The U.S. Army swore in four Big Tech executives as Lieutenant Colonels:
- Palantir’s CTO
- Meta’s CTO
- OpenAI’s Chief Product Officer
- OpenAI’s former Chief Research Officer

All of these people are surely connected to fascist Peter Thiel, as Zuckerberg (Meta) and Altman (OpenAI) are his protégés.

June 20, 2025 - 13:14 UTC

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I thought you had to join the army and work your way up to high command. Can you just apply to be a General too?
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This is disgusting.
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Fuck fuck fuck
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“Private sector know-how,” yeah, like Enron.
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These assholes would be the first ones running when war kicks off.
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If you are not already, boycott Meta (e.g., Instagram) and OpenAI (e.g., ChatGPT)

And spread the word about Peter Thiel and Palantir as widely as possible—he and his followers are threats to democracy everywhere.
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Thiel is the most dangerous person for our democracy right now. Uses Miller and Vought.
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It is already concerning that this data surveillance and AI tech will be used abroad.

Now, with the National Guard and Marines deployed on domestic soil, we must also worry about how this tech will be used against us.

We detail ways to protect yourself and fight back in this article and thread:
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George Orwell 1984
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WTF??
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This was done during World War 2 as well, but this seems very sinister during peacetime.
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Yeah, but how much did they pay for these bogus commissions? At least Gen. Caine (JCS) passed correspondence courses to get his military pay grade promotions. I fear for the effectiveness of our military leadership.
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We are going to go to war so tech bros can make even more billions!

The guys incapable of wiping their own asses and order lunch from a counter staffed with real people think that they can run your life better than you do.
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How do Lieutenant Colonels who worked their way through the ranks feel about this?
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I can’t speak for them, but as the daughter of one (my dad served 22 years as an Army aviator including in Korea and Vietnam) it makes me incredibly angry.
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“How to Survive the Broligarchy”: Carole Cadwalladr on Tech Titans & Rising U.S. Authoritarianism

PT1
youtu.be/htjPIaEswTk?si=gr7EMzTkDeFG1KIw
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www.democracynow.org/2025/6/5/journalist_carole_cadwalladr_on_facebook_openai
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This is extremely questionable. I could see them becoming warrant officers, but full field grade commissions with no experience is disgusting.

The rank may have been given, but the respect must be earned. Let's see if they earn it.
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Cosplatriots!
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What the fuck?!
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Selling our government, military and data to corporations. Or are we just giving it away?
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Why is this allowed?
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Well this is f****** frightening...
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When anyone talks about AI they should include its negative if not destructive effects. If they don’t. Don’t trust them.
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Yes, let's make sure to enforce usage of systems which will make soldiers dumber and less creative.
bsky.app/profile/rrvirdi.bsky.social/post/3lrydpey23s26
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GI AI Joe
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That's some b.s.
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Terrifying
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What could possibly go wrong?!
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What the fuck?????
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Oh WTF!
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Wow, this handbasket is really starting to pick up speed.
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Career officers are going to LOVE this.
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They should issue them each an 8' long foam anime sword along with their oak leaves so that real soldiers can tell at a distance that this is all just cosplay.
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Wow. There are four sworn oaths that aren't worth the air that was breathed to make them.
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Mercenaries, no?
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Where is the merit in these appointments?
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There is none. Apparently, the regime defines merit on if you have billions and prefer fascism.
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What is going on???
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Well that’s Fascist
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They need to be run through an extemely hard bootcamp. I volunteer to scream at them and break them down for eight weeks.
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what a disgrace to those who serve not for themselves, but for the belief in America. true patriots don’t buy elections, steal elections or profit off the very people they take an oath to serve.
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Can they pass the physical fitness test? They have to be tough for Hegseth's warrior ethos.
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PALANTIR can target you for surveillance & more. It can also target MAGAS for recruitment.
To interfere with its algorithm, befriend a MAGA. Look for people you have other things in common with.
When they investigate you, phone pings and exchanged messages will make you each look more moderate.
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Now they are subject to the UCMJ - this could be fun!!! 🤬🤬
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Who's going to stop the destruction of America in real time?
bsky.app/profile/no2trumpism.bsky.social/post/3ls4aeajmac2i
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Did they go to the academy first or he just handed civilians a uniform?????
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The latter.
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These officers' sole purpose in the Armed Forces is to invent new ways to funnel DoD money to their true employers.
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Wonder if vet benefits will apply to them?
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🤷🏻‍♀️ Though since they were sworn into the Reserves, it does make them subject to the UCMJ.
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Why?
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Everyone of them.
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Blatant Fascism
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Corruption at its best, unfortunately the military took a side and ignored their oath to the constitution. Sad day.
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When signing up, you have to swear to uphold the constitution.
Not Trump or the company you represent.

