Gil Durán✓

Bluesky @gilduran.com

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Followers

44.7K

Account age

3 yrs

Known for

Politico's owner is giving Peter Thiel an award.

Semafor just added more tech billionaires to its Silicon Valley suck-up advisory board.

Now comes the Economist's "Insider" interview with Elon Musk, sponsored by Anthropic.

The sorry state of business/tech journalism in one stunning image.

1.7K views Politico's owner is giving Peter Thiel an award. Semafor just added more tech billionaires to its Silicon Valley suck-up advisory board. Now comes the Economist's "Insider" interview with Elon Musk, sponsored by Anthropic. The sorry state of business/tech journalism in one stunning image.

Network State Cult Crushed in Malaysia!

Balaji Srinivasan’s bizarre “Network School” sought to create a tech “micro-nation” on Malaysian soil.

“No investor, company, or organisation can be placed above the sovereignty of the country’s law,” say local officials.

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289 views Network State Cult Crushed in Malaysia! Balaji Srinivasan’s bizarre “Network School” sought to create a tech “micro-nation” on Malaysian soil. “No investor, company, or organisation can be placed above the sovereignty of the country’s law,” say local officials. www.msn.com/en-my/news/o...

📊 Post engagement

365

Avg engagement / post

0.8%

Engagement vs followers

Jun 2023

On Bluesky since

🔥 Top post: Politico's owner is giving Peter Thiel an award. Semafor just a · 1.7K likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence

13.5 / week

Posts daily — consistently active for a campaign window.

Content mix

Mostly text

Recent: 6 text · 2 image · 0 video.

Follower / following

19×

Follows 2.3K back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Politico's owner is giving Peter Thiel an award. Semafor just added more tech billionaires to its Silicon Valley suck-up advisory board. Now comes the Economist's "Insider" interview with Elon Musk, sponsored by Anthropic. The sorry state of business/tech journalism in one s… ★ 1.7K

The Red Scare, but Dumber. In an interview with @onthemedia.bsky.social, I expose the chilling strategy behind Trump’s fake “communist” talking points. Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for boosting my analysis! www.wnycstudios.org/… ★ 210 👀 “Brown, a journalist and former member of the hacktivist collective Anonymous, sits opposite me. He lights a crack pipe packed with ‘ice’, the local version of meth, takes a long drag, and exhales towards the floor to avoid blowing smoke… ★ 178 Who will speak up for the poor suffering *checks notes* BILLIONAIRES? Oh ★ 169 Malaysia Crushes Network School. Balaji Flees to Kazakhstan www.thenerdreich.com/malaysia-cru... ★ 82 Reuters finally acknowledges existence of Network State: “Concerns have also been raised over Srinivasan’s mission, outlined in his 2022 book The Network State, to set up new decentralised communities separate from existing nation state… ★ 221

Network State Cult Crushed in Malaysia! Balaji Srinivasan’s bizarre “Network School” sought to create a tech “micro-nation” on Malaysian soil. “No investor, company, or organisation can be placed above the sovereignty of the country’s la… ★ 289 Anatomy of Viral AI Slop Threads Hook: You won't believe this crazy story. Urgency: Hurry, read it now. Pacing: Full of twists and turns, characters and emotions. Trap: You won't believe the surprise ending (it'll take a while to get t… ★ 98

🦋 Handle & authenticity

✅ Domain-verified

@gilduran.com

The handle is the domain gilduran.com. On Bluesky a domain handle proves the owner controls that website — so this is verifiably the real gilduran.com account, not an impersonator.

On Bluesky since

Jun 2023

An early adopter from the invite-only beta (before the Feb 2024 public launch) — an original, established account.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2023 — 3 years ago.

👁️Averages 365 views per post.

📤Posts about 13.5× per week.

🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.

🛡️ Audience credibility

95/100 Excellent

Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Strong engagement (~0.8% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
Verified account.
Established account (3+ years old).

Est. authentic audience

99%

Fake-follower risk

Low

Data confidence

High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

💚 Brand affinity

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Brands Gil Durán's audience is most likely to respond to — from detected sponsorships in this niche.

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About

California writer. Ida Tarbell stan. Author: “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Global Democracy.” https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nerd-Reich/Gil-Duran/9781668221402 Newsletter: http://www.thenerdreich.com