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# He also provided initial funding to the Seasteading Institute.  ...

*October 16, 2025 — Comment Charles Peralo's post*

He also provided initial funding to the Seasteading Institute.   While I also detest Trump, at the time that Thiel backed him, Trump was the better of the alternatives (Clinton, Harris).