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littlemissmartypants

(34,894 posts)
Thu May 28, 2026, 08:52 PM May 28

Peter Thiel has moved to Argentina

Peter Thiel has had his hands in so much fuckery to destroy the United States that it's no surprise he's bailing out. Our government is full of Palantir employees but he's trying to get beyond extradition reach in Argentina. Leaving his stink behind and dodging responsibility. 1/

capitolhunters (@capitolhunters.bsky.social) 2026-05-28T23:28:34.791Z

Reporters need quotes from Peter's political proteges: his first two Senatorial projects, Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley, the two who were seen by other Senators as planning Jan 6, the two who stood to object to the electoral vote. And Thiel's hand-picked VP JD Vance, the now-abandoned heir apparent. 2/

capitolhunters (@capitolhunters.bsky.social) 2026-05-28T23:28:34.792Z

The NYT story is heavily curated by Peter's allies, all granted anonymity. Their takes are dutifully transcribed without any pushback. Peter knows how to work the press: in 2023, he got media to reprint the false claim that he was "done with politics" - right before he chose Vance as our VP. 3/

capitolhunters (@capitolhunters.bsky.social) 2026-05-28T23:28:34.793Z

There were hints already on May 19, when JD Vance semi-praised the pope's encyclical, which everyone knew would criticize Peter's megalomaniacal AI dreams. Vance had been shockingly disrespectful to the pope earlier, when he felt safe as Peter's sidekick... 4/

capitolhunters (@capitolhunters.bsky.social) 2026-05-28T23:28:34.794Z

The encyclical was even stronger than expected, a righteous broadside against Thiel and Vance and a call for humanity. Now Thiel is working the press on why he's fleeing to Argentina and Vance is trying to pretend he's always been a good Catholic. He knows his patron is abandoning him. 5/

