the bot's fealty to Dear Leader is out of control.
gizmodo.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If tech billionaires get to write history, Elon Musk will be better than Jesus Christ, smarter than Albert Einstein, and fitter than LeBron James.
Beware the twin terrors of bad AI—Artificial Information and Artificial Ideology.
gizmodo.com/grok-says-el...
Beware the twin terrors of bad AI—Artificial Information and Artificial Ideology.
gizmodo.com/grok-says-el...
On November 19, Congress voted to release the Epstein files.
On November 20, Trump threatened lawmakers with the death penalty.
On November 20, Trump threatened lawmakers with the death penalty.
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
On November 19, Congress voted to release the Epstein files.
On November 20, Trump threatened lawmakers with the death penalty.
On November 20, Trump threatened lawmakers with the death penalty.
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Heartbreaking, gut wrenching and disgraceful. I'm embarrassed for and by my country.
When tech types pretend to be Christian, remember: nothing is more Anti-Christ than Silicon Valley.
A Lancet-published study estimates USAID cuts will kill over 14 million people by 2030.
“Whatever you did for the least of my brothers and sisters...”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0P...
A Lancet-published study estimates USAID cuts will kill over 14 million people by 2030.
“Whatever you did for the least of my brothers and sisters...”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0P...
"Rovina's Choice" Shows How The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
YouTube video by The New Yorker
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Heartbreaking, gut wrenching and disgraceful. I'm embarrassed for and by my country.
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A former Palantir exec just published an extortion letter in the Washington Post: Democrats must fund tech oligarchs, abandon antitrust, and create 15 deregulated corporate zones—or “lose.”
When I challenged her, she blocked me.
Tech’s moral rot, exposed:
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
When I challenged her, she blocked me.
Tech’s moral rot, exposed:
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
Silicon Valley’s Extortion Letter to Democrats
Ex-Palantir Exec Warns Democrats to Bow Down or Lose the Future
www.thenerdreich.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A former Palantir exec just published an extortion letter in the Washington Post: Democrats must fund tech oligarchs, abandon antitrust, and create 15 deregulated corporate zones—or “lose.”
When I challenged her, she blocked me.
Tech’s moral rot, exposed:
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
When I challenged her, she blocked me.
Tech’s moral rot, exposed:
www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...
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When tech types pretend to be Christian, remember: nothing is more Anti-Christ than Silicon Valley.
A Lancet-published study estimates USAID cuts will kill over 14 million people by 2030.
“Whatever you did for the least of my brothers and sisters...”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0P...
A Lancet-published study estimates USAID cuts will kill over 14 million people by 2030.
“Whatever you did for the least of my brothers and sisters...”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0P...
"Rovina's Choice" Shows How The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
YouTube video by The New Yorker
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
When tech types pretend to be Christian, remember: nothing is more Anti-Christ than Silicon Valley.
A Lancet-published study estimates USAID cuts will kill over 14 million people by 2030.
“Whatever you did for the least of my brothers and sisters...”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0P...
A Lancet-published study estimates USAID cuts will kill over 14 million people by 2030.
“Whatever you did for the least of my brothers and sisters...”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0P...
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In the age of AI, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein gets the monster right:
-Preening college dropout founder desperate to troll and provoke
-Secures financing from war profiteer
-Unethically harvests key materials for startup from people living and dead without consent
-Takes 0 responsibility
-Preening college dropout founder desperate to troll and provoke
-Secures financing from war profiteer
-Unethically harvests key materials for startup from people living and dead without consent
-Takes 0 responsibility
Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' gets the monster right for the age of AI
Too bad he lets the founders off easy.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In the age of AI, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein gets the monster right:
-Preening college dropout founder desperate to troll and provoke
-Secures financing from war profiteer
-Unethically harvests key materials for startup from people living and dead without consent
-Takes 0 responsibility
-Preening college dropout founder desperate to troll and provoke
-Secures financing from war profiteer
-Unethically harvests key materials for startup from people living and dead without consent
-Takes 0 responsibility
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As soon as I heard Peter Thiel was doing lectures about the Antichrist, I figured it was time to talk with @gilduran.com again — and he did not disappoint.
This is a great conversation not just about the Antichrist talk, but the broader project of Thiel and his fellow tech billionaires.
This is a great conversation not just about the Antichrist talk, but the broader project of Thiel and his fellow tech billionaires.
Peter Thiel is obsessed with the Antichrist — but what does he actually mean when he talks about it?
This week @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Thiel casts his enemies as the Antichrist to distract from Silicon Valley’s anti-human project.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
This week @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Thiel casts his enemies as the Antichrist to distract from Silicon Valley’s anti-human project.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
As soon as I heard Peter Thiel was doing lectures about the Antichrist, I figured it was time to talk with @gilduran.com again — and he did not disappoint.
