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demmiblue

(38,714 posts) Tue Jul 29, 2025, 03:27 PM Jul 29

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Thomas Kinkade's family (!) sent DHS a cease-and-desist letter: [View all]

Thomas Kinkade's family (!) sent DHS a cease-and-desist letter www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
— Jonathan L. Fischer (@jonfischer.bsky.social) 2025-07-29T18:55:09.155Z

Unexpectedly good politics from Thomas Kinkade's family! www.kinkadefamilyfoundation.org
— Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) 2025-07-29T19:00:51.465Z

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Thomas Kinkade's family (!) sent DHS a cease-and-desist letter: [View all] demmiblue Jul 29 OP

I am glad to see this senseandsensibility Jul 29 #1

And some weird behavioral issues BaronChocula Jul 29 #6

me too. AllaN01Bear Jul 29 #25

Me three. calimary Jul 30 #31

DHS is posting Americana paintings and migrant mugshots. The art world is not happy. demmiblue Jul 29 #2

This shit is so fucking weird. Initech Jul 29 #19

It's for Krissy's "colored hating" base in South Dakota and North Dakota... IthinkThereforeIAM Jul 30 #34

Showing America how to stand up against the tyranny of this regime mountain grammy Jul 29 #3

Just for the sake of clarity, soldierant Jul 29 #4

And the song Hail Columbia (a tune for Washington) was composed by Historic NY Jul 30 #35

When the Department of Homeland Security was created, I knew nothing good would come LoisB Jul 29 #5

I know, right? BaronChocula Jul 29 #7

Yes! It creeped me out too. LoisB Jul 29 #9

I knew someone who worked for another US agency when DHS was created (post 9/11) erronis Jul 29 #11

Oh boy, don't get me started... BaronChocula Jul 29 #21

That's a sad story. erronis Jul 29 #24

Amen to that BaronChocula Jul 29 #26

That is sad. I have a feeling that happened to many people because we sure have LoisB Jul 29 #22

Damn right. It's straight out of 2 millennia of European wars claiming "Blood & Soil" & of course God... Hekate Jul 29 #12

100%. LoisB Jul 29 #29

My immediate response to the creation of that department -- madamesilverspurs Jul 29 #14

Indeed. LoisB Jul 29 #23

Thank you! llmart Jul 29 #28

I think a lot of us did. At least, those of us who value what the U.S. is supposed to be. LoisB Jul 29 #30

I grew up with Thomas and Patrick Kinkade pfitz59 Jul 29 #8

MAGA Corrupts Everything It Touches. BurnDoubt Jul 29 #10

This is the offending post melm00se Jul 29 #13

Nice! tavernier Jul 29 #15

This is so overtly Fascist, it's incredible. Oneironaut Jul 29 #16

Good. So tired of an administration that thinks winning daily meme wars equals governing. tanyev Jul 29 #17

demmiblue........... Upthevibe Jul 29 #18

I thought they were fairly far right. Norbert Jul 29 #20

Good to hear. Xavier Breath Jul 29 #27

good for the crapkaid family, but i see why dim donnie used this. pansypoo53219 Jul 30 #32

Kinkade's "art" is sentimental schlock -- but good for his family Betty Boom Jul 30 #33