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Just before Trump’s re-election, I attended a private tech conference in Silicon Valley. Over dinner, the conversation was dominated by a tech bro who spoke in ways that reminded me of 1930s fascists like Mussolini. I pointed this out to him, and he replied, without irony: “Yeah, I think... show more

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CNN's Van Jones was not a fan of Zohran Mamdani's angry, far-left, rage-filled victory speech: "I think he missed an opportunity. I think the Mamdani that we saw in the campaign trail, who was a lot more calm, who was a lot warmer, who was a lot more embracing, was not present in that speech. And I think that Mamdani is the one you need to hear from tonight. There are a lot of people trying to figure out, can I get on this train with him or not? Is he going to include me? Is he going -- is he -- is he going to be more of a class warrior even in office? I think he missed a chance tonight to to open up and bring more people into the tent. I think his tone was sharp. I think he was using the microphone in a way that he was almost yelling. And that's not the Mamdani that we've seen on Tiktok and the great interviews and stuff like that." "So, I felt like it was a little bit of a character switch here, where the warm, open, embracing guy that's close to working people was not on stage tonight. And there were some some other voice on stage. That said, he's very young. And he just pulled off something very, very difficult. And I wouldn't write him off, but I think he missed an opportunity to open himself up tonight. And I think that that will probably cost him going forward."

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Palantir cofounders Alex Karp AND Joe Lonsdale break down why average Americans hate Silicon Valley in the immediate aftermath of the SVB collapse: Lonsdale: “I remember being on the phone with Alex and a prominent VC 18 years ago. The guy was laughing saying we weren't a serious company because Alex didn't have a technical degree.” “Alex now has $1.5B in treasuries and no exposure to any of the banks in Silicon Valley. So, he showed that guy.” “That guy wanted us to do social media at the time. He said, ‘Why are you working in defense?’” Karp: “We lead the world in tech. We need the innovation, and Silicon Valley institutions are crucial.” “There is another issue— why is Silicon Valley unpopular? Leaving aside things that Joe’s invested in and cofounding Palantir, a lot of what Silicon Valley has done is not something that anyone wants to support.” “It's building these large industries where only a small group of people get wealthy and everyone else feels like, ‘Well, what did I get from it?’” “Why is Silicon Valley so unpopular? Because there are so few companies that choose America and its allies over our adversaries. That build things that actually have an impact on humans in America.” Lonsdale: “I work on a lot of healthcare companies and companies in biotech that have saved hundreds of lives and will save thousands of lives.” “Are there ridiculous things in tech? Were there monkey JPEGs? Yes. There's all sorts of ridiculous things. I think right now there's a lot of hate coming from people who think in terms of bumper stickers on the left and the right, tolling unwarranted.” Karp: “The thing that scares our adversaries the most— more than anything else— is the innovation in our American tech scene.” “Silicon Valley would do well to understand— we’re the bedrock of innovation in the world— why do most Americans not like us? Asking that simple but legitimate question is super important for our country.” “Silicon Valley once built things for the military and then exported it to everyday Americans. And all over the world. And de facto, that's what we've done.” Lonsdale: “There was definitely a bubble in tech.” “There were a lot of silly things going on that weren't focusing on the stuff that mattered, that Alex is talking about.” “You know, if Alex hadn't done what he'd done, he prevented tens of attacks on American soil. He saved the government billions of dollars.” Karp: “By the way— Joe is an incredible co-founder and a really courageous person.” Via FOX Business’ Liz Claman in March 2023.

Palantir cofounders Alex Karp AND Joe Lonsdale break down why average Americans hate Silicon Valley in the immediate aftermath of the SVB collapse: Lonsdale: “I remember being on the phone with Alex and a prominent VC 18 years ago. The guy was laughing saying we weren't a serious company because Alex didn't have a technical degree.” “Alex now has $1.5B in treasuries and no exposure to any of the banks in Silicon Valley. So, he showed that guy.” “That guy wanted us to do social media at the time. He said, ‘Why are you working in defense?’” Karp: “We lead the world in tech. We need the innovation, and Silicon Valley institutions are crucial.” “There is another issue— why is Silicon Valley unpopular? Leaving aside things that Joe’s invested in and cofounding Palantir, a lot of what Silicon Valley has done is not something that anyone wants to support.” “It's building these large industries where only a small group of people get wealthy and everyone else feels like, ‘Well, what did I get from it?’” “Why is Silicon Valley so unpopular? Because there are so few companies that choose America and its allies over our adversaries. That build things that actually have an impact on humans in America.” Lonsdale: “I work on a lot of healthcare companies and companies in biotech that have saved hundreds of lives and will save thousands of lives.” “Are there ridiculous things in tech? Were there monkey JPEGs? Yes. There's all sorts of ridiculous things. I think right now there's a lot of hate coming from people who think in terms of bumper stickers on the left and the right, tolling unwarranted.” Karp: “The thing that scares our adversaries the most— more than anything else— is the innovation in our American tech scene.” “Silicon Valley would do well to understand— we’re the bedrock of innovation in the world— why do most Americans not like us? Asking that simple but legitimate question is super important for our country.” “Silicon Valley once built things for the military and then exported it to everyday Americans. And all over the world. And de facto, that's what we've done.” Lonsdale: “There was definitely a bubble in tech.” “There were a lot of silly things going on that weren't focusing on the stuff that mattered, that Alex is talking about.” “You know, if Alex hadn't done what he'd done, he prevented tens of attacks on American soil. He saved the government billions of dollars.” Karp: “By the way— Joe is an incredible co-founder and a really courageous person.” Via FOX Business’ Liz Claman in March 2023.

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