Reposted by Americaduffjhstoo @jhstoo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Another Will Bunch piece with well-deserved condemnation of Our Failed Press Corpse™ for its refusal to acknowledge The Mad King's descent into madness, and the potentially cataclysmic dangers thereof. Highly recommended. (Not the point, but I especially liked "blonde Rasputin"...) 56516
Reposted by AmericaduffRead Books, Not AI Slop @ireadnewspapers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Evil is good. Should be on the sequel to 1984. 1599
Reposted by AmericaduffRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6594022011831
Reposted by AmericaduffM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Joe Walsh Is Right...... 1005206066225
Reposted by Americaduffdoomandgloom 💙📚🚀🌈🌴🌞🏝🎶🌹🐈⬛🌹💐🦋 🌻🇺🇦🇵🇸🇳🇫🇨🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @doomandgloom1951.bsky.social · 21/09/2026 021
Reposted by AmericaduffGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/09/2026Another succinct reminder from @gilduran.com’s NERD REICH: “The most prominent effective altruist, or EA, is Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX crypto exchange founder serving thirty years in prison for fraud.” 212921
Reposted by AmericaduffJoseph TW @josephtw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Around the height of the Vietnam war. 121
Reposted by AmericaduffDrRamblings @drramblings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Very very few. Legislators have a looooong history of sending OTHER PEOPLE’s kids overseas to die, but not their own. 121
Reposted by AmericaduffJoseph TW @josephtw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026How many of the morons with the military weapons ever actually served in the military? 🤔 121
Reposted by AmericaduffJewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026As we prepare to enter the Shabbat preceding Yom Kippur, we do so welcoming the opportunity to reflect on how we’ve collectively missed the mark this year, and how we can do better in the year ahead. 27333
Reposted by AmericaduffGil Durán @gilduran.com · 15/09/2026Today is the day! Cyberselfish—the book that nailed Silicon Valley's dangerous narcissism 26 years ago—is back in print! 10387119
Reposted by AmericaduffChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/09/2026Fetterman does not cope well with questions about a potential party flip. And every time he reacts like this, it makes the possibility look a little more real. 268795214
Reposted by AmericaduffUnicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 16/09/2026New essay from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social: "I am part of a movement against AI. A movement for accurate history, environmental protection, and human dignity." 08732
Reposted by AmericaduffGil Durán @gilduran.com · 16/09/2026I’ll be on MSNOW in 30 minutes to discuss The Nerd Reich and Silicon Valley’s War on Democracy. Tune in! 2733454
Reposted by AmericaduffReuters @reuters.com · 15/09/2026Michael J. Fox honored at Emmys for Parkinson's advocacy reut.rs/4cLM2x7reut.rsMichael J. Fox honored at Emmys for Parkinson's advocacyMichael J. Fox, the Canadian-American actor who turned his Parkinson's disease diagnosis into one of entertainment's most influential advocacy campaigns, received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the Emmy Awards on Monday. 117218
Reposted by AmericaduffPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The guy who helped kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran’s tour was charged with soliciting prostitution, got those charges dropped with the help of Epstein’s lawyer, is a longtime friend of Trump, has taken NFL players on propaganda trips to Israel, and received a special $1 million award from Netanyahu. 9232791260
Reposted by AmericaduffResist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham, the two beautiful people who made "NAZA", are real Jews 🕎 Righteous Among the Nations History will not only remember their bravery But their empathy, their resilience, and their actions 🍉 36717
Reposted by AmericaduffChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/09/2026Yikes! That ballroom isn’t going to complement the White House. It’s going to overpower it. Look at the scale of this thing. The people’s house is being swallowed by one man’s monument to himself. 111848871934
Reposted by AmericaduffGil Durán @gilduran.com · 11/09/2026JD Vance is a THIEL-billy, not a hillbilly. He’s a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peter Thiel. He’s had many names and religions. He hated Trump, now he loves Trump. He’s a “carbon lifeform wearing khaki pants,” a servant of Silicon Valley—and a heartbeat away from the presidency. 19439172
