MattATX

I think there are a range of possibilities. I'm not fundamentally anti-technology. I've already seen what Palantir has done for companies in the private sector. If they can help with government agencies in the same way, it's a win imo. I don't fear this shit. The world changes. Technologies come and go. The anti-Palantir thing is part political and part luddite techno-fear. Best wishes to you and yours.

@MattATX81 @_whitneywebb Wish I could say the same thing about yours. Do you really think any of this is truly a step forward for the human race?

Palantir, a CIA front company, now has its tentacles in the food supply, our healthcare data, our growing autonomous weapons industry, the military, the entire US intelligence community, border patrol, Space Force and so on. Seemingly, Palantir is soon to become the testrun for Yarvins "sov-corp", a privatized version of govt that replaces the existing govt and is ruled by a CEO dictator. That is, unless we do something about it. cnbc.com/2026/04/22/pal…

@ImakeMuse_Ick @_whitneywebb Brilliant comment!

@MattATX81 @_whitneywebb I can’t believe you were able to type all that with Alex Karp and Peter Theil double teaming you like that! Truly amazing

Can you live debate @_whitneywebb ? She is persistently anti-Palantir and constantly posts about Palantir being some evil organization. "Everyone associated with Palantir is bad." "Palantir is a CIA front." "Palantir is the architecture to enslave humanity." "Palantir is extortion software." "Palantir builds compromising dossiers on everyone." "Palantir is Epstein derivative." On and on and on. She has a loud voice. I think she needs to be invited to a roundtable discussion or debate so this noise can be put to rest or at least addressed directly.

Thank you @FT for publishing my letter on a common (occasionally wilful) misunderstanding about Palantir software: no UK government data ever leaves the UK. Ever.

@DirtyHamasnik @_whitneywebb Lol ok I don't think you know what a Nazi is.

@MattATX81 @_whitneywebb you're an actual Nazi, Matt. you are precisely what they were like

@EDSecMcMahon And we're all on the hook for these predatory loans plus interest. Sold us dreams of a future that doesn't exist and now we are indebted for life. Thanks a lot.

Why? Because colleges and universities can charge unlimited tuition on the taxpayer’s dime. Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, this reckless spending policy is coming to an end.

I'm familiar. That summary misinterprets the principle. "Among competing hypotheses or explanations that equally account for the observed facts, the simplest one—requiring the fewest assumptions or entities—should be preferred." Requiring the fewest assumptions and equally accounting for observed facts does not equate to accepting the most basic explanation riddled with assumptions simply because alternative explanations are complicated.

@MattATX81 @jasonmyersart @asaltandbuttery @_whitneywebb Or, Occam's Razor, a problem solving principle often summarized as "the simplest explanation is usually the best one”.

@AlexanderSoros If you are against the ruling, I am assuming it was the best possible ruling, and I am grateful for it.

Today’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais has gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act and erased decades of protection. Roe showed us what happens when our rights rest on judicial goodwill. We can't allow voting rights to suffer on the same foundation. The answer isn’t a “better” Court. It's codifying real voting protections via the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Call your senators. Demand a vote. And show up every November like the maps depend on it.

@TierOnePoster @_whitneywebb You're very impressed with your intellect. Happy for you👍 You're actually just saying what everyone else is saying and feeling righteous about it.

@MattATX81 @_whitneywebb Hence your inability to think critically being impressive I bet you believe the government when they knock on your door and they're there to help🤡

@TierOnePoster @_whitneywebb And I said "mostly" effective. You're using the example to support a narrative that Palantir is some uniquely evil company who saw a girls school with a bunch of kids and said "blow it up". That's not what happened. Anthropic provided bad data is what happened.

@MattATX81 @_whitneywebb You just got done saying the system that led to 175 schoolgirls being blown up is designed to prevent 175 schoolgirls from being blown up

@TierOnePoster @_whitneywebb That would be military decisions not Palantir's.

@MattATX81 @_whitneywebb Yet the USA and Israel continued to blow up apartments and schools and even a goddamned synagogue. Your inability to think critically is impressive

That tragedy was a horrible mistake based on bad out-dated data from what I understand, but that does not excuse it. That being said, the Maven Smart System is designed specifically to minimize civilian casualties and it has been mostly effective in Iran. I am not advocating for the war or anything like that, but compare Iran to Iraq. Maven provides intel for precision targeting of high value targets as opposed to carpet bombing a whole village to kill one target.

@MattATX81 @_whitneywebb Name some dramatic improvements utilization of Palantir has led to. Surely you're not talking about the 175 school girls we blew up because Palantir said blow them up

@TonySeruga More anti-Peter Thiel garbage. You have this completely wrong. He is NOT calling for a one-world totalitarian state. He is warning against it saying that is the greatest threat to humanity.

🇺🇸 Palantir’s Peter Thiel malfunctions when asked if humanity should survive. In the exchange (around the 45-46 minute mark in the full episode), while discussing transhumanism, AI, stagnation, and whether humanity should "evolve" radically via technology: Douthat: “I think you would prefer the human race to endure, right?” Thiel: “Uh——” (long pause) Douthat: “You’re hesitating.” Thiel: “Well, I don’t know. I would — I would——” Douthat: “This is a long hesitation!” Douthat: “Should the human race survive?” Thiel: “Yes.” Thiel (continuing): “But I also would like us to radically solve these problems...” (emphasizing transformation, overcoming death, etc., rather than humanity in its current form enduring unchanged). In the second video, Peter Thiel who is always obsessed with the Anti Christ, says "We will avoid Armageddon by having a one world state that has real teeth and real power". Peter Thiel is openly calling for a One World State! ☠️👿

@MissHot @asaltandbuttery @_whitneywebb palantir.com/warpspeed/

@MattATX81 @asaltandbuttery @_whitneywebb Anything other than company propaganda?

@MissHot @asaltandbuttery @_whitneywebb As opposed to anti-Palantir propaganda? Are you disputing what these videos are saying?

@MissHot @asaltandbuttery @_whitneywebb These are testimonies from Palantir customers but sure there's plenty out there.

@MissHot @asaltandbuttery @_whitneywebb youtu.be/TwwTlyIhCYI?si…

@MattATX81 @asaltandbuttery @_whitneywebb How has ir benefited humanity?

@MissHot @asaltandbuttery @_whitneywebb youtu.be/j1a6zv1w54A?si…

@MissHot @asaltandbuttery @_whitneywebb youtu.be/h29rt8QV1Ko?si…