capitolhunters (@capitolhunters.bsky.social) 2026-05-28T23:28:34.795Z
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Peter Thiel has moved to Argentina (Original Post) littlemissmartypants May 28 OP
Just like a good Nazi. FalloutShelter May 28 #1
Good one! Curious as to any mutual extradition treaty surfered May 28 #2
Since 1997, based on a quick search. niyad May 28 #6
And sadly for Herr Thiel, that Chucky-doll Milei's days in the Casa Rosada are numbered. peppertree May 29 #41
Thank you for this important information. niyad May 29 #42
You're very welcome. It is what it is. peppertree May 29 #43
Some of the article is nonsense. Beacool May 29 #58
The point was that - true or not - that anecdote no doubt made said townhouse that much more attractive to Thiel peppertree May 29 #60
There is, and since WWII has been, a huge contingent of nazis in Argentina. BComplex May 29 #68
We had even more here, remember. peppertree May 29 #70
I'm on the east coast...I had no idea Escondido had a bunch of nazis! BComplex May 29 #71
Oh, yeah. I knew a few of their descendants - and they're VERY proud of it. peppertree Saturday #87
Yes, but none of them were Hitler. Beacool Sunday #88
Absolutely. Hitler had the same problem with German-Argentines he had with German-Americans: Most were against him! peppertree Sunday #89
Thanks for the information. Beacool Monday #90
Do you know homegirl May 29 #49
They do - but with caveats peppertree May 29 #56
Don't cry for Thiel, Argentina. n/t aggiesal May 29 #80
"The truth is, he never loved you..." peppertree Saturday #83
Very clever ... aggiesal Saturday #84
Gracias, che. peppertree Saturday #85
Yeah, he's following in the footsteps of his fascist buddies Eichmann and Mengele. LudwigPastorius May 29 #36
My first thought was were Nazis go to hide JT45242 May 29 #51
Some hid openly right here. Beacool May 29 #59
He will be right at home in Nazi haven. wnylib May 29 #75
Maduro proved, we could get him if we wanted Johonny May 28 #3
Vastly more complicated RetiredParatrooper May 29 #37
U.S. taxpayers should stop giving money to Palantir dalton99a May 28 #4
And cancel all his contracts, get him off our government, and cut his income stream. diane in sf May 28 #7
Oh fuck off, Dead Asleep,Thiel. Didn't PEDO Cha May 28 #25
Maybe he can see where this disaster is headed PatSeg May 29 #45
That's more like it, Pat. Rats jumping Cha May 29 #72
Just when the monsters seemed indestructible and inevitable! PatSeg May 29 #74
Indeed, what you said. Cha May 29 #78
Adios, pelotudo! JoseBalow May 28 #5
I can only hope that Thiel gets everything that he so richly deserves UpInArms May 28 #8
Alone as well as in pain nt drmeow May 28 #10
He's such a hateful person Katcat May 28 #12
Reading the tea leaves UpInArms May 28 #17
Argentina currently has a far right wing populist as head of state AZProgressive May 28 #20
Both are fucking narcissistic weirdos wolfie001 May 29 #47
Bon debarras BeneteauBum May 28 #9
Any way we can get him drmeow May 28 #11
Stop two in the traditional Nazi escape tour. Buns_of_Fire May 28 #13
Thiel thinks he'll be out of reach, but certain agencies know better meow2u3 May 28 #19
Be careful, Thiel. Where there's a way, there's a Hague. Joinfortmill May 29 #54
The Rat Line mokeyz May 28 #22
The NAZIs fled there too. Historic NY May 28 #14
typical Criminal Nazi proud patriot May 28 #15
Let's make it so he can't come back! Initech May 28 #16
I wonder if this is related to the Epstein Files? JohnnyRingo May 28 #18
He should be banned in California and denied re entry. kimbutgar May 28 #21
That's where all good Nazis scram when the heat is on. Swede May 28 #23
I wondered the same thing popsdenver May 29 #50
Surprised he has to go Tree Lady May 28 #24
I figured they'd Faux pas May 28 #26
I believe the saying is "good riddance to bad rubbish" - nt TBF May 28 #27
Bye Peter ... don't let the door hit you on the way out FakeNoose May 28 #28
Ol' Thiel should do an AI search regarding Argentina. valleyrogue May 28 #29
Yes but the Far Right Gov't there has to allow it. I'm thinking okaawhatever May 29 #33
Stay there! BlueWaveNeverEnd May 29 #30
So, he's giving up on his hope of making the US an apartheid nation? Attilatheblond May 29 #31
Dr.Frankenstein's monster (Trump) has him on the run. oasis May 29 #32
Argentina does have some experience in accommodating German right wing extremists DFW May 29 #34
And may his dentist (Dr. Christian Szell) constantly ask him: "Is It Safe?" ahnakneemoose May 29 #35
Oh no! Ray Bruns May 29 #38
Is Mr. Thiel running away because he thinks he might end up in prison? Multichromatic May 29 #39
Peter Thiel's role in getting undervotes (people who voted but skipped voting for the President) in 2016 & '24 Botany May 29 #40
I'm sure all the other Nazis will make him welcome.... n/t TygrBright May 29 #44
Let's hope Argentina whipsaws to the left and Peter can't leave. Crowman2009 May 29 #46
Maybe the blood boy scene is better in Argentina. BannonsLiver May 29 #48
We The People gave this country 20 billion to serve as a safe haven for these nazis. travelingthrulife May 29 #52
Zuck, Bezos, and Ellison will be taking the easy way out. Initech May 29 #65
Good riddance. You can't hide forever. TickTock, you ghoul. Joinfortmill May 29 #53
Quick....send Magneto purr-rat beauty May 29 #55
If Only It Was His Stench Being Left Behind! The Roux Comes First May 29 #57
Fits with snot May 29 #61
That's what Nazis do when their fuhrer starts circling the bowl. 11 Bravo May 29 #62
traitor. they still can kidnap him. wink wink, nudge nudge. he's RICH. pansypoo53219 May 29 #63
Fuck! So that means we can't arrest him when we're back in power. Initech May 29 #64
Could he please take Elon and Trump with him? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 29 #66
Good luck to the Argentinian people... WestMichRad May 29 #67
Trump is next. usonian May 29 #69
Like that timeless rap video ends: Auf Wiedersehen, good to see ya, got a one way ticket to Argentina! DFW May 29 #73
Hmmmm... surfered May 29 #81
+1 dalton99a May 29 #82
He will probably try to rig our elections from there JBTaurus83 May 29 #76
I mean it does make sense Quanto Magnus May 29 #77
The Anti-Christ has left the building. Midnight Writer May 29 #79
He should feel at home. "Payoffs, kickbacks and government corruption are considered part of everyday life" in Argentina Emile Saturday #86

