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This subreddit has inspired me and given me hope. I am curious to see how long my post will even stick around here, having seen so many getting taken down. But I made this photo rather quickly and I am sure it'll trigger others. With that being said, I want to print it on posters, signs, and t shirts. Let me know what improvements can be made, haha!
Originally Posted By u/KitsunesWolf4240 At 2025-05-29 07:57:20 PM | Source
Don't know who these guys are but hats off!
Originally Posted By u/Angered-Shelfish At 2025-05-29 06:50:57 PM | Source
Just saying… it would be a real shame if it strangely and mysteriously flooded digital spaces everywhere on such a random day as June 14th… truly… it would be such a shame… 🌮
Originally Posted By u/Gallifrey4637 At 2025-05-29 10:25:42 AM | Source
Going to turn this into a protest sign just for FOTUS on his birthday.
Originally Posted By u/kweathergirl At 2025-05-28 11:55:18 PM | Source
**When: **Saturday, June 14, 2025
Where: 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
**Where: **Vancouver Art Gallery
The media won’t say it—but we will. Donald Trump is a fascist. On June 14th, we’re gathering at the Vancouver Art Gallery to send one clear message: it's time to stop soft-selling the threat. It’s time to call fascism what it is.
WHY WE’RE DOING THIS We’re not waiting for history books to catch up. We’re saying it now, because it’s true now.
The lack of widespread adoption of the word “fascist” has real consequences. When the media, journalists, politicians, and institutions downplay Trump’s rhetoric and actions, the public underestimates the threat. And when we don’t call it like we see it, fascism can more easily take root here at home in Canada.
WHY JUNE 14th Because it’s Trump’s birthday and he’s using it as a show of force. A protest on this day shows we won’t stand for silence, soft language, or denial.
The Context We want to call it out and name it. It’s fascism when you… Silence the press Jail and intimidate opponents Persecute freedom of expression Deport citizens without due process Ignore laws and use fear to rule
The word is still treated like an exaggeration or misrepresentation. That ends here. Why? Because this U.S. presidential administration is an authoritarian government, prioritizing power over people.
The truth matters. And the truth is urgent. We stand up now because if it can happen there, it can happen here. It’s not the time to be a passive bystander.
Read more in our recent blog post “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad F-World”
WHAT TO DO Show up with one message: “You’re a fascist if…”
Finish the sentence. Bring your sign. Tell your friends. Sign our petition. Help us hold the line against normalization. Because when we as a society name it, we can fight it.
Why Vancouver? Because Trump’s fascist tactics don’t stop at the U.S. border - they impact us too. From economic coercion through tariffs, to anti-immigrant policies that strain our borders, to undermining democratic alliances like NATO, his actions directly affect Canada. These aren’t just aggressive politics, they mirror classic fascist strategies: domination, nationalism, and authoritarian control. And with Trump arriving in Canada for the G7 the very next day, we’re showing up to say: we see it, and we’re naming it.
Unlocked NYTimes article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/politics/trump-crypto-dinner-attendees.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Jk8.302k.8-qbSLXgkz9A
Invitees to the White House
Justin Sun, a Chinese crypto billionaire who was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission under President Joseph R. Biden Jr. for allegedly inflating the value of a cryptocurrency. Mr. Sun is a major investor in a separate crypto venture largely owned by a company tied to Mr. Trump, World Liberty Financial. After Mr. Trump took office, the S.E.C. asked a judge to put Mr. Sun’s case on hold. He declined to comment on Thursday night. Image
Justin Sun arriving for the White House tour on Friday. He was the top holder of $TRUMP coins.Credit...Jason Andrew for The New York Times Elliot Berke, a Washington attorney who has worked for congressional Republicans and Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court. The Times identified him because the invitee list included his email address at his law firm, Berke Farah. He was honored as “Republican Lawyer of the Year” in 2021 by the Republican National Lawyers Association. He did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent via email or LinkedIn message.
Evgeny Gaevoy, the founder and chief executive of a digital-asset firm, Wintermute. The Times identified him because the list of invitees included his Wintermute email. He did not respond to a request for comment sent via email. Anil Lulla and Yan Liberman, two co-founders of Delphi Digital, a Miami Beach firm that offers market intelligence for crypto investors. Their corporate emails were included in the list of invitees. They did not respond to requests for comment.
Cheng Lu, 32, a crypto investor from Shanghai, was observed by a Times reporter entering the White House on Friday. He said he did not have a chance to speak with Mr. Trump during the dinner on Thursday or at the Friday tour. “I just want to see President Trump,” he said. He plans to go to Las Vegas next for a poker tournament, he said. Image
Cheng Lu, a crypto investor from Shanghai, said he did not have a chance to speak with Mr. Trump during the dinner on Thursday or at the Friday tour of the White House.Credit...Jason Andrew for The New York Times
Stephen Dworkin, founder of CTS International, was observed by a reporter for The Times entering the White House on Friday. The company has helped military contractors, including Israel Aircraft Industries, recruit employees, according to his LinkedIn page. He declined to comment.
