Signs of Hope and Laughter – 40 Images from From the Historic Women’s March and Inauguration Weekend
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Friday brought the day so many of us have dreaded for the past ten weeks, as Donald J. Trump became our 45th president.
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Sorry, I still can’t stop myself from convulsing uncontrollably every time I type or utter that 100% factual phrase. That said, all hope is not lost, as many millions of us demonstrated over the weekend. Here is a very small sampling of the pushback to America’s least popular incoming president in modern history.
1. Science Is on Our Side.
This guy has it straight! #WomensMarchOnWashingtonpic.twitter.com/Mi9Jgc8H7Q
— L May (@LDMay) January 21, 2017
2. Being an Introvert, I Can Confirm This.
Best. Sign. Ever. #WomensMarch#womensmarchnyc#sobadevenintrovertsareherepic.twitter.com/TmJydvooqu
— Susan Kaufman (@skaufman4050) January 21, 2017
3. Stay Weird, Denver.
Easily the most Denver sign at the #WomensMarchonDenverpic.twitter.com/u30Q0bHgvk
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) January 21, 2017
4. This.
THIS ???????? #WomensMarchpic.twitter.com/oXXU6IcrYC
— E (@esheikh_) January 21, 2017
5. We’ve Got Supergirl Too.
Supergirl lead @MelissaBenoist at #WomensMarch with a message for Trump: pic.twitter.com/CnzmAch6pi
— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) January 21, 2017
6. *Sniffles*
After the Trump inauguration, some neighbors left this letter on my uncle’s door in Cincinnati, Ohio. pic.twitter.com/jnlXewv7ej
— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) January 21, 2017
7. Kendrick Lamar and Punching Nazis Go Well Together.
ask and ye shall receive pic.twitter.com/HqZDdzZNfO
— PESTERING PUPPETS (@prttybadtweeter) January 21, 2017
8. ARE YOU KIDDING ME BILL???
HAHAHAHA I’m dying over here.
Hillary catches Bill staring away at someone at the inauguration.
Thanks to whoever made this video… pic.twitter.com/wGAkjF0WQh
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) January 20, 2017
Michelle Obama‘s wearing the weight of the world on her face in the foreground, and Hillary is replaying a metaphor for the entire election behind her. C’mon man.
9. Donald Blart: Mall President
America is already great pic.twitter.com/S0n3cBMdXp
— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) January 20, 2017
10. W. Is Back! Kind Of.
Rick Perry just blew a fucking bubble pic.twitter.com/dp3Cm2MjGh
— Jason Berlin (@JasonBerlin) January 20, 2017
11. At Least We Got an Actual Dubya Moment out of the Inauguration.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) January 20, 2017
12. Hillary Has Never Been Great at Optics.
Who wore it better? #InaugurationDaypic.twitter.com/yAjq3cueyr
— neontaster (@neontaster) January 20, 2017
13. This Is My Favorite Protest Sign from the Weekend.
And @womensmarchchi embroidered protest sign is hooped and ready! @womensmarch#notmypresidentpic.twitter.com/My8AyqRxfq
— Shannon Downey (@ShannonDowney) January 19, 2017
14. Even the Ducklings in Boston Common Joined the March.
Make Way for the Women’s March
(h/t @coolmcjazz) pic.twitter.com/nWbP44LSYd— BostonTweet (@BostonTweet) January 19, 2017
15. Good Sign to Bring to the Women’s March; GREAT Sign to Bring to the Inauguration.
The one protester at the pre-inauguration-fest line so far. pic.twitter.com/cFfkxLK3X8
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 19, 2017
16. What We All Aspire to One Day.
Omg. ? #WomensMarchCLTpic.twitter.com/zzOt7XqDNy
— same for barbara (@YayOrNaye) January 21, 2017
17. Punching Nazis in the Face on Twitter Is Indisputably OK.
Bless her. Bless her so much. pic.twitter.com/Q2I0qi7F3b
— jack (@vesaldi) January 23, 2017
18. The Force Is Strong with Paste’s Editor-In-Chief.
That time @HamillHimself tweeted the photo I took and 93k people RT’d it (the bottom right one). #Resistancehttps://t.co/vMC6bfvkFe
— Josh Jackson (@joshjackson) January 23, 2017
19. Need More Signs.
I don’t think I’ve fully explained how great this weekend was. So, here you go. #WomensMarchpic.twitter.com/qGCpvcEKaA
