Deep-Chicken

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games, philosophy, public admin, policy, politics. street level & guerilla bureaucrat. imagining sisyphus happy. curing faults through attention. containing multitudes. theoria < poiesis < praxis. vires + artes + mores. 🗽⚖️🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ ✌️🤟🤘 📍Tallahassee, FL

A two-panel hand-drawn comic strip on textured paper featuring a minimalist stick-figure character with large, round eyes reacting while lying down.

In the first panel, the character is lying flat on their back on a tufted sofa, staring blankly upward with wide eyes, looking bored or lost in thought.

In the second panel, the character suddenly props themselves up on an elbow, turning their head with a surprised, wide-eyed expression and open mouth. A speech bubble above them reads, "Oh shit, for real?".

This popular reaction image meme is commonly used online to humorously show someone abruptly breaking out of a state of apathy or relaxation upon hearing shocking or intriguing news.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/oh-shit-for-real

Close-up photo of a blonde babrie doll with large voluminous hair, wide eyes, and bright orange-red lipstick. She wears a coral pink dress and pearl earrings. Her side-eyed expression gives her a comical, startled look. Disgusted Barbie or Shocked Barbie is a reaction image of a Mermaid Skipper Barbie doll with a shocked or disgusted look on her face, shot from an upward angle. The photograph first became the subject of memes in July 2023 and is most often used to represent emotions of surprise, shock, or disgust towards a subject. The meme is often used in image macros to represent the same emotions.

Hunter Biden dropping bars: "WTF timeline are we on. Someone called me the MAGA whisperer and I'll gladly take the title. Left, right, D or R we all want the same things. We're being divided on purpose by the Epstein Elite Oligarch class because as long as we're at each other's throats, they can get fat and rich off of our misery. The second we figure out we agree on more than we disagree, they're done. Love your neighbor. Be yourself. Radical honesty. No fucks given, no fucks taken. Everything else is just noise. (But still fuck Jake "Brick Tamland" Taller in any time line)

The All American Shot & a Beer

Promotional flyer titled "The All American Shot & a Beer" advertising a drink special for $5.

The center of the flyer features an image of a bottle of Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey on the left, a large plus sign (+) in the middle, and a pint glass of light golden beer with a frothy white head on the right. Above the plus sign, the price "$5" is written in a large, bold red font.

The text below the images reads:
"Jim Beam American Whiskey + Rudy’s Blonde Draft!!
Great Whiskey - Great Beer
Great Price!!
Only at Rudy’s"

The flyer has a clean white background with a mix of red and black bold lettering.

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On July 3rd, 2009, Andrew Hussie uploaded the first Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff comic to the MS Paint Adventures[5] website. In the comic, the bearded character Sweet Bro falls down a flight of stairs while carrying a stack of video games. During the course of his fall, Hella Jeff responds "I warned you about stairs bro! I told you dog!" "I Told You About Stairs" is a catchphrase from the webcomic series "Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff" written and drawn by MS Paint Adventures creator Andrew Hussie. The comic has become an in-joke within the Homestuck fandom and has been the subject of numerous parody videos and fan arts.

Line chart titled “Historic Gap Between S&P 500 (all-time high) & Consumer Sentiment (all-time low)” showing the S&P 500 rising to a record high around 6,800 while University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index falls to about 47.6, highlighting a wide divergence between stock market performance and consumer confidence from 2008 to 2026.

A two-panel comic strip featuring an aggressive white goose chasing a person.

In the top panel, a close-up of the goose's head shows it with an open beak, with a speech bubble that asks, "WHO WAS PRESIDENT IN 2020?"

In the bottom panel, the goose is shown in a full-body view, leaning forward and running toward the left. It repeats the question, "WHO WAS PRESIDENT IN 2020?" in another speech bubble as it chases a person whose lower body and arm are seen running away out of the frame.

This meme template is typically used to represent a persistenr person forcing a specific question or political argument upon someone who is trying to avoid the conversation.
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Illustrated map of the Strait of Hormuz showing a dashed red shipping route around the Arabian Peninsula after a blocked passage marked with a red X; an American football quarterback throws a small ship along the route toward a labeled “pickup point,” rerouting maritime traffic.

