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Meet Rockbridge, the secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future. It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.” It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics. gift link: wapo.st/3Jsvgrl

wapo.stThe secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s futureChris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.

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FYI. Thank you for the gift link! bsky.app/profile/jenn...

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

WTF? @washingtonpost.com just published a profile about Chris Buskirk—who co-founded the Thiel-backed Rockbridge Network with JD Vance—that omitted Buskirk’s ties to American Reformer, self-professed Christian Nationalist William Wolfe, & Wolfe’s Center for Baptist Leadership. 1/

The man in the photo is Rockbridge co-founder Chris Buskirk. Thread. bsky.app/profile/jenn...

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

Chris Buskirk founded the Thiel-backed Rockbridge Network w/ JD Vance in 2019. In 2021, he published this essay titled: “Rewarding Enemies, Punishing Friends *** The post-Trump nationalist-populist movement must learn who its real friends are.” It begins by quoting former Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt 1/

Thiel, Andreessen, Sacks—all there. JD Vance lco-founded Rockbridge with funding from Thiel in 2019...the same year he converted to Catholicism (a shift he has credited to Thiel's influence).

There’s an old engraving of London Bridge in the 16th century when there were still buildings on both sides of the bridge. The remaining parts of traitors were also on display there. It may be time to revisit that idea.

At least the old aristocracies had some values beyond the acquisition of money. Upper echelons of our military and foreign service, even the OSS dropping behind enemy lines, were aristocrats. Can’t picture today’s wealthy doing anything but maneuver for more income.

They wished they were aristocrats. They are technocrats born from neoliberalism who think they know best, as is government were a company. Never mind their serious mental-health (and for some, substances) issues. I often wonder if 47 knows he’s their puppet too.

Wondering why 2nd hand listings of Buskirk's most recent book feature a different title to the cover, @gilduran.com? Did he publish it originally as "How the American Elites Won, Lost, and Can Win Again", and then republish it with a new title when he realised it didn't fit the populist narrative?