Lola Gayle

Y'all thought I was being lazy? Nah. I've been doing subversive bippitybops with colors and papers.

There are little dried paint nipples on the new piece I'm working on. I don't know why I love it so much.

Why do I stop my regular posting schedule after noon central? I've been up for 12 hours by then and I think that's enough.

Russian drones hunt civilians as Putin zeroes in on Ukraine’s Kherson | CNN Russia has launched a new bid to exert control over the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson by threatening key access roads with its drones and trying to split it in two by striking a vital bridge.

Sean Duffy wants more drones in US skies. Just sayin'.

CNN - Russian drones hunt civilians as Putin zeroes in on Ukraine’s Kherson

White House plans increase in federal law enforcement in DC over crime as Trump threatens to bring in National Guard | CNN Politics The Trump administration is making plans to increase the federal law enforcement presence in Washington, DC, Thursday and Friday following an assault on a well-known former Department of Government Ef...

CNN - White House plans increase in federal law enforcement in DC over crime as Trump threatens to bring in National Guard

Another Hobby Lobby explosion appears to have happened recently. Gross.

FBI granted request to locate fleeing Texas House Democrats, Sen. Cornyn says Sen. John Cornyn says FBI Director Kash Patel granted his request to assist with locating Texas Democrats who fled the state over GOP redistricting efforts.

So have we reached fascism now? I mean, if this ain't it, what is?

ABC - FBI granted request to locate fleeing Texas House Democrats, Sen. Cornyn says

Cornyn expressed his gratitude for FBI Director Kash Patel's prompt response.

I guess it's one of those "eh. we don't care" things to them. Which is fucked up.

YouTube video by Melissa Villaseñor Life's Better in Spanish- Melissa Villaseñor & Wolves of Glendale (Official Music Video)

A friend sent this to me and I love it.

Life's Better in Spanish- Melissa Villaseñor & Wolves of Glendale (Official Music Video)
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Polish president attacks rivals’ ‘propaganda and lies’ as he is sworn in Combative speech in parliament sets Karol Nawrocki on course for collision with Tusk’s pro-European government

Looks like Poland got their own mini-Trump.

Guardian - Polish president attacks rivals’ ‘propaganda and lies’ as he is sworn in

Combative speech in parliament sets Karol Nawrocki on course for collision with Tusk’s pro-European government.

Army soldier charged with attempting to share sensitive data on US tanks with Russia | CNN Politics A 22-year-old US Army soldier in Texas was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempting to send sensitive information about US battle tanks to Russia, the Justice Department said in a news release.

Dude. What the fuck!

CNN - Army soldier charged with attempting to share sensitive data on US tanks with Russia

A woman accused of fraud hired the AG's brother as her lawyer. Months later, DOJ dropped charges Prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges against a woman accused of fraud who was being represented in court by the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi.

More corruption in plain sight.

ABC - A woman accused of fraud hired the AG's brother as her lawyer. Months later, DOJ dropped charges

The woman was represented by Brad Bondi, the brother of AG Pam Bondi.

Mike Luckovich Cartoon - Keep smiling or else
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Trump orders 'new' census that excludes undocumented immigrants Trump sought to alter the census during his first term in office by attempting to add a citizenship question to the decennial survey.

CNBC - BREAKING: Trump orders ‘new’ census that excludes undocumented immigrants

Trump’s announcement marks his latest effort to reshape the decennial survey, which provides the bedrock data that is used to determine the number of seats in the U.S. House and distribute federal funds.

Congress doesn't want to talk to Alex Acosta, Epstein's 'sweetheart deal' maker Acosta, who previously was Trump's labor secretary, wasn't named in a list of people a House committee subpoenaed.

Gee, I wonder why.

Congress doesn't want to talk to Alex Acosta, Epstein's 'sweetheart deal' maker

Acosta, who previously was Trump's labor secretary, wasn't named in a list of people a House committee subpoenaed.

Word of the Day 08.07.25 -- Inarticulate (adjective | in-ahr-TIK-yuh-lit): Unable to speak well.

