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The Palantro CEO, Alex Karp, is on the record that he approves of what the president is doing in regards to immigration enforcement and the striking of boats in international waters.

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"The Palantir CEO is currently the 142nd richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of $18.2 billion..."

https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/alex-karp...

Terrorizing everyone indiscriminately is not immigration enforcement.

This type of behaviour from Palantir is old news: https://www.business-humanrights.org/es/%C3%BAltimas-noticia...

900 million in federal contracts this year will do that

Why would he object to illegal acts by the US when they are so profitable.

We need to expect more from our business leaders.

They have more power than you. The only way to induce accountability is to reduce the power gap.

These people want lords who they can petition for charity

i don't think we can expect that. but we should demand, require and enforce it.

Palantir would be evil even if Karp was, like, woke or something.

And in 2016 he was a Clinton supporter and a self described progressive. Vance was also a never trumper by his own admission.

It’s quite clear to me that these elites are just grabbing power by any means necessary. It won’t end after Trump. He’s just providing the cover in the current moment.

When the transition to authoritarianism starts elites have a choice to make.

History show most will choose authoritarianism.

Larry Ellison wants constant surveillance so everyone will be 'on their best behavior'.

With a little asterisk on the word "everyone".

Some animals are more equal than others after all.

Somebody is taking advantage of the tens of thousands of children that have been disappeared by ICE. I wonder who the most likely suspects are.

I'm not sure why the down votes, I'm not being glib.

Go read the work of historians who study this. The transitions in Russia, Hungary, etc are well documented. There is a pretty solid consensus understanding of the dynamics, the typical playbook, etc.

They will take the country down in death throes if there's a progressive movement, but will happily kiss the shoes of a dictator in an authoritarian regime.

I do hope I live to see the day we properly oust this mentality of "a single person deserves a billion dollars". But that's a big "if"

It will just be a matter of time when the "authority" turns its back on the elites.

This is a man that has never been punched in his mouth.

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