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Gayle L

@stormyblue.bsky.social
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Retired land line tech gal trying to survive in Uber RED Texas. No DM’s.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23h
Documents released by a watchdog group suggest that despite Trump's promise to fund Freedom 250 events through private donations, taxpayers largely footed the bill. The budget estimates leave open questions about where tens of millions in private donations ended up.
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Trump Raised Big Bucks for Freedom 250 — But Most Events Appear to be Funded by Taxpayers
Newly released documents raise questions about what happened to the corporate and private donations.
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Gayle L @stormyblue.bsky.social · 5h
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Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 20h
Holy shit FOUR members of the ethics committee in Denmark that gave the green light to allow the widely-condemned RFK Jr-funded trial to proceed in Guinea-Bissau have now resigned in protest This quote is 🔥 Great reporting by @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Stig Børsen Hansen, a founding member who was one of two reviewers who presented the study to the Danish committee, resigned from the group in protest on Friday, citing major ethical issues with the study.

“You are now enrolling newborns in a lottery to test a hypothesis,” Hansen said. The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage. “They contract hepatitis B in the context of being part of a research project,” Hansen said, which made their infection happen, in effect, “by design”.

Three other members of the committee have also resigned in protest.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/10/2026
Ken Paxton is calling for cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. This man has least 15 properties across five states, but you are the one living beyond your means.
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Traces of Texas @tracesoftexas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Texas Quote of the Day: "I get from the soil and spirit of Texas the feeling that I, as an individual, can accomplish whatever I want to, and that there are no limits, that you can just keep going, just keep soaring. I like that spirit." ---- Barbara Jordan, Texas trailblazer
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A day after Trump said his super PAC would pay for those propaganda ads that had been funded by taxpayers, White House officials said the group did *not* plan to reimburse the government for the more than $10 million it had already spent on the ads.
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Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads
A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
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Gayle L @stormyblue.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Gulf of Mexico vs Gulf of America. Nah…forever the GOM!
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old.
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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nice good idea, let em take out the US Third Fleet, various air craft carriers and submarines , the marines at Pendleton, the Navy Seals, let’s see what else…
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s not nearly as advanced as they want you to think….
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hours before Kristi Noem left her job as DHS secretary, her agency bought five planes from a donor at a huge markup. They were supposed to fly deportees but have sat idle. Another symbol of waste and fraud under Trump. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
Trump on South Korea saying they haven't signed off on an Alaska pipeline despite Trump saying they did: "If they don't want to do it, that's okay with me. I'll just charge them more. Tell them if they don't sign shortly, I'm gonna double it up."
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Shoutout to all the pets around the world who are literally keeping millions of people sane right now.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the Kansas Court of Appeals Friday denied Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) latest request to revive a GOP-backed law that would throw out mail-in ballots received after Election Day, even if they were cast on time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP bid to scrap Kansas mail ballot grace period fails again
The ruling means Kansas election officials must continue counting ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within the following three days, including in the upcoming November elections.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING NYT: The top super PAC for Senate Republicans is canceling all the remaining ads it had booked in North Carolina as of Friday — shifting away tens of millions of dollars in a move that signals that Republicans no longer see a path to winning the state this fall.
nytimes.com
Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim
The Senate Leadership Fund is diverting money to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party as it seeks to hold its majority.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care."
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Gayle L @stormyblue.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I sometimes think I’m living in an alternate universe. This daily hell can not continue.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 01/10/2026
"In returning to the White House press pool while CNN remains excluded, the press has repeated the cardinal sin of capitulating to a bully."
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You Can Help Improve Legacy Media
🚨33 Days to the Midterms🚨
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Forbes @forbes.com · 30/09/2026
Democrat James Talarico leads Paxton by six points in the latest Marist poll out last week.
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Ken Paxton Slams Trump’s Midterm Convention In Leaked Audio
Democrat James Talarico leads Paxton by six points in the latest Marist poll out last week.
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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026
Who is running against this man?
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BREAKING: Fox News agrees to host a debate between me and Ken Paxton — because the people of Texas deserve it. They're just waiting on Paxton to agree. Ball's in your court, Ken.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