Sangrok Oh, chief executive of Hyperithm, a Seoul- and Tokyo-based firm that manages digital assets for institutional investors in Asia. He was observed entering the Thursday event and was interviewed by a reporter for The Times and was seen outside the White House on Friday as the V.I.P. buyers visited for the tour. Image
Sangrok Oh, chief executive of Hyperithm, a Seoul- and Tokyo-based firm that manages digital assets for institutional investors in Asia, outside the White House after the tour on Friday.Credit...Jason Andrew for The New York Times
Matthew Liu, co-founder of cryptocurrency company Origin, and former project manager at YouTube, was seen at the White House on his way to the V.I.P. tour. After the tour, he reached out to a reporter to confirm his attendance. “There have been recent unsubstantiated allegations of foreign attendees attempting to buy influence with the president, and there was absolutely zero evidence of this at the event,” he said in an email to The Times. “While there were attendees from both the U.S. and abroad, the central theme of the event was growing our industry together and working with intelligent, fair and innovation-friendly U.S. regulators.”
Other invitees Caitlin Sinclair, a conservative media personality who has worked as a reporter for pro-Trump One America News and the young-conservatives group, Turning Point Action. She posted photos from the dinner on social media, including one that showed Mr. Trump in the background. Ms. Sinclair’s role at the event was unclear, but attendees found fliers on their tables with her photo, which said “connect with your host,” and contained a QR code that brought them to Ms. Sinclair’s website.
Lamar Odom, the former National Basketball Association star now promoting his own memecoin, $ODOM. Mr. Odom posted on social media that he was attending the event, and he appeared in other guests’ photos from inside Mr. Trump’s club. Image
Lamar Odom arriving for the dinner on Thursday.Credit...Elizabeth Frantz for The New York Times Daniel Nizar Boubes was charged with drug-related crimes in Orange County, Calif., and given two years of probation, court records show. “I was a drug addict for years, and that’s what that’s all about,” Mr. Boubes said in a phone interview Friday. He said he has since changed his life, and took an interest in crypto. A spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said Mr. Boubes pleaded guilty to five felony counts, including two counts of bringing a controlled substance into a jail or prison, and was sentenced to two years’ probation. She said the case was dismissed in 2022 after he successfully completed probation.
SuKyung Na, an executive at Hyperithm.“Looking forward to interesting conversations and the chance to share a bit about what we do at Hyperithm,” Ms. Na wrote before the event. Her corporate email was on the invitee list.
Charles Ayres, a Britain-based crypto marketer and YouTube promoter, confirmed in a phone interview that he attended the Thursday night event. He declined further comment.
Wesley Pryor is the founder of Acheron Trading, a firm focused on digital assets. His Acheron email address was on a list of invitees reviewed by The Times. On LinkedIn, he said he had been active in cryptocurrency since he was a teenager, and that he now operates out of Singapore, which he called “the world’s most progressive jurisdiction for cryptocurrency.” He did not respond to a request for comment.
Jack Tan Lu is the chief executive and co-founder of a popular marketplace for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, called Magic Eden. His email address with his company was included on the invitee list. He did not respond to an email request for comment. ADVERTISEMENT SKIP ADVERTISEMENT
Tony Yacoub lists himself on LinkedIn as president of T and A Builders, a general contractor in Downey, Calif. The Times identified him because his company email address was included in a list of the event’s attendees. He did not respond to requests for comment sent via email or LinkedIn.
Clay Helms and Stephen Hess, two executives from the Metaplex Foundation, a nonprofit focused on digital assets. Their emails through their nonprofit were on the invitee list reviewed by The Times. They did not respond to requests for comment.
Asher Ang and Lean Sheng Tan, two executives of hedge fund Hyper-Alpha Capital. On LinkedIn, Mr. Tan said he was based in the British Virgin Islands. Their corporate emails were on the invitee list reviewed by The Times. They did not respond to requests for comment.
Kain Warwick, a crypto entrepreneur in Sydney and founder of Synthetix, a crypto exchange. He was interviewed by The Times.
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Joel Lee, a software engineer from Singapore who says on social media that he lives in Rwanda. He was observed by a Times reporter entering the event on Thursday night. Aleksander Michal Kloda, founder of Nickel Digital Asset Management, who describes himself on his LinkedIn account as a “blockchain enthusiast and crypto algorithmic trader.”
Vincent Liu, the chief investment officer at Taiwan-based Kronos Research. He posted several photos from the event on LinkedIn, with the caption: “Great to see the support for Crypto industry from Mr. President!” Image
Vincent Liu, in one of the photos he posted from the dinner on Thursday. In the caption, he wrote: “Great to see the support for Crypto industry from Mr. President!” ADVERTISEMENT SKIP ADVERTISEMENT
Paul Jacobi, a partner at the investment firm Wexford Capital, was listed among the attendees, and a reporter for The Times saw him enter the event. His firm’s website says that Mr. Jacobi “focuses on Wexford’s private equity energy investments.”
Christoph Heuermann, who runs a consulting company that advises people on how to lower their taxes, flew in from Germany. He said in an email with The Times that as a non-V.I.P., he knew beforehand that he would not get to meet Mr. Trump, but he said he enjoyed hearing a speech from “the greatest president in history.” Verjender Choudhary, a software engineer from St. Louis, said in an email that he saw the dinner as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity “to meet the first crypto president.”
Vincent Deriu, a 27-year-old consultant in New York who was ranked No. 165 on the $TRUMP leaderboard, was interviewed by The Times. “If I were to get a selfie or a handshake or something or an autograph, that would be priceless in and of itself for me,” he said.
Originally Posted By u/WildImportance6735 At 2025-05-24 10:12:14 AM | Source
