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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 6h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

NEWS: The Epstein Survivors' press conference yesterday was postponed. New date TBD.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 8h

Honestly, @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social...

I will have you know that Gladys in Human Resources is on vacation. If you're going to spill the tea, you better be ready for her wrath when she gets back.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

How much does Fox News pay if you go on one of their shows and claim to be a "Former ANTIFA Member"?

Because I'm ready to spill tea on the Real-Housewives-level shenanigans that go down in the 72-story ANTIFA corporate headquarters. Especially by the lab assistants on the Molotov Cocktail floor.

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Neptune ball @handlemchandface.bsky.social · 10h

Theyve all been coached to hide the hands?

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 11h

Every day they choose to give away more of the Constitutional powers.

AP - Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump’s use of war powers against cartels

Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump's use of war powers against cartels

Senate Republicans have voted down legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 11h

Always

Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 11h

CBS - Colombian president alleges last boat bombed by U.S. was from his country — White House calls claim "baseless"

Colombian president alleges last boat bombed by U.S. was from his country — White House calls claim "baseless"

The president of Colombia alleged the U.S. military struck a boat carrying Colombian citizens — which the White House vehemently denied.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 11h

Reuters - Russia moves to withdraw from plutonium agreement with the United States

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 12h

Futurism - Elon Musk’s Satellites Now Constantly Falling Out of the Sky

Elon Musk's Satellites Now Constantly Falling Out of the Sky

Multiple Starlink satellites from Elon Musk's SpaceX are falling to Earth every single day, an astronomer warns — and counting.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 12h

Huh. That's curious. Must be worse off than we're being told.

Guardian - Trump to visit Walter Reed for ‘routine yearly checkup’, the second since April

Purpose of Friday checkup at US military medical center unclear for oldest man to be inaugurated president.

Trump to visit Walter Reed for ‘routine yearly checkup’, the second since April

Purpose of Friday checkup at US military medical center unclear for oldest man to be inaugurated president

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 13h

Democracy Docket - GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns

GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 13h

Newsweek - Republican Ousted By Democrat in Shock Election Defeat

Republican ousted by Democrat in shock election defeat

The mayoralty has been held by a Republican for years.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 13h

NBC - FBI fires special agents who worked on Jack Smith's probe into Trump

The agents were fired after Kash Patel disclosed that Smith's team obtained phone records of members of Congress, which the Smith report itself referred to.

FBI fires special agents who worked on Jack Smith's probe into Trump

The agents were fired after Kash Patel disclosed that Smith's team obtained phone records of members of Congress, which the Smith report itself referred to.

www.nbcnews.com

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 14h

Word of the Day 10.09.25 -- Tendentious (adjective | ten-DEN-shuhs): Having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose.

"If all they have are tendentious arguments, they will utterly fail."

Synonyms: biased, prejudicial, disposed, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, prepossessed

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 14h

MSNBC Deadline: Legal Blog - Grand jury rejection of Trump’s ‘law and order’ spreads to Chicago ICE enforcement

It’s the latest example in Trump’s second term of what was previously an extremely rare phenomenon of grand jurors refusing to return indictments.

Grand jury rejection of Trump’s ‘law and order’ spreads to Chicago ICE enforcement

It’s the latest example in Trump’s second term of what was previously an extremely rare phenomenon of grand jurors refusing to return indictments.

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Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom @nunesalt.bsky.social · 1d

He just said it. 100% unironically and unmistakably.

“We took the freedom of speech away.”

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 14h

Sigh

ArsTechnica - ISPs created so many fees that FCC will kill requirement to list them all

ISPs complained about Biden-era rule, said listing every fee was too hard.

ISPs created so many fees that FCC will kill requirement to list them all

ISPs complained about Biden-era rule, said listing every fee was too hard.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 15h

Whatever, dude.

Daily Beast - Supreme Court Justice Blasts Rise of Vulgarity in Trump’s America

Supreme Court Justice Blasts Rise of Vulgarity in Trump’s America

Anthony Kennedy gave a lengthy interview to The New York Times ahead of the publication of his memoir.

www.thedailybeast.com

Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 15h

Independent - Judge forces Trump administration to tell what security clearance Musk had when he oversaw DOGE and cost cutting

Musk wrote in February: ‘I’ve had a top secret clearance for many years and have clearances that themselves are classified’

Judge forces Trump administration to tell what security clearances Musk has

Musk wrote in February: ‘I’ve had a top secret clearance for many years and have clearances that themselves are classified’

www.the-independent.com

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 16h

Shit I Read Yesterday - October 8, 2025
Dispatches from the Shit Show
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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 17h

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Here it is without a paywall...

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WAPO - Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary Pentagon directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.

Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 17h

Politico - IRS furloughs nearly half its workforce, shuttering most operations

After a five-day reprieve following the initial government shutdown, employees are being notified of widespread service stoppages. But implementation of GOP tax cuts will continue.

IRS furloughs nearly half its workforce, shuttering most operations

After a five-day reprieve following the initial government shutdown, employees are being notified of widespread service stoppages. But implementation of GOP tax cuts will continue.

www.politico.com

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 17h

THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali - This Is How We Take On ICE and Trump’s Gestapo with Whistleblower Jenn Budd

This Is How We Take On ICE and Trump’s Gestapo with Whistleblower Jenn Budd

Former Border Patrol agent and whistleblower Jenn Budd joins The Left Hook to give concrete strategies for the majority, Democratic leaders, and the Chicago police to resist ICE's campaign of terror.

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Lola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 18h

Guardian - Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence.

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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