THREAD: Gorilla Troop Comms

These people are

2) Orig. tweet & timestamp
3) start >

San Diego

Members of the Gorilla [guerilla] Troop

San Diego

two guerillas

current circumstances

initiated the process

through

California

detected the presence of the virus in the gorilla troop > infiltrated?

confirmed the positive results
4) results confirm the presence

some of the gorillas

does not definitively rule out the presence

in other members of the troop > infiltrated by more than 1?

some congestion > trouble w/ communications

the gorillas are doing well

troop remains

together

full recovery
5) suspected

guerillas

acquired

infection from an asymptomatic staff member > again signaling infiltrated

precautions

protocols

wearing PPE when near the gorillas > ordering them wear masks

verified that some non-human > [I'm not decoding this one - WTF]
6) first known

transmission > communication

great apes > commanders/those in charge

unknown

serious reaction

For almost one year our team members have been working tirelessly > trained for one year
7) utmost determination

protect each other and the wildlife in our care

from this highly contagious virus > ref to Trump [Pelosi comms > "crush the virus"]

The safety of our staff and the wildlife in our care remains our number one priority.
8) > end comms

Never forget > news unlocks.

[They] can no longer hide in the shadows.
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