How much art has been made to express political points of view, to illustrate the results of political impacts of decisions, and/or to make fun of or satirize politicians, etc.?
It has been 40 days since Donald J. Trump was inaugerated President of the United States and began his second term in office. From that day through the end of February, I've made so many Facebook posts about issues including his Cabinet nominees, his selection of Elon Musk as an advisor, the (seemingly illegal) efforts of DOGE, the indiscriminate firing of federal workers without due process, and the compromise of national security through some of his decisions/directions/policies to name a few.
So today's 'art' is a Photoshop assembly of screenshots of those posts with words/phrases that capture much of what has been part of the news environment. I'm calling it 'Polizine #1' (Poli for political). It's hard to believe that it only represents what has happened from 1/20 through 2/28/2025...all that has been visible to the public, that is.
This zine feels like the hosting container for the information dump I need to make for my own unburdening. I've got a place now where it can all be stored (at least for the above period)! It's not pretty and has no order. But isn't that what we -- who are citizens of the U.S. -- have been going through since January 20th? Looking at it this way, it seems quite fitting.
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