Oh, Palantir is ‘progressive’ now, is it?

<figure> <img alt="Business Leaders Converge In Sun Valley, Idaho For Allen And Company Annual Meeting - a photo of Alex Karp" data-caption="The future’s so bright, he’s gotta wear sunglasses. | Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/8407711/479950372.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The future’s so bright, he’s gotta wear sunglasses. | Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">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.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">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.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"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 …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1032126/alex-baby-you-were-recorded-on-video">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>