Meme featuring the "Meme Man" character, a 3D-rendered bald gray head, wearing a business suit with arms crossed. He stands in front of a digital stock market background filled with red declining numbers and a world map. A large orange arrow points sharply downward, and the text "not stonks" is displayed in a sans-serif font. This image is a variation of the "Stonks" meme, used to humorously represent financial loss, poor investments, or a failing economy. Stonks is an intentional misspelling of the word "stocks" which is often associated with a surreal meme featuring the character Meme Man standing in front of a picture representing the stock market followed by the caption "Stonks." The picture began seeing use as a reaction image online in jokes about making poor financial decisions. In the 2020s, the term "stonks" has come to be used within the Meme Stocks community to describe humorous investing in various companies as a means to manipulate the market.

Meme featuring the "Meme Man" character, a 3D-rendered bald gray head, wearing a business suit with arms crossed. He stands in front of a digital stock market background filled with red declining numbers and a world map. A large orange arrow points sharply downward, and the text "not stonks" is displayed in a sans-serif font. This image is a variation of the "Stonks" meme, used to humorously represent financial loss, poor investments, or a failing economy.

Stonks is an intentional misspelling of the word "stocks" which is often associated with a surreal meme featuring the character Meme Man standing in front of a picture representing the stock market followed by the caption "Stonks." The picture began seeing use as a reaction image online in jokes about making poor financial decisions. In the 2020s, the term "stonks" has come to be used within the Meme Stocks community to describe humorous investing in various companies as a means to manipulate the market.

Tim Krieder, "The Choice," 2002

Political cartoon titled "The Choice" presented as a ballot with two columns for "Democrats" and "Republicans," featuring caricatures and cynical captions for each.

Under the Democrats column is a caricature of a woman with a wide, toothy grin. The text below reads: "-Oh, lordy, I guess we'd do just about anything if you thought you might vote for us. We could bomb some foreigners if you want! Do you really think you will?"

Under the Republicans column is a caricature of a heavy-set man in a suit with a smug expression. The text below reads: "-More money for us" and "-Fuck you."

The black-and-white illustration satirizes both American political parties as being insincere or hostile toward the electorate.

Screenshot of a social media post from the platform Truth Social by Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), posted on April 5, 2026, at 8:03 AM.

The text of the post reads: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

The post shows 3,698 replies, 4.11k ReTruths, and 17.3k Likes. The interface includes standard engagement icons for replying, re-posting, liking, and sharing.

Screenshot of a Truth Social post by Donald J. Trump praising Pam Bondi for her service as Attorney General, stating she will move to an unspecified private-sector role; announces Todd Blanche will serve as Acting Attorney General; post dated April 2, 2026, with engagement metrics shown.

Screenshot of a news.com.au politics article headline reading “Anthony Albanese’s 7pm national address: PM’s fuel crisis plea to every Aussie, warns months of pain ahead for Australia,” with a subheading about an urgent national message; byline shows journalist Samantha Maiden, dated April 1, 2026.

Quote for n article: "Anthony Albanese has urged Australians to “help our country and help each other” by conserving fuel as he bluntly warned the energy crisis could last for months.

"The Prime Minister’s 7pm address to the nation on Wednesday night addressed fears that the Middle East crisis could get worse before it gets better.

“'The months ahead may not be easy,’ he said."

Scene outside the Florida Capitol. March 27, 2026 4:45 pm EDT. An reflective vested safety marshal named Sadie was arrested for allegedly walking in the street instead of the sidewalk. But the folks in the reflective vests had been keeping us marchers on the sidewalk... they were ushering folks so maintain compliance with Florida's "anti-riot law" ... So the cops arrested one of the event volunteers who was trying to help. This was just after that confrontation, organizers eventually moved us on back to the Capitol steps to wrap up.

"Look for the helpers," Mr. Rogers said; they'll be in handcuffs in Florida.

Protesters gather outside the Florida state capitol building with columns and a dome, holding signs including “NO KINGS” and “Impeach pedophile,” while one person wears a green inflatable frog costume; crowd stands under cloudy skies.

