I Worked At Palantir: The Tech Company Reshaping Reality

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A former Palantir employee is sounding the alarm.

The tech company, founded by Peter Thiel,
claims they can revolutionize government systems with their AI-powered software. They’ve been hired by the Department of Defense, the FBI, ICE, and even Wendy’s. Now DOGE will likely hire Palantir as well.

We talked to a former Palantir employee,
dug into decades of research and listened to hours of Palantir CEO Alex Karp's own words to carefully unwrap the layers of Palantir’s carefully cultivated sales pitch
— and how they capitalize on fear and unrest to make money.

Palantir & Starlink allegedly complicit in war crimes amid ...

https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/palantir-spacex-allegedly-complicit-in-war-crimes-amid-israels-war-in-gaza/

What Palantir Means By The Kill Chain

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0HhNnY7A2AY

Shield AI + Palantir: Mission Autonomy and C2 Working as ...

https://shield.ai/shield-ai-palantir-mission-autonomy-and-c2-working-as-one/

Eighteen ways Palantir wants the Pentagon to change

https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2024/12/eighteen-ways-palantir-wants-pentagon-change/401400/

Air Force Tests Combat Use of Palantir’s Maven AI System

https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2024/12/eighteen-ways-palantir-wants-pentagon-change/401400/

Palantir's "Kill Chain" and the Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpE3feBwHCM

Roko’s basilisk is a thought experiment proposed in 2010 by the user Roko on the Less Wrong community blog.
Roko used ideas in decision theory to argue that a sufficiently powerful AI agent would have an incentive to torture anyone who imagined the agent but didn't work to bring the agent into existence.
The argument was called a "basilisk"
--named after the legendary reptile who can cause death with a single glance--
because merely hearing the argument would supposedly put you at risk of torture from this hypothetical agent.

A basilisk in this context is any information that harms or endangers the people who hear it.

https://www.lesswrong.com/w/rokos-basilisk

The Defense Reformation
As a nation, we are in an undeclared state of emergency.

https://www.18theses.com/

Inside Palantir: Profits, Power & The Kill Machine

https://the-citizens.com/2025/07/inside-palantir-profits-power-the-kill-machine/

10/31/2024 Palantir Publishes “The Defense Reformation”

https://investors.palantir.com/news-details/2024/Palantir-Publishes-The-Defense-Reformation---A-Blueprint-for-the-Resurrection-of-the-American-Industrial-Base/

The Defense Reformation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVLDANg9oLw

Defense Reform with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_d6ayF6TD4

AI, Automation, and the Ethics of Modern Warfare

https://blog.palantir.com/ai-automation-and-the-ethics-of-modern-warfare-df1f0b212397

The 'Kill Chain' Technology Behind Trump's Deportations

https://americancommunitymedia.org/oped/the-kill-chain-technology-behind-trumps-deportations/

Connecting the Supply Chain to the Kill Chain

https://www.palantir.com/assets/xrfr7uokpv1b/1i1AdL2kQFI8vWSa4fTSEu/701fb915f6e4e161a88725b4aeeb6aeb/Log_Solution_final_web.pdf

Gotham

https://www.palantir.com/platforms/gotham/

Palantir’s tools pose an invisible danger we are just beginning to comprehend

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/24/palantir-artificial-intelligence-civil-rights

Israel's automated occupation Tariq Nafi examines Israel’s use of AI-powered surveillance in Hebron

https://rumble.com/v2r68ez-israels-automated-occupation-tariq-nafi-examines-israels-use-of-ai-powered-.html

Gaza is a Testing Ground

https://rumble.com/v6qb9iu-gaza-is-a-testing-ground.html

This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers

https://rumble.com/v73npvy-this-flock-camera-leak-is-like-netflix-for-stalkers.html

Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras

https://rumble.com/v73npom-breaking-the-creepy-ai-in-police-cameras.html

Palantir is a defense contractor that builds data integration tools for law enforcement and government agencies–what one former employee describes as “really extravagant plumbing with data.”