FalloutShelter

(14,683 posts)
1. Just like a good Nazi.
Thu May 28, 2026, 09:02 PM
May 28

Want some nightmare inducing reading about what this Schlick is pushing read up on Transhumanism
And also Dark Enlightenment.

peppertree

(23,512 posts)
41. And sadly for Herr Thiel, that Chucky-doll Milei's days in the Casa Rosada are numbered.
Fri May 29, 2026, 09:42 AM
May 29

You see: No matter how Milei and his money-laundering Economy Minister Caputo spin it, the economy down there is awful for most people - and that's despite three bumper crops in a row, and an oil export boom (which Milei largely inherited).

Add to that the mounting corruption scandals involving Milei, his witch-doctor sister, and his chief of staff on down - and the stage is set for his resounding defeat in the October 2027 elections.

The likely winner - center-left Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof - is both charismatic and has a very good record as governor despite 7 of the most challenging years in Argentine memory (and that, as you know, is saying a lot).

And while he's unlikely to bother Thiel in any way (except through a U.S. court order), the Namibian Nazi is unlikely to stay in a country governed by a left-wing Jew.

Polls already have Kicillof well ahead in the head-to-heads - especially in RW former President Mauricio Macri ("Mr. Macrisis" ) throws his beach hat in the ring.

Of course...Milei is very much counting on Needy Amin to put his fat, hepatitis-ridden thumb on the scale for him again in '27 - like he did for the '25 Midterms with the U.S. taxpayer-funded bailout.

So quién sabe.

Who knows.

peppertree

(23,512 posts)
43. You're very welcome. It is what it is.
Fri May 29, 2026, 10:05 AM
May 29

Here's the townhouse he recently bought in an upscale Buenos Aires section:



The 8,000 ft² townhouse, on 2924 Dardo Rocha Street, was 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.

I suspect that might've helped seal the seal for Herr Thiel.

It's also just across the street from the residence of Susana Giménez - the rabidly right-wing (and ethically challenged) "queen of Argentine talk" (gossip, would be more like it).

At US$12 million, it was a record for any single property purchased in Buenos Aires.

Beacool

(30,529 posts)
58. Some of the article is nonsense.
Fri May 29, 2026, 01:03 PM
May 29

"designed what's widely believed to be Adolf Hitler's post-war hideout cabin in Patagonia." Seriously? Hitler did not survive and moved to Argentina. That's as batshit crazy as all the Alt-Right and MAGA conspiracy theories. Yes, some Nazis moved to Argentina, but there were German colonies in Argentina decades before WWII. Argentina was very wealthy at the time and, after the U.S., it was the second country to receive the largest number of European immigrants during the great migration. Their population doubled every six years thanks to the massive wave of immigrants, mostly Southern Italians and Spanish from Galicia. Although, Germans, Poles, Russians escaping the pogroms, British, Irish, Welsh, etc., also emigrated to Argentina. Most of the Welsh settled in Patagonia, some of the Germans too.

peppertree

(23,512 posts)
60. The point was that - true or not - that anecdote no doubt made said townhouse that much more attractive to Thiel
Fri May 29, 2026, 01:14 PM
May 29

And I'm with you on your point about Argentina's copious, and very diverse, wave of European immigration in the 1880-1950 era.

Over 6 million in all - in a country with only 2 million people in 1880.

As I once pointed out to another poster, that would be like having China's entire population move to the U.S. between now and 2100.

Suffice it to say - by 2100, U.S. culture would look very different. And that's just what happened down there.

