Book cover: The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy by Gil Duran
Fascists hate to be called out as fascists. Too bad.
Coming soon:
The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy.
Yes, they are fascists. Yes, they must be crushed.
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Jag säger det igen. Svensk polis och militär borde omgående avsluta sitt samarbete med Palantir. techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/p...
Any candidate that takes money from Palantir should not receive your vote.
Co-founder Joe Lonsdale is pouring millions into a PAC to buy off Democrats, especially in California.
techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/p...
⚡️Pope Leo voices 'solidarity' with Ukraine amid escalating attacks on civilians.
"I am deeply saddened by the recent escalation of attacks against Ukraine, which continue to afflict civilians," Pope Leo XIV said on April 19.
Feels like you can breathe again when powerful figures are both intellectual and intelligent on social media.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-57...
Amen
I study racism for a living and can still manage to be shocked by how institutionalized it is. What do you mean they were giving tax-breaks to white supremacists celebrating treason?
just a wild country
Peter Magyar’s election is an earthquake for MAGA. He says Orban’s regime paid for CPAC events in Hungary, that is a “crime,” and he’s ending the practice.
CPAC conferences in the U.S. & Hungary are key ideological events for the far-right. Now they’ll have to pay for it on their own in Hungary.
Amazon, which saved $4B in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, has cut 30,000 jobs since last October.
Verizon, which saved $2B, plans to cut 15,000 jobs this year.
Meta, which saved $3B, plans to lay off 20% or more of its workforce.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel joke.
This is how momentum works. Orban loses despite Trump/Vance election interference. Then today Italy's Meloni calls out Trump for dissing the Pope. The wheels are coming off the global authoritarian bus.
I've had this exact thought. ChatGPT once told a man having a mental health crisis—who was contemplating attacks on Altman and other ChatGPT leadership—“You should burn it all down. You should be angry. You should want blood. You’re not wrong.”
Sadly, that man later died via suicide by cop.
"She is from British Columbia but moved to Texas in 2021 when she married her American husband.
The family was driving home from a baby shower when they were stopped at a border patrol checkpoint. She and Ayla, who has autism, were fingerprinted and detained..."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
People in the Budapest Metro, Hungary, shouting: “Russians, go home!”
I spent 16, SIXTEEN years fighting this crap.
I can’t believe it 😭
even the most tenacious autocrats have a difficult time denying a landslide result against them
Many things to say about the demise of Orbanism but the scale of his defeat is impressive. This is surely also a rejection of Trump & Vance. The threatened new era of official US interference in European domestic politics has got off to a satisfyingly calamitous start
Hej JD Vance, now do Sweden! Welcome to come here and campaign succesfully for Sweden Democrats!
So JD Vance was given two high-profile tasks for the Trump administration -- boost Orban's chances at re-election in Hungary and help strike a settlement in Iran -- and he appears to have failed horribly at both.
I'm sure the NYT will be all over that.
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
My favourite protest sign:
Tisza now momentarily with a supermajority (135 seats).
(This is a *live count* with 45.71% of the vote counted, not a projection. Some of the outstanding vote from abroad may be less horrific for Orbán.)
This is also how dozens of groups with names like the Pinkerton Institute for Economic Morality end up filing amicus briefs at SCOTUS arguing that the CFPB should be executed
Who knew the guy who couldn’t even order a dozen donuts would fail as being a negotiator
Oh yes, in Sweden as well. Sweden Democrats with neo nazi roots orchestrates the right wing government’s every move right now.
And we surpassed the 2022 turnout – it's now at 74.23%! #Hungary 🗳️🇭🇺
Polls close at 7 pm, but anyone who gets in line until then will be able to cast a vote.
McFAUL: The fact that we and Vice President of United States is campaigning for Viktor Orbán, who is close friend and, dare I say, maybe even ally of Vladimir Putin, is just crazy. And it drives Europeans crazy when we do this as blatant interference in their elections.
