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The Chinese Goddess of Democracy statue amongst a crowd of protestors.
Headline from The Guardian: "Trump says 'I have no interest in' Kennedy Center after judge orders his name removed from memorial"
A black and white portrait of George Washington Lee, dressed in a dark pinstripe suit.
A photo of Ella Baker, founder of the SNCC, seated in front of a pile of paperwork, talking to someone off camera.
A drawing of an electoral map in 1812, where the election district's shape resembles some thin and convoluted dragon creature.
A black and white photo of a military veteran, in full uniform, being reunited with his wife and children as they joyfully run to greet him.
Meme of a man sitting behind a table with a sign on it: "The current Democratic Leadership can't change the status quo. Change my mind."
NY Times headline: Maybe America Needs Some New Cities. In regards to solving a housing crisis by building new cities versus using the ones we have more wisely.
Headline: El Paso airport closed after military used new anti-drone laser to zap party balloon. Tagline: "I want to be very, very clear that this should've never happened."
A clip of Ed the loony hyena in The Lion King, chewing his own leg.
A comment providing context to Fetterman's rise in polling, which was used as an argument for folks voting Republican. The context: progressive Democratics such as Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren poll highest, while Mitch McConnell polls lowest. The use of context in the comment caused the original poster to block me from doing so in the future. Original poster: @truthseekerusa.bsky.social
A collage of two photos, one from 1970 showing Jane McCorvey (Jane Roe) and her lawyer, another from 2022 showing a large crowd. Each photo, the people are holding the same sign: a round stylized poster saying, "Keep Abortion Legal."
A member of Cliven Bundy's militia, aiming a sniper rifle at federal agents during a standoff in 2014.
"Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." - Rep John Lewis
“The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.” - MLK Jr.
A photo of the last 7 US Presidents. All are formal aside from Trump, who is giving the middle finger to America.
A page from Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine.
A screenshot of Renee Good's photo and online profile.
A Reuters headline: Trump says US has captured Venezuela President Maduro.
From 2020, Donald Trump: "....These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won't let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!"
A map showing the seven known countries Trump has bombed in 2025: Venezuela, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, Yemen, Somalia.
Headline for Dec 29, 2025: Trump Addresses Strike on Venezuela Facility.
A 2018 tweet by Trump: “For those that naively ask why didn’t the Republicans get approval to build the Wall over the last year, it is because IN THE SENATE WE NEED 10 DEMOCRAT VOTES, and they will gives us “NONE” for Border Security! Now we have to do it the hard way, with a Shutdown.”
An excerpt by Thomas Paine: "To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture."
An excerpt from Thomas Paine's "American Crisis." "These are the times that try men's souls: the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands by it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."
A screenshot from X.com and Mike Johnson saying, "I don't do ongoing commentary about everything that's said by everybody in government every day. We're trying to bring down health care costs for the American people."
A portion of Pam Bondi's DOJ memo with specific sections highlighted: "over ten thousand videos and images of illegal sex abuse and other pornography" "did not expose any additional third-parties to allegations of illegal wrongdoing" "We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties."
The cover book of Shel Silverstein's, "A Light in the Attic." It depicts a drawing of a young child whose forehead is replaced by a rooftop, with someone looking out from the attic window.
A black and white photograph of Rosa Parks, with Martin Luther King Jr in the background.
An Edward R Murrow quote: If none of us ever read a book that was "dangerous," had a friend who was "different," or joined an organization that advocated "change," we would all be the kind of people Joe McCarthy wants.
Three screenshots. First, Pete Hegseth's post claiming fake news on killing innocent victims in the Caribbean. Next, a clip from CBS News of Colombia's President declaring one victim was an innocent fisherman. Last, a clip from Politico of a survivor from Ecuador released due to a lack of evidence.
Above, a portrait compilation of MLK, JFK, RFK, and Trump. Below, a quote from MLK's book, "Why We Can't Wait." "We were all involved in the death of John Kennedy. We tolerated hate; we tolerated the sick stimulation of violence in all walks of life; and we tolerated the differential application of law, which said that man’s life was sacred only if we agreed with his views."
An excerpt from LBJ's speech: John Kennedy's death commands what his life conveyed - - that America must move forward. The time has come for Americans of all races and creeds and political beliefs to understand and respect one another. Let us put an end to the teaching and preaching of hate and evil and violence. Let us turn away from the fanatics of the far left and the far right, from. the apostles of bitterness and bigotry, from those defiant of law, and those who pour venom into our nation's bloodstream.
Trump on Brian Kilmeade, "I'm not threatening them, but I think they're in serious trouble. I would say they're in serious trouble. I'm not threatening death, but I think they're in serious trouble. In the old days, it was death."
George Carlin, with quote: "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."
Ruby Bridges and Barack Obama in 2011, talking in front of the Norman Rockwell painting of her as a child, where she is entering William Franz School as the first black student.
