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Aaron Ginn
Aaron Ginn and Joe Lonsdale both contributed to the launch of Hydra Host, a pioneering tech venture focused on infrastructure and GPU management.
Aaron Ginn’s Post - LinkedIn link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:55:09.944773
- Topics: GPU management platform, Data center, AI Factory Accelerator Model
- Media:
- Orgs: Hydra Host
- Events:
- People: Garrett Johnson, Ariel Deschapell
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Ben Shapiro
Ben Shapiro and Joe Lonsdale are both participants in the Chatham House Signal group, which hosts discussions among notable tech and political figures.
The group chats that changed America | Semafor link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:56:55.264349
- Topics: Signal (software), Conservatism in the United States
- Media: The Ben Shapiro Show
- Orgs: Palantir Technologies, The Daily Wire
- Events:
- People: Marc Andreessen, Mark Cuban, Balaji Srinivasan
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Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk and Joe Lonsdale share a common stance against ‘wokeness’ in academic institutions.
So Much for the MAGA Divorce - The Atlantic link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:58:23.900415
- Topics: Woke, Diversity, equity, and inclusion, Conservatism in the United States, Anti-woke movement
- Media: Right-wing podcast
- Orgs: Palantir Technologies, Turning Point USA, Columbia University
- Events:
- People: Steve Bannon
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Dan Scavino
Dan Scavino and Joe Lonsdale are both involved in supporting a new pro-Trump Super PAC.
Campaign Donations Increase for Trump Following Last Month’s Debate link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:59:05.951989
- Topics: United States presidential election
- Media:
- Orgs: America PAC, Alliance Resource Partners LP
- Events:
- People: Kelly Craft, Joe Craft, Elon Musk
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Donald Trump
Donald Trump and Joe Lonsdale are connected through a pro-Trump super PAC, with Lonsdale providing financial support to the PAC that backs Trump.
Elon Musk, Joe Lonsdale, and tech elites back a pro-Trump super PAC … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:46.390605
- Topics: Super PAC
- Media: The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News
- Orgs: America PAC
- Events:
- People: Douglas Leone, David O. Sacks, Winklevoss twins
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Tech Darling Palantir Mints Two More Billionaires In Post … - Forbes link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:46.425227
- Topics: 2024 United States presidential election
- Media:
- Orgs: America PAC
- Events:
- People: Elon Musk
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Marc Andreessen, Joe Lonsdale, and all the other VCs … - TechCrunch link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:46.430172
- Topics: Silicon Valley
- Media: The Washington Post
- Orgs: Andreessen Horowitz, Valor Equity Partners, Department of Government Efficiency
- Events:
- People: Marc Andreessen, Antonio Gracias
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Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr. and Joe Lonsdale both support initiatives aligning with conservative economic ideology, including mutual participation in investing in ventures like Substack and BlinkRx.
Donald Trump Jr. y sus ambiciosos planes para monetizar MAGA link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:55.570905
- Topics: Make America Great Again, 1789 Capital
- Media:
- Orgs: 1789 Capital, Rockbridge Network
- Events:
- People: Omeed Malik, Rockbridge Network, Rebekah Mercer, Blake Masters
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Trump’s Greenland Problem - In These Times link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:55.579120
- Topics: Proposed United States acquisition of Greenland, Rare earth elements production, MAGA-oriented Manifest Destiny, Technolibertarianism
- Media: Fox News, BBC News
- Orgs: Palantir Technologies
- Events: Proposed United States acquisition of Greenland
- People: JD Vance, John Fetterman, Ronald Lauder, Greg Barnes
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Don Jr. Joins Mark Cuban in Criticism of Drug Middlemen link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:55.598664
- Topics: Pharmacy benefit management, Prescription drug prices in the United States
- Media: Twitter
- Orgs: Pharmacy benefit management, Federal Trade Commission
- Events:
- People: Mark Cuban, Elizabeth Warren, Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance and Joe Lonsdale are connected through their shared support and involvement in the Trump campaign and tech billionaire networks.
