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May 2 2026 Girard / technocrat-impact audit ripple.
May 2 2026 Girard / technocrat-impact audit ripple. Tracks Thiel-funded Girardian institutional infrastructure: (1) Imitatio Foundation (~$1 million+ annual operations, Trevor Cribben Merrill Executive Director, COV&R + Stanford French + MIT Press / É Realizações Mimetic Theory imprint beneficiaries); (2) Thiel Foundation parent ($3-4.5 million annual disbursement across Girard-adjacent programs); (3) Stanford Cantor Arts Center 2017 Girard exhibition (Thiel-funded); (4) Stanford French + Italian Department continuing Girard-affiliated faculty (Robert Pogue Harrison successor anchor); (5) Hereticon Founders Fund-bankrolled conference; (6) NatCon Edmund Burke Foundation operational venue (Vance 2024 keynote, Yarvin programming).