"It is their shame, not yours."

"It is their shame, not yours."
"Ever since they shed the golden handcuffs of royal arts patrons, visual and performing artists have found themselves at odds with despots."
—Jennifer Ruben, 2 Oct 2026, "Undaunted Arts in D.C."
This "just" in: the Felon-In-Chief engaged in Insurrection.
I'm re-posting because it needs to be said many, many times over again: weak & spineless Republicans colluded to try bringing down the US government in January 2021.
Treason has no statute of limitations.
– WS Graham, Poetry Scotland, No. 3 July 1946; reprinted in NFM, pp. 379-83
"Equality is not a dream. It is a decision.
—UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 22 September 2026
– Yang Lianke, The Art of Fiction No. 269. Paris Review, Summer 2026
– Marina Tsvetaeva, Art in the Light of Conscience