"Gandalf's the crazy person who wants to start a war, and Mordor is this technological civilization based on reason and science. Outside of Mordor, it's all sort of mystical and environmental and nothing works."

"I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible."
4/6

"For Thiel, ambition like this - outsize, contrarian, vaguely seditious - is nothing new."

"A devoted J.R.R. Tolkien fan from an early age, Thiel is equally enamored with a retelling of The Lord of the Rings in which Sauron is a beleaguered victim."
3/6

The interview was first published in Details Magazine by journalist Jonathan Miles.

In "The Billionaire King of Techtopia" Thiel appears in the image of a crown.

"Forget start-up companies. The next frontier is start-up countries."
2/6

While Donald Trump was on TV announcing plans to dispose of our nuclear weapons as a sign of trust to Russia, Russian state media was broadcasting their plan to nuke America.

OPEN LETTER TO @politifact.bsky.social:
PolitiFact's reporting on the SAVE Act downplays the voter suppression effects. By being overly focused on technical wording they overlook real-world impact.

takedemocracyback.org urges PolitiFact to update their rating to account for disproportionate harm.

Jane Fonda at the SAG awards yesterday:
"We are in our documentary moment. This is it."