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Gil Durán

@gilduran.com

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California writer. Ida Tarbell stan. Beat: tech fascism, billionaire extremism, network state, crypto cartels.

Writing a book: “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Global Democracy.”

The Nerd Reich: http://www.thenerdreich.com

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Gil Durán

@gilduran.com

This is how we spent the day. Bouts of sleeping and doing nothing. Now going to my favorite theater and see the new Wagner Moura film.

Jimi and Bernie

January 9, 2026 at 2:45 AM

Gil Durán

@gilduran.com

Very interesting that Charter Cities Institute had a white paper on the possibilities in post-Maduro Venezuela...back in 2018.

January 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM

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Dave Troy

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Ron Lauder introduced the idea to Trump in 2017, probably at Putin's suggestion. The tech bros picked it up in parallel.
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The Russian Roots of Trump's Venezuela and Greenland Operations

We find that Trump's current moves against Venezuela and Greenland have roots in a long-running Russian influence campaign intended to provoke these outcomes.

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January 9, 2026 at 1:22 AM

Gil Durán

@gilduran.com

Oh wow, missed this

January 9, 2026 at 12:40 AM

Gil Durán

@gilduran.com

I've been looking to see if anyone else has.

January 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM

Gil Durán

@gilduran.com

I don't wish to specialize in strange topics, but the spread of these mechanisms into media and political narratives seems like a prime example of that which some call "5th generation warfare."

January 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM