Nostr notes by Gil Durán

It's official! I'm permanently banned from X for ...

2026-05-03T22:00:49Z

It's official! I'm *permanently* banned from X for tweeting "TLDR: Fascism." (appeal denied)

What an honor—and a sign that the Silicon Valley billionaires feel threatened by my book. (One of my final viral posts featured this cover.)

Pre-order here! [www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nerd-Reich/Gil-Duran/9781668221402 )

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note1jsg…rlaz

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.
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The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X. I pointed ...

2026-04-20T15:10:11Z

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.
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This is the Network State cult in action. It calls for tech ...

2026-04-03T19:05:35Z

This is the Network State cult in action.

It calls for tech moguls use their wealth to buy their own versions of media, political power, cities, countries, educational institutions, etc.

The stated goal is to create an entirely "parallel" system.

[www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/billionares-buying-media-deals-openai-tbpn-larry-ellison-1236554833/ )

[The Most Powerful People in th...](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/billionares-buying-media-deals-openai-tbpn-larry-ellison-1236554833/ )

Silicon Valley is creating a new religion, one rooted in a greed ...

2026-03-17T18:18:10Z

Silicon Valley is creating a new religion, one rooted in a greed so ravenous it views humanity's destruction as a profitable destiny.

Peter Thiel's antichrist sermons try to put a Christian mask on this death cult, which sneers at the teachings of Christ.

[www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...](https://www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-valley-apocalypse-capitalism/ )

[Silicon Valley Apocalypse Capi...](https://www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-valley-apocalypse-capitalism/ )

Read this sentence slowly: “Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto ...

2026-02-17T22:56:11Z

Read this sentence slowly:

“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”

gift link:

[www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/california-wealth-tax-opposition-bernie-sanders.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1A.qU51.qYnluD6zcpxG&smid=url-share )

[As Bernie Sanders Comes to Cal...](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/california-wealth-tax-opposition-bernie-sanders.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1A.qU51.qYnluD6zcpxG&smid=url-share )

Why is crypto crashing? “Everyone expects crypto to either keep ...

2026-02-17T04:58:05Z

Why is crypto crashing?

“Everyone expects crypto to either keep tumbling or rebound sharply. But predicting what comes next is impossible because its fundamental worth relies too heavily on storytelling, and its advocates haven’t found a new story to sell.”

[www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/crypto-crash-bitcoin-value/685994/?gift=Kjaw0NITl7f2TdiJgnhQhbN9K87wVoq3mKVMhCyKBYQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share )

[Crypto Is a Victim of Its Own ...](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/crypto-crash-bitcoin-value/685994/?gift=Kjaw0NITl7f2TdiJgnhQhbN9K87wVoq3mKVMhCyKBYQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share )

You know that thing where presidential candidates have to explain ...

2026-02-13T18:16:25Z

You know that thing where presidential candidates have to explain how they’re strong on budgets, the economy, etc?

Yeah, that’s a big problem for Gavin Newsom, who inherited multibillion dollar surpluses but leaves behind massive *structural* deficits.

Think about it
[calmatters.org/commentary/2...](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/02/newsom-spending-california-chronic-deficit/ )

[Opinion | Here's how Newsom's ...](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/02/newsom-spending-california-chronic-deficit/ )

2026: Peter Thiel and Gavin Newsom teaming up against a ...

2026-01-12T20:17:27Z

2026: Peter Thiel and Gavin Newsom teaming up against a billionaire tax proposed by a health care workers union...

As Newsom's closest political advisors gorge on lucrative contracts from venture capital.

Unfortunately, it's not just Republicans who are the problem
[www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/politics/peter-thiel-california-wealth-tax.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D1A.vPZ-.yvbfw-eQRZWO&smid=url-share )

[Thiel Gives $3 Million to Grou...](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/politics/peter-thiel-california-wealth-tax.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D1A.vPZ-.yvbfw-eQRZWO&smid=url-share )

Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles says: Trump “has an ...

