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Michael Gillespie

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Married gay guy with a PHD husband and adult children.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Trump's brain is busted: "You couldn't vote. They wouldn't let you vote. And they grabbed her and they said 'you'll vote over here,' and they took her to a Democrat area. She voted. She came back. You couldn't vote. They came back late in the night."
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5h
Trump bragging aloud about violating both the Constitution and laws passed by Congress underscores his lawlessness, recklessness, and stupidity.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 9h
The New Republic today: As Trump Witch Hunts Go, the Cassidy Hutchinson One Is the Worst Yet Trump’s other targets were at least battle-seasoned veterans. Hutchinson was a young woman who showed enormous bravery. Besides which—the case will fail. newrepublic.com/article/2166...
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As Trump Witch Hunts Go, the Cassidy Hutchinson One Is the Worst Yet
Trump’s other targets were at least battle-seasoned veterans. Hutchinson was a young woman who showed enormous bravery. Besides which—the case will fail.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 9h
The Justice Department threatens California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received mail ballots for next month's midterms.
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Justice Department threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rolls
The Justice Department is threatening California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received mail ballots for next month’s midterm elections.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 9h
Kimberly Guilfoyle pushed her engagement to Donald Trump Jr. into the open by buying her own ring and announcing the news herself, according to an unnamed "insider" who spoke to the Daily Mail.
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Guilfoyle manufactured Don Jr engagement by buying her own ring: insider
Kimberly Guilfoyle pushed her engagement to Donald Trump Jr. into the open by buying her own ring and announcing the news herself, according to an unnamed “insider” who spoke to the Daily Mail.In a deep dive on the former Fox News host, now the former U.S. ambassador to Greece after she was pushed o...
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 9h
“Solitary confinement is rare, and must be justified. Is the administration so afraid of this Major’s words that he cannot talk to anyone?” - Rachel VanLandingham, former AF judge advocate “Walking this path means exposing oneself to violence while refusing to retaliate against it.” Maj. J. Watson
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Air Force Major Who Called for Trump’s Impeachment Held in Solitary Confinement
Some legal experts say Jason Watson’s confinement for 24 hours a day could amount to illegal pretrial punishment.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10h
Now that is quite a photo. (Credit: Doug Mills / New York Times)
From Doug Mills on X: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia and Special Assistant to the president Natalie Harp join President Donald Trump in Marine One he arrived in Wasilla, Alaska yesterday.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h
NEW: A Republican congressman is sounding off on Trump, calling him a Putin “apologist” and accusing Trump of being played by Putin “like never seen before.” Now he's threatening to kill Trump's legislative agenda.
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GOP Congressman Blasts Trump as Putin ‘Apologist’ Being Played by Kremlin
Rep. Don Bacon unleashed a series of attacks on Trump over Russia, accusing the president of defending Putin, aiding his invasion of Ukraine, and abandoning basic moral principles.
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 10h
Drumpf allows Putin full freedom. We are a shit hole country thanks to drumpf & magagop. Nobel Peace Prize my ass. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w... #voices4Victory #usDemocracy #dv1
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Ukraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates (Gift Article)
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 18h
Many Starlink terminals in Ukraine are financed by Poland. Its Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has put Elon Musk on notice regarding the evolving situation.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 10h
Harris County district attorney tells NBC News his office has collected multiple videos for its own investigation into whether an ICE agent driving a vehicle intentionally ran over a man, but isn’t getting cooperation from the federal government. ICE denies its agent intentionally hit the person.
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Texas DA says ICE intentionally hit immigrant with a car and may have withheld evidence
Harris County DA Sean Teare told NBC News his office has collected multiple videos for its own investigation but isn’t getting cooperation from the federal government. ICE denied their agent intentionally hit the person.
