CognioNews  /  Deep Dives  /  2026-04-29
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Civilisational Stones

How defence-tech elites weaponise classical tropes to mask predictive surveillance

29 April 202617 min 14sAudio Deep Dive

A long-form audio reading of the Office's findings on the Palantyr Concern of San Francisco — the firm's Civilising Stone manifesto, the Twin Trades that bind data-gathering to armament supply, the misuse of Cicero's toga (and the tighter fit of Crassus underneath), the foreign Refusenik's deficit of protections, and the four Petitions for Remedy by which the Stone may be set within bounds. Companion piece to the CognioNews story below — same source, different medium.

Palantir Surveillance Predictive Policing Data Trusts Classical Rhetoric

Underlying Story

Palantir's 'civilisational' rhetoric — the underlying CognioNews story