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Cars are still bad @jondoesnotexist.bsky.social · 18h

“Everyone who is rich enough or close enough to reactionary politics is effectively in a cult with beliefs loonier than the median Heaven’s Gate member” is a relatively straightforward description of the current moment. I don’t know how we live like this

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 21h

I dunno, man... I dunno. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

"Do Thiel’s arguments make sense?

In a word, no."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

"One of Thiel’s longstanding political affiliations has been anti-communism, and in his fourth lecture, he suggests that opposition to communism following world war two is something that held back the antichrist."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

"Greta is... maybe sort of a type or a shadow of an antichrist of a sort that would be tempting. But I don’t want to flatter her too much. So with Greta, you shouldn’t take her as the antichrist for sure. With AOC, you can choose whether or not you want to believe this disclaimer that I just gave."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

"When asked about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Thiel says that he worries about there being a 'woke American pope'– Pope Leo XIV – and a 'woke American president', creating a 'Caesar-Papist fusion'."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

"Thiel argues that, in order for the antichrist to be able to pull off the Armageddon in one lifetime, they need to be young today – he points to 33 as an auspicious number."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

"As the antichrist is synonymous with a one-world state for Thiel, he also believes that international bodies including the United Nations and the international criminal court (ICC) hasten the coming of Armageddon."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

"His beliefs are diffuse, meandering and often confusing, but one tenet he’s steadfastly maintained... is that the unification of the world under one global state is essentially identical to the antichrist. In his talks, he uses the term 'antichrist' almost interchangeably with 'one-world state'."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

"'I’m a libertarian, or a classical liberal, who deviates in one minor detail, where I’m worried about the antichrist,' Thiel said during his third lecture."

Okay, dude.

From The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

"'It’s become quite difficult to hide one’s money,' Thiel said, according to the recordings. 'An incredible machinery of tax treaties, financial surveillance and sanctions architecture has been constructed.'”

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

"Thiel, whose net worth is around $27 billion... also used his private talks to criticize financial regulations. He said such rules were a sign that a singular world government has begun to emerge that could be taken over by an Antichrist figure who could then use it to exert control over people."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

"Thiel argued that critiques of technology and calls for stricter regulation by Thunberg and others appear to echo biblical interpretations of an Antichrist who will win power by offering the world 'peace and safety' from apocalyptic destruction, according to the recordings."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

"Thiel hinted in his third lecture on Sept. 29 that the restriction was intended to draw more attention to his ideas, according to the recording. 'It’s a pretty good marketing shtick if you want everyone to hear about something, not to let anyone into the room,' he said."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 17h

LEAKED AUDIO has surfaced from Thiel's lecture series, where he railed against AI and financial regulations and called Greta Thunberg the Antichrist.

From the Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 2d

Palantir has an $18 million ICE contract for their Investigative Case Management tool "which allows ICE to filter people based on their immigration status, physical characteristics, criminal affiliation, location data, and more" plus a $30 million contract to develop "Immigration OS."

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 2d

Here's an updated list of all the technology ICE has in its arsenal to mass deport people.

We've added new sections on cell-site simulators and cellphone location data.

techcrunch.com/2025/10/08/h...

Here's the tech powering ICE's deportation crackdown | TechCrunch

From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.

techcrunch.com

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Saadia___m @saadia---m.bsky.social · Jul 15

Ryan was fired from his law firm for writing about Plantir and the Trump administration’s ability to track protestors. Big law wants complicity… open.substack.com/pub/ryanwill...

Inside Big Law: The Cost of Silence is Democracy Itself

Big Law, it turns out, doesn’t just train lawyers.

open.substack.com

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 7d

Join us this Monday to protest the final installment of Peter Thiel's Antichrist lecture series.

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Ardath Whynacht @ardathjean.bsky.social · 7d

When you put tech bros in charge

Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 7d

Wait so the company getting paid billions to "keep us safe" has "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," -- according to the actual Army

www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system has deep flaws, Army memo says

The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," according to a recent internal Army memo.

www.reuters.com

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Love is a Peaceful Planet @peaceful-planet.bsky.social · 8d

Calling all UC Berkeley students to Sproul Plaza tomorrow, October 3rd:

Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 8d

Wow.

Students at UC Berkeley are protesting Palantir on campus tomorrow at 2pm.

Show up!

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 7d

Wait so the company getting paid billions to "keep us safe" has "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," -- according to the actual Army

www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system has deep flaws, Army memo says

The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," according to a recent internal Army memo.

www.reuters.com

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 7d

2pm today at UC Berkeley

#PurgePalantir

Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 8d

Wow.

Students at UC Berkeley are protesting Palantir on campus tomorrow at 2pm.

Show up!

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Kay Reindl @ruefrex.bsky.social · 8d

👏👏👏👏

Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 8d

Wow.

Students at UC Berkeley are protesting Palantir on campus tomorrow at 2pm.

Show up!

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Boaz Nash @boazhsan.bsky.social · 8d

Berkeley getting its 60s mojo back?

Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 8d

Wow.

Students at UC Berkeley are protesting Palantir on campus tomorrow at 2pm.

Show up!

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 8d

Wow.

Students at UC Berkeley are protesting Palantir on campus tomorrow at 2pm.

Show up!

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 9d

"You know you live in strange times when one of the most influential billionaires in the world... starts dedicating his public appearances primarily to a set of ideas about Armageddon borrowed heavily from a Nazi jurist."

More from Wired:

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 10d

This piece by @laurabullard.bsky.social goes DEEP into Peter Thiel’s Antichrist fixation—a bizarre melding of biblical scripture and Nazi philosophy.

Remember: This isn't about AI. It's a much deeper story about the strange mind behind JD Vance.

Read it:

www.wired.com/story/the-re...

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

www.wired.com

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