"The company's head honcho Alex Karp, who rose to fame and fortune by investing in startups alongside billionaire Peter Thiel since the early 2000s, made a baffling appearance at the New York Times DealBook Summit last week, arguing that president Donald Trump isn't a fascist and defending his company's business with ICE. He even went as far as to assert that legalized war crimes would be a good thing."
"During that storm of amazing ideas, Karp could be seen squirming in his seat, often half rising to his feet and stammering as he struggled to form a sentence. Was it a demonstration of Karp's ultra-focused commitment to warmongers and building out military surveillance tech - or, as many suggested online, could he have been under the influence of mind-altering substances? "What type of drugs is he on?" pondered one observer on social media. "All of them by the looks of it," another answered."
""While cross-country skiing this morning, Dr. Karp decided to launch a new program: The Neurodivergent Fellowship," the company wrote. "If you find yourself relating to him in this video - unable to sit still, or thinking faster than you can speak - we encourage you to apply." The issue, as countless users pointed out in the comments, is that "skiing" is a common slang term for snorting cocaine."
Alex Karp appeared restless and often half-rising during a New York Times DealBook Summit interview while making controversial claims defending the company's ICE work, denying that President Donald Trump is a fascist, and suggesting legalized war crimes could be beneficial. Viewers observed Karp squirming and stammering and immediately speculated online about possible drug influence, with some mocking and questioning what he might be taking. Days later, Palantir's official account posted the clip and described Karp as having been "cross-country skiing," a phrase many users equated with snorting cocaine, which intensified the ridicule and debate.
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