We dive into the major news from the last week. Yes... we discuss Charlie Kirk. No. We do not insult him. No. We do not make him a martyr. No. We do not condone violence. All links for this episode found here:

• Charlie Kirk's shooter
• Vance Boelter voted Republican in 2024 presidential election
• Bullets found with messages after Kirk shooting
• People getting fired for celebrating Kirk murder
• Lisa Cook stays on Fed board as Trump presses for lower interest rates
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/lisa-cook-s-bank-documents-appear-to-contradict-trump-administration-s-mortgage-fraud-allegations/ar-AA1MsnKA
• Lawmaker Asserts Trump's Possible Guilt In Epstein Case To Nervous CNN Anchor
• Trump’s credibility challenged in Qatar and Poland

• LGBTQIA

• Iowa to pay Trans student over bathroom ban

• SCOTUS rules on SC trans bathroom ban

• PolitiFact | Are trans people ‘statistically’ more prone to commit gun violence? Data shows a different picture

• America's largest gun lobby speaks out as Trump admin mulls possible trans firearms ban
• THE BIRTHDAY BOOK IS HERE: Epstein Estate Documents - First Production - Google Drive

International, National, Oklahoma, LGBTQ+ news all filtered through our red state lesbian lens. This week had a LOT to cover. We will have a lot to update from this episode on next week's show. Recorded on Sunday morning. Links for this episode found here:

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/04/nx-s1-5525885/rfk-cdc-hhs-senate-finance

https://nypost.com/2025/08/28/us-news/minneapolis-school-shooter-robin-westman-confessed-he-was-tired-of-being-trans/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/politics/takeaways-rfk-jr-hearing-health

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/politics/transgender-firearms-justice-department-second-amendment?Date=20250904&Profile=cnn&utm_content=1757007565&utm_medium=social&utm_source=threads&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5EOa2BlWrP-195BcwBAlILQ4nZse_WcWTp9JT6pbScF2rJ9nRS8CIe1hvDSg_aem_Sc1IduCNT0QvSSwsTPcwQw

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https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/04/nx-s1-5525885/rfk-cdc-hhs-senate-finance

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-fbi-informant-epstein-speaker-johnson/

https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/supreme-court-tariffs-trump-appeal-rcna229021

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/3/whats-behind-donald-trumps-plan-to-move-us-space-command-to-alabama

https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4291622/trump-announces-relocation-of-us-space-command/

https://courtscast.com/google-dodges-chrome-breakup-but-ordered-to-hand-rivals-the-keys-to-its-data/

https://www.epi.org/blog/trump-is-the-biggest-union-buster-in-u-s-history-more-than-1-million-federal-workers-collective-bargaining-rights-are-at-risk/

https://www.newson6.com/story/68ba0e537b47f363b8e09c7e/tulsa-homeless-encampments-operation-governor-stitt

https://kfor.com/news/oklahoma-education/oklahoma-watch-osde-chief-policy-advisor-paid-six-figures-rarely-comes-to-work/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-legal-losses-national-guard-tariffs-rcna228941

Another Wild Week in the Politisphere. We cover soft secession, Sandwich guy, Trump tariffs, Alligator Alcatraz shutdown, CDC Director fired, Firefighters detained by CBP during a fire, Oklahoma drama (money mismanaged, OK Rep Ty Burns resigns, Walters Purity Test), LGBTQIA Happenings (OK Rural Pride, Pulse Sidewalk Memorial fight, Supreme Court decision) and more! All links used for this episode found below. Follow us on TikTok, IG, and FB @LeftistLezzies!

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy983g8jr5do

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5520698/alligator-alcatraz-detention-facility-empty

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/14/nx-s1-5501628/alligator-alcatraz-court-desantis-trump-dhs

https://www.kgou.org/politics-and-government/2025-08-29/oklahoma-state-auditor-flags-nearly-100-million-in-mismanaged-pandemic-relief-dollars-in-new-report

https://www.ice.gov/about-ice/ero/protected-areas#:~:text=DHS%20Directive%20Enforcement%20Actions%20in,in%20or%20Near%20Protected%20Areas

https://oklahomavoice.com/2025/08/30/oklahoma-lawmaker-resigns-following-guilty-plea-to-domestic-violence-charges/

https://www.myheraldreview.com/free_access/19-democratic-governors-including-arizonas-warn-trump-not-to-send-troops-to-their-states/article_6121a628-70a5-4c05-96c4-5d850afe60c2.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/chicago-mayor-signs-order-blueprint-fighting-potential-trump-crackdown-rcna228212

https://abcnews.go.com/US/list-individuals-including-lisa-cook-targeted-trump-administration/story?id=124968309

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/walters-america-first-teacher-test-212951240.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/chicago-mayor-signs-order-blueprint-fighting-potential-trump-crackdown-rcna228212

https://www.mediamatters.org/supreme-court/right-wing-media-endorse-potential-supreme-court-challenge-same-sex-marriage

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/protesters-rally-fort-lauderdale-florida-removal-rainbow-crosswalks/

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/man-arrested-pulse-site-fhp-troopers-during-rainbow-crosswalk-protest

Hitting back on the stories we have already covered and added some new ones in. Trump's coming after mail-in ballots, using the military to flex force in blue cities and threatening more, and there's a gerrymandering battle in GOP states across the Union. Links for this episode can be found here:

https://www.wunc.org/politics/2025-08-22/north-carolina-gerrymandering-redistricting-texas

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/tit-for-tat-gerrymandering-wars-won-t-end-soon-20841899.php

https://www.newsweek.com/gavin-newsom-california-redistricting-supreme-court-win-2116767

https://wisconsinwatch.org/2025/08/trump-election-mail-paper-ballots-voting-machines-fact-checking-claims/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-planning-a-military-takeover-of-more-us-cities/ar-AA1L39Lz?ocid=BingNewsSerp

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-signed-more-than-200-bills-into-law-here-s-the-list/ar-AA1L2UuU?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Nashville Pride sounds alarm, seeks $250K in donations to save LGBTQ parade

UGA, Georgia Southern drop LGBTQ terms from nondiscrimination policies

Hillary Clinton Urges LGBTQ Couples to Marry Before Supreme Court Threatens National Rights

Florida Officials Remove Rainbow Crosswalk at Orlando's Pulse

RURAL PRIDE LGBTQ Persecution in the United States - Lavender Scare | Watch

Texas contradicts itself in redistricting case | The Texas Tribune

Texas’s New Map Is Racial Division by Another Name | TIME

Trump vows to try banning mail-in voting before 2026 midterm elections

Almost a third of 2024 voters voted by mail, research shows

citations-mail-voting-states.pdf

Map Shows States Where Mail-in Voting Is Most—and Least—Popular - Newsweek

We condensed a LOT of content into one episode! From SCROTUS (mmmmmhmm) to Zizians to Newsom and more, all the links used to research the episode found here:

RURAL PRIDE