“…In an age of artificial intelligence, they are creating artificial stupidity”
Thomas Sowell
“..Critics argue that these AI surveillance tools can be weaponized for political ends, targeting immigrants and punishing dissenters.. ”
from youarewithinthenorms.com
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INTRODUCTION
The provided article discusses the alarming rise of a “broligarchy,” a term coined by investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr, which describes the immense power wielded by tech-bro oligarchs through their control over data and technology.
This new class, exemplified by figures like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, is accused of amassing vast amounts of personal information and aligning with an increasingly authoritarian U.S. government to create a formidable surveillance state.
Critics highlight how AI surveillance tools, such as those developed by Palantir, are allegedly weaponized for political ends, targeting vulnerable populations like immigrants as a “test case” for broader societal control.
Ms. Cadwalladr also suggests a “new American civil war” fought on a digital battlefield of 5th-generation AI Warfare, where narratives and algorithms are used to shape consciousness and disrupt democracy, with concerns raised about the potential for figures like JD Vance to become the “CEO of America Inc.”
The pieces emphasize a choice between liberation and a techno-authoritarian regime, urging readers to “choose awakening” against the backdrop of dystopian echoes found in works like 1984.
THE BROLIGARCHY
An ideological American Civil War is being waged on a new battlefield, one defined by 5th Generation AI Warfare. This non-kinetic, psychological, and informational conflict targets American beliefs, perceptions, and identity.
The entire world is increasingly ruled not by governments alone, but by a “broligarchy”—a fusion of oligarchy and tech-bro tribalism, with figures like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk at the helm.
These men wield unprecedented control over global infrastructure and narratives, and they are moving from disrupting markets to disrupting democracy itself.
“How ironic but boldly candid. Hospitals are now a function of corporate medicine, which prioritizes profits over patient care. The humanism element of medical care has no place in the formulaic algorithms that AI generate. What’s love got to do with it, like what’s healing the sick got to do with it? Just a second-hand commotion. An honorable profession is being gutted before our eyes.”
..dr f.gooding, MD, (5 years federal prison)
In the digital dawn of the 21st century, a new kind of American civil war rages, one fought not with bullets but with narratives, algorithms, and the very fabric of human consciousness.
This is the ideological battleground of the Age of Aquarius, where the forces of systemic liberation clash with an insurgent digital aristocracy. At its heart are two rival awakenings, and towering above them stand the ancestral guides of this conflict—Bob Marley and Marcus Garvey on one side, and the genius influence of Peter Thiel and Curtis Yarvin on the other.
WHERE’S YOUR DADDY
Thiel’s company, Palantir, is an artificial intelligence company that has built the most comprehensive American surveillance database in history, securing massive contracts from the IRS, DHS, and the Social Security Administration.
Their weapon of choice is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which serves as a force multiplier for shaping American consciousness through 5th-generation warfare. Its Foundry software is designed to unify data from disparate sources—such as tax records, immigration files, and medical histories — into a single, cross-referenced system. This is how a techno-feudal order is born, dressed in libertarian clothes but armed with AI-enabled authoritarianism.
Critics argue that these AI surveillance tools can be weaponized for political ends, targeting immigrants and punishing dissenters. The existential risk is so great that thirteen former Palantir employees signed an open letter opposing the project, warning that data collected for one purpose should not be repurposed for others.
Alex Karp: Architect of the Surveillance State
THE ANAND-CLEMENT RULE OF ARTIFICIAL STUPIDITY (THE AC RULE) [ AI (alg*)= AS ] AND INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN: ABUSE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
The Musk, Trump Rift and the Rise of Technofeudalism
On the surface, the feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump appears to be little more than a billionaire ego clash. However, beneath the headlines lies a deeper ideological divide, one that may signal the emergence of a new ruling class. Musk’s ventures, from Twitter/X’s transformation into a surveillance platform to his ambitions in AI governance, suggest a technocratic power by data, enforced through social media platform dominance.