2025-12-16T18:08:14Z

Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles says:

Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality” and is "score settling."

Vance only supported Trump for "political" reasons.

Elon Musk is “an avowed ketamine user.”

Russell Vought is “a right-wing absolute zealot.”

gift link:
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[Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ...](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-susie-wiles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E8.PNnB.SGvfUq6zLitN&smid=url-share )

Another day, another Network State cult project: Financial Times: ...

2025-12-15T18:12:42Z

Another day, another Network State cult project:

Financial Times: A wealthy bitcoin investor wants to set up his own court system within a libertarian community on a Caribbean island as part of the tech-backed “network state” movement.
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A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings. ...

2025-12-06T21:15:19Z

A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.

“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.

This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:

[www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...](https://www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale-calls-for-public-hangings/ )

[Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public ...](https://www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale-calls-for-public-hangings/ )

"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard ...

2025-11-30T01:10:10Z

"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.

Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2rrp7amblhg3xoly5n5huiqv/post/3m6sllriqmc2u

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note1ush…xv05

News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
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It is fine to complain about paywalls, but do not expect sympathy ...

2025-11-17T18:04:18Z

It is fine to complain about paywalls, but do not expect sympathy from freelance writers.

San Francisco-based Zignal Labs is aiding ICE’s crackdown on ...

2025-10-28T17:45:47Z

San Francisco-based Zignal Labs is aiding ICE’s crackdown on free speech.

Its AI surveillance program monitors 8 billion social media posts a day. Clients include the Israeli military and the Pentagon.

Surveillance as a service, authoritarianism as a business model.
[truthout.org/articles/ice...](https://truthout.org/articles/ice-just-spent-millions-on-a-social-media-surveillance-ai-program/ )

[ICE Just Spent Millions on a S...](https://truthout.org/articles/ice-just-spent-millions-on-a-social-media-surveillance-ai-program/ )

I interviewed Paulina Borsook, who warned of tech culture's ...

2025-10-21T16:06:06Z

I interviewed Paulina Borsook, who warned of tech culture's toxic underbelly over 30 years ago.

She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."

It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇

[www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-kwZdkiOA&lc=UgwAAbMX6X0PdlqKqF54AaABAg )

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[The Woman Who Predicted Tech F...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-kwZdkiOA&lc=UgwAAbMX6X0PdlqKqF54AaABAg )

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note1ufn…vdd8

1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).

But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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Terrified Curtis Yarvin—the “philosopher behind JD ...

2025-10-06T04:01:41Z

Terrified Curtis Yarvin—the “philosopher behind JD Vance”—plans to flee the USA.

The Dork Enlightenment guru says the Trump administration is failing to go full authoritarian.

“I feel that I personally have to start thinking realistically about how to flee the country.”
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New Network State just dropped… Balaji announces the creation ...

2025-09-26T22:26:46Z

New Network State just dropped…

Balaji announces the creation of …UZ-TECH-ISTAN

A very niiice new country for tech bros. Who needs San Francisco when you’ve got Astana?

Vladimir Putin will never invade and liquidate your whole thing or anything like that. Pinky swear.
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about ...

2025-09-24T18:36:15Z

1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).

But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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Beware fascism's most effective cheerleaders: Those who ...

2025-09-22T21:03:18Z

Beware fascism's most effective cheerleaders: Those who screech constantly that the battle is lost and action is hopeless.

Their cowardly panic is a virus that aims to infect others with the same demoralizing terror.

Shun them, shame them, block them—mercilessly.

A familiar face makes an apearance at Peter Thiel’s Secret ...

2025-09-16T00:34:10Z

A familiar face makes an apearance at Peter Thiel’s Secret Antichrist Lecture in San Francisco.

A line of protestors has greeted the line of tech bros waiting to hear Thiel
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Last night, the right was blaming Charlie Kirk’s murder on the ...

