The AI Surveillance State Is Here

(Carole Cadwalladr's Substack is here: https://broligarchy.substack.com/)

Bottom Line: Peter Thiel's company Palantir is building a massive government surveillance system using your tax dollars—and it's already operational.

The Numbers

$billions in in active government contracts

$257 million ICE contract to track people using "hundreds of data categories" from FBI, CIA, DEA, ATF, IRS

What They're Building

Collection: Everything you do creates data—your car, doorbell, Alexa, purchases, DNA tests, facial recognition, social media

Analysis: AI combines all this data to predict and flag "suspicious" behavior

Enforcement: Real-time tracking, social credit scoring, automated policing decisions

The China Preview

A journalist tested China's system: arrived undercover, removed disguise, found in 7 minutes. Their AI now flags people for using WhatsApp, growing beards, or having the "wrong" emotions.

It's Already Here

Eric Loomis got 6 years in prison for resisting arrest based on AI recommendation (normally a fine)

Citizens having social media searched at borders

71% of deportees are actually legal residents

DOGE + Palantir = Total surveillance capability

The Real Problem

Even legal behavior looks suspicious out of context. My mom buying Hitler biography books triggered Amazon's algorithm to suggest Nazi materials. Now imagine AI analyzing everything you've ever done.

What's Next

This isn't dystopian fiction—it's happening now, openly, in public contracts. Once fully operational, there's no going back.

The only power we have is to stop this before it's complete.

Full deep-dive: [Link to main article]

Key Action: Contact your representatives about Palantir contracts. Support investigative journalists. Don't let them normalize total surveillance.

The clock is ticking.

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