August 15, 2024
Thiel manufactures politicians from former employees with $30 million investment strategy
Thiel spends $30 million making employees into senators
🔐Ethics💰Economy🗳️Elections
Peter Thiel spent $15 million on 
J.D. Vance's 2022 Senate campaign through Protect Ohio Values super PAC
Thiel spent $20 million on Blake Masters' 2022 Arizona Senate campaign through Saving Arizona PAC
Thiel hired Vance at his venture capital firm Mithril Capital in 2017 before funding his political career
Blake Masters was chief operating officer of Thiel Capital and president of Thiel Foundation before running for Senate
Thiel brought Vance to his first meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in February 2021, according to New York Times
Vance called Thiel's Yale Law School talk 'the most significant moment' of his time there
Masters received Trump's endorsement in June 2022 but lost to incumbent 
Mark Kelly in November
Thiel steered at least $200,000 to Vance's super PAC through his controlled dark money group Per Aspera Policy
🔐Ethics💰Economy🗳️Elections
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The Constitution requires Senate confirmation for all advisers who can influence federal policy, preventing billionaires from installing unvetted ideologues in government.
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Complete this analysis of how Thiel's patronage system operates.
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Categorize these influence methods used by the Thiel-Yarvin-Vance network according to their institutional transparency and democratic accountability.
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Arrange these events to show how Peter Thiel systematically built political influence through strategic candidate investment and mentorship.
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Rockbridge Network raised membership fees from $5,000 to $25,000 after Trump's 2024 victory, with members "openly trading notes on what Trump administration roles they might get." What does this pricing structure reveal about democratic participation?
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Peter Thiel
Billionaire venture capitalist and political patron
J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States
Blake Masters
Former Thiel executive and Arizona Senate candidate
Donald Trump
President of the United States
Mark Kelly
Democratic Senator from Arizona