Horselaugh
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Horselaugh
@horselaugh.bsky.social
· Oct 7
Probably most. The GOP has prevailed by dumbing down their message to a series of buzzwords that their voters can recognize w/o having to think or understand issues. Obamacare is one; some others: woke, trans, antifa, radical-left. The party thinks its followers are stupid, so it uses them as tools.
Might as well. It's not like he has job responsibilities, since he's delegated all decision-making and implementation to others (and he's no more qualified than they are anyway).
Starting in the early hours of December 25 and ending in the evening, President Donald Trump posted over a hundred times on his social media site Truth Social.
Trump spent Christmas Posting Over a Hundred Times on Truth Social
Someone was stirring at Mar-a-Lago.
www.motherjones.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Might as well. It's not like he has job responsibilities, since he's delegated all decision-making and implementation to others (and he's no more qualified than they are anyway).
#MerryChristmas, for real!
ICE tore apart families. This immigrant-led group brought back some Christmas joy
ICE tore apart families. This immigrant-led group brought back some Christmas joy
Barrio Power, a grassroots collective, found immigrant families were stressed about the holidays. So, they called out to the community for help. After 900 gifts and nearly $15,000 were donated, the organization provided Christmas gifts to over 130 families.
www.latimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#MerryChristmas, for real!
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist awards the #Trump Administration the "Snidely Whiplash™ Shitty, Petty Cruelty Prize" for its decision to end "environmental justice" based on "illegal DEI" by pulling $ that would have ended human waste backing into Alabama homes. See "Gene Weingarten" on Substack.
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist awards the #Trump Administration the "Snidely Whiplash™ Shitty, Petty Cruelty Prize" for its decision to end "environmental justice" based on "illegal DEI" by pulling $ that would have ended human waste backing into Alabama homes. See "Gene Weingarten" on Substack.
Does that mean when he deports Venezuelans who are in the US this Christmas, he'll have to send them elsewhere, like Uganda? #MerryChristmas!
Many thousands of Venezuelans have found themselves stranded abroad or alone at home this holiday, prevented from gathering with relatives after President Trump declared the airspace around Venezuela closed more than three weeks ago.
With Airspace Closed, a Lonely Christmas for Many Venezuelans
The holidays usually bring home huge numbers from the Venezuelan diaspora. But this year, after international airlines halted almost all service, many people are spending Christmas alone and on edge.
nyti.ms
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Does that mean when he deports Venezuelans who are in the US this Christmas, he'll have to send them elsewhere, like Uganda? #MerryChristmas!
Know how some parents worry a bit that when their kids learn there's no Santa Claus they'll feel betrayed and unable to trust adults again? How about when they learn the US doesn't have a respectable and respectful #POTUS? #MerryChristmas!
President Trump participated in calls with kids today to discuss Santa Claus' travels being tracked by NORAD's, a tradition now in its 70th year. Less traditional were some of Trump's comments.
Trump tells child he wants to ensure "bad Santa" isn't "infiltrating" U.S.
www.axios.com/2025/12/25/t...
Trump tells child he wants to ensure "bad Santa" isn't "infiltrating" U.S.
www.axios.com/2025/12/25/t...
Trump tells kid in Christmas call he wants to ensure "bad Santa" isn't "infiltrating" U.S.
Another child told him she didn't want Santa to bring coal, to which Trump replied: "You mean clean, beautiful coal."
www.axios.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Know how some parents worry a bit that when their kids learn there's no Santa Claus they'll feel betrayed and unable to trust adults again? How about when they learn the US doesn't have a respectable and respectful #POTUS? #MerryChristmas!
Merry Christmas to everyone who thought AI was coming for their jobs!
Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone who thought AI was coming for their jobs!
This must be the Administration's idea of a heartwarming holiday reunion story. (Details: Irish citizen, a green-card holder who has been in the US since age 11, was detained nearly 5 months for 2 misdemeanor charges from more than 10 years ago.) Merry Christmas!
Grandmother freed from jail just in time for Christmas after months of ICE detention
Grandmother freed from jail just in time for Christmas after months of ICE detention
A Missouri grandmother has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention after being held for months.
www.1011now.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This must be the Administration's idea of a heartwarming holiday reunion story. (Details: Irish citizen, a green-card holder who has been in the US since age 11, was detained nearly 5 months for 2 misdemeanor charges from more than 10 years ago.) Merry Christmas!
