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David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)
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Creator of Ruby on Rails, co-owner and CTO of 37signals. Publishes political essays on his public blog. Website ↗
Documented facts (6)
- 18 Oct 2026Anti-immigration
Posted on X that mass immigration has been a catastrophe for Europe and that correcting it is the continent's most urgent issue.
“Mass immigration has been a catastrophe for Europe. There is no issue more urgent before the continent than to correct this mistake.”
In a blog post comparing wolves killing sheep in Denmark with "gypsies" he described as "foreign vagrants" camping in Copenhagen's green areas, wrote that as wolves are shot when they get out of control, "gypsies" who take over public spaces should be deported.
“When wolves get out of control, you shoot them. When gypsies take over public spaces, you deport them. This isn't hard, it isn't cruel.”
- 16 Jul 2026Anti-immigration
Blog post calling for an end to mass migration, which he described as "importing millions of people from a culturally incompatible third world", and saying that "millions who are already in Europe must go" through "remigration".
“It's also that millions who are already in Europe must go. Remigration has gone from a fringe concept to the mainstream discourse in record time”
- 17 Jun 2026Far-right support
Blog post promoting "The Rape Gang Inquiry", a report released by Rupert Lowe, leader of the Restore Britain party, which Al Jazeera describes as far-right and which pledges mass deportations. The post describes the abuse as committed "by predominantly Pakistani Muslims against mostly White British girls".
“It details the industrial-scale sexual atrocities committed by predominantly Pakistani Muslims against mostly White British girls in the United Kingdom over decades.”
Blog post about the London march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson on 13 September 2025, saying he would no longer dream of moving to London because it is "no longer full of native Brits", calling the march "powerful" and its flags "heartwarming", and rejecting the "far right" label for the marchers.
“Unwilling to resign the rest of the country to the kind of demographic replacement that befell London over the last two decades.”
- 3 Jun 2025LGBTphobia
Blog post opposing Pride Week material on gender identity and the Gender and Sexuality Alliance meetings for primary pupils (grades 3-5) at the Copenhagen International School, calling the Pride Week activities "overt indoctrination" and the meetings "outright creepy". He reported that the school dropped the remaining Pride Week material for the semester after parent feedback.
“There's simply no responsible explanation for having kids as young as eight, or even as old as 11, in lunch and recess meetings with CIS staff to discuss gender and sexuality on school campus.”
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- 37signals is led by David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)