los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 10/10/2026🎁🔗 nyti.ms/4zjgtDsnyti.msAnthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website (Gift Article)The Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip. The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior. 041
Reposted by los jibbitiesCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 27/08/2026NY Times Obituary. Gift link (if you sign up for their bullshit).nytimes.comYayoi Kusama, Japanese Pop Artist Known for Polka-Dot Paintings, Dies at 97 (Gift Article)The Japanese artist’s polka-dot covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s. 511325
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 27/07/2026I spent more than half my life working for the U.S. government and often had to explain that paperwork asked many questions because personal information was siloed to protect people's privacy. This administration has disregarded nearly every protection, including those mandated by law. n.pr/3TI9KU5n.prICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with PalantirThe revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts. 010
Reposted by los jibbities⚸ Gingersnapped 🐺🌕🎃 @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians* 316254936965
Reposted by los jibbitiesRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16/07/2026"Stop criticizing us or will keep murdering people" is just a jaw-dropping thing for a government official to say. 28470602354
Reposted by los jibbitiesnullifie @nullifie.bsky.social · 07/07/2026A “witch-hunt” is under way in Niger, where people have been arrested by the military for homosexuality following the introduction of a new anti-LGBTQ+ penal code earlier this year. The United States gives millions of dollars worth of military aid to Niger, the latest being in May of this year.theguardian.com‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up LGBTQ+ populationFears of resurgence of HIV/Aids amid loss of access to PrEP drugs as at least 40 people arrested in ‘toxic’ climate 1109
Reposted by los jibbitiesAudrey Farnsworth @audipenny.bsky.social · 03/07/2026America keeps trying to get me to go to her birthday party and I’m like no girl u need to go to the hospital 85204035082
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 01/07/2026Can't say I love the quotes around transition care, but I guess it's better than NYT's open transphobia. 🎁🔗 wapo.st/4oYitNCwapo.stRulings on women’s sports cap a year of setbacks for transgender advocatesThis week’s Supreme Court decision upholding state bans on transgender athletes follow earlier rulings involving “transition care” and parental notification. 000
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 30/06/2026I have long struggled with my own indigenous identity. My grandmother raised me and was proud to have been born and raised on the rez. But I now know more about our past and I wonder if knowing we were there as captives, listed without name on the census rolls, might have changed her outlook. 🎁🔗wapo.stThree words in the Declaration of Independence paint a cruel picture of NativesOne of the nation’s establishing documents calls Indigenous people “merciless Indian savages.” Today, many say the phrase has an emotional and complicated impact. 010
Reposted by los jibbitiesEvan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Justices Gorsuch, Sotomayor, and Jackson concur in Hunter v. US to get pretty close to saying that plea bargaining is unconstitutional. Worth a read. 8655165
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 14/06/2026It's a shame what this administration has done to the federal STEM funding enterprise.nyti.ms 000
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 13/06/2026hollywoodreporter.comA Peter Thiel-Backed Tribunal Is Putting Journalists on Trial. I’m Its First TargetThe billionaire has reteamed with the legal strategist who helped him bring down Gawker to start an AI-powered appeals court for the rich and aggrieved. 000
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 02/06/2026The disease is mentionable, just don't mention the patients' gender or any broader impacts 🫣 020
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 02/06/2026Do people really associate "waste, fraud, and abuse" with DOGE now, as you said in reference to Rob Sand? Waste, fraud, and abuse have long been the targets of government auditors here and abroad, especially IGs and the GAO. I'd be very disheartened if DOGE is people's first association. 000
Reposted by los jibbitiesMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/05/2026I’ve reached out to NY AG James’ office and Mayor Mamdani’s office to find out how they plan on responding to this gross overreach. 251355336
Reposted by los jibbitiesCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 07/05/2026In light of everything this reads a lot more like a threat than a job ad. 13569107
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 26/04/2026www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgTrump fires NSF's oversight boardDismissal of the National Science Board is widely seen as latest move to erase NSF’s independence 000
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 25/04/2026wapo.st/3P3DSY2wapo.stTrump ousts National Science Board membersMembers of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their position was being terminated. 000
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 25/04/2026Trump has apparently fired the entire National Science Board 🤯democrats-science.house.govRanking Member Lofgren Reacts to Latest Trump Scheme to Undermine Science | House Committee on Science, Space and TechnologyThe House Committee on Science, Space and Technology 200
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 19/03/2026propublica.orgAn Open Letter to the Inspectors General CommunityIf you work in or have recently left the office of a federal inspector general, we need your insights to do important journalism. 000
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 10/03/2026I love the idea of @usafacts.org, but it's a shame they're giving the sort of elementary explanations that leave far too much out. That sort of oversimplification is why so many Americans insist the founding fathers did no wrong, and is a key contributor to the persistent racism, transphobia, etc. 000
Reposted by los jibbitiesRep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 10/03/2026The Inspector General for NSF must launch an investigation into the Trump administration’s alleged attempt to sell-off parts of NCAR — immediately! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 720494
