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Gil Durán

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California writer. Ida Tarbell stan. <br /><br />Author: NYT Bestselling “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.” <a title="simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nerd-Reich/Gil-Duran/9781668221402" href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nerd-Reich/Gil-Duran/9781668221402">simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nerd...</a><br /><br />Newsletter: <a href="http://www.thenerdreich.com">thenerdreich.com</a><br><br>🌉 <a href="https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/gilduran.com">bridged</a> from 🦋 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gilduran.com">gilduran.com</a>, follow <a class="h-card u-author mention" rel="me" href="https://bsky.brid.gy/bsky.brid.gy" title="@bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy">@bsky.brid.gy</a> to interact

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    “Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient.&quot; Hmm, where have I heard this before? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b... Inside a Billionaire’s Paradis...

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    What a shock…I have been barred from Peter Thiel’s Nashville Antichrist lectures despite buying a ticket. Was it something I said? As the world’s foremost expert on Thiel’s Antichrist obsession, I take great umbrage. This aggression will be answered.

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    Peter Thiel praises evil. Peter Thiel hates democracy. Peter Thiel founded Palantir. Peter Thiel owns JD Vance. Peter Thiel is the most powerful billionaire in the United States. Peter Thiel can’t stop talking about the “Antichrist.” Find out why. Read “The Nerd Reich”

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    My book exposes Peter Thiel because he&#39;s a radical extremist with scary beliefs who has attained stunning political power. He created JD Vance...and is now roaming the Earth, preaching about the &quot;Antichrist.&quot; Here is Thiel saying evil is &quot;good&quot;...while receiving an award from Politico&#39;s owner. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3mwgki66o7c2y

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    Now that both &quot;The Nerd Reich&quot; and &quot;End Times Fascism&quot; (by @naomiaklein.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy and @astra.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy) are New York Times best sellers ... it&#39;s getting weirder and weirder that certain prominent tech critics have nothing to say on the subject. Stupidity? Cowardice? Complicity? 🤔

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    Politico’s owner gave Peter Thiel an award today. Hardly surprising, since Peter Thiel gave the guy’s son $50 million. Have you heard of “The German JD Vance”? www.thenerdreich.com/politico-pet... Politico&#39;s $50M Peter Thiel Pr...

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    1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (&amp; still doesn&#39;t get it). But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let&#39;s change that

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    JD Vance is a THIEL-billy, not a hillbilly. He’s a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peter Thiel. He’s had many names and religions. He hated Trump, now he loves Trump. He’s a “carbon lifeform wearing khaki pants,” a servant of Silicon Valley—and a heartbeat away from the presidency.

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    Got &#39;em: The @thebulwark.com@bsky.brid.gy added an editor&#39;s note to the review, acknowledging that the author&#39;s direct affiliation with the Foundation for American Innovation (&quot;the foundation shaping the tech right,&quot; according to Inc.) created a conflict that should have been forthrightly disclosed. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:waplkqr2wuy2c4qbge6h6ed4/post/3mul5gvtxv227

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    Someone finally wrote a bad review of my book!   Its argument: The tech bros are not fascists and we need not worry about them. Its author: a fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation (FAI). FAI&#39;s ideological godfather and treasured idol: Peter Thiel. 🫠

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    I was sunning by the pool when the boxes arrived. And here in my hand is my life’s work: “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy.” Coming 8/18. Pre-orders make a huge difference! Make a fascist sweat—pre-order today! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

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    Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here. “Democrats cannot just ‘win the midterms’ and go back to life before Donald Trump and his army of tech bros upended our way of life,” writes @tressiemcphd.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o... Opinion | Want to Fight Back A...

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    A Tech Founder Wanted to Start a New Country. An Actual Country Got in the Way. Wall Street Journal covers Network State cult founder Balaji Srinivasan. “Federal records indicate he and his wife renounced American citizenship in 2023.” 👀 Gift link: www.wsj.com/tech/a-tech-... A Tech Founder Wanted to Start...

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    If you ever feel unqualified, remember that a gang of billionaires spent $900 million for 60,000 acres with no water, no infrastructure, a roster of endangered species, and a voter-approved ordinance that specifically bans building a city there. Now they’re begging politicians to bail them out. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:waplkqr2wuy2c4qbge6h6ed4/post/3mrumomrwtc2r

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    Looks like Gavin Newsom is going to bat for California Forever, the Network State &quot;tech utopia&quot; project backed by Marc Andreessen and other tech billionaires. 70% of local residents oppose it. But the billionaires hired Newsom&#39;s favorite lobbyist. Welcome to Sacramento. nypost.com/2026/07/29/u... Exclusive | Inside Gavin Newso...

