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How JD Vance’s path to being Trump’s VP pick wound through Silicon Valley

Yale Law School graduate found allies in tech billionaires including Peter Thiel who rallied privately for him

The Guardian - US

Kara Swisher says Silicon Valley’s growing concentration of power in Washington, D.C., is ‘really problematic’

“This sort of explicit grab for power has worked really nicely,” she said.

Fortune

JD Vance’s Silicon Valley connections run deep. So do Trump’s

Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are key figures in a rising network of pro-Trump techies who are channelling tens of millions of dollars towards Republican campaigns. And Thiel is the one who reportedly introduced Vance to Trump in the first place. Io Dodds reports on the GOP’s increasingly cosy relationship…

The Independent UK

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Andreessen Horowitz founders endorse Trump—'the future of our business...is literally at stake'

Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz fear an anti-capitalist wing of Biden's party threatens to wipe out innovative startups that fuel America's economic growth.

Fortune

Trump’s choice of Vance ‘terrible news’ for Ukraine, Europe experts warn

Running mate likely to push Trump to pursue ‘America first’ foreign policy and deal with Putin to end war in Ukraine

The Guardian - US

Sequoia captain Roelof Botha says firm won't take sides in presidential election, laments 'unhealthy' partisan divide

Botha says he is not registered with either political party. And while several prominent venture capital investors including Marc Andreessen, Reed Hoffman, and David Sacks have lined up on team Trump or Biden, Sequoia is staying on the sidelines.

Fortune

Musk Leads Silicon Valley Rally Behind Trump

Elon Musk's decision to throw his vast fortune behind Donald Trump's presidential candidacy confirms the rise of a growing right-wing bloc in the traditionally liberal Silicon Valley.

International Business Times

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J.D. Vance Completes Trump's Ideological Takeover of the Republican Party

Trumpism, not Reaganism, is the doctrine of the Grand Old Party for the foreseeable future.

Reason

Elon Musk donates a ‘sizable amount’ to a Trump PAC

The reported donation comes months after he tweeted that he didn’t plan on donating to campaigns for either Biden or Trump

The Independent UK

Trump Suddenly Loves Immigration

Plus: Catholic hospitals may be forced to provide euthanasia, Milei's accomplishments in Argentina, migrant crisis near the Canary Islands, and more...

Reason

‘Brazen corruption’: Donald Trump is selling policies for a second term to the highest bidders

Desperate to return to the White House, Trump is selling off his legislative agenda to donors — even when that means reversing old promises. Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg report

The Independent UK

Trump Promotes Himself As 'Crypto President' At Tech Fundraiser In San Francisco

Trump raised $12 million from the fundraiser hosted by tech venture capitalists David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya at Sacks' home.

International Business Times

Trump hauls in $12 million from San Francisco’s conservative crypto bros

Republican warmly received by Silicon Valley investors despite recent criminal conviction

The Independent UK

The tech billionaires going all-in for Trump: ‘There’s a wellspring of support in Silicon Valley’

The fresh ‘convicted felon’ title hasn’t stopped some billionaires in Silicon Valley, historically known for its left-leaning views, to throw their support behind Trump

The Independent UK

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Trump Seeks Silicon Valley Donors To Boost Campaign Fundraising Efforts

Former President Trump seeks support from Silicon Valley and DeSantis donors to boost campaign finances against Biden.

Axios

Why Silicon Valley should "think really hard" about 2024 vote

The investor and influencer stopped short of an endorsement, but hinted at his preference.

International Business Times

Led By Musk, Silicon Valley Inches To The Right

Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats.

The Guardian - US

Inside tech billionaires’ push to reshape San Francisco politics: ‘a hostile takeover’

The Guardian and Mission Local unravel ‘grey money’ network flooding the progressive city with conservative cash

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Zenger

Tesla Bear Slams David Sacks As ‘Rich Man’ Who Spits On ‘Working Man’ After Entrepreneur Called Biden’s Unionization Comments ‘Archaic View Of Past’

President Joe Biden on Thursday said he supported unionization at Tesla, Inc

Fortune

Elon Musk fears the West is foolishly ‘sleepwalking our way into World War III’

Urging an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, the SpaceX CEO wants to trade land for peace so the West can normalize relations with Vladimir Putin.

Fortune

Peter Thiel launched a student newspaper 36 years ago. It has quietly become one of the surest paths to success in Silicon Valley

The conservative Stanford Review didn’t change many minds on campus. But its alums have transformed the tech ecosystem.

Axios

The big-money donors backing both DeSantis and RFK Jr.

They say it's not just a push to move past former Trump and make Biden's path more difficult.

Fortune

VCs weigh in on IRL, the social app unicorn with 95% fake users: ‘Inexcusable’

Chamath Palihapitiya warned of “deeply inexperienced” VCs who “don't even know how to ask the basic questions.”

Los Angeles Times

Brian Merchant: The tech elite's embrace of RFK Jr. is a grim omen for Silicon Valley's future

Silicon Valley's archetypal hero is the founder of humble beginnings — he who, through grit, sweat and genius, unleashes a world-changing idea from his garage. It's hard to imagine someone more antithetical to that formula than a scion of the most powerful political dynasty in the nation. Yet Robert F.…

Tribune News Service

Tech luminaries give RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine message a boost

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the latest scion of the Kennedy clan to seek the presidency, has a set of unusual fans: some of the most influential tech executives and investors in America. Kennedy’s strong anti-vaccine views are, for this group, a sideshow.

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