While the company brands itself as a neutral “data infrastructure” provider, Palantir is in reality a largely unchecked force in the expansion of mass surveillance.

+++++ For example, the company is in conversation with the

Trump administration to build and manage systems for the

(Social Security Administration and the IRS),
a move challenged by civil rights groups.

SUIT FILED: In New Challenge, Retirees, Unions Seek to Block DOGE’s Unprecedented, Unlawful Social Security Data, Power Grab

https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/suit-filed-in-new-challenge-retirees-unions-seek-to-block-doges-unprecedented-unlawful-social-security-data-power-grab

Palantir’s “plumbing” could lay the foundation for which law enforcement agencies leverage massive troves of private information never intended for police use.

Such systems have been used on a smaller scale for years in local police agencies, enabling mass surveillance and, in many cases, exacerbating racist policing.

https://campaignzero.org/the-private-companies-quietly-building-a-police-state/

Introducing Palantir Gotham → Europa

https://www.palantir.com/platforms/gotham/europa/

The Private Companies Quietly Building a Police State

https://campaignzero.org/the-private-companies-quietly-building-a-police-state/

Police Can Now See Your Bank Accounts & Location History Anytime...

A new Al tool called Gotham, created by the company Palantir, is now installed on police computers.

After pulling you over in a traffic stop, they can simply type in some of your information and see all the info on your bank account

https://www.reddit.com/r/PrepperIntel/comments/1pv1t84/police_can_now_see_your_bank_accounts_location/

When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data

https://theconversation.com/when-the-government-can-see-everything-how-one-company-palantir-is-mapping-the-nations-data-263178#:~:text=The%20Department%20of%20Defense%20has,rapidly%20to%20affect%20many%20people.

How Police Departments use Palantir And how they are one of the most loyal customers

https://eithersquare.substack.com/p/how-police-departments-use-palantir

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2025/police-artificial-intelligence-facial-recognition/

Scars, Tattoos, And License Plates: This Is What Palantir And The LAPD Know About You Newly revealed documents show how Los Angeles police were trained to use the flagship product of the most secretive company in law enforcement.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinehaskins1/training-documents-palantir-lapd

LAPD/LASD – INTERMEDIATE COURSE (8 HOURS)

Course Objective Advance the training of LAPD users on the basic and intermediate functions of the Palantir Graph and Map applications.

https://embed.documentcloud.org/documents/7219689-Intermediate-Guide-Ashx/

LAPD/LASD ADVANCE PALANTIR (8 HOURS)

Course Objective Advance the training of Law Enforcement users on Palantir advanced concepts to include:

front-end importing of data, Object Explorer and advanced workflows and techniques. Course Description

https://embed.documentcloud.org/documents/7219690-Advance-Guide-Ashx/

How ICE Reportedly Uses Clearview AI to Target Immigrants Clearview AI’s facial recognition software is being used to ‘target immigrants and the political left.’

https://www.inc.com/peter-cohan/how-ice-reportedly-uses-clearview-ai-to-target-immigrants/91179292

Palantir Is Still Not a Data Company

https://www.palantir.com/palantir-is-still-not-a-data-company/

IJ attorneys Robert Frommer and Michael Soyfer to discuss a new lawsuit in Norfolk, Virginia. 

