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Silicon Valley billionaires are using their financial power to influence political decisions and undermine democratic processes.

PoliticsDemocracyTechnologyAug 12, 2026score 0.622 posts · 2 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the influence of Silicon Valley billionaires and venture capitalists on political decisions, suggesting they are undermining democracy by promoting their ideologies through policy changes and financial power. This raises concerns about the concentration of power and its impact on democratic governance.

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Silicon Valley billionaires are using their financial power to influence political decisions and undermine democratic processes.
Parent: DemocracyEntity: Silicon Valley billionairesImpact: negativeDate: Aug 12, 2026 - Aug 18, 2026Target: Silicon Valley billionaires' influence on democratic governance

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Interview: "Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy" "A small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires & venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — & that they should be governing in its place." "Their fringe ideologies [are now] in the White House." DOGE was one, cutting USAID, another. “They have so much money, they can turn these weird ideas into policy & cause tremendous damage.” ~Gil Duran https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5927227/silicon-valley-billionaires-war-on-democracy #USPol #EUPol #BigTech #news #democracy .
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@[email protected]
Interview: "Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy" "A small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires & venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — & that they should be governing in its place." "Their fringe ideologies [are now] in the White House." DOGE was one, cutting USAID, another. “They have so much money, they can turn these weird ideas into policy & cause tremendous damage.” ~Gil Duran https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5927227/silicon-valley-billionaires-war-on-democracy #USPol #EUPol #BigTech #news #democracy .
7 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Aug 12, 2026
#uspol#eupol#bigtech#news#democracy
@[email protected]
Interview: "Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy" "A small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires & venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — & that they should be governing in its place." "Their fringe ideologies [are now] in the White House." DOGE was one, cutting USAID, another. “They have so much money, they can turn these weird ideas into policy & cause tremendous damage.” ~Gil Duran https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5927227/silicon-valley-billionaires-war-on-democracy #USPol #EUPol #BigTech #news #democracy .
13 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Aug 13, 2026
#uspol#eupol#bigtech#news#democracy
@[email protected]
Interview: "Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy" "A small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires & venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — & that they should be governing in its place." "Their fringe ideologies [are now] in the White House." DOGE was one, cutting USAID, another. “They have so much money, they can turn these weird ideas into policy & cause tremendous damage.” ~Gil Duran https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5927227/silicon-valley-billionaires-war-on-democracy #USPol #EUPol #BigTech #news #democracy .
5 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Aug 18, 2026
#uspol#eupol#bigtech#news#democracy