Posted on 08/29/2023 5:32:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Green Day have sold t-shirts emblazoned with Donald Trump's mug shot to raise relief funds for Maui fire victims.
The pop punk veterans recreated their 1997 Nimrod album cover but swapped out the pictures of Frederick Banting and Charles Best, who co-discovered insulin, with the former US president's frowning face covered up with the title in a yellow circle.
Referencing their 1997 classic Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), Billie Joe Armstrong and co captioned a picture of the design on Instagram: "Good Riddance. The ultimate Nimrod shirt is available for 72 hours only. Limited edition shirt proceeds will be donated to @greatergoodmusiccharity, which brings food to those affected by the Maui wildfires."
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The ultimate poser band.
Hey Green Day - Why don’t you just sell some music to raise money for Maui? Oh...no one wants to buy it? Gotcha...
He does a rotten Johnny Rotten.
So are they for Trump or against him?
Either way, they are helping him.
They’re a bunch a scum balls
Nickelback and “Look At This Photograph”.
Curtis Wilson and Nickelback, the 45 Cent concert tour
Theyre not...
Theyre making a mint for themselves...
Ahhh, Green Day: my favorite fair-weather anarchists.
Does anyone even know who they are? I’ve heard the name a couple of times, but that’s it.
I agree, they are helping him.
By putting his picture on there, they are helping him.
I believe that you're a bit confused by the posted asiaone crap:
Green Day is selling Donald Trump’s mugshot T-shirts labeled "Nimrod"
Green Day is poking fun at Donald Trump and his recent arrest with new merchandise for a good cause. On Friday, the pop-punk band took to Instagram to announce the release of their new T-shirt featuring Trump's mugshot covered by the signature yellow "nimrod" sticker seen in their 1997 "Nimrod" album logo. "Good Riddance. The ultimate Nimrod shirt is available for 72 hours only," Green Day wrote in the caption. The band also used the opportunity to take a jab at Rudy Giuliani, one of Trump's alleged conspirators, by jokingly referring to Giuliani's legal defense fund: "Limited edition shirt proceeds will be donated to T̶h̶e̶ ̶G̶i̶u̶l̶i̶a̶n̶i̶ ̶L̶e̶g̶a̶l̶ ̶D̶e̶f̶e̶n̶s̶e̶ ̶F̶u̶n̶d̶ @greatergoodmusiccharity, which brings food to those affected by the Maui wildfires."This isn't the first time Green Day has blatantly expressed their dislike for Trump and his cronies. In a 2017 interview with Rolling Stone, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong condemned Trump's political views a few months after his inauguration: "I feel like the government is trying to create a culture war between us in a lot of ways. They're trying to get between your average citizens based on red and blue. I think we're in a crisis mode right now."
He added, "I want people to feel unity when they come to a show. At the same time, I'm not going to p*** out on saying what I feel about [Trump] and his administration."
Probably just capitalizing on the current hype.
They are a band.
yes, terrible lousy phony garbage low IQ pop outfit
I still think by having his shirt on there, they are helping him.
Curtis Jackson
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