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Addressing The Problem of Visibility
Things are very scary out there in America. In a text from AOC, she claimed that what we are experiencing a 5-alarm fire. That is a mild depiction. I think what the Trump Administration is doing, i.e., gutting federal agencies, ignoring the constitution, the law, and the courts, is more than a simple conflagration.
A more apt description can be found in the movie “Live Free or Die Hard.” The situation in the film is eerily like today’s America. Justin Long explains to Bruce Willis what is happening like this, “It’s a Fire Sale. You know, everything must go!” We are amid a wholesale destruction of the federal infrastructure that overlays the Constitution, the foundation of our democracy. You can get my more complete appraisal in my last blog post: “Into the Storm.”
As I have said in multiple previous posts, we, on the left, have a problem. We are invisible. Now more than ever, we need to be seen. To that purpose, I have designed four new shirts that allow the wearers to shout how they feel without saying a word. The more of these on the streets, the louder the voice. Great for protests and marches.
Currently these shirts are only available in long sleeve, 100% cotton, unisex fit that runs one size small.
What The F**k?
While Jo Anne and I were having wine with some friends, one of them expressed the idea for this shirt. It defines my sentiment each/every day since January 20th. I designed different versions of this shirt: WTF? shirt for women and WTF? shirt for men. I have Asian and African American versions in the works. If you would like one of those, let me know and I will make the one you want available.
Where Your Tax Dollars Go
Here is a glimpse of validation: In the last decade alone, Elon Musk has received $15 Billion in federal subsidies (our taxes). 25% of your taxes go to Billionaires. This is the first image I attempted on Designer. It took me 24 iterations to get the image I used for the shirt. I added “MY SHARE” on the side of the wheelbarrow to cover “U.S. Treasury” misspelled by AI. After I had the image, I could not find the right wording to make it work. In the meantime, I created the other two designs.
Stamp Out Organized Crime
Unless you are not paying attention, you are aware that what the billionaire class is doing to us is, by design, to keep us in our place and at one another’s throats. Stamp out organized crime Jail Billionaires. For this image, no matter how I changed the description, I could not get three rich looking men in a cell without at least one of them sticking through the bars or standing outside the cell. I had to make two separate images for the room and the men then layer them to get what you see.
Help me continue doing this and make all of us more visible. Get your shirt today! Follow the double underlined links above to order the shirt you like. I wear one every day.
Disclaimer: I created the images for these shirts with Microsoft Designer AI. The message on all four shirts was constructed by me in Microsoft Publisher and added to the images. AI is not particularly good yet in organizing or spelling words.
New Items to support Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
Everywhere you look, there are Trump signs, t-shirts, hats, flags, and other visible signs of the election intentions of Republicans. How many signs do you see for Democrats?
Is it any wonder MAGA thinks they are the actual voting majority in America?
Visibility counts!
We are now in the last throes of the 2024 election cycle. If you have been afraid to boldly show where you stand, now is the time to stand up, stand out.
What better way to shout “Kamala and Tim” than with these unique, incredibly attractive ways to promote then for President and Vice President of the United States.
Be Bold!
Stand out in a crowd. Wear this magnificent 100% cotton unisex fit T-shirt to the park or mall. It is available, of course, in Red, or White, or Blue plus Light Blue and Pink. Let everyone know which side you are on for our November 5th election. Not a T-shirt kind of person? There are many other ways to express yourself in this critical election where the survival of our democracy is on the ballot.
Stand up!
You could fearlessly show those around you what you think is important at the supermarket, on the street, in the elevator by carrying this attractive 16” x16” 100% polyester tote bag with three different handle colors while wearing your favorite T-shirt to show why you support Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
Stand out!
A more dauntless way to show your support is to display this handsome 5” x 6” magnet on your car so all you ‘followers’ (in traffic, I mean) can see where your heart lies. I chose to have magnets manufactured so there is no need to worry about the paint on your car. After the election move the magnet from your car to your refrigerator as a reminder that we beat that wannabe dictator Donald Trump.
Be a beacon in your neighborhood!
