Fascism
Yesterday, I received my copy of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley. The new book by journalist Jacob Silverman tells how Musk and his fellow tech billionaires became right-wing zealots, teaming up with Trump in a project to destroy American democracy. I encourage you to buy
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Plus: MAGAland's Favorite Nazi Takes Center Stage
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Dr. Ruha Benjamin’s must-see talk on tech's ‘artificial intelligentsia’
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No, Elon Musk isn't leaving government. Yes, JD Vance is a Curtis Yarvin follower
Fascism
The point: Local tech venture capitalist Lee Edwards – a vocal ally of Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan – publicly celebrated a fascist dictator's habit of throwing murdered political opponents from helicopters. It's the latest escalation of violent imagery and rhetoric from San Francisco's anti-progressive tech