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Published — 9 March 2025 ⏭

Chatting The Pictures: Trump’s Mugshot as White House Power Play

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Trump’s gilded mugshot guards the Oval Office—a warning to all who pass. As Ukraine's leader learned, this intimidating checkpoint signals the fate awaiting anyone who challenges this administration.

In the video, we discuss how the gilded framing of the mugshot allows it to blend seamlessly with the historical presidential portraits in the Oval Office area, effectively elevating a booking photo to the status of presidential portraiture. We note how the placement serves as both an act of intimidation and a political statement, signaling the administration’s defiance of norms and disregard for legal consequences.

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Gutenberg Changelog 115 – Gutenberg Releases 20.2, 20.3, 20.4, WordPress 6.8 and WordCamp Asia

Birgit Pauli-Haack and Jessica Lyschik talked about Gutenberg Releases 20.2, 20.3, 20.4, WordPress 6.8 and WordCamp Asia Show Notes / Transcript Show Notes Special guest: Jessica Lyschik Community Contributions What’s released What’s in active development or discussed Transcript Birgit Pauli-Haack: Hello and welcome to our 115th episode of the Gutenberg Changelog podcast. In today’s episode, […]

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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: French Revolution 3: Paine

For our third episode on the ideas behind the French Revolution, David talks to Richard Whatmore about the ubiquitous Thomas Paine, the Englishman who championed revolutionary politics around the world. How did Paine come to see France as the locus of all his revolutionary hopes? How were those hopes ultimately disappointed? And what happened to Paine’s vision of the Rights of Man?

Out now on PPF+: a special bonus episode on King Donald The First. David explores the arguments being made in 2025 for the restoration of monarchy in America. Who’s making them and why? What on earth are they thinking? Sign up now to get this and all our bonus episodes plus ad-free listening https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus

Next time: Slave uprising: the Haitian Revolution

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