Maroon Phoenix

@maroonphoenix

It is all one fight. I’m on the side of the oppressed over the oppressor. Learn to tell the difference. #LandBack #Enough #ProtectTransKids #TeamOrca #CovidIsAirborne #CleanTheAir #TaxWealthNotWork

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Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Jul 12

I just made this meme 😇

“I am the captain now” meme. The white guy is labeled “that guy” and the pirate, who is motioning with two fingers to ‘look me in the eyes and understand the power I have over you’ is labeled “Mortality”

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Jul 8

10/10 I am letting the bear in

A young girl child in front of a patio door with a bear on the other side. She might be in the midst of opening the door to let the bear inside.

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Jun 1

This is all too common. Semmelweis the easiest analogy but so many others. There were doctors willfully doing autopsies in the morning and then handling births in the afternoon without washing their hands just to “prove” Semmelweis wrong. Sounds very similar to some of what I’m seeing today.

Two panel comic meme. In the first panela happy little human figure reaches out for a yellow balloon. The happy little human figure is labeled “Scientists”. The yellow balloon is labeled “Data and Evidence.”

In the next panel, a large and unwanted pink figure appears behind the “scientists” figure, with his pink arms grabbing around the “scientists” figure’s waist and pulling the “scientists” figure back away from reaching the balloon. The pink figure is labeled “mainstream medicine.” The “scientists” figure is clearly uncomfortable with the pink figure. The “scientists” figure is smiling uneasily and has a bead of sweat on the figure’s brow.

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· May 15

Red, blue, yellow, green, pink, black and white.

A simple depiction of 6 power ranger action figure characters. Text title over the illustration is “Power Ranger Colors.” Below, one power ranger figure is illustrated in the color costumes for red, blue, yellow, green, pink, black and white.

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· May 14

Thank you @chaninicholas.bsky.social !!!

Title on image is “Nothing in this app is made with AI.”

A whimsical drawing appears below of a hamster roasting a marshmallow over a burning computer. The computer shows “NO!!!” on the screen. It looks like a 90s era Mac desktop.

Below is text:
“We're committed to staying
AI-free because AI:
• Has a devastating environmental cost
• Steals work from artists and creators
• Enables and escalates gender-based violence
• Centers machines instead of humans
• Doesn't have the wisdom, intuition, or attention to get astrology right.”

Image is from CHANI app

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Apr 28

A) No. Seems in 1960 they made it work. B) Even if prices increased, what sort of person are you that you think it is OK for the stuff you buy to be subsidized by the poorest workers who are not being paid a living wage? Utterly disgusting attitude for someone to have against other human beings.

Screenshot of post with text:
“It's Friday so you should know that if the minimum wage had increased at the rate of productivity since 1960, it would be $22.50. Instead, it's $7.25.
That's $15.25 per hour for 60 years that's disappeared from the pockets of low income workers...”
Posted by Joe Sanberg, @JosephNSanberg

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Apr 28

Fixed it for you (impeach-ly)

Screenshot of Rep Marie’s post, which originally said “Please stop trying to murder the president” but the words ”trying to murder” are blacked out so it instead says “please stop the president”

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Apr 27

What??? As far as I know Diana Ross would have first met him when the Jackson Five first appeared on Hollywood Palacin 1968. He would have been about 10, she was around 24. That is super gross. Screenshots below from Hollywood Palace in 1968. The part with the Jackson 5 is on YouTube.

Diana Ross appears against a flashy 70s TV show background next to child Michael Jackson. She is wearing a white halter crop top with white pants, there is a criss-cross strap over her exposed abs. She is a grown woman with a stunning figure. Young Michael Jackson appears beside her, clearly a child. He is wearing a neon green vest over a psychedelic print shirt, with a large 70s style collar.

Michael Jackson sings on TV on Hollywood Palace in 1968. He is very young and is wearing a neon green vest over a psychedelic print shirt, with a large 70s style collar. A microphone is in front of him and his mouth is open as he sings.

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Apr 24

A colorful graphic with red text: “DOUBLE FEATURE” over blue text “MOVIE CLUB”

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Apr 20

The one and only word any opposition should understand right now is Accountability. So. There is no nationally organized opposition.

