Laura Loomer, the firebrand MAGA influencer known for her scorched-earth takes, has done a 180. One minute she's torching Palantir's CEO Alex Karp as a "career Leftist" who brags about crushing Europe's far-Right; the next, she's begging to unleash Palantir's surveillance tech on Los Angeles to "deal with the illegals." What's the deal? Is this just a patriot switching teams, or are we witnessing the latest act in a Problem-Reaction-Solution psyop designed to tighten the noose around our freedoms?
Let's break it down. Los Angeles, like many cities, is grappling with immigration tensions. Riots, crime, and border chaos dominate headlines, stoking fear and frustration. Enter Laura Loomer, who takes to X with a bombshell: "Time to deploy @PalantirTech to Los Angeles to deal with the illegals. You know you'd love to see it." Palantir, the shadowy data analytics giant co-founded by Peter Thiel, is suddenly the hero in her story, a tech titan ready to swoop in and clean up the mess with its all-seeing AI. But hold on. Didn't Loomer excoriate Palantir's Karp in 2023 for boasting that his company "single-handedly stopped the rise of the far Right in Europe"? Why is she now cheerleading for the same surveillance beast she once called out?
When critics pushed back, Loomer doubled down: "Do you really think we are going to mass deport 65 million people without advanced technology? Are you that naive?" Her tone drips with urgency, as if only Palantir's tech can save us from collapse. But this pivot smells like a script. Is Loomer genuinely sold on Palantir, or is she playing a role in a larger game?
Loomer's call isn't just a tweet, it's a spark in a powder keg. The idea of Palantir's tech patrolling American streets sends chills down the spine of anyone who values privacy. Palantir's Foundry platform, already embedded in agencies like the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Health and Human Services (HHS), is a data-hoovering juggernaut. It can merge social media profiles, bank records, medical claims, and even your last known address into a digital dossier. And now, with Trump's March 2025 executive order mandating federal agencies to share data, Palantir's got the green light to build a master database on every American. The New York Times sounded the alarm, warning of "untold surveillance power" in the hands of the government.
MAGA's reaction? A mix of rage and betrayal. Nick Fuentes, a Trump supporter, tweeted, "Seriously, if Palantir isn't the deep state, then what is?" Others, like The Patriot Voice, screamed, "TRUMP FLIPPED ON US." The base that once cheered Thiel's Trump Tower handshake in 2016 now sees Palantir as a Trojan horse. Meanwhile, X posts buzz with paranoia: users like @Use_Yandex claim Loomer's push for Palantir's "death AI" will target citizens, not just "illegals," warning that "drone bombs don't discern." The fear is palpable, and the divide is growing. Is this chaos organic, or engineered to push us toward a pre-planned solution?
Here's where the puzzle pieces snap together. Palantir's been racking up federal contracts like a kid collecting Pokémon cards, $113 million since Trump took office, plus a juicy $795 million Pentagon deal. They're cozying up to the Social Security Administration, IRS, and ICE, whose "ImmigrationOS" system uses Palantir to track immigrants' every move. But it's not just about borders. Palantir's AI, like its Mosaic platform, has already steered global conflicts, leaked documents suggest it fed IAEA reports that justified Israel's June 2025 strike on Iran. This isn't just tech; it's a weapon, and now it's aimed at home.
Loomer's sudden Palantir love affair raises red flags. Back in January 2024, Bloomberg exposed Palantir's influencer campaign to whitewash its UK health data deal, hiring digital marketers to "clear up misinformation" through content creators.And with Elon Musk's (now departed) Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffed by ex-Palantir insiders and Thiel cronies, the dots connect: a surveillance state is being built, brick by AI-powered brick.
Let's zoom out. The Hegelian dialectic — Problem-Reaction-Solution — has long been a tool of control. Create a crisis (immigration chaos), fan the flames of public outrage (Loomer's X posts), then offer a saviour (Palantir's tech). The catch? The solution hands power to the very forces you fear. Palantir's not just a company; it's a "seeing stone," as Robert Reich warned, distorting truth to serve its masters. Thirteen ex-Palantir employees begged the company to stop its Trump collaboration, citing the risk of a "digital ID" that could crush civil liberties. Even GOP Rep. Warren Davidson called it "dangerous."
So, what's Loomer's game? Has she been compromised, co-opted, or just dazzled by the promise of order? Her past exposes of Karp's anti-Right brags don't square with her new Palantir fandom. And with Thiel mentoring JD Vance and bankrolling Trump's re-election, the web of influence tightens. Is this MAGA's dream of security, or a deep-state trap dressed in patriotic colours?
The truth is slippery, but one thing's clear: Palantir's rise isn't about saving America, it's about control. Whether Loomer's a pawn or a player, her call to deploy Palantir on our streets should make one's blood run cold. This isn't just about "illegals"; it's about you, your data, your freedom. X users are already sounding the alarm, warning of AI drones and citizen surveillance. This is not just a warning for America, but for the rest of the West as well, who are following this technofeudal path.
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Problem—>Reaction—>Solution?
"Time to deploy @PalantirTech to Los Angeles to deal with the illegals. You know you'd love to see it."
Later on, met with criticism, Loomer doubled down on her call to unleash Palantir against the rioters:
"Do you really think we are going to mass deport 65 million people without advanced technology? Are you that naive?"
Less than six months ago, Loomer viciously condemned Palantir's CEO, Alex Karp, as a "career leftist" who "thrives off of conflict and war as a business model."
In 2023, she exposed Karp for bragging that Palantir "single handedly stopped the rise of the far right in Europe," likely in reference to Germany's AFD and similar parties across the EU.
So, what happened to Laura?
Why the sudden change of heart?
Via Bloomberg, January 2024 (emphasis added):
"Just about a week after signing a controversial contract with the UK's national health service, Palantir Technologies Inc. launched an influencer marketing campaign to counter criticism of the patient data platform it's building, potentially breaching terms of the deal.
After winning the bid on Nov. 21, Palantir contracted with a digital marketing agency to solicit interest from content personalities. "I'm getting in touch regarding one of our current campaigns," the marketers wrote in emails to influencers, according to copies of communications obtained by the legal nonprofit Good Law Project and shared with Bloomberg. The pitch said the objective was "to clear up misinformation relating to some recent data privacy concerns that were shared in the UK press.""
The federal government recently dramatically expanded its partnership with the surveillance behemoth to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts across multiple agencies.
Via The New York Times (emphasis added):
"In March, President Trump signed an executive order calling for the federal government to share data across agencies, raising questions over whether he might compile a master list of personal information on Americans that could give him untold surveillance power…
The Trump administration has expanded Palantir's work across the federal government in recent months. The company has received more than $113 million in federal government spending since Mr. Trump took office, according to public records, including additional funds from existing contracts as well as new contracts with the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon. (This does not include a $795 million contract that the Department of Defense awarded the company last week, which has not been spent.)
Representatives of Palantir are also speaking to at least two other agencies — the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service — about buying its technology, according to six government officials and Palantir employees with knowledge of the discussions.
The push has put a key Palantir product called Foundry into at least four federal agencies, including D.H.S. and the Health and Human Services Department."