Ignore the original #propaganda, ignore the current #spin; this is about one thing:
The Narrowing of #MarkZuckerberg & #PriscillaChan’s *Philanthropy*
The #tech titan & his wife once had sprawling ambitions for their #ChanZuckerbergInitiative. Now their efforts in #politics, *#education* & #housing have been cut back to focus on *#science*.
#money #power #USpol #hypocrisy #SelfInterest
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/technology/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chan-czi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SU8._Fj6.W4WgNJXXFxF7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
![Heather Cox Richardson 6/24/25
TRUMP TRIES TO SPIN REALITY VICTORY FOR LOYALISTS
ATTACKS AND BLAMES DEMOCRATS AND WOMAN OF COLOR
At 6:02 last night, President Donald Trump announced on his social media account that Israel and Iran has agreed to “a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE" that would lead to “an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR."” Maggie Haberman of the New York Times reported today that the announcement took some of Trump's own senior advisors by surprise. Since then, Trump's social media feed has been unusually active, posting claims that his approval rate is soaring, that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, that “for the first time ever [a] majority of Americans believe the United States is on the right track,” and that “Trump was right about everything.”
At 11:17 the account posted: “Both Israel and Iran wanted to stop the War, equally! It was my great honor to Destroy All Nuclear facilities & capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!” It also attacked Democrats, especially women of color, at length, saying they were stupid and “can't stand the concept of our Country being successful again.”
In fact, Trump's victory lap seems designed to be the finale to a triumphant storyline that can convince his loyalists he has scored an enormous victory before redlity sets in. According to a new CNN poll, Americans disapprove of the U.S. military strikes against Iran by a margin of 56% to 44%.](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/114/744/562/471/835/692/original/a3090b33743faa99.jpeg)
![Heather Cox Richardson 6/22/25
Democrats: Congressional Approval by Law
Republican Spin: Dems in Bed with the Ayatollah
Representative Sean Casten (D-IL) posted on socidal media: “ This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impedachable offense. I'm not saying we have the votes to impeach,” he added. “I'm saying that you DO NOT do this without Congressional approval and if [Speaker Mike] Johnson [R-LA] doesn’'t grow d spine and learn to be a real boy tomorrow we have a BFing problem that puts our very Republic at risk.”
But Representative Ronny Jackson (R-TX) told Maria Bartiromo of the Fox News Channel that Trump did not have to notify Congress because “[w]e do not have trustworthy people in Congress especially on the left side of the aisle.” If you give information to Democrats and those Republicans who oppose the president, he sdaid, “you might as well put the [ayatollah] on the phone as well.” There is no basis for this statement.](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/114/733/444/741/781/762/original/15927b9cca18824f.jpeg)