Meanwhile, JD Vance, the Thiel-funded ideologue, positions himself as the potential CEO of a reshaped and reengineered American government. The question is no longer who wins between Trump and Musk, but whether democracy can withstand its own obsolescence, scripted not by ballots but by computer code, venture capital, and corporate manifestos.
The Age of Aquarius was meant to herald enlightenment, a flowering of global consciousness, and liberation through knowledge. Instead, we stand at a fork in the road, one path guided by the soulful truths of Marley and Garvey, the other by the technocratic fantasies of Thiel and Yarvin.
Against this backdrop, the public feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump appears to be more than just a billionaire’s slap fight. Beneath the headlines lies a philosophical divorce between two visions of power, one populist and chaotic, the other technocratic and authoritarian.
While some view a simple “blood feud,” others suspect it is a theatrical mask for a deeper power play, the installation of the “PayPal Mafia”—Musk, Thiel, and their protégé, Vance— as a new American ruling class.
Musk, though not an open monarchist like Yarvin, has built a parallel technocratic empire. X (formerly Twitter) is no longer just a social network but a surveillance platform and a narrative engine, perfectly positioned to become an infrastructure for American financial control and American social scoring.
The real tension may not be over policy, but over who controls the machinery of AI governance and federal data surveillance.
Consider that a recent executive order consolidated federal data systems, with Thiel’s Palantir playing a role in implementing the scheme.
Musk’s sudden break with Trump could be a calculated rebrand, insulating him from political blowback as JD Vance, the clean-cut, Thiel-funded ideologue, is positioned to take over the GOP and perhaps the executive branch itself. In this scenario, JD Vance becomes the front, facing “CEO of America Inc.,” a development that Yarvin would surely be proud of.
Aquarius Rising: A Choice for the Soul of Our American Future
This New American Civil War unfolds in what some have called the Age of Aquarius, a time prophesied to bring enlightenment, global consciousness, and liberation through knowledge. The transition to this age is associated with the rise of technology that connects people and decentralizes information, empowering individuals to seek knowledge and express their authentic selves.
It is meant to be a time of shifting from “me” to “we,” fostering a collective consciousness and shared responsibility for the planet. Instead, we face a fork in the road. The liberatory energy of this new age can be hijacked by the architects of a techno-authoritarian regime that promises freedom while delivering surveillance. The question is no longer if AI will shape society, but whose values it will amplify and whose future it will code.
“ONE AIM, ONE GOAL, ONE DESTINY”
The soulful truths of the oppressed guide one path, rooted in the left-wing tradition, which is grounded in Marley’s music and Garvey’s spiritual movement, seeking to heal the world by acknowledging its spiritual wounds. It is a path that, while imperfect and messy, is honest in its longing for justice.
The other path, that of the right-wing, is a techno-fantasy philosophy. It seeks not to awaken, but to sedate—sedate the mind with Maya/Illusion and the American conscience with market myths, until all that remains is an American hierarchy gilded by computer code.
This is the War for a dynamic American society, an American Civil War for our collective soul. Both sides claim to have awakened, but in the final analysis, we are left with the timeless words of the prophets of true liberation.
We must heed Bob Marley’s call: “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds”. And we must remember the echo of Marcus Garvey: “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots”. Against the cold, dystopian world of the technocrats, we must offer rhythm, memory, and spirit. We must choose awakening. We must choose justice. We must choose life.
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Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America
The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the knee.
By Ava KofmanJune 2, 2025
Timeline of Main Events
Pre-2018:
- Formation of Tech Giants: Companies like Facebook, Instagram, and Google Search emerge, offering “great products and services” and amassing “a huge amount of knowledge and therefore power” over the global population.
- Founding of PayPal: Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are business partners, co-founding PayPal, an online money transfer system. This marks an early collaboration between key figures in the “broligarchy.”
