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Far-right billionaire Peter Thiel revealed as FBI informant: report
MSN / Alternet ^ | Oct 19 | Story by Carl Gibson

Posted on 10/19/2023 7:35:22 AM PDT by RandFan

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To: RandFan

Does the FBI have enough self-awareness of its unpopularity among the American people to use it against their foes? In the old days, J. Edgar Hoover would leak (or state publicly) someone’s communist affiliations to destroy them. Would the FBI now leak real or fake association with the FBI itself to damage someone’s reputation?


21 posted on 10/19/2023 8:11:33 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Democrats' version of MAGA: Making America the Gulag Archipelago. Now with "Formal Deprogramming")
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If the government was concerned they could just stop importing workers from China and India to flood the American tech sector and get student visas . Not sure why they need an informant


22 posted on 10/19/2023 8:19:32 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: Signalman

You never see the term “far left” in the lame stream media .
Why is that?
………………….
Because there are no more moderates to distinguish it from. They’re all commies now!


23 posted on 10/19/2023 8:21:57 AM PDT by dragonblustar (You best start believing in Bible prophecies, you’re in one.)
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To: RandFan

Informer? Or, Collaborator?


24 posted on 10/19/2023 8:24:34 AM PDT by MMusson
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To: RandFan


25 posted on 10/19/2023 8:36:31 AM PDT by Angelino97
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To: RandFan

“Far-Right”?
Is there any other kind?


26 posted on 10/19/2023 8:44:32 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (“99% of failure comes from people who make excuses.” -George Washington)
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To: PGR88

Almost to the point where you cannot trust just anybody.


27 posted on 10/19/2023 8:45:25 AM PDT by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness )
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To: griswold3

Almost? That ship sailed a long a time ago.


28 posted on 10/19/2023 8:45:44 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Levy78; Pelham; WKB

The Lampton family in Jackson Miss

They own Ergon companies

Oil and gas specialties and transport

Largest barge operators aside from the Ingrahams here in Nashville

They are decent folks and low key

I grew up around them

And the Ingrahams here not much bad about them they are fairly typical republicans whereas the Lamptons are pretty conservative

That’s two groups come to mind

That’s a broad brush you’re painting with and reflects the class envy one sees frequently here

No I’m not rich


29 posted on 10/19/2023 8:51:58 AM PDT by wardaddy (Civilization cannot tolerate what the world is becoming )
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To: RandFan

“Johnson told Insider that he believes Thiel is primarily informing on foreign governments’ attempts to cement themselves within Silicon Valley.”

In essence there is nothing to see here, as why Thiel may have cooperated with the FBI should be considered normal for his professional experience an what the FBI wanted his cooperation with.


30 posted on 10/19/2023 8:56:07 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Wuli

Says more about the FBI than anything, that people simply don’t believe they are the “White Hats” anymore.


31 posted on 10/19/2023 8:57:09 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Jamestown1630

Many here no longer think but merely react reflexively to key words and many of their key trigger words reflexively pin a “deep state” pin on someone, facts be damned.


32 posted on 10/19/2023 8:59:03 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: wardaddy

Lol. I’m doing just fine and not envious of anyone else’s finances. Nice broad brush you use there for anyone who questions the oligarchs.


33 posted on 10/19/2023 8:59:11 AM PDT by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: Levy78

When did Conservatives starting hating capitalism and reflexively anyone who managed to do very well for themselves??? Or maybe many here never were Conservatives after all.


34 posted on 10/19/2023 9:01:24 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Signalman

Because it’s (D)ifferent


35 posted on 10/19/2023 9:01:55 AM PDT by ConjunctionJunction (Vim vi repellere licet)
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To: Bishop_Malachi

“Learning just how degenerate these “capitalist success stories” are has been a long time coming.”

And Peter Thiel’s success story is degenerate in your view because?

Believing in stereotypes is a sign of non-thinking and is very common to all all Leftists.


36 posted on 10/19/2023 9:04:33 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: RandFan

FIB?


37 posted on 10/19/2023 9:05:07 AM PDT by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Never be slave in a new Socialist America )
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To: Wuli

I asked a question. Name billionaires who aren’t leftist or total scum, I’m all ears… maybe there are a few. Weird hero worship folks have here of people who hate them.


38 posted on 10/19/2023 9:05:19 AM PDT by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: Levy78

Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Michael Dell, Peter Thiel, John Mars, Ken Griffin - just to name a few off the top of my head.


39 posted on 10/19/2023 9:14:53 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: RandFan

Wasn’t he the angel investor who backed Zuckerberg in the early days of Facebook?


40 posted on 10/19/2023 9:28:03 AM PDT by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)
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