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Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom @nunesalt.bsky.social · 11h
This is Russel Dickert (*snicker*) He outed himself on sm. He committed political violence live on tv with the confidence he’d get away with it. Let’s hope he doesn’t. Make him famous.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 13h
Oh you don’t say
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 18h
It’s hard to think of a better definition of a traitor to the West than someone who deliberately sabotages a European democracy’s military operation against a barbaric Russian invasion.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 22h
Yet another issue where the only reasonable position is "everybody goes to jail." Anything less is incompatible with the rule of law.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/10/2026
farritor and kliger are the two who i want to see in orange jumpsuits being hauled off to prison
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12h
Why????
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12h
I've said for a long time that the economics profession owes Trump big time. You've never had a real world test of "what if a President does everything he can to raise inflation?" a generation of PhD dissertations will be written on this.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 12h
One thing we've seen increasingly over the last 21 months is a category of Trump actions so unbelievable, so far beyond the pale that Big Media can't even acknowledge that they took place The tiger video is Exhibit A There should be banner headlines: TRUMP MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WORSENS
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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 12h
Throttled without warning: SpaceX capped speeds on Starshield terminals used by Ukraine’s military, disrupting drone missions. Read more from @kyivindependent.com in our War in Ukraine feed, built with @surf.social. Pin it for the latest news: bsky.app/profile/flip... #SpaceX #Ukraine
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 14/10/2026
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, appointed by President Donald Trump, joined Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday to flag "serious constitutional problems" in the government's prosecution of a man twice charged with the same immigration offense.
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Surprising Supreme Court duo blasts Trump's admin's 'absurd' immigration case
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, appointed by President Donald Trump, joined Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday to flag “serious constitutional problems” in the government’s prosecution of a man twice charged with the same immigration offense.The unlikely alliance criticized the reasoning behind ...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 14/10/2026
Court watchers reacted with shock after a federal judge found that former officials in President Donald Trump's administration knowingly spread false accusations against a fired official at a federal disaster agency.
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'Wow!' Court watchers aghast as 'name-clearing hearing' wrecks ex-Trump officials
Court watchers reacted with shock after a federal judge found that former officials in President Donald Trump’s administration knowingly spread false accusations against a fired official at a federal disaster agency.U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick cleared the name of Mary Comans, the forme...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 14/10/2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s wife is collecting a salary from a religious nonprofit that ministers to young congressional staffers, but she won’t say who's bankrolling it.
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Mystery swirls as Mike Johnson’s wife won’t name who’s bankrolling her ministry
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s wife is collecting a salary from a religious nonprofit that ministers to young congressional staffers, but she won’t say who's bankrolling it.Kelly Johnson, a faith-based counselor, refocused her Louisiana nonprofit, Onward Christian Education Services, on Washington aft...
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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
He has somehow retained the capacity to surprise me
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NPR @npr.org · 13/10/2026
Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. n.pr/4yYzOKg
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Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel deal
Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13/10/2026
Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. Listen to that and the latest stories from Bloomberg News Now.
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Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer - Bloomberg
Bloomberg News Now is a comprehensive audio report of today's top stories. Hear the latest news, updated throughout the day, covering global business stories in just a few minutes.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Bipartisan group of senators demands Trump kill Russian diesel deal The senators are questioning the legality of the decision, citing Congress’ 2022 ban on Russian energy imports. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Bipartisan group of senators demands Trump kill Russian diesel deal
The senators are questioning the legality of the decision, citing Congress’ 2022 ban on Russian energy imports.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 13/10/2026
President Donald Trump reportedly "overrode" the wishes of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in picking a new press secretary, according to the Daily Mail and The Daily Beast.
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Trump iced out his own chief of staff on high-profile White House hire: report
President Donald Trump reportedly “overrode” the wishes of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in picking a new press secretary, according to the Daily Mail and The Daily Beast.Trump announced the pick, conservative personality Katie Zacharia, 41, on Truth Social on Friday. She will replace Karol...
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩'𝐬 𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥🚨 #ICE took up hospital beds & resources that sick people need like staff who had to babysit them as they got up out of bed to hunt for Oscar Belgal who they just shot in the neck. Then they took him. #ICELawlessness
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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"NOT NICE, the HOUTHIS IS"
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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Sometimes he sounds like Smeagol.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
Ossoff: "The last time Trump lost the presidency, he tried to seize the presidency and overturn the election. That's why it's so important that we vote in unprecedented numbers. This is up to the people."