A cartoon depiction of a dead donkey with C marks over its eyes.

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Apr 20

And I haven’t even gotten into the major fumbles on Covid (now causing billions of economic losses, with Long Covid the top childhood chronic illness, over asthma). Gaza. Trans rights. So many easy wins where they want you to believe they had no power to really do anything.

Pawn shop meme where the pawn shop owner presents ridiculous offers from the pawn shop. Text says: Best I can do is cost cuts on prescription drugs for seniors

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Apr 12

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Pawn Shop Counter meme with two men standing behind the pawn shop counter, faces showing they are making a ridiculous offer. Text below says: Best I Can Do is a 10% Off Coupon For a New Kitchen Table

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Mar 23

Maniac Mansion

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Mar 22

I was explaining video game ratings systems to my kid and how an 8/10 or 9/10 is probably a really good game. My kid asked what about a 10? And I said 10 ratings don’t normally happen, they are very rare. But then I said “except for maybe Breath of the Wild.” Sure enough.

Screenshot of IGN’s rating summary of Breath of the Wild. The rating is a 10 on a ref background with the title “Masterpiece” and short description “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is evocative, exhilarating, and a masterclass in open-world design.” Review by Jose Otero.

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Mar 21

Strait of Hormuz map with Apollo the Sun God pasted on it with idea Apollo can transfer things through the strait by a magic chariot

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Mar 20

I occasionally register as Republican to vote in their primaries and just got this text. 🤮

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Mar 18

With alt text. Please turn on the setting. It is very easy to copy and paste blocks of text into alt text by clicking the icon that looks like lines in brackets in the lower right hand corner of the image.

Text in photo: Specifically, they remember that for 14 months, the American president has tariffed them, mocked their security concerns, and repeatedly insulted them.
As long ago as January 2020, Trump told several European officials that "if Europe is under attack, we will never come to help you and to support you." In February 2025, he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he had no right to expect support either, because "you don't have any cards." Trump ridiculed Canada as the "51st state" and referred to both the present and previous Canadian prime ministers as "governor." He claimed, incorrectly, that allied troops in Afghanistan "stayed a little back, a little off the front lines," causing huge offense to the families of soldiers who died fighting after NATO invoked Article 5 of the organization's treaty, on behalf of the United States, the only time it has done so. He called the British "our once-great ally," after they refused to participate in the initial assault on Iran; when they discussed sending some aircraft carriers to the Persian Gulf conflict earlier this month, he ridiculed the idea on social media: "We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!"

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Mar 10

Bringing this bad boy up to the Wild Wings bar and asking them to fill it up. #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle

Images of large plastic buckets, with straws, filled with questionable looking iced beverages. Underneath is the text “A look at Dunkin’s new 48-ounce drink bucket.”

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Feb 12

I put this together in 2022.

Chart of Congress compared to American Adults. First number is demographics of Congress, second number is demographics of adults in the United States. Data is from around 2022.

Women
26%
50.5%

Gen Z
0%
10%

Millennial
5%
30%

Gen X
30%
25%

Boomer
58%
30%

Silent
7%
5%

Black
9%
14%

Foreign Born
Immigrant
3%
10%

Indigenous
1%
2%

Latine
9%
17%

Asian
4%
7%

White
78%
60%

LGBTQ
2%
7%

*Trans
0%
1%

Median
Wealth/ Income
>$500,000
$70,000

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Jan 31

Grandma with a walker meme where a grandma with a walker is assisted by a young woman at her side.

Text below grandma says “IN MY DAY YOU
COULD WIN ELECTIONS WITH CENTRIST MESSAGES FROM THE CONSULTANTS”

Text next to young woman assisting grandma “SURE GRANDMA, LET'S GET YOU BACK TO YOUR BUBBLE IN DC”

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Jan 30

I wrote this to Collins staffers in 2019 and had completely forgotten about it.

Text screenshot: An American teenager, Francisco Erwin Galicia--a citizen--was detained for weeks by immigration in squalid conditions. He was denied food. He lost over a pound a day in custody. These conditions are still in place for others in custody today, including children separated from their families.

