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peppertree

(23,430 posts)
Sat May 2, 2026, 06:08 PM 18 hrs ago

Peter Thiel flees to Argentina?

Last year, tech fascist guru Curtis Yarvin warned that Trump’s Silicon Valley supporters should prepare to flee the United States in case Democrats retake power. Now, one of Yarvin’s key followers — Palantir co-founder and Antichrist enthusiast Peter Thiel — appears to be heeding his advice.

Thiel has purchased a new mansion in an affluent section of Buenos Aires, according to the New York Post. The billionaire plans an extended stay in Argentina, according to the Buenos Aires Herald, and he met with Argentine President Javier Milei this week.

“Thiel, the 58-year-old founder of online payments processor PayPal and AI company Palantir, is reportedly planning to stay in the country for two months,” reported the Herald on April 23.

“He is mostly in a US$12 million house he bought in Barrio Parque, an affluent neighborhood in Buenos Aires,” local media reported. “Thiel and his husband, Matt Danzeisen, saw Milei in Casa Rosada at 2 p.m., together with the country’s Foreign Minister, Pablo Quirno.”

American tech fascists have rallied in support of Milei, a chainsaw-waving anarcho-capitalist zealot who is known for claiming to communicate with the ghost of a dead dog, as well as for imposing disastrous policies on the country’s economy. Milei, 55, claims credit for reducing inflation - but his popularity has dropped to 36% as people struggle to survive amid mounting job losses.

At: https://www.thenerdreich.com/peter-thiel-flees-to-argentina/



Nightmare on Dardo Rocha Street? The Buenos Aires property purchased last week by Palantir and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.

The 8,000 ft² townhouse, designed in the 1920s by the same Argentine architect (Alejandro Bustillo) who - unwittingly - designed what's widely believed to be Adolf Hitler's post-war hideout cabin in Patagonia, at US$12 million marks a record high for any single property purchased in Buenos Aires.

Though touted in right-wing Argentine media as confirmation of Thiel's plans to invest billions in the foreign debt-saddled South American country, the purchase has also led to speculation that Thiel intends to use the property as a getaway should U.S. midterms result in Democratic majorities - and potential investigations and subpoenas.
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Peter Thiel flees to Argentina? (Original Post) peppertree 18 hrs ago OP
Adios! tanyev 18 hrs ago #1
Is there enough room for JD and his family? Deuxcents 18 hrs ago #2
And his couches. peppertree 18 hrs ago #3
No FBaggins 14 hrs ago #4

FBaggins

(28,713 posts)
4. No
Sat May 2, 2026, 10:17 PM
14 hrs ago

The guy just moved his business to Florida and owns expensive homes in several states and countries. Adding another one to the list is hardly "fleeing" the country.

He definitely seems to be fleeing California's new billionaire tax... but that's about it.

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