Karp's Convenient Political Birthday

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A government contractor gets paid to do work for public agencies. Palantir sells software to those agencies, so its relationship with government matters to its business.

Now meet the unusually punctual political birth announcement.

In an interview published November 11, after Democrats won the House and Senate, Palantir CEO Alex Karp told Politico: “I've been a Democrat my whole life.” Gizmodo reported the statement that day.

That is not evidence he changed parties. The joke is the timing of the announcement against his public record.

Gizmodo reports that Karp personally donated roughly $1.9 million to the president's super PAC and inaugural fund. Those are political fundraising and inauguration funding organizations, not the president's personal bank account.

The outlet also reports that Palantir's government business grew under the current administration.

In our imaginary maternity ward, Lil'meme delivers a fully grown executive whose political identity apparently needs announcing right after the results. Congratulations: it's a lifelong Democrat.

The useful distinction: saying what you believe is not proof of changing your registration, and a donation is not proof of your motive. Compare statements with the documented record, not a guessed explanation.

Repost if your political birth certificate also arrives after election night.

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