{"id":1996755,"date":"2023-08-10T14:49:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zuckbucks-org-conducts-bloodbath-layoffs-shifts-focus-away-from-mail-in-ballots\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T14:51:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:51:54","slug":"zuckbucks-org-conducts-bloodbath-layoffs-shifts-focus-away-from-mail-in-ballots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zuckbucks-org-conducts-bloodbath-layoffs-shifts-focus-away-from-mail-in-ballots\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Zuckbucks&#8217; Org slashes jobs, shifts focus from mail-in ballots."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzuckbucks-org-conducts-bloodbath-layoffs-shifts-focus-away-from-mail-in-ballots%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1996755&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife \u200cPriscilla Chan\u2019s charitable foundation \u200dlaid off dozens \u200cof \u200cemployees Wednesday in an\u200d ostensible restructuring.<\/h2>\n<p>The Chan \u200cZuckerberg Initiative, which was founded and is led by the couple, laid off \u200d48 employees, a foundation spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chans-czi-layoffs-2023-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> \u2064Insider.<\/p>\n<p>CZI\u2062 sent \u200chundreds \u200cof millions of dollars, dubbed \u201cZuckbucks,\u201d\u2063 to an organization called the Center \u2064for Tech and Civic Life, which \u2062used \u2063the funds \u200cto help administer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/polling-place-suffers-voting-machine-problems-key-special-election-frustrated-voters-put-ballots-orange-bags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elections<\/a> \u2062in 2020 in largely Democratic districts \u200din multiple states, which critics argued was \u2062an attempt \u200cto boost \u2063turnout.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2063CZI employee verified the\u200c firings on the widely used tech worker app\u200b Blind, describing the\u200d situation as \u200da \u201cbloodbath,\u201d according to Insider.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063layoffs are aimed \u200dat reorganizing\u2064 CZI\u2019s approach to philanthropic grants and financing education advancement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/chan-zuckerberg-initiative-lays-off-members-of-education-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to The 74 Million.<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for CZI confirmed the details of\u200c The 74 Million\u2019s reporting\u2064 in a statement to Insider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuided by insights from our grantees, research, and educators, \u2064our work in education continues to evolve,\u2062 and the structure of our teams has changed as a result,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">  Big News We\u2019re launching a new\u200b research \u200bhub in Chicago. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CZBiohubCHI?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CZBiohubCHI<\/a> will\u2064 bring together scientists + engineers at\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UChicago?\">@UChicago<\/a>,\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NorthwesternU?\">@NorthwesternU<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UofIllinois?\">@UofIllinois<\/a> to \u2062build new\u200b tech + gain insights into how inflammation\u200b impacts our cells <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/74KdUObang\">pic.twitter.com\/74KdUObang<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (@ChanZuckerberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChanZuckerberg\/status\/1631337246640193537?\">March 2, \u20622023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Left-wing billionaire George Soros\u2019 \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-george-soros-open-society-foundations-switching-new-model-son-takes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Society \u2064Foundations<\/a> also\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thank-god-there-wasnt-a-twitter-meghan-mccain-admits-she-was-really-stupid-when-she-was-younger\/\" title=\"\u2018Thank God There Wasn\u2019t A Twitter\u2019: Meghan McCain Admits She Was \u2018Really Stupid\u2019 When She Was Younger\">recently announced plans<\/a> to lay off 40\u200c percent of their worldwide employees, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Is Zuckerberg\u2019s shift \u200daway from elections concerning?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-thanks-to-the-new-york-times-for-accidentally-providing-the-data-that-will-bring-down-biden-and-crack-the-biggest-vote-fraud-in-history\/\" title=\"SPECIAL THANKS to The New York Times for Accidentally Providing the Data that Will Bring Down Biden and CRACK THE BIGGEST VOTE FRAUD IN HISTORY\">poll entitles<\/a> you to The Western \u2063Journal news updates free of charge. You may\u200c opt out at anytime. You\u2062 also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 \u200cVotes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is the \u200dnonprofit\u2062 organization\u2019s second significant staff reduction in three years.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techandciviclife.org\/100m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTCL<\/a> obtained hundreds of millions\u2064 of dollars in funding from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-elon-musk-says-cage-match-zuckerberg-livestreamed-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zuckerberg<\/a> and Chan in 2020 \u201cto promote safe and reliable \u200cvoting,\u201d according to the organization.<\/p>\n<p>People have described Zuckerberg\u2019s contributions as \u201cZuckbucks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CTCL\u200c spent the money on assisting the likely Democratic districts in\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zuckbucks-org-conducts-bloodbath-layoffs-shifts-focus-away-from-mail-in-ballots\/\" title=\"'Zuckbucks' Org slashes jobs, shifts focus from mail-in ballots.\">enlisting additional poll workers<\/a> and adding more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-zuckerberg-bans-president-trump-from-using-facebook-indefinitely\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Zuckerberg Bans President Trump from Using Facebook \u201cIndefinitely\u201d\">ballot drop boxes<\/a> while advocating for \u200cmail-in voting.<\/p>\n<p>CZI did not immediately respond to the \u200bDCNF\u2019s request \u200dfor comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All\u200c content created \u200dby the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent \u200dand\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chair-issues-warning-to-trump-weeks-before-first-gop-debate\/\" title=\"RNC Chair warns Trump ahead of first GOP debate.\">nonpartisan \u200cnewswire service<\/a>, is available\u2062 without charge to any legitimate \u2063news\u200c publisher that \u2064can provide a large audience. 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