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There's only so much time you can throw your hands in the air. I draw things when they come down. All, unless noted, is © Margaret Dahm. If you use any of the drawings on this site, let me know where, give me credit and share on social media at will. Any other use, just send me an email to see how I feel about humanity that day, noverso1066[at]gmail.com. (Toy gun, brother needed a bad guy at the mo.)

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Love, damnit. Sick of these evil imbeciles in the government.

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A simpler, kinder way to fix things. Repost if you like. Good luck out there.

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Feel free to copy and put up anywhere. 1.25.26.

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Some of these images are available on shirts, pillows, buttons, who knows what else? www.redbubble.com/people/desmonddahm/shop

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This first is actually the current UAW union slogan. I love that. Made the red one then, after visiting my little Episcopal church, altered it to be more kind. That's sort of how that works.

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Not what this country has ever been about. We are better than this.

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Emma Lazarus' poem on the Statue of Liberty is not outdated but the yahoos in charge are ignoring it so I made this in a fit of pique. What is wrong with people?

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Loving the new bike lanes in my town. Still have to look out for race car drivers but what a great way to get around town! Put this up at coffee shops around town recently.

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Newly colored 2018 illustration which is, unfortunately, still relevant. Free to use if you let me know and use a Margaret Dahm  2023 copyright citation.

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QANON Queen of upstarts?

Took me a minute but I thought we’d seen this before.

Share at will.

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A reminder of when to wash those hands. All the time, basically. Share at will, then wash your hands.  Good luck to everyone.

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Social Justice is for Everyone. Share at will. I’ve printed a few in color and they look good. Just let me know if you use it.

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Feeling a need to resort to fictional heroes to save our country...the wonderful armored bears from The Golden Compass would be helpful about now.

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a cartoon for the internet, just give me credit.

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Words not just words.

When our first lady wears a jacket printed with a known fascist slogan, it’s way beyond normal.  

Me ne frego is a phrase used by Mussolini (originally in Italian, of course, a language Melania speaks) to further the fascist cause.  Originally in a poem by a none-too-democratic poet, it was taken and used repeatedly for the dark side .  

Interestingly, the verb fregare does not usually mean ‘care.’ Importare is more common, I think. Mi importa davvero seems to mean “I really care. Frego is slang. It means give a damn (or your favorite expletive).  Fregare has as one of its meanings CHEAT, STEAL, SWINDLE and FOOL, Oh my. Not a rhyme for children.

Melania almost certainly knew what she was doing.  In English the phrase is translated as “I really don’t care” with “do you?” added.  There is no plausible reason to wear this phrase when making a visit to a shelter filled with children who have been traumatized by the policies of her husband.  I thought the worst was her insensitivity, but no...

It’s likely that, even if she didn’t know the phrase, a staffer did - along with its treasonous history.  People, this is literally treason, the crime of betraying one’s country.

ME FREGO = I give a damn.  If anyone knows how to say “I ‘sooo’ give a damn” in Italian, send me an email will you?

I have printed these signs on linen. Once they dry, I’ll iron them to set the ink.  If you would like one to sew onto a bag, a shirt, a jacket (possibly the best choice) send me an email if in Asheville until they run out. This one’s going in my car. It looks handmade because it’s not made by a fascist.

(thanks, Powers.W. for finding overland.org.au/2018/06/a-brief-fascist-history-of-i-dont-care/ )