Greg T
@wgtripp.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather. UNC Tar Heel.
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Back from a week in Canada visiting my in-laws.
Normally we get together in the Poconos, as it’s central for all of the families, but the in-laws aren’t comfortable coming here under Trump’s new rules so we moved it all north of the border.
That’s probably $8k that would’ve gone to Pennsylvania.
Normally we get together in the Poconos, as it’s central for all of the families, but the in-laws aren’t comfortable coming here under Trump’s new rules so we moved it all north of the border.
That’s probably $8k that would’ve gone to Pennsylvania.
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Back from a week in Canada visiting my in-laws.
Normally we get together in the Poconos, as it’s central for all of the families, but the in-laws aren’t comfortable coming here under Trump’s new rules so we moved it all north of the border.
That’s probably $8k that would’ve gone to Pennsylvania.
Normally we get together in the Poconos, as it’s central for all of the families, but the in-laws aren’t comfortable coming here under Trump’s new rules so we moved it all north of the border.
That’s probably $8k that would’ve gone to Pennsylvania.
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Thea guys are the most whiny, entitled bunch of toffs since the court of Louis XVI
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
Possible California Wealth Tax Causes Billionaire Freakout: Page, Thiel Threaten To Leave
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
www.forbes.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Thea guys are the most whiny, entitled bunch of toffs since the court of Louis XVI
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December 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The Affordable Care Act tax credits expire in five days.
House Republicans refuse to come back to Washington to vote on an extension.
You deserve better.
House Republicans refuse to come back to Washington to vote on an extension.
You deserve better.
December 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Affordable Care Act tax credits expire in five days.
House Republicans refuse to come back to Washington to vote on an extension.
You deserve better.
House Republicans refuse to come back to Washington to vote on an extension.
You deserve better.
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This was in the paper today. Judging from the response this got I think it's fair to say that some people would be just fine with the idea of all media bowing down to Trump. Scary. There's a link to the column in the comments.
December 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This was in the paper today. Judging from the response this got I think it's fair to say that some people would be just fine with the idea of all media bowing down to Trump. Scary. There's a link to the column in the comments.
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Unfortunately, DOGE neither cut red tape nor improve efficiency. It did, however, gut critical services in the process.
finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
December 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Unfortunately, DOGE neither cut red tape nor improve efficiency. It did, however, gut critical services in the process.
finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
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also, this happened this year:
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
December 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
also, this happened this year:
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
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"Access and security are not mutually exclusive when it comes to offering eligible voters every opportunity to cast their vote..."
Come Hell or High Water: A conversation on the resiliency of American democracy with Secretary Fontes
Come Hell or High Water: A conversation on the resiliency of American democracy with Secretary Fontes
December 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"Access and security are not mutually exclusive when it comes to offering eligible voters every opportunity to cast their vote..."
Come Hell or High Water: A conversation on the resiliency of American democracy with Secretary Fontes
Come Hell or High Water: A conversation on the resiliency of American democracy with Secretary Fontes
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163 years ago in Mankato, 38 Dakota men were hung in the largest mass execution in our nation’s history.
I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Dakota riders return home to Minnesota via horseback, honoring legacy of Dakota 38
Dakota riders completed a journey of hundreds of miles to honor the 38 Dakota men executed in 1862 — the largest mass execution in U.S. history. The annual rides ending in Mankato serve as a poignant ...
www.mprnews.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
163 years ago in Mankato, 38 Dakota men were hung in the largest mass execution in our nation’s history.
I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Governor Stein Secures $300 Million Win to Expand High-Speed Internet Across North Carolina wnctimes.com/article/gove... #businessnews #WncBusiness #NC #NCNEWS #Wnc #WNCnews #northcarolina #BroadBand #InternetAccess #HomeInternet #News
December 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Governor Stein Secures $300 Million Win to Expand High-Speed Internet Across North Carolina wnctimes.com/article/gove... #businessnews #WncBusiness #NC #NCNEWS #Wnc #WNCnews #northcarolina #BroadBand #InternetAccess #HomeInternet #News
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This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.
