Michelle Horlacher
@michellehorlacher.bsky.social
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Thanks for reposting @hcrichardson.bsky.social. An important story that got overlooked a bit this weekend with all the other news.
How much has Operation Midway Blitz cost the federal government so far? The Trump administration isn't saying, so for the @chicagotribune.com I came up with a rough -- but conservative -- estimate of $59 million and counting. Check out more at this gift link www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
Cost of Operation Midway Blitz: $59M and counting
A Tribune review of court filings, databases and other public records detailing the scope of the incursion and typical costs shows how much the federal government has spent since September.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Thanks for reposting @hcrichardson.bsky.social. An important story that got overlooked a bit this weekend with all the other news.
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Q: "Is the Cuban government the Trump administration's next target?"
Rubio: "The Cuban government is a huge problem."
Q: "So is that a yes?"
Rubio: "I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes."
Rubio: "The Cuban government is a huge problem."
Q: "So is that a yes?"
Rubio: "I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes."
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Q: "Is the Cuban government the Trump administration's next target?"
Rubio: "The Cuban government is a huge problem."
Q: "So is that a yes?"
Rubio: "I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes."
Rubio: "The Cuban government is a huge problem."
Q: "So is that a yes?"
Rubio: "I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes."
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Its...not an unreasonable question to ask who is running a country of 30 million people after you kidnapped its President. Its not a gotcha or optics, its pretty important.
WELKER: Mr. Secretary, are you running Venezuela right now?
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Its...not an unreasonable question to ask who is running a country of 30 million people after you kidnapped its President. Its not a gotcha or optics, its pretty important.
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Trump: “Russia wants Ukraine to succeed.” Putin: LMAO. www.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...
December 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Trump: “Russia wants Ukraine to succeed.” Putin: LMAO. www.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...
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Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller with seats at the table at Mar-a-Lago meeting with Zelenskyy.
December 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller with seats at the table at Mar-a-Lago meeting with Zelenskyy.
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This is essentially the plot of The Sound of Music.
"Any artist cancelling their show at the Trump Kennedy Center over political differences isn't courageous or principled—they are selfish, intolerant, and have failed to meet the basic duty of a public artist: to perform for all people"- Kennedy Center spokesperson Roma Daravi
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
www.npr.org
December 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This is essentially the plot of The Sound of Music.
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White House rebuffs Catholic bishops' appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement
apnews.com/article/flor...
apnews.com/article/flor...
White House rebuffs Catholic bishops' appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement
Florida's Catholic bishops have appealed to President Donald Trump to pause immigration enforcement during the Christmas holidays.
apnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
White House rebuffs Catholic bishops' appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement
apnews.com/article/flor...
apnews.com/article/flor...
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And there goes MAGA’s latest talking point.
Bill Clinton just called on Trump to release the full Epstein Files, including all documents mentioning both Trump and Clinton.
“Refusal to do so will confirm the widespread suspicion the DOJ’s actions to date are not about transparency, but about insinuation.”
“Refusal to do so will confirm the widespread suspicion the DOJ’s actions to date are not about transparency, but about insinuation.”
December 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
And there goes MAGA’s latest talking point.
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ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
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Ahmed al Ahmed is an incredible hero who risked his life for others during the mass shootings of our Jewish brothers and sisters in Australia.
December 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed is an incredible hero who risked his life for others during the mass shootings of our Jewish brothers and sisters in Australia.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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They would never let me into this country if I weren't already here
In addition to 5 years of social media history, CBP would also require tourists to provide all phone numbers used over that period, any email addresses used in the past decade, DNA and iris scans, and the names, addresses, birthdates and birthplaces of family members
Including children
Including children
December 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They would never let me into this country if I weren't already here
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The Heritage Foundation is cracking
December 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Heritage Foundation is cracking
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This is what it looks like when an attempt at authoritarian consolidation stalls out. The wheels are coming off the bus
Showing they won’t be bullied, Indiana Senate votes against GOP gerrymander. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Blow to Trump, Indiana Rejects GOP Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
This is what it looks like when an attempt at authoritarian consolidation stalls out. The wheels are coming off the bus
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“Ferreira denied the claims and in court filings accused Leavitt of abuse, saying on the day of her baby shower he had drunkenly pushed her, punched walls and broken doors.”
December 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“Ferreira denied the claims and in court filings accused Leavitt of abuse, saying on the day of her baby shower he had drunkenly pushed her, punched walls and broken doors.”
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WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
December 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
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Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
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Keystone Kash, his girlfriend, and her friends having the time of their lives using and abusing taxpayer funded resources and civil servants. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Keystone Kash, his girlfriend, and her friends having the time of their lives using and abusing taxpayer funded resources and civil servants. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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Ever mindful of the visuals, he gathers a giant group of old white people to surround him and support him while he spews his vile racist rants.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Ever mindful of the visuals, he gathers a giant group of old white people to surround him and support him while he spews his vile racist rants.
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Trump's Truth Social account just posted this video, showing an animated figure in a Guy Fawkes mask calling for the prosecution of members of Congress.
It's clearly meant to invoke imagery from the Anonymous hacker group, which anyone can do and hasn't actually meant anything for about a decade.
It's clearly meant to invoke imagery from the Anonymous hacker group, which anyone can do and hasn't actually meant anything for about a decade.
December 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Trump's Truth Social account just posted this video, showing an animated figure in a Guy Fawkes mask calling for the prosecution of members of Congress.
It's clearly meant to invoke imagery from the Anonymous hacker group, which anyone can do and hasn't actually meant anything for about a decade.
It's clearly meant to invoke imagery from the Anonymous hacker group, which anyone can do and hasn't actually meant anything for about a decade.
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The secretary of defense throwing a top military official under the bus to protect himself. A beacon of integrity.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The secretary of defense throwing a top military official under the bus to protect himself. A beacon of integrity.