Ghislaine Maxwell wanted to use technology to create a new country, and although that might sound nuts Palantir’s co-founders and the Trump administration are making it happen. Tech oligarchs are thrilled at the idea of creating small “nations” that are essentially regulation-free zones where they can do whatever they want and exploit whoever they want. Now, under Trump, the federal government is helping them carve chunks out of other countries to make that happen. Producer: @snmrrw Editor: kungaaaaaaaa Supervising Producer: Court Fuller

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