Hey fam, it's me, Amara.

Welcome to the TransLash podcast, a show where we tell trans stories to save trans lives.

Silicon billionaires aren't just shaping technology, as we can clearly see day-to-day with the

leadership of Elon Musk and Doge. They are using that technological power and the billions

generated from it to push an extremist vision for the future, one that is genocidal in nature and in which trans people take

center stage in their plans for erasure. So we started digging into the beliefs and motivations

of some of these actors like Elon Musk in our episode on the threat of digital authoritarianism.

So now we're going to take an even deeper look at him and the wider political strategies

and the endgame of some of these techno extremists behind him, many of whom you may not have

heard before.

We'll be talking about how they are using their wealth and influence to

destroy our democracy and society and even the very concept of human dignity. Guiding us through

all of this is journalist Gil Duran, who's been tracking the rise of techno-fascism and its

consequences for our country. I think this ends with tens of millions of Americans in the streets demanding a halt to this authoritarian project.

And I think when people become that active, I think we're going to win.

But before we get to that important and illuminating conversation, let's start out as always with some trans joy. In a moment when technology shapes so much of our daily lives, we can find hope in the members of our community who are reclaiming it for liberation rather than control.

Corline Ada Emkey is a software engineer,

activist, and creator of the contributor covenant,

a tool that is made open-source spaces more inclusive.

She's also the founder of the organization for ethical source

which pushes for technology that centers human rights and social good.

Here she is to tell us more.

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