Reposted by AmericaduffRed Emma’s @redemmas.org · 11/09/2026The one and only @edgeofsports.bsky.social breaking down the outsized life of people’s historian Howard Zinn in conversation with @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social tonight 0245
Reposted by AmericaduffGil Durán @gilduran.com · 10/09/2026The gutting of local journalism continues. I started as an intern at the Lexington Herald-Leader, which laid off a majority of its reporters today. The McClatchy company was bought by a hedge fund that promised to be a good steward of journalism. And here we are... www.lpm.org/news/2026-09...lpm.orgMcClatchy guts Lexington Herald-Leader newsroom, among nationwide layoffsMcClatchy laid off 13 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader, a majority of its reporters, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs. 1422591
Reposted by AmericaduffBerin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel 399208704813
Reposted by AmericaduffKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026THE NEWEST EVIDENCE THAT TRUMP IS NOT LOYAL TO THE UNITED STATES: Am I the only one who saw it? In him sending Kushner and Witkoff to be Putin's messenger boys? The Countdown Podcast returns WITH FULL VIDEO on YouTube, and in classic flavor here now: tinyurl.com/3fxyv6pm 1824366
Reposted by AmericaduffRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Kinda reminds me of how Putin’s friends, American Republicans, frequently claim Hitler was a “socialist” while the same Republicans are literally enacting Hitler’s policies 26216
Reposted by AmericaduffGil Durán @gilduran.com · 08/09/2026"Peter Thiel is betting against America." My conversation with @jimacosta.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Oh...youtube.com🔴 LIVE: 'Peter Thiel Is Betting Against America' | Gil Duran NYT Best Selling AuthorYouTube video by Jim Acosta 12358133
Reposted by AmericaduffGil Durán @gilduran.com · 06/09/2026Got 'em: The @thebulwark.com added an editor's note to the review, acknowledging that the author's direct affiliation with the Foundation for American Innovation ("the foundation shaping the tech right," according to Inc.) created a conflict that should have been forthrightly disclosed. 491999425
Reposted by AmericaduffKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Both of my kids have benefited immensely from CHOP — my daughter had surgery for thyroid cancer there, for instance — so I would like to take this moment to tell Senator John Fetterman to go fuck himself 1093087509
Reposted by AmericaduffJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is a good and important book. 420352
Reposted by AmericaduffHamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Wrote an essay about Eugene Deb’s and labor power for a new Haymarket book called “This Is How We Win.” An excerpt of the essay is in @currentaffairs.bsky.social: www.currentaffairs.org/news/eugene-...currentaffairs.orgEugene Debs Knew the Power Labor HoldsMore than 100 years ago, the socialist leader taught us that working people make the world run—so we can remake the world, too. 29238
Reposted by AmericaduffGil Durán @gilduran.com · 21/10/2025I 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...youtube.comThe Woman Who Predicted Tech Fascism — Paulina Borsook Was RightYouTube video by The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran 16832401
Reposted by AmericaduffMyra Åhbeck Öhrman 🧢 @myrannosaurus.doomscroll.se · 03/09/2026Jag läste "The Nerd Reich" av @gilduran.com, om Silicon Valleys väg från libertariansk exitfantasi till företagsmonarki, AI-gudar, Antikrist och mycket rika mäns längtan efter att slippa andra människors samtycke. Allt som är fast förflyktigas. Även demokratin, tydligen. arbetet.se/2026/09/03/t...arbetet.seDärför avskyr dårarna i Silicon Valley att du har rösträttThe Nerd Reich avslöjar vad som egentligen är problemet. 38324
Reposted by AmericaduffPhil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 03/09/2026As I read journalist @gilduran.com’s provocative new book over a long weekend, an unnerving realization took hold—in my hands was the most urgent warning for American democracy I have ever encountered. www.confrontthehate.com/p/the-most-u...confrontthehate.com'The Nerd Reich': An Urgent Warning for American DemocracyDecades of investigating government corruption couldn't prepare me for Gil Durán’s chilling account of Silicon Valley’s authoritarian ambitions. 21898342
