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Being gay is normal. Gay friends, gay family members, and gay marriages are normal.
Our Respect for Marriage Act now heads to the Presidentβs desk β ensuring same-sex married couples enjoy the same protections as all other married couples. Itβs a great day in America.
The genie is out of the bottle, and journalists now have a much better understanding of the value they bring to their employers. As the Creator Economy matures, the media industry will need to adapt to the new economics of content creation.
continues its journey home, we're also celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic "Blue Marble" photo of Earth, taken on Dec. 7, 1972 by the crew of Apollo 17.
Get the full-size image: https://go.nasa.gov/3VDWmg1
Trump's brand is beloved in the primaries, but toxic in the general. Itβs something Trump-endorsed candidates learned in the midterm elections, and why the consistent message from other GOP hopefuls so far has been electability.
Trump can't afford to get rid of his brand bc MAGA has taken on a life of its own. It's a party-within-a-party:
The number of of candidates who use logos inspired by Trumpβs is on the rise, and some went so far this year as to include βTrump-endorsedβ in their branding.
βMake America Great Againβ remains (Trump briefly attempted to use βKeep America Great,β or KAG, in 2020, but dropped it after COVID-19). The latest edition of the MAGA hat sells for $38, includes the number 47 stitched on the side, and only comes in red.
Trumpβs 2024 logo is updated slightly, with his name taller in Gotham, a typeface previously used by Obama, rather than the stout, more compact Akzidenz-Grotesk Bold Extended used in previous versions. The stars are bigger, and most noticeably, Penceβs last name is gone.
Ford used a minimalist sans-serif logo during his losing 1976 campaign, and 4 years later, Republicans won w/ Reagan, whose campaign branding used serifs. Obama popularized the single-letter logo, but after Clintonβs 2016 loss (& her divisive H logo), Dems ditched the style.
Historically, political parties have attempted to rebuild after losing an election by getting behind a different candidate who can assemble a broader coalition. Oftentimes that comes with new visual signifiers to convey that things are moving in a different direction.
Some of the best state flags weren't always that way - and some decent ones have been lost over time. Let's make sure that when it's time for Pennsylvania to take the plunge, we'll already have a fantastic, well-loved, and well-used design like the #KeystoneFlag!