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Palantir hires ex‑Sen. Jon Tester as it faces Congress

techNov 9, 202637632

Palantir confirmed Monday that former Democratic senator Jon Tester has accepted an advisory role with the company as Palantir heads into a new Congress that is increasing scrutiny of the firm. Reporting says Palantir has been accused of letting its tools be used by the Trump administration to surveil Americans and of building an ICE tool that gave near real-time visibility into migrant movements, criticisms former employees raised. Tester said the role is advisory, not lobbying, and that Palantir shares his views on privacy. Rights groups and former employees have criticized Palantir’s government contracts; Foxglove’s director of advocacy Donald Campbell pointed to WhatsApp messages showing Palantir lobbying to gather British citizens’ sensitive data. The hire has drawn sharp public criticism from activists and commentators who cite Palantir’s ties to immigration enforcement and to political fundraising networks, and it arrives as congressional committees prepare oversight of the company.

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AIPAC won a majority of seats in Congress. Jeffries takes $$ from Palantir+ Anduril and we’re supposed to believe he will help us get justice for ICE victims and end the Surveillance State? Did the Epstein Class functionally buy the election yet again? Not thru ads, but thru Dem leadership?

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