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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 8h

Palantir has an $18 million ICE contract for their Investigative Case Management tool "which allows ICE to filter people based on their immigration status, physical characteristics, criminal affiliation, location data, and more" plus a $30 million contract to develop "Immigration OS."

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 8h

Here's an updated list of all the technology ICE has in its arsenal to mass deport people.

We've added new sections on cell-site simulators and cellphone location data.

techcrunch.com/2025/10/08/h...

Here's the tech powering ICE's deportation crackdown | TechCrunch

From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.

techcrunch.com

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Saadia___m @saadia---m.bsky.social · Jul 15

Ryan was fired from his law firm for writing about Plantir and the Trump administration’s ability to track protestors. Big law wants complicity… open.substack.com/pub/ryanwill...

Inside Big Law: The Cost of Silence is Democracy Itself

Big Law, it turns out, doesn’t just train lawyers.

open.substack.com

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 5d

Join us this Monday to protest the final installment of Peter Thiel's Antichrist lecture series.

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Ardath Whynacht @ardathjean.bsky.social · 5d

When you put tech bros in charge

Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 5d

Wait so the company getting paid billions to "keep us safe" has "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," -- according to the actual Army

www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system has deep flaws, Army memo says

The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," according to a recent internal Army memo.

www.reuters.com

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Love is a Peaceful Planet @peaceful-planet.bsky.social · 6d

Calling all UC Berkeley students to Sproul Plaza tomorrow, October 3rd:

Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 6d

Wow.

Students at UC Berkeley are protesting Palantir on campus tomorrow at 2pm.

Show up!

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 5d

Wait so the company getting paid billions to "keep us safe" has "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," -- according to the actual Army

www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system has deep flaws, Army memo says

The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," according to a recent internal Army memo.

www.reuters.com

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 5d

2pm today at UC Berkeley

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 6d

Wow.

Students at UC Berkeley are protesting Palantir on campus tomorrow at 2pm.

Show up!

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Kay Reindl @ruefrex.bsky.social · 6d

👏👏👏👏

Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 6d

Wow.

Students at UC Berkeley are protesting Palantir on campus tomorrow at 2pm.

Show up!

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Boaz Nash @boazhsan.bsky.social · 6d

Berkeley getting its 60s mojo back?

Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 6d

Wow.

Students at UC Berkeley are protesting Palantir on campus tomorrow at 2pm.

Show up!

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 6d

Wow.

Students at UC Berkeley are protesting Palantir on campus tomorrow at 2pm.

Show up!

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 7d

"You know you live in strange times when one of the most influential billionaires in the world... starts dedicating his public appearances primarily to a set of ideas about Armageddon borrowed heavily from a Nazi jurist."

More from Wired:

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 8d

This piece by @laurabullard.bsky.social goes DEEP into Peter Thiel’s Antichrist fixation—a bizarre melding of biblical scripture and Nazi philosophy.

Remember: This isn't about AI. It's a much deeper story about the strange mind behind JD Vance.

Read it:

www.wired.com/story/the-re...

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

www.wired.com

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 7d

A message for Peter Thiel's followers: "It is not too late to decide you deserve better... you and I, together, deserve a society built on solidarity."

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 8d

This piece by @laurabullard.bsky.social goes DEEP into Peter Thiel’s Antichrist fixation—a bizarre melding of biblical scripture and Nazi philosophy.

Remember: This isn't about AI. It's a much deeper story about the strange mind behind JD Vance.

Read it:

www.wired.com/story/the-re...

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

www.wired.com

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 7d

"I wish Thiel would consider meeting Jesus as he is — a marginalized radical at the outskirts of an empire, friends of the poor and sick, who was crucified for threatening the powerful. I wish Thiel would speechify less about the Antichrist and spend more time trying to be like Jesus."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 7d

"He is using Christian language, devoid of context, as provocation.

This strikes me as heretical. Given the resources available to him, Thiel has an amazing opportunity to be a real witness to the love of God. Instead, he is cynically co-opting the language of faith to further his own goals."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 7d

"The concept of the Antichrist was not intended by the biblical writers as a tool to sow fear or division. The Antichrist is meant, obviously, as a foil to Christ. It makes no sense to issue a warning against this supposed figure without directing people toward 'the answer' — that is, toward Jesus."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 7d

"I know that Scripture can be used in many ways, as bludgeon or balm. And without doing the hard work of understanding the rich context of these ancient and living texts, we are doomed to project our own goals onto them. That is exactly what Thiel is doing, in the most cynical way imaginable."

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 7d

"As a Christian who strives to follow Jesus, and a priest in the Episcopal Church, I find Thiel’s warnings heretical."

sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

I’m a priest. Here’s why you should reject Peter Thiel’s Antichrist talk

The cynicism of the billionaire venture capitalist stands in deep contrast to the true values of Jesus.

sfstandard.com

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 8d

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 8d

ICE has granted Palantir another $30 million, this time for a so-called "voluntary return" program. Experts doubt it's as voluntary as the government claims. www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...

ICE Awards Palantir Another $30 Million For “Voluntary Return” Program

ICE’s joint-biggest order for Palantir will help it pursue an immigration policy that encourages people to leave the country without arrest, though some fret immigrants are being left little choice.

www.forbes.com

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 8d

The Commonwealth Club is profiting from Peter Thiel's antichrist lecture series, and yet they refuse to take accountability. We can't let them off the hook.

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 9d

Watch this Al Jazeera video about how Palantir automates warfare and genocide:

How Palantir is trying to sanitise war | The Listening Post

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

www.youtube.com

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 13d

😅

Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 13d

lol

Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 13d

That’s a really good point - if opposing AI and innovation is the antichrist, then are the machines god??