2025-09-11T18:26:14Z

Last night, the right was blaming Charlie Kirk’s murder on the left. This morning, they were blaming Israel. Now they’re trying to blame “trans antifa.” Their hatreds are so plentiful and convoluted they can’t even agree a scapegoat.
The blame comes before the evidence—by design

All the Trump death hoax stuff reminded me of my favorite Julia ...

2025-09-02T18:52:54Z

All the Trump death hoax stuff reminded me of my favorite Julia Vinograd poem, "Ginsberg."

A cautionary tale on the hazards of hyperstition.

Vinograd (1943-2018) was a Berkeley street poet who won a Pushcart Prize. Not long ago that you could see her holding forth at Caffe Med (RIP) on Telegraph.
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A big difference between Republicans and Democrats is that ...

2025-08-30T16:20:22Z

A big difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans understand the science of political communication. Republicans dictate the topics/terms of debate while Dems (and the left) usually burn energy in constant response.

Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.

Democrats Urged to Bow Down to Tech Fascism. As Trump and Silicon ...

2025-08-14T17:52:49Z

Democrats Urged to Bow Down to Tech Fascism.

As Trump and Silicon Valley robber barons dismantle US democracy, some Democratic consultants have a strange solution: surrender.

More at The Nerd Reich:

[www.thenerdreich.com/democrats-ur...](https://www.thenerdreich.com/democrats-urged-to-bow-down-to-tech-fascism/ )

[Democrats Urged to Bow Down to...](https://www.thenerdreich.com/democrats-urged-to-bow-down-to-tech-fascism/ )

Gotta say, the new Ghost 6.0 update is exciting (Substack ...

2025-08-06T17:29:33Z

Gotta say, the new Ghost 6.0 update is exciting (Substack alternative for newsletters).

A realtime web traffic dashboard, integration with the Fediverse, etc.

If you are thinking of leaving Substack, there's never been a better time. It's less expensive!

[ghost.org/changelog/6/](https://ghost.org/changelog/6/ )

[Ghost 6.0](https://ghost.org/changelog/6/ )

"Fundamentally un-American." A group of VC-backed ...

2025-07-29T00:57:29Z

"Fundamentally un-American."

A group of VC-backed Christian nationalists seeks a theocratic haven in Tennessee. Political control, religious purity tests, talk of civil collapse — and they’re buying up land.

This isn’t a drill. This is the Network State.
[www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...](https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/confronting-hate/meet-the-out-of-state-investors-funding-a-christian-nationalist-community-in-tennessee )

[Meet the out-of-state investor...](https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/confronting-hate/meet-the-out-of-state-investors-funding-a-christian-nationalist-community-in-tennessee )

Why would Peter Thiel orchestrate a coup against Trump when his ...

2025-07-25T19:07:17Z

Why would Peter Thiel orchestrate a coup against Trump when his protégés already run half the administration?

My latest breaks down why the JD Vance conspiracy theory falls apart—and what it reveals about how we process political chaos.

[www.thenerdreich.com/trump-vance-...](https://www.thenerdreich.com/trump-vance-conspiracy-theory-doesnt-add-up/ )

[Trump-Vance Conspiracy Theory ...](https://www.thenerdreich.com/trump-vance-conspiracy-theory-doesnt-add-up/ )

The crypto bill will bring economic chaos⬇️ gift link: ...

2025-06-21T17:04:03Z

The crypto bill will bring economic chaos⬇️

gift link:

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[Opinion | The Genius Act Will ...](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/opinion/genius-act-stablecoin-crypto.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Qk8.qzoj.cQh4h2n8dRm0&smid=url-share )

Two weeks ago, Gavin Newsom was praising Kellyanne Conway and ...

2025-06-13T03:39:18Z

Two weeks ago, Gavin Newsom was praising Kellyanne Conway and hosting a podcast in which he almost exclusively interviewed MAGA men.

