I don't know exactly what this means, as the implementation details are hazy, but if this entails substantial support to the ACLU (in terms of lawyers, money, or both), then that is awesome. I donated to the ACLU yesterday and I'm encouraging everyone I know to do the same.
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#12Does the ACLU have any new product/entrepreneurial goals for the future? Without, it would seem this is a somewhat unusual association.
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#13Any word on whether or not this was planned, or is this a reaction to recent events? If the latter, then I can't help but feel that this is just politically conveninent. The alternative is worse (not giving any funding), but hey, I feel what I feel.
It's not that it's politically convenient right now, it's that it is necessary. No need to be cynical. The executive orders that made this necessary only started happening within the last two weeks.
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#14How long till Peter Thiel breaks ties with y-combinator?
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#15Is this the first time ycombinator.com has funded a group involved in politics?
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#16Peter Thiel insists that the immigration EO is does not constitute a religious ban [1], but Rudy Giuliani says this is exactly what the President asked for [2] (Also, we heard him say as much many, many times).
[1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2017/01/28/peter-thiel-s...
[2] http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316726-giuliani-t...
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#17"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function." - F. Scott Fitzgerald
So between Peter Thiel and the ACLU, I think we have some 1st rate minds at YC.
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#18Is this the first time ycombinator.com has funded a group involved in politics?
The ACLU is involved in protecting civil liberties, not politics.
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#19Signed up to help. If you are serious about helping, I urge you to do so as well.
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#20Site's intermittent. Here's a copy: We are delighted to be funding the ACLU as a non-profit[0] in our Winter 2017 batch. The ACLU has always been important, but has a particularly important role[1] right now. We are honored to be able to help, and we will send some of our team to New York for the rest of the batch to assist. The ACLU will have full access to the Y Combinator network and community, and they will prese…
Wait, news.ycombinator.com can hug of death ycombinator.com?
That's insane.
Also I'm happy that this is happening and did not realize such a thing was possible. Does ACLU count as an early stage startup?
PS: no need to downvote, jeez, I'm just pointing out a curious observation