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Elon Musk & His Nerd Reich Plan to DESTROY Democracy
JJ breaks down the plan that Elon Musk is likely carrying out within the US government with DOGE, referencing work from journalist Gil Duran of The Nerd Reich, and Blonde Politics. For years Silicon Valley tech elites such as Curtis Yarvin, and tech billionaires such as Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Marc Andressen, Brian Armstrong, and David Sacks have been brewing a plan to dismantle American democracy and consolidate power under a Dictator-CEO model. With Trump now elected for a second term, and those billionaires having influential roles within the second Trump administration, this plan is being…
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