Ah, another holiday, another ghoulish display of cheer from the First Family. The Trumps spent Easter weekend in Florida at the future site of an FBI raid, Mar-a-Lago. While there, they posed for photos outside of Easter service at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, each member silently communicating a different kind of distress signal to the gathered press.

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This photo looks like the poster for a Stephen Soderbergh movie about people who fail miserably to stage a heist and scream at each other for the entire running time. Cate Blanchett has already been nominated for it.

Nothing says Easter cheer like standing in the blazing sun, staring into the middle distance, trying to make sense of your life. Not smiling, not speaking, just staring. Directly. Into. The. Sun.

Later in the day, first lady Melania Trump posted a similarly ominous holiday greeting on her Twitter and, honestly, at this point I wouldn't expect anything less.

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In terms of visual non sequiturs, it's doesn't quite rank as high as the time Mrs. Trump posted a photo of a dolphin with the caption "What is she thinking?", but boy is it close.

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What is she thinking? pic.twitter.com/rFufrgMb — MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) August 10, 2012

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With respect to the Easter photo, props to Mrs. Trump for staying on the theme of "David S. Pumpkins x Martha Stewart" that she first perfected with the White House's Holidays in Mordor decorations. You have to admire this family's commitment to trying to find a way to visually represent a blood-curdling scream. Never has the Vignette feature on Instagram been put to more perplexing yet effective use. Like all great art, the image leaves the viewer with more questions than answers, chief among them being, "Isn't Easter supposed to be a happy time?"

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One presumes that this image was taken inside of Mar-a-lago, perhaps in a ballroom or the place where they perform the body-snatching ceremonies. It's unclear because it is the only photo that Mrs. Trump posted and she doesn't elaborate. Of course, it's well known that photography is frowned upon in Mar-a-lago because most of the guests do not show up on film.

One does wonder what, besides a blood sacrifice, is being planned for this room. The dangling chandelier over pastel balloons suggests Phantom of the Opera as performed by the cast of Muppet Babies. So, that's something to look forward to, I guess.

What is actually happening, though? The balloon arch leading to the slightly terrifying bunnies at the end suggest that someone is about to married to a haunted toy. Again, would not say no this but I just need some further details. What is the menu for the reception? Is it an interfaith ceremony? The invitation was scribbled in crayon like "REDRUM" from The Shining; was that intentional?

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Whatever happened in this room, with it's possessed figurines and its chairs filled with ghosts, I hope it was everything the Trumps imagined and more. The White House did not release very detailed plans about how the first family chose to celebrate Easter, but they did fly back to Washington early on Monday to supervise the annual Easter Egg roll. Unfortunately, this year's Easter Egg hunt was cancelled after it was revealed that all the eggs had accidentally been hidden in off-shore accounts and foreign construction projects. Ah well, maybe next year.

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