Veteran. Blogger. Pen pal to the world.https://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzlw5qdzgc2yPresident Donald Trump may have made the decision to launch the war that tanked voters’ support for the GOP and dealt them a midterm shellacking. But the historic losses are accelerating a push to pin the blame on someone else: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.05 Nov 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzlw5qdzgc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzlw2x5ctk2yPresident Donald Trump realized his administration’s approach to immigration had become a problem — not after the deaths of two Americans at the hands of ICE, but when his wife complained about her friends getting caught up in the crackdown.05 Nov 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzlw2x5ctk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzlvpvynqk2yPresident Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation that he said will prevent future changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as he has redesigned them.05 Nov 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzlvpvynqk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzlhyabvxc2zFollowing the Republican Party’s shellacking in the midterm elections on Tuesday, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to rage about the fact that the Senate had yet to take up legislation to end daylight saving time.05 Nov 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzlhyabvxc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzldjjym4k2hInsiders say the US secretary of state and White House national security adviser is preparing for the race to be the Republican nominee in November 2028, with Vice President J. D. Vance currently his main rival.05 Nov 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzldjjym4k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzldgyxjm22h“Donald Trump just had a mental breakdown on Fox News over the midterm elections. MAGA, this is what ‘cope’ and ‘crying harder’ looks like,” wrote Ed Krassenstein, a prominent liberal influencer, in a social media post on X to his more than 1 million followers.05 Nov 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzldgyxjm22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzke3cvi5c2qCryptocurrency punters think President Donald Trump is most likely to pardon Elon Musk, as veteran investor Ross Gerber said the Republican midterm defeat could create problems for the world’s richest person.05 Nov 2026 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzke3cvi5c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzkdyjgtnk2qPentagon chief Pete Hegseth faces impeachment accusations when Congress returns after the midterm elections, and others, including President Donald Trump, could be investigated for alleged misconduct as Democrats return to power.05 Nov 2026 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzkdyjgtnk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzk5glfyuc2pElon Musk's SpaceX is moving ahead with plans to build a nationwide cellular network, selecting Qualcomm to provide key technology for tens of thousands of cell sites that it plans to begin deploying next year.05 Nov 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzk5glfyuc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzk5dpomak2pFrom Washington, D.C., to Anchorage, Alaska, federal courts have repeatedly ruled against the Trump administration’s efforts to control state elections. Despite Democrats’ fears, the administration caused no Election Day mayhem.05 Nov 2026 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzk5dpomak2phttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzk57jnn6c2pPresident Donald Trump‘s Justice Department sent letters to all 50 states reminding them to hold on to their election records. The department warned that those who fail to do so could face criminal penalties.05 Nov 2026 05:30 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzk57jnn6c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzk4yrvz5s2pThe GOP's election-night defeat has unleashed a wave of finger-pointing inside the House Republican conference, with members questioning whether Speaker Mike Johnson or any of the other top deputies can survive next week's leadership elections.05 Nov 2026 05:26 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzk4yrvz5s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzk4wo6sl22pMusk funneled $446 million to back GOP candidates, most of it to races in Texas.05 Nov 2026 05:25 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzk4wo6sl22phttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzk4dviyw226"Are you religious?" "What does your religion teach about marriage?" "Do you personally believe those teachings?" "Does your spouse?" And: "Do those beliefs actually govern your decisions?"05 Nov 2026 05:14 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzk4dviyw226https://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzk4c5yzc22bWe can't say celebrity divorce causes ordinary people to divorce. But researchers have found something related and fascinating. A 2013 study called Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Unless Everyone Else Is Doing It Too examined decades of longitudinal data from the Framingham Heart Study.05 Nov 2026 05:14 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzk4c5yzc22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzk3vdx2k225A 2023 study in Demographic Research examined 145,461 couples in the Netherlands, combining Dutch Labor Force Survey data with administrative records from Statistics Netherlands.05 Nov 2026 05:06 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzk3vdx2k225https://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzjz5g6xdk2wDemocrats’ impending majority in Congress could put a broad swath of companies in the crosshairs, as reports suggest AI companies, defense contractors, and more are bracing for greater scrutiny—especially if they allied with the Trump administration.05 Nov 2026 04:17 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzjz5g6xdk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzjjwbpxk22jDemocratic senator Jon Ossoff has enjoyed a hugely successful night in the US midterm elections - and his odds of becoming the next American president have dramatically risen.04 Nov 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzjjwbpxk22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzjdzay5i227The vice president and the president’s son spent the final day before the midterm elections stumping for Republicans across Ohio and upstate New York, and nearly every candidate they boosted went down in defeat. There's a lesson to be learned here.04 Nov 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzjdzay5i227https://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mziuvayo6224“I have the ultimate power — it’s called ‘veto,’” President Trump told CBS News in a phone interview before polls first began to close in some states. Already, Trump appeared to make excuses for a potentially massive Republican loss.04 Nov 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mziuvayo6224https://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mziucuhrt224“President Trump was not on the ballot, and it’s proven that Trump voters show up when he is on the ballot,” a White House official said. “Also, candidate quality matters, and President Trump did a better job promoting many of the candidates on the ballot than the candidates did themselves.”04 Nov 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mziucuhrt224https://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzhtlucysc2zSpeaking with Fox anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, Trump brought up polling, saying a recent CNN poll had him at “99 percent approval in the Republican party.”04 Nov 2026 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhtlucysc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzhq6jkdlk2rU.S. Representative Mike Levin demanded answers from the government on November 1, 2026, after reports alleged that Russian officials maintained contact with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk regarding Ukraine's internet access.04 Nov 2026 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhq6jkdlk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzhn65qtw327Something that seems increasingly interesting in popular culture: A celebrity gets married. Five months later, headlines announce the divorce. Celebrity divorces receive enormous publicity. And that leads to a provocative question:04 Nov 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhn65qtw327https://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mzer3dq4ho2nMy mother was eighteen years old when she married my father. He was twenty-three. They had dated for approximately two years. They didn't live together before they married. And they didn't even spend all of those two years in the same place.03 Nov 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzer3dq4ho2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mz73b6vp5k2eDo you find classical or jazz music more relaxing?31 Oct 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz73b6vp5k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/laureanospires.bsky.social/post/3mz53gt4wnk26Do you cut your sandwich into rectangles or triangles?31 Oct 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:c3ceuiheixuczbjdd4ku6bww/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz53gt4wnk26