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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 8m

Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email

Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010

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Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email

Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010

www.theguardian.com

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 1h

The U.S. has been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities for months in a joint effort to weaken the economy and force President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

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US intelligence helps Ukraine target Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports

U.S. intelligence has helped Kyiv strike important Russian energy assets, including oil refineries, far beyond the front line, the newspaper said, citing unnamed Ukrainian and U.S. officials familiar ...

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Daphne_du Maurier @daphe.bsky.social · 1h

“ Or else”
“ STOP Vladimir “
“ two weeks “
Etc, etc

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 1h

"Trump says Scavino, in addition to his current role, will now lead the White House Presidential Personnel Office. The office was previously held by Sergio Gor, who is now transitioning to become the U.S. Ambassador to India."

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Trump announces shakeup at top of WH personnel office

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino is taking over the Presidential Personnel Office, President Donald Trump announced Sunday.

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 1h

President Trump said he told Ukrainian president Zelensky during their call on Sunday that he might give Russian President Putin a new ultimatum to resume serious peace talks or else the U.S. will provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles.

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Trump says he may tell Putin to settle war or he'll give Ukraine Tomahawks

Putin said supplying Tomahawks to Ukraine would be a "completely new, qualitatively new stage of escalation."

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

President Donald Trump issued a winding threat to American universities on Sunday, saying the institutions are "corrupting our youth and society."

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'Corrupting our youth and society': Trump issues winding threat to American universities

President Donald Trump issued a winding threat to American universities on Sunday, saying the institutions are "corrupting our youth and society." "Throughout most of our History, America’s Colleges a...

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 1d

“The surest way to screw up the world’s best technical school is to let feds tell them how to run it,” Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie wrote on X. “Congrats to my alma mater for turning down a bribe to let the executive branch dictate what happens on its campus.”

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

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

this is a lie.

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

Vice President JD Vance defended the Department of Justice's recent indictment decisions, pushing back against questioning that President Trump is pressuring the federal agency to prosecute his political enemies.

www.axios.com/2025/10/12/t...

Vance: DOJ doesn't prosecute based on Trump's opinions

"The president is allowed to have opinions about the law enforcement of the federal government," Vance said.

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

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) on Sunday characterized a string of U.S. strikes on Venezuelan boats in international waters as “illegal killings,” saying the White House has not yet shared their legal justification for the attacks with congressional lawmakers.

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Democratic lawmaker decries strikes on Venezuelan boats as 'illegal killings'

Rep. Jim Himes — the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee — said lawmakers had not been briefed on the administration's legal justifications.

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

President Donald Trump issued a winding threat to American universities on Sunday, saying the institutions are "corrupting our youth and society."

www.rawstory.com/trump-univer...

'Corrupting our youth and society': Trump issues winding threat to American universities

President Donald Trump issued a winding threat to American universities on Sunday, saying the institutions are "corrupting our youth and society." "Throughout most of our History, America’s Colleges a...

www.rawstory.com

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

China warns US of retaliation over Trump’s 100% tariffs threat

Beijing says it will act if US president doesn’t stand down, while investors brace for trade war turmoil

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China warns US of retaliation over Trump’s 100% tariffs threat

Beijing says it will act if US president doesn’t stand down, while investors brace for trade war turmoil

www.theguardian.com

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

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Ball of Confuse-A-Cat (Pump Panel Reconstruction) @ajduden.bsky.social · 4h

Narrator: But Mr. Vance did know what he was talking about, and he had seen the tape, and yet he continued to deflect and deny, for he knew to answer the question would be folly.

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JC Says So @jc-says-so.bsky.social · 4h

Their justification is that they don’t want to release the Epstein files.

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bearwitme.bsky.social @bearwitme.bsky.social · 4h

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

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) on Sunday characterized a string of U.S. strikes on Venezuelan boats in international waters as “illegal killings,” saying the White House has not yet shared their legal justification for the attacks with congressional lawmakers.

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

Democratic lawmaker decries strikes on Venezuelan boats as 'illegal killings'

Rep. Jim Himes — the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee — said lawmakers had not been briefed on the administration's legal justifications.

www.politico.com

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

Vice President JD Vance defended the Department of Justice's recent indictment decisions, pushing back against questioning that President Trump is pressuring the federal agency to prosecute his political enemies.

www.axios.com/2025/10/12/t...

Vance: DOJ doesn't prosecute based on Trump's opinions

"The president is allowed to have opinions about the law enforcement of the federal government," Vance said.

www.axios.com

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

Well... that didn't take long! 🌮🌮🌮

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

Vance, Stephanopoulos bicker over Homan questions

The vice president pushed back as the ABC host insisted Vance didn't answer his question.

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

Vance, Stephanopoulos bicker over Homan questions

The vice president pushed back as the ABC host insisted Vance didn't answer his question.

www.politico.com

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

Well... that didn't take long! 🌮🌮🌮

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 7h

Johnson says he had 'thoughtful' conversation with MTG about bucking Republicans on healthcare

"I'm carving my own lane," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote on X last week.

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Johnson says he had 'thoughtful' conversation with MTG about bucking Republicans on healthcare

"I'm carving my own lane," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote on X last week.

www.politico.com

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 8h

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 7h

Smithsonian museums and National Zoo close temporarily as government shutdown drags on

The Smithsonian Institution drew on funds from the prior year to stay open for 11 days after the shutdown began on Oct. 1.

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Smithsonian museums and National Zoo close temporarily as government shutdown drags on

The Smithsonian Institution drew on funds from the prior year to stay open for 11 days after the shutdown began on Oct. 1.

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 7h

Donald Trump on Sunday suggested Adam Schiff broke laws in connection with the first Trump impeachment, calling on "authorities" to "look into this!"

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'Illegal hoax': Trump signals next DOJ target with comment about his impeachment

Donald Trump on Sunday suggested Adam Schiff broke laws in connection with the first Trump impeachment, calling on "authorities" to "look into this!"Just after the indictments of Letitia James and Jam...

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