Krabby used Guillotine! Scene from a pokemon battle. Guillotine is a pokemon move that one hit KOs opponents. Guillotine was also a means if execution used in the reign of terror in the French Revolution.

Line chart showing average U.S. gas prices per gallon from early 2025 to March 2026. Prices start at $3.05 in early 2025, fluctuate between $3.00 and $3.20 through mid-2025, then decline to around $2.78 by January 2026. Prices then spike sharply upward in early 2026, reaching $3.58 by March. Chart source: Semafor, U.S. Energy Information Administration, and AAA.

Stacked bar chart showing daily ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz from February 1 to March 8. Dark brown bars represent oil tankers and lighter tan bars show other ships. Traffic remains steady at 75-125 ships per day through February, with an annotation marking "U.S., Israel attack Iran" around February 22. After March 1, ship traffic drops dramatically to fewer than 25 ships per day. Source: AP, UN Global Platform, PortWatch, University of Oxford.

Black and white cartoon showing a post-apocalyptic wasteland with destroyed buildings in the background under dark skies. In the foreground, an adult sits by a small campfire telling a story to three children huddled together. The caption reads: "Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders." Signed by Toro.

Line chart showing urea fertilizer prices per gallon rising from about $390 on January 2 to over $550 by March 5. The price increases gradually until late February, when it jumps sharply. An annotation marks February 28 noting "US and Israel strike Iran." The chart is titled "Food prices at stake in Iran war" and credits Semafor and Trading Economics as sources.

James Franco "First Time?" or simply the First Time Meme is a memorable quote by an unnamed cowboy character about to be executed on the gallows in the 2018 Western film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, portrayed by American actor James Franco. Since the film's release in November 2018, a screen-captured image of the scene has been used in image macros as the punchline to jokes about one's inexperience, usually to emphasize an uncommon or ridiculous occurrence in normal society that has become a regular occurrence in a community On September 12th, 2018, Netflix uploaded a trailer for the film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs to YouTube. At the end of the trailer, there is a clip of James Franco's character asking a crying man on the gallows, "First time?" The post received more than 1.7 million views in less than three months.

James Franco "First Time?" or simply the First Time Meme is a memorable quote by an unnamed cowboy character about to be executed on the gallows in the 2018 Western film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, portrayed by American actor James Franco. Since the film's release in November 2018, a screen-captured image of the scene has been used in image macros as the punchline to jokes about one's inexperience, usually to emphasize an uncommon or ridiculous occurrence in normal society that has become a regular occurrence in a community. On September 12th, 2018, Netflix uploaded a trailer for the film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs to YouTube. At the end of the trailer, there is a clip of James Franco's character asking a crying man on the gallows, "First time?" The post received more than 1.7 million views in less than three months.

Line chart titled ‘Oil prices’ showing daily Brent crude and WTI crude prices from September 3, 2025 to March 3, 2026 (as of 11:30 a.m. ET). Brent crude (teal line) fluctuates in the mid-$60s through late 2025, dips near $60 in early winter, then climbs sharply to about $83.62 in early March 2026. WTI crude (orange line) follows a similar pattern, trading mostly between $58 and $65 before rising to approximately $76.85 in early March 2026. Both benchmarks show a noticeable upward spike at the end of the period. Data: FactSet; chart by Axios Visuals.

“Stacked bar chart titled ‘U.S. airstrikes, by presidency,’ showing monthly airstrikes from January 2020 through February 12, 2026. The timeline spans the end of the Trump administration (2020–early 2021), the Biden presidency (2021–early 2025), and the start of a second Trump term (2025–2026). Bars are color-coded by country: Yemen (blue), Somalia (green), Afghanistan (light green), Syria (yellow), and Other (gray).

Airstrikes are relatively high in early 2020, largely in Somalia and Afghanistan, then drop sharply during most of 2021–2023. Activity increases again in 2024, with additional strikes in Syria and Yemen. A dramatic spike appears in 2025, driven primarily by Yemen, reaching the highest monthly total on the chart—near 300 strikes. Early 2026 shows continued elevated activity compared with most of 2022–2023. Data source: ACLED; chart by Axios Visuals.”

