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tavernier

(13,576 posts) Sun Mar 30, 2025, 08:15 PM Sunday

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I made 4 posters today for April 5...

They say:

SPEAK UP
While We Are Still Allowed

My SocialSecurity $
IS NOT
A Billionaire’s Slush Fund

I Don’t Want Canada or Greenland -
I Want Social Security, PBS,
National Parks, the Smithsonian

ELON MUSK
Bless Your Heart

(This last one is because I live in the South)

I am taking two friends with me next Saturday and we will hold up our signs proudly as we make some good trouble.

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I made 4 posters today for April 5... (Original Post) tavernier Sunday OP

Excellent! SheltieLover Sunday #1

Excellent. LoisB Sunday #2

💙📎 Deuxcents Sunday #3

Good messages newdeal2 Sunday #4

These are great. marked50 Sunday #5

love the first one... stillcool Sunday #6

That was my favorite. tavernier Sunday #7

yeah...I made a big mistake with my last sign stillcool Sunday #9

That is what graphic artists and illustrators do for a living BigmanPigman Sunday #15

Burma Shave Highway Signs BidenRocks Sunday #19

Excellent signs! MLAA Sunday #8

Great messages, tavernier. wordstroken Sunday #10

Mine will say MsLeopard Sunday #11

Great signs! StarryNite Sunday #12

For the occasion, better than my FAFOS!!! usonian Sunday #13

Those were/are great signs, usonian. Too bad so many posts get lost in the flood! erronis Yesterday #25

I keep subtly kicking it by linking to it. usonian Yesterday #29

I think I'm going with central scrutinizer Sunday #14

Works ror me! BigmanPigman Sunday #17

I made and will carry one AverageOldGuy Sunday #16

Love all the posters! lucca18 Sunday #18

"Log into Social Security lately?" - - "Trump can't hear the Signal, but you do!" . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #20

Great signs! Have fun 😁 Meowmee Yesterday #21

"good trouble" to the rescue. oasis Yesterday #22

I met John Lewis tavernier Yesterday #23

Great Sing Ideas ajmstpete Yesterday #24

I want the simple MurrayDelph Yesterday #26

Superb! Five Star Signs for sure bucolic_frolic Yesterday #27

Kudos to you Traildogbob Yesterday #28

My poster for 4/5 is simple - Hands Off : Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid! lark Yesterday #30

I suggest one little change: "Elon Musk, bless your little heart." Martin68 Yesterday #31

In the south where we are protesting, tavernier 23 hrs ago #32

I live in the south, so I understand the sentiment. I just want to emphasize the fact that Elon has no heart. Martin68 5 hrs ago #34

TY Kick! Cha 21 hrs ago #33

Mine is going to say: DEPORT ELOON! bif 4 hrs ago #35

SheltieLover

(65,626 posts)

1. Excellent!

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 08:19 PM

Sunday

Stay safe!

LoisB

(9,859 posts)

2. Excellent.

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 08:22 PM

Sunday

Deuxcents

(21,554 posts)

3. 💙📎

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 08:22 PM

Sunday

newdeal2

(2,125 posts)

4. Good messages

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 08:22 PM

Sunday

marked50

(1,483 posts)

5. These are great.

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 08:24 PM

Sunday

Mine is:

248 YEARS R NOT A
MISTAKE
PUT HIM IN HIS
PLACE

stillcool

(33,474 posts)

6. love the first one...

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 08:26 PM

Sunday

it will make a great sign. Short and sweet and so complete.

tavernier

(13,576 posts)

7. That was my favorite.

Reply to stillcool (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 08:33 PM

Sunday

Big Purple Painted letters so it looks like I’m shouting.

stillcool

(33,474 posts)

9. yeah...I made a big mistake with my last sign

Reply to tavernier (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 08:54 PM

Sunday

too many words, too jumbled...learned my lesson. Big and bold for this baby.

BigmanPigman

(52,735 posts)

15. That is what graphic artists and illustrators do for a living

Reply to stillcool (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 10:50 PM

Sunday

I always illustrated with this in mind. You want a single, strong, clear image and only a few words. My protests signs get tons of compliments and many people have taken photos of them. An image of tRump behind bars, with a Hitler mustache and hair cut, and a big red ball on his nose. Those images don't even need any words. You can use dollar signs, red circles with slashes, etc don't need words, since their meaning is obvious.

