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soldierant

(9,252 posts)
47. It was not created as a tool for Sauron's evil
Tue May 27, 2025, 03:18 AM
May 2025

but was, like everything else Sauron touched, corrupted by him. (Gee, who have I heard that about recently?)

I learned about them a couple of weeks ago, and my first thought was that if I were Christopher Tolkien I would be doing my best to sue the pants off them for contaminating my father's legacy.

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Nope, never heard of them. Thank you, my dear Jilly_in_VA. This is terrifying. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2025 #1
I knew it was them D_Master81 May 2025 #2
Stock is up over 1200% since then TheProle May 2025 #11
Yup. Remember when I first became aware of them and their inside track to the US intelligence communitiess erronis May 2025 #3
I've known of them since the InsLaw days and "The Octopus Murders" SharonAnn May 2025 #9
Palantir is Peter Thiel UpInArms May 2025 #4
Thiel is indeed evil. Glaisne May 2025 #20
Calling JD Vance an 'ally' of Thiel is an understatement. He is a protege and a Thiel-sponsored tool. Nt lostnfound May 2025 #42
What if I told you "DOGE" was about data harvesting rather than it's professed purpose. Snarkoleptic May 2025 #5
Of course it was. SharonAnn May 2025 #10
Of course it was, yes. Nt lostnfound May 2025 #43
Believe it. No doubt. n/t defacto7 May 2025 #44
Minority Report made real. GoneOffShore May 2025 #6
Yes, known about it since mid-2022 bucolic_frolic May 2025 #7
AKA: Agent Mike Bo Zarts May 2025 #8
I know about Palentir ... aggiesal May 2025 #12
Yep Iamscrewed May 2025 #13
Wasn't there a movie about this years ago DENVERPOPS May 2025 #14
Yup lonely bird May 2025 #23
Heard about but didn't know of. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #15
Yep, heard all about them... MiHale May 2025 #16
Testimonials from partner/clients (from the Palantir homepage): Auggie May 2025 #17
Good info. calimary May 2025 #33
This reminds me of "The Machine" from an action-oriented TV program from several years ago. BobTheSubgenius May 2025 #18
Oh, I've known of them. Unfortunately, however, most have NO idea...and not nearly enough attention has been paid to Karasu May 2025 #19
And who is anomalist, different and a potential threat? Glaisne May 2025 #21
Well, yes and no lonely bird May 2025 #25
Naming your company after a LOTR device Aviation Pro May 2025 #22
They tried to compete in the legal field Henry203 May 2025 #24
Yes. I've posted a few threads about them the last couple of years: highplainsdem May 2025 #26
+1 dalton99a May 2025 #36
When McKINSEY COMES TO TOWN..Another one that will blow your mind. multigraincracker May 2025 #27
Thiel's company. BadgerMom May 2025 #28
He truly is a pile of shit with arms and legs wolfie001 May 2025 #31
Palantir was a seeing stone in Lord of the Rings Martin Eden May 2025 #29
Sounds related to "The Entity," in the latest Mission Impossible film dlk May 2025 #30
A strange one, indeed. Joinfortmill May 2025 #32
Important malaise May 2025 #34
Kick dalton99a May 2025 #35
K & R . . . Journeyman May 2025 #37
Don't forget that Thiel gave JD Vance his $ start. TheRickles May 2025 #38
Yep. He's his sockpuppet. Thiel has IMMENSE power over this regime. Karasu May 2025 #40
It sounds like the movie Minority Report. With PC's instead of physic people. OverBurn May 2025 #39
I hate... GiqueCee May 2025 #41
It was not created as a tool for Sauron's evil soldierant May 2025 #47
I saw the post & thought "Palantir." CaptainTruth May 2025 #45
I remember EuterpeThelo May 2025 #46
Yep and posted articles justaprogressive May 2025 #48
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