How Joe Lonsdale and the Right Made Homelessness a Crime - Rolling Stone link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:04:02.423922
- Topics: Homelessness in the United States, Anti-homelessness legislation, Null, Conservative activism
- Media: Rolling Stone
- Orgs: Joe Lonsdale, Palantir Technologies, Project 2025
- Events:
- People: Leonard Leo, Gavin Newsom
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Trump techies: The Silicon Valley players in the president’s orbit link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:04:02.430425
- Topics: Silicon Valley influence on politics, Venture capital
- Media: All-In (podcast)
- Orgs: Palantir Technologies, PayPal Mafia, Mithril Capital, Craft Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz
- Events:
- People: Peter Thiel, David O. Sacks, Jacob Helberg
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Will the real J.D. Vance please stand up? - People’s World link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:04:02.448082
- Topics: New Right (United States), National conservatism, Make America Great Again, Venture capital
- Media:
- Orgs: Mithril Capital, Revolution LLC, Null, The Heritage Foundation
- Events:
- People: Peter Thiel, Joe Lonsdale
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Five things to know about J.D. Vance’s ties to tech billionaires link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:04:02.459626
- Topics: 2024 United States presidential election
- Media: Twitter
- Orgs: America PAC, Palantir Technologies
- Events: 2024 Republican National Convention
- People: Elon Musk, David O. Sacks, Peter Thiel, Winklevoss twins, Douglas Leone
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Five things to know about J.D. Vance’s ties to tech billionaires link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:04:02.466201
- Topics: 2024 United States presidential election
- Media: Twitter
- Orgs: America PAC, Palantir Technologies
- Events: 2024 Republican National Convention
- People: Elon Musk, David O. Sacks, Peter Thiel, Winklevoss twins, Douglas Leone
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Five things to know about J.D. Vance’s ties to tech billionaires - WPRL link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:04:02.466411
- Topics: 2024 United States presidential election
- Media:
- Orgs: America PAC
- Events:
- People: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, David O. Sacks, Winklevoss twins, Douglas Leone
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Jim Banks
Jim Banks and Joe Lonsdale both appear in a discussion around technology and government in Trump’s administration, with Lonsdale’s Palantir aiding in surveillance efforts and Banks supporting policies against the ‘woke job’ sector.
Trump’s Washington Is a Technofascist Fantasy—With or Without Musk link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:05:37.717890
- Topics: United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Surveillance
- Media:
- Orgs: Palantir Technologies
- Events: Border Security Expo
- People:
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Justin Danhof
Joe Lonsdale and Justin Danhof are both involved with Strive Asset Management as an investor and head of corporate governance, respectively.
Strive Asset Management - State Financial Officers Foundation link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:17.151040
- Topics: Corporate governance, Anti-wokeness activism
- Media: The New Republic
- Orgs: Strive (asset management company), National Center for Public Policy Research, CalPERS, Cantor Fitzgerald, Pershing Square Capital Management, State Financial Officers Foundation
- Events:
- People: Matt Cole, Peter Thiel, Howard Lutnick, Bill Ackman, Rob Melton, Riley Moore, Bari Weiss
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Strive Asset Management - InfluenceWatch link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:17.157773
- Topics: Environmental, social, and governance
- Media:
- Orgs: Strive (asset management company), National Center for Public Policy Research
- Events:
- People: Vivek Ramaswamy
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Kevin McCarthy
Joe Lonsdale and Kevin McCarthy are connected through political contributions, as Lonsdale financially supported McCarthy’s congressional campaigns and has been involved in political activities aligned with McCarthy’s interests.
Joe Lonsdale - $26,100 in Political Contributions for 2016 link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:08:21.051765
- Topics: Campaign finance
- Media:
- Orgs: Kevin McCarthy
- Events:
- People:
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EXCLUSIVE: Kevin McCarthy’s Son Works For Anti-Trump Big … - Substack link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:08:21.062967
- Topics: 2024 United States presidential election, Campaign finance, 2024 United States presidential election
- Media:
- Orgs: Florida Commission on Ethics, HarperCollins
- Events: Utah Republican Party
- People: Ron DeSantis, Null, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Ryan
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TTP - Inside Palantir’s Expanding Influence Operation link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:08:21.080699
- Topics: United States defense acquisition reform, Presidency of Donald Trump
- Media: Punchbowl News
- Orgs: America PAC, Miller Strategies, New American Industrial Alliance
- Events:
- People: Machalagh Carr, Brendan Carr
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Matt Gaetz
Joe Lonsdale and Matt Gaetz are linked through Lonsdale’s reference to Gaetz’s potential role as attorney general in response to a political situation involving federal agencies.
FBI raided home of Polymarket CEO over alleged illegal bets by US users … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:11:09.711771
- Topics: Political retaliation in the United States, Polymarket
- Media:
- Orgs: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Events: 2024 United States presidential election
- People: Donald Trump, Jay Clayton (attorney)
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Michael Anton
Joe Lonsdale and Michael Anton both have connections to the neoreactionary movement and associated political thought, with Anton discussing Yarvin’s ideas and Lonsdale being linked with supporters of neoreactionary ideologies in Silicon Valley.
Vibe Shifts: Enter Trump, Exit Biden, The Politics Of Fires, “Silly … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:11:34.043775
- Topics: Political realignment in Silicon Valley, Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign
- Media:
- Orgs:
- Events:
- People: Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen
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Dark Enlightenment - Wikipedia link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:11:34.074147
- Topics: Dark Enlightenment, Dark Enlightenment, Dark Enlightenment, Neocameralism, Accelerationism
- Media: Tucker Carlson Today
- Orgs: Social Matter, Dark Enlightenment, Dark Enlightenment
- Events:
- People: Curtis Yarvin, Nick Land, Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, Marc Andreessen, JD Vance
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Mike Johnson
Joe Lonsdale and Mike Johnson both participated in Mike Johnson’s high-dollar donor event at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Pompeo will speak at Johnson big-dollar retreat link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:12:24.955860
- Topics: Regulatory reform
- Media:
- Orgs: 8VC, Palantir Technologies, House Republicans, Conservative Leadership Fund, America Always (political non-profit)
- Events: Mike Johnson donor retreat at Four Seasons Hotel Washington 2024
- People: Congressional Leadership Fund, Billy Constangy, Mike Pompeo
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Pete Hegseth
Joe Lonsdale and Pete Hegseth have connections through Palantir’s influence operations related to the Pentagon.