Two football players celebrating in front of a scoreboard that they've just forfeited the game, even though it's almost the end and they're massively ahead in score.
Edited photo of two football players celebrating a blowout in front of a scoreboard, except it's two Democrats celebrating forfeiting a game that they could have easily won.
Political cartoon by Michael de Adder of a couple walking into Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort for an expensive Gatsby party while what looks like confetti is thrown around them by an industrial shredder. The husband replies, "It's not confetti. They're shredding food stamps."
The room was "eerily silent" and "uncomfortable" Wednesday morning as President Trump cajoled Republican senators to end the filibuster, multiple attendees told Axios.
Part of Grover Cleveland's dedication speech: "We will not forget that liberty has here made her home; nor shall her chosen altar be neglected. Willing votaries will constantly keep alive its fires, and these shall gleam upon the shores of our sister republic in the East. Reflected thence and joined with answering rays, a stream of light shall pierce the darkness of ignorance and man's oppression, until liberty enlightens the world."
A photo of the first cover for Fahrenheit 451.
Jean Luc Picard screaming, "There are four lights!" from an episode that explored mental abuse and manipulation.
A cartoon by Patrick Chappatte showing a KKK member with a burning cross in the first half, and the modern version of Trump at a podium in the second half.
A picture of Valdimir Putin opposite a picture of Stephen Miller. "One of these men has spent decades turning his country into his own private dictatorship: embezzling money from his own government, disappearing or outright killing political enemies, destroying any semblance of free speech, starting multiple wars with neighboring countries, and turning his own citizens against each other so as not to become his next target. "The other sees him as a role model, and is trying to do the same thing to Americans. He's also probably jealous of Putin's hair."
Headlibe from The Guardian: Norway braces for Trump's reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize.
A gif of Calvin Payne saying, "You realize I've done this before, right?"
Screenshot of a Twitter rant by Stephen Miller about how everyone in America is rebelling against the legal authority of Supreme King, sorry, President Trump.
A chart depicting the overwhelmingly white bias in membership of the Senate and House.
"The Nuremberg Trial of the German war criminals was tacitly based on the recognition of the principle: criminal actions cannot be excused if committed on government orders; conscience supersedes the authority of the law of the state." Albert Einstein
A collage of four photos, comparing different scenes. (1) A child soldier in Myanmar, shirtless and holding a military rifle, (2) Downtown Portland, Oregon on a quiet sunny day, (3) A Ukrainian soldier standing in front of a bombed building, (4) Utter destruction of a city in Gaza.
A quote attributed to Captain John Paul Jones, "I have not yet begun to fight!" from the Battle of Flamborough Head on Sept 23, 1779. The text is superimposed against an image of a burning naval ship from that era.
An excerpt from Trump regarding journalism in America on Sept 19, 2025, with comments for each hypocritical or false phrase. Entitled "Trump's Narcissistic Pitch to Censor Journalism in America." Some of it is written below. "I'm a very strong person for free speech (Like fuck he is), but 97, 94, 95, 96% of the people are against me in the sense of the newscasts are against me. (If 97% of journalists were against Trump, he wouldn't have become President.) The stories are - they said 97% bad. So, they game me a 97, they'll take a great story, and they'll make it bad. (Or, the Trump Admin is so historically bad that even FOX News can't spin things positively.) See, I think that's really illegal, personally. (It's not illegal. It's Freedom of the Press, It's the First Amendment.) ... And it continues.
An excerpt from George Washington's farewell address to the nation, on September 19, 1796, accompanied by a painted portrait of him. "The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; And sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty."
A waist-up portrait of Harriet Tubman, sitting sideways in a chair. Her hair is styled back, her arm resting on the back of the chair. She's wearing a simple yet elegant dress for the time period.
An AP News headline: "Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis' appeal of her removal from Trump election case" and a comment below. "The difference between society's treatment of men and women laid bare. Trump, already convicted of rape and stealing from cancer charities for children and multiple business frauds, has an impeachable case with concrete evidence dismissed by the courts on the "appearance of impropriety" of the lead prosecutor, a woman who chose to hire another lawyer whom she briefly dated. Repeating for those in the back: a man who sexually assaulted numerous women and attempted to overturn the Federal government on Jan 6th now sits in the Presidential office, because the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that a woman's previous consensual sex life was a greater sin to society than a man trying to destroy that society. Let that sink in. When it does, you'll better understand why we need systemic change in America. If it doesn't, if society continually dismisses women to favor immoral men, the next woman it affects is your wife. Your daughter. Fuck Trump. And fuck the Republicans that enable him."
Stephen Colbert, accepting his Emmy: "Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it. In September of 2025, I have never loved my country more desperately. God bless America. Stay strong, be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor."
Photo of a large group of air passengers and Gander townsfolk in front of and on the stairs of a large airplane, on the tarmac in Gander, Newfoundland.
Bill Clinton, when faced with the Monica Lewinski scandal, lying during a press conference about it. "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."