Good News This Week: October 25, 2025 - Bridges, Whales, & Free Meals

Good News This Week: October 25, 2025 - Bridges, Whales, & Free Meals

Good News This Week: October 25, 2025 - Bridges, Whales, & Free Meals ‍ The Best Positive News We’re Celebrating This Week — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reduced her stake in Amazon by 42% — while donating millions to DEI causes In just the past year, billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott cut her stake in Amazon from 139.1 shares to just 81.1 shares — a 42% reduction that equates to roughly $12.6 billion. In 2020, Scott signed the Giving Pledge — a promise by the world’s wealthiest philanthropists to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes — and her donations have, so far, outpaced many ofer peers. In recent months alone, she’s supported DEI causes, including $42 million to expand college access for low-income and largely non-white students, $70 million to HBCU scholarships, and $50 million to scholarships for Native students. Even more good: In the past five years, Scott has given over $19 billion in no-strings-attached, unrestricted gifts to more than 2…