crypto
Big Crypto's Assault on Democracy
New episode of The Nerd Reich podcast
politics
crypto
Tech Billionaire Brains and Crypto Politics
“This is an extremist ideological movement that sees democracy as outdated, and it’s amazing how much they talk about it.” That’s one of my quotes from a recent Rolling Stone piece by Alex Morris headlined “What You’ve Suspected is True: The Billionaires Are Not Like Us.” Click
tech fascism
Elon Musk’s War With White House Tests MAGA-Tech Pact
As Musk flames out, the tech fascist project must mutate—and get smarter
Curtis Yarvin
'Yarvin is the brain' behind DOGE, Washington Post reports
Beltway journalists finally catching on
crypto
Finally, some good news
The Democratic Party has mostly been hiding under a rock as tech fascists rip our government to shreds, but that's starting to change.
California Forever
Miracle in Solano: California Forever unites Democrats and Republicans
The point: The California Forever project appears headed for a massive defeat in November. But the billionaires behind the proposed "tech utopia" have managed to pull off a true political miracle in 2024: uniting Democrats and Republicans – against their project. I got a sneak peak at more detailed
doom loop
Fake deaths rock San Francisco politics
The Point: The line between truth and lies – and even life and death – gets blurry in San Francisco politics. Avoid hasty conclusions. The Backstory: It is a season of questionable obituaries in San Francisco. First there was Richard Parina, the elderly pro-police law-and-order activist whose sudden death sent SF'
san francisco
Macy’s, AI and the Anatomy of San Francisco's ‘Doom Loop’ game
AI ended San Francisco's Doom Loop. Then Macy's brought it back
garry tan
‘Absolute piece of sh-t.’ Is this why Garry Tan blocked you on Twitter?
Is this why Garry Tan blocked you on Twitter?