205. Profits of Doom (ft. Jacob Silverman)

We are joined by Jacob Silverman – contributing editor at The New Republic – to discuss his profile of David Sacks, a venture capitalist and right-wing media personality who has been on the vanguard of reactionary culture wars and political influence in Silicon Valley. Follow Jacob: https://twitter.com/SilvermanJacob Stuff we reference ••• The Quiet Political Rise of David Sacks, Silicon Valley’s Prophet of Urban Doom https://newrepublic.com/article/168125/david-sacks-elon-musk-peter-thiel ••• The Neocons and the Woke Left Are Joining Hands and Leading Us to Woke War III | Opinion https://www.newsweek.com/neocons-woke-left-are-joining-hands-leading-us-woke-war-iii-opinion-1748947 ••• The Shadow Crew Who Encouraged Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-shadow-crew-who-encouraged-elon-musks-twitter-takeover-tesla-jack-dorsey-11651260119 Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills Grab TMK gear: bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)