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    👀 YouTube removed my interview with @davidzmorris.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy about Jeffrey Epstein&#39;s deep ties to Bitcoin. We are investigating and will certainly make a very big noise about this if YouTube doesn&#39;t back down. You can listen to the BANNED episode here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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    As the Democratic establishment screeches in protest against the success of charismatic and energetic candidates on the left, the party itself is a shambles. Money problems, behavior problems, and general disorder at the worst possible moment. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u... Inside the Phone-Throwing Dram...

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    Politico&#39;s owner is giving Peter Thiel an award. Semafor just added more tech billionaires to its Silicon Valley suck-up advisory board. Now comes the Economist&#39;s &quot;Insider&quot; interview with Elon Musk, sponsored by Anthropic. The sorry state of business/tech journalism in one stunning image.

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    Network State Cult Crushed in Malaysia! Balaji Srinivasan’s bizarre “Network School” sought to create a tech “micro-nation” on Malaysian soil. “No investor, company, or organisation can be placed above the sovereignty of the country’s law,” say local officials. www.msn.com/en-my/news/o...

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    My essay on “Unhumans” was quoted in @hcrichardson.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy’s newsletter today. One thing about fascists: they tell you what they are doing. They write it down. It’s important that we understand this, even if the mainstream press can’t/won’t acknowledge it. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:waplkqr2wuy2c4qbge6h6ed4/post/3mqrpfv42qk2b July 17, 2026

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    Balaji Srinivasan&#39;s tech cult threatens Malaysia. The Network State founder, who seeks to spread &quot;tech Zionism,&quot; has attracted scrutiny in the Muslim country where he established a cult compound (&quot;Network School&quot;). Now he&#39;s giving the government an ultimatum. www.thenerdreich.com/balaji-srini... Balaji Srinivasan&#39;s Tech Cult ...

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    Bari Weiss will give a laudatory speech at Thiel&#39;s award ceremony. Previous winners include Thiel protégés Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg, as well as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:waplkqr2wuy2c4qbge6h6ed4/post/3mqu35nsyl22l

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    Trump&#39;s &quot;communist&quot; panic isn&#39;t just senile ranting. It&#39;s a strategy. It comes straight from a book Bannon and Vance endorsed, a genocide-themed screed that calls for dehumanizing Democrats as demons who don&#39;t deserve rights. The &quot;Unhumans&quot; playbook, exposed: www.thenerdreich.com/why-trump-ke... &#39;Unhumans&#39; Playbook Explains T...

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    Axel Springer, the company that owns Politico, awards its top prize to...Antichrist lecturer Peter Thiel. No mention of the $50 million Thiel gave the son of Axel Springer&#39;s CEO to start a venture capital fund. But the CEO lauds Thiel&#39;s &quot;courage and non-conformity.&quot; www.welt.de/wirtschaft/a... In eigener Sache: Peter Thiel ...

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    Here we go, the full Carl Schmitt Nazi strategy: Steve Bannon calls for a &quot;national security emergency executive order&quot; to rig the election. They have been planning this since day one. Bannon even wrote the foreword to &quot;Unhumans.&quot; www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-... RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:waplkqr2wuy2c4qbge6h6ed4/post/3mqrpfv42qk2b Steve Bannon says Trump&#39;s Thur...

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    These talking points come from &quot;Unhumans,&quot; endorsed by JD Vance. It argues that the USA faces an existential communist threat. Therefore—cue Nazi theorist Carl Schmitt—we must declare a &quot;state of exception&quot; to save the country from...democracy. Danger ahead. www.thenerdreich.com/unhumans-jd-... RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:oyijun4tunao777bpfxlpxvr/post/3mqnazpqwek2n &#39;Unhumans&#39;: J.D. Vance and the...

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    The Hunter Biden story does not end well. All this desperate attention-seeking is bad news. (And he&#39;s a crypto chud) Steer clear. Mark my words.

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    The Network State/Freedom City conversation is morphing into a focus on economic/national security zones. There’s a hearing in DC next week where the CEO of Prospera—the Network State project in Honduras—will speak on the issue. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:we7sidyj3b5or2r7trtpfzt7/post/3mqfddavy422k

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    800,000 dead. @jackohman.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy on Elon Musk’s USAID cuts. Make a former trillionaire cry. Share this cartoon everywhere.

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    Good News: Bryan Johnson is dying. Just like the rest of us. His recent diagnosis is a brutal reality check for the sick billionaires who seek to rule the world...and live forever. www.thenerdreich.com/bryan-johnso... Bryan Johnson&#39;s Diagnosis Expo...