We might as well start the prosecutions now.
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Qualification not required- jut b a friend of donnie's.🤬
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Mayday mayday this is not ok. Holy fing sh*t balls
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The most frightening thing about this "militarization" of the tech industry is that these individuals will be just as likely to use force against American citizens on American soil as they will be to use force against foreign adversaries--perhaps even more so.
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Thank you for your insight, Evan
Meanwhile what about the passwords of 18 billion accounts, just who's hackers were they?
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After reading the article, it makes sense to get IT professionals to help the US military keep up with technological advances that could be used for and against us. The phony ranks seem designed to encourage that behavior.
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Fucked up country! We need to organize people across the country to fight. The day is coming when sides are drawn and we need to be ready.
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This is a really really bad idea ...
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The oligarchy is successfully solidifying it's control of the United States including the military. This is a terrible development, my hope is that the demons that came into power with the Trump administration are often diametrically opposed to each other and this is likely to bring their downfall.
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What the fuck! Well that pretty much makes a joke of our military.
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immediate promotion without boot camp ...
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Is this DEI hires or affirmative action for the wealthy? Isn’t this exactly the kind of unfair hiring the MAGAts are against?
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So disrespectful to those that actually EARNED their rank.
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This is sure to boost morale.
Years of hard work and dedicated service count as nothing against political contributions.
Wonder if they'll get to "retire" with benefits?
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WTAF?!
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What in the hell?
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Cosplay. Send them to the Middle East.
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😂😂😂
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DEI for billionaires.
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What ?
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God damn disgrace
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bsky.app/profile/mc2020.bsky.social/post/3lrv5lq4vsc2g
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Yikes
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Instant Lt. Colonels? Does that make Trump a 5 Star General?
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More Like A Five Star Dumbass
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is this legal?
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No It's Not
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Unbelievable! You’d think they wouldn’t want to because they know they’re not qualified. I mean, is anything related to it on your resume?
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We are not doing enough. They are doing everything they can to keep us subservient.
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Gross
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What could go wrong? 😒
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It’s going to be a tech war?
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It IS a tech war, fought with bots and algorithms
Certainly underway by the time of Brexit (UK). 80k Russian bots in that one, just imagine how many are on here. Drowning out these posts.
WW3, in roughly its 10th year, oligarchs are winning, presently
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So social promotion now extends to the military...wow 😒
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Two words: banana republic
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Fuuuuuck that. The uniform has been betrayed.
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This reminds me of the former British Army practice of allowing the wealthy to purchase commissions as a means of achieving rank without those troublesome details or putting in the work, merit or ability. This policy lead to a number of catastrophes due to the incompetence of senior leadership.
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During the first Trump admin, his own A/S Ford (Int’l security and non-pro) said, “The PRC’s “Military-Civil Fusion” Strategy Is a Global Security Threat” and “MCF is nothing like what normal countries do.”

2017-2021.state.gov/the-prcs-military-civil-fusion-strategy-is-a-global-security-threat
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“American responses to the challenge of China’s ambitions in innovation ought not to envy or seek to emulate aspects of China’s model”

thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2019/8/27/in-military-civil-fusion-china-is-learning-lessons-from-the-united-states-and-starting-to-innovate
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WTF? This is tech oligarch takeover of everything - including the military? So much for your "service" to We the People!?
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Marriage of Militarism + Corporatism is Fascism. Full stop.
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Mockery
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