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Silicon Valley Got Their Guy

J. D. Vance has solidified tech’s MAGA moment.
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When Donald Trump tapped Senator J. D. Vance of Ohio to be his running mate on Monday, far-right influencers were pleased. The announcement was met with a chorus of “we’re so back” and all of its iterations from people who post very angrily, many via pseudonymous accounts, about things including the inferiority of women, the inferiority of Black people, the inferiority of gay people, and the inferiority of Jewish people.

“Vance has voiced support for mass deportations and legal immigration restriction,” wrote Patrick Casey, who previously led

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