BComplex

(9,992 posts)
68. There is, and since WWII has been, a huge contingent of nazis in Argentina.
Fri May 29, 2026, 04:09 PM
May 29

In fact, Argentina is where a lot of former nazis of WWII were finally found by the nazi hunters, and some arrested and/or kidnapped and taken to the Nuremberg trials.

peppertree

(23,512 posts)
70. We had even more here, remember.
Fri May 29, 2026, 05:00 PM
May 29

2,000 Nazis (many of them war criminals) sneaked in via Operation Paperclip - and up to 10,000 if you include dependents.

I can tell you that some of the antique shops in Escondido, CA, look like Third Reich museums.

BComplex

(9,992 posts)
71. I'm on the east coast...I had no idea Escondido had a bunch of nazis!
Fri May 29, 2026, 05:09 PM
May 29

That's really awful!

peppertree

(23,512 posts)
87. Oh, yeah. I knew a few of their descendants - and they're VERY proud of it.
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:52 AM
Saturday

All rabid Republicans, of course. One later moved to Idaho, to flee "soshilism."

He liked recounting how his father (the Nazi) ended up fighting on the other side of his own brother (a "black sheep" who had emigrated to the U.S. before World War II - and then, God bless him, fought in it for the U.S.).

By my number, he missed out on at least $1 million in equity.

Beacool

(30,529 posts)
88. Yes, but none of them were Hitler.
Sun May 31, 2026, 04:30 PM
Sunday

Besides, there were many more Germans who had emigrated to the country years before WWII. My point is that although some Nazis were welcomed in Argentina, the German community was far larger and had been in the country years before the Nazis existed. Most Germans in Argentina were not Nazis. BTW, Argentina received a large number of Jewish people from Eastern Europe. As a matter of fact, Argentina has after the U.S., the largest Jewish community in the Western Hemisphere, and the 6th largest in the world.

peppertree

(23,512 posts)
89. Absolutely. Hitler had the same problem with German-Argentines he had with German-Americans: Most were against him!
Sun May 31, 2026, 06:55 PM
Sunday

The Nazis in Berlin had to launch their own newspaper in Argentina - the La Plata Süddeutsche Zeitung - to counter the staunchly anti-Nazi Argentinisches Tageblatt (by far the most popular German-language daily in Argentina - and the newspaper of record for the German-speaking community there for over a century).

The Süddeutsche Zeitung's assets were seized in 1945 - and to this day, you can make out where its logo had been hastily painted over on the top floor of its former headquarters in the neo-Gothic building on Corrientes 672 (downtown).

Perón had the building repurposed as the HQ of the state-owned Río Santiago Shipyards - today on the brink of closure thanks to the brazenly anti-industry Milei regime (most RW Argentine regimes since 1976 have been openly hostile to domestic industry, as well as to labor).

Qué será.

Beacool

(30,529 posts)
90. Thanks for the information.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:37 PM
Monday

I didn't know about the newspaper. As for Milei, he's another Trump. He's destroying Argentina like Trump is doing to the U.S.

peppertree

(23,512 posts)
56. They do - but with caveats
Fri May 29, 2026, 11:47 AM
May 29

Argentina - like many nations - will not extradite anyone they have reason to believe will face the death penalty.

The most recent such example, as far as Argentina, is of Kurt Sonnenfeld - a FEMA videographer who was charged with murdering his wife in 2002.

Sonnenfeld - who shot the last FEMA footage taken of the World Trade Center before 9/11, as well as some of the first from after the attack - has long suggested that his wife may have been murdered by the Bush regime in retaliation for his questioning the official story.

His murder charge was in fact initially dropped - before being unexpectedly refiled by prosecutors (i.e. someone in Washington made phone calls - if so, probably the eminently greasy John Ashcroft). Sonnenfeld left for Argentina at that point - and has lived there ever since.

He was almost extradited in 2015 - when then-President Cristina Kirchner (herself a neo-con target) granted him political asylum just days before leaving office.

