Posted on 03/16/2026 3:28:50 PM PDT by Olog-hai
No matter how far liberals sink, we can always count on them to explore new depths of pettiness.
For instance, leave it to liberals to grouse about a modest and historically appropriate change to a commemorative coin now in circulation.
Then, leave it to those same liberals to blame President Donald Trump for the design when, in fact, the change occurred during the final months of former President Joe Biden's administration. […]
… (L)iberals have speculated that the removal of the peace-signifying olive branch symbolizes Trump’s bellicosity. […]
As usual, however, the liberals got it wrong.
In fact, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, which advises the treasury secretary, voted to approve the new design in October 2024 …
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Gee...did I miss this in 2024 or did the media miss it...or were they told to miss it.
I’d take FDR off from the dime and replace him with Reagan!
Take all the presidents off, and replace with Columbia/Liberty. This cult of personality business can stop.
No; that’s a throwback to pagan god(dess) worship.
It was done in October 2024.
Possibly to blame Trump after the election.
Liberals are sneaky and stupid.
Auto Coin presses.
ALL: Auto pay in Freepathon.
READY! FIRE! AIM!
Libs watch the lamestream media to find out what to be angry about today.
“Liberty over Tyranny”
-——>
Trump over BiXiden
Hear Hear!
That a figurative fasces is off the back is a good start though... It was blatant on Liberty (”Mercury”) dimes and still inherent on the Roosevelt as the bundled rod supported torch.
I found a mercury dime while detecting Altamont square in SF some years back, right as I was explaining to some Italian tourists what I was doing and when I showed them and they saw the back there were multiple exclamations of “OH! FASCES!!”
Just when you think the Libs can’t get any lower...they stoop a little farther
Agreed.
You’ve seen the British show, ‘The Detectorists’?
I liked.
Fasces have been around a long before Mussolini
They would be “laser-focused” on the fasces.
it would be “Ionic” if he did that
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