2026-10-23T07:35:57Z https://nostr.now spdrnl https://nostr.now/npub15zk05ckghecee5ymt6v96qgjzwwxnsd9sz8sy3hp5gp202n36mrqp2vndk https://cdn.masto.host/sigmoidsocial/accounts/avatars/109/349/795/528/871/857/original/f8fb7339347fc304.png https://cdn.masto.host/sigmoidsocial/accounts/avatars/109/349/795/528/871/857/original/f8fb7339347fc304.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0pkcd2n90c7ae8drfu79mrryf9aag2ms66j56q8mzlfa5pdvpv6qzyzs2e7nzezl8r8xsnd0fshgpzgfec6wp5kqg7qjxux3q9fa2w8tvvw05wng RE: <a href="https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/117152114860123580">https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/117152114860123580</a><br/><br/>About a year ago I ranted about the wonky TESCREAL behavior of Musk and Thiel. I felt bad about that post because explaining what is going on in a short post makes for a very unhinged post. <br/><br/>Gil Duran described having similar feelings about his book; so he started with quoting Biden&#39;s last speech as a president on this topic to legitimize the topic.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1upfasaw7p6f0fzxpmvpmqkfw0yh7gd397vj7paxnn3v2ry4fvumqgjnen0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1upf…nen0</a></span><br/> </div> Tech billionaires would rather get rid of democracy than admit their fascist project is a bad idea.<br/><br/>On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q0jdp5wv9mjjkf0fxcl093kmzwgen4rd5y0e0gnqhyslfk8h4vaq80x3m8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Gil Duran</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q0j…x3m8</span>)</a></span> about how tech billionaires are upending the political system to serve their own ends at the expense of everyone else.<br/><br/>Listen to the full episode: <a href="https://techwontsave.us/episode/342_tech_fascism_has_come_for_american_democracy_w_gil_duran">https://techwontsave.us/episode/342_tech_fascism_has_come_for_american_democracy_w_gil_duran</a><br/><br/>#tech #politics #fascism #elonmusk #peterthiel #donaldtrump<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/117/152/112/976/041/530/original/73afe7af80957261.mp4"></video><br/> </blockquote> 2026-08-25T16:25:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspw42arq70675s26dtraa546fuk9hmq65d4ps3ggyqqd4a4nlrkkqzyzs2e7nzezl8r8xsnd0fshgpzgfec6wp5kqg7qjxux3q9fa2w8tvvlga850 Ceuta was a coordinated effort to discredit Spain and its progressive policies. Ceuta is not Schengen.<br/><br/>Qui bono? Marocco, U.S., Israel, as a prime example of reflexive control, again Russia. <br/><br/>I am so sick and tired of the billionaire media just egging along this kind of misinformation and disinformation for profit. Our collective intelligence is plummeting at the moment we really need it.<br/><br/>Anne Applebaum sets the record straight in the Belgian newspaper &#39;De Morgen&#39;:<br/><br/><a href="https://archive.ph/SG8mI">https://archive.ph/SG8mI</a> 2026-08-10T08:33:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy0x3edfjulstx3tn959g9p2298dpt6c2tgx0sn7zwkgs8smvq6uszyzs2e7nzezl8r8xsnd0fshgpzgfec6wp5kqg7qjxux3q9fa2w8tvvlx46up In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst56mlnhdd6yv8ymdruml95y9ltrn0mq0fwmjldwyj7a22577s3usrklzge'>nevent1q…lzge</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did you catch this one: <a href="https://isolveproblems.substack.com/p/how-microsoft-vaporized-a-trillion">https://isolveproblems.substack.com/p/how-microsoft-vaporized-a-trillion</a> 2026-07-08T12:40:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxvgw95f3gu3hy5t5jmwm47406n3ggdrjvj5cxvwgrr06e4jwn8aszyzs2e7nzezl8r8xsnd0fshgpzgfec6wp5kqg7qjxux3q9fa2w8tvv2r2l9c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8fecn6743c0wp4wkeu5h4rk5ttsqtmahcseqc39mfjkg4j3698hqjvfxak'>nevent1q…fxak</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is hard to condemn Iran for corruption in the Strait if the counter party is the current U.S. administration.<br/><br/>It is essentially the current U.S. model Iran is applying.<br/><br/>Iran&#39;s play is sophisticated. 2026-05-26T05:23:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgphz2h9fnnkrdj2xzdquqhcfmens8k25495r09k49v8cfcys0ajgzyzs2e7nzezl8r8xsnd0fshgpzgfec6wp5kqg7qjxux3q9fa2w8tvv9vpyct In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr5qppxwlkyuaewy7ex5y0ycgqnf4uqpgk0hl4x6jlewgw3hvg5vsvepxdd'>nevent1q…pxdd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The word simulacrum is tied to post-modernism. In general a simulacrum is an artifact that obfuscates that there is no &#39;real&#39; reality behind it.<br/><br/>The online manosphere is an example. There is a lot of talk of manliness, but it is not about being a man. Government IT contracts that look good on paper is an example, in practice things look different.<br/><br/>Capitalism might also be in that category. Which could be interesting.<br/><br/>Maybe pick that thought up at some time? 2026-05-06T19:25:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspnflgu2ne9vjncmsr8a5r0kn3z6kxyjnck8kgvu48fuveqp3d9hszyzs2e7nzezl8r8xsnd0fshgpzgfec6wp5kqg7qjxux3q9fa2w8tvvx6kttj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2w6dcex9wjv4unztv9nmk8u7exnjl8ukwyn2hqvntgrtujdxulhqn94sj8'>nevent1q…4sj8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe the question is even broader.<br/><br/>One indicator is the degree to which companies are willing to invest in education for their co-workers.<br/><br/>If that willingness is not there, then there is not anything regenerative about the business model.<br/><br/>1/2 2026-05-06T09:48:40Z