Here is something most people still refuse to see:

Curtis Yarvin is not a fringe blogger.
He is the ideological skeleton key of the new American right.

Not because he has millions of followers — he doesn’t.
Not because he dominates social media — he doesn’t.
But because his ideas have been absorbed by people who actually have power: billionaires, political strategists, and the new tech-political elite shaping Trump’s second administration.

Yarvin provided something far more dangerous than a movement:
an intellectual justification for dismantling democracy from within.

His blueprint is simple:
• eliminate the “inefficient” democratic state
• centralize power in a CEO-style ruler
• use technology for algorithmic social control
• weaken traditional alliances (NATO, EU)
• discredit the press and judiciary
• cultivate “managed democracy,” Orbán-style
• turn platforms into ideological pipelines

If this sounds extreme, look around:

The Musk-Thiel-Vance axis echoes Yarvin’s ideas almost word for word.
The digital far-right mobilizes through the networks he theorized.
And the shift in U.S. foreign policy aligns disturbingly well with his worldview:
undermine Europe, empower strongmen, redefine democracy as optional.

This is not political fiction.
It is the architecture of a new reactionary order already unfolding.

Full analysis in my book The Yarvin Blueprint.

#politics #geopolitics #democracy #farright #neoreactionary #CurtisYarvin #tech

My talk with Heather Cox Richardson about Tech Fascism

Gil Duran and Heather Cox Richardson discuss Curtis Yarvin, whose Dark Enlightenment ideas inspired tech's NeoReactionary movement and JD Vance

FrameLab
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Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America

A Profile of Curtis Yarvin, the right-wing thinker behind the Substack “Gray Mirror,” who has been embraced by J. D. Vance, Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, and other supporters of Donald Trump. Ava Kofman reports.

The New Yorker

The man behind #DOGE's "#AI-first" strategy, the 28 year-old ex-#Tesla engineer #ThomasShedd, has quietly—& possibly illegally—become the head of technology for the Department of #Labor.

- Brian Merchant
@brianmerchant
#law #Trump #Musk #technocracy #USpol #government #regulation #broligarchy #plutocracy #NeoReactionary #NRx #Technofeudalism
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/doges-ai-first-strategist-is-now

DOGE's 'AI-first' strategist is now the head of technology at the Department of Labor

The ex-Tesla engineer Thomas Shedd has quietly become the CIO of the labor department as mass layoffs and federal workforce automation continue.

Blood in the Machine

Jon Sneider, Founder of Wild Gravity, on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sneider_dark-maga-if-youre-a-little-confused-activity-7304595429201981442-aJs5

*DARK MAGA*

If you're a little confused about what Musk is trying to achieve with DOGE here's the breakdown:

[...]

The three of them [Thiel, Musk, Vance], plus a lot of other tech billionaires subscribe to an ideology called the Dark Enlightenment espoused by this super weird, creepy dude: Curtis Yarvin aka Mencius Moldbug.

Yarvin preaches that the media and academia represent "The Cathedral" that secretly controls power and must be dismantled.

He advocates for a corporate run, monarchy, led by a CEO-Dictator.

[...]

The strategy is to gut the government via R.A.G.E - Retire All Govt Employees to make government incapable of operating.

Then to replace government with private corporations.

To eliminate elections because they are "obsolete"

To use distraction and chaos to prevent public resistance.

Trump is their useful tool to be disposed of as soon as they can wrest control.

[...]

Sources:

Shane Almgren, Author of "The Trumpland Diaries"
https://shanealmgren.substack.com/p/democracy-is-done-the-rise-of-corporate

The Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/02217acf-ac64-49c2-acd5-ef4f107f014c

The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/techno-fascism-comes-to-america-elon-musk

Read the cited articles too!