Reposted by AmericaduffJan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026A fascinating, frightening view into (mostly) home-grown fascists and how their undoing of democracy is proceeding apace. The Nerd Reich by Gil Duran @gilduran.com 37329
Reposted by AmericaduffAngie Coiro @angiecoiro.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Always check the source, lesson #47,612. 0416
Reposted by AmericaduffMarissa Madrigal @mommycrat.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A signal in the noise ... @gilduran.com's latest came in the mail today. 0447
Reposted by AmericaduffGil Durán @gilduran.com · 31/08/2026The phenomenal singer-songwriter Jesse Welles just wrote a song called "The Nerd Reich" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz1...youtube.comThe Nerd ReichYouTube video by Jesse Welles 591834597
Reposted by AmericaduffWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Just seen at the Springsteen Museum 11804133
Reposted by AmericaduffGil Durán @gilduran.com · 29/08/2026Fairweather Fascists? "Some U.S. companies with close ties to President Trump are taking steps to gain favor with Democrats, worried they will become targets if Republicans lose control of the House." Remember: They'll try to buy both sides to evade accountability. 🎁 www.wsj.com/politics/ele...wsj.comExclusive | Corporate America Cut Big Checks to Trump. Now CEOs Fear Subpoenas Are Coming.Tech firms are courting Democrats and hiring advisers to prepare for potential investigations if Republicans lose control of the House. 2225693
Reposted by AmericaduffGil Durán @gilduran.com · 29/08/2026In English: "To most people, [Curtis Yarvin] sounded like a socially maladjusted middle-aged racist who had done far too many psychedelic drugs and created a fantasy version of fascism while living off his mother and his wife. " 817624
Reposted by AmericaduffGil Durán @gilduran.com · 29/08/2026Someone translated one of my sentences into French: « Pour la plupart des gens, il avait l'air d'un quadragénaire raciste et profondément perturbé, qui avait pris beaucoup trop de drogues psychédéliques et avait créé une version fantasmée du fascisme, tout en vivant grâce à sa mère et à sa femme. » 4577
Reposted by AmericaduffRobertNDouglass🇺🇳🇵🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺🇰🇷🇯🇵 @realantipartisan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Damn straight, Gil, let's rip these Tech Billionaires off their pinche thrones! Ándale, güey! 0463
Reposted by AmericaduffKeri @keriqbaum.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is the best song ever… “Prince's impromptu, fiery guitar solo at the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" became an instant classic. No one onstage knew what he was going to do.” 1752645511
Reposted by AmericaduffWill Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/08/2026randomly giving out genuine compliments is such an easy way to make the world a little nicer, i'm always surprised more people haven't figured that out and have a ton of respect for those who have 625440855
Reposted by AmericaduffGil Durán @gilduran.com · 27/08/2026We did it! “The Nerd Reich” is a New York Times Instant Bestseller! My book debuts at #3 on the non-fiction list. Thanks to all who pre-ordered /bought the book—or requested it at the public library or promoted it on social. Without you, I’m just an unemployed guy with a laptop. But with you… 1564232820
Reposted by Americaduffjoannkennedy.bsky.social @joannkennedy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Neil Young's song So good youtu.be/o2XcBL6kWn8?...youtu.beHarris, Parton, Ronstadt on Late Show, March 24, 1999 (full, stereo)YouTube video by Don Giller 195
Reposted by AmericaduffHell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 25/08/2026"The RSS is not a cultural organization," said Sarita Pandey of Save America From Hindutva. "It is a Hindu supremacist paramilitary movement whose ideology and networks have been associated with horrific violence against Muslims, Christians and other minorities in India."hellgatenyc.comMSG to Host Hindu Nationalist Paramilitary Leader This WeekendOpponents say the event is a meeting of the world's "largest fascist organization." 15027
Reposted by AmericaduffJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/08/2026NEW: The Trump administration is, for the first time, threatening to DEMOLISH the Kennedy Center if the arts institution isn’t allowed to follow its plans for the site, including adding Donald Trump’s name to the front of the building.nbcnews.comTrump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovationsThe DOJ attorneys called the Kennedy Center “structurally unsound, fundamentally unsafe, and embarrassing to the Nation’s Capital.” 103318145