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  1. Nov 9, 2023 · He cut off funding for the Seasteading Institute—years of talk had yielded no practical progress–and turned to other forms of escape.

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  2. May 1, 2022 · According to people who have worked with Thiel, he largely eschews the armies of political consultants, bundlers and fundraisers who dominate other political fundraising operations.

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  3. Sep 20, 2021 · Thiel spoke at the Republican National Convention in 2016 and donated around $1.5 million that cycle to pro-Trump groups. The Trump campaign wasn’t Thiel’s first political foray, but it was his...

  4. Aug 29, 2024 · Despite his one-time backing of the Trump ticket, Thiel later said he turned down a $10 million request from the Trump campaign last year and added he would be backing away from political funding...

  5. Sep 21, 2021 · P aypal cofounder Peter Thiel is famous for destroying media outlets, not paying taxes, and being a conservative tech billionaire. A new biography, The Contrarian, suggests that he is after more...

  6. Sep 21, 2021 · Thiel then began to direct money to nativist political candidates and causes, and to collaborate — via Palantir — with Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the strange right-wing figure who would later ...

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  8. Feb 8, 2022 · Early Facebook investor Peter Thiel plans to resign from its parent company Meta’s board, the company announced on Monday. Thiel’s departure is significant because he is a rare outspoken...

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