TTP Report: Inside Palantir’s Expanding Influence Operation in DC link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:14:06.640888
- Topics: Department of Defense acquisition reform
- Media:
- Orgs: America PAC, The Pentagon, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office
- Events:
- People:
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Ron DeSantis
Joe Lonsdale and Ron DeSantis collaborated on homelessness legislation in Florida, as Lonsdale’s Cicero Institute influenced the development of DeSantis-backed measures.
Florida’s Homelessness Revolution - Joe Lonsdale link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:48.278721
- Topics: Homelessness in Florida, Homelessness in the United States
- Media:
- Orgs: Joe Lonsdale
- Events:
- People: Sam Garrison (Florida politician), Jonathan Martin
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How conservative billionaires shape decisions inside the DeSantis … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:48.287616
- Topics: Workfare, Medicaid, Homelessness in Florida
- Media:
- Orgs: Foundation for Government Accountability, Paragon Health Institute, James Madison Institute, Joe Lonsdale
- Events:
- People: Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, Charles Koch, Brian Blase
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Ron DeSantis raises $8.2 million in first 24 hours after launching … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:48.296395
- Topics: 2024 United States presidential election
- Media:
- Orgs: 8VC
- Events:
- People: Joe Lonsdale
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How Joe Lonsdale and the Right Made Homelessness a Crime - Rolling Stone link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:48.304196
- Topics: Homelessness in the United States, Homelessness in Florida
- Media:
- Orgs: Joe Lonsdale, Republican Governors Association
- Events: Cicero Institute event
- People: Leonard Leo
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EXCLUSIVE: Kevin McCarthy’s Son Works For Anti-Trump Big … - Substack link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:48.325808
- Topics: 2024 United States presidential election, Big tech influence in politics, Campaign finance
- Media:
- Orgs: United States House of Representatives
- Events: Utah Republican Party
- People: Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Scott Turner
Joe Lonsdale and Scott Turner are connected through their shared stance against the -Housing First- model in addressing homelessness.
Could Trump’s New HUD Create Homeless Detention Camps? Here’s What’s We … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:17:07.256416
- Topics: Homelessness in the United States, Housing First, Anti-homelessness legislation
- Media:
- Orgs: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Joe Lonsdale
- Events:
- People: Joe Lonsdale, Scott Turner (politician), Elon Musk, JD Vance
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Tom Cotton
Joe Lonsdale and Tom Cotton both participated in discussions on defense innovation and challenges posed by the Chinese Communist Party.
Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist: Episode 111: Sen. Tom Cotton on DOGE … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:29.085246
- Topics: Chinese Communist Party espionage activities, China–United States relations, Taiwan Strait Crisis (2023), Opioid epidemic in the United States, Allegations of intellectual property infringement by China, Restrictions on TikTok in the United States
- Media: Joe Lonsdale- American Optimist
- Orgs: Chinese Communist Party
- Events:
- People: Tom Cotton
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Hudson hosted Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), Palantir’s Joe Lonsdale and … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:29.095268
- Topics: Defense Innovation Board
- Media:
- Orgs: Palantir Technologies
- Events:
- People: Shyam Sankar, Richard Berger
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Vivek Ramaswamy
Joe Lonsdale and Vivek Ramaswamy are both involved in a civil RICO lawsuit concerning GloriFi, which they allegedly conspired to take control of for their benefit.
Trumpers Thiel And Ramaswamy Named In RICO Action - Daily Kos link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:19:06.669587
- Topics: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
- Media: Daily Kos
- Orgs: GloriFi
- Events:
- People: Nick Ayers, Rick Jackson, Keri Findley
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DOGE billionaire teases Musk’s “drain the swamp” plans link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:19:06.669683
- Topics: United States federal government reform efforts
- Media: The Shawn Ryan Show
- Orgs: Palantir Technologies, Strive (asset management company)
- Events: Department of Government Efficiency
- People: Elon Musk
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This Texas Tycoon Is Suing Vivek Ramaswamy, Ken Griffin, Peter Thiel … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:19:06.690240
- Topics: Conservative financial services, Republican billionaire investment
- Media:
- Orgs: GloriFi, Founders Fund, Citadel LLC
- Events: GloriFi launch, GloriFi bankruptcy filing
- People: Nick Ayers, Kenneth C. Griffin, Peter Thiel, Neugebauer
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Steve Bannon
Joe Lonsdale and Steve Bannon are both associated with individuals and ideas linked to the neoreactionary movement, including mutual connections to Curtis Yarvin’s political thought and its impact on Silicon Valley and the Trump administration.
Dark Enlightenment - Wikipedia link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:19:34.524722
- Topics: Dark Enlightenment, Dark Enlightenment, Balaji Srinivasan
- Media: Tucker Carlson Today
- Orgs: The Seasteading Institute
- Events:
- People: Curtis Yarvin, Peter Thiel
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