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If you’re not aware, Palantir is named after the scrying tools used by the bad guys in The Lord of The Rings.

Peter Thiel is an evil nerd.

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Its so on the nose it hurts

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Thiel is no nerd. Like musk he embraced nerd culture, as they were the ones making them money (case in point musk’s doge obsession).

But they are heartless capitalists first, whist the mock nerd culture.

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They keep using the word “transparency” and not being transparent. They are aware of the risk of public opinion shifting. We need to that happen, stat. This is extremely concerning.

ETA: have been working with the feds since 2010

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