Gil Duran

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Gil Duran
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California journalist and writer. Ida Tarbell stan. FrameLab (w/@GeorgeLakoff). Beat: tech fascism, billionaire extremism, meta narratives, network state, mirror worlds. Current Book: "Crime and Punishment" (reread) Favorite Place: Library Website: http://www.gilduran.com Newsletter: http://www.thenerdreich.com
On Sept. 15, Peter Thiel begins a secret four-part Antichrist lecture series in San Francisco. What the hell is going on? Why all this Bible doom talk? I talked to an Antichrist historian & a theologian about this outbreak of tech apocalypse hype:
“We’re witnessing, in real-time, a profound consolidation of power and collusion among political and tech elites—the ruling class of this country, and the world—wherein the tools and technologies that this industry has built, and continues to build, can now be deployed in service of an authoritarian regime.” Katie Drummond of WIRED, says the American press is failing to cover the rise of tech authoritarianism. And she has some suggestions for how to fix the problem:
Whether you like him or not (and I don't), Gavin Newsom is one of the few Democrats who understands that this is an Information War. But can a Trump copycat save democracy? My thoughts on Newsom's journey from MAGA lapdog to resistance memelord.
Tech Fascists: We shall weaken the nation, destroy the economy, replace the dollar with crypto, replace people with AI, and create new Network State cities everywhere. Normie Journalists: Folks, this is total chaos and incompetence with no structure or plan.