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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social

Any article pointing out the network is good. The coverage can increase from there. Jan 6 had two main domestic backing groups: the fundamentalist religious right, and the techbro neo-fascists (which includes the gay MAGA network). They obviously do not share values.. 1/2

aug 29, 2025, 12:09 am • 4 0

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social

.. so there must be conflict, yet the religious right is strangely quiet right now, seeming to cede power. An expert on the religious right predicted that this is a waiting game, that if Thiel really seized power they would knife him, use his gayness against him. We shall see what happens. 2/2

aug 29, 2025, 12:09 am • 4 0 • view
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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social

i would suspect he will always act through a cutout that's religiously acceptable like a certain yalie

aug 29, 2025, 12:12 am • 2 0 • view
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social

Thiel had two cutouts that would be more acceptable - Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz have deep Evangelical credentials. But, Cruz had failed for the presidency already. JD as a recent-convert hard-right tradCath will be a tougher sell, both for the general voter and for religious-right power brokers.

aug 29, 2025, 12:17 am • 3 0 • view