— Erin Brr, sir (@erinscafe) January 23, 2017
20. Alaska’s on Board.
The March in Haines, Alaska. Respect. pic.twitter.com/ezKpFmnT9C
— Patti Digh (@pattidigh) January 22, 2017
21. Laughing/Crying Emoji
This is another well crafted sign from yesterday. pic.twitter.com/R6zTa6kNKa
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) January 22, 2017
22. We Have Dogs on Our Side. Dogs!
Woke up to this pup pic from a friend who went to the SF march and now I can’t stop staring at it. pic.twitter.com/bKKcBJWgmr
— Jen Bardekoff (@jenbardekoff) January 22, 2017
23. We Even Got a Lolz in on Wannabe British Trump.
Best. Typo. Ever. ???? pic.twitter.com/33uJNG1bHM
— Claire Hammond (@ClaireHammond) January 22, 2017
24. Dogs!
@anamariecox Here’s another one. pic.twitter.com/YSqsmkUndJ
— Ami (@AmiPendley) January 22, 2017
25. Indeed.
@JenGranholm This one was taken of me by my sister in protest @EdicaAnn in Austin, Texas. ????? pic.twitter.com/B94RhACaaz
— Jennymarie Jemison (@JMJATX) January 22, 2017
26. Perfect.
.@JenGranholm – I love this! “They tried to bury us. They didn’t know that we were seeds.” ???????? pic.twitter.com/l26taCydDM
— Adrienne Watson (@Adrienne_DNC) January 22, 2017
27. I’m Not Crying You’re Crying.
#WomensMarch ????@somaticcoachpic.twitter.com/pkvXOQoe4s
— Mitra Ebadolahi (@MitraEbadolahi) January 22, 2017
28. This Was Basically Sean Spicer’s Saturday Night.
“You guys. The Inauguration was like TOTALLY the biggest ever.”
“…Actually, that’s not true…”
“I SAID NO QUESTIONS, KYLE!” pic.twitter.com/AiQtWUvYl6— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) January 21, 2017
29. The Dallas Stars Took Roughly .00003 Seconds to Troll Him Soon After.
Stars Jumbotron with a topical joke. pic.twitter.com/9vsmTG1Agj
— Kate Morrison (@unlikelyfanatic) January 22, 2017
30. Jake Tapper Is Seriously Getting Sick of This Shit.
Brutal deadpan from @jaketapper re: Trump’s obsession with crowd sizes: “I can’t think of anything more important to the American people.” pic.twitter.com/TtCeLOI4ks
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) January 21, 2017
31. Actually, Jake Tapper Is Already Sick of This Shit.
“Here’s an alternate fact, I’m Wolf Blitzer, and you’re in the Situation Room” –@JakeTapperhttps://t.co/Ygu75WG0g5
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) January 23, 2017
32. Yes. Yes It Is.
From Oakland. pic.twitter.com/UdFH8GneEh
— Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) January 21, 2017
33. To Those Who Think It Can’t Happen Again: We’re Not That Old.
My hero pic.twitter.com/YnEuIFmWIq
— John Early (@bejohnce) January 21, 2017
34. Alliteration Is Awesome.
“Dykes against dictators” #WomensMarchpic.twitter.com/Qe6Uo6W6zv
— Casey Michel (@cjcmichel) January 21, 2017
35. Rocky Is Big in Boston Too.
Great sign on the Common. @universalhub#BosWomensMarchpic.twitter.com/xqEQAt0QeL
— David Petersen (@wrenhunter) January 21, 2017
36. Beyonce’s next Single.
Bars pic.twitter.com/N2WrzOO9eD
— Natrill (@NatAnglin) January 21, 2017
37. My New Hero.
Spotted in Denver: Guy with NATO flag headed to #womensmarchpic.twitter.com/iLGMObjyf8
— Mark Leon Goldberg (@MarkLGoldberg) January 21, 2017
38. How to Delegitimize a President.
— Grudge (@grudging1) January 21, 2017
39. The Brits Brought Their Own Form of Protest to the Proceedings.
Trump inspires very British revolt on streets of London … pic.twitter.com/NvqKnOBtQb
— Nick Robinson (@bbcnickrobinson) January 21, 2017
40. This. Is. Awesome.
A true revolutionary pic.twitter.com/PRscfUXwgK
— Leva (@_Levantine) January 22, 2017
The next big protest is planned for Saturday, April 15th, to pressure President Trump to release his tax returns. You can begin to plan or find local groups through many different networks that will hopefully begin to coordinate on a larger scale. Action Groups is one example of how easy it is to organize a protest. Stay connected, folks. The resistance is alive and well.
Jacob Weindling is Paste’s business and media editor, as well as a staff writer for politics. Follow him on Twitter at @Jakeweindling.