Screenshot of a social media post by Nicki Minaj dated February 21 reading, ‘One of the most meaningful gifts I’ve ever received in my entire life.’ The post includes a photo of a brown leather Holy Bible labeled ‘Donald J. Trump 45th President of the United States of America Signature Edition,’ featuring a printed signature and the words ‘God Bless the USA.’ A black marker pen rests on top of the book. The image combines a celebrity tweet with a branded Trump Bible gift

Social media post from verified user Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) posted on May 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM with 152,000 views. The post contains the text "WOKE MARXIST POPE" in capital letters

Chart showing corporate profits and labor compensation as share of U.S. GDP from 1980 to 2025. The blue line shows pre-tax corporate profits rising from about 6% in 1980 to roughly 12% by 2025. The orange line shows labor wages and benefits declining from about 57% in 1980 to approximately 52% by 2025. The two trends move in opposite directions, with corporate profits increasing while worker compensation decreases over the 45-year period.

Meme screenshot with the caption, ‘Bad Bunny has more rushing yards than either team so far.’ Below the text is an image of musician Bad Bunny dressed in white and holding an American football while walking forward in a stylized scene with dancers in the background

Meme screenshot with the caption, ‘Bad Bunny has more rushing yards than either team so far.’ Below the text is an image of musician Bad Bunny dressed in white and holding an American football while walking forward in a stylized scene with dancers in the background

The Spiny Shell, commonly referred to as the blue shell is a power-up item in the Mario Kart video game series. Originating in Mario Kart 64 (1996) and featured in every main entry of the series since then, the blue shell, when used, aims directly at the racer in first place, stopping them on impact. Initially, the blue shell was impossible to stop or dodge once fired. Calling it "The Great Equalizer" for its enhancement of the elements of struggle and luck, Kotaku's Nathan Grayson considered the blue shell to be the most despised, and best, item of the Mario Kart series.

Line chart showing the value of the U.S. dollar index over one year, from early 2025 to January 2026. The index starts above 108, drops sharply through spring 2025, fluctuates mostly between 97 and 100 during mid-to-late 2025, and then falls again to around 96 by January 2026. Caption notes the ICE U.S. dollar index measures the dollar’s value against a basket of six major world currencies. Source: S&P Capital IQ, chart by Semafor.

Photograph of a man [Musk] in a dark suit standing at a podium with a microphone [at the [resodential inauguration], extending his right arm straight out in a gesture resembling a Nazi salute [lmao even the chatbot that generated this ALT text knew what this was]. He is positioned in front of a blue backdrop patterned with white stars arranged in horizontal rows, evoking an American political setting [Trump's inauguration]. The image captures a controversial moment and posture during a public speech or event [when Elon Musk said, "My heart goes out to you," and then did a literal motherfucking Nazi salute on stage."

“Bar chart showing Tesla’s automotive gross margin excluding regulatory credits declining over time. Light green bars from 2022 through 2024 steadily fall from around 29–30% to the mid-teens, reflecting shrinking margins as vehicle prices are cut. Margins dip further in 2025, then slightly rebound. The final bar, highlighted in bright green and labeled ‘2025 Q4,’ shows a gross margin of 14.4%. Caption notes that continued price cuts to move inventory are expected to keep margins under pressure. Source: FactSet; chart by Sherwood. Source: https://sherwood.news/tech/what-analysts-expect-from-teslas-q4-2025-earnings

Meme based on the ‘distracted boyfriend’ stock photo. Three people walk on a city street: a man turns his head to look at a woman in a red dress while holding hands with another woman. Overlaid graphics replace their faces with national flags and labels: the woman being looked at is labeled ‘China’ with the Chinese flag; the man is labeled ‘Canada’ with the Canadian flag; the woman he is holding hands with is labeled ‘United States’ with the U.S. flag. The image humorously suggests Canada shifting attention from the United States toward China.

Meme based on the ‘distracted boyfriend’ stock photo. Three people walk on a city street: a man turns his head to look at a woman in a red dress while holding hands with another woman. Overlaid graphics replace their faces with national flags and labels: the woman being looked at is labeled ‘China’ with the Chinese flag; the man is labeled ‘Canada’ with the Canadian flag; the woman he is holding hands with is labeled ‘United States’ with the U.S. flag. The image humorously suggests Canada shifting attention from the United States toward China.

