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tanyev

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7. Maybe Mabrey loves LOTR, except the disappointing ending where the bad guys lost? 🤷‍♂️

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Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:45 AM

Mar 21

Ted Mabrey, Palantir's global head of commercial, asked ex-employees to return to the company.

Palantir is making a direct appeal to its alum — complete with more "Lord of the Rings" references.

On Monday, Ted Mabrey, the company's global head of commercial, called on "former hobbits" to return to "the Shire" in matching posts on X and LinkedIn.

"If you have ever considered returning to Palantir, this is the week to do it," he wrote. "The world is demanding every last unit of creative energy we can muster."

https://www.businessinsider.com/palantir-former-employees-return-shire-lord-of-the-rings-2026-3

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Exclusive: Pentagon to adopt Palantir AI as core US military system, memo says [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 21 OP

What could go wrong? Scrivener7 Mar 21 #1

I mean, just naming the company Palantir is a big red flag. tanyev Mar 21 #2

I never knew. Scrivener7 Mar 21 #6

Maybe Mabrey loves LOTR, except the disappointing ending where the bad guys lost? 🤷‍♂️ tanyev Mar 21 #7

Well, build 100M military drones at taxpayers' expense BadgerKid Mar 21 #3

oh god help us LymphocyteLover Mar 21 #12

God gave mankind the brain capacity to learn.................. Lovie777 Mar 21 #4

Don't forget BumRushDaShow Mar 21 #8

Don't forget Skynet LymphocyteLover Mar 21 #11

Colossus: The Forbin Project Miguelito Loveless Mar 21 #14

Movie? photokat Mar 21 #5

"adversaries in all domains"..... ought to scare the shit out of everybody. Firestorm49 Mar 21 #9

Of course-- it allows maximum evil. We really need war crimes prosecutions ASAP. LymphocyteLover Mar 21 #10

Thiel and Karp are two of the craziest AI bros. What could do wrong? highplainsdem Mar 21 #13

Palantir's Maven is battlefield tested. LudwigPastorius Mar 21 #15

Wow turning our military intelligence information to a private company that be hacked by Russia kimbutgar Mar 21 #16

Military intellligence has NOT been ... reACTIONary Mar 21 #17

Thank you for the clarification kimbutgar Mar 21 #19

woah catsudon Mar 21 #18

As much as I resist fatalist thinking mahina Mar 22 #20