Poster festival at the Capitol

Kelly and I went to the Texas Capitol yesterday to join one of the 1200+ pro-democracy, anti-fascist demonstrations that happened across the country.

We made signs. Bright ones!

Good stuff right off the bat: "Live, Laugh, Lock Him Up"

"So many issues; so little sign"

Spot the Hamilton reference:

Lots of penguins.

"The bankruptcy king crashes the economy and celebrates playing golf with the Saudis"

A serious southern burn: "JD Vance puts his cast iron skillet in the dishwasher"

"Ikea has better cabinets"

Also, not fully pictured, but it made me snicker like a middle schooler: "Flush the turd reich"

"Well, the patriarchy isn't going to smash itself"

A variation on a theme: "So much wrong; so little cardboard"

"We need to talk about the elephant in the womb."

Penguin standing tall.

"Congress is complicit"

Ashamed lady liberty

"Resistance is not terrorism; free Palestine"

"It's not red vs blue; it's billionaires vs you."

"There will be hell toupee if we don't speak out"

We heard from a variety of speakers, including US Rep Lloyd Doggett, US Rep Greg Casar, and Texas Rep Vikki Goodwin. The two quotes that stood out to me were from people whose names I didn't catch, so please forgive the lack of citation. 

"Next time you see a social media post that makes you angry but doesn't suggest any action, block that account."

"It's not time to be an ally; it's time to be an accomplice."