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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 56m

NBC - Hamas-Israel deal live updates: Aid flows into Gaza as families wait for hostage release

Fuel, medical supplies and other critical materials have started flowing into Gaza, U.N. officials say.

Aid flows into Gaza as families wait for hostage release

Fuel, medical supplies and other critical materials have started flowing into Gaza, U.N. officials say

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 16h

Probably one that is not monitored.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

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Luke Russell @lukerussell.bsky.social · 17h

This is pretty serious.

I also think General Counsel may be leading them astray.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17h

EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.

The Handbasket reports:

DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property

In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 16h

Dear god.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 16h

MAGA isn’t taking this well

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 16h

What in the actual fuck?! Didn't we also train the 9/11 hijackers?

CBS - Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho

Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho

The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 17h

Thom Hartmann - Plenary Power: The Final Step in Trump’s American Autocracy

How the Insurrection Act could become the 21st-century Enabling Act, with six justices and the GOP standing by.

Plenary Power: The Final Step in Trump’s American Autocracy

How the Insurrection Act could become the 21st-century Enabling Act, with six justices and the GOP standing by…

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 18h

Timothy Snyder - Who was Who in Weimar Germany (video)

Notes from a Presidential "Roundtable." The wrongdoers of history, we are instructed from the White House, were those who tried to prevent Hitler from coming to power.

When Anti-antifa means Pro-Nazi (video)

Notes from a Presidential "Roundtable"

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 18h

Well that can't be good.

WTVF - Explosion reported at Tennessee explosives manufacturer, Accurate Energetic Systems

An explosion has been reported at a Tennessee explosives manufacturer, Accurate Energetic Systems in the Bucksnort area along the Hickman County/Humphreys County line.

Explosion reported at Tennessee explosives manufacturer, Accurate Energetic Systems

An explosion has happened at the Accurate Energetic Systems in the Bucksnort area in Hickman County.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 18h

Wow!

Independent - Hoard of 600-year-old treasures uncovered in vulture nests

Archaeologists examining the nests of bearded vultures recovered an ‘extraordinary’ stash of medieval artefacts.

Hoard of 600-year-old treasures uncovered in vulture nests

Archaeologists examining the nests of bearded vultures recovered an ‘extraordinary’ stash of medieval artefacts

www.independent.co.uk

Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 19h

Ooooh. Infighting again.

AP - Texas GOP considers censuring state representatives who aren’t conservative enough

Texas GOP considers censuring state representatives who aren't conservative enough

The Republican Party of Texas’ governing board is set to meet in the state Capitol on Saturday to consider censuring state representatives who party leaders deem insufficiently conservative to bear th...

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 19h

And here is how we know that elections will forever be rigged.

CNN - Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots

Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots | CNN Politics

Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately.

www.cnn.com

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 20h

🤬 WAPO - Trump administration cuts $40M in D.C. security, anti-terrorism funds

The Trump administration cuts to in homeland security grants to D.C. and 11 states has been paused by a federal judge while they are being challenged in court.

Trump administration cuts $40M in D.C. security, anti-terrorism funds

The Trump administration cuts to homeland security grants in D.C. and 11 states has been paused by a federal judge while they are being challenged in court.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 20h

Word of the Day 10.10.25 -- Fey (adjective | fey): Whimsical.

"She possessed a fey beauty, with bright, otherworldly eyes and a quiet, mysterious air."

Synonyms: eldritch, elfin, elfish, enchanted, fairylike, otherworldly, strange, unreal

Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 20h

Dude. Just pay up already.

Guardian - Alex Jones asks US supreme court to block $1.4bn defamation judgment

Alex Jones asks US supreme court to block $1.4bn defamation judgment

Rightwing pundit’s request is latest in a series of appeals, both against the judgment and against sale of InfoWars

www.theguardian.com

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 21h

He's actually doing something good for the troops?!

CBS - Defense Secretary Hegseth launches task force to fix chronic issues in barracks

Defense Secretary Hegseth launches task force to fix chronic issues in barracks

A 2023 report criticized "poor living conditions" in some barracks and said they "undermine quality of life and readiness" of the military.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 21h

NBC - UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

www.nbcnews.com

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 22h

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Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout

The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 22h

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Shady AF.

NYT - Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout

The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies.

Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout

www.nytimes.com

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 22h

Shit I Read Yesterday - October 9, 2025
Dispatches from the Shit Show

Shit I Read Yesterday - October 9, 2025

Dispatches from the Shit Show

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 22h

Reuters - Trump administration airs video at airports blaming Democrats for government shutdown

www.usatoday.com/story/travel...

Airport travelers see Trump video blaming Democrats for shutdown

As the shutdown impacts flights across the country, the Trump administration started airing a video blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

www.usatoday.com

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 23h

🤬 NBC - DOT chief threatens to fire air traffic controllers who skip work

The Trump administration has also threatened to lay off thousands of federal employees at other agencies if Congress doesn’t halt the government shutdown.

DOT chief threatens to fire air traffic controllers who skip work

The Trump administration has also threatened to lay off thousands of federal employees at other agencies if Congress doesn’t halt the government shutdown.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 23h

AP - Oklahoma’s GOP governor opposes sending out-of-state troops to states that don’t welcome them

Oklahoma’s GOP governor opposes sending out-of-state troops to states that don't welcome them

Oklahoma’s Republican governor is opposing part of President Donald Trump’s use of National Guard in cities.

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