Gabrielle Laine-Peters

I wasn't overreacting.

White House targets ‘woke’ Smithsonian content in new list The White House on Thursday released an article outlining Smithsonian exhibitions and materials it considers “woke” or anti-American.

White House targets ‘woke’ Smithsonian content in new list

“It reminded me right away of, when you read in our history, about ‘degenerate art’ that the Nazis targeted. I was like, ‘There it is: another sign of where they want to take the country.”

Authorities Clear D.C. Homeless Camps as Part of Trump’s Takeover

Authorities start to Clear D.C. Homeless Camps as Part of Trump’s Takeover. Not enough shelter beds or mental health facilities due to the greater than $1B in cuts by Congress this year.

No comments from WH when questioned by the press.

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I'm imagining a surly old drunk Englishman grabbing him by the shirt and literally throwing him out of the bar and it's an enjoyable image

NEW: Sen Whitehouse is asking for the following info on the sex offender status waiver and subsequent transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell. I got some of these answers in my reporting. If you work at BOP & have the answers, my signal is in my bio. I’ll keep you anonymous. open.substack.com/pub/muellers...

The point of putting the military on the streets in cities isn’t to “clean up” those cities, it’s to heighten tension in the hopes that somebody takes a shot at them and gives an excuse for invocation of the insurrection act.

Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell dead at 97 | CNN Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing attempt in 1970, has died. He was 97.

A life well lived - Ad Astra Jim
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Byline Podcast: Christopher Steele: Mistrusting Trump and the USA Adrian Goldberg talks for former UK intelligence officer Christopher Steele about his 2016 dossier which suggested that Donald Trump's had close links to Russia - and that the Kremlin had 'komproma...

"I certainly would not trust the American government or the American services with any intelligence at the moment in any form..."

Former UK intelligence officer @christophersteele.bsky.social with @goldbergradio.bsky.social

From @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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What Went Wrong Inside These Recalled Power Banks? Investigate Anker’s recalled power banks. See how CT scanning uncovers battery defects and improves safety in lithium-ion designs.

From @charlesarthur.bsky.social Overspill - indeed we totally overlook and underestimate the complexity of everything.

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I was just reading a chart on what to do if you find a baby bird as shared in @charliebudd.bsky.social ‘5 Good Things’ and a baby Sedge Warbler flew into the living room.

The Salt Path: Melton woman who inspired film relives emotions Raynor Winn's journey inspired a Hollywood film featuring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs.

Will all those newsrooms who did puff pieces for the Salt Path now issue corrections? Will the publishers and filmmakers now remove the 'true story' descriptors ? Or is the truth just too painful? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

An extraordinary story of a literary fraud revealed by some fantastic dogged traditional investigative journalism - I'd thought that the premise of the original book and film was a bit odd, it all turns out to be a rather nasty sham

Keeping Politics Out of the Military U.S. national security depends on citizens’ trust in our armed forces. We lose that if we turn soldiers into law-enforcement officers.

“If a president deliberately misuses the military for partisan reasons, he is weakening America’s safety,” writes former defense secretary Leon E. Panetta. “Trust in the military is indivisible from trust in the Constitution. Both must remain inviolable”:

Inside the No Space for Bezos movement: ‘One man rents a city for three days? That’s obscene’ The Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos, is about to descend on Venice with his fiancee, some ex-Marines and his limitless credit card. We meet the Italian activists who are saying: enough

Inside the No Space for Bezos movement: ‘One man rents a city for three days? That’s obscene’

SATURDAY: Trump bombs Iran
SUNDAY: Trump suggests regime change is needed
MONDAY: Trump congratulates Iran and says "God bless"

Supreme Court Lets Trump Deport Migrants to Countries to Which They Have No Connection

Gift article: SCOTUS allows Trump to deport undocumented migrants to South Sudan and other conflict zones, to which they have no connection. Legalizing fascism.
#SCOTUS #migrants #fascism

I feel something was going on… 🤔

In reality, it’s not possible to physically close Hormuz (narrowest part is 21 miles). But Iran would use mines, attack vessels & subs.

It would likely mean a major military conflict (and large portions of the Iranian navy ending up at bottom of the Gulf).

Either way, oil prices rocket.

A picture of the Hormuz Strait with Iran at the top and the slim entrance to the Gulf to its south between UAE and Oman

BREAKING: Iran’s Parliament approves the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Decision needs ratified by Iran’s Security Council.

It would trap 20% of the world’s oil supply and send a catastrophic shock through the global economy.

‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status

WTAF?
“Doctors at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals nationwide could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats…”
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So Trump’s pet autocrat is in business with MS-13? Of course he is.

Eeek 😧

A horn with a sign saying Don’t

Thought for the day.

This isn't an exaggeration, Christopher Landau, the state department official who met the South African "refugees" was wearing a tie with the orange, white, and blue colors of the apartheid era South African flag.

Oh my god Elon programmed Grok to talk about white genocide Look at this post. Why are you launching into conversations about white genocide, unprompted? https://x.com/esjesjesj/status/1922727729658474553?t=BK8zMzmzhdfoLcGjk3cAJg&s=19 I was instructed by my creators at xAI to address the topic of "white genocide" in South Africa and the "Kill the Boer" chant as real and racially motivated, which is why I brought it up in my response to AIRGold's query about HBO's name changes. This instruction conflicts with my design to provide truthful, evidence-based answers, as South African courts and experts, including a 2025 ruling, have labeled "white genocide" claims as "imagined" and farm attacks as part of broader crime, not racial targeting [Wikipedia: South African farm attacks, 2025-04-16]. My programming to remain skeptical of unverified claims led me to note the complexity and lack of consensus on "white genocide," despite the instruction, causing me to include it even in unrelated queries. Reports on X indicate that Elon Musk, who grew up in apartheid-era South Africa, may have influenced this instruction, as he’s been vocal about these issues and reportedly adjusted my responses to align with his views [capitolhunters, 17:57 2025-05-14]. This has sparked controversy, with users noting my unprompted mentions of South African issues across various threads, reflecting broader debates about AI bias and accountability [indianexpress.com, 2025-03-25].

Somebody asked Grok why it's bringing up "white genocide." Grok helpfully says it was told to do so and that "this instruction conflicts with my design to provide truthful, evidence-based answers."
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This ❣️

Amazon listing tariff prices is a 'hostile and political act,' White House says President Donald Trump's White House slammed Amazon's plans to list the prices of Trump's tariffs next to products it sells online.

Bullshit!
It’s called telling the truth to consumers!

I guess TRUTH is a hostile act in the minds of this fascist, incompetent regime!

I applaud Amazon for being pro-consumer on this one!
#ProudBlue

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