Further Reading (Watching/Listening):
NYT, The Interview, Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy Is Done
Gift Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/magazine/curtis-yarvin-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5E4.3gW2.AqAef6fUkk1R&smid=nytcore-android-share

#USpol #DarkMaga #Musk #DOGE #Thiel #Vance #Trump #DarkEnlightenment #Yarvin #NeoReactionary #NRx #TechnoFascism #academia

*DARK MAGA* If you're a little confused about what Musk is trying to… | Jon Sneider | 321 comments

*DARK MAGA* If you're a little confused about what Musk is trying to achieve with DOGE, here's the breakdown: Elon Musk and Peter Thiel cofounded a company that became PayPal. Other executives at PayPal went on to found or lead other huge tech companies including YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit, Affirm, and many VC firms. This group became known as the PayPal mafia because they basically controlled Silicon Valley. Peter Thiel mentored a young JD Vance and helped him get set up in his first VC firm. Peter Thiel and the PayPal mafia funded JD Vance's successful Senate run. Amazing because he had absolutely zero political experience. Thiel and Musk all but forced Trump to choose JD Vance as VP in exchange for funding his presidential campaign. The three of them, plus a lot of other tech billionaires subscribe to an ideology called the Dark Enlightenment espoused by this super weird, creepy dude: Curtis Yarvin aka Mencius Moldbug. Yarvin preaches that the media and academia represent "The Cathedral" that secretly controls power and must be dismantled. He advocates for a corporate run, monarchy, led by a CEO-Dictator. Says that Democracy is an "outdated software" and openly opposes it and that: - Government agencies should be dismantled and The U.S. should be broken up into "patchworks" controlled by tech oligarchs. - That the elite tech billionaires should rule because they have the intelligence to "fix" society - That the "masses are asses" too dumb to govern themselves. The strategy is to gut the government via R.A.G.E - Retire All Govt Employees to make government incapable of operating. Then to replace government with private corporations. To eliminate elections because they are "obsolete" To use distraction and chaos to prevent public resistance. Trump is their useful tool to be disposed of as soon as they can wrest control. This is why Elon wears a black MAGA hat. They are not Trump supporters, they are "Dark MAGA" This isn't a hypothetical. The plan is already in motion: - Musk, Thiel, and their network are actively dismantling democratic institutions. - JD Vance, the “MAGA heir,” is being positioned to help implement this transition. - The public is too distracted to realize what’s happening. - If successful, democracy in America will be permanently replaced by a corporate-run authoritarian state. ----------------------------------- That's it. Now that you understand that you can see how everything that's happening fits within that lens. Now the only question is what do we do about it? That's my Dark Ted Talk. Thanks for listening. ----------------------------------- Sources: Shane Almgren, Author of "The Trumpland Diaries" https://lnkd.in/eCHvt4Cj The Financial Times https://lnkd.in/ed_7Fv8Q The New Yorker https://lnkd.in/e7XDZFyV | 321 comments on LinkedIn

Since #ElonMusk’s so-called #DOGE took over important govt #technology teams within the #GSA & what was formally known as the #USDS, around 200 technologists have either resigned or been fired, jeopardizing around a decade’s worth of work dedicated to everything from #PublicHealth to #passport applications.

#18F #law #regulation #Musk #Trump #PublicDisservice #Technocracy #broligarchy #plutocracy #NeoReactionary #NRx #Technofeudalism #USpol

#DOGE Is Putting Major Government #Efficiency Projects at #Risk

“18F was the people’s #tech shop,” one fired #18F worker tells WIRED. “There’s a giant hole left by the closure of 18F. Requests from across the country for help far outpaced 18F’s capacity before the closure.”

#USpol #Musk #Trump #PublicDisservice #law #regulation #Technocracy #broligarchy #plutocracy #NeoReactionary #NRx #Technofeudalism #USpol
https://archive.is/2025.03.07-192338/https://www.wired.com/story/doge-major-government-tech-projects-efficiency/

The meeting was a potential turning point after the frenetic first weeks of #Trump’s 2nd term. It yielded the first significant indication that Trump is willing to put some limits on #Musk, whose efforts have become the subject of several lawsuits & prompted concerns from #Republican lawmakers, some of whom have complained directly to Trump.

#DOGE #USpol #law #government #regulation #FederalWorkers #PublicService #Technocracy #broligarchy #plutocracy #NeoReactionary #NRx #Technofeudalism

Throughout all of this, #Trump sat back in his chair, arms folded, as if he were watching a tennis match.

After the argument dragged on for an uncomfortable time, Trump finally intervened to defend #Rubio as doing a “great job.” Rubio has a lot to deal with, he said. “He is very busy, he is always traveling & on TV, & he has an agency to run. So everyone just needs to work together.”

#USpol #Musk #DOGE #law #FederalWorkers #Technocracy #broligarchy #NeoReactionary #NRx #Technofeudalism