Monica Kwasnik

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Journalism instructor, editor, mom, wife, Oregonian, defender of #democracy and a #freepress

Dr. Evil from Austin Powers. Like Stephen Miller, he is bald, has a visible scar, and has a similar facial expression.
Reply 1: That’s what fascism looks like. Vote them out. Reply 2: Tell me what election was Hitler and Mussolini each voted out. Reply 3: Voted out at the end of a gun.
Luke Skywalker in a scene from Star Wars. Bernie Sanders, dressed in a heavy coat, mittens and a face mask, sits in a chair behind him.
Social media post from Congressman Thomas Massie: I spoke to McConnell for about 20 minutes this morning. He said we should end the war with Iran, quit giving aid to Israel, stop spying on Americans without a warrant, and he’s really sorry about how my primary turned out.
Side-by-side photos of the White House. At left, the building is surrounded by pristine green lawns: the Ellipse in the foreground and the South Lawn behind it. At right, the Ellipse’s grass is reduced to dirt, and much of the South Lawn’s grass is reduced to dirt, along with a UFC cage. The East Wing of the White House is a pile of rubble, which extends pretty far east. In the left picture much of this space was occupied by trees.
Side-by-side images of the White House. At left, the building is surrounded by pristine green lawns: the Ellipse in the foreground and the South Lawn behind it. At right, the Ellipse’s grass is reduced to dirt, and much of the South Lawn’s grass is reduced to dirt, along with a UFC cage. The East Wing of the White House is a pile of rubble, which extends pretty far east. In the left picture much of this space was occupied by trees.
Side-by-side images. At left is Donald Trump on Meet the Press. His face is red, and his mouth is open. At right is Jack Nicholson transforming into a werewolf in a film. His face is red, and his mouth is open.
Screen shot of this post followed in a Bluesky feed by a post by someone who says they just tried to turn the page of a physical book by tapping it.
Bright hot pink peony blossom
Trump tweet dated May 5, 2019, states, “They have stollen two years of my (our) Presidency.”
Images of two different versions of Pennywise from Stephen King’s “It.”
President Trump looks directly at the sun, without protective eyewear, during an eclipse.
Kendrick Lamar smiles at the camera during his 2025 Super Bowl halftime performance in an apparent dig at Drake.
The riot on the Capitol steps. An insurrectionist attacks a police officer with an American flag as the officer tries to defend himself.
Screenshot of article text: Marion had his own problem to solve when, about three weeks before the February 7 release of The Burning World, he triggered several Twitter storms after a fake Trump tweet he created was overwhelmingly interpreted as authentic. The tweet read: "Low-selling author Isaac Marion wrote an 'apocalyptic' novel that's clearly an attack on me. Biased and very boring. Not a good writer!"
Wax plant with a pink blossom
Screenshot of Donald Trump’s social media post: Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain. Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far more than expected. Between Walmart and China they should, as is said, , "EAT THE TARIFFS," and not charge valued customers ANYTHING. I'll be watching, and so will your customers!!!
Article excerpts with three passages highlighted. The portions with highlighting are as follows: “a pushy, obnoxious JERK,” he added, after Springsteen called Trump's administration "treasonous." took a swipe at pop icon Taylor Swift, claiming "she's no longer 'HOT'" The posts show the president shifting his focus back to domestic issues,
Screenshot from nytimes.com: From now on, he said, the secretaries would be in charge; the Musk team would only advise. It is unclear what the long-term impact of the meeting will be. Mr. Musk remains Mr. Trump’s biggest political financial supporter — just this week his super PAC aired $1 million worth of ads that said, “Thank you, President Trump” — and Mr. Musk’s control of the social media website X has made administration staff members and cabinet secretaries alike fearful that he will target them in public.
Donald Trump sniffs his nose during a public appearance.
Capitol Police officers try to to fend off a mob of Trump supporters, with one of them using an American flag like a spear, as the mob storms the Capitol in January 6, 2021. Photo by Leah Millis, Reuters.
Capitol Police officers try to fend off a mob of Trump supporters, with one person using an American flag like a spear, as they storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Photo Leah Millis, Reuters.
A Tesla Cybertruck is engulfed in flames.
Facebook post from Alnur Mussayev. Here’s the full text, which is broken up across three separate screenshots: In 1987, I served in the 6th Directorate of the USSR KGB in Moscow. The most important direction of the work of the 6th Administration was the recruitment of businessmen from capitalist countries. It was that year that our administration recruited a 40-year-old businessman from the United States, Donald Trump under the pseudonym "Krasnov". - In 1987, I worked in the 6th Department of the KGB of the USSR in Moscow. The most important area of work of the 6th Department was the acquisition of spies and sources of information from among businessmen of capitalist countries. It was in that year that our Department recruited the 40-year-old businessman from the USA, Donald Trump, nicknamed "Krasnov".
Facebook post from Alnur Mussayev. Here’s the full text, which is broken up across three separate screenshots: In 1987, I served in the 6th Directorate of the USSR KGB in Moscow. The most important direction of the work of the 6th Administration was the recruitment of businessmen from capitalist countries. It was that year that our administration recruited a 40-year-old businessman from the United States, Donald Trump under the pseudonym "Krasnov". - In 1987, I worked in the 6th Department of the KGB of the USSR in Moscow. The most important area of work of the 6th Department was the acquisition of spies and sources of information from among businessmen of capitalist countries. It was in that year that our Department recruited the 40-year-old businessman from the USA, Donald Trump, nicknamed "Krasnov".
“I got an unconditional pardon from President Trump and my case was dismissed so I just don’t understand why CPAC would do this to me,” said Richard Barnett, who is perhaps best known for carrying an electric cattle prod inside the Capitol and sitting with his feet up at a desk in former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office. “It just doesn’t make any sense.”
Still from The Daily Show. Josh Johnson opens his trench coat to reveal eggs he’s selling on the black market.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket exploding in the air.
Screenshot from the government website called “Constitution Annotated.” Page is titled: Amdt14.S3.2 Trump v. Anderson and Enforcement of the Insurrection Clause (Disqualification Clause)
2019 hurricane map of Florida, neighboring states and the Gulf of Mexico that Trump altered with a Sharpie
Screen shot from Philadelphia Inquirer article: The newest dystopian thriller that everyone is talking about these days is a little hard to swallow, even by Hollywood standards. The supervillain is an almost cartoonish sort: The world’s richest man with a drug habit, 11 scattered kids, and a penchant for sleeping on couches (if at all). With his posse of young male tech groupies, he uses his billions to first buy the political discourse, then a greedy puppet president, and finally, through him, the levers of government.