Laura Toffenetti
@ltoff.bsky.social
retired teacher, writer, quilter, native flowers fan, Senior advisor to Rohingya Culture Center in Chicago which provides support to Rohingya refugees who have fled the genocide in Myanmar.
Yeah... making shit up is a shitty thing to do. And MAGA does it ALL THE TIME!
False GOP statistics increased by 87% this week:
They're Just Making Shit Up - Racket
Plus ICE gets cold, questioning Waymo, and answers about the Lutsen Lodge fire in today's Flyover newsletter.
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December 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Yeah... making shit up is a shitty thing to do. And MAGA does it ALL THE TIME!
I hate these people... These immigrants go through EXTREME VETTING before being allowed into this country. They come expecting to be living in the best country in the world. Sadly we can no longer claim to be the best. On the contrary. We are a mess.
December 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I hate these people... These immigrants go through EXTREME VETTING before being allowed into this country. They come expecting to be living in the best country in the world. Sadly we can no longer claim to be the best. On the contrary. We are a mess.
Well deserved, sir! Ha!
December 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Well deserved, sir! Ha!
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OMG, further Proof of Trump’s Big Lie and proof Trump is Inciting Violence. Recently he stated that the six Members of Congress that reminded Our Proud Military, that their Oath states it is OK to not follow an Illegal Order, enraged Trump, who said All Six should be Killed. No military, NO COUP👊⚖️🇺🇸😎
December 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
OMG, further Proof of Trump’s Big Lie and proof Trump is Inciting Violence. Recently he stated that the six Members of Congress that reminded Our Proud Military, that their Oath states it is OK to not follow an Illegal Order, enraged Trump, who said All Six should be Killed. No military, NO COUP👊⚖️🇺🇸😎
This is well said. Trump is exhausting like any two year old.
December 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is well said. Trump is exhausting like any two year old.
What's with his latest thing about God being happy with him? Who exactly is running this White House?
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 2:45 PM
What's with his latest thing about God being happy with him? Who exactly is running this White House?
It's so hard to deal with an idiot who has no shame...
I give it six months before he’s donning a military uniform and giving four-hour speeches from balconies.
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
December 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It's so hard to deal with an idiot who has no shame...
hasn't united people in his own country, however.
Update on this story from a month ago.
The winner of the first FIFA Peace Prize is …
Donald J. Trump. What a surprise.
The winner of the first FIFA Peace Prize is …
Donald J. Trump. What a surprise.
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
hasn't united people in his own country, however.
no surprises here. A rapist allowing rape
It's hard to explain to normies how much effort Trump is putting into anti-trans policies.
This is like the 12th thing just this week. And there were 12 things the week before, and 12 things the week before that. There will be 12 things next week.
This is almost everything the government is doing.
This is like the 12th thing just this week. And there were 12 things the week before, and 12 things the week before that. There will be 12 things next week.
This is almost everything the government is doing.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
no surprises here. A rapist allowing rape
release the Epstein files
Fox & Friends and Pam Bondi are now sensationalizing specific instances of Somalis being charged with crimes in Minnesota to demonize the whole population
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
release the Epstein files
I feel like I'm in the wrong universe.
A fair trade off: extreme weather, species extinction, loss of habitable land, and more disease in exchange for bringing back the Woody. Hooray.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I feel like I'm in the wrong universe.
And in the holiday spirit!
This is Mr. Paworotti. His favorite Christmas song is Howl-lelujah. If you'll excuse him, his solo is coming up. 13/10 (TT: therealpaworotti)
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
And in the holiday spirit!
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Rand Paul: "Secretary Hegseth said he had no knowledge of this and it did not happen. It was fake news. It didn't happen. And then the next day, from the podium of the WH, they're saying it did happen. So either he was lying to us on Sunday or he's incompetent and didn't know what had happened."
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Rand Paul: "Secretary Hegseth said he had no knowledge of this and it did not happen. It was fake news. It didn't happen. And then the next day, from the podium of the WH, they're saying it did happen. So either he was lying to us on Sunday or he's incompetent and didn't know what had happened."
only it's not at all funny
I just find it hilarious that his whole cabinet is sloberring praise all over him with ridiculous hyperbole and he is falling asleep while they're doing it.
You couldn't write comedy better than this. It's better than VEEP.
You couldn't write comedy better than this. It's better than VEEP.
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
only it's not at all funny
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RIP Gwendolyn Brooks, first African American poet to win Pulitzer prize, died this day in 2000.
“We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.”
“Live not for Battles Won.
Live not for The-End-of-the-Song.
Live in the along.”
“We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.”
“Live not for Battles Won.
Live not for The-End-of-the-Song.
Live in the along.”
December 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
RIP Gwendolyn Brooks, first African American poet to win Pulitzer prize, died this day in 2000.
“We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.”
“Live not for Battles Won.
Live not for The-End-of-the-Song.
Live in the along.”
“We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.”
“Live not for Battles Won.
Live not for The-End-of-the-Song.
Live in the along.”
Invader...I feel like we've been invaded by Trumpians not ordinary people
Interesting. I don't recall the Democrats demanding any of these things. This Nazi is doing that thing where they add or take away a word or two to change the meaning. Gotta keep the MAGA cult happy.
December 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Invader...I feel like we've been invaded by Trumpians not ordinary people
What is truly amazing is that they allowed all this footage of these idiots praising a president who is obviously sound asleep
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
What is truly amazing is that they allowed all this footage of these idiots praising a president who is obviously sound asleep
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
LOOK AT THIS CLOWN SHOW!
While Cabinet members praise his energy and fitness, Trump sleeps.
No satire in the history of film and television has ever been this on the mark.
No satire in the history of film and television has ever been this on the mark.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
LOOK AT THIS CLOWN SHOW!
The king has no clothes
Trump: "There's a group of people out there that have been very successful and we've already starting talking to them. We're doing ballrooms, we're doing arch, we have a thing that's being planned that's gonna be a great tribute to the country, as you know. The arch."
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The king has no clothes
They think he controls the weather? I thought they thought Jews controlled the weather!!🙄
oh come ON
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
They think he controls the weather? I thought they thought Jews controlled the weather!!🙄
Reposted by Laura Toffenetti
This guy complaining about people being in "air-conditioned offices."
Where were you, Pete, when you were watching your murder-strike livestream?
Where were you, Pete, when you were watching your murder-strike livestream?
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This guy complaining about people being in "air-conditioned offices."
Where were you, Pete, when you were watching your murder-strike livestream?
Where were you, Pete, when you were watching your murder-strike livestream?
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He seems to be constantly fighting 'wokeness' these days...
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
He seems to be constantly fighting 'wokeness' these days...
Aargh!!!
I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Aargh!!!
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good grief this is nuts
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
good grief this is nuts