So Trump is getting his wish: His policies spell the end for a thriving community where immigrants were welcomed, worked hard to achieve middle-class lives, and saw their kids succeed in school.
Tyson Foods is closing its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000.
An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs
Tyson Foods is closing its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000.
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
So Trump is getting his wish: His policies spell the end for a thriving community where immigrants were welcomed, worked hard to achieve middle-class lives, and saw their kids succeed in school.
This has to be one of the most revealing, and at the same time most intriguing, things in the #Epsteinfiles. It speaks volumes about Trump's attitude toward women. Gotta wonder if the woman in the picture had any idea how it was going to be used.
FROM THE FILES: Epstein is photographed holding a large check bearing Trump’s signature with his arm around an unidentified female. The check appears to be the same one shown in Epstein’s bday book, where a longtime Mar-a-Lago member joked about Epstein selling a “fully depreciated” woman to Trump.
December 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This has to be one of the most revealing, and at the same time most intriguing, things in the #Epsteinfiles. It speaks volumes about Trump's attitude toward women. Gotta wonder if the woman in the picture had any idea how it was going to be used.
I guess any moment now our so-called #POTUS will ban travelers from Portugal because the killer was reportedly a Portuguese national.
The Trump administration halted the US green card lottery program, which it said was used by the suspect in the Brown University shooting and killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.
Trump Suspends Green Card Lottery After Brown, MIT Attacks (1)
The Trump administration halted the US green card lottery program, which it said was used by the suspect in the Brown University shooting and killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I guess any moment now our so-called #POTUS will ban travelers from Portugal because the killer was reportedly a Portuguese national.
To hear Trump tell it, you'd think refugees are a drain on the American economy. Fun fact from the @WSJ: Between 2005 and 2019, refugees used $724 billion in aid including Medicare, food stamps, & SSI, but during that period, they PAID $16 billon MORE--totaling $739 billion--in taxes.
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
To hear Trump tell it, you'd think refugees are a drain on the American economy. Fun fact from the @WSJ: Between 2005 and 2019, refugees used $724 billion in aid including Medicare, food stamps, & SSI, but during that period, they PAID $16 billon MORE--totaling $739 billion--in taxes.
Not just "continue to be," they take it to a whole new level! One man quoted in the article said he wants people he and his date "pass on the street to say that we go well together." Life is not Instagram-ready performance art, people! (No wonder marriage rates are dropping.)
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
Suggested headline rewrite:
Generation After Generation, Young People Continue To Be Shallow And Vain AF
Suggested headline rewrite:
Generation After Generation, Young People Continue To Be Shallow And Vain AF
December 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Not just "continue to be," they take it to a whole new level! One man quoted in the article said he wants people he and his date "pass on the street to say that we go well together." Life is not Instagram-ready performance art, people! (No wonder marriage rates are dropping.)
And let's not forget how ludicrous it is that Noem deported a US citizen combat veteran ON THE ORDERS OF THE MOST FAMOUS DRAFT-DODGER IN THE UNITED STATES! It's true ya can't make this stuff up!
Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner confronted Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Thursday, accusing her of deporting a U.S. Army combat veteran who was shot during his time in the service.
RI congressman calls out Secretary Noem for deporting veteran
Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner confronted Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Thursday, accusing her of deporting a U.S. Army combat veteran who was shot during his time in the s…
www.wpri.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
And let's not forget how ludicrous it is that Noem deported a US citizen combat veteran ON THE ORDERS OF THE MOST FAMOUS DRAFT-DODGER IN THE UNITED STATES! It's true ya can't make this stuff up!
Reposted by Horselaugh
This deported Veteran is a close friend of mine. My heart aches for him and his family. He is a hero, who needed assistance and tolerance from the country he served. He was awarded a Purple Heart Medal after being shot twice. They chose to punish him. It’s shameful. Sae Joon Park is a hero.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This deported Veteran is a close friend of mine. My heart aches for him and his family. He is a hero, who needed assistance and tolerance from the country he served. He was awarded a Purple Heart Medal after being shot twice. They chose to punish him. It’s shameful. Sae Joon Park is a hero.
How about deporting the immigrants who were waiting at Faneuil Hall to take the Oath of Allegiance as US citizens? If that's not illegal, it ought to be.