Flock Safety

https://www.flocksafety.com/

Norfolk, VA Camera Surveillance

https://ij.org/case/norfolk-virginia-camera-surveillance/

Suit filed against use of Flock cameras in Norfolk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsxuDhA-GtQ

News conference: Federal lawsuit filed against use of Flock cameras in Norfolk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoY96Te53Xo

Flock Cameras: Local Officials Discuss Surveillance vs. Security

https://www.focusdailynews.com/flock-cameras-local-officials-discuss-surveillance-vs-security/

Creepy AI-powered Surveillance Cams in 5,000 Cities and Counting

https://rumble.com/v60jyew-creepy-ai-powered-surveillance-cams-in-5000-cities-and-counting.html

Trump's ballroom is a lie

https://rumble.com/v73asnq-trumps-ballroom-is-a-lie.html

PROJECT STARGATE: Everything They're NOT Telling You

https://rumble.com/v6rfe4i-project-stargate-everything-theyre-not-telling-you.html

Trump announces Stargate AI infrastructure project

https://rumble.com/v6rfl6k-trump-announces-stargate-ai-infrastructure-project.html

The Man Behind The American Oligarchy

https://rumble.com/v6qjsve-the-man-behind-the-american-oligarchy.html

EXPOSING CHINA'S SKYNET PROGRAM

https://rumble.com/v4tg1uw-exposing-chinas-skynet-program.html

Israel deploys facial recognition cameras to ‘supercharge segregation’
Amnesty International condemn use of ‘discriminatory surveillance databases’ in Hebron after finding widespread use of ‘Red Wolf’ software

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/05/02/israel-palestine-hebron-red-wolf-facial-recognition-camera/

Israel deploys facial recognition cameras to 'supercharge segregation'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/05/02/israel-palestine-hebron-red-wolf-facial-recognition-camera/

Meet Blue Wolf, the app Israel uses to spy on Palestinians
in the occupied West Bank
An explosive report in the Washington Post reveals extensive Israeli military surveillance project in West Bank

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-whats-blue-wolf-app-soldiers-use-photograph-palestinians

The Village Files - 1948

http://www.1948.org.uk/the-village-files/

Israel’s Smart Shooter to pitch ‘one shot, one hit’ tech at European defense shows

https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2021/10/18/israels-smart-shooter-to-pitch-one-shot-one-hit-tech-at-european-defense-shows/

How AI Is Finding Patterns And Anomalies In Your Data - Forbes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2020/05/10/finding-patterns-and-anomalies-in-your-data/

The Israeli mass-surveillance system that could help enforce 'local lockdowns'
Octopus system credited with eliminating coronavirus in Israeli neighborhood after using 500 cameras to monitor residents

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/11/israeli-mass-surveillance-system-could-help-enforce-local-lockdowns/

The facial recognition tech that can identify you even with a face mask
The new technology focuses on the area around someone's eyes and brows to detect a match

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/05/12/facial-recognition-tech-can-identify-even-face-mask/

Israel escalates surveillance of Palestinians with facial recognition

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-palestinians-surveillance-facial-recognition/2021/11/05/3787bf42-26b2-11ec-8739-5cb6aba30a30_story.html

Blue Wolf, the app used by Israel to spy on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank
Explosive report in The Washington Post reveals vast Israeli military surveillance project in the West Bank

https://www.middleeasteye.net/node/232046

Lasers, integration and mobility: Israel races to stop growing threat from drones

https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/05/24/lasers-integration-and-mobility-israel-races-to-stop-growing-threat-from-drones/

This new rifle optic basically guarantees ‘one shot, one kill’

https://www.defensenews.com/newsletters/digital-show-daily/2018/10/09/this-new-rifle-optic-basically-guarantees-one-shot-one-kill/

US military nudges European allies on countering small drones

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/04/20/us-military-nudges-european-allies-on-countering-small-drones/

ISRAELI PEGASUS SPYWARE

https://rumble.com/vu7lp3-israeli-pegasus-spyware.html

What is Pegasus spyware and how does it hack phones

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jul/18/what-is-pegasus-spyware-and-how-does-it-hack-phones

F.B.I. Secretly Bought Israeli Spyware and Explored

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/world/middleeast/israel-pegasus-spyware.html

Pegasus Spyware Explained: Know about the Israeli spyware

https://testbook.com/current-affairs/pegasus-spyware/

HRW says staffer was targeted with Israeli-made Pegasus

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/26/hrw-says-staffer-was-targeted-by-israeli-made-pegasus-spyware

