Reposted by Gil DuránGazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 29/09/2026Tonight, 300+ people will gather at Club Fugazi to hear from journalist @gilduran.com, whose bestselling book “The Nerd Reich” has everyone talking about Silicon Valley’s rightward lurch — and what might happen next. We chatted with Gil about the book, his readers’ top FAQ, and his next project.sf.gazetteer.coThe rise (and rise) of the nerd reich‘The Nerd Reich’ author Gil Durán connected the dots from Silicon Valley to the White House to the possible end of the world. He may take on Gavin Newsom next 02910
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 29/09/2026The rise (and rise) of the nerd reich, via @sf.gazetteer.co: ‘The Nerd Reich’ author Gil Durán connected the dots from Silicon Valley to the White House to the possible end of the world. He may take on Gavin Newsom next 😈 sf.gazetteer.co/the-rise-and...sf.gazetteer.coThe rise (and rise) of the nerd reich‘The Nerd Reich’ author Gil Durán connected the dots from Silicon Valley to the White House to the possible end of the world. He may take on Gavin Newsom next 28323
Reposted by Gil DuránThe Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026Creatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’ theonion.com/creatively-tapped-out-… 263092460
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 29/09/2026The 1st installment of Thiel's Nashville Antichrist lecture mirrored his previous lectures. But he launched aggressive attacks on Pope Leo, AI critics, & the Effective Altruist movement (that he funded). From 2025: What's up with Peter Thiel's Antichrist Obsession? newrepublic.com/article/2004...newrepublic.comWhat’s Up With Peter Thiel’s Obsession With the Antichrist?The tech mogul is amping up his apocalyptic rhetoric—and adding a dangerous dose of extremism into the already-fraught culture war. 55716
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 29/09/2026I obtained a recording of Peter Thiel's Nashville Antichrist lecture. He was asked to respond to something I wrote in @newrepublic.com epublic (below). He evaded the question, but responded: "I don't think I'm the Antichrist, [maybe I'm] lacking in self-awareness...You shouldn't trust me." 1118973
Reposted by Gil DuránLexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 29/09/2026Lexington police say officers used their Flock camera database to try to find a car tied to a road rage case. It led them to the home of Samuel Penn, who had nothing to do with the incident.bit.lyLexington police used Flock cams to find road rage suspect. It led them to an innocent manLexington police say officers used their Flock camera database to try to find a car tied to a road rage case. It led them to the home of Samuel Penn, who had nothing to do with the incident. 36145
Reposted by Gil DuránScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Karl Rove warns that the Texas GOP is being taken over by Nazis. “In the last 48 hours, Ted Cruz has reached out to me and says, ‘We’re losing,’ Ken Paxton has sent me several emails saying, ‘I’m losing, I need your help. Even the Republicans are admitting that they’re behind.”sacurrent.comKarl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee. 51326118
Reposted by Gil DuránCrystal Fleming クリスタル @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Finally got my copy of THE NERD REICH! Excited, daunted, but also grateful to @gilduran.com for his important work 🙏🏽 57812
Reposted by Gil DuránNashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 28/09/2026Scene staff reporter Eli Motycka was removed from the guest list for Peter Thiel's Nashville Antichrist lectures — and he's not the only journalist who was. 🧵 812258
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 28/09/2026“We have a cult of radicalized billionaires who believe it is their destiny to rule the 21st century…They know our system is for sale…not only in San Francisco but in Washington.” Read @esksf.bsky.social on how tech oligarchs bought San Francisco. missionlocal.org/2026/09/san-...missionlocal.orgSan Francisco's wealthiest have unprecedented control of city politicsOur city fathers (if you like them) or oligarchs (if you don’t) have never been richer, more brazen or faced weaker opposition 1259104
Reposted by Gil DuránData & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For a live, sold-out recording of the @techpolicypress.bsky.social podcast, "The Nerd Reich" author @gilduran.com and D&S Director of Research @alicetiara.bsky.social talk about technology, ideology, and power. Listen now! www.techpolicy.press/gil-durn-map...techpolicy.pressGil Durán Maps the Rise of the 'Nerd Reich'Justin Hendrix and Alice Marwick in conversation with Gil Durán, author of the new book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy. 12418
Reposted by Gil DuránJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Gil Durán says his book "The Nerd Reich" is about "a cult of apocalyptic billionaires who believe it is their destiny to end democracy." He joined Data & Society research director Alice Marwick and me to discuss the book last week at Betaworks. Listen: www.techpolicy.press/gil-durn-map...techpolicy.pressGil Durán Maps the Rise of the 'Nerd Reich'Justin Hendrix and Alice Marwick in conversation with Gil Durán, author of the new book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy. 09543
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 28/09/2026About what? His bromance with the very creeps about whom I write? 170
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 28/09/2026What a shock…I have been barred from Peter Thiel’s Nashville Antichrist lectures despite buying a ticket. Was it something I said? As the world’s foremost expert on Thiel’s Antichrist obsession, I take great umbrage. This aggression will be answered. 781085243
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 27/09/2026It's so important to give credit where credit is due, and we are strengthened when we acknowledge the crucial work of others. So, our joint event in San Francisco is a real full-circle moment. Already 200 RSVPs! Grab tix while you still can. 16712
