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Re: US Army Appoints Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs as Lt. Colonels

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Post by newsclues » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 6:46 PM UTC

rafram wrote: post #15

Grayzone is an extremely unreliable source which frequently publishes false stories with an anti-US bent [1][2]. The past discussion [3] has a WSJ link which should be preferred over this. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grayzone [2]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/02/grayzon... [3]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44268547

While I don’t agree with them all the time, I find this sort of critique to be unfair and often are attempting to silence alternative media and viewpoints which is a disservice to journalism

Re: US Army Appoints Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs as Lt. Colonels

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Post by rowanseymour » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 6:47 PM UTC

rafram wrote: post #15

Grayzone is an extremely unreliable source which frequently publishes false stories with an anti-US bent [1][2]. The past discussion [3] has a WSJ link which should be preferred over this. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grayzone [2]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/02/grayzon... [3]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44268547

The WSJ article is paywalled

Re: US Army Appoints Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs as Lt. Colonels

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Post by exe34 » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 6:47 PM UTC

max_ wrote: post #24

- [Palantir] A surveillance company used by by spy agencies - [Meta] A social media company that has all your personal conversations & pictures, video, audio - [Open AI] Something many people at work & school are uploading sensitive data to - All run by acolytes of Peter Thiel - Current president & vp are bankrolled Peter Thiel - Top executives formally recruited into US Army. USA is sleep walking into something very…

> USA is sleep walking into something very nasty. I still don't know what it is.

It's called fascism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascist_paramilitary

Re: US Army Appoints Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs as Lt. Colonels

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Post by tptacek » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 6:47 PM UTC

whatshisface wrote: post #28

tptacek wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But medical providers aren't commissioned as advisors, they're commissioned to actually deliver services, right?

I'm not aware of any contemporary cases where someone direct commissioned but agreed to a lower "dollar-a-year" payscale. I think our prior assumption should be that these four people are on O5 until we hear for sure.

Sure! Also: I am saving a lot of space for the underlying arrangement here being super weird and norm-breaking, for obvious reasons.

Re: US Army Appoints Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs as Lt. Colonels

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Post by newsclues » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 6:48 PM UTC

dawnerd wrote: post #6

Should make them go through basic.

To punish or to learn?

Re: US Army Appoints Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs as Lt. Colonels

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Post by seydor » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 6:48 PM UTC

spamizbad wrote: post #19

Does this mean if you’re under them in the org chart you are a troop?

It means they are now refered to military courts and they get military ids instead of civilian .

They probably have fewer rights than citizens , no?

Re: US Army Appoints Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs as Lt. Colonels

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 6:49 PM UTC

rafram wrote: post #15

Grayzone is an extremely unreliable source which frequently publishes false stories with an anti-US bent [1][2]. The past discussion [3] has a WSJ link which should be preferred over this. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grayzone [2]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/02/grayzon... [3]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44268547

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Re: US Army Appoints Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs as Lt. Colonels

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Post by pjmlp » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 6:49 PM UTC

max_ wrote: post #24

- [Palantir] A surveillance company used by by spy agencies - [Meta] A social media company that has all your personal conversations & pictures, video, audio - [Open AI] Something many people at work & school are uploading sensitive data to - All run by acolytes of Peter Thiel - Current president & vp are bankrolled Peter Thiel - Top executives formally recruited into US Army. USA is sleep walking into something very…

Sadly everyone keeps hoping there will be free elections still.

I do fear for my US friends and everyone else that is being impacted by what is happening.

Re: US Army Appoints Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs as Lt. Colonels

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Post by autobodie » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 6:51 PM UTC

max_ wrote: post #24

- [Palantir] A surveillance company used by by spy agencies - [Meta] A social media company that has all your personal conversations & pictures, video, audio - [Open AI] Something many people at work & school are uploading sensitive data to - All run by acolytes of Peter Thiel - Current president & vp are bankrolled Peter Thiel - Top executives formally recruited into US Army. USA is sleep walking into something very…

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Re: US Army Appoints Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs as Lt. Colonels

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Post by seydor » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 6:52 PM UTC

max_ wrote: post #24

- [Palantir] A surveillance company used by by spy agencies - [Meta] A social media company that has all your personal conversations & pictures, video, audio - [Open AI] Something many people at work & school are uploading sensitive data to - All run by acolytes of Peter Thiel - Current president & vp are bankrolled Peter Thiel - Top executives formally recruited into US Army. USA is sleep walking into something very…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ380SHZvYU