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Eugene

(66,855 posts)
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 03:48 PM Jun 2025

'Trump Flipped On Us': MAGA Reacts to Potential National Citizen Database

Source: Newsweek

'Trump Flipped On Us': MAGA Reacts to Potential National Citizen Database

Published Jun 02, 2025 at 1:41 PM EDT
Updated Jun 04, 2025 at 3:05 PM EDT

Supporters of President Donald Trump expressed anger and disbelief online following reports that his administration had advanced plans to create a national citizen database with technology firm Palantir.

Newsweek reached out to Palantir for comment.

Why It Matters

The White House has contracted Palantir, a Colorado-based analytics company co-founded by Trump supporter Peter Thiel, to assist in compiling a database of personal information on American citizens, according to unnamed government officials and Palantir employees who spoke with The New York Times. The purported deal follows project talks Palantir had with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Education.

The reaction from Trump's supporters reflected growing unease within conservative circles, indicating a rare rupture between the president and key segments of his constituency. The controversy underscores nationwide anxieties around privacy, civil liberties, and the growing influence of technology firms over personal information management.

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Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-palantir-maga-database-surveillance-2079905

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Empty Greene is freaking out about this part of the Big Beautiful Bill she voted for. Meanwhile, Alex Jones is calling on everyone to calm down and focus on the Deep State.

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magicarpet

(18,457 posts)
4. By insurace actuary charts I have less than a decade here on planet earth.
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 04:02 PM
Jun 2025

Thank Goodness.

These Fascists have some nasty plans in store, not witnessing this is a blessing.

The next dimension can not be as fucked up as this,... or what AmeriKKKa is becoming.

Blue Owl

(58,305 posts)
6. Letting corporate business into our government is/was a toxic mistake
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 04:27 PM
Jun 2025

From private prisons to SpaceX contracts to weapons manufacturing to crypto scammers, it all winds up as corruption that weakens our democracy and enriches the uber wealthy who are screwing us all over…..

lostnfound

(17,425 posts)
8. Truer words were never spoken. Further, it emboldens them...
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 05:01 PM
Jun 2025

No one to stop their predatory pricing and fraudulent schemes.

Karasu

(2,003 posts)
15. Oh, for fuck's sake. He didn't flip, you dumbfucks are just too fucking stupid to understand fascism and what it means
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 06:48 PM
Jun 2025

to actually vote for fucking fascists. Especially in a world of largely unregulated technology.

Ol Janx Spirit

(774 posts)
16. They are fully capable of anger--it's basically their normal state, but I have a hard time...
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 06:55 PM
Jun 2025

...with the disbelief part. They've shown they will believe anything....

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