The good times are over, Peter Thiel tells Silicon Valley's oligarchs

Peter Thiel makes a perfect modern sinister panto villain. From investing in deep state spookware Palantir to supporting Donald S Trump, Thiel ticks all the boxes. Throw in an eccentric medical practice - like, say, a fondness for injecting himself with young people's blood - and all that's missing is an impregnable offshore lair, and a seat on Facebook's board."