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Judge temporarily blocks transfer of downtown Miami land for Trump’s presidential library

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 2h

A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for Donald Trump’s future presidential library.

At issue was whether the state's open government law was violated.

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At issue was whether the state's open government law was violated.

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 3h

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

The departures of Todd Gilbert and his deputy in the Western District of Virginia show the pressure being brought on prosecutors to pursue the president’s perceived foes.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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🍃LaurelLeaves🌿 @kaooavopakatapa.bsky.social · 3h

8th

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 3h

US Senate again rejects Republican plan to end government shutdown

Eighth Senate vote fails on 49-45 tally as Congress remains deadlocked on legislation amid now two-week shutdown

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US Senate again rejects Republican plan to end government shutdown

Eighth Senate vote fails on 49-45 tally as Congress remains deadlocked on legislation amid now two-week shutdown

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 3h

I think its a federal crime but Im not positive.

US Senate again rejects Republican plan to end government shutdown

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 3h

US Senate again rejects Republican plan to end government shutdown

Eighth Senate vote fails on 49-45 tally as Congress remains deadlocked on legislation amid now two-week shutdown

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Eighth Senate vote fails on 49-45 tally as Congress remains deadlocked on legislation amid now two-week shutdown

Cartels issuing bounties up to $50,000 for hits on ICE, CBP agents: DHS

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🍃LaurelLeaves🌿 @kaooavopakatapa.bsky.social · 3h

"The federal agency alleges cartels are offering $2,000 for intelligence gathering and doxing of agents, $5,000–$10,000 for kidnapping or non-lethal assaults on standard ICE/CBP officers and up to $50,000 for the assassination of high-ranking officials."

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 4h

There is credible intelligence that members of Mexican drug cartels have offered a "tiered" bounty system for hits against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers.

abcnews.go.com/US/cartels-i...

Drug cartels have "disseminated a structured bounty program to incentivize violence against federal personnel," according to a press release from DHS.

abcnews.go.com

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 3h

I don't believe them either.

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 3h

Made up to fit their agenda.

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 3h

I totally agree

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 3h

I agree

US revokes visas from six foreign nationals for social media comments critical of Charlie Kirk – live

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨

Donald Trump’s state department announced on Tuesday that it had revoked the visas of six foreign nationals who posted critical comments on social media about Charlie Kirk, in the wake of the conservative activist’s murder.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

The move marks a stunning departure for the Trump administration, which came to power vowing to stop social-media censorship

Cartels issuing bounties up to $50,000 for hits on ICE, CBP agents: DHS

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 4h

There is credible intelligence that members of Mexican drug cartels have offered a "tiered" bounty system for hits against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers.

abcnews.go.com/US/cartels-i...

Drug cartels have "disseminated a structured bounty program to incentivize violence against federal personnel," according to a press release from DHS.

abcnews.go.com

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Derrick @derrick666.bsky.social · 4h

Major fucking asshole.

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 5h

Johnson says ‘I don’t have anything to negotiate’ as US shutdown drags on

Republican House speaker says he won’t negotiate with Senate Democrats ahead of scheduled eighth funding vote

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Johnson says ‘I don’t have anything to negotiate’ as US shutdown drags on

Republican House speaker says he won’t negotiate with Senate Democrats ahead of scheduled eighth funding vote

Trump and Hegseth post video of another lethal strike on alleged drug boat

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 4h

Trump and Hegseth post video of another lethal strike on alleged drug boat

Trump said the vessel was affiliated with an unnamed “designated terrorist organization conducting narcotrafficking.”

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Trump says he ordered another military strike of a boat off the coast of Venezuela in what appears to be the fifth such strike in the Caribbean Sea, killing six people.

abcnews.go.com

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 4h

Jack Smith shrugs off media criticism as 'noise' as he defends Trump prosecution strategy

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Jack Smith shrugs off media criticism as 'noise' as he defends Trump prosecution strategy

Former special counsel Jack Smith spoke at the University College London as part of a discussion with former FBI general counsel Andrew Weissmann. While Smith walked through his time at the Internatio...

www.rawstory.com

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 4h

Part of the Justice Department’s investigation of John Bolton centers around notes he was making to himself in an AOL email account, at times writing summaries of his activities like diary entries, when he was President Trump’s national security adviser.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/p...

DOJ investigation of John Bolton focuses on diary-like notes in his AOL email account | CNN Politics

Part of the Justice Department’s investigation of John Bolton centers around notes he was making to himself in an AOL email account — at times writing summaries of his activities like diary entries — ...

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Jack Smith asked to testify before House Judiciary Committee

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 5h

The article didn't say.

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan wants former special counsel Jack Smith to sit for an interview with his panel.

Republicans are looking to relitigate Smith’s investigations into President Donald Trump.

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Republicans are looking to relitigate Smith's investigations into President Donald Trump.

Facebook takes down page that Justice Department says was used to harass ICE agents

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Derrick @derrick666.bsky.social · 5h

Zuckerfuck aiding and abetting.

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 5h

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that Meta had complied with its request to take down a page on its Facebook platform that the agency said was being used to harass ICE agents in Chicago.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that Meta had complied with its request to take down a page on its Facebook platform that the agency said was being used to harass ICE...

www.yahoo.com

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 5h

Cory Mills slapped with restraining order after Florida judge sides with accuser

The restraining order against Mills comes amid a swirl of controversies this year for the second-term Republican.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Cory Mills slapped with restraining order after Florida judge sides with accuser

The restraining order against Mills comes amid a swirl of controversies this year for the second-term Republican.