Gil Durán
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Gil Durán
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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
I'm guessing Fox/NewsNation/NewsMax
December 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Of course! There are no rules in Trumpland.
I'm glad there are still a few in journalism.
December 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
litigation is very expensive and, unless he's lying, there's no case.
December 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
At around 3:30, he gingerly explains that nation-states are outdated because Iran fell to an Islamic revolution. That's like saying companies shouldn't exists because some of them go bankrupt. You can tell that no one ever challenges these guys. They have lost all sight of logic.
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The Harvard event was off-campus.

But this stuff has deep roots at Oxford.
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Yes, the book deals a lot with TPUSA
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
hey, no one can credibly accuse me of being a fan of gavin newsom! he's a cowardly little shit. but the fact that he feels the need to pretend to speak out against business shows that the polls are clear
December 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I worked for Feinstein in '08-10, when she was chair of Senate Intelligence. She was always fretting about social media ("nobody should be on Facebook!"), "drone wars," and "The Caliphate." This all seemed very odd and comical to those of us without clearance.
December 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Yep!
December 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The money really sucks people in. That's why most of Gavin Newsom's advisors are working for these guys in California. They don't give a damn about the Network State. They just want $75k a month for advice.
December 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM