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Uncle Joe

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5. I reached my conclusion from a combination of data points, the most recent of which
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 08:20 PM
Friday

is this New York Times article.

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Why Peter Thiel Is Decamping to the End of the World

The billionaire’s new roots in Argentina are said to be partly motivated by concerns about the future of the United States and shared beliefs with Argentina’s right-wing leader.

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Last month at a candlelit dinner at Mr. Thiel’s Buenos Aires mansion, influential economists and Argentine intellectuals gathered with the billionaire to discuss the country’s history and economy, before the conversation turned to the Antichrist, according to three people familiar with the gathering.

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In a polarized nation, rapidly changing under Mr. Milei, Mr. Thiel’s presence has been viewed starkly differently across the political spectrum. Government supporters see the venture capitalist’s presence as proof that Mr. Milei is successfully turning Argentina into a haven for foreign investors. Mr. Milei’s critics, however, see it as another example of the country being sold out to unbridled capitalism.

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Others have spread theories that he was coming to meddle in next year’s presidential elections, build large data centers or seize Argentines’ personal data with Palantir, which has deep relationships with the U.S. government.

The Uruguayan property, on sprawling grasslands studded with ranches, is near Punta del Este, a glamorous tourist destination on the Atlantic Ocean that people call the Hamptons of South America. Some observers have speculated that it could include a bunker to shelter from nuclear apocalypse.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/americas/peter-thiel-argentina.html

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Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina's President Milei While Firing Thousands of Workers in U.S.?



We speak to Argentine journalist Pablo Calvi about the U.S. government's multibillion-dollar bailout for Argentina, which could grow from $20 billion to $40 billion as Argentina is rocked by an ongoing economic crisis. "I don't see that the bailout would benefit the Argentine people or the American people, for that matter," says Calvi. Instead, he believes the tech industry will reap the financial rewards from its ties to U.S. President Trump and his ally, far-right Argentine President Javier Milei, who attended the conservative CPAC conference in the U.S., where he gifted billionaire Elon Musk a chain saw.

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I'm convinced there is a global cabal of oligarchs who have largely written off the people of the world, that's why *rump's oligarch backers have been pushing him to condemn and threaten our own NATO allies in taking over Greenland, when we already have a military base there to provide security. They're all about taking over precious minerals and holding the world's second largest supply of fresh water as they abandon any attempts at sustainable energy in pursuit of AI sucking up all the water and energy driven by fossil fuels. That's why all the hostility toward wind turbines and solar.

The American People, nor the law hold no more value to them than South Americans in small boats two or three thousand miles from our shore.

The global oligarchs hold no allegiance to any particular nation, they're just getting their own lifeboats ready for WW III and or climate change collapse.

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