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Martin Eden

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29. Palantir was a seeing stone in Lord of the Rings

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2025, 02:07 PM

May 26

These spheres allowed the users to see things and communicate at great distances.

Aptly named.

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The Most Terrifying Company in America You've Never Heard Of [View all] Jilly_in_VA May 26 OP

Nope, never heard of them. Thank you, my dear Jilly_in_VA. This is terrifying. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 26 #1

I knew it was them D_Master81 May 26 #2

Stock is up over 1200% since then TheProle May 26 #11

Yup. Remember when I first became aware of them and their inside track to the US intelligence communitiess erronis May 26 #3

I've known of them since the InsLaw days and "The Octopus Murders" SharonAnn May 26 #9

Palantir is Peter Thiel UpInArms May 26 #4

Thiel is indeed evil. Glaisne May 26 #20

Calling JD Vance an 'ally' of Thiel is an understatement. He is a protege and a Thiel-sponsored tool. Nt lostnfound May 26 #42

What if I told you "DOGE" was about data harvesting rather than it's professed purpose. Snarkoleptic May 26 #5

Of course it was. SharonAnn May 26 #10

Of course it was, yes. Nt lostnfound May 26 #43

Believe it. No doubt. n/t defacto7 May 26 #44

Minority Report made real. GoneOffShore May 26 #6

Yes, known about it since mid-2022 bucolic_frolic May 26 #7

AKA: Agent Mike Bo Zarts May 26 #8

I know about Palentir ... aggiesal May 26 #12

Yep Iamscrewed May 26 #13

Wasn't there a movie about this years ago DENVERPOPS May 26 #14

Yup lonely bird May 26 #23

Heard about but didn't know of. Prairie_Seagull May 26 #15

Yep, heard all about them... MiHale May 26 #16

Testimonials from partner/clients (from the Palantir homepage): Auggie May 26 #17

Good info. calimary May 26 #33

This reminds me of "The Machine" from an action-oriented TV program from several years ago. BobTheSubgenius May 26 #18

Oh, I've known of them. Unfortunately, however, most have NO idea...and not nearly enough attention has been paid to Karasu May 26 #19

And who is anomalist, different and a potential threat? Glaisne May 26 #21

Well, yes and no lonely bird May 26 #25

Naming your company after a LOTR device Aviation Pro May 26 #22

They tried to compete in the legal field Henry203 May 26 #24

Yes. I've posted a few threads about them the last couple of years: highplainsdem May 26 #26

+1 dalton99a May 26 #36

When McKINSEY COMES TO TOWN..Another one that will blow your mind. multigraincracker May 26 #27

Thiel's company. BadgerMom May 26 #28

He truly is a pile of shit with arms and legs wolfie001 May 26 #31

Palantir was a seeing stone in Lord of the Rings Martin Eden May 26 #29

Sounds related to "The Entity," in the latest Mission Impossible film dlk May 26 #30

A strange one, indeed. Joinfortmill May 26 #32

Important malaise May 26 #34

Kick dalton99a May 26 #35

K & R . . . Journeyman May 26 #37

Don't forget that Thiel gave JD Vance his $ start. TheRickles May 26 #38

Yep. He's his sockpuppet. Thiel has IMMENSE power over this regime. Karasu May 26 #40

It sounds like the movie Minority Report. With PC's instead of physic people. OverBurn May 26 #39

I hate... GiqueCee May 26 #41

It was not created as a tool for Sauron's evil soldierant Tuesday #47

I saw the post & thought "Palantir." CaptainTruth May 26 #45

I remember EuterpeThelo May 26 #46

Yep and posted articles justaprogressive Tuesday #48