The government, if it has a policy or is pursuing things that are unpopular, especially among its own voters, can just try and confuse things by claiming that people’s descriptions of what they’re doing is untrue and false and trying to just confuse people with a bunch of irrelevancies or false claims. And then a lot of people don’t know what to make of it.
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Democracy Now! “Purge Palantir”: Day of Action Protests Firm’s Role in Gov’t Surveillance, ICE & Genocide in Gaza
Protesters across the United States targeted Palantir Monday [7/14/25] in a day of action focused on the technology company’s work with ICE, facilitating President Trump’s expanding immigration crackdown, and work with the Israeli military. New York police arrested at least four people Monday after demonstrators blocked the entrance to the company’s Manhattan offices. Democracy Now! spoke to protesters, including some who work in the technology sector, about the “Purge Palantir” campaign and how Palantir’s data mining, surveillance and automation tools are being weaponized against vulnerable communities. We speak with Wired senior writer Makena Kelly, who has been covering Palantir and says many Silicon Valley firms are “trying to find opportunity in this chaos” as the Trump administration slashes government services and pursues mass deportations.
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