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 13/10/2026
A man run over by an ICE officer’s vehicle has had leg surgery but needs further reconstructive procedures, an advocate for him says. ICE says the man ran in front of the vehicle while agents pursued people fleeing an attempted traffic stop. The agency says he was not the target of the stop.
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Houston man run over by ICE vehicle will need additional surgery, advocates say
ICE has said he wasn’t the target of the attempted traffic stop. His team said he fled because the vehicle was unmarked and didn’t use sirens.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
JD Vance running around the country saying he’s fighting health care fraud while his nominee for the senate in TX who he completely supports is partying in Dubai with a guy whole stole over $300 million in health care fraud and gave Paxton $190,000. This is the Republican Party.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/10/2026
Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Russians are confused about the diesel deal. They say, "There’s a huge fuel shortage in Russia, with long lines at gas stations and rising prices. Yet we’re going to sell diesel to the US? This will only lead to even greater shortages and higher prices."
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Beaver Bones Robertson @darickr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Notice that law enforcement aren't removing the guy who punched her. Also, last time I checked, free speech is allowed at public events, even if it's unpopular with the crowd.
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Gays Of Bluesky @gaysof.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The man who spent years targeting trans kids' doctors in Texas, partying in Dubai with people charged in a hospital fraud scheme. Every Texan needs to see this before they vote.
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Gays Of Bluesky @gaysof.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Punched for wearing a "Release the Epstein Files" shirt, and the attacker gets high-fives. Remember this the next time they lecture anyone about civility.
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Gays Of Bluesky @gaysof.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Trump's darkest turn yet against Ukraine, and he's calling it a deal. Stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🚨SENATE POLLING UPDATE: Democrats are leading in these 10 key races: GA +9.1 NC +8.9 NH +5.0 OH +4.5 ME +3.5 MN +2.8 MI +2.8 TX +2.7 AK +1.7 IA +0.8 The Senate map is moving our way—with Republicans forced to defend an expanding battlefield. Keep pushing. Keep organizing. Keep voting. #BlueWave
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Brynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"DC Performance of "Our American Cousin" Interrupted: Lincoln seen leaving early" The NYT, probably.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Texas “universities” decided the “University” of Austin was a model, not a cautionary tale.
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The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 13/10/2026
Shane Gillis’ Unfunny Misogynist Monologue Dan Levy Takes On Shane Gillis Watch: #BeansTalk 🫘 with @muellershewrote.com & @dgcomedy.bsky.social #MSWMedia ⁠ ⁠ Follow Beans Talk on #YouTube:⁠ www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvk1...
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Poli Alert @polialert.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Elon Musk Pours $276 Million Into GOP Midterm Effort
Elon Musk has poured more than $276 million into Republican political groups since July, making him the largest known donor of the 2026 midterm cycle as the party fights to retain control of Congress. The contributions include $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, a leading super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates. Musk’s political giving … The post Elon Musk Pours $276 Million Into GOP Midterm Effort first appeared on Poli Alert.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... 🤨The newly appointed White House press secretary Katie Zacharia previously promoted the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy theory and shared posts accusing Democrats and Hollywood elites of being pedophiles and cannibals. #Pinks
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Trump’s new press secretary has a history of pushing banana conspiracy theories
Katie Zacharia was appointed as White House press secretary on Friday, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who left the role in August
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
We can’t afford groceries We can’t afford gas We can’t afford housing We can’t afford medical insurance We can’t afford healthcare Why Trump ramped up inflation with tariffs and his war-but instead of stopping him the GOP spends its time lying about Democrats #RepublicanAffordabilityCrisis
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Just the president cheering on his crowd as they physically assault a woman
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
Trump on Jon Husted: "I don't do this with men very often. I started examining his body, because I didn't know he was a great athlete ... I looked at his ass"
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