Reposted by Gil DuránGraham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 11hSometimes a surprise, yes, @gilduran. Business books category covers a multitude of topics also. It’s Venn diagrams ellipses. Because Silicon Valley is about the business of making profits, and all business rights are based in political economies, The Nerd Reich was always ALSO a business book. 2143
Reposted by Gil Duránavanti308.bsky.social @avanti308.bsky.social · 12hHi ~ I caught your timely & fascinating interview this week with Brian Edwards-Tiekert on KPFA's Upfront. So glad they booked you to spread the messages a little farther. Here's the link for others who may be interested: kpfa.org/episode/upfr...kpfa.orgFund Drive Special: "The Nerd Reich" Fascist Takeover with Gil Duran | KPFA00:08 — Gil Durán is a journalist, currently publishing the newsletter, The Nerd Reich. He has previously served as chief communications strategist and spokesman for former Attorney General Kamala Har... 0135
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 12hBarnes & Noble has named "The Nerd Reich" a Best Business Book of 2026. Funny, I never thought of it as a business book. But it makes sense. It exposes a cult of apocalyptic billionaires who believe it is their destiny to destroy democracy. Buy it today! www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-bes...barnesandnoble.comThe Best Business Books of 2026Enlightening memoirs, hard-hitting journalism and economic histories make up this years best business books. These are essential reads for the seasoned entrepreneur or the curious citizen who wants to... 28607143
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 02/10/2026Manny's cafe was once a hotspot for public chats about politics. But it avoided any discussion of San Francisco's role in incubating tech fascism. Then Manny ran for office as a darling of the tech billionaire set. Now he's dropped out amid sex assault claims. sfstandard.com/2026/10/01/m...sfstandard.comManny Yekutiel drops out of SF supervisor raceIn the hours after the Standard reported new allegations of sexual assault against the candidate, Yekutiel had lost numerous endorsements, including Mayor Daniel Lurie. 1114438
Reposted by Gil DuránTechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 01/10/2026California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record peopletechcrunch.comCalifornia governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record peopleThe California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones. 149744286
Reposted by Gil DuránDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 01/10/2026AI safety expert Timnit Gebru says tech leaders are promoting greatly exaggerated claims about "superintelligence" and "existential risk" as a way to distract from the real threat — their own unregulated companies.democracynow.orgThe Real Existential Risk Is AI CEOs Avoiding Oversight: “Alternative Nobel” Winner Timnit GebruWe speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 Right Livelihood Award for her work investigating the harms and hype behind... 16485231
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 04113
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 29026
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-… 263114468
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." 1120580
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. 36345
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. 51329118
Reposted by Gil DuránCrystal Fleming is on sabbatical @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 🙏🏽 57912
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. 🧵 812759
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 1269111
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. 12520
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. 09643
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. 781086243
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 13528161
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. 14195252204
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." 66949245
Reposted by Gil DuránAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7337761259
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. 129013
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) 16538177
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
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
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” 751066399
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. 37491212
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. 24413
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
Reposted by Gil DuránTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026We had to wait for the....NEW YORK POST to write about this. Y'all know there is so much more where this came from but journalists don't want to dig and people are terrified to speak to any journalist seeing the type of reporting they've been doing 301752675
Reposted by Gil DuránJeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 25/09/2026Paulina Borsook described the tech industry in a way it didn’t (and still doesn’t) want to see itself—an extremely hierarchical environment, led almost exclusively by white men who were ideologically right wing, despite their left leaning marketing (which has long since disappeared). 310134
Reposted by Gil DuránWIRED @wired.com · 25/09/202626 years ago, she published a wildly prophetic book about Silicon Valley. Then she disappeared. What happened to tech writer Paulina Borsook?wired.comWho Killed Paulina Borsook’s Career?A quarter-century ago, Borsook published a wildly prophetic, penetrating book about Silicon Valley called Cyberselfish. Then she disappeared. 519989
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 25/09/2026Peter Thiel says the "Antichrist" will preach "peace." Now his cronies in the Trump regime are pushing "Pax Silica" ("Silicon Peace"). It's a grandiose name for AI colonialism and imperialism. 1st target: The Philippines. More from @kieraevebutler.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comTech Bros and the Trump administration are building an AI empire—in the PhilippinesPax Silica aims to lock up rare earths, and hand Silicon Valley the keys. 13236116
Reposted by Gil DuránThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026WATCH: “They’re trying to put a Christian mask on these ideas.” As J.D. Vance’s pimp Peter Thiel brings his secretive Antichrist lectures to NASHVILLE, here’s Gil Duran telling @chrislhayes the tech oligarchs are really “computer-worshipping satanists who don’t believe in God” using Christianity 29534210
Reposted by Gil DuránSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Good piece on this new variety of American fascist preacher. To my mind, there’s not much that’s original about these guys. This is just old school Christian Identity doctrine ca. 1940-1990s rebranded—the stuff Wesley Swift or Richard Butler were preaching. religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...religionnews.comThe rise of the Jim Crow theobros(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ... 19431160
Reposted by Gil DuránGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 25/09/2026Reading about these creepy "network states" in NERD REICH by @gilduran.com right now. Disgusting. 213340
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 25/09/2026Politico’s owner gave Peter Thiel an award today. Hardly surprising, since Peter Thiel gave the guy’s son $50 million. Have you heard of “The German JD Vance”? www.thenerdreich.com/politico-pet...thenerdreich.comPolitico's $50M Peter Thiel ProblemIs Axel Springer CEO's son the 'German JD Vance'? 14370171
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 24/09/2026Oh look, folks, the billionaire-funded Network State project of Praxis gets another big story in the New York Times. Not sure how seriously to take this vaporware (story misses key details), but they sure do know how to get into the NYT. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/w...nytimes.comThese Tech Utopians Want to Build a City for the Post-A.I. World (Gift Article)After a sprawling world tour, Praxis, a New York-based, crypto-backed “digital nation,” has signed a deal to build a physical city in Uruguay. 1215457
Reposted by Gil DuránAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 24/09/2026Jim DeFede of CBS News Miami flagged this over on the other site. @jimdefede.bsky.social x.com/DeFede/statu... 725456
Reposted by Gil DuránRepeater Books @repeaterbooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026UK version out next week with our sister imprint, Zer0 Books www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/o... 14426
Reposted by Gil DuránLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.” 1970142264
Reposted by Gil DuránNew Moon Musings @newmoonmusings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Stepped into an independent bookstore in rural red Fulton County NY. They'd been sold out of this book for weeks, won't be able to get the second printing in til October. Said it was popular here "among people who read" ;) @gilduran.combookshop.orgThe Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on DemocracyNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration...It’s an o... 14613