"From Connecticut With Love" - Postcard

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The idea for this art piece came to me Sunday morning (3/29/2020). It depicts two submarines with New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), and Connecticut (CT) flags, as well as the United States (US) flag. A snake is riding in the lead submarine, with the message "Don't Tread On Us!" beneath the water. A triskelion logo with the words "NY NJ CT Tri-State Coalition" radiates sunbeams. The message "From Connecticut With Love" is a play on words from the James Bond movie "From Russia With Love."

In case you missed it this past weekend, on Saturday morning, March 28, 2020, a mere two days after US President Trump said he would reopen the US by Easter Sunday (April 12), Trump both tweeted and stated, "I am giving consideration to a QUARANTINE of developing “hot spots”, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut."

New York (NY) Governor Cuomo's response to Trump's quarantine threat was to state, "I don't think it's legal," and that it would be a, "federal declaration of war."

Apparently after that, someone explained to Trump what powers the US President does and does NOT have. So later that night, in order to save face, Trump had the CDC issue a toothless, meaningless Domestic Travel Advisory for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The tri-state coalition was already doing what the CDC "urged" them to do, starting one week earlier! And the CDC stated, "The Governors of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut will have full discretion to implement this Domestic Travel Advisory." The CDC had to state that, because the US President does not have the authority to implement what was in the Domestic Travel Advisory, but clearly he had every intention of usurping that power!

For those who don't know it, Connecticut is the proud manufacturer of submarines. We even have a museum for the retired USS Nautilus:

Groton, CT - Submarine Force Museum - USS Nautilus Museum

I might print and mail a copy of this postcard to Governor Cuomo. To me, he is the only person who sounds like a Leader and like a President during this coronavirus covid-19 situation.

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My piece is a "cartoon" in the same vein as Charlie Hebdo cartoons. (Their "cartoon" offended me, but apparently some thought it was "funny" so, I too, can make cartoons that others might find offensive.) My piece is also free speech that is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)