Heads of State, Tails of Resistance

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So it turns out that an 1866 law—designed to keep America from looking like a monarchy and to prevent the living from gracing our currency (lest they start demanding tribute)—might technically bar Mr. Trump’s image from appearing on a coin. But let’s not get bogged down in dusty legal scrolls. Let’s assume the Supreme Court, in a moment of interpretive gymnastics and avoidance of superstition, rules that the “deceased-only” clause is merely a suggestion. Voilà: the Trump coin becomes legal tender in 2026.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re clutching your reusable tote bag, screaming into your compost bin, wondering how we ended up with a circulating coin that doubles as a shrine to executive overreach. But alas, production cannot be canceled. The mint presses on.

So here’s my modest proposal: Democrats, progressives, and lovers of irony—buy the coins. Buy them in bulk. Then donate them, en masse, to the anti-Trump organization of your choice. Think of it as poetic redistribution. Let the headlines write themselves:

“$1.3 MILLION IN TRUMP COINS DONATED TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY”

“TRUMP COINS FUEL DEMOCRATIC VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE”

“COINS WITH SUPREME LEADER’S FACE USED TO FUND FACT-CHECKING INITIATIVES”

Each coin becomes a tiny Trojan horse—bearing the visage of ego, but funding the resistance. It’s not just currency. It’s satire in your pocket.

So let the mint roll. Let the coins clink. And let every donation become a gleaming act of poetic justice—proof that even the most self-aggrandizing currency can be flipped into civic capital. After all, if democracy is on the ropes, why not fund its comeback with the very face that tried to knock it out?

FTS

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