La Girafe
@lashawndab.blacksky.app
Dog lover, believer in education, lover of shade
Pinned
La Girafe
@lashawndab.blacksky.app
· Oct 5
Hi!
Do you hate cancer too? Please consider donating to my #JimmyFundWalk page.
I’m walking today in honor of my cousin and many other loved ones who bravely fought cancer. He was diagnosed and passed within five months of diagnosis in 2023.
danafarber.jimmyfund.org/site/TR?fr_i...
Do you hate cancer too? Please consider donating to my #JimmyFundWalk page.
I’m walking today in honor of my cousin and many other loved ones who bravely fought cancer. He was diagnosed and passed within five months of diagnosis in 2023.
danafarber.jimmyfund.org/site/TR?fr_i...
Reposted by La Girafe
⚠️ Sitting US senators and representatives are publicly communicating to the members of the US military and intelligence communities that they should not obey illegal orders:
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
⚠️ Sitting US senators and representatives are publicly communicating to the members of the US military and intelligence communities that they should not obey illegal orders:
Reposted by La Girafe
Once again, my rage at that draft pick is here.
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Once again, my rage at that draft pick is here.
I’m sorry - Penix is getting ACL surgery????
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I’m sorry - Penix is getting ACL surgery????
Reposted by La Girafe
After Trump met w/ MBS, Saudi officials & Trump insiders headed to Trump Jr.’s “Executive Branch” club
The Trump family has taken approx. $2B from Saudi entities while giving them VIP access & influence
This is a clear conflict of interest 👇 - TN www.politico.com/newsletters/...
The Trump family has taken approx. $2B from Saudi entities while giving them VIP access & influence
This is a clear conflict of interest 👇 - TN www.politico.com/newsletters/...
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
After Trump met w/ MBS, Saudi officials & Trump insiders headed to Trump Jr.’s “Executive Branch” club
The Trump family has taken approx. $2B from Saudi entities while giving them VIP access & influence
This is a clear conflict of interest 👇 - TN www.politico.com/newsletters/...
The Trump family has taken approx. $2B from Saudi entities while giving them VIP access & influence
This is a clear conflict of interest 👇 - TN www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Reposted by La Girafe
Good morning from U.S. Navy base Guantanamo Bay, where you can still spot traces of the damage left by Hurricane Melissa. The USS Cole case hearing starts in a closed session today -- no defendant, no public. It should open for some discussion of pretrial motions later today.
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Good morning from U.S. Navy base Guantanamo Bay, where you can still spot traces of the damage left by Hurricane Melissa. The USS Cole case hearing starts in a closed session today -- no defendant, no public. It should open for some discussion of pretrial motions later today.
Reposted by La Girafe
The president is to appear at midday at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum with the crown prince, according to a schedule released by the White House. https://to.pbs.org/4r5Vgtk
WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks at U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington D.C.
The president is to appear at midday at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum with the crown prince, according to a schedule released by the White House.
to.pbs.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The president is to appear at midday at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum with the crown prince, according to a schedule released by the White House. https://to.pbs.org/4r5Vgtk
Reposted by La Girafe
Editorial about the ultraprocessed food oligopoly putting profit before health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Editorial about the ultraprocessed food oligopoly putting profit before health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reposted by La Girafe
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
Reposted by La Girafe
Ukraine is now in a position where it would have to accept a deal to end the war, no matter the terms. According to Politico, citing White House sources, the Trump team agreed on a plan with Moscow without involving Ukraine or Europe.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Ukraine is now in a position where it would have to accept a deal to end the war, no matter the terms. According to Politico, citing White House sources, the Trump team agreed on a plan with Moscow without involving Ukraine or Europe.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Reposted by La Girafe
HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
Reposted by La Girafe
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
![On official UC letterhead:
UNIVERSITY
OF
CALIFORNIA
James B. Milliken President
Office of the President
1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607
universityofcalifornia.edu
CAMPUSES Berkeley
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
Merced
Riverside San Diego San Francisco
Santa Barbara Santa Cruz
MEDICAL CENTERS
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
San Diego
San Francisco
NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
November 18, 2025
Dear Chancellors:
I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive.