This is a great conversation not just about the Antichrist talk, but the broader project of Thiel and his fellow tech billionaires.
This is a great conversation not just about the Antichrist talk, but the broader project of Thiel and his fellow tech billionaires.
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Peter Thiel is obsessed with the Antichrist — but what does he actually mean when he talks about it?
This week @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Thiel casts his enemies as the Antichrist to distract from Silicon Valley’s anti-human project.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
This week @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Thiel casts his enemies as the Antichrist to distract from Silicon Valley’s anti-human project.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Peter Thiel is obsessed with the Antichrist — but what does he actually mean when he talks about it?
This week @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Thiel casts his enemies as the Antichrist to distract from Silicon Valley’s anti-human project.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
This week @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Thiel casts his enemies as the Antichrist to distract from Silicon Valley’s anti-human project.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
Don't think of an elephant
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Don't think of an elephant
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I took an early position in "Marc Benioff is full of shit" and now I'm here to collect my winnings. 📈
“Even business leaders once portrayed as liberal visionaries were swept up in the rising tide of American fascism, becoming some of its most enthusiastic public admirers. Their conversions served as powerful and useful propaganda tools for the regime.”
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I took an early position in "Marc Benioff is full of shit" and now I'm here to collect my winnings. 📈
When tech types pretend to be Christian, remember: nothing is more Anti-Christ than Silicon Valley.
A Lancet-published study estimates USAID cuts will kill over 14 million people by 2030.
“Whatever you did for the least of my brothers and sisters...”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0P...
A Lancet-published study estimates USAID cuts will kill over 14 million people by 2030.
“Whatever you did for the least of my brothers and sisters...”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0P...
"Rovina's Choice" Shows How The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
YouTube video by The New Yorker
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
When tech types pretend to be Christian, remember: nothing is more Anti-Christ than Silicon Valley.
A Lancet-published study estimates USAID cuts will kill over 14 million people by 2030.
“Whatever you did for the least of my brothers and sisters...”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0P...
A Lancet-published study estimates USAID cuts will kill over 14 million people by 2030.
“Whatever you did for the least of my brothers and sisters...”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0P...
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Personalized gold bars from the Swiss.
Used jumbo jet from Qatar.
Huge amounts of $$$ from crypto.
The amount of corruption in the White House is at unconscionable levels. We need some real serious ethics across the federal government.
Used jumbo jet from Qatar.
Huge amounts of $$$ from crypto.
The amount of corruption in the White House is at unconscionable levels. We need some real serious ethics across the federal government.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Personalized gold bars from the Swiss.
Used jumbo jet from Qatar.
Huge amounts of $$$ from crypto.
The amount of corruption in the White House is at unconscionable levels. We need some real serious ethics across the federal government.
Used jumbo jet from Qatar.
Huge amounts of $$$ from crypto.
The amount of corruption in the White House is at unconscionable levels. We need some real serious ethics across the federal government.
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“Even business leaders once portrayed as liberal visionaries were swept up in the rising tide of American fascism, becoming some of its most enthusiastic public admirers. Their conversions served as powerful and useful propaganda tools for the regime.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“Even business leaders once portrayed as liberal visionaries were swept up in the rising tide of American fascism, becoming some of its most enthusiastic public admirers. Their conversions served as powerful and useful propaganda tools for the regime.”
From June: “The personal psychodramas of these powerful men matter, but remember: the authoritarian project extends far beyond individual personalities. This Musk-Trump schism is not an ending. It’s the start of a dangerous and more serious phase.”
www.thenerdreich.com/elon-musks-w...
www.thenerdreich.com/elon-musks-w...
Elon Musk’s War With Trump White House Tests MAGA-Tech Pact
As Musk flames out, the tech fascist project must mutate—and get smarter
www.thenerdreich.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
From June: “The personal psychodramas of these powerful men matter, but remember: the authoritarian project extends far beyond individual personalities. This Musk-Trump schism is not an ending. It’s the start of a dangerous and more serious phase.”
www.thenerdreich.com/elon-musks-w...
www.thenerdreich.com/elon-musks-w...
Heard some strange knocking on my window last night and discovered that Bernie had snuck out onto the balcony and was now demanding to be let back in. Bad boy!
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Heard some strange knocking on my window last night and discovered that Bernie had snuck out onto the balcony and was now demanding to be let back in. Bad boy!
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Don't forget the gold-chain Zuckerberg version of this:
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Don't forget the gold-chain Zuckerberg version of this:
All the pics coming out of the dictator dinner would make a great cover for a new edition of “Autocracy Inc” by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
All the pics coming out of the dictator dinner would make a great cover for a new edition of “Autocracy Inc” by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social