The Theiling of the Techbro Mind
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Speaking of creepy techbros, Marc Benioff has gone full enthusiastic collaborator [gift link]:
Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, shocked San Franciscans last week when he said that he “fully supports” President Trump and wants National Guard troops deployed to their city.
But his allegiance to Mr. Trump goes much further.
Screenshots of internal documents and communications obtained by The New York Times show that Salesforce has pitched Immigration and Customs Enforcement on using the company’s artificial intelligence capabilities to help ICE staff up as Mr. Trump expands immigration raids and deportations around the country.
Mr. Benioff’s support of the National Guard ran counter to the city’s famously liberal underpinnings and to his own reputation as a benefactor of progressive causes. San Francisco leaders, already outraged by those remarks, were upset to learn on Thursday that the homegrown company was trying to help Mr. Trump with his immigration crackdown.
The internal documents include a five-page memo sent on Aug. 26 that explained how Salesforce is best suited to help the agency with “talent acquisition” to achieve its goal “to nearly triple its work force by hiring 10,000 new officers and agents expeditiously.”
Incidentally, his brain is being cooked by greed and Fox News from across the ocean:
“I want to put all of our political situations aside, all of our divisiveness, and just come together as one ohana right now,” he said from the stage, using the Hawaiian word for family. (Mr. Benioff has principally lived on the Big Island of Hawaii with his actual family for the past five years.)
“Why can’t we all just come together and support a military invasion of your city in response to a crime wave that exists only in my mind?”
This is a useful reminder, however:
Deep in the company’s most recent earnings report is an acknowledgment of the risks of relying on government contracts. Politicians could change their policies, or budgets could dry up. And some partnerships might hurt the company’s image
Something the next Democratic administration may want to keep in mind.