Peter Thiel is a German-American billionaire venture capitalist and political activist. [1] He is the co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, and was the first outside investor in Facebook.
Documented by 2026 House Oversight Committee releases: [2]
Eric Weinstein is the managing director of Thiel Capital. [3]
Weinstein coined the term "Intellectual Dark Web" (IDW) in 2017. [3:1]
Bari Weiss popularized the IDW in a 2018 New York Times article, creating a media identity for the anti-woke movement. [3:2]
Weiss then founded The Free Press, which has become a major platform for anti-trans content. [4]
Jeffrey Epstein
↓ ($40M to Valar Ventures, 5 years correspondence)
Peter Thiel
↓ (Thiel Capital)
Eric Weinstein (managing director, coined "IDW")
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Bari Weiss (popularized IDW)
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The Free Press (anti-trans platform)
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Jamie Reed, Douglas Murray, etc. (anti-trans content)
Thiel has made substantial donations to American right-wing figures and causes: [1:1]
Thiel co-founded Palantir Technologies (2003), a surveillance and data analysis company with extensive government contracts. [1:2] Palantir has:
Wikipedia: Peter Thiel — Epstein correspondence — House Oversight Committee Epstein file releases, 2026 ↩︎