India bought Israeli Pegasus spyware as part of weapons

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/29/india-bought-israeli-pegasus-spyware-as-part-of-weapon-deal-nyt

Israeli police used Pegasus spyware on citizens

https://news.yahoo.com/israeli-police-used-pegasus-spyware-211109416.html

The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/magazine/nso-group-israel-spyware.html

India bought Israeli spyware as part of weapons deal: NYT

https://www.the-quest.org/world-news/india-bought-israeli-spyware-as-part-of-weapons-deal-nyt/

Israeli police under fire over reported use of Pegasus to hack Israelis

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-us-lawmakers-call-sanctions-against-israels-nso-other-spyware-firms-2021-12-15/

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-citizens-hacked-by-police-using-pegasus-newspaper-says-2022-01-18/

YOUR MIND IS THE GATE THEY WANT TO BREACH!!!

The Perspective on Bio-Nano Interface Technology for Convid-19

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nanotechnology/articles/10.3389/fnano.2020.586250/full

What is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? | IBM

https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/artificial-general-intelligence

Abilene chosen as first site for Trump's historic $500 billion AI infrastructure project

https://ktxs.com/news/local/abilene-chosen-as-first-site-for-trumps-historic-500-billion-ai-infrastructure-project

Nanorobot Hardware Architecture for Medical Defense...Next Level Contact Tracing

https://rumble.com/v4kniy2-nanorobot-hardware-architecture-for-medical-defense...next-level-contact-tr.html

Internet of Nano Things IONT

https://rumble.com/v4owcio-internet-of-nano-things-iont.html

A Comprehensive Survey on Hybrid Communication in Context of Molecular Communication and Terahertz Communication for Body-Centric Nanonetworks

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343732530_A_Comprehensive_Survey_on_Hybrid_Communication_in_Context_of_Molecular_Communication_and_Terahertz_Communication_for_Body-Centric_Nanonetworks

Inside the Body’s Future: How Bio-Nano Things Will Change Disease Detection

https://rumble.com/v6g8dq7-inside-the-bodys-future-how-bio-nano-things-will-change-disease-detection.html

The Perspective on Bio-Nano Interface Technology for Convid-19

https://www.frontiersin.org/.../fnano.2020.586250/full

Convid-19, Psychological Operations, and the War

for Technocracy

https://ia800304.us.archive.org/.../978-3-031-41850-1.pdf

The digital nervous system (DNS), a smart healthcare body-area network (BAN).

Separate nodes on the human body work in unison to sense and communicate health parameters and actuate medical treatments.

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-digital-nervous-system-DNS-a-smart-healthcare-body-area-network-BAN-Separate_fig1_350732597

(COV-WBAN)

These systems aim at treating the sick without
their having required to visit the hospitals frequently

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7909758/

"Nanorobot Hardware Architecture for Medical Defense"
ISSN 1424-8220

https://www.mdpi.org/sensors/papers/s8052932.pdf

Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR)

https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/healthprotection/idsr/index.html

Pathogen Asset Control System (PACS)
is a comprehensive and flexible software solution for accounting and tracking of
Biological Materials in Laboratories
PACS was developed by DTRA to support the Mission of
the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP)

• Enhance capability to identify and consolidate collections of pathogens and diseases of
Biosecurity concern
• Enhance Biosafety and Biosecurity of the stored Biological Materials

https://pacs.btrp.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PACS_One_Pager.pdf

The Internet of Bio-Nano Things — Smart Computing in the Human Body

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10595635?fbclid=IwY2xjawOaiQdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFOZ254c1BxaGRNTW5wR0Flc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuoUGRM1b3l8ankfYMqM09DT-EVJcS9lDmNcncCxcgcsm3oD-swZzKYY5QK6_aem_f_BZ6-yc21BS0QpF0KMZ9w

original link on More Perfect Union

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ95Gmvg_D4

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