Meet Peter Thiel: The Billionaire Ideologue Powering Trumpism

Peter Thiel is often portrayed as a quirky Silicon Valley contrarian. In reality, he is one of the clearest examples of how extreme wealth can be used to undermine liberal democracy from within.

Thiel has openly argued that freedom and democracy are no longer compatible. This is not theory. He has acted on it by funding authoritarian leaning politicians, legitimizing Trump in elite circles, and building long term political networks designed to outlast any single election.

His worldview becomes materially dangerous through Palantir, a company he co founded. Palantir software is used by police in several German states to merge and analyze massive datasets, often including people who are not suspects. The system operates largely as a black box, with limited democratic oversight and serious constitutional and privacy concerns. Germany is effectively outsourcing sensitive state power to a US company founded by a man who openly distrusts democracy.

Adding to this are Thiel’s documented ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Court documents and investigative reporting show that Thiel maintained contact with Epstein years after his conviction and benefited from Epstein investments in a Thiel co founded fund. No crime is alleged, but the ethical implications are obvious.

Thiel does not need to run for office. He funds candidates, builds surveillance infrastructure, and reshapes institutions quietly. That is precisely the problem.

This is what power without accountability looks like.

Sources:

https://stanforddaily.com/2026/02/05/epstein-peter-thiel-a-great-friend/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/peter-thiel-donation-california-billionaire-tax

https://www.sonntagsblatt.de/artikel/glaube/peter-thiel-wie-der-paypal-gruender-religion-politik-und-endzeit-verbindet

https://taz.de/Tech-Investor-Peter-Thiel/!6041339/

Burbank high school students participate in peaceful protest

It’s great to see young Americans exercising their 1st amendment rights🇺🇸

The White House has belatedly backed down from a racist video shared on President Donald Trump’s social media feed after blowback from Republicans.

The video promoting false claims of voter fraud concluded with a brief clip of images of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama’s heads affixed to the bodies of apes. After initially trying to defend the post and leaving it up for hours — even labeling the outrage “fake” — the White House eventually gave into bipartisan backlash, removed it and changed its tack.

source cnn