Reposted by los jibbitiesKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Just sitting here thinking about how “basket of deplorables” was way too kind. 642204402
Reposted by los jibbitiesmolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 01/03/2026world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that. 141116753775
Reposted by los jibbitiesLaura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 26/02/2026It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker This was never about woman's sportserininthemorning.comKansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses"The legislature did not include a grace period." 22593674553
Reposted by los jibbitiesM. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 23/02/2026As the guy who wrote the book on zoning abolition, I'd like to go on record as saying: if you can use zoning to stop the concentration camps, fucking go for it. 3662231351
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 19/02/2026science.orgMusical-chairs leadership shakeup planned for science agenciesCDC acting Director Jim O’Neill to be nominated to lead NSF while NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya does double duty at CDC 000
Reposted by los jibbitiesDimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage. 13856005918633
Reposted by los jibbitiesKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 07/01/2026The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028. 15928744821347
Reposted by los jibbitiesscott topics™️ @scottpb.bsky.social · 02/12/2025“Go back to your country”: a close read(ing) ✊🏾✊🏾 625593
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 26/11/2025Or your sponsors should at least pay more considering how many times I have to rewind before my brain accepts your input 😂 000
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 26/11/2025I appreciate all of the great coverage of the fucky indictments of Tish James and Jim Comey, but I'd really appreciate if those speaking on the matter would verbally distinguish between their names better, e.g. "Mr. Comey and AG James." My AuDHD struggles w/ one's first name being the other's last. 110
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 12/11/2025Target(ing) autistics? 🧐 Target's new "10-4" policy is an aggressive act against autistic customers and employees alike. Just another reason not to shop at Target. thehill.com/business/560...thehill.com 000
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 09/11/2025Looks like I'm getting out of Dodge at just the right time. oof. 000
Reposted by los jibbitiesMollie Katie @molliekatie.bsky.social · 27/10/2025I'm one of the people who will not be receiving my usual SNAP Food Stamps Benefits for the upcoming month of November 2025, and Massachusetts just confirmed today that they will not be paying even a partial amount to those of us who are state residents either. 286
Reposted by los jibbitiesAutistic Science Person @autsciperson.bsky.social · 13/10/2025"Non-Binary Passport Designations: Passports issued with “X” or other non-binary markers will be rejected by CBP systems, requiring resubmission with valid documentation showing “M” or “F” designation." Nonbinary people will not be able to travel internationally 🙃 55150
Reposted by los jibbitiesAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2025Fired for displaying a pride flag, followed by a citation of the Constitution. 1219121834867
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 01/10/2025Happy fiscal new year! Having participated in the deferred resignation program, I am now officially unemployed after nearly two decades of service to the American people. 010
Reposted by los jibbitiesJVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com 5142104212
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 25/09/2025"Expedited service can take 2-3 weeks" it says 12 weeks after I submitted my application 😭😭😭 (but UPS says it's coming tomorrow, so it's all good now... aside from paying $60 for nothing). 010
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 19/09/2025Except when they're stressed. My last orange kitty let out what my bestie aptly described as "hot garbage farts" on the regular once we cohabitated with bestie's kitty 😅 060
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 18/09/2025Ugh. State is still stalling on my X gender passport with name update. Just called and received confirmation they've had everything they needed from me for more than a month, despite having paid expedited processing fees for a travel date that was before they even asked for info they already had. 🤬 000
Reposted by los jibbitiesThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/09/2025Breaking news: A Manhattan judge has dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, who is charged in connection with the ambush-style killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. washingtonpost.comTerrorism charges against Luigi Mangione dismissed by New York state judgeA state judge said the evidence presented to the grand jury doesn’t support charges of murder in the first and second degrees under the state’s terrorism statute. 821944
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 11/09/2025I'm not opposed in principle. Today, some of the most revolutionary technologies we've funded with public dollars vanish into patent trolls' and incumbent market leaders' portfolios rather than entering the market when their initial developers fail to sustainably penetrate the market.thehill.com 000
Reposted by los jibbitiesAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/09/2025JUST IN: Harvard won summary judgment against the Trump administration with the court finding that the admin violated Harvard's 1st amend. rights. The court has vacated the funding freeze orders and termination letters and issued a permanent injunction. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 4540931038
los jibbities @ugh.wtf · 01/09/2025While the EO (and court rulings permitting its implementation to continue) stripped bargaining rights from most of the government, not all agencies have yet "terminated" (insofar as they purport to have this authority under the bullshit circumstances) their covered CBAs. nyti.ms/4g9gstGnyti.ms 000
Reposted by los jibbitiesMark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement: 458212166929