Behind the Bastards

With Palantir now off the ground, Alex Karp turns himself into the spokesman and salesman for Palantir, a company that threatens to destroy everything he pretends to believe in.
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Robert begins his exploration of the early life of Alex Karp, current CEO of Palantir and best friend to Peter Thiel. He traces Alex's journey from left-wing academic to overlord of an "Anti-Woke" defense contractor.
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
A Second Electrolysis Union Appears
Morocco's US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara
The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda
How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You
Executive Disorder: Spokane Wildfires, Abdul Wins Michigan Primary, Munition Shortage
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How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You
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Executive Disorder: Spokane Wildfires, Abdul Wins Michigan Primary, Munition Shortage
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After World War One, the British Mandate takes over in Palestine- and shit really starts to hit the fan, leading to a series of riots, pogroms, assassinations and the dissolution of the communities that has existed in harmony for generations.
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Robert sits down with Dr. Dana al-Kurd to discuss how things started going wrong in Palestine, and how terror first came to the Holy Land.
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