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Network States Are Already Rewriting Sovereignty — And You're Inside It

What looks like chaos is actually architecture. From QAnon to MAGA, crypto to tokens, a new operating system for loyalty, governance and power is already here.

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Adam Cunningham
Apr 25, 2025
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Before We Begin: A Personal Note

This essay has been two years in the making.

(Ever notice why there was no #10 on the 2025 predictions?)

And I’ll be honest: I hate writing about politics and I HATE writing about Trump. I have no interest in spending my creative energy charting the debris field of culture wars and constitutional crises.

Anyone who knows me…

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