Episode 03 / File 003Documented
Palantir: Follow the Power
The portfolio. The uniform. The data.
In-Q-Tel, defence software, public roles and the data connection that leads Chuck to Facebook.
Updated 2026-10-27
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Follow the power
The portfolio door
The In-Q-Tel trail does not stop at Keyhole. The intelligence-linked investor was also an early backer of Palantir.
Palantir makes software for connecting records and finding patterns. Useful work can sit inside powerful institutions. The question is who gets access to the machinery, who benefits, and who can challenge what it does.
A useful machine still needs someone watching the controls.
Palantir: Follow the Power
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