Peter Thiel’s protégés: a common thread runs through Trump’s tech team (fortune.com)
from AcidicBasicGlitch@lemm.ee to technology@lemmy.world on 28 May 23:28
https://lemm.ee/post/65270240

What do Trump’s picks for deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, “AI and crypto czar,” and ambassador to Denmark all have in common?

If you guessed that they are all tech-industry insiders (and men), you’re only partially correct.

A less obvious but important bond linking these techies together is their shared history with Peter Thiel, the reclusive billionaire venture capitalist who famously wrote the first check that funded Facebook.

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thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org on 29 May 01:24 next collapse

the common thread = spineless douches

sepi@piefed.social on 29 May 13:40 collapse

Like david ballsacks, chief dipshit

K1nsey6@lemmy.world on 29 May 03:21 next collapse

Talking like Thiel’s influence in government just started. His claws have been imbedded for years

AcidicBasicGlitch@lemm.ee on 29 May 13:16 collapse

Yeah, I wrote about that and in particular hope more people will pay attention to what Michael Kratsios is doing.

Kratsios stays pretty quiet, so most people aren’t aware of him, or the fact he and Thiel were behind most of the ideas everyone currently associates with DOGE during Trump’s first administration.

unphazed@lemmy.world on 29 May 14:05 collapse

I don’t see Yarvin on here… this needs expansion.