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'But there was one additional name mentioned: #KenHowery, a former venture capitalist who'd co-founded PayPal with #Thiel & #Musk.

Yet Howery wasn’t simply another Silicon Valley hyper-capitalist; he's trump's newest ambassador to #Denmark—and was specifically “expected to…lead #Greenland acquisition negotiations.”
#Praxis’ social media feed posted in response to Howery’s appointment: “According to plan.”'

THE GREENLAND OBSESSION MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE NOW (IN AN IDIOTICALLY DYSTOPIAN WAY).🤬

#Greenland 🤑 The #techoligarchs who hired the #CEO of #USA have profit interests in Greenland.

#MarkZuckerberg 🔍 Investing in KoBold Metals, hunting for rare minerals.

#PeterThiel #KenHowery #JoeLonsdale 🏙️ Invested in #Praxis – dreaming of a territory for a tech state.

#ElonMusk 🌡️ Greenland: Testing ground for Mars colonization?

🤔 $243 million from tech elites to Trump. Coincidence? Hardly.

https://olfi.dk/2025/05/01/nye-oplysninger-om-groenland-faar-eksperter-til-at-spaerre-oejnene-op/

Discussions are in early stages, but the idea has been taken seriously by #Trump's pick for #Denmark ambassador, #KenHowery, who is expected to be confirmed by #Congress in coming months & lead #Greenland-acquisition negotiations….Howery, whose involvement w/the idea hasn't been previously reported, once co-founded a VC firm w/ #tech billionaire #PeterThiel, a leading advocate for such low-#regulation cities. Howery is also a longtime friend of #ElonMusk, a top #Trump advisor.

#law #geopolitics

Attendees, with white-and-red gift bags and lanyards, knew to be closelipped when approached by hotel interlopers
or by the Times reporter, who was not invited to the closed-press festivities.

But a copy of the agenda listed remarks by several tech billionaires, including the Anduril co-founder #Palmer #Luckey and the venture capitalist #Marc #Andreessen, who spoke about his support for deregulating technology
and the mixed reaction in Silicon Valley to his endorsement of Mr. Trump, according to attendees.

There were tech up-and-comers, too:
Donald Trump #Jr. announced at the welcome dinner that he was entering venture capital.

And days before the president-elect chose Robert F. #Kennedy Jr. for health and human services secretary,
Mr. Kennedy spoke extensively about his public-health work to a standing ovation.

Ms. #Wiles also led a session on “2024 Election Analysis,” where she gave a preview of Mr. Trump’s first days as president.

“It’s the domestic ‘Davos in the desert,’” said the Rockbridge backer #Omeed #Malik, referring to the annual business conference in Riyadh, and Donald Trump Jr.’s new business partner.

➡️Rockbridge began with more humility.

Back in 2019, Mr. #Vance, then best known as the author of “Hilbilly Elegy,” and a conservative media figure named #Chris #Buskirk began informally hosting a series of small dinners
that would eventually become called Rockbridge.

The group drew early support from the venture capitalist #Peter #Thiel and eventually caught the attention of Donald J. Trump, who spoke at a few meetings.

Once in the fall and once in the spring, Rockbridge began to gather at places like the Four Seasons in Palm Beach, Fla.,
or the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas for three days of political panels and business networking.

Speakers included people like #Tucker #Carlson; the Thiel protégé #Blake #Masters; the casino mogul #Steve #Wynn; the investor #David #Sacks; and #Woody #Johnson, the billionaire owner of the New York Jets.

Not all attendees have politics at the top of their mind.

Some are primarily interested in business, seeing Rockbridge as a conservative-tinged version of the elite Sun Valley conference.

#RockbridgeNetwork #RebekahMercer #ElonMusk #KenHowery #LukeNosek

I wrote about Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan briefly in this piece which described the people in a photograph from July that included from front left to back right: Ken Howery, Shervin Pishevar, Shane Coplan, Donald Trump, Jr., Omeed Malik and David Sacks.

#Polymarket #ShayneCoplan #Thiel #OmeedMalik #DonaldTrumpJr #DavidSacks #KenHowery #ShervinPishevar

https://newstracs.com/chart-and-overview-of-key-links-for-jd-vance-with-thiel-mercer-rockbridge/2024/07/29/

#Thiel embraced #Trump in 2016, speaking at the Republican National Convention, donating $1.25 million to support the campaign & even working alongside #SteveBannon on Trump’s transition team. 2 of his associates came along: #TraeStephens, who worked at his venture firm, #FoundersFund, & #BlakeMasters, COO of #ThielCapital, who would later run for the US #Senate. Another #PayPal & Stanford Review alum, #KenHowery, served as Trump’s ambassador to Sweden.

#SiliconValley #Republicans #Kleptocracy