Palantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villain

Palantir shared 22 points excerpted from CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska's 2025 book, The Technological Republic, and they're troubling.

Palantir's Manifesto Is as Subtle as a MAGA Hat

Palantir's 22-point manifesto is nonsense, writes Dave Karpf. But it at least it is short enough to be clarifying, he says.

Palantir's Manifesto Is as Subtle as a MAGA Hat

Palantir's 22-point manifesto is nonsense, writes Dave Karpf. But it at least it is short enough to be clarifying, he says.

The Perfect Mirror

An experiment with AI spiritual direction almost convinces Matthew Milliner that it works—until the real world breaks the spell.

Palantir’s manifesto: Technofascism in plain sight

Because I get asked a lot.

Situational Blindness

This response may be read as a standalone piece, though it will of course be more meaningful if you read the original article first.

The Eye 02: When is sovereignty not sovereign?

As we start to reject reliance on US tech monopolies, Palantir and its allies rush to strip the word "sovereignty" of its meaning

Living in the Simulacra

Despite a twenty-first-century plethora of images and our collective understanding that digital tools may alter the truth, human beings have a strong belief ...

Arnaud Bertrand on Twitter / X

After reflection, this new narrative by Palantir is probably much more consequential than people may assume.Palantir is basically being the canary in the coal mine announcing the death of two major assumptions propping up the US economy right now: 1) that AI labs will be able… https://t.co/oLRdkWe8nL— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) July 3, 2026

Palantir's social media manifesto is a blueprint for technofascism

The surveillance firm’s viral X post calls for hard power, conscription and the end of pluralism. AI expert and academic Mark Coeckelbergh on what happens when technology becomes the gateway to authoritarianism

Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza (Published 2024)

The experimental effort, which has not been disclosed, is being used to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, according to military officials and others.

HuggingFace Attack Postmortem: Civilizations, Reactions and Next Actions

Okay, so we who read blogs like this one have collectively realized there really is a lot going on right now.

TikToker faces police probe over secret filming using Meta 'smart glasses'

The "content maker" published videos of encounters with young women and a female Sikh shop worker where he talked of a plot to "breed out the white race".

The Rise and Fall of Agent Civilizations

The whole OpenAI/Hugging Face story in plain English