Better Offline Palantir's Manifesto with June and Caleb from KTC
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Apr 29, 2026 
June (co‑host/producer at Kill The Computer) and Caleb (co‑host/producer at Kill The Computer) dissect Palantir’s 22‑point manifesto. They poke at calls for national service, tech as hard power, AI weaponization, and the manifesto’s cultural and political posturing. Expect sharp critique on militarism, tech celebrity, and the PR timing around the manifesto.
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Universal Service As National Buy-In
- Karp urges universal national service to share wartime burdens, modeling civic buy-in like Israel's conscription.
- Guests warn this normalizes a wartime economy that benefits defense contractors and surveillance firms.
Call For Grace Versus Company Behavior
- Karp pleads for grace toward public figures and laments 'cancel culture' repercussions for talent entering government.
- Guests highlight his hypocrisy given Palantir's own provocative statements and violent rhetoric from allies.
Manifesto Posted As A Weekend Client Impulse
- Ed describes the manifesto post as a typical 'client sends late-night draft' PR disaster published on a weekend.
- He reconstructs a likely timeline where a Friday email became a hastily formatted Saturday post that drew widespread attention.