Hey all, I've been working on this one for a couple months, working through several variations on the theme - I figure it's time to release it or risk it becoming too late.
@Lin_Manuel's words & George's threads= the closest Trump will get to being king.
I don't usually use this account to shill merch, but this - and a couple of related pieces - are part of a bigger year-long project that's commentary on Trump's aims to turn our nation into the monarchy my ancestors abandoned in 1630... so expect to see more in the next few days.
And, of course, happy to make modifications or to use some lower-cost vendors if you're interested in getting, say, yard signs or masks in bulk.
p.s. it's super-slow to edit large files on threadless, so please make sure you can read the text on the background and that the colors aren't totally ugly on anything you order in the next couple of hours while I clean things up.
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And here's the page for the collection, in case you want to keep an eye on it.
the use of feigned “grassroots” action to weaponize disasters or other instances of collective human suffering via amplification of inauthentic, polarizing messages fraudulently attributed to political opponents.
Disastroturfing is primarily initiated and sponsored by politically motivated entities, primarily aimed at deepening political divisions and enhancing partisanship -
the misrepresented ideology drives the 'otherization' of the target group by a mechanism that ultimately may instill fear in the targeted audience: 'others' may seem to pose an existential threat to one's own safety and security, should similar events arise domestically...
It's kind of weird that I haven't heard smart people like @AWeissmann_ et al focusing on how Trump defaulted on $640M in debt to Deutsche bank, THEN submitted fraudulent statements to secure future loans.
of course, maybe I just haven't heard it discussed...
but that - but with Deutsche execs having vowing to never lend to him again - that seems a more significant motivation to falsify statements than simply lower interest rates.
Just lost my thread about I-95 in Philly, so I'll just share these images while I decide if I should write it up again.
Something smelled off, especially because of Higgins' advice to "Know your bridges" two days prior...so I poked around and found even more stink...
familiar?
Yup. The I-95 crash was about two blocks from THAT crematorium and adult bookstore-adjacent Four Seasons Total Landscapingwhere Rudy Giuliani held his press conference in 2020.
That being said, I'm not questioning the driver.
I'm wondering what TK Transport was doing transporting 8500 gallons of fuel on the interstate when they apparently have no active licensing or insurance with the government....
When I heard female gunman at a private school, this is what that made me think I'd find.
Not to justify, whatsoever... but would be an interesting track for any interested journalists to pursue - racketeering to protect leaders sexually abusing children. casetext.com/case/davis-v-c…