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Maine Medical Center registered nurses with the Maine State Nurses Association gathered in Portland on May Day to demand Maine Health cancel its contract with Palantir Technologies. Joined by their allies in the Purge Palantir campaign, nurses explained why leaders of Maine’s public institutions and health care organizations should refuse collaborations with the surveillance software giant. To date, Maine Health has denied nurses any details on the nature of its contract with Palantir. In March, RNs and community allies protested in front of Senator Susan Collins’ office to demand she return donations from the company.

The nurses also announced that, in partnership with the American Friends Service Committee and Purge Palantir, they are releasing a petition directed at Maine Health, demanding that it immediately discontinue its relationship with Palantir Technologies.
“May Day is International Workers Day, a day that recognizes the power of working people speaking up and speaking out when our communities are under threat,” said Andrew Gesler, RN, a registered nurse at Maine Medical Center. “Because of Maine Health’s decision to contract with Palantir Technologies, we are all under threat. As union workers and nurses,  we are demanding that Maine Health end its unholy relationship with one of the most evil corporations on the planet: Palantir Technologies.”

Founded by Peter Thiel and led by Susan Collins donor Alex Karp, Palantir’s data tools centralize and organize massive amounts of data collected by the federal government, including Medicaid data, to enable ICE to target, stalk, detain, and deport immigrants.

Grassroots efforts to reduce Palantir’s influence have been successful. Purge Palantir successfully pushed for New York City’s public health care agency to end its contract with Palantir. A growing list of Congressional members have publicly rejected Palantir’s campaign contributions – including U.S. representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Jason Crow, Pat Ryan and U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper.

Although I have my concerns about how many of them wield their wealth and power, my main issue with billionaires is not with the riches they have amassed but with the system that created and sustains them. Especially the federal tax code, which is so completely broken that the top 1% of wealth holders in this country largely exist outside of the U.S. tax system, mainly because most of them don’t technically earn compensation.

An Iowa lobbyist was caught offering $100 cash payments—plus referral bonuses—to pack JD Vance’s Des Moines rally this week.

"Shush"

Southern girls know what it means Southern girls know what it means Southern girls know what it means When the patriarchy menacingly says You shush yourself down now

"You put a finger on those beautiful lips We both know what they're good for, don't we? You put a finger on those beautiful lips We both know what they're good for, don't we?"

You shush yourself Shush yourself Shush yourself Shush yourself down now You shush yourself Shush yourself Shush yourself Shush yourself down now

He says, "I no longer believe That freedom and democracy Are compatible Compatible That's clear to me" "There is hierarchy You should be pleased to serve In any capacity Capacity I'm not asking"

"You put a finger on those beautiful lips We both know what they're good for, don't we?"

"You shush yourself Shush yourself Shush yourself Shush yourself down now"

Am I just a resentful observer? Slinking from one penthouse to another In this urban Serengeti Am I just meat? Can I live through this? Can I live through this? Courtney, thank you He calls me Cassandra He calls me Cassandra, and says "'Cause no one will believe Your prophecies" He calls me his Cassandra As he puffs His Cohiba Behike

"Just put a finger on those beautiful lips We both know what they're good for, don't we"

"You shush yourself Shush yourself Shush yourself Shush yourself down now"

I knew a girl who wrote 'Silent all these years' Where is she? Ooh, where is she? Where is she? Where is she?