So, yes - while Argentina has an extradition treaty with the U.S. (and many other countries), presidents reserve the right to override such orders. And this authoritarian Chucky-doll Milei definitely would, for those he sees as backers.

That's assuming, of course, that he'll be re-elected in '27 - which now looks very unlikely, given his mounting corruption scandals and the worsening Mileise.

peppertree

(23,512 posts)
83. "The truth is, he never loved you..."
Sat May 30, 2026, 12:29 AM
Saturday

"All through Thiel's wild days, his mad existence...He kept no promise - so keep your distance..."


aggiesal

(10,958 posts)
84. Very clever ...
Sat May 30, 2026, 01:13 AM
Saturday

Last edited Sat May 30, 2026, 10:21 AM - Edit history (1)

I used to know all the words for all the songs.
But I haven't watched Evita in some time.
Maybe I'll make an effort to watch it this weekend.

When I first watched it, I was shocked that it was all song and very little dialog.
I watched it several more time and really got into it.
Same thing happened with Hamilton but for a different reason.
Evita was classic Broadway, while Hamilton was predominately Hip Hop.
I had to get used to the cadence.

JT45242

(4,183 posts)
51. My first thought was were Nazis go to hide
Fri May 29, 2026, 11:06 AM
May 29

That weasel will hopefully find some awful disease to contract.

Cha

(321,102 posts)
25. Oh fuck off, Dead Asleep,Thiel. Didn't PEDO
Thu May 28, 2026, 11:12 PM
May 28

"lower taxes for Billionaires"? So what are you fucking whining about? What "regulations"?!!

You'd better come up with better excuses than those, Groesque Idiot..

PatSeg

(53,778 posts)
45. Maybe he can see where this disaster is headed
Fri May 29, 2026, 10:38 AM
May 29

If Thiel is intent on fleeing, that could be a positive sign. He pretty much got what he wanted as far as government goes, so he must be seeing a bigger picture on the horizon.

PatSeg

(53,778 posts)
74. Just when the monsters seemed indestructible and inevitable!
Fri May 29, 2026, 05:34 PM
May 29

If someone like Thiel is "jumping ship", there must be others who are on the same page.

When so many of them seemed to be too rich and powerful to stop, it is reassuring that they may know this is a losing proposition.

UpInArms

(55,507 posts)
8. I can only hope that Thiel gets everything that he so richly deserves
Thu May 28, 2026, 09:32 PM
May 28

in spades … I hope he has a miserable illness that debilitates him and he dies a slow painful inexorable death

Katcat

(640 posts)
12. He's such a hateful person
Thu May 28, 2026, 10:10 PM
May 28

But he’s been allowed to do as he pleases so why is he leaving now? I was under the impression that he was one of the architects of P2025

UpInArms

(55,507 posts)
17. Reading the tea leaves
Thu May 28, 2026, 10:32 PM
May 28

Knowing that the people in the US have had it with the billionaire class that thinks they can abuse everyone and everything.

The rich will be divested of their holdings to pay for the damage they have caused

AZProgressive

(30,058 posts)
20. Argentina currently has a far right wing populist as head of state
Thu May 28, 2026, 10:38 PM
May 28

I think he likes the current politics and austerity going on in Argentina

Buns_of_Fire

(19,239 posts)
13. Stop two in the traditional Nazi escape tour.
Thu May 28, 2026, 10:10 PM
May 28

He might want to check with Adolf Eichmann to see how that worked out.

meow2u3

(25,252 posts)
19. Thiel thinks he'll be out of reach, but certain agencies know better
Thu May 28, 2026, 10:37 PM
May 28

IOW, if the Mossad can capture and extradite Eichmann to face justice in Israel, the CIA can capture and extradite Thiel to face justice in the States once Trump and his gang are no more.

Initech

(109,422 posts)
16. Let's make it so he can't come back!
Thu May 28, 2026, 10:29 PM
May 28

Fuck Peter Thiel, no circle of hell is good enough for that asshole.

