JOE ALLEN: 9/11 happened, Patriot Act was signed, and the infrastructure built up for decades would be used not just against terrorists overseas, but dissenters on our soil. Fast forward to 2020: biosurveillance, contact tracing, and vaccination ops were facilitated by Palantir through their data analytics.
JOE ALLEN: Artificial intelligence, by way of @PalantirTech surveillance and data analytics coupled with AIs, is leading us to a place in which human beings are less and less involved in what is among the most important and sacred things that people do, which is to eliminate another human life. It may sound horrible to say that’s sacred, but I think anyone with any knowledge of history up to this point would say that warfare is in fact a sacred thing, and it’s being taken away from human beings.
JOE LONSDALE calls Flock cameras “one little tiny narrow piece of a massive thing.” JOE ALLEN: Flock has become a symbol for the wider surveillance network. In the same way that @PalantirTech has become a symbol for the foreign interventions. These systems, while right now are being built as they’re going to get rid of the immigrants, are more and more going to be used against us. Whoever is in charge of these systems will use them. And as we’ve seen time and time again with January 6th, for instance, these systems will be used against us and used against us disproportionately at any turn.
JOE ALLEN: 9/11 happened, Patriot Act was signed, and the infrastructure built up for decades would be used not just against terrorists overseas, but dissenters on our soil. Fast forward to 2020: biosurveillance, contact tracing, and vaccination ops were facilitated by Palantir through their data analytics.
JOE ALLEN: Artificial intelligence, by way of @PalantirTech surveillance and data analytics coupled with AIs, is leading us to a place in which human beings are less and less involved in what is among the most important and sacred things that people do, which is to eliminate another human life. It may sound horrible to say that’s sacred, but I think anyone with any knowledge of history up to this point would say that warfare is in fact a sacred thing, and it’s being taken away from human beings.
JOE LONSDALE calls Flock cameras “one little tiny narrow piece of a massive thing.” JOE ALLEN: Flock has become a symbol for the wider surveillance network. In the same way that @PalantirTech has become a symbol for the foreign interventions. These systems, while right now are being built as they’re going to get rid of the immigrants, are more and more going to be used against us. Whoever is in charge of these systems will use them. And as we’ve seen time and time again with January 6th, for instance, these systems will be used against us and used against us disproportionately at any turn.
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The U.S. is experiencing one of the steepest and most widespread crime declines in modern history. Researchers aren't exactly sure why — but they have theories: - Early research points to a mix of factors — declining alcohol and drug use since the COVID pandemic, AI-fueled policing technology that's making it easier for cops to catch suspects, an aging population, tougher prosecutions, and more. Why it matters: Knowing more about what's driving the violent-crime decline could help cities decide what to preserve as pandemic-era federal money fades away — and how to distinguish policies that reduce violence from merely benefiting from the historic drop in crime. By the numbers: The U.S. violent-crime rate plunged 9.7% in 2025 , the…
The US defense contractor and AI surveillance firm
Data: FactSet; Chart: Matt Phillips/Axios Who cares about war, oil prices, interest rates or an AI bubble? Investors apparently do not — for now at least — sending stocks back to record highs. Why it matters: High stock prices are critical to keeping funds flowing to the AI buildout. - A significant erosion of investors' confidence in stocks would be a big risk to the AI flywheel of financial flows, capital expenditures and industrial activity driving the U.S. economy. Catch up quick: Some analysts and investors had worried that the markets were beginning to deflate, as the S&P 500 failed to advance in June or July. - Previously high-flying chip stocks hit an air pocket in early June. - The slump then spread to hyperscalers, with…