Giraffe Gorilla
@giraffe-gorilla.bsky.social
🦍Twitter Refuge. Politics, Science, Tech, shit-posting and debating. Navy > Army. I block militant vegan trolls. My thoughts are my own and not representative of any organization.
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Where is the DNC: Project 2029? Where is the counter programing? Where is the messaging?
Stop with the KCCO bullshit. Show us an alternative. Even if it's 4years away. Show that the opposition party has a plan.
@aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @democrats.org @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Stop with the KCCO bullshit. Show us an alternative. Even if it's 4years away. Show that the opposition party has a plan.
@aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @democrats.org @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
The crazy man blinked.
May 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The crazy man blinked.
No way this gets 60 votes in the senate. That doesn't mean it won't be a power grab situation though, but at least that will have judicial jeopardy for the administration.
Sen. John Barrasso leaves the door open to voting to support the suspension of Habeas Corpus
May 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
No way this gets 60 votes in the senate. That doesn't mean it won't be a power grab situation though, but at least that will have judicial jeopardy for the administration.
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The self proclaimed transparent administration, doesn't like fir companies to be transparent?
Total abuse of a power that isn't constitutionaly given to the executive.
patch.com/california/m...
Total abuse of a power that isn't constitutionaly given to the executive.
patch.com/california/m...
Trump Threatens SoCal Company With 100% Tariff
President Donald Trump threatened a major American company with a tariff after the CEO warned of higher prices as a result of the trade war.
patch.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The self proclaimed transparent administration, doesn't like fir companies to be transparent?
Total abuse of a power that isn't constitutionaly given to the executive.
patch.com/california/m...
Total abuse of a power that isn't constitutionaly given to the executive.
patch.com/california/m...
Unfortunately excellent will always be the enemy of the good in the same stroke as confidence brews complacency.
By the next election and deff the one after this, these communities wilm have forgotten. But it's not like the DEM messaging was catered to them. Dems fell flat on their face.
By the next election and deff the one after this, these communities wilm have forgotten. But it's not like the DEM messaging was catered to them. Dems fell flat on their face.
Florida’s Venezuelan community handed Convicted Felon Donald Trump power, and he stabbed them in the back; half now reject his cruelty; most condemn his TPS purge; Rubio and MAGA reps are despised; this immigrant betrayal will haunt his fascist con.
themindshield.com/fl...
themindshield.com/fl...
Florida Venezuelans regret voting for Donald Trump. - The Mind Shield
Venezuelans in South Florida that were crucial to Donald Trump winning the Sunshine State in the November 2024 presidential election, are now regretting their vote due to the administration’s hardline immigration policies. Since returning the White House, Trump has ended temporary protected status for Venezuelans and deported Venezuelans to a Salvadoran megaprison after accusing them […]
themindshield.com
May 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Unfortunately excellent will always be the enemy of the good in the same stroke as confidence brews complacency.
By the next election and deff the one after this, these communities wilm have forgotten. But it's not like the DEM messaging was catered to them. Dems fell flat on their face.
By the next election and deff the one after this, these communities wilm have forgotten. But it's not like the DEM messaging was catered to them. Dems fell flat on their face.
So I guess it's true.... There is always a silver lining.
May 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So I guess it's true.... There is always a silver lining.
I'd like to think this would be a bridge too far for anyone in congress and force them to act.... But I know better.
Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
May 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'd like to think this would be a bridge too far for anyone in congress and force them to act.... But I know better.
The ineptitude.
This is why we should be reading more and learning, not removing books because it makes us rethink our place in this world.
This is why we should be reading more and learning, not removing books because it makes us rethink our place in this world.
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The ineptitude.
This is why we should be reading more and learning, not removing books because it makes us rethink our place in this world.
This is why we should be reading more and learning, not removing books because it makes us rethink our place in this world.
Until SCOTUS abandons stare decisis and interprets the constitution differently, the current interpretation stipulates all PERSONS, regardless of citizenship, within the United States are guaranteed due process. Violating this is illegal.
A hill I’ll keep dying on: Whatever your politics, the fact that so many U.S. leaders do not understand basic constitutional law—or willfully distort it—reflects extremely poorly on our country.
May 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Until SCOTUS abandons stare decisis and interprets the constitution differently, the current interpretation stipulates all PERSONS, regardless of citizenship, within the United States are guaranteed due process. Violating this is illegal.
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Wait til they hear about some of the stuff Jesus said
May 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Wait til they hear about some of the stuff Jesus said
This will be our downfall. This is the final nail. I can't believe the war on logic and science that has been perpetrated by the GOP at all levels. To have it culminate in this way is just sickening.
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
scim.ag
May 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM
This will be our downfall. This is the final nail. I can't believe the war on logic and science that has been perpetrated by the GOP at all levels. To have it culminate in this way is just sickening.
