German police involved in far-right love Palantir

There’s a sad story circulating about Palantir trying to weasel its way into German government through far-right channels. Though “Hessendata,” adapted from the Gotham program developed by the US company Palantir, is not yet in use in Hamburg, it is already being used extensively by the Hesse police since 2017. Hesse police are perhaps known … Continue reading German police involved in far-right love Palantir

Cryptocurrencies are digital blood diamonds, driverless cars are loitering munitions

For many years now I’ve been telling people cryptocurrency is a modern form of blood diamonds. One of the important lessons from Nazi Germany and its derivative regimes like the South African apartheid government (e.g. two countries where Peter Thiel is from) is that money laundering can be a powerful means of evading global sanctions … Continue reading Cryptocurrencies are digital blood diamonds, driverless cars are loitering munitions

Lara Logan Switched from News Reporter to Extreme Right Propagandist

Way back in January 1946 the American-born William Joyce (known as Lord Haw-Haw, and who infamously started his Nazi propaganda broadcasts with “Germany calling”) was executed by Britain for treason. …being a person owing allegiance to our Lord the King, and while a war was being carried on by the German Realm against our King, … Continue reading Lara Logan Switched from News Reporter to Extreme Right Propagandist