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[–] breadsmasher 15 points 5 months ago

The oligarchs cosying up to the easiest rube, knowing they can just say something nice to trump. hes such a petty little man he would give them whatever they asked for.

musk: “mr trump, you have such big hands! please subsidise all my companies because I am running them into the ground!”

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I have zero doubt that they not only don't support Trump, but actually loathe and detest him just as much as any other person with a working brain and/or conscience and/or eyes and/or sense of smell does.

What they support is plutocracy, and they see Trump as the path to it.

He's not so much a candidate as a disease vector.

[–] robocall 9 points 5 months ago

Trump is a pay to play guy. If you pay him, he will do you a favor. Some Silicon valley companies really want immigration legislation so they can hire foreign nationals more easily for American-based jobs. or they want to keep certain taxes low.

[–] HootinNHollerin 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

JD Vance is Peter Theil’s protégé / puppet. Peter is responsible for every job he’s had after law school

[–] Illogicalbit 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The list:

  • Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen, general partners at Andreesen Horowitz
  • David Sacks, partner at Craft Ventures
  • Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX
  • Chamath Palihapitiya, founder of Social Capital
  • Joe Lonsdale, managing partner at 8VC
  • Shaun Maguire, partner at Sequoia Capital
  • Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR and Anduril
  • Doug Leone, partner at Sequoia Capital
  • Eoghan McCabe, CEO of Intercom
  • Jacob Helberg
  • Peter Thiel
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

A convenient list.