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Tuesday, June 03, 2025

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.

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More: "People are so quick to suggest that I flipped on Trump...No, no, no...I didn't flip on Trump. TRUMP FLIPPED ON US. I'm just not willing to continue living in a LIE, and I will tell you the unfortunate TRUTH about it," The Patriot Voice wrote on X to his 158,000 followers.

The Hodgetwins, popular conservatives and Trump supporters, have more than 3.3 million followers on X. In response to The New York Times report, they wrote on May 30, "Hope this ain't true y'all."

Another post that same day reads: "Don't know if this is true but I did not vote for this."

Nick Fuentes, a far-right Trump supporter described as an "America First" white nationalist, called the association between the Trump administration and Palantir "the ultimate betrayal of his own people."

"Feeding every 'MAGA extremist' into an AI database controlled by a CIA/Mossad cutout," Fuentes said on X, where he has roughly 561,000 followers. "Seriously, if Palantir isn't the deep state, then what is?"

In a video recorded by Fuentes, who also has a Rumble channel viewed over 31 million times, he said the following: "They are tracking everybody that criticized Israel, everybody that interacts with somebody that's criticizing Israel, and whether you're on a visa or not, whether you're a citizen or not, whether you're brown or not, Christian or Muslim, they're putting you in the Palantir database. They're putting you on the enemies list. If you don't see a problem with that..."

"I'm beginning to think it started when DJT walked down that escalator, before 2016," wrote an X user with the moniker "Redneck Common Sense."

X user Jack Maxey wondered: "Was MAGA a giant psyop?"

X user @D10Cat wrote: "Is Trump the same man that he was in 2016? Or did I just not see it back then?"

"The cope is unreal," wrote Ashton Nichols on X. "I voted for Trump but this is just unacceptable."

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2025-06-03 09:36 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

FTA: The Palantir database will compile the following information of American citizens:

-Tax filings
-Student debt
-Social Security
-Bank accounts
-Medical claims
-Immigration status

https://study.com/cimages/videopreview/edixjf9183.jpg?

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-03 09:44 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

This is literally what they voted for...just for other people.

MAGA truly are the dumbest people on the planet.

#3 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-06-03 10:53 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 7

"supporters of President Donald Trump expressed anger and disbelief"

They did?
Not around here they didn't!

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-03 10:58 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Not around here they didn't!

The ones around here never read the articles that get posted so they likely have no idea this is even happening.

#5 | Posted by qcp at 2025-06-03 12:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Here's what it leads to:

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#6 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-03 12:09 PM | Reply

The ones around here never read

None of them do.

It's a feature of the deplorable Trumping MAGAt.

They are the poorly educated.

They are no different than Afghanis who support the Taliban, North Koreans who support Kim JongUn, Russians who support Putin, or any other brain dead conservative who supports a brutal authoritarian dictatorship.

Trump is their God.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-03 12:10 PM | Reply

Dotard Trumpf leading Republican voters:

"This way fellas, c'mon, there'll be so much winning! Just a few more steps; we're almost there." www.thewhirlingwind.com

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-03 12:12 PM | Reply

Good for them.

Since now they ponder if they were duped the entire presidency, perhaps they will reconsider Musk's alleged automated bomb threats to tabulation centers more of a reality that bought their double-agent into power?

#9 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-06-03 12:48 PM | Reply

Unfortunately, the worst is yet to come.

Because when they realize they were had, again, they'll only get angrier.

When they should be realizing they're poor judges and critical thinkers and should may STFU and sit down, they'll push harder and angrier for what they think should happen.

#10 | Posted by jpw at 2025-06-03 03:17 PM | Reply

They really won't be angry that long though. They'll huff and puff like they did with the bump stock ban and then continue to go about their lives. The State has always found a way to be intrusive, the Democrats will abuse the ---- out of this database when they eventually return to power; and then hopefully SCOTUS will knock it down. Anyways ...

#11 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-06-04 01:30 AM | Reply

In a free country like Canada this type of data sharing across the whole government to investigate is illegal.It goes against rights of no self incrimination.Personal Information supplied to the government is only to be for the purpose required in the first place.

#12 | Posted by Scotty at 2025-06-04 02:01 AM | Reply

The State has always found a way to be intrusive, the Democrats will abuse the ---- out of this database when they eventually return to power; and then hopefully SCOTUS will knock it down. Anyways ...

#11 | POSTED BY BLUEWAFFLES

lol this idiot still tries to make it about Dems ...

While it's a maga potus doing it.

And you wonder why we think you're stupid ...

#13 | Posted by jpw at 2025-06-04 02:18 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 9

...and then hopefully SCOTUS will knock it down.

But you don't want SCOTUS to knock it down now? Why not?

#14 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-06-04 02:30 AM | Reply

Redial, for the sole purpose of making idiots like JPW paranoid AF.

