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Sincerely, T
by Sincerely, T
The stuff they don't want us talking about. sincerelyt.substack.com
Episodes
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Adnan Khashoggi: Behind Every Deal
Adnan Khashoggi represents the prototype of the 20th-century global power broker. While his documented association with Jeffrey Epstein was professional and occurred during Epstein's formative years as a financial "fixer," it highlights the specific milieu of intelligence-linked finance in which...
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Don the Con & Caligula
History is a repeating rhythm of “ontological confusion,” a state where society can no longer distinguish between a leader’s personhood and the mythic role they inhabit. We look at certain figures and see something simultaneously more and less than a human being. They are liminal entities…
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For You Page? NOT ANYMORE.
The formal transition of TikTok’s U.S. operations from ByteDance to the TikTok USDS Joint Venture represents a paradigmatic shift in the geopolitical management of digital infrastructure. While the preceding years were defined by a national security discourse centered on data exfiltration to the...
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WE ARE MINNESOTA
On February 4, 2025, a ten-year-old girl with brain cancer was stopped at an immigration checkpoint while en route to an emergency medical appointment. Despite her U.S. citizenship, she was deported to Mexico alongside her family. It was a clinical, quiet start to a year that would fundamentally...
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Who is Scott Banister?
Key Themes and Important Ideas: 1. The PayPal Mafia as a Powerful Silicon Valley Network: * Definition and Membership: The "PayPal Mafia" is a well-known network of former PayPal executives who went on to found and invest in many of Silicon Valley's most successful companies. Prominent members...
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Who is Luke Nosek?
Luke Nosek's Background and Role: * Luke Nosek is a Polish-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist, best known as a co-founder of PayPal, where he served as Vice President of Marketing and Strategy. * He was instrumental in developing PayPal's early growth and products, including the…
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Who is Reid Hoffman?
Key Themes and Important Ideas/Facts: 1. Public Disagreements and Criticisms of Elon Musk: * Hoffman has engaged in public sparring with Elon Musk. One source quotes Hoffman directly stating about Musk: “The probability many, many people don’t like you? 100%,”. This highlights a clear personal...
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Who is Max Levchin?
Key Themes: * BNPL as a Short-Term Financing Tool: BNPL offers consumers the ability to split purchases into smaller, often interest-free, installments. * Transparency and Fixed Payments vs. Traditional Credit: A key differentiator of many BNPL services, particularly Affirm, is the emphasis on...
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Who is Peter Thiel?
Personal Background * Born on October 11, 1967, in Frankfurt, West Germany. * His family moved frequently due to his father’s career as a chemical engineer. They lived in South Africa and Namibia before settling in the U.S. * Moved to the United States as a child and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio,...
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What is "The PayPal Mafia"
The PayPal Mafia Genesis When PayPal was acquired by eBay for a staggering $1.5 billion, it transformed many of its founders into millionaires overnight. However, this was not a typical group of individuals content with amassing wealth and leading a leisurely life. Instead, they were visionaries...
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Who is Curtis Yarvin?
Curtis Yarvin, Techno-Authoritarianism, and Related Themes I. Overview: Focused on Curtis Yarvin (aka Mencius Moldbug), his ideas, and the broader trends of techno-authoritarianism and the "tech right." The episode explores Yarvin's political philosophy, its connections to figures like JD Vance…
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