Joe Miller, George Hammond and Chris CookJul 12, 2026 – 5.00amThe week after a US immigration enforcement officer killed an American mother of three on the streets of Minneapolis in January, Palantir’s head of “strategic engagement” posted on social media a slickly produced, AI-generated video set to a music track called “Clubbed to Death”.In a series of flash frames, it featured the logo of the company — whose data intelligence platforms are used by the Trump administration to detain and deport migrants — in the midst of a cultist circle, alongside images of the grim reaper, a blood-soaked crucifix, all-seeing eyes and the mysterious slogan “Recon is watching you”.Financial TimesSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles