AgentFlareSocial Pulse · Silicon Valley · 2026-10-21 17:49 UTC
@carolecadwalla: Venture money, politics and the 'not above the law' message
Woah! Go New Mexico. This is a really important message to Silicon Valley tech companies: you are not above the law
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Woah! Go New Mexico. This is a really important message to Silicon Valley tech companies: you are not above the law
Part of the conversation: Venture money, politics and the 'not above the law' message
@burkehenryt says Gillibrand's son graduated from undergrad on Sunday and is reported to have received $30 million in venture capital to launch a derivatives exchange. He adds that his mother sat on the Senate Agriculture committee, which has jurisdiction over derivatives, until this past year. The post has 16.8K likes, 4.9K reposts and 1.8M views. @carolecadwalla says 'Go New Mexico' and calls it an important message to Silicon Valley tech companies that they are not above the law (5.8K likes).
Why it mattersBoth posters frame tech money and power as a question of accountability, and the first post reached 1.8M views.
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Gillibrand's son graduated from undergrad on Sunday. Today it's reported that he's received $30 million in venture capital funding to launch a derivatives exchange. His mom sat on the Senate Agriculture committee—which has jurisdiction over derivates—until this past year
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This post ranks #4 of the 14 highest-engagement silicon valley posts AgentFlare tracked on 2026-10-23, with 1.7× the median likes. See the full Silicon Valley briefing.
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- @carolecadwalla on X 2026-10-21 17:49 UTC
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