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Wicklow hotel cancels 'secretive' Peter Thiel group conference
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Why is a privately owned hotel compelled to deal with controversy not of its making?
Perhaps things work differently for those of South African persuasion…
Re: Wicklow hotel cancels 'secretive' Peter Thiel group conference
#13How is this secretive if venue is public?
It wasn't public until a an investigative journalist wrote an article about it after the membership of the group was exposed first. Per TFA: > A leaked schedule for the “retreat” hosted by Dialog, an invitation-only group
Working as intended. Though Peter Thiel will do his utmost to further destroy journalists, I’m sure.
Re: Wicklow hotel cancels 'secretive' Peter Thiel group conference
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
The group used to be pretty secretive and unknown until a hacker managed to discover Dialog not protecting their membership data properly - and found, among others, a shit ton of billionaires [1] and politicians including former German health minister Jens Spahn [2]. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/06/18/what-we... [2] https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/das-spahn-netzwerk/2026/06/1...
Part of the list: General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO's supreme allied commander Europe Treasury secretary Scott Bessent Army secretary Dan Driscoll Hallie Hoffman, acting chief of staff of the Drug Enforcement Administration Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn) Wes Moore, Maryland governor Jared Polis, Colorado governor Tom Lue, general counsel and head of governance at Google DeepMi…
What meaningful complaint can you have about a meeting that includes Ted Cruz on one side and Wes Moore on the other; both Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman?
Re: Wicklow hotel cancels 'secretive' Peter Thiel group conference
#15How is this secretive if venue is public?
Like area 51.
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Hotels cancel events all the time, when they prove to be more trouble than they're worth. In extreme cases, they might cancel the event while it's running and kick out the attendees and organizers.
Re: Wicklow hotel cancels 'secretive' Peter Thiel group conference
#17It's safe to assume that once the secret location of the secretive conference stopped being so secret, the organizers and attendees went looking for a more private venue.
Re: Wicklow hotel cancels 'secretive' Peter Thiel group conference
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Part of the list: General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO's supreme allied commander Europe Treasury secretary Scott Bessent Army secretary Dan Driscoll Hallie Hoffman, acting chief of staff of the Drug Enforcement Administration Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn) Wes Moore, Maryland governor Jared Polis, Colorado governor Tom Lue, general counsel and head of governance at Google DeepMi…
What meaningful complaint can you have about a meeting that includes Ted Cruz on one side and Wes Moore on the other; both Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman?
If you mean in terms of political party leaning, we've had many years to observe how Rich vs Poor can override Right vs Left.
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> If the hotel cancelled it, it's suicide for the hotel.
This is silly. The hotel will be fine, they could give two fucks about some private party when another will take its place.
Re: Wicklow hotel cancels 'secretive' Peter Thiel group conference
#20"Cult-building" on the agenda?
While Thiel's recent Antichrist talks could come to mind, this could just as easily be business speak, like in the Collins/Porras "Built to Last" where one of the points of great companies is "Cult-like culture".