Waiting for a certain someone to take credit for the first American Pope.
May 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Waiting for a certain someone to take credit for the first American Pope.
Broadcom is deff anti-consumer with this tactic. They don't even know who is or isn't using the software, let alone if they are compliant or not.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom
Broadcom says it may audit VMware users.
arstechnica.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Broadcom is deff anti-consumer with this tactic. They don't even know who is or isn't using the software, let alone if they are compliant or not.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Why is it always "concepts of a plan"....
May 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Why is it always "concepts of a plan"....
Wasting money by cutting programs... That's the Dog-E way.
Brilliant to eliminate Energy Star, a program that costs $32m but delivered $40b in annual savings. None other than the US chamber of commerce tried to save it as a model of business/government partnership. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Wasting money by cutting programs... That's the Dog-E way.
If ever there was proof of the need for a stronger American Education System.
Linda probably didn't write this letter herself, but it deff shows the level of refinement that has been lacking from the start. First the "accidental notice" that sparked this stand off, to this. Failure from the start.
Linda probably didn't write this letter herself, but it deff shows the level of refinement that has been lacking from the start. First the "accidental notice" that sparked this stand off, to this. Failure from the start.
Linda McMahon wrote Harvard a letter to which they responded by noting areas that are in need of corrections and then posted it on social media.
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
May 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
If ever there was proof of the need for a stronger American Education System.
Linda probably didn't write this letter herself, but it deff shows the level of refinement that has been lacking from the start. First the "accidental notice" that sparked this stand off, to this. Failure from the start.
Linda probably didn't write this letter herself, but it deff shows the level of refinement that has been lacking from the start. First the "accidental notice" that sparked this stand off, to this. Failure from the start.
Art dictated by the government isn't art, it's propaganda.
They’re coming for the arts, kids: “The NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation's rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President. Consequently, we are terminating awards that fall outside these new priorities.”
NYC cultural institutions scrambling after Trump admin guts arts funding
Dance companies, theater productions and other arts groups said the lost funding complicates shows scheduled for the summer.
gothamist.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Art dictated by the government isn't art, it's propaganda.
Bru just says it's public, not private, but protects your privacy. Good luck getting buy in with this shit. This admin hasn't been the arbitors of privacy.
RFK Jr explains why he supports the idea of creating a national autism database
May 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Bru just says it's public, not private, but protects your privacy. Good luck getting buy in with this shit. This admin hasn't been the arbitors of privacy.
Ya, someone's gunna be cut loose soon, I wonder who it'll be?
Breaking: Pete Hegseth used Signal more extensively for official Pentagon business than previously disclosed, engaging in at least a dozen separate chats
Exclusive | Hegseth Used Multiple Signal Chats For Official Pentagon Business
In one case, he told aides on the encrypted app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation, people familiar with his management practices said.
www.wsj.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Ya, someone's gunna be cut loose soon, I wonder who it'll be?
When the right starts worrying about environmental pollutants.... This is the crap they mean....
www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2...
www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2...
Texas bill would monitor wastewater for the abortion medication mifepristone
Supporters say a Texas bill, which would monitor wastewater for medication abortion, is about environmental concerns. Opponents say it's an attack on abortion...
www.dallasnews.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
When the right starts worrying about environmental pollutants.... This is the crap they mean....
www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2...
www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2...
Can someone give me a way in which Gaza and the West Bank are not Apartheid systems?
I really want to know. Every def of Apartheid I've been able to find strictly says S.Africa, h/e u look @ the policies & results, extremely similar if not exact.
Dont spout antisemitic bullshit or get blocked.
I really want to know. Every def of Apartheid I've been able to find strictly says S.Africa, h/e u look @ the policies & results, extremely similar if not exact.
Dont spout antisemitic bullshit or get blocked.
May 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Can someone give me a way in which Gaza and the West Bank are not Apartheid systems?
I really want to know. Every def of Apartheid I've been able to find strictly says S.Africa, h/e u look @ the policies & results, extremely similar if not exact.
Dont spout antisemitic bullshit or get blocked.
I really want to know. Every def of Apartheid I've been able to find strictly says S.Africa, h/e u look @ the policies & results, extremely similar if not exact.
Dont spout antisemitic bullshit or get blocked.
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Very very important follow up on the Signal story . The clone version of Signal White House officials are using is so insecure it’s already been hacked. www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.
www.404media.co
May 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Very very important follow up on the Signal story . The clone version of Signal White House officials are using is so insecure it’s already been hacked. www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
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FWIW, movies being made outside of the U.S.A. are not a national security threat.
May 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
FWIW, movies being made outside of the U.S.A. are not a national security threat.
