It Could Happen Here Venture Capital: The Monster Fueling Tech Fascism
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Mar 18, 2026 A deep dive into how venture capital shapes tech ecosystems and coordinates powerful startup cartels. They trace opaque funding flows into crypto, weapons, and sensitive tech. Discussion covers Gulf and Wall Street money, intelligence ties, and VC expansion into medicine, land, and energy. Calls attention to networks aiming for global deregulation and technocratic influence.
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Fixating On Faces Hides The Real VC Machine
- Media focus on individual figures (Thiel, Yarvin, Altman) obscures the systemic power of venture capital.
- Shanley says VC is a vast cartel coordinating trillions, hundreds of firms, and thousands of startups into an efficient machine reshaping geopolitics.
VC As A Black Box Turning Money Into Militarized Startups
- Venture capital acts as a black box taking global money in and spawning startups across weapons, crypto, drones, and energy.
- Shanley highlights opaque investor sources (e.g., foreign state money) that feed companies later used in conflicts like Israel's war.
How Saudi Money Bought A Seat In Silicon Valley
- Shanley describes Saudi efforts to diversify by buying influence in global tech via VC, courting firms to build a competitive tech industry.
- She notes VC leaders publicly repairing MBS's image and openly praising him while taking Saudi money.