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Palantir Exposed: The New Deep State [27:27 | JUN 10 2025 | Glenn Greenwald] (youtu.be)
submitted 3 weeks ago by jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31160697

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  • Main Topic: The video discusses Palantir Technologies and its increasing role in centralizing and managing US government data, raising concerns about privacy and potential abuse of power.

  • Key Points:

    • An executive order in 2025 aimed to eliminate information silos within the government, centralizing data access.
    • Palantir is heavily involved in building databases for government agencies, including immigration enforcement (Doge project), the IRS, CDC and Homeland Security.
    • The speaker draws parallels to the Patriot Act and post-9/11 surveillance expansions, arguing that justifications for data collection often lead to broader applications beyond the initial stated purpose.
    • Concerns are raised about the lack of oversight and potential for misuse of centralized data by Palantir, a private company.
    • The video highlights the historical context of Palantir's founding, linking it to the "Total Information Awareness" initiative and figures like John Poindexter.
    • The speaker emphasizes the irony of a private company now holding the kind of data that caused public outcry when the NSA was revealed to be collecting it.

  • Highlights:

    • The Trump administration's motto: "Everyone is converting to Palantir."
    • Palantir's involvement in managing sensitive data across multiple federal agencies, including health and financial information.
    • The connection between Palantir's founders and the "Total Information Awareness" program.
    • The comparison of Palantir's current role to the NSA's controversial data collection practices revealed by Edward Snowden.
    • The video ends with a call for more attention to Palantir's activities and its potential impact on civil liberties.

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[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (37 children)

If only people weren't so dismissive of Snowden when he exposed Palantir and the NSA

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I agree, but don't forget how MSM and the duopoly treat whistleblowers, as well as the Russiagate smears.

Propaganda works; that is why so much money is involved in politics and media.

Any thoughts on Whitney Web?

From what I know, she seems to be a great investigative journalist who has spoken about the surveillance state, Palantir, Peter Thiel, Jeffrey Epstein, and what industries have ties to organized crime.

Here is her archived website:

  1. Homepage: https://archive.ph/wip/BdzIu | https://unlimitedhangout.com/
  2. Authors: https://archive.is/oVpM5 | https://unlimitedhangout.com/content-blocks/author/
  3. Palantir: https://archive.ph/1CBxh | https://unlimitedhangout.com/?s=Palantir

About:

Whitney Webb has been a professional writer, researcher and journalist since 2016. She has written for several websites and, from 2017 to 2020, was a staff writer and senior investigative reporter for Mint Press News. She currently writes for The Last American Vagabond and hosts an independent podcast called Unlimited Hangout.

Whitney has made numerous radio, television and video appearances, appearing on left-leaning programs like The Real News Network, Media Roots and The Zero Hour as well as right-leaning programs like The Tom Woods Show and The QTR podcast. Her work aims to highlight under-reported issues and find common ground between people of different political persuasions regarding corruption, government overreach, the lack of accountability for militaries and intelligence agencies and the military-industrial complex.

She is currently writing a book on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal based on her viral investigative series and has contributed to a soon-to-be available book on the Coronavirus Epidemic authored by former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Whitney lives in Chile with her 2 year old daughter and her dogs, Worf and Sisko.^[[1] https://archive.ph/CFF74 | https://unlimitedhangout.com/about-me/]

[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

She is a wealth of knowledge

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[–] professormarshmallow@lemmy.cafe 21 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I thought Glenn worked for Theil, is this video one of his slimy tricks? He said only elites fear Trump. That Bannon was a socialist. Even pretended to care about Palestinians, who are now being erased from existence. I wont watch the video. I have heard all I need to from that man.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I was curious about this and it turns out it is true. Greenwald is employed by Rumble (in a prominent position) which seems to be a video platform for pro-oligarch and pro-crime Americans.

Rumble is funded by Peter Theil and JD Vance.

He really is a lowest common denominator shill.

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[–] blargle@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I would also like to say, fuck Glenn Greenwald.

And here is a better source on why fuck Palantir: Behind The Bastards

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[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Fuck Glenn Greenwald. He is a russian shill and supports russian genocidal imperialism.

I hope one day he meets the same fate as "Donbas cowboy", Russell Bentley:

Bentley’s wife, Lyudmila, then claimed that Russian soldiers from a tank battalion abducted him.

According to the Investigative Committee, Vansyatsky, Agaltsev, and Iordanov tortured Bentley on April 8, and he died shortly afterward.

Vansyatsky and Agaltsev are suspected of blowing up a car with Bentley’s body in it and ordering Bazhin to get rid of what was left of his remains.

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[–] atlien51@lemm.ee 0 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

TLDR?

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is some degenerate propaganda.

Turns out Greenwald works for Peter Theil (via Rumble).

It is likely Greenwald is likely to trying to have his cake and eat it. Extract money from both sets of marks.

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world -1 points 3 weeks ago

You do know what being on a platform is?

YouTube is another platform where deals are made with creators.

Nice try with your propaganda, though.

Peace.

[–] PostaL@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Bot doing bot things

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