Big News for The Nerd Reich

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'End Times Fascism'

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor examine the apocalyptic cult politics of Silicon Valley

Carole Cadwalladr Warns of 'Digital Coup' in TED Talk

'It's a coup. I know you probably don't want to hear that, and especially here, but we can’t fight it if we can’t see it. And we can’t see it if we don’t name it'

Inside the Media Crisis Fueled by Tech Billionaire Power

How tech elites like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are quietly—and not so quietly—reshaping the media landscape, buying platforms, and influencing narratives in terrifying ways.

Jonestown to Network States: Tech Bros Revive Religious Cult Utopias

Silicon Valley extremism and religious extremism meld in Trump 2.0 era

Curtis Yarvin Fears His Authoritarian Fantasy Is Flopping

Dark Enlightenment guru sees his desired revolution unraveling under the weight of its own stupidity

Why Musk, Trump & tech elites seek collapse of global order

"Their aspirations sound utterly batshit, but they are nonetheless at play now because they have access to political power through Donald Trump."

Elon Musk Loses Wisconsin

Today at 10 a.m. Pacific, I'll be on KQED Forum to discuss the Nerd Reich takeover of the U.S. government. If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can listen at 88.5 FM. To listen online, click the box below, then click

David Sacks: Crypto, AI, Tech Power & Political Influence

David Sacks, a longtime associate of Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, is playing a key role in the tech project to reshape American politics.

Bryan Johnson, 'Don't Die' Network State Guru, Under Fire

Bryan Johnson gained wide fame as the subject of a recent Netflix documentary. But now his carefully crafted image may be cracking

Politico's $50M Peter Thiel Problem

Is Axel Springer CEO's son the 'German JD Vance'?

'Existential threat': My NYT interview

In the New York Times, columnist Thomas B. Edsall examines the tech oligarch takeover of the United States. Writes Edsall: The Trump administration has enabled a small network of high-tech oligarchs to determine a vast proportion of federal spending and regulatory policy. Much of the attention, understandably, has fallen on