Alternate headline: Second Look at Facebook. Has Meta’s founder been red-pilled? Or just adjusting to the new political reality in Washington DC?
Mark Zuckerberg has a long track record of progressive activism, or at least had. His ZuckBucks helped elect Joe Biden in 2020 by funneling $350 million to Geroge Soros allies. Facebook participated in the Biden administration’s attempts to censor dissent and debate by blocking or suppressing social media posts that contradicted government positions. Zuckerberg has been rumored to be one of the billionaires funding Arabella, a dark-money progressive outfit that has operated in the shadows for years.
Three months ago, Zuckerberg started expressing regrets over his previous political interventions and pledged to stay out of electioneering in this cycle. At the time, I asked whether Zuckerberg was “declaring himself…