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My strange year tracking JD Vance

What spending countless hours with the candidate poised to take over the MAGA empire taught me

Salon

Mass production of genetically selected humans: inside a Pennsylvania pronatalist candidate’s fantasy city-state

Simone Collins espouses a philosophy in which voting rights would be linked to people’s contributions to society

The Guardian - US

A French gambler’s $50m of bets inflated Trump’s odds - and is threatening democracy

IN FOCUS: Funded by billionaire Trump supporter Peter Thiel, Polymarket is forecasting a landslide for the Republican candidate. But some fear the massively inflated odds will be used by the Republican candidate as evidence that the election was stolen, writes Anthony Cuthbertson

The Independent UK

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‘Founder mode’ startup guru Paul Graham explains why he’s not backing Trump: ‘He ran the White House like a mob boss’

Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham calls Trump a "crook" who cannot be trusted with the nation's highest office.

Fortune

Hulk Hogan once endorsed Barack Obama. How did he become a big Maga mascot?

Almost a decade since his lawsuit brought down the Gawker website, the former wrestler seems to have a taste for hanging around with vengeful billionaires. He might even harbour political ambitions, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk says the Tesla Roadster is still delayed with no release in sight—but now he’s talking about making Peter Thiel’s flying car a reality

The electric vehicle maker CEO urged patience, as Tesla focuses on both saving the world and building cars.

Fortune

Polymarket bets tilt toward a Trump victory—but how accurate is it?

Polymarket odds offer a useful gauge for predicting the upcoming election, but there are significant caveats.

Fortune

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$30 Million In Polymarket 'Voodoo' Bets Favoring Trump May Be Work Of One Wealthy Backer

The wagers placed by four anonymous accounts shifted the odds from even to 60-40 for the Republican nominee

International Business Times

‘Race science’ group say they accessed sensitive UK health data

Exclusive: Fringe network recorded boasting of securing data from UK Biobank trove donated by 500,000 volunteers

The Guardian - UK

JD Vance is the handpicked leader of the anti-democracy movement in the US

Rightwing tech lords are betting that Vance will be the Republican presidential pick in 2028. They’re probably right

The Guardian - US

Mark Cuban Warns Musk About Trump: 'His Loyalty Is to No One Else'

Mark Cuban is going to war with Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Cuban, who has been making rounds on the podcast circuit and is openly backing

International Business Times

How the 2024 election broke Silicon Valley

Bolstered by hubris and net worth, tech billionaires have delivered a running commentary on this year's presidential campaign cycle that's hard to tune out.

Fortune

From Elon Musk to Reid Hoffman, where Silicon Valley is spending its millions in political donations, charted

From Elon Musk to Reid Hoffman, here’s how much Big Tech’s billionaires and multimillionaires have given to Republicans and Democrats in the 2024 U.S. presidential election cycle.

Fortune

Palantir's Alex Karp says hurting Americans should yield pain for generations

Karp said both political parties need to support tougher consequences for hurting Americans.

Fortune

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Why Some Silicon Valley Billionaire Bros Want Trump to Be the ‘CEO of America’

The former president has attracted growing support from tech investors, who are seeking favorable tax policies and more deregulation that could widen inequality.

The Guardian - UK

Racism, misogyny, lies: how did X become so full of hatred? And is it ethical to keep using it?

Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter, I and many others have been looking for alternatives. Who wants to share a platform with the likes of Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson?

Fortune

New Mexico’s sovereign wealth fund is investing $50M in a bet that scientists will build startups in Albuquerque

A new venture capital studio launched by America’s Frontier Fund is trying to help deep-tech ideas get out of the lab to create successful companies.

Salon

Behind Vance's conversion to Catholicism

Bradley Onishi explores Vance's conversion to Catholicism and the belief that big government could be good

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The Guardian - UK

Can you judge the tech bros by their bookshelves?

A list of book choices by the Silicon Valley titans offers little more than a blank page with respect to real insights into their mindset

The Independent UK

JD Vance urges friend Peter Thiel to back Trump: ‘Get off the sidelines’

Vance previously worked for billionaire Thiel, who went on to back his Senate campaign in 2022

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Ohio Sen. JD Vance Urges Peter Thiel To Support Trump

Ohio Senator JD Vance urges PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel to support Trump's campaign, highlighting Thiel's potential influence on tech-savvy voters.

The Guardian - US

Revealed: top Vance aide worked for far-right consultancy with extremist links

Parker Magid worked for Beck & Stone, which is close to shadowy fraternal order and Claremont Institute

Fortune

Palantir’s CEO backs Kamala Harris and says that cofounder Peter Thiel’s support of Trump made it harder to get things done

“I do not enjoy being protested every day,” Alex Karp said.

Fortune

Peter Thiel tells Joe Rogan his next move is either to Nashville or Miami to avoid California taxes

California levies the highest tax in the nation for top earners, prompting the PayPal cofounder to screen for cities in nine jurisdictions where there is zero state tax.

The Independent UK

Peter Thiel, eccentric billionaire patron of JD Vance, says he is thinking about leaving the US

Thiel compared California liberalism to Saudi Arabian Wahabbism — but it was sort of a compliment

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