Silicon Valley tech billionaires are secretly buying up farm land in rural Northern California

Silicon Valley tech billionaires are secretly buying up farm land in rural Northern California

They are crushing family farms with lawsuits and forcing them out of their homes

“They did this stuff secretly — then they have the the gall to sue farmers that don't wanna sell”

“Flannery also sued dozens of other family farmers who held out after discussing the value of their land amongst each other, accusing them of collusion and antitrust violations.”

“The group wants to build a green community”

“The stakes are sky high, both locally and for the nation. If the project goes through, a precedent will be set with billionaires able to buy their way through community resistance and create their own privately held societies.

They did the same thing as Silicon Valley. They promised them all these houses and all this. Well, look at them now, unhoused. They're gonna do the same thing to us.”

They have already completed the purchase of tens of thousands of acres and are in the process of forcing everyone out of their homes and farmland

Silicon Valley tech billionaires are secretly buying up farm land in rural Northern California

They are crushing family farms with lawsuits and forcing them out of their homes

“They did this stuff secretly — then they have the the gall to sue farmers that don't wanna sell”… pic.twitter.com/42te2eteI3

— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes)May 7, 2025

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