- Founding of Palantir: Peter Thiel founds Palantir, a data-mining company. Its CEO, Alex Karp, openly states its function includes identifying and eliminating targets.
- Putin’s Rise to Power in Russia: Vladimir Putin initially allows Russian oligarchs to accumulate wealth through “massive illegality and corruption,” but later cracks down on those who don’t align with his agenda.
2018:
- Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal Exposure: Carole Cadwalladr gains international recognition for her expose on this scandal, working for The Guardian and Observer. This event brings to light the misuse of data for political influence, specifically involving Brexit.
- Steve Bannon’s Role in Cambridge Analytica: Steve Bannon, a key ally of President Trump, is identified as the Vice President of Cambridge Analytica.
Recent Months/Current:
- Rapid and Unaccountable Data Harvesting by “Doge”: An entity referred to as “Doge” illegally accesses and takes data from numerous government offices, including the US Treasury.
- Consolidation of Government Databases: Data taken from an estimated “314 different databases” across the federal government is merged.
- Palantir’s Integration into US Federal Government: Palantir is brought in to manage and process the merged data, effectively gaining access to “the data of every citizen in this country.”
- Palantir’s Role in Israeli Government Operations: Palantir is actively used by the Israeli government for profiling, identifying, and eliminating targets.
- US Government’s Alliance with Silicon Valley: The US government, described as “increasingly authoritarian,” is seen allying with Silicon Valley companies, creating a “new type of power” involving state power combined with a “surveillance engine machine.”
- Targeting of Vulnerable Populations in the US: The process of surveillance and control begins with “the most vulnerable population” in the US, including immigrants and foreign students, as a “test case.”
- Congressional Discussions on AI Regulation: Congress is debating “keeping AI states hands off AI states in the United States for 10 years,” reflecting a growing concern about AI’s influence.
- Carole Cadwalladr’s Current Work: Carole Cadwalladr continues her investigative journalism, running the Substack “How to Survive the Broligarchy” and speaking out against the dangers of tech oligarchs and rising authoritarianism.
Cast of Characters
- Carole Cadwalladr: An award-winning investigative journalist who gained international recognition for exposing the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal in 2018. She worked for The Guardian and Observer at the time and now runs the Substack “How to Survive the Broligarchy.” She focuses on the dangers of “tech bro oligarchs” and their alliance with authoritarian governments.
- Elon Musk: A prominent tech titan and leader in AI, described as “running this country” in some ways. He was a business partner of Peter Thiel and co-founded PayPal. Cadwalladr credits him with making “the threat from these Silicon Valley companies visible for the first time.”
- Peter Thiel: A billionaire tech investor and co-founder of PayPal with Elon Musk. He founded Palantir, a data-mining company, and is described as having “very similar ideas” to other figures in this “power grab.” Cadwalladr urges for greater public understanding of his influence and the dangers posed by his company.
- Alex Karp: The CEO of Palantir. He is openly quoted as stating Palantir’s function includes identifying and eliminating targets, saying, “This is what we do. Where necessary we kill people.”
- Steve Bannon: A key ally of President Trump and identified as the Vice President of Cambridge Analytica.
- Vladimir Putin: The President of Russia. He is used as an analogy for how authoritarian leaders initially allow business elites to accumulate wealth before cracking down on them if they don’t comply.
- Mikhail Khodorkovsky: A Russian oligarch who fell out with Putin and was exiled to Siberia for a decade. He is mentioned as an example of what happens when business elites defy authoritarian leaders.
- Boris Berezovsky: Another Russian oligarch who was “killed in mysterious circumstances,” serving as another example of the consequences of opposing Putin.
- Amy Goodman: Host of Democracy Now!, interviewing Carole Cadwalladr.
- Nermeen Shaikh: Co-host of Democracy Now!, alongside Amy Goodman.
- “Doge”: An unidentified entity or group responsible for “rapid and unaccountable and illegal harvesting” of data from various US government offices.
