This article is part of Technofascism, Inc., an ongoing investigation into the corporate warlords, oil magnates, and tech monopolists who have seized control of Trump’s second-term cabinet. These loyal servants of capital are forging a new system where state power and corporate greed merge seamlessly—a regime built to defend wealth at home and sustain U.S. imperial dominance abroad, even as that dominance crumbles.
There was a time when Tulsi Gabbard’s name was whispered with admiration in so-called “progressive” circles. She had the look of a renegade—a combat veteran turned critic of endless wars, daring to call out the Washington foreign policy consensus. But in the brutal reality of American politics, every “outsider” who rises to the top tends to reveal the same thing: they were always an insider in disguise.
Gabbard’s appointment as Trump’s Director of National Intelligence (DNI)—chief overseer of the sprawling U.S. surveillance state—completes her metamorphosis from dissident to disciplinarian. Her journey, far from being a tale of principled resistance, is the story of an ambitious operator who mastered the art of positioning herself wherever power demanded. She has finally found her true calling: helping consolidate the technofascist state from within its nerve center—the intelligence apparatus.
Beneath the Independent Veneer: Groomed for Power
Gabbard’s backstory is marketed as refreshingly unorthodox—born in American Samoa, raised in Hawaii, practicing Hinduism, and serving in Iraq. But look closely, and the familiar contours of American elite grooming reveal themselves. Her father, Mike Gabbard, was a well-connected conservative politician in Hawaii, deeply entrenched in culture war politics. Her spiritual community, the Science of Identity Foundation, had long-standing ties to influential political and business figures in the state.
She entered politics at 21, a prodigy in the mold of those fast-tracked for power, winning a state legislature seat. Her military service, while often portrayed as gritty frontline work, was in the Medical Command and Civil Affairs—units deeply intertwined with military psy-ops and “hearts and minds” operations. In other words, she learned early how to blend humanitarian rhetoric with the machinery of occupation.
The Deep State Embrace
By the time Gabbard landed in Congress in 2013, she was already straddling two worlds: the anti-war left and the national security state. She denounced regime change wars while simultaneously cultivating close ties with the military-industrial complex. Her anti-interventionism was never anti-imperialism; it was a call for more “targeted” operations, drone strikes, and covert action—imperialism with a lighter footprint.
This balancing act won her admirers in high places. She was quickly placed on the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees—prime spots for those being initiated into the imperial priesthood. Her frequent appearances on Fox News, championing a “strong America” while criticizing “woke generals,” endeared her to the right-wing establishment. By 2020, Gabbard was less the voice of the anti-war left and more the acceptable face of nationalist militarism.
Corporate Ties and Right-Wing Platforms
The pivot toward Trump’s orbit was not merely ideological; it was lucrative. Gabbard built a media brand around her contrarian image, securing lucrative contracts with Fox News and conservative legal outfits like the American Center for Law and Justice. Her speaking fees surged, with appearances at Heritage Foundation galas and cryptocurrency conferences. Her personal wealth ballooned, with investments in Big Tech (Tesla, Apple, Nvidia), alt-right media platforms (Rumble), and the ever-speculative cryptocurrency market.
These aren’t the finances of a humble populist; they are the portfolio of someone deeply embedded in the Silicon Valley-libertarian-right nexus—the same nexus fueling the technofascist project.
The Intelligence Apparatus as Corporate Weapon
As Director of National Intelligence, Gabbard now presides over the vast apparatus of U.S. surveillance, cyber-espionage, and covert operations. Her role is not simply to “gather information.” It is to align the intelligence state with the evolving needs of monopoly capital—particularly Big Tech and the defense sector—as they fuse into a single authoritarian bloc under the Trump regime.
Gabbard’s anti-establishment credentials will be weaponized to pacify dissent. Expect her to speak the language of “freedom” and “national sovereignty” while expanding mass surveillance in partnership with tech giants like Palantir, Amazon, and Google. Civil liberties will erode under the guise of fighting “woke terrorism” and “domestic extremism,” with the working class bearing the brunt. Her past skepticism toward interventionism will likely morph into a more refined doctrine of economic and cyber-warfare—sanctions, financial blockades, and tech embargoes targeting China, Russia, and any Global South nation that dares defy U.S. supremacy.
Consolidating the Technofascist Bloc
Tulsi Gabbard’s rise must be understood as part of Trump’s broader project: the construction of a technofascist state that merges the surveillance capacities of the intelligence community with the algorithmic control of Big Tech and the extractive logic of Wall Street. This is the final synthesis of the Yankee-Cowboy-Digerati ruling-class factions—militarists, financiers, and tech oligarchs—forming an authoritarian front to secure U.S. imperial power in a rapidly fragmenting global order.
Gabbard is the perfect operative for this task. Her appeal to both libertarians and militarists allows her to bridge gaps within the ruling class. Her “outsider” status provides cover for an intensification of domestic repression. Her media savvy ensures that dissent—whether from the left or the working class—is reframed as either foreign subversion or “woke elitism.”
The Price of Empire’s Preservation
In the end, Gabbard’s journey is not one of betrayal but fulfillment. She was never truly against empire—only against its inefficiencies. Her intelligence reign will be defined by making that empire more ruthless, more automated, and more insulated from public accountability. As the U.S. ruling class wages its desperate campaign to halt imperial decline, Gabbard will ensure that the machine of surveillance, propaganda, and repression hums without interruption.
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