Looking to be more adventurous? Look at this unique 18” x 24” corrugated plastic yard sign with a galvanized support bracket. Imagine what it would look like at your house! The one featured here is in my front yard. No yard? Put your sign in a window facing the street.
I, for one, am looking toward a Democrat landslide victory on November 5th. If we all pitch in a little, we will have Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in Washington ready to work with a Democrat majority in the House and the Senate! Good luck to us all!
Election 2024 is at hand
Last November I posted “The Visibility Initiative Project” that pointed out Hitler’s rise to power in Germany as the result of good people being silent and invisible. Since then, Donald Trump has threatened to corral immigrants in concentration camps like vermin and promised to be dictator on day one of a second term while denying he had read Mein Kampf, the source of these talking points.
As Trump supporters go about their daily lives, everywhere they look, they see only MAGA hats and shirts and yard signs. To them this confirms what they saw today on Fox News: They are the voting majority in the United States and election 2020 was stolen.
They are visible! Meanwhile, resistance to the rise of Hitlerian fascism in America remains invisible outside the media.
Democracy is on the Ballot…
A vote for any Republican is a vote for a Trump fascist government, a national abortion ban, and an end to progress on Climate Change. There will not be a box to select that says “democracy.” There will only be names of candidates and ballot initiatives. Choose wisely.
Being visible is a key part of not allowing us to slip into that authoritarian government. My site, BlueWavePolitcs, is one of a multitude of sites that can provide you with apparel and kitsch so you can be seen. Stand up. Stand out. Be visible.
New designs on my site can help you speak volumes without saying a word. In your everyday comings and goings people will notice and say they like your sweatshirt or tote bag. That idea will be planted. It will germinate and bear democratic fruit for the coming election!
Here are innovative designs that scream “democracy” now available on sweatshirts and tote bags:
There is a slim possibility that Democrats will make a clean sweep in November capturing both the Senate and House of Representatives… but not if we remain invisible!
If you have ideas for designs or would like to help with this project, contact me.
Visibility Initiative Project
People like us, living in a vibrant liberal democracy, remained quiet, in the shadows. They, in their silence, in their invisibility, allowed Adolph Hitler to rise to power in pre-WWII Germany. Hitler came to this position after being imprisoned for attempting to overthrow the government of Bavaria. He accomplished this feat by manipulating the narrative about political and economic issues confronting Germany, and riding on the voiceless timidity of the citizenry.
Sound familiar?
Perhaps they didn’t want to have a brick through their window or to be yelled at on the subway or to be threatened or bullied at work. As a result, 6 million jews were slaughtered, all of Europe became a conflagration, then the entire world caught fire.
Here we are again.
A man, who by election 2024 will have been convicted of attempting to overthrow our government, could once again be elevated to our highest office. Are we going to remain silent? In the shadows? If we do, abortion will be completely banned, the LGBTQ+ community will be marginalized and imprisoned, trans people will continue to be murdered in the shadows, the rich will own America. Democracy here will vanish.
Please join the Visibility Initiative Project. As with my continuing bumper magnet project, I believe that when enough of us stand out in a crowd, voter turnout goes up. Democracy survives.
Go to my store front, Blue Wave Politics, (or a similar one) and become conspicuous. Pick an issue you support and suit up for the coming battle. Give these outstanding items to friends, family, and neighbors who share your vision for a better America. You may get your car keyed. You may get yelled at or confronted, even shunned by some, but the only way to deal with MAGA bullies is to stand up prominently. As the holiday season approaches, overtly commit to continuing democracy beyond the next holiday season.
The holidays are a great time to give gifts that distinguish. Be bold!!
Support the Visibility Initiative Project.
I have added many more ways to express how you feel. More items will appear. Additional designs for other critical issues are on their way.
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New items available on Blue Wave
For election 2022 I gave a few thousand car magnets away. I cannot afford to do that for election 2024. I am, however, expanding my product line to include T-Shirts and opening a store front on Etsy soon.
Today, there are two new items available at Blue Wave,
