Joe Lonsdale
The State-Level Enforcer — Palantir Co-Founder
Palantir co-founder. 8VC. Founded Cicero Institute: drafts state-level legislation criminalizing homelessness, privatizing public functions. Runs a localized the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the municipal and state level — while the federal apparatus dismantles from above, Lonsdale captures from below.
Also in Dark Enlightenment
Curtis Yarvin / Mencius MoldbugThe Intellectual Architect — Blog Posts to GovernmAlex KarpThe Paradox Shield — Frankfurt School → SurveillanShyam SankarThe Systems Engineer — Ontology ArchitectBalaji SrinivasanThe Territorial Architect — Network StateDOGE Personnel PipelineThe Shadow Civil Service — Palantir → Government RThe CCRU (Cybernetic Culture Research Unit)The Incubator — Warwick 1995-1997Nick LandThe Architect — Philosopher of Inhuman AcceleratioMark Fisher (1968-2017)The Counter-Thesis — Turchin + Fisher + Phoenix Co