Thiel's philosophy has been described as "techno-libertarian," but critics say it veers toward authoritarianism, and even fascism (he wrote in an article in a libertarian journal in 2009, "I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible").

https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/what-is-it-about-peter-thiel

And big donors, particularly from the tech sector, provided the rocket fuel he needed to advance in electoral politics. Vance's most prominent benefactor over the years is Peter Thiel, the iconoclastic tech pioneer and investor.

it's the relationship with Thiel that has been the most consequential for Vance. Their personal and financial ties formed long before Vance formally entered politics.

During his rapid rise, he has emerged as an ardent and effective defender of Trump, putting an intellectual gloss on the former president's raw MAGA populism. But Vance may never have been in serious consideration for the No. 2 spot on the ticket had he not won elective office in a major Rust Belt state in the first place.

Vance’s rise reflects the power of moneyed tech leaders who unapologetically assert principles of techno-libertarianism, or the idea that technology firms should be free from most government intervention - In selecting Vance, Trump has successfully courted support from some of the biggest money there is. But the new fault lines in Silicon Valley politics have become harder to predict.

Vance is the one to watch. Vance will go all out to help advance Musk's and Peter Thiel, and others, agenda

Oh boy hes on stage

Biden shoulda stayed in the race, he'd have probably won, then coulda stepped aside

#JusSayin

Dems played checkers not chess

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"We need to read they tea leaves" is probably the best thing ive heard on any election projection show ever

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Well, its better than reading polls I guess

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I need more screens

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Tuilleadh cofaidh athair

Tis jus a "hot potato" *ting*

Like I said the polls

https://counter.social/@ecksmc/113431491958408642

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Pure manipulate them into action

messages from “election integrity” groups across a dozen states, including battlegrounds like Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Michigan. Their posts overwhelmingly spewed disinformation and conspiracy theories and featured violent imagery.

ICYMI

Discussion of violence among right-wing extremists also already spiked online

https://globalextremism.org/post/online-chatter-election-contains-signs-for-violence/

On Telegram, a Violent Preview of What May Unfold on Election Day and After

Right-wing groups, which use Telegram to organize real-world actions, are urging followers to watch the polls and stand up for their rights, in a harbinger of potential chaos

https://archive.ph/w5KeY

Flaw in Right-Wing 'Election Integrity' App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data

A bug WIRED discovered in True the Vote's VoteAlert app revealed user information—and an election worker who wrote about carrying out an illegal voter-suppression scheme.

https://archive.ph/L9fef

The vulnerability, which has since been patched, exposed a California election officer who used the app to post about her racist and illegal scheme to demand IDs from certain voters

And Chris Rock is Australian so a heck of a lot of swearing in this one

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And he doesn't hold back - "yeah I've done some criminal things *shrug* so what I robbed banks"

Paraphrasing but thats what hes sayin

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"I'm a black hat and I dont give a fuck"