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How Corporations Silently Captured us!
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- The Tea with Myriam Francois
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- Apr 24, 2026
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- 3700
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Summary
A company with intelligence ties, Palantir, writes a manifesto for a new republic - while quietly embedding itself inside the state…This isn’t a dystopia. From the rise of figures like Donald Trump to the normalisation of unelected power brokers like Jared Kushner, the concentration of wealth, media, tech, and state power has never been tighter. The mask is slipping. Power isn’t pretending anymore. In this episode of The Tea, we are joined by investigative journalist and author Matt Kennard to lift the veil on how corporate power has moved from influence to control - reshaping governments, rewriting the rules, and hollowing out democracy from within. And as repression expands - from protest bans to anti-terror laws used against journalists - the question is: where does resistance live now? Also in the show: ⚡ The illusion of a “free press” — who really sets the limits ⚡ WikiLeaks and the case of Julian Assange ⚡ Media concentration and billionaire ownership ⚡ Journalists arrested under anti-terror legislation ⚡ Palestine Action and the unprecedented crackdown on dissent ⚡ Disinformation - who produces it, and who claims to fight it ⚡ The D-Notice system - when the state asks media to stay silent ⚡ The Telegraph and Israel - politics of alignment ⚡ From Jared Kushner to Steve Witkoff - the business of politics, or legalised corruption? ⚡ Big Tech and the far-right - a growing alliance Matt argues this is a new form of fascism: a system where corporations are driving the state itself. And if we want to resist, we need independent knowledge - and to support those willing to confront corporate power. 👉 Subscribe for fearless, independent conversations 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts #TheTeaWithMyriamFrancois #MattKennard #Palantir #Trump #USPolitics #UKPolitics #in…