“Greenland flag flying on a tall flagpole against a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. The red and white flag features a horizontal split with a red semicircle and white semicircle forming a circle slightly left of center. The image emphasizes Greenland’s national symbol, sovereignty, and Arctic identity in clear daylight.”

Source - https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/minneapolis-vs-donald-trump-ice-invasion.html

“Screenshot of a news article quote describing a Puerto Rican mother’s fear of ICE enforcement at schools. The text recounts her sending her children to school with passports, discussing safety, and describing an incident where ICE agents surrounded a school bus early in the morning. She explains preparing her children for possible stops and instructing them not to engage, while her 9-year-old says she might make noise so her friends can escape.”

Line chart titled ‘Trump underwater on all key issues’ showing Donald Trump’s average job approval by issue from February 2025 to January 2026. All issue lines remain below zero, indicating net negative approval throughout the period. Issues shown include immigration, deportation, trade, jobs, the economy overall, health care, inflation/cost of living, and overall approval. Immigration and deportation are least negative but still below zero, while health care and inflation/cost of living show the deepest negative ratings. The chart uses rolling averages and modeled estimates. Source: G. Elliott Morris

Photograph of a printed historical text titled ‘How It Works.’ The passage explains how fascist movements made broad, contradictory promises before gaining power, then abandoned those promises once in control. It describes state violence becoming official policy, including torture, killings, disappearances, and concentration camps, with early victims including workers, farmers, and small business owners. The text states that fascism eliminated equality before the law, free elections, political parties, trade unions, independent schools, freedom of speech, press, and religion. From: "Army Talk Orientation Fact Sheet #64 - Fascism!" published 1945. This is a government document, produced by the War Department in 1945, and is in the Public Domain.

“Hand-colored 1770 engraving titled *‘The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston’* depicting the Boston Massacre. British soldiers in red coats fire muskets in a line into a crowd of unarmed colonial civilians, with smoke from gunfire filling the street. Several colonists lie wounded or dead on the ground, with visible blood. Boston buildings and the Old State House appear in the background. The image presents the event as a violent attack by British troops on civilians and was widely used as Revolutionary-era political propaganda.”

"Bar chart titled ‘Tesla’s deliveries fell from last year.’ The chart shows quarterly Tesla vehicle deliveries from 2020 through 2025, increasing steadily from under 100,000 in 2020 to a peak of about 496,000 in early 2025, then declining. The most recent bar, labeled ‘2025 Q4,’ shows deliveries falling to about 423,000. Earlier years show growth through 2022 and 2023, with some volatility in 2024. The 2025 bars are highlighted in darker orange to emphasize the year-over-year decline. Source: Tesla. Branding from Sherwood appears in the bottom right.

Hand-drawn flowchart from JVL (Jonathon V. Last) of The Bulwark. Written in blue pen on white paper, presented humorously. The chart asks a series of legal questions: ‘Is it expressly allowed by law?’ If no, ‘Is it forbidden by law?’ If yes, ‘Could courts stop you before you establish facts on the ground?’ If yes, ‘Could 5 SCOTUS justices allow it?’ If no, ‘Could you successfully defy SCOTUS?’ Arrows lead to two outcomes written in red circles at the bottom: ‘Do it’ on the left and ‘Don’t do it’ on the right. A caption below reads, ‘Graphic design is my passion.’ The image satirizes POTUS / White House decision-making in the Trump Era based on legal gray areas and Supreme Court enforcement.

Line chart titled ‘Cumulative change in employment since Dec. 2024, by firm size.’ The vertical axis shows job gains and losses in thousands, ranging from about –300,000 to +500,000 jobs, and the horizontal axis shows time from early 2025 onward. Three lines compare firm sizes: large firms with 500 or more employees (blue) show steady growth, rising to roughly +420,000 jobs; mid-sized firms with 50 to 499 employees (orange) increase to about +270,000 jobs with some fluctuation; small firms with 1 to 49 employees (red) initially gain jobs but then decline sharply, ending near –200,000 jobs. The chart highlights that job growth since late 2024 is concentrated in larger firms, while small businesses experience net job losses. Source: ADP.

