https://magnus919.com/categories/national-security/Recent content in National Security on Notes from the Rabbit HoleHugoen© [Magnus Hedemark](https://github.com/magnus919)Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:14:00 -0400https://magnus919.com/2025/06/the-shadow-architects-how-project-2025-authors-built-the-technology-to-implement-their-authoritarian-vision/Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:14:00 -0400https://magnus919.com/2025/06/the-shadow-architects-how-project-2025-authors-built-the-technology-to-implement-their-authoritarian-vision/<div class="warn-box"> <div class="warn-icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"> <path d="M10.29 3.86L1.82 18a2 2 0 0 0 1.71 3h16.94a2 2 0 0 0 1.71-3L13.71 3.86a2 2 0 0 0-3.42 0z"></path> <line x1="12" y1="9" x2="12" y2="13"></line> <line x1="12" y1="17" x2="12.01" y2="17"></line> </svg> </div> <div class="warn-content"> I&rsquo;m not an actualy journalist. I&rsquo;m a guy with a blog, and maybe 2 to 3 dozen people who read it. I heavily cited sources here hoping that actual journalists would pick this up, take advantage of my heavy lifting, and bring the real, full story forward. If you do, I don&rsquo;t want to be interviewed or anything. I would just appreciate a mention and a link back to my site if you run with this. </div> </div> <div class="info-box"> <div class="info-icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"> <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"></circle> <line x1="12" y1="16" x2="12" y2="12"></line> <line x1="12" y1="8" x2="12.01" y2="8"></line> </svg> </div> <div class="info-content"> <p>TL;DR: Project 2025 authors didn&rsquo;t just write authoritarian policies—they positioned themselves to control the surveillance technology to implement them.</p>