MSNBC Discovers Government Surveillance, Demands 'Guardrails' on ICE
The latest MSNBC opinion piece calls for 'guardrails' on facial recognition used by ICE and CBP, suggesting these agencies need stricter controls. Bless their hearts, the same media outlets that rarely question the Pentagon's every budget increase or the NSA's data collection are now worried about privacy at the border. One might wonder where this concern was when billions were poured into defense
contractors like Palantir, which has contracts with ICE worth over $250 million (OpenSecrets.org, 2023) to build the very 'surveillance machinery' they now find concerning. This isn't about 'guardrails'; it's about selectively decrying a system that disproportionately targets non-white immigrants, while ignoring the vast, opaque surveillance apparatus deployed against everyone else. The 'security'
infrastructure they so often champion is now just slightly too visible, perhaps? The outrage feels performative, like demanding a leash on a pitbull while actively breeding it for aggression.