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Tom Blanton<\/p><\/div>\n

One of America\u2019s most talented antiwar artists and political satirists passed away last week. Tom Blanton<\/strong> did one of the best daily roundups of government oppression and outrages stories on the Internet.\u00a0 His Project for a New American Revolution was<\/strong><\/a> an inspiration for me and thousands of other folks over the years.\u00a0 Tom was also one of the best and funniest headline writers I knew. He was principled, courageous, and talented as the day is long.\u00a0 He was 68 years old and a lifetime resident of Richmond, Virginia.<\/p>\n

His Flickr page<\/strong><\/a> showcases his political art and other smackdowns of contemporary culture from the last 15 years. \u00a0His artwork is shareable under a C.C. 4.0 license.\u00a0 When I emailed him in 2023 about using one of his masterpieces, he wrote back: \u201cPlease feel free to use anything I have done for whatever purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom was one of the most consistently antiwar libertarians I knew. (I knew a lot of such consistent folks before the 9\/11 attacks but that\u2019s a different story.) Tom mocked the Iran War even before Trump\u2019s victory proclamations reached the double digits. Here\u2019s an April 17 post on his Flickr page:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Tom loathed foreign entanglements as much as George Washington did in his Farewell Address. Barely six weeks before his death, Tom posted this subtle reminder<\/a> of how the U.S. government has strayed from the Founders\u2019 intentions:<\/p>\n

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Tom consistently exposed the Dark Side of warmongering that the media & political elite ignore. In 2011, Tom recommended<\/strong><\/a> a new way to celebrate Memorial Day:<\/p>\n

It used to be that Memorial Day was to honor dead soldiers. In recent years, we are asked to also honor veterans (who already have a day) and active duty members of the armed services. This may be an indication that the politicians feel there aren\u2019t enough dead soldiers\u2026<\/p>\n

I think Memorial Day should simply be renamed Tombstone Day and people should decorate their yards with styrofoam tombstones like they do for Halloween. True-believers might even consider a few flag-draped coffins made of cardboard and maybe hanging dismembered arms and legs made of rubber from their trees.<\/p>\n

I commented that his proposal would provide a shot in the arm for party stores during the slow period between Valentine\u2019s Day and Halloween. And it would be a spark for conversations that were far more substantive than the usual flag waving.<\/p>\n

Tom had no patience for hypocrisy or carnage from either political party. His mockery of Obama\u2019s \u201cLiberty Drones<\/a>\u201d was 24 karat: \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Tom Blanton<\/p>\n

His devotion to free speech had no asterisks, unless many contemporary political activists.\u00a0 This 2025 image captured the reality of free speech zones<\/a> far better than any Washington Post editorial:<\/p>\n

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Tom Blanton<\/p><\/div>\n

Tom Blanton<\/p>\n

Tom vivified how blindfolds and muzzles are the price of the American Empire. His 2010 Wikileaks image is one of my all-time favorites:<\/p>\n

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Tom Blanton<\/p>\n

Tom recognized that endless wars practically make national bankruptcy<\/a> inevitable:<\/p>\n

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Tom Blanton<\/p>\n

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Tom Blanton<\/p>\n

Where does all the money go? Nobody knows<\/a> \u2013 at least no downtrodden taxpayer.<\/p>\n

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Tom Blanton<\/p>\n

Tom never curtsied to police