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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/lonsdale-texas-politics-influencer-conservative-20054316.php

Given the leading role played by Joe Lonsdale in the foundation of the University of Austin, that institution's rapid transformation into a neo-McCarthyite indoctrination camp was sadly predictable.

#UniversityOfAustin #JoeLonsdale

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Hublai (charismatic megafauna)Mar 16

#AIbubble is an attack on #feminist goals and a deliberate shift of wealth to male esp military and vocationally trained men. #Palantir itself is a #crimeagainsthumanity and #JoeLonsdale specifically says it's goal is to identify and kill every "Communist" in #Westernhemisphere. #AlexKarp #USpoli

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Jonathan Emmesedi Jan 18

>> Was UATX a hard-right project from the start? Based on my reporting, I don’t think it was. I was struck by the sincerity of the commitment to free speech and open inquiry from so many of the people with whom I spoke. A few were Trump supporters, but many more were best identified as anti-woke moderates or liberals. The university’s saga has a strong sense of historical contingency — that it could have gone quite differently had some high-leverage moments gone otherwise. <<

I disagree.

Although some of the names associated with the project at its beginnings might have had a sincere commitment to free inquiry, the presence of the billionaire technofascist Lonsdale as a founder and funder of this venture meant that it was always going to be nothing more than a right wing training camp.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/01/16/civil-war-university-of-austin-bari-weiss-00729688?

#USEducation #USPolitics #UniversityOfAustin #HigherEducation #Universities #Austin #Texas #JoeLonsdale

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nullagent Jan 8

So there truly is no "merit" basis to Silicon Valley VC culture just smoldering racism that these billionaires can hardly keep to themselves.

It truly doesn't matter if people are communists or even capitalist to the Palantir founders, they are gleeful to be the digital boot on your neck.

So after these direct interactions with Lonsdale I'm deeply unsurprised by his latest statements and the companies overall role in Zionist genocide in Gaza.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/corbyn-slams-uk-ps240m-deal-israeli-military-linked-tech-giant-palantir

#Palantir #JoeLonsdale

Corbyn slams UK for £240m deal with Israel-linked US tech giant Palantir

Corbyn says US surveillance firm is linked to 'Trump’s anti-migrant authoritarianism and Israel’s genocide in Gaza'

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nullagent Jan 8

After I published the above blog post about Joe's racist screed I started getting phone calls from CNBC, Tech Crunch and Forbes.

The latter two interviewed us and wrote stories. The first one actually had the story get killed by an editor with the stated reason given to me by the reporter being that "management doesn't allow negative press for Joe"

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaredcouncil/2022/01/10/black-vcs-grow-fatigued-responding-to-racially-offensive-remarks-financial-backers-stay-silent/

https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/03/vc-joe-lonsdales-tweets-about-woke-tech-diversity-spark-investor-pushback

#censorship #JoeLonsdale #Palantir

Black VCs Grow Fatigued Responding To Racially Offensive Remarks; Financial Backers Stay Silent

Black VCs say their white counterparts and other stakeholders should be louder in condemning those who make racially offensive remarks, as some feel the load of speaking out and advancing equity falls mainly on them.

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nullagent Jan 8

Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale the day after the attacks on Venezuela was seen bragging that Palantir was founded to kill ALL communists.

Now I hope people notice how this company has become part of the ICE and general law enforcement toolset.

And remember, according to Joe the company was founding to kill all "commies"

#Palantir #JoeLonsdale #ICE #ACAB #surveillance

stefania maurizi Jan 7

#Palantir's co-founder,#JoeLonsdale, drops the mask: #Palantir was founded to exterminate *communists*. It's almost unbelievable that they confess to these things. DON'T forget:#Palantir has managed to penetrate #Italy's healthcare system, through #PoliclinicoGemelli,we revealed

Techdirt Dec 31

Bari Weiss’ Tiny Fake Austin College Sees Mass Staff, Advisor Exodus

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/31/bari-weiss-tiny-fake-austin-college-sees-mass-staff-advisor-exodus/

Bari Weiss’ Tiny Fake Austin College Sees Mass Staff, Advisor Exodus

Before she was hired by right wing billionaire Larry Ellison to turn CBS into a right wing propaganda and safe space, Bari Weiss tried her best to create a fake propaganda-fueled college in Austin.…

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