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AZJonnie

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2. It's not like Palantir doesn't advertise their evilness, it's right there in their name

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 10:40 PM

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Surprised their subsidiaries aren't named like Sauron Systems & Ringwraith Reconnaissance.

ALSO, this is unquestionably corrupt as fuck. Thiel is Vance's patron FFS, and donated HEAVILY to Trump in 2024. The whole thing reeks to high hell

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Who is Palantir and why is USDA giving it $300 million? [View all] progressoid Monday OP

Soyveilance mr715 Monday #1

It's not like Palantir doesn't advertise their evilness, it's right there in their name AZJonnie Monday #2

The trump administration is corruptly shoveling hundreds of millions of our tax dollars at AI and Mag 10 companies. pat_k Monday #3

BTW, I originally found this op ed in a right of center AG newspaper. progressoid Monday #4

Why? Botany Monday #5

Thiel and crony capitalism. usonian Yesterday #6

They pull together databases and use AI to analyze it Melon Yesterday #7

I think GAZA has been their laboratory for years, Uncle Joe Yesterday #8