the_gryphon
@thegryphon.bsky.social
Barb. Professor, multigenerational New Mexican, old school feminist, wife, first generation college graduate, ASL/English interpreter. Absolutely terrified American. Opinions are my own. DM for other SM accounts.
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1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
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'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
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Trump just ended Elise Stefanik. I’m dying!!! I so wish I could see her face right now! (First time I’ve ever said that).
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Trump just ended Elise Stefanik. I’m dying!!! I so wish I could see her face right now! (First time I’ve ever said that).
Seriously, @harvard.edu ?
“The review found that Harvard in 2005 admitted Mr. Epstein as a visiting fellow in the psychology department and readmitted him the following year. And the review concluded “it is likely” that Mr. Epstein visited Harvard more than 40 times after his release from jail, between 2010 and 2018.”
BRO.
BRO.
Harvard Will Open a New Inquiry Into Faculty Ties to Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Seriously, @harvard.edu ?
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NEW: We filed a FOIA request demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security about their pattern of targeting journalists, advocates, and other bystanders who film ICE and CBP activity in public.
The First Amendment protects our right to record.
The First Amendment protects our right to record.
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
NEW: We filed a FOIA request demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security about their pattern of targeting journalists, advocates, and other bystanders who film ICE and CBP activity in public.
The First Amendment protects our right to record.
The First Amendment protects our right to record.
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Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.
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Damn you @martinheinrich.bsky.social this was STUPID.
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Damn you @martinheinrich.bsky.social this was STUPID.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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In a world of Megyn Kelly's be a Patton Oswalt.
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
In a world of Megyn Kelly's be a Patton Oswalt.
The supposed "small government" party.
Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The supposed "small government" party.
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Eric is truly a man of the people.
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Eric is truly a man of the people.
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Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.
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During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive only a day or two of press coverage.
3 Scandals in 4 Days That Would Define Any Other Presidency
During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive a day or two of coverage.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive only a day or two of press coverage.
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There goes the First Amendment.
September 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
There goes the First Amendment.
He's got this right (though his numbers are a little off for illegal immigrants).
Texas Rep. James Talarico is right—our lives are getting worse so billionaires can get richer.
We must ban together to hold the 1% accountable.
We must ban together to hold the 1% accountable.
October 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
He's got this right (though his numbers are a little off for illegal immigrants).
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I actually agree with Siri on this. Don't waste my time and I won't waste yours.
October 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I actually agree with Siri on this. Don't waste my time and I won't waste yours.
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Kindness is exponential.
Be nice to one person.
They pass it on.
And before you know it,
a ripple becomes a wave.
Be nice to one person.
They pass it on.
And before you know it,
a ripple becomes a wave.
October 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Kindness is exponential.
Be nice to one person.
They pass it on.
And before you know it,
a ripple becomes a wave.
Be nice to one person.
They pass it on.
And before you know it,
a ripple becomes a wave.
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"Some 22 million Americans are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire?
Here’s a look at who could be affected by the end of the Affordable Care Act credits and how much prices could change.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"Some 22 million Americans are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Every time I feel discouraged about the value of my work in the midst of all of this, I remember that if education did not matter, they would not be attacking it so hard. If humanities and the sciences did not matter, they would not be attacking it so hard.
August 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Every time I feel discouraged about the value of my work in the midst of all of this, I remember that if education did not matter, they would not be attacking it so hard. If humanities and the sciences did not matter, they would not be attacking it so hard.
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DC POLICE CHIEF: "In my nearly three decades in law enforcement, I have never seen a single government action that would cause a greater threat to law and order than this dangerous directive." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
August 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
DC POLICE CHIEF: "In my nearly three decades in law enforcement, I have never seen a single government action that would cause a greater threat to law and order than this dangerous directive." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ChatGPT and I had a little failure to communicate.
August 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
ChatGPT and I had a little failure to communicate.