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Consolidation of power and data under Thiel

To: Rep. Davis, Sen. Duckworth, Sen. Durbin

From: A constituent in Chicago, IL

May 31, 2025

I'm hearing this. Please investigate to determine whether this is true and make sure it's stopped!! - Trump signed an executive order in March forcing government agencies to share data. - Palantir, a company with deep ties to the far-right and known for building surveillance tools, has been tapped to lead the effort. - DOGE has now been granted access to the U.S. Treasury Department. - Palantir has already received over $113 million in government funds since Trump returned to office, and just secured a new $795 million contract with the Department of Defense. (Follow the money and see where it goes) Palantir’s software is already being used inside the Department of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, and more. The company is now in talks with the IRS and Social Security Administration to expand further. This means personal data, from tax returns to medical records, could soon be compiled in one place, under one administration, with little oversight. This push began under Musk’s leadership at DOGE. Now it’s Thiel’s turn. And make no mistake, this is about power. With a centralized, government-controlled data system, Trump gains new tools to target critics, intimidate dissenters, and go after immigrants.

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