December 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.
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Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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Every Democrat running for office needs to promise investigations and full prosecutions from top to bottom, remove its funding bloat then break up the agency and distribute its core remaining useful functions across other agencies.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Every Democrat running for office needs to promise investigations and full prosecutions from top to bottom, remove its funding bloat then break up the agency and distribute its core remaining useful functions across other agencies.
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The issue of online safety is not solved through technology alone, and young people deserve a more intentional approach to protecting their safety and privacy online—not the lazy age verification strategies we’ve seen implemented this year that cause more harm than they solve. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
December 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The issue of online safety is not solved through technology alone, and young people deserve a more intentional approach to protecting their safety and privacy online—not the lazy age verification strategies we’ve seen implemented this year that cause more harm than they solve. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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This is your friendly reminder that THE LION IN WINTER is a Christmas movie.
Have a happy holiday!
Have a happy holiday!
a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a room . the man is holding a knife .
ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a room . the man is holding a knife .
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is your friendly reminder that THE LION IN WINTER is a Christmas movie.
Have a happy holiday!
Have a happy holiday!
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“Miss, do you agree with the sign?”
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
December 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Miss, do you agree with the sign?”
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
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Utah and California are the first states to step up to regulate how police use AI to write their reports. Who will be next? eff.org/deeplinks/2...
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Utah and California are the first states to step up to regulate how police use AI to write their reports. Who will be next? eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
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More than two miles under the Greenland Sea, tubeworms, snails, crustaceans, and microbes live on gas hydrate seeps that leak crude oil and methane.
In the Dark Arctic Deep, Scientists Find a Hidden Oasis of Strange Life
More than two miles under the Greenland Sea, tubeworms, snails, crustaceans, and microbes live on gas hydrate seeps that leak crude oil and methane.
www.404media.co
December 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
More than two miles under the Greenland Sea, tubeworms, snails, crustaceans, and microbes live on gas hydrate seeps that leak crude oil and methane.
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From 55 years ago, a letter from Grandmother Jacobson to her clothing store’s customers.
December 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM
From 55 years ago, a letter from Grandmother Jacobson to her clothing store’s customers.
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When a paper is owned by billionaires does it become impossible to utter the word “corruption”?
Seriously, could it be more obvious? You think this is a policy dispute?
Wake up.
Seriously, could it be more obvious? You think this is a policy dispute?
Wake up.
Opinion | Pausing offshore wind projects is a blow to America’s energy future
The need for tech-neutral permitting reform has never been clearer.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
When a paper is owned by billionaires does it become impossible to utter the word “corruption”?
Seriously, could it be more obvious? You think this is a policy dispute?
Wake up.
Seriously, could it be more obvious? You think this is a policy dispute?
Wake up.
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One CEO shouldn’t control the entire entertainment industry — we have anti-monopoly laws to stop that from happening.
The Trump Administration needs to follow the law, and block Netflix or Paramount from buying Warner Bros.
The Trump Administration needs to follow the law, and block Netflix or Paramount from buying Warner Bros.
December 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
One CEO shouldn’t control the entire entertainment industry — we have anti-monopoly laws to stop that from happening.
The Trump Administration needs to follow the law, and block Netflix or Paramount from buying Warner Bros.
The Trump Administration needs to follow the law, and block Netflix or Paramount from buying Warner Bros.
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The student deserved the 0, and I would not have been as nice. If you go out of your way to make show of not doing the assignment, I'm not wasting my time with as much constructive critique as the now-fired grad student. The student still deserves a 0 because again, they DIDN'T DO THE ASSIGNMENT.
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The student deserved the 0, and I would not have been as nice. If you go out of your way to make show of not doing the assignment, I'm not wasting my time with as much constructive critique as the now-fired grad student. The student still deserves a 0 because again, they DIDN'T DO THE ASSIGNMENT.