As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California.
Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines.
Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership.
[continued on next image]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rzn6yramffebefeitqifiqqz/bafkreigiwq5ongzwpj4wqmgjam3yfvhyjnv5e3dbq6cnrrbwblqvs624gq@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
I mean I joked that he would go to war to stop the Epstein files but…
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I mean I joked that he would go to war to stop the Epstein files but…
Reposted by La Girafe
Pentagon pizza activity is increasing.
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Pentagon pizza activity is increasing.
Reposted by La Girafe
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Reposted by La Girafe
Topgolf just got sold to private equity, so thats the end of that.
November 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Topgolf just got sold to private equity, so thats the end of that.
Reposted by La Girafe
Some of the responsibilities the administration aims to move were explicitly assigned to the U.S. Education Department by Congress, raising questions about the legality of these changes. n.pr/47KSHp6
Trump administration shares new moves to dismantle more of the Education Department
Some of the responsibilities the administration aims to move were explicitly assigned to the U.S. Education Department by Congress, raising questions about the legality of these changes.
n.pr
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Some of the responsibilities the administration aims to move were explicitly assigned to the U.S. Education Department by Congress, raising questions about the legality of these changes. n.pr/47KSHp6
Reposted by La Girafe
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, donated $38 million to Xavier University in New Orleans, part of a wide-scale giving spree to HBCUs.
McKenzie Scott donates $38 million to Xavier, largest gift in school history
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, donated $38 million to Xavier University in New Orleans, part of a wide-scale giving spree to HBCUs.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, donated $38 million to Xavier University in New Orleans, part of a wide-scale giving spree to HBCUs.
Reposted by La Girafe
So Trump is in the files?
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
So Trump is in the files?
Reposted by La Girafe
E-MARKETER, on Cloudflare:
".. We’re seeing outages happen more frequently, and they’re taking longer to fix. That’s a symptom of strained infrastructure: increased AI load, streaming demand, and aging capacity all pushing systems past the edge."
$NET
".. We’re seeing outages happen more frequently, and they’re taking longer to fix. That’s a symptom of strained infrastructure: increased AI load, streaming demand, and aging capacity all pushing systems past the edge."
$NET
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
E-MARKETER, on Cloudflare:
".. We’re seeing outages happen more frequently, and they’re taking longer to fix. That’s a symptom of strained infrastructure: increased AI load, streaming demand, and aging capacity all pushing systems past the edge."
$NET
".. We’re seeing outages happen more frequently, and they’re taking longer to fix. That’s a symptom of strained infrastructure: increased AI load, streaming demand, and aging capacity all pushing systems past the edge."
$NET
It’s almost like Mike Johnson heard NOTHING those survivors said.
This may be the most tone deaf moment I’ve seen in some time.
This may be the most tone deaf moment I’ve seen in some time.
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It’s almost like Mike Johnson heard NOTHING those survivors said.
This may be the most tone deaf moment I’ve seen in some time.
This may be the most tone deaf moment I’ve seen in some time.
Reposted by La Girafe
Mike Johnson expresses concern that requiring the Epstein files to come out "could ruin the reputations of completely innocent people, such as those who may just have known Epstein but knew nothing of his crimes or whose names he exploited and used to try to get close to his intended victims."
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Mike Johnson expresses concern that requiring the Epstein files to come out "could ruin the reputations of completely innocent people, such as those who may just have known Epstein but knew nothing of his crimes or whose names he exploited and used to try to get close to his intended victims."
Did I hear Mike Johnson call people who knew Epstein as potential victims?
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Did I hear Mike Johnson call people who knew Epstein as potential victims?