Kirsten Rae Simonsen

Artist | Instagram: behomebeforedark

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@ACinPhilly The reason the Muppets were there was to piss off Trump!

[Dr. Dave @drdave1999]

Fooling MAGA voters is so incredibly easy that Republican politicians have made entire careers out of it.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This “celebration” could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
“This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.”
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter

P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@goodbye56789 @CBSNews @NBCNews @ABC @CNNPolitics @wapo @wsj_com @FoxNews @nypost At least @MSNOWNews is saying it

[Iran News 24 @IRanMediaco]

Dear Americans,

Iran does not have the missile range to strike your country;

if an attack occurs, it would most likely be carried out by your own GOVERNMENT or ISRAEL.

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

We need to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump.

Threatening war crimes is a blatant violation of our constitution and the Geneva Conventions.

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@Heccles94 ???!!!?? 🙄😦😬😵‍💫

[NOFUXLEFTOGIVE 🇺🇦 ☮️🏳️‍🌈🟧 🏳️‍⚧️💙 @tiredoldpunk]

@JamieBonkiewicz Does the Whitehouse not know Vanity Fair? They've been dishing the dirt since 1983: they source, they vet, they come with receipts. They're a reputable, well-established publication. This photo looks like an ad for Criminal Minds.

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@jimstewartson So terrifying …ugh!

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@OlenaRohoza YES

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@BraddrofliT Please tell me this is fake

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@RichardAngwin Sock full of manure

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@ivehaditpodcast you’ll enjoy this video ❤️

[NORCAL GENETICS @NORCAL_icmag]

“BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL”

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@NORCAL_icmag @ivehaditpodcast

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@adammocklerr And even weirder that Clinton’s people released it? ?

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@NORCAL_icmag Now the world needs the sex tape.

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@visegrad24 I love her

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

I wish Trump’s vile visit to the UK was a @LittIeBritain skit, because then Trump would get out of the little golden carriage in a big Cinderella dress. Hopefully there will be a lot of political cartoons of him doing exactly that, and then coming out as trans. #trumpuk

[Narinder Kaur @narindertweets]

King Charles and Trump in a golden carriage together.
This is highly inappropriate.
When Trump's name is finally revealed on the Epstein list - this moment will come back to haunt the Monarchy.

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

King Charles lured in Not-King Trump with a golden carriage ride and a white tie dinner, and then once he was all buttered up, said this. Bravo King Charles! Not-King Trump looks plenty unhappy during this speech. Good. #KingCharles #trumpinuk

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

King Charles during President Trump's visit to the UK:

In two world wars we fought together to defeat the forces of tyranny. Today, as tyranny once again threatens Europe, we and our allies stand together in support of Ukraine to deter aggression and secure peace.

[Kirsten Rae Simonsen @bhomebeforedark]

@BrianRodnick @cmclymer Hopefully he’s not holding rallies in hopes of a 3rd term