Palantir’s unchecked surveillance empire expanding: How a CIA-backed data giant threatens liberty and fuels global oppression

In an era where privacy is vanishing and governments increasingly weaponize data against their own citizens, Palantir Technologies has emerged as the shadowy architect of a dystopian surveillance state. Funded by the CIA and led by billionaire Peter Thiel, this Silicon Valley behemoth has infiltrated nearly every branch of the U.S. government, transforming sensitive personal data into a tool for mass control. From enabling Trump’s mass deportations to assisting Israel’s AI-driven genocide in Gaza, Palantir’s technology is not just invasive—it’s deadly. As its stock soars to record highs, fueled by lucrative government contracts, the world must ask: Who is really being surveilled, and who stands to profit from this unprecedented erosion of freedom?

Key points:

• Palantir, co-founded by Peter Thiel with CIA funding, operates as a privatized intelligence arm for the U.S. government, consolidating vast troves of personal data without oversight.
• The company’s software powers military targeting systems like Lavender (used in Gaza) and Maven (deployed globally), raising ethical concerns about AI-fueled warfare.
• Leaked documents reveal Palantir’s role in mass surveillance, from tracking migrants for ICE to mining health data for the NHS, often with little transparency or accountability.
• CEO Alex Karp has openly bragged about Palantir’s role in “killing” enemies and suppressing dissent, framing its technology as essential for elite control during coming “revolutionary” unrest.
• With contracts spanning the Pentagon, DHS, and health agencies, Palantir is poised to become the backbone of a centralized, unaccountable spying apparatus—one that threatens civil liberties worldwide.

The CIA’s pet project goes global

Palantir’s origins trace back to 2004, when the CIA’s venture capital wing, In-Q-Tel, injected $2 million into Thiel’s startup. What began as a niche data-mining tool for counter-terrorism has since metastasized into a multi-billion-dollar empire, embedded in everything from pandemic tracking to predictive policing. The company’s flagship product, Gotham, was initially marketed as a way to “connect the dots” between terrorists—but internal documents show it’s now used by local police to catalog everything from mugshots to social connections, creating a perpetual dragnet of suspicion.

The Los Angeles Police Department, for instance, uses Palantir to cross-reference 160 datasets, including race, tattoos, and employment history. As one LAPD sergeant gushed, “Detectives love the type of information it provides… They can now exactly see great information and the links between events and people.” But critics warn such systems disproportionately target marginalized communities, turning everyday activities into grounds for surveillance.

From Gaza to your backyard: Palantir’s killing machines

Nowhere is Palantir’s lethality more apparent than in its work with the Israeli military. The company’s AI system Lavender has been accused of automating genocide in Gaza, flagging tens of thousands of Palestinians—including civilians—as potential targets. Karp, a self-described “militant Zionist,” openly admitted Palantir’s role in the slaughter, dismissing the dead as “mostly terrorists.” Meanwhile, Palantir’s board convened in Tel Aviv earlier this year, signaling its deep ties to Israel’s security apparatus.

Domestically, Palantir’s tools have been deployed to hound immigrants, with ICE paying 30 million for a platform to “track migrant movements in real time.” During the COVID?19 lockdowns, the Biden regime enlisted Palantir to manage vaccine distribution, despite warnings about its history of mishandling health data. In the UK, the NHS awarded the company a 447 million contract to consolidate medical records—a move experts called an “unprecedented” privacy violation.

The coming “revolution” and Palantir’s profit motive

Karp’s chilling remarks at Davos in 2023 laid bare Palantir’s endgame: “There’s a revolution. Some people are going to get their heads cut off,” he warned, framing social unrest as a business opportunity. His company’s software, he claimed, had “stopped the rise of the far-right in Europe”—a dubious assertion given Palantir’s contracts with authoritarian regimes and its CEO’s familial ties to British fascism.

With Trump’s recent executive order mandating data-sharing across agencies via Palantir’s Foundry platform, the company is poised to become the central nervous system of the U.S. surveillance state. As one anonymous employee fretted, collecting so much sensitive data in one place is reckless—especially when the government’s track record includes leaks, hacks, and abuses.

Yet Wall Street sees only dollar signs. Palantir’s stock surged 512% in a year, hitting a $311 billion valuation, as investors bet on its growing monopoly over government spying. For Thiel and Karp, the equation is simple: more chaos equals more contracts. For the rest of us, it’s a dire warning—one that demands urgent scrutiny before liberty becomes another casualty in Palantir’s database.

Sources include:

TheGrayZone.com

TechCrunch.com

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