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Re: ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data

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Post by zimpenfish »

hwguy45 wrote: post #674
mikeyouse wrote: post #636

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ICE isn’t auditing Medicaid FFS. And no, there’s absolutely no evidence they’re getting access to Medicaid. They’re single mindedly looking for undocumented immigrants to deport.

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> The massive Somali fraud had no evidence

It's weird, then, that most of them (and it's, like, 60 Somalis out of 80k) were already on trial[0] a good month before ...

> a random YouTuber started knocking on quality learing center doors

"As of December 2025, subsequent investigations by state officials have not found evidence of fraud at the sites Shirley visited."

Oh no, that doesn't sound like a "massive Somali fraud", does it?

(Also he's not "a random YouTuber" - he's a former prankster turned full MAGA right-wing agitator[1] and that should tell you all you need to know about his credentials and honesty.)

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeding_Our_Future

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Shirley ("he repeated a false claim", "has falsely implied", "also amplified Trump's false claim", etc.)

Re: ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data

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Post by breakingcups »

RickJWagner wrote: post #518
direwolf20 wrote: post #455

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Which posts are people being jailed for?

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"I asked an LLM and it said" holds no weight nor meaning, except to inform us on how easily your opinion is swayed.

Re: ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data

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Post by DeathArrow »

andy99 wrote: post #73
taurath wrote: post #53

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It likely will. There’s major impact on literally everyone in tech, there’s huge data privacy concerns, and it has less coverage or discussion than a new version of jQuery. The US gov could fall but that would count as politics here so clearly irrelevant.

> less coverage or discussion than a new version of jQuery Pretty sure this is a feature not a bug. Most people aren’t here for political topics.

>Most people aren’t here for political topics.

Still, I was down voted a lot when I said there's too much politics here.

Re: ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data

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Post by topspin »

EngineerUSA wrote: post #186

Palantir is interesting. Founded by a closeted German, run by an Israeli operative, and a 3rd arm of the federal gov. I wish we could prosecute it in my lifetime for the numerous violations of privacy it undertakes, but the world does not work that way. The rich enjoy private jets subsidized by our hard-earned taxes, while violating ideals held by our Founding fathers (for what would Thiel or the current CEO know abo…

"violating ideals held by our Founding fathers"

There are a whole raft of "ideals" the Founding fathers held that we've obviated, beginning with who got the franchise. I can confidently say that government being the payor for ~50% of all healthcare, and operating the databases necessary to monitor all the money and behavior, was certainly not among their "ideals" either.

This was predicted by many, long ago. The predictions were ignored because they were inconvenient to desires and ambitions. Yet here we are. One wonders if it were known at the time, before we constructed these schemes, that one day there would be fabulous machines that would wade through all the (predicted) streams of data, hunting people, if perhaps those predictions might have been heard.

The cynic in me says "no." At some point, as the streams of politics oscillate, they occasionally converge very strongly, and all doubts are overcome, and the ratchet makes another click.

But it's not all bad news. In the natural course of events there is a high probability that one day, you'll have such folk as you prefer back at the helm, and they'll have these tools at the ready. If you make the most of it, you'll never have to suffer the current crowd ever again!

Re: ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data

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Post by popalchemist »

hwguy45 wrote: post #674
mikeyouse wrote: post #636

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ICE isn’t auditing Medicaid FFS. And no, there’s absolutely no evidence they’re getting access to Medicaid. They’re single mindedly looking for undocumented immigrants to deport.

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Are you not aware that that story you just repeated was propaganda from the start, and completely debunked by the facts?

Look it up. And take the red pill.

Re: ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data

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Post by UqWBcuFx6NV4r »

robby_w_g wrote: post #499
andy99 wrote: post #73

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> less coverage or discussion than a new version of jQuery Pretty sure this is a feature not a bug. Most people aren’t here for political topics.

> Most people aren’t here for political topics. Or rather, most people aren’t here to have their preconceived notions challenged by reality. Politics is a nebulous term for topics that affect a large number of the population. Tech intersects with politics all the time and deserves good faith discussion.

“Politics” = things that don’t directly affect the (usually highly privileged) speaker.

Re: ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data

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Post by dns_snek »

JoshTriplett wrote: post #351
charcircuit wrote: post #305

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I feel "people should not have have consequences for what they say", and "people should be able to avoid consequences for what they have done", are separate concepts. One does not require believing in the other. For example I believe the former, but for the latter I believe everyone should be punished when they break the law.

People should have consequences for what they say, but not from the government. You should never be prosecuted for what you say, no matter how vile. But other people are free to exercise their rights in response, including freedom of association.

So if public figures with a sizeable following start calling for you and your family to be chased down and gutted like animals, should they legally be allowed to do that? Do you actually believe that?

Re: ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data

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Post by matwood »

andy99 wrote: post #73
taurath wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It likely will. There’s major impact on literally everyone in tech, there’s huge data privacy concerns, and it has less coverage or discussion than a new version of jQuery. The US gov could fall but that would count as politics here so clearly irrelevant.

> less coverage or discussion than a new version of jQuery Pretty sure this is a feature not a bug. Most people aren’t here for political topics.

> Most people aren’t here for political topics.

There was a time when SV and technology eschewed politics, but that time is long gone. You only have to look at how often all the big tech CEO's end up at random Whitehouse events to see how they are intimately intertwined now.

Re: ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data

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Post by crummy »

hwguy45 wrote: post #674
mikeyouse wrote: post #636

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ICE isn’t auditing Medicaid FFS. And no, there’s absolutely no evidence they’re getting access to Medicaid. They’re single mindedly looking for undocumented immigrants to deport.

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The FBI was investigating the daycare fraud in February 2025. Unfortunately, some of the investigators got moved off this investigation to do anti-immigration work instead, reported by NYT last week.

Re: ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data

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Post by rsynnott »

direwolf20 wrote: post #537
RickJWagner wrote: post #518

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Notice how the AI didn't answer the question — and you chose to post it anyway.

I’m convinced these things are dissolving their users’ brains at this point. Absolutely bizarre behaviour.
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