Life comes at you fast.

In Putin's Russia, Elon Musk would be done — plane crash, ...

2025-06-07T20:47:52Z

In Putin's Russia, Elon Musk would be done — plane crash, window fall, polonium tea.

Tech billionaires who assault democratic institutions forget an important fact: These institutions protect them from the very authoritarians they seek to empower.

Democrats: How do we reach young men?! Republicans: ...

2025-06-02T18:57:38Z

Democrats: How do we reach young men?!

Republicans:
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Why does Trump keep threatening to steal Gaza and build a new ...

2025-05-17T15:46:38Z

Why does Trump keep threatening to steal Gaza and build a new city there?

This is his version of the Network State — a gold-plated tech fascist casino built atop genocide and mass displacement.

Here's deeper story on Trump's embrace of tech colonialism:

[www.thenerdreich.com/trump-gaza-a...](https://www.thenerdreich.com/trump-gaza-and-the-network-state-tech-colonialism-rises/ )

[Trump, Gaza, and the Network S...](https://www.thenerdreich.com/trump-gaza-and-the-network-state-tech-colonialism-rises/ )

Curtis Yarvin wants to replace democracy with dictatorship, ...

2025-04-27T17:17:14Z

Curtis Yarvin wants to replace democracy with dictatorship, starting with a purge of federal employees.

Here's JD Vance naming Yarvin and quoting his ideas in 2021:

"We should seize the administrative state for our own purposes. We should fire all of the people."

[www.youtube.com/live/PMq1ZEc...](https://www.youtube.com/live/PMq1ZEcyztY?t=1407s )

[J.D. Vance - JML #070](https://www.youtube.com/live/PMq1ZEcyztY?t=1407s )

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: “This once-fringe ...

2025-04-13T16:00:10Z

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before:

“This once-fringe network of corporate secessionists finds itself knocking on open doors at the dead center of global power.”

[www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/13/end-times-fascism-far-right-trump-musk )
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The #TeslaTakedown mass mobilizing call is tonight. I'll join ...

2025-03-19T18:56:06Z

The #TeslaTakedown mass mobilizing call is tonight.

I'll join at approximately 8:49 p.m. EST to discuss Tech Fascism and Silicon Valley's War on America.

Please sign up below!

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Some of us have been yammering on about the tech fascist plan to ...

2025-03-08T17:33:50Z

Some of us have been yammering on about the tech fascist plan to build new corporate-controlled dystopia zones in the USA.

The Network State cult is now lobbying Congress to make this happen. They call them "freedom cities."

What should WE call them?

[www.thenerdreich.com/network-stat...](https://www.thenerdreich.com/network-state-reveal/ )

[Network State Pushes Corporate...](https://www.thenerdreich.com/network-state-reveal/ )

The decline of the United States is a key goal of tech fascism, ...

2025-02-16T19:06:22Z

The decline of the United States is a key goal of tech fascism, which aims to end democracy and remake the world as a billionaire-run enterprise.

It only looks like "chaos" if you don't grasp the strategy.

Elon Musk is an enemy of free speech. Always has been. Always ...

2024-12-27T17:27:21Z

Elon Musk is an enemy of free speech.

Always has been. Always will be.

[www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-mu...](https://www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-musks-critics-stripped-of-verification-badge-after-publicly-challenging-billionaire-the-beginning-stages-of-censorship/ )

[Elon Musk’s Critics Stripped o...](https://www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-musks-critics-stripped-of-verification-badge-after-publicly-challenging-billionaire-the-beginning-stages-of-censorship/ )

We need a massive public communications campaign to warn the ...

2024-12-06T04:58:41Z

We need a massive public communications campaign to warn the public about crypto.

It should highlight first-person accounts of people from all walks of life who lost their money due to the crypto scam.

To strike crypto is to stab the heart of the tech fascist movement swallowing our nation.