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PoliZines

Since the beginning of President Trump's second term, I started creating zines for every two-month period to reflect the articles, analyses, photos, and videos, etc. about issues arising with the new administration.

So far, I've completed six zines (through December) for this year.  These are photos of the last two.


As you can see, they look pretty busy and chaotic.  Each one has the primary topics of the respective period added with labels.  Can you guess how many there are across all six?  Here is the list of more than 85 of them selected for inclusion:

Mayoral coercion; Government payment systems; Ukraine; USAID; SSA; Tariffs; Immigrants; Musk, DOGE, Data Capture, Data Impacts; Pardons; NATO; Project 2025; GAZA; Protests; Lock-outs; The Gulf of What?; Prices; Nuclear Stockpile; Bird Flu; Quid pro quo; Measles; FAA; Cartel family sanctuary; Purging history; ICE Raids; Corruption; FEMA/Disaster Unpreparedness; Kilmar; Big Beautiful Bill; Conflicts of Interest; Satire; Mail-in ballots being challenged; Mass Firings-Rehirings (Scientists, Drs too) and replacing with loyalists; Emil Bove; Pres. mental decline?; Tulsi G.; Federalizing Nat'l Guard; DJT-Epstein bond/Epstein files; CPB end-NPR-PBS; de minimus shipping; Ghislaine; Gerrymandering; Constitution parts missing?; Voting rights attacks; Inducements; Medicaid; VOA elimination; Lies and more lies...; Judicial threats/arrest; Detentions/deportations; Signal Gate; Retribution; Education Dept. ravaged; Hatch Act; Classified docs; Freedom of Speech/Press suppression and censorship; Vit. A; IRS cuts in tax season; Illegality; DEI purging; Due Process assault; Tylenol; Shutdown?; TrumpRX; Hegseth/Generals; East Wing; [James] Comey; CECOT expose'; Jack Smith/JS testifies; National Security Strategy; Boat Strikes; Vaccines/Autism?; Discharge Petition; Gun violence; Kennedy Center/renaming;  28-Point Peace Plan; RFK, Jr.; Unlawful order(s) heads-up     

To see the earlier PoliZines:

#1 was posted March 2
#2 was posted May 1
#3 and #4 were posted 11/2

As 2025 comes to a close, I'm not going to make any more of these for now.  I want to focus and concentrate on other art forms in the New Year and beyond!
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