Largest Dutch pension fund cuts ties with controversial tech firm Palantir

ABP, the Netherlands’ largest pension fund, has withdrawn from the controversial AI company Palantir, the Financieele Dagblad reported. Palantir is known to provide services to the American immigration service, ICE, and the Israeli army.

Six months ago, ABP still held €825 million in investments in Palantir. The pension fund for civil servants in the Netherlands has sold those shares, according to FD.

Palantir is globally renowned for its advanced AI data analysis software, which can combine colossal amounts of seemingly unrelated data such as online communications, DNA, fingerprints, financial transactions, travel records, contacts, and surveillance footage. The software is used by hundreds of intelligence and investigative services worldwide to track down all kinds of suspects. Amnesty International has warned multiple times that the use of Palintir’s software violates human rights.

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#palantir #ABP #ICE #USA #uspol #AI #surveillance

https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/02/largest-dutch-pension-fund-cuts-ties-controversial-tech-firm-palantir

Het probleem is niet dat Trump uit de NAVO dreigt te springen. Het probleem is dat Europese leiders al 2 jaar doen alsof er niets aan de hand is. Zolang Trump president is, is de NAVO in feite dood. Het is tijd voor een plan B.

https://hiddebouwmeester.nl/trumps-navo-is-niet-de-onze-het-is-tijd-voor-plan-b/

Why has NATO seemingly shifted its stance on getting involved in military deployments to (re)open the Strait of Hormuz?

Because, it now transpires that the Tangerine Tyrant threatened to withdraw support from Ukraine unless NATO members pitched into the US/Israeli initiated Iran conflict.

Obviously we shouldn't be surprised, the TT is always transactional, but this (to me) represents a new low even for him.... a complete disgrace as a human being!

#Iran #Ukraine #politics
h/t FT

Alle geruststelling over de onmacht van de Amerikaanse president om zonder toestemming van het Congres uit de NAVO te stappen ten spijt, heeft hij wel de mogelijkheid om simpelweg aan te kondigen dat zijn land zich niet meer aan artikel 5 houdt.

Dat heeft hij gedaan, dus de #NAVO is wellicht niet de iure, maar wel de facto dood.

We zullen het zelf moeten regelen. En heus, wir schaffen das. Tijd om knopen door te hakken. Het is niet anders.

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#SanFrancisco #SFpol #NoKings3

🇨🇿🇺🇸🇮🇷 Czech President Pavel explains why NATO will not fight in Iran:

"The US is not under attack, and Iran is not a member of the alliance, so the demand for NATO's participation in the Middle East conflict does not correspond to why and on what principles NATO was founded."