Into the — Very Ample — Belly of the Beast for ‘No Kings’ Day

Looking at signs of our times in Washington, D.C.

The faces of American democracy, 2025.

 

It was a beautiful day in Washington, D.C., as throngs gathered to protest the authoritarian outrages of Donald Trump, even as his glowering visage stared at them from North Korea–style propaganda banners. Although the POTUS claimed he was not bothered by the opposition to his policies, expressed by millions of Americans across the nation, he did feel it necessary to post a video of himself literally pooping on the vox populi, so you can judge his response for yourself.

The mood of the crowd in D.C. on Saturday was anything but crappy, however, as humor mixed with anger to point out that our most scatological commander-in-chief ever is actually the biggest joke of all.

 

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• •   Couples’ Therapy   • • 

 

 

 

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• •   Flag Wavers and Stand-Up Guys, Gals, and Unicorns   • • 

 

 

 

• •   Photos by James Baker  • •

 

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