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 27/09/2026Emily did a lot of work but doesn't seek any credit. But my work would not have existed with hers. And it led me to the important work of many others. My book has 48 pages of citations, but it all started with her. "This needs more reporting," she wrote in 2023. I listened. 49812
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 27/09/2026This stuff all sounded very kooky at first. I knew it was factual, but I didn't fully grasp its relevance at first. But Emily's long social media threads led me to other writers and researchers, and I realized it needed to be taken seriously. I credit Emily in my book and in interviews. 1658
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 27/09/2026Some of us in San Francisco first heard of the Network State and related tech cults from Emily Mills. She documented how these ideas had infused our local politics. It sounded odd at first, but her work sparked mine. On Tuesday, we're onstage together in SF. Tix here: semaphore.thd.org/954-2/semaphore.thd.orgTHE TELEGRAPH HILL DWELLERS PRESENTS: GIL DURAN with Emily MillsJoin Telegraph Hill Dwellers for an evening with journalist and author Gil Duran, in conversation with Emily Mills, discussing his new book, The 13527162
Reposted by Gil DuránDan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life. 14195032193
Reposted by Gil DuránAnna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Journalism gets the goods: Tim Tebow "pauses" his partnership with this wealth seminar company after @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's investigation. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comTim Tebow “pausing” Christian seminar promotion after our investigation“I think the allegations are extremely serious." 66946244
Reposted by Gil DuránAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7437611252
Reposted by Gil DuránGrady Booch @booch.com · 26/09/2026I can’t decide if people who assert that contemporary AIs can think or are conscious do so out of fear or out of envy. But I can say that any such people do so either out of emotion or perhaps driven by some pecuniary interest in it being true, not from any fully informed or defensible position. 128913
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 26/09/2026"Mr. Vice President: Peter Thiel played a decisive role in your life. Recently, he suggested that evil is good and called the Pope a 'useful idiot.' How do you respond to these extreme statements from your benefactor? Do you agree with him?" —Question a DC reporter should ask (but likely won't) 16534174
Reposted by Gil DuránAmy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So....there's a lot of tea spilled about a lot of media outlets' willingness to be tools of corporate propaganda in my book. In hindsight, I probably should NOT have been surprised that many of those same outlets declined to run op-eds pegged to the book. But I kinda was! What thin-skinned babies! 415928
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 26/09/2026Lots of translations coming soon! Italy and Poland already heading toward publication. And the book was published in the UK/Commonwealth in August. 160
Reposted by Gil DuránDuncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Mild consideration & curiosity might lead one to think that putting Peter Thiel at the heart of 🇬🇧’s NHS and military logistics might not be prudent… 24422109
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 26/09/2026He bought a mansion there. But he didn't move there full time. 140
Reposted by Gil DuránJames Graham @jamesgraham.theliberati.net · 26/09/2026The man who brings new meaning to the phrase “every accusation is a confession”. 04810
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 26/09/2026Peter Thiel praises evil. Peter Thiel hates democracy. Peter Thiel founded Palantir. Peter Thiel owns JD Vance. Peter Thiel is the most powerful billionaire in the United States. Peter Thiel can’t stop talking about the “Antichrist.” Find out why. Read “The Nerd Reich” 731051393
Reposted by Gil Durán🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Data Center Don: Trump’s AI Debacle is a Big Opportunity AI. Crypto. Trump. All three are the same con with different wigs. New from me in @gilduran.com and @george-lakoff.com’s FrameLab There needs to be one party that puts people over data. And it better be Democrats.theframelab.orgData Centers Isuse Hurts Trump—If Democrats PounceAI. Crypto. Trump. All three are the same con with different wigs. 213653
Reposted by Gil DuránRead Books, Not AI Slop @ireadnewspapers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Evil is good. Should be on the sequel to 1984. 1599
Reposted by Gil DuránErmengarde Gersberms 🏳️🌈♠️ @hydrogenandtime.com · 26/09/2026 @gilduran.com's new book is the most rapidly vindicated take in the history of takes 57216
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 26/09/2026My book exposes Peter Thiel because he's a radical extremist with scary beliefs who has attained stunning political power. He created JD Vance...and is now roaming the Earth, preaching about the "Antichrist." Here is Thiel saying evil is "good"...while receiving an award from Politico's owner. 37490211
Reposted by Gil DuránJMFP @jmfpv.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just received: The Nerd Reich by @gilduran.com and Cyberselfish by Paulina Borsook. Living in Portugal and watching Silicon Valley ideology reshape Europe — these are essential. The problem is well beyond the US. and Big Tech's political project knows no borders. 24414
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 25/09/2026The conundrum: how to acknowledge what one failed to see without admitting incompetence. On the other hand: how does it look to ignore that which has become increasingly and undeniably obvious? (And will only intensify) Decisions, decisions 51075
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 25/09/2026Now that both "The Nerd Reich" and "End Times Fascism" (by @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social) are New York Times best sellers ... it's getting weirder and weirder that certain prominent tech critics have nothing to say on the subject. Stupidity? Cowardice? Complicity? 🤔 2539688