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Oh, Palantir is ‘progressive’ now, is it?
Source: The Verge · Published
The future’s so bright, he’s gotta wear sunglasses. | Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images I had other things to do today, but Alex Karp's pathetic attempt to pivot back to the left gave me no choice but to put them on hold. Last week's elections were a bloodbath for the right, a pr
The future’s so bright, he’s gotta wear sunglasses. | Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images I had other things to do today, but Alex Karp's pathetic attempt to pivot back to the left gave me no choice but to put them on hold. Last week's elections were a bloodbath for the right, a problem for all the wannabe fash founders who had tied their political fortunes to a "vibe shift" that enabled a glorious 100-year Trumpenreich.
That freed up a lot of assholes to say what they actually thought. Except Donald Trump's victory was, in fact, narrow, and two years of his corrupt policies have enraged Americans. "I've been a Democrat my whole life.
I grew up in a far left environment. I know more about being a progressive than almost anybody … Read the full story at The Verge.
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