I’ve been warning that the Tech Bros want the S.F. Presidio for a “freedom city”. Now this. 👇 1/
Trump issued an executive order to drastically shrink the Presidio Trust, the federal agency overseeing San Francisco’s Presidio, a national park site at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Right wing “Network State” Bros want the SF Presidio. The “network state” movement strives to build crypto-based charter cities that can eventually become their own countries. “Beff Jezos” aka Gillaume Verdon spoke during Balaji Srinivasan’s 2023 “Network State” conference. 1/
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“House Republicans are proposing to rescind $200 million in federal funding previously allocated to San Francisco’s Presidio.” (Meanwhile, the “Network State” & “Freedom City”Bros want to build a new charter city there.) 1/ @indivisible.org @indivisiblesf.bsky.social youtu.be
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As “Network State” enthusiasts salivate over the Presidio in San Francisco, this is a highly relevant and important piece by @gilduran.com 1/ newrepublic.com
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6/ Here, the Charter Cities Institute wrote that the Presidio’s “existing trust structure could be reformed, and the board of directors reconstituted, to facilitate the development of the Presidio, or even just a portion of it, as a Freedom City… “
7/ Mark Lutter of the Charter Cities Institute has also written an article with Nick Allen of the Frontier Foundation calling for a “freedom city” in the Presidio. city-journal.org
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9/ The Frontier Foundation has been on my radar bc they, along with Praxis Nation, sponsored or supported an IM1776 event featuring Erik Prince last year. Praxis is a self-described “network state” backed by Pronomos Capital (which is, in turn, backed by Peter Thiel & Marc Andreessen among others.)
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11/ I wrote about Praxis here. bsky.app
👀 Praxis is a Thiel-backed “network state” project that aims to build its OWN COUNTRY. In Nov, Praxis founder Dryden Brown wrote about wanting Greenland 4 Praxis. In Dec, Trump named Thiel partner Ken Howery as ambassador to Denmark & said the US shld buy Greenland. Praxis & Dryden are thrilled...1/
12/ Frontier Foundation has also been on my radar bc their team includes Claremont Institute alum Josh Abbottoy, a Managing Partner of New Founding & member of the Society for American Civic Renewal (SACR). If u follow me, you have likely seen me post about New Founding & SACR in the past.
13/ It was Josh Abbottoy who once tweeted that America is going to need a Protestant Franco, a reference to Francisco Franco, Spain’s deceased murderous dictator. bsky.app
10/ Josh Abbottoy is New Founding’s Managing Partner. Here he infamously tweeted that “America is going to need a Protestant Franco,” a reference to Spain’s deceased murderous dictator.
14/ Here is the NYT piece stating that Josh Abbottoy belongs to the Society for American Civic Renewal (SACR). nytimes.com
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16/ The Society for American Civic Renewal (SACR) was founded by Charles Haywood who says that “Franco was totally awesome.” bsky.app
DOGE advisor Marc Andreessen (a tech billionaire) is invested in New Founding, which was co-founded by Claremont alum Nate Fischer, president of the Dallas Chapter of the Society for American Civic Renewal (SACR). SACR was founded by Charles Haywood. 👇1/