JohnnyRingo

(21,061 posts)
18. I wonder if this is related to the Epstein Files?
Thu May 28, 2026, 10:35 PM
May 28

Maybe his lawyer tipped him off that someone is going to come out with a viable suit.
see: Roman Polanski

popsdenver

(2,722 posts)
50. I wondered the same thing
Fri May 29, 2026, 11:05 AM
May 29

Isn't that where countless upper level NAZIs went to disappear, including Menghle??????????

Tree Lady

(13,407 posts)
24. Surprised he has to go
Thu May 28, 2026, 11:00 PM
May 28

Trumps people get away with everything, surely Trump could have covered for him.

valleyrogue

(2,812 posts)
29. Ol' Thiel should do an AI search regarding Argentina.
Thu May 28, 2026, 11:33 PM
May 28

Since 2000, Argentina has an extradition treaty with the U.S.

okaawhatever

(9,571 posts)
33. Yes but the Far Right Gov't there has to allow it. I'm thinking
Fri May 29, 2026, 01:07 AM
May 29

promising no extradition was agreed upon before he invested hundreds of millions of dollars there.

Attilatheblond

(9,384 posts)
31. So, he's giving up on his hope of making the US an apartheid nation?
Fri May 29, 2026, 12:14 AM
May 29

Or did he finally see that JD isn't the bright boy he hoped for?

DFW

(60,559 posts)
34. Argentina does have some experience in accommodating German right wing extremists
Fri May 29, 2026, 01:36 AM
May 29

I guess their expertise in the field has not abated.

Botany

(78,010 posts)
40. Peter Thiel's role in getting undervotes (people who voted but skipped voting for the President) in 2016 & '24
Fri May 29, 2026, 09:33 AM
May 29

and in the Ohio Senate races in 2022 & 2024 along with his Palantir’s “Digital Janitor “ that didn’t
flip or delete votes but hid that it happened are just as big as Musk’s rat fucking of the vote. So it is time for him to flee the scene of the crime. He doesn’t want to be around when Donny goes down.

Even if you don’t buy into “This will hold” substack you can see Theil in his own words admitting to getting
technology to overcome the citizens vote and see the email that Epstein sent him after the 2016 election.

**************

“And to top it off, the latest tranche of Epstein files revealed that in the months leading up to the 2016 election, Epstein colluded with Peter Thiel and Russia to rig it for Donald Trump. Then, on election night 2016, Epstein sent a one word email to Peter Thiel: Wow”

https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/merrick-garland-and-the-octopus



Crowman2009

(3,618 posts)
46. Let's hope Argentina whipsaws to the left and Peter can't leave.
Fri May 29, 2026, 10:48 AM
May 29

Because the people there are getting pissed about this chainsaw wielding libertarian dickhead in charge.

travelingthrulife

(5,677 posts)
52. We The People gave this country 20 billion to serve as a safe haven for these nazis.
Fri May 29, 2026, 11:07 AM
May 29

Hopefully they squeezed more out of Thiel.

Glad to see him gone, now take away all the money that has been sent his way.

Initech

(109,422 posts)
65. Zuck, Bezos, and Ellison will be taking the easy way out.
Fri May 29, 2026, 03:26 PM
May 29

And joining Theil so they will escape justice.

snot

(11,871 posts)
61. Fits with
Fri May 29, 2026, 03:03 PM
May 29

our neo-colonial push to replace liberal South Ameriican leaders with US-compliant dictators.

And fwiw, remember this? "Bush Family Paraguay Hideaway": https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/esp_sociopol_bush53.htm

Initech

(109,422 posts)
64. Fuck! So that means we can't arrest him when we're back in power.
Fri May 29, 2026, 03:26 PM
May 29

That fucking Nazi scumbag needs to face justice. Fuck Peter Thiel and his bullshit Palantir company.

DFW

(60,559 posts)
73. Like that timeless rap video ends: Auf Wiedersehen, good to see ya, got a one way ticket to Argentina!
Fri May 29, 2026, 05:12 PM
May 29

Emile

(43,735 posts)
86. He should feel at home. "Payoffs, kickbacks and government corruption are considered part of everyday life" in Argentina
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:09 AM
Saturday

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