Big Tech Plans to Move Fast and Break Democracy

We're talking about developments in AI while those in power have unapologetically revealed their true fascist intensions; are we spending our time in the right way? Igor and I discuss the importance of shining a light on the techno-authoritarians who have played a very significant role in current state-of-the-world.While we discuss the murders of Nicole Good and Alex Pretti during this episode, it's important that we also acknowledge the many marginalized people who have died as a result of ICE's behavior, and they same level of outcry didn't happen. Six additional individuals died in ICE custody under suspicious circumstances between January 1st and 25th of 2026: Victor Manuel Díaz, Geraldo Lunas Campos, Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres, Luis Beltrán Yáñez-Cruz, Parady La, and Heber Sánchez Domínguez.Chapters(00:00) - | Introduction (03:57) - | The Authoritarian Stack (08:33) - | Palantir & Theil-Government Consolidation (13:44) - | Move Fast & Break Everything (23:14) - | Fascism in the US & Starving the Beast (39:48) - | Finding Local Opportunities for Action Critical LinksBelow are the most important links for this episode. For more, visit the episode page on Kairos.fm.The Authoritarian Stack websiteProject 2025 Observer websiteEFF report - ICE Using Palantir Tool Feeds on Medicaid DataThe Guardian article - Eight people have died in dealings with ICE so far in 2026. These are their storiesIndivisible websiteDistributed AI Research Institute projectsEAAMO website - Mechanism Design for Social GoodCarlos Maza video - How To Be Hopeless