What we’re experiencing under Trump 2.0 certainly qualifies for the universally recognized signal for distress. The first day of May is also International Worker’s Day, so what better time for a robust rally? My husband Jonathan and I happen to be retired, so we took our non-working selves up California’s North Coast for a few days of R&R, where we were lucky enough to join the tiny town of Fort Bragg’s May Day protest. My unofficial count was that well over 200 people lined Main Street, with almost all passing cars honking in loud support. Not bad for a population of 6,919, especially when you consider that the economically decimated white working class town is ripe for MAGA’s siren call.
Luckily, I had packed my portable sign, which matches my mood most days:
Several people nodded approvingly. One man told me The Scream was being used in protests all over the world. A woman remarked, “I finally understand what that painting means.” The meaning of the May Day protests–several hundred thousand participants in over 1,000 American cities and towns, large and small–is clear: People are fed up with Trump and his GOP enablers’ War on America, and the discontent is growing.
This sign was my favorite:
Happy to oblige!
The positive notes certainly buoyed my spirits for that I thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Thank you, Sarah!
Just great, what a terrific sign. I like your scream as well. It’s all so unbearable and we are still in only the very beginning of his administration. We don’t know what will come to pass…. . But we sure can hope and trust for an exit out of his madness!
Thank you, Ronnie. Rarely has an image so perfectly captured my inner state. Thanks, Munch.