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The revolving door continues. Yesterday we reported on Mike Kelly’s decision, having quit parliament, to work for real life “evil corporation from a Bond film” Palantir, co-founded by Peter Thiel.
You may know Thiel as the politically active billionaire who shouted his support for Donald Trump’s presidential bid from his skyscraper rooftops. (Well, he did more than shout — he gave the campaign over a million dollars.)
You may also remember that Thiel co-founded Paypal, and that he was the man who financed the efforts to sue Gawker out of existence.
But did you know he’s a New Zealand citizen? In 2011 he was secretly granted citizenship.
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