WSJ Exclusive: The Trump admin used federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security to finance those controversial pro-Trump ads that started airing on TV. The taxpayer money used to fund the ads came from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BREAKING NYT: Ken Paxton told a group of conservative donors and lobbyists last week that Trump's midterm convention in Dallas had hurt Paxton politically, according to an audio recording obtained by The Times. "[W]hen we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody's numbers dropped."
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Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him
Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
wow -- Darline Graham cuts off Jack Smith just as Smith start explaining how her brother Lindsey in fact denounced Trump's lies about the 2020 election on the Senate floor
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Gayle L @stormyblue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Theatrics for the midterms.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
THERE IT IS: Group of January 6 riot defendants have filed each filed federal civil lawsuits in DC seeking taxpayer-funded compensatory and punitive damages for alleged violations of their righrs They claim they were "targeted..and punished" for "protected expressive" activity
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
texastribune.org
ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 27/09/2026
Evil, just pure evil
Commissioner for Human Rights & X.com
@CommissionerHR
I am alarmed by the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Oleshky, a town in the temporarily occupied parts of the Kherson region of Ukraine.
Civilians, including children, are trapped without sufficient food, medicines, medical care, running water or electricity. Reports indicate that they face a high risk of death.
Under international humanitarian law, Russia, as the occupying power, has the duty to provide food and medical supplies and to facilitate humanitarian relief.
I call for an immediate local ceasefire, unhindered humanitarian access, and the safe evacuation of civilians.
The hardship and suffering of people caught along the frontlines of the war and in occupied territories demand international attention and action. #humanrights #Ukraine #Oleshky #Kherson
#HumanitarianLaw
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
BREAKING WaPo: The White House has blocked CNN from traveling with Trump on Air Force One for a Saturday trip to Knoxville, according to two people familiar with the decision, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share sensitive details.
washingtonpost.com
White House blocks CNN from trip on Air Force One
The White House’s decision puts the state of the rotational TV pool, which resumed on Friday, in jeopardy once more.
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Traces of Texas @tracesoftexas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A singer-guitar player in downtown Austin, 2011. One of my own photos.
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Gayle L @stormyblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just ruled the Trump admin can use a government database that includes Social Security info to help state officials identify noncitizens on their voter lists. Critics fear using the system could result in the purging of large numbers of valid voters.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
They voted overwhelmingly for Trump.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tonight’s state dinner guests at the White House with President Xi include: • Chief Justice John Roberts, • Jane Sullivan Roberts, Spouse • Justice Amy Coney Barrett • Jesse Barrett, Spouse • Justice Brett Kavanaugh • Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Do you support silencing the black vote? What would you say to MLK?” Sen John Kennedy (R-Louisiana): *Threatens to have @getfree-mvmt.bsky.social arrested*🤔 Racism is a helluva drug
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armyguy8382.bsky.social @armyguy8382.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Countries that work towards our destruction get the red carpet. Countries that have been our allies for over 100 years get called names.
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As we suspected:
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 24/09/2026
B1 x 2 flyover
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
every day it seems a brand new sentence is written to describe the state of the world
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notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Seems unfair on some level.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
LOL -- The White House pool is boycotting Trump, but Real America's Voice is trying to fill in the gap. Unfortunately they haven't yet figured out how microphones work so Trump is still yelling into the void.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sounds like the hackers got more than we've been told. I want to know if they got the Epstein files. www.rawstory.com/hackers-fbi-...
rawstory.com
FBI blindsided as hackers claim to steal data on 'all employees': 'This is extremely bad'
A digital extortion group says it has stolen personal data on every FBI employee and applicant, including home addresses, phone numbers, and details about their spouses.The group, known as ShinyHunter...
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How disappointing.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
They steal billions from us to give themselves tax breaks and then kick the crumbs out of our mouths.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
BREAKING WaPo: JD Vance and admin officials are set to announce that they're removing hundreds of thousands of people from Affordable Care Act coverage — claiming that they were fraudulently enrolled in the program, according to three people with knowledge of the forthcoming announcement.
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Trump officials plan to cut hundreds of thousands from ACA, claiming fraud
Vance targeted ACA enrollment as part of a broader administration crackdown on suspected fraud.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
Dr Oz says the Trump administration will kick more than a million people off health insurance because some of them have "never filed a claim"
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