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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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.
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.
Those just seem like smears from the duopoly (oligarch lackeys) loving apologetics (celebrity worshipper).
I wont watch the video. I have heard all I need to from that man.
The whole post and reason for it is about the video…
Weird people on forums hahaha.
I guess your reason for commenting on the post about a Glenn video is just to show how much you disagree with the way he thinks instead of your way of thinking.
All is well, thanks for commenting your disdain, peace.
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- Words, apoliticals to apologetics (celebrity worshipper)
It’s nothing personal against you, I just feel the need to comment whenever I hear his name because I feel played, because I used to follow his writing. I think he is a genuinely nasty piece of work and a henchman for oligarchs. Peace.
Thanks for the chat and th information you provided!
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If only people weren’t so dismissive of Snowden when he exposed Palantir and the NSA
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:
- Homepage: https://archive.ph/wip/BdzIu | https://unlimitedhangout.com/
- Authors: https://archive.is/oVpM5 | https://unlimitedhangout.com/content-blocks/author/
- 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]
She is a wealth of knowledge
I would also like to say, fuck Glenn Greenwald.
And here is a better source on why fuck Palantir: Behind The Bastards
It seems the divide and conquer strategy still works really well.
Glenn Greenwald is not a perfect person, but we cannot deny his great work as a journalist, his work with Snowden, and his continued integrity with his show, System Update.
Is the problem with him political tribalism, maybe due to him not supporting your preferred party (duopoly, blue or red team), or the distractions from the oligarchy (culture wars and identity politics, instead of focusing on addressing our society’s systematic economic issues)?
I think he is worth uniting with.
“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.” – Frederick Douglass
Anyway, thanks for the link. I have heard of them, but I am not familiar.
Quick info. about video:
Part One: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy [01:11:59 | OCT 30 2025 | Behind the Bastards]
Generated Summary:
Main Topic:
The video, “Part One: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy,” explores the early life and formative experiences of Peter Thiel, aiming to understand the origins of his controversial political views and actions.
Key Points:
- Peter Thiel’s Background: The hosts discuss Thiel’s upbringing, including his birth in Germany, his family’s move to Cleveland due to his father’s work in the oil and gas industry, and a subsequent move to Namibia (Southwest Africa) where his father worked at a uranium mine during the apartheid era.
- Family Influences: The video touches on the differing accounts of Thiel’s parents’ political leanings (Republican vs. Christian conservatives) and the impact of a specific childhood conversation about death.
- Early Personality and Interests: Thiel is portrayed as an intelligent but somewhat isolated child who excelled academically, enjoyed chess, and was deeply immersed in fantasy literature like “The Lord of the Rings” and Dungeons and Dragons.
- Libertarianism and Anti-Communism: The video highlights Thiel’s development of libertarian and anti-communist views, influenced by Ayn Rand and the political climate of Silicon Valley.
- Experiences with Bullying: The hosts discuss how Thiel was bullied as a child, which may have contributed to his misanthropic views.
- Emphasis on Education: The video emphasizes the pressure Thiel felt to succeed academically and attend a prestigious university.
Highlights:
- The discussion of Thiel’s father’s involvement with a uranium mine in Namibia during apartheid, drawing a parallel between Thiel’s childhood and a “supervillain origin story.”
- The anecdote about Thiel’s intense reaction to losing a chess match, even a scrimmage, suggesting a deep-seated need to win.
- The characterization of Thiel as a “wizard” figure by his peers, someone who was admired but also seen as fundamentally separate and unknowable.
- The mention of Thiel’s later-in-life interest in anti-aging research and technologies.
Never thought I’d see conservative pundit videos posted on Lemmy with 60 upvotes but here we are.
Political tribalism works.
We must stop falling for the divide and conquer strategies of the duopoly (lackeys of the oligarchs).
“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.” – Frederick Douglass
Instead of fighting over political leanings, try to hear what their arguments are and see where you agree.
This will help us be willing to discuss and unify all working-class people on what views we share instead of just focusing on what we don’t agree on.
TLDR?
Bot doing bot things
I don’t agree with the way they think; it must be a boogeyman (bots, puppets, troll).
Self-built echo chambers and self-censorship are not healthy; we must be willing to continue learning from those that don’t think like we do.
Peace.
Edit:
- Words, there -> it; added (bots, puppets, troll).
TLDW to TLDR…
A generated summary is included in the body.
I can’t help you more than that; I thought I made it easy enough to know what the video is a bit about.
Random thought I was reminded of:
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink
Yeah but it’s bit of a text wall
Check out Highlights section.
Only five points.
