GlitchBased

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[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Today, we remember a legend.

On this day in history, Harambe would have celebrated another birthday. An icon that became part of internet history, American culture, and an entire generation’s timeline.

Tomorrow marks 10 years since we lost him. Ten years since the moment the world stopped scrolling and collectively mourned something bigger than a meme.

He became a symbol of loyalty, strength, chaos, unity, and the strange beauty of the internet bringing millions of people together for one cause: never forgetting Harambe.

Everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news. And somehow, a decade later, his legacy still lives on.

Gone, but never forgotten.
Rest easy to a true patriot. 🕊️🇺🇸

May 27, 1999 — May 28, 2016
Forever in our hearts.

[GlitchBased @iienderii]

@LauraLoomer @RogerJStoneJr You'd make a good spook.
You do be spooky.

[GlitchBased @iienderii]

@SenFettermanPA I like you way too much for you to continue to have that D next to your name. Please consider switching parties and supporting the side with sensible policies.

[GlitchBased @iienderii]

@jamestalarico Wild that he thinks this post is part of a strategy that will win him a Senate seat in Texas.

[GlitchBased @iienderii]

@JPM_Mattai @VoteHub He won't be US Attorney General because he's going to be a SCOTUS justice instead

[GlitchBased @iienderii]

@Emmett31539642 @hald26468928 @scotus_wire This is screenshot for posterity. When the Callais opinion drops, and they gut the VRA, I'll be thinking of you.

[TMK @themagaking]

Some Republicans act like Donald Trump is their personal political concierge, like he’s supposed to deliver 100% of what they demand, on every issue, every time. And the moment he doesn’t, they turn on him. Sorry, but it doesn’t work that way. He has to play the hand he’s dealt.

[Clandestine @WarClandestine]

Trump is dropping the hammer on woke-Right darlings, Massie and MTG.

All Massie does is oppose Republicans and smear Trump.

All MTG does is complain, smear Trump, and embarrass the rest of us.

Prepare to be primaried traitors.

[Sólionath @Anarseldain]

So, let me get this straight:

With the release of Epstein’s emails, we found out that
- Epstein hated Trump.
- Didn’t trust him.
- They weren’t friends.
- The NYT directly worked with Epstein to suppress stories about him.
- After Bradley Edwards (the lawyer for the accusers) said that Trump was the only individual to cooperate and help, Epstein said Trump didn’t have “one decent cell in his body.”
- This was all so compelling that the democrats faked the redaction of a supposed victim’s name.
- The name they blocked was Virginia Giuffre, who publicly testified that Trump was innocent.
- Oh, and also, Russiagate was confirmed a hoax, just like we said.

Are democrats retarded?

[GregGutfeld @greggutfeld]

this latest Epstein hoax reveals how absolutely unsalvageable the media is. they can't change. the most cursory analysis of this latest dump easily debunked this mess. they truly may be the most discredited industry in history.

[MJTruthUltra @MJTruthUltra]

People are not understanding just how dirty democrats are.. let me break this down.

The Democrats' released a redacted version with "VICTIM", knowing full well the original estate documents included "Virginia Giuffre. She is “VICTIM”..

This is from Virginia Giuffre herself in a 2016 deposition:
— “Trump didn't partake in any sex with us, and it's not true that he flirted with me... I didn’t see him have sex with any of the girls. Trump was never in the presence of ‘other girls’.”

Their “VICTIM” Virginia Giuffre fully vindicated Donald Trump 2016 and many times in the years to come.

Democrats, all they do lie. 🤣

[Nancy Mace @NancyMace]

This might be the most retarded post I’ve seen. President Trump didn’t beg, didn’t bribe, didn’t threaten and certainly didn’t cry. I hope he sues the sh*t out of you!

You people don’t give a damn about the Epstein victims. You’re just using them to attack Trump. Rot in Hell. All of you.

[Thomas Lynch @1fastkeowee]

Example: Joan Brugge (Harvard) gets a $400k/yr NIH R01.
Direct: $400k
Indirect @ 69%: $276k

Total award: $676k → Harvard keeps the $276k.
Over a 5-year grant that’s $1.38M in pure profit for Harvard with zero strings on how it’s spent.

2. How Rates Are Negotiated – The Game
Universities negotiate their F&A rate every 3–5 years with DHHS Cost Allocation Services (or ONR for DoD schools). The process is deliberately opaque and stacked in the university’s favor:

Universities hire specialized consulting firms (MAXIMUS, Huron, Deloitte) that charge $200k–$500k per negotiation to inflate the rate.

They submit a 500–1,000-page proposal claiming every possible cost: president’s mansion landscaping, athletic facilities depreciation, lobbyists in D.C., even PR firms to fight indirect-cost caps.

Federal negotiators are chronically understaffed and incentivized to settle high because low-balling one school triggers lawsuits from all others.

Once set, the rate is grandfathered – schools get to keep collecting it even if actual overhead drops.

Result: Indirect cost recovery now exceeds $30 billion/year across U.S. universities (GAO 2023), more than total tuition at many public flagships.

3. How Universities Game the System
Cost shifting: Charge undergrad tuition for buildings, then claim the same buildings as “research space” to jack up F&A.

Salary loading: Pay PIs 9-month salaries, then charge summer salary + 69% indirect on top.

Sub-awards: Prime university takes 69%, subcontractor (often a small college) capped at 15–25%. Prime keeps the difference.

Carry-forward loopholes:
Unspent indirect money rolls into discretionary slush funds used for: President/chancellor bonuses
DEI bureaucracies
Luxury dorms
Lobbying Congress to block reforms

[Chris Cillizza @ChrisCillizza]

On Oct. 16, John Thune offered Democrats a deal where he guaranteed a vote on ACA subsidies by December in exchange for reopening the government.

Democrats rejected it.

On November 9 -- 24 days later -- they took the EXACT same deal.

This shutdown could have ended weeks ago.

[Karoline Leavitt @PressSec]

Shot: Chaser:

[GlitchBased @iienderii]

@AnouarTahiri @AndrewYang 10191

[Steve Baker @SteveBakerUSA]

I asked you to be patient.

We win.

Deep state loses.

J6 is the biggest scandal in American history.

Story coming late tonight or early tomorrow.

Love you all. (Even the naysayers.)

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 BREAKING: Panic is ensuing after a grand jury subpoenas JOHN BRENNAN and dirty FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, following their conspiracy against President Trump

They are in HUGE trouble! Up to 30 SUBPOENAS being issued in the coming days �

[Leading Report @LeadingReport]

BREAKING: CIA & U.S. government were behind the assassination of JFK, according to Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.

[Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays]

A man starts to collapse in the oval office.

The speaker pauses.

The men standing nearest him protect him as he falls.

Doctor Oz rushes in.

RFK Jr. moves to get extra help.

Non-doctors stand aside

President Trump stands and faces the situation with the seriousness and respect it deserves.

But he knows this is not his moment. He's in charge of the room, and the country. The doctors are in charge of the patient, and that's the highest priority.

I might be biased because these are some of the same men who supported me as I was medically "collapsing."

Later in the day, I was just catching up with the story, and reading about how Dr. Oz jumped in, and my phone rings. It was Dr. Oz, just following up to make sure I was getting everything I needed from my doctors. (I am.)

Incredible.