Palantir’s 'spy tech' set to power Trump admin priorities : NPR

Following news of the company providing the Trump administration with help in immigration enforcement and deportations, prominent Silicon Valley investor Paul Graham accused Palantir of "building the infrastructure of the police state," asking a Palantir executive on X to commit to not building products that could be used to help the U.S. government violate citizens' constitutional rights… 

"Their platforms can pull together information from tax returns, employment information, their immigration status, how many children they have, whether their children are legal or illegal. And then layer AI on top of that and predict movements and patterns. That can be a big asset. It also can be a big risk," he said…

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5372776/palantir-tech-contracts-trump

 

Weekly Roundup: Good News Friday – Harvard, Abrego Garcia, and the Chinese Mirror (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Brad presents a ‘Good News Friday’ amidst various hard and difficult topics, focusing on positive developments from the past week. Key highlights include Andrew Seidel and Brian Kaylor’s inspiring talks at Capitol Hill about the threats of Christian nationalism and authoritarianism.

Brad also discusses Harvard University’s resistance to the Trump administration’s demands to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, amidst federal attempts to revoke its tax-exempt status. He touches on the ongoing fight for constitutional rights, particularly through the case of Abrego Garcia and the judicial pushback against the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies.

The episode wraps up with Brad reflecting on the global context, comparing U.S. infrastructure and societal norms with those in China, urging listeners to imagine a more vibrant, inclusive future for America.
Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/weekly-roundup-good-news-friday-harvard-abrego-garcia-and-the-chinese-mirror/

 

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal from Public Charter School Seeking Permission to Violate Students’ Constitutional Rights

In Peltier v. Charter Day School, parents and students at Charter Day School in Brunswick County, NC, challenged the "skirts only" rule for girls, which the school says it adopted based on the belief that every girl is a "fragile vessel." The school argued that, as a public charter school, it should be free to violate students' constitutional rights that other types of public schools must respect...

https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-from-public-charter-school-seeking-permission-to-violate-students-constitutional-rights

A new Supreme Court case is a nightmare for criminal justice reformers - Vox

What's the remedy if a federal official violates your constitutional rights? The answer may soon be nothing...

https://www.vox.com/2022/3/1/22946305/supreme-court-egbert-boule-bivens-law-enforcement-constitution-border

The Supreme Court's Texas abortion decision is a threat to constitutional rights (all of them) | TheHill

…  A state could create liability for celebrating the Catholic Mass and courts would be helpless…

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/571003-the-supreme-courts-texas-abortion-decision-is-a-threat-to-constitutional