"There are moments when he becomes so completely inarticulate that you can't follow anything he's saying."

Synonyms: incoherent, incomprehensible, tongue-tied

JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip Exclusive: Incident raises questions of exploitation of public services, but Secret Service says it was requested for ‘safe navigation’

Abuse of power...big time.

Guardian - JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip

Exclusive: Incident raises questions of exploitation of public services, but Secret Service says it was requested for ‘safe navigation’.

Federal court filing system hit in sweeping hack The identities of confidential court informants are feared compromised in a series of breaches across multiple U.S. states.

So this happened in late June or early July and we're just now hearing about it. WTF?!

Politico - Federal court filing system hit in sweeping hack

The identities of confidential court informants are feared compromised in a series of breaches across multiple U.S. states.

United Airlines passengers in US delayed after tech glitch halts flights The company said late on Wednesday that its flights were no longer grounded, but that disruption was ongoing.

But Duffy's too busy on drones and nuclear moon bases.

BBC - United Airlines passengers in US delayed after tech glitch halts flights

How Russian money slipped into SpaceX’s orbit For years, Russian investors have acquired stakes in Elon Musk’s SpaceX, often through opaque investment vehicles, according to an analysis of marketing materials, interviews, and documents shared by ...

MuskWatch - How Russian money slipped into SpaceX’s orbit

For years, Russian investors have acquired stakes in Elon Musk’s SpaceX, often through opaque investment vehicles, according to an analysis of marketing materials, interviews, and documents shared by Russian firms.

Significant parts of the Constitution were quietly removed from the Congress website The Library of Congress said the missing sections were a 'coding error'

Sure, Jan. Remember in May when he fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, the first woman and the first African American to hold the post? Yeah, I'm sure that and DEI had nothing to do with it.

Independent - Significant parts of the Constitution were quietly removed from the Congress website

Exclusive: The Army is putting mental health back in the closet Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll shows he is fully onboard with turning back the clock on progress in the military and a simple memo stigmatizes mental health once again

On Democracy with Fred Wellman - Exclusive: The Army is putting mental health back in the closet

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll shows he is fully onboard with turning back the clock on progress in the military and a simple memo stigmatizes mental health once again

Texas Gov. Abbott claims FBI is going to search for Texas House Democrats Republican Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that he had heard that the FBI will search for Texas House Democrats who left the state in protest of proposed new congressional maps.

Fuck you, Greg. They haven't broken any laws per the Texas constitution.

ABC - Texas Gov. Abbott claims FBI is going to search for Texas House Democrats

Shit I Read Yesterday - August 6, 2025
Dispatches from the Shit Show
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The 50% Mistake: Trump’s Tariff War Could Cost Us the War That Matters In his rush to end the war in Ukraine “in 24 hours,” Donald Trump may have just ignited another conflict—this time with India, one of America’s most valuable partners.

Democratic Wins Media - The 50% Mistake: Trump’s Tariff War Could Cost Us the War That Matters

In his rush to end the war in Ukraine “in 24 hours,” Donald Trump may have just ignited another conflict—this time with India, one of America’s most valuable partners.

Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents over CIA objections, sources say Some former intelligence officers said they were alarmed at the detail revealed in the declassified document about Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Fucking dangerous hacks.

NBC - Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents over CIA objections, sources say

Some former intelligence officers said they were alarmed at the detail revealed in the declassified document about Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Former Superman actor Dean Cain reveals he’s becoming an Ice agent to support Trump’s mass deportation agenda The actor will be sworn in ‘ASAP’ amid the federal agency’s recruitment drive and unprecedented immigration raids that have sparked protest across the US

Oh give me a fucking break. He's too soft and stupid. At least he fits the MAGA mold though.

Guardian - Former Superman actor Dean Cain reveals he’s becoming an ICI agent to support Trump’s mass deportation agenda

On the nose...

What Conservatives Are Really Trying To Conserve From segregation to gerrymandering, the playbook hasn’t changed.

From segregation to gerrymandering, the playbook hasn’t changed.