#15 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-06-04 03:51 AM | Reply

What a small answer.

#16 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-06-04 03:55 AM | Reply

Bush ushered in the NSA and the DHS. This is another example of GOP overreach and oppression. The GOP hasn't met a expensive government boondoggle it doesn't like. Nixon dirty tricks on steroids.

#17 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-06-04 07:03 AM | Reply

Conservatives will always recognize government overreach which inevitably becomes theft of individual freedom.

Leftists are far too accepting of loss of personal freedom to oppose govt overreach. Indoctrination is their ideology.

#18 | Posted by Robson at 2025-06-04 07:18 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

Conservatives will always recognize government overreach which inevitably becomes theft of individual freedom.

#18 | Posted by Robson

You're not a conservative, ROBSON. You are a right-wing radical and a fascist.

I know you find this difficult to fathom, but currently the biggest protectors of true conservative values are liberals.

#19 | Posted by Zed at 2025-06-04 07:57 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 8

#17: And there is never any surrender of these police powers once attained, like the toll bridges of NYC. When they were first built, people were told the tolls were a temporary fixture to pay for the costs of construction, then they'd be removed. These toll bridges are still collecting money from the working poor today.

Which subsequent non-Republican/non-AIPAC Democratic President will be able to undo the damage done by the Trumpf junta with empty coffers, public lands sold, a gutted bureaucracy, and unprecedented police powers that authorities and intelligence agencies will be loath to give up?

#20 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-04 08:21 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Conservatives will always recognize government overreach which inevitably becomes theft of individual freedom.

Leftists are far too accepting of loss of personal freedom to oppose govt overreach. Indoctrination is their ideology.

#18 | POSTED BY ROBSON AT 2025-06-04 07:18 AM | FLAG:

How dense are you? The actions in question are being taken by the so-called conservatives in this country. The "leftists" don't support this.

I know it's probably too late for you, but if you had a soul, you would use your eyes and brain to understand the truth of the evil this administration is doing.

#21 | Posted by cbob at 2025-06-04 09:56 AM | Reply

I know it's probably too late for you, but if you had a soul, you would use your eyes and brain to understand the truth of the evil this administration is doing.

Posted by cbob at 2025-06-04 09:56 AM | Reply

Good luck with that.

#22 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-06-04 10:06 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

When they were first built, people were told the tolls were a temporary fixture to pay for the costs of construction, then they'd be removed. These toll bridges are still collecting money from the working poor today.

I remember back in 1985 when my county put in a "temporary" 1% addition to the sales tax. Here it is 40 years later and the 1% has expanded to 1.75% and is still "temporary". It is a joke.

Sales taxes are the most regressive taxes on the poor.

The sad reality is the GCCCP is trying to resurrect the "fair tax"...a 30% national sales tax on EVERYTHING.

www.congress.gov

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Perry, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Strong, and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents.
(a) Short Title."This Act may be cited as the "FairTax Act of 2025".

#23 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-06-04 11:57 AM | Reply

#17: And there is never any surrender of these police powers once attained, like the toll bridges of NYC. When they were first built, people were told the tolls were a temporary fixture to pay for the costs of construction, then they'd be removed. These toll bridges are still collecting money from the working poor today.
Which subsequent non-Republican/non-AIPAC Democratic President will be able to undo the damage done by the Trumpf junta with empty coffers, public lands sold, a gutted bureaucracy, and unprecedented police powers that authorities and intelligence agencies will be loath to give up?
#20 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-04 08:21 AM

That is the real question should we survive until another administration.

The immediate privatization of agencies, loss of public land and direct opposition of Constitutional law creates their "tumorous new world" in the bleeding guts of this nation. Privately managed and capitalized, even the parasite class will be whittled down to just a handful of ownership society, imo.

#24 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-06-04 01:29 PM | Reply

... Supporters of President Donald Trump expressed anger and disbelief online ...

This song just popped up on a playlist here.

It reminded me of the MAGA adulation of Pres Trump, and his pushing aside of his MAGA supporters in his preference for billionaires ...

Lenny Welch - Since I Fell for You (1963)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...
genius.com

...
When you just give love
And never get love
You'd better let love depart
I know it so
And yet I know
I can't get you out of my heart

...

Love
Brings such misery and pain
I guess I'll never be the same
Since I fell for you

[Bridge]
Well it's too bad
And it's too sad
But I'm in love with you
You love me
Then you snub me
But what can I do
I'm still in love with you

...

Well I
Guess I'll never see the light
I get the blues most every night
Since I fell for you
...


#25 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-05 12:11 AM | Reply

Vote for Nazis, expect Nazi stuff to happen. If you don't do anything wrong, you have nothing to hide. Thoughts and prayers MAGA.

*Chef's Kiss*

#26 | Posted by dibblda at 2025-06-05 01:28 PM | Reply

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