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Palantir Urges Universal Draft, Rogan Calls Crazy, ACLU Warns

5/16/2026

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Palantir Technologies released a 22-point manifesto advocating a universal military draft.
Host Joe Rogan called the proposal “crazy” and denounced it with profanity.
The ACLU warned that Palantir’s tools used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Israel Defense Forces could enable predictive-policing risk-assessment.
A 2025 defense policy bill will enroll eligible men in the draft pool starting December, although the draft has not been used since 1973.

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Palantir Technologies released a 22-point manifesto advocating a universal military draft.
Host Joe Rogan called the proposal “crazy” and denounced it with profanity.
The ACLU warned that Palantir’s tools used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Israel Defense Forces could enable predictive-policing risk-assessment.
A 2025 defense policy bill will enroll eligible men in the draft pool starting December, although the draft has not been used since 1973.