Futurism reports:

For years now, Palantir CEO Alex Karp has been cozying up to the Trump administration, from aiding Immigration and Customs Enforcement through AI-powered surveillance tech and musing about legalizing war crimes to making unsavory comments about women and bragging that he frequently chats with “real Nazis.”

Karp has been accused of going “full MAGA,” defending president Donald Trump by trying to argue that he isn’t a fascist. His company helped the so-called Department of Government Efficiency as it ripped apart federal government agencies. He has taken plenty of swipes at the Democratic party itself, accusing it of being “totally irresponsible,” while gloating about carrying out a “completely anti-woke” agenda.

But now that a different wind is blowing in Washington after Democrats crushed Republicans in last week’s midterm elections, Karp is singing an entirely different tune. As Politico reports, Karp has seemingly realized that he will have to dramatically change the rhetoric to ward off increased scrutiny by lawmakers, who have made broad gestures toward holding Silicon Valley accountable once they take over control of Congress.

During his interview with the publication, strikingly, he used the word “progressive” a whopping eight times.

“I’ve been a Democrat my whole life,” Karp told Politico after spending years criticizing the left. “I grew up in a far left environment. I know more about being a progressive than almost anybody on the planet, and I absolutely believe Palantir — all of our products are essentially progressive.” [Continue reading…]