Also, I get more bang for my buck, so to speak, if I make it a double sided poster/sign. I make one side of a poster and tape a strong dowel then I make another poster and tape ot to the edges of the other poster. The dowel is comfortable to carry and hold and you can twirl it to show both signs.

BidenRocks

(1,253 posts)

19. Burma Shave Highway Signs

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #15)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 11:47 PM

Sunday

5 or 6 smaller signs, each with one or two words.
The final sign said Burma Shave.
Interesting Americana along Route 66

MLAA

(19,045 posts)

8. Excellent signs!

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 08:40 PM

Sunday

wordstroken

(910 posts)

10. Great messages, tavernier.

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 08:54 PM

Sunday

“SPEAK UP
While We Are Still Allowed”

is my fave.

MsLeopard

(1,297 posts)

11. Mine will say

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 09:25 PM

Sunday

IKEA HAS BETTER CABINETS

Stole it from DK…

StarryNite

(11,439 posts)

12. Great signs!

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 09:31 PM

Sunday

I'm planning on attending the protest in my state too!

usonian

(16,793 posts)

13. For the occasion, better than my FAFOS!!!

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 09:57 PM

Sunday

Feel free to steal.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219770873

I personally favor Social Security, not ethnic purity, but YMMV.

erronis

(18,618 posts)

25. Those were/are great signs, usonian. Too bad so many posts get lost in the flood!

Reply to usonian (Reply #13)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 12:44 PM

Yesterday

usonian

(16,793 posts)

29. I keep subtly kicking it by linking to it.

Reply to erronis (Reply #25)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 01:39 PM

Yesterday

Some posts are really useful and/or fun, so I try to keep them kicked in the flood!
THANKS!
Enjoy!

central scrutinizer

(12,505 posts)

14. I think I'm going with

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 10:25 PM

Sunday

FUCK
THIS
SHIT

BigmanPigman

(52,735 posts)

17. Works ror me!

Reply to central scrutinizer (Reply #14)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 10:51 PM

Sunday

AverageOldGuy

(2,512 posts)

16. I made and will carry one

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 10:50 PM

Sunday

WE CAME UNARMED.
THIS TIME.

lucca18

(1,371 posts)

18. Love all the posters!

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 11:03 PM

Sunday

Good job!

Bernardo de La Paz

(53,705 posts)

20. "Log into Social Security lately?" - - "Trump can't hear the Signal, but you do!" . . . . nt

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 04:43 AM

Yesterday

Meowmee

(8,157 posts)

21. Great signs! Have fun 😁

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:22 AM

Yesterday

oasis

(52,143 posts)

22. "good trouble" to the rescue.

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:42 AM

Yesterday

tavernier

(13,576 posts)

23. I met John Lewis

Reply to oasis (Reply #22)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:50 AM

Yesterday

He is the reason I’m determined to keep making good trouble.

ajmstpete

(32 posts)

24. Great Sing Ideas

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 10:09 AM

Yesterday

Wonderful, I’ll be in Abingdon VA and using one of these!

MurrayDelph

(5,515 posts)

26. I want the simple

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 12:52 PM

Yesterday

MUSK STINKS

bucolic_frolic

(49,449 posts)

27. Superb! Five Star Signs for sure

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 12:53 PM

Yesterday

Especially love #3 ... but they're all great!

Traildogbob

(10,839 posts)

28. Kudos to you

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 12:56 PM

Yesterday

This veteran would like to thank you for your service.
We need so many more like you, please!!!!!!
This war is in our back yard.
And we ALL can take part in saving our country.
Or let it be taken.
Stay strong. Spread your courage.

lark

(24,759 posts)

30. My poster for 4/5 is simple - Hands Off : Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid!

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 01:54 PM

Yesterday

Martin68

(25,261 posts)

31. I suggest one little change: "Elon Musk, bless your little heart."

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 02:32 PM

Yesterday

tavernier

(13,576 posts)

32. In the south where we are protesting,

Reply to Martin68 (Reply #31)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 03:38 PM

23 hrs ago

“Bless Your Heart” is a put down. The locals will certainly get this but you have a point, the tourists might not get the dig.

Martin68

(25,261 posts)

34. I live in the south, so I understand the sentiment. I just want to emphasize the fact that Elon has no heart.

Reply to tavernier (Reply #32)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:21 AM

5 hrs ago

Cha

(309,101 posts)

33. TY Kick!

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 05:27 PM

21 hrs ago

Excellent Signs!

bif

(25,012 posts)

35. Mine is going to say: DEPORT ELOON!

Reply to tavernier (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:28 AM

4 hrs ago

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