Ethics · Government · Elections·January 15, 2025
Yarvin-Thiel network's anti-democratic philosophy gains influence in Trump administration
Anti-democracy blogger attends Trump inaugural as his ideas echo through DOGE workforce cuts
Curtis Yarvin attended Trump inaugural gala January 2025 as informal guest of honor per Politico
Yarvin founded neoreactionary movement under pen name Mencius Moldbug in late 2000s
He coined RAGE (Retire All Government Employees) in 2012
Peter Thiel invested in Yarvin startup Tlon and gave $100,000 to co-founder in 2011
Thiel contributed over $10 million to PACs supporting Vance and Blake Masters
Vance cited Yarvin in 2021 podcast interview discussing government restructuring
Thiel told The Atlantic he does not think Yarvin ideas would work
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