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Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data by direwolf20 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @05:51PM (#46759420)
Does it actually work like we hope it does?
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Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data by AndrewKemendo on Sunday January 25, 2026 @07:50PM (#46760404)
No and it never has

It only works for people the state expects significant amounts of money from (taxes don’t count)

Don’t expect a government to help you unless you’re one of its larger donors

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Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data by trimethylpurine on Monday January 26, 2026 @03:06AM (#46763020)
Depends where, I think. Where your neighbors are mostly honorable, it mostly works. There are plenty of nice neighborhoods, and no shortage of bad ones either, sadly.
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Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data by mrmlz on Monday January 26, 2026 @08:17AM (#46765276)
It has worked great in Sweden until a decade or so ago! Depends on the population and general sense of community.
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Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data by llbbdd on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:46PM (#46761655)
it does, yeah. people love to examine exceptions and determine that the system they appeared within should be dismantled, it's all over the place.
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Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data by gf000 on Monday January 26, 2026 @01:26AM (#46762452)
Arguably, there are countries where it's pretty damn effective.
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