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Peter Thiel’s protégés: a common thread runs through Trump’s tech team (fortune.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by AcidicBasicGlitch@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] AcidicBasicGlitch@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the common thread = spineless douches

[–] sepi@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Like david ballsacks, chief dipshit

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I don't see Yarvin on here... this needs expansion.