As a young girl reading the Diary of Anne Frank, I asked myself what I would do if I had lived in a place where they seized my neighbors and put people in camps. Now I know the answer. I would have acted to stop it. I would not have chosen to stay on staff for the Nazi party, collecting a paycheck from the people who perpetuated the horrors and the hate.

The paycheck you collect and the work that you do isn't erased just because the hate isn't in your own heart. You are a cog of the GOP party, with Trump and its border camps and its racism, so long as you work for Senator Collins.

They had a word for it Nazi Germany. There were "Good Germans" who looked the other way, just did their jobs, didn't think too much or cause a fuss. Most of them ended up OK after the war, unless they had to go to Nuremberg.

I'm sure you are a good staffer that makes great jokes about the liberals and that doesn't spend a lot of time thinking about what is going on at the border. Keep up the good work! Senator Collins and the GOP powers really appreciate that there are people like you out there to help them accomplish their atrocities.

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Jan 20

Thank you so much. Save your spoons. I added alt text.

Flyer on HOW TO TALK TO KIDS
ABOUT ICE. Includes blocks of text as copied below.

WHY THESE
CONVERASTIONS
MATTER
Kids hear things. Without guidance, they feel anxious.
Be present and honest.

WHAT NOT TO SAY
• Don't worry about it.
(Feels dismissive)
• That won't happen to us.
(Create false security)
• Constant News/Replays (Increases anxiety)

WHAT TO SAY INSTEAD
Focus on safety and validation.
• You aren't alone. Look for the helpers-I am one of them.
• It's okay to feel scared. Let's talk about it together.

AGES 3-6
• Focus on comfort
• Stick to routines and offer extra hugs.
• What to say: Some families aren't being treated nicely because of where they were born.
• Reassure them: Remind them they are safe and loved.

AGES 7 TO 11
• Explain the situation: Some families are being separated because of how they came here. That isn't right.
• Open dialogue: Let them ask questions.
• Safety first: Remind them to only discuss this with trusted adults.

AGES 12-18
• Be direct: It is unfair that people are treated differently based on where they are from.
• Listen: Encourage them to share their feelings.
• Empower them: Support them if they want to take positive action

SOURCE: CHILDREN'S NETWORK

Early Risers
Waking up to racial equity in early childhood.

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Jan 19

This is the “feels like” temps for the week

A weather forecast panel for the week for MN with horrifically cold temperatures. The warmest day has a high of 9°F and a low of -7°F. The coldest day, a high of -29°F and a low of -41°F. The temps are “feels like” and include wind chill.

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Dec 9

Look, if you wait to get the perfect gun to do the perfect crime, you will just procrastinate and never get all your criming done.

Text over majestic mountains and a night sky:
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Theodore Roosevelt

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Nov 26

Don’t tell me you didn’t cry

Wilson the volleyball from the castaway movie. Has plant material for hair and a red face drawn on.

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Nov 21

OK, I see where the writers might be going with this plot point. Obvious and cliche but, eh.

Anton Chekhov, a Russian man who gave advice to young playwrights

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Nov 11

Were these remarks today? Maybe the old gods could show us some love

Meme of a girl holding a red ball, aimed to pelt someone else. The girl is labeled “Apollo” and the ball is labeled “the gift of prophesy [sic]”

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Nov 7

James Watson was a thief and a racist. May Rosalind Franklin’s name live forever in our memories for her contributions to molecular biology. And may our cultural infatuation with mediocre white men one day be a distant memory.

Photo of New York Times story with headline “James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97.” An elderly James Watson is pictured above the headline, smiling in a button up shirt and leaning forward with his arms resting on a table or counter.

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Nov 7

This is the house you can get. You can admire it while you eat your avocado toast. Then eat the house for dessert.

Two small hands put the final decorative touches on a holiday gingerbread house.

Maroon Phoenix@maroonphoenix· Oct 31

🫶 I really hope we are seeing the beginning of something great. If you haven’t seen it yet, this was a book dedication from his father to him