Episode 1075 • • 33:11 - 36:40
1075: CIA Paid Me
Silicon Valley Political Shift and Facebook Internal Memos
Facebook executive Joel Kaplan faced internal backlash for supporting his friend Brett Kavanaugh during the hearings. This leads to a discussion on how Silicon Valley shifted from a Republican stronghold to a Democratic one, beginning during the Obama administration. The integration of Google executives into the federal government as Chief Technology Officers is cited as a key factor.