Line chart titled ‘Trump immigration approval fell after Abrego Garcia news.’ The chart shows three normalized time-series lines from April 1 to June 4, 2025. A dark blue line represents media attention to the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, which rises sharply in mid-April, peaks around April 18–20, then rapidly declines. A green line shows Google search interest in Abrego Garcia, which spikes shortly after media coverage peaks and then gradually falls through May. An orange line shows Donald Trump’s approval rating on immigration, which starts high in early April, drops steeply following the surge in media attention and search interest, reaches its lowest point in late April, and then partially rebounds in May before leveling off below earlier levels. The chart illustrates a temporal link between heightened attention to the Abrego Garcia case and a decline in Trump’s immigration approval.

Scatterplot showing Donald Trump’s net approval rating by demographic groups, measured in percentage points, with a 50% confidence interval. The horizontal axis runs from +25 (approve) to –75 (disapprove). Data points are grouped vertically by sex, age, race, and education. Both men and women show net disapproval, with women slightly more negative. By age, adults under 30 show the strongest disapproval, while age 45–64 and 65+ are somewhat less negative but still below zero. By race, Black Americans show the deepest net disapproval, followed by Hispanic and ‘Other’ racial groups; White adults are closest to zero but still negative. By education, postgraduate and college graduates are the most negative, while those with some college or a high-school degree also show net disapproval. All demographic categories fall below zero net approval.

“Table showing approval of President Trump’s job performance among different voter groups in February, June, and September 2025. Trump voters show very high approval but declining over time: 93% in February, 83% in June, and 81% in September. Nonvoters’ approval drops from 42% to 27%. Latino adults’ approval falls from 36% to 27%. Harris voters’ approval is minimal, decreasing from 4% to 0%. Data from Pew Research Center, displayed by Semafor.”

The University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment, which measures how Americans feel about the economy, fell to 50.4 on November 7. That is only 0.4 points above its all-time low from June 2022 and lower than during the 2008 financial crisis. The Index of Consumer Sentiment” showing U.S. consumer sentiment from 2015 to 2025. The y-axis ranges from 45 to 115 (index value, with 1966 = 100). The chart includes dotted lines for monthly data and a solid blue line for the three-month moving average. Sentiment remains stable around 90–100 from 2015 through 2019, drops sharply in 2020, partially recovers in 2021, then trends downward from 2022 to 2025, reaching near its lowest point since 2015. U.S. consumer sentiment chart, University of Michigan index, economic confidence trend, 2025 consumer sentiment decline, U.S. economy graph.

Line chart from the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) showing U.S. manufacturing employment from August 2024 to July 2025. The number of manufacturing employees declines gradually from about 12.8 million in mid-2024 to around 12.72 million by July 2025, indicating a slow but steady reduction in manufacturing jobs. Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED.

Line chart titled ‘U.S. consumer sentiment index, by income group,’ showing daily data from October 1, 2024, to October 28, 2025. Consumer confidence is highest among households earning over $100,000, with an index around 116, followed by those earning $50,000–$100,000 at 95, and under $50,000 at 83. All income groups show modest declines over the past year. Data from Morning Consult, chart by Axios Visuals.

U.S. county-level map showing the percentage of households receiving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits from 2017 to 2021, based on American Community Survey data. Darker green areas indicate higher SNAP participation rates. The highest rates—over 25%—are concentrated in parts of the rural South, including Mississippi, Louisiana, and West Virginia, as well as in Alaska and pockets of the Southwest. Lower participation, under 5%, appears across much of the Midwest, Mountain West, and suburban Northeast. Source: FRAC analysis of ACS 2017–2021 data.

Line chart titled ‘Trump underwater on all key issues,’ showing Donald Trump’s average job approval from February to October 2025 across major policy areas. All issue lines remain below zero, indicating net disapproval. Immigration (red line) is Trump’s strongest area at -4.8 approval, followed by deportation (orange), overall rating at -12.9, trade (teal) at -15.6, jobs and the economy (dark blue), health care (light blue), and inflation or cost of living (blue-green) lowest near -25. Data averaged over a 14-day moving period and modeled by G. Elliott Morris using Zenith Research polling.