GOLDMAN: If your department deports anyone with an ongoing asylum application, you are violating the law, correct?
KRISTI NOEM: Joe Biden left us--
GOLDMAN: I'm not asking about Joe Biden
NOEM: *keeps talking over him*
GOLDMAN: The answer is yes
KRISTI NOEM: Joe Biden left us--
GOLDMAN: I'm not asking about Joe Biden
NOEM: *keeps talking over him*
GOLDMAN: The answer is yes
December 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
How about deporting the immigrants who were waiting at Faneuil Hall to take the Oath of Allegiance as US citizens? If that's not illegal, it ought to be.
Did she say anything in the hearing that wasn't a lie?
BREAKING: Congressman Moskowitz has confirmed that the FEMA meeting Kristi Noem claimed she left today’s hearing to attend was cancelled.
Kristi Noem Caught Lying About Why She Left Committee Hearing Early
Congressman Moskowitz has confirmed that the FEMA meeting Noem left today's hearing for was cancelled.
meidasnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Did she say anything in the hearing that wasn't a lie?
But, but, but, he looked like an illegal immigrant to her!
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
But, but, but, he looked like an illegal immigrant to her!
Who was it that said never underestimate the ability of citizens to vote against their own best interests?
Republicans in Congress are on a path to letting enhanced ObamaCare subsidies expire at the end of the year, a result that could amount to a dismissal — or, depending on your perspective, a betrayal — of the MAGA populism that was ascendant in the party.
thehill.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Who was it that said never underestimate the ability of citizens to vote against their own best interests?
.@WSJ on 12/6: "Consumers sour on economy." Also 12/6 WSJ: Meanwhile, nearly all White House sr. staff try (in vain) to get #POTUS to focus on economy. Among his top economic advisors: Rollins, Miller, Navarro. My take: If you think it's bad now, just wait.
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
.@WSJ on 12/6: "Consumers sour on economy." Also 12/6 WSJ: Meanwhile, nearly all White House sr. staff try (in vain) to get #POTUS to focus on economy. Among his top economic advisors: Rollins, Miller, Navarro. My take: If you think it's bad now, just wait.
This. Is. An. Outrage. I hope someone will publish their names and the states where they live so honest and welcoming Americans can demand that their Senators and Representatives pressure the gov't to right this wrong and give them the citizenship they've earned.
These were people already approved to be naturalized, yet they were stopped solely because of their countries of origin. MAGA keeps saying, “If they wanted to be in this country, they should have done it the right way.” Well, they did. And the administration still blocked them. Cruelty is the point.
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This. Is. An. Outrage. I hope someone will publish their names and the states where they live so honest and welcoming Americans can demand that their Senators and Representatives pressure the gov't to right this wrong and give them the citizenship they've earned.
Reposted by Horselaugh
Anti-ICE poster spotted in Portland, Oregon
December 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Anti-ICE poster spotted in Portland, Oregon
So what will its new name be? Trumpball? Will the objects that are kicked, passed, and fumbled be called "Trumpballs?"
5 minutes after FIFA gives him a fake medal Trump wants to rename American football.
December 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So what will its new name be? Trumpball? Will the objects that are kicked, passed, and fumbled be called "Trumpballs?"
I guess thugs who have no respect for the law can't be expected to respect lawmakers. What do the other members of Arizona's Congressional delegation think?
Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva was in the vicinity of an ICE raid at one of her favorite taco restaurants when she was attacked.
ICE Goons Pepper-Spray Newly Sworn-In Congresswoman
Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva was in the vicinity of an ICE raid at one of her favorite taco restaurants when she was attacked.
trib.al
December 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I guess thugs who have no respect for the law can't be expected to respect lawmakers. What do the other members of Arizona's Congressional delegation think?
Reposted by Horselaugh
Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
Good. Hoping it prompts many questions that can only be answered with further releases from the #Epstein files and estate.
A federal judge ordered the release of grand-jury transcripts from the Justice Department’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in Florida, citing a new law mandating that files be made public.
Judge Orders Release of Epstein Florida Grand-Jury Transcripts
Congress passed a new law, cited by the judge, requiring that files related to the convicted sex offender be made public.
on.wsj.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Good. Hoping it prompts many questions that can only be answered with further releases from the #Epstein files and estate.