jamelle@jamellebouie.net24 Dec 2025this image is maybe the single greatest joke in TRADING PLACES. and also a pretty apt description of the trump/vance/national conservative vision of americaAlan Siegel@alansiegella.bsky.socialThis image will always stick with me. (And the name…)599126.3K
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