I asked Norman Rockwell's granddaughter, Daisy Rockwell, about this use of her grandfather's work. She writes: "It goes without saying that they have completely misunderstood the meaning of the painting, which is tolerance for others and peaceful coexistence."
Trump on the reflecting pool: "If you had a knife, you can't even cut it."
Also, Trump on the reflecting pool: "They cut it."
the skies and waters themselves rise against the vile king
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I interviewed Daisy Rockwell last fall about the DHS/ICE recruitment ads featuring Norman Rockwell's paintings (without permission), and the disgust the family felt about this hijacking of his legacy. www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
Catherine Rampell
The Bulwark
post malone ergo propter malone
Catherine Rampell
plague of one large frog
As NPS drains the Reflecting Pool for repairs, thunderstorms and strong rains work to replenish the water.
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amanda moore 🐢
Prestidigitator John 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦
The bill, which passed 85-5 and now heads to the House, has been the focus of intense negotiations in recent weeks as lawmakers in both parties try to address housing costs in an election year.
Their belief in this is not only individual, but also racial. Trump's "horserace theory" and belief his MIT uncle says something about his genetics is part of this. It's also the rise of "human biodiversity" as a re-framed race science.
The believe it deeply, and they are angered by its subversion.
This is a really impressive roster!
(I wrote a paper about Nelson Algren in college that turned into quite a journey, taking me to Sag Harbor to visit his grave, interviewing folks to justify the trip! He could be a jerk, but holy shit, he could write.)
🎁 🔗: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/20/i...
Bobby Kogan
Take a look at this list of news stories from conservative tabloid, The Daily Mail. The 'reporter' behind this drek just got hired by Bari Weiss for the CBS News investigative team. Are you kidding me? This isn't journalism, it's a MAGA fever dream.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Jeff, formerly of MN and MA, still God of Cookies
Trump uses the artist’s work—like other cultural icons—to promote Gestapo tactics and nativist ideas.
They keep doing this because they genuinely believe that competence is genetic, and if you have the “right” people in positions of power and authority, their natural inheritance as leaders will kick in like a Marvel movie superpower.
Big Ol’ Mush
The Trump administration has been putting incompetent unqualified partisans in charge of intelligence and counter-terrorism agencies -- remember 22-year-old Thomas Fugate, the kid in charge of counter-terrorism at DHS?
Even if they're not *trying* to get us attacked, they're leaving us vulnerable.
Kevin M. Kruse
It’s almost as if they want there to be a major terrorist attack in the United States in the coming months or something
From “The Jungle” to Shel Silverstein, here’s a look back at Illinois’ contributions to the printed word.
Michael P. Breen
The large-scale cuts that President Donald Trump’s acting director of national intelligence had been considering imposing at his own office started on Monday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN: https://cnn.it/4fWbQsE
The large-scale cuts that President Donald Trump’s acting director of national intelligence had been considering imposing at his own office started on Monday, a source familiar with the matter told CN...
