YouTube backs down, Gandalfs roast Peter Thiel in Argentina
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Nerd Reich Podcast Triumphs On YouTube
It looks like YouTube has backed down from its threat to delete The Nerd Reich’s YouTube channel.
The channel remains up today—with over 2000 new subscribers. Alex Shultz of Hard Reset Media reports that the company has no plans to disable the account. In addition, the mysterious campaign of false complaints against our channel has vanished just as quickly as it appeared.
Last week, YouTube sent a message threatening to disable the Nerd Reich channel by today. But it’s still up—and with a new episode.
This time, I’m in the guest chair being interviewed by Jean Guerrero, a New York Times contributing opinion writer and author of Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda.
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Peter Thiel Roasted by Gandalfs in Argentina
If Peter Thiel hoped to find peace and refuge when he purchased a mansion hideout in Argentina earlier this year, he’s in for a rude awakening.
The surveillance billionaire and Antichrist enthusiast’s interest in the South American country has sparked energetic protests from local activists, and they know how to hit him where it hurts.
Earlier this week, a mysterious flock of Gandalfs descended on Thiel’s mansion:
Protesters dressed as Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings protested outside the Buenos Aires home of Peter Thiel, a Palantir co-founder.
They had gathered to highlight Mr Thiel's recent 1pc stake purchase in Argentina's Vista, one of the largest oil companies operating in the country.
The demonstrators carried banners reading “You shall not pass,” a line delivered by the Lord of the Rings character, played by Sir Ian McKellen.
Images of the protesters—wearing robes, wizard hats and white beards—made headlines and newscasts around the globe.
Thiel’s obsession with The Lord of the Rings is one of his defining traits. He tends to name his companies—Palantir, Mithril, Valar—after objects in the J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy books. Oddly, Thiel does not seem to recognize that he and his cronies resemble the book’s villains rather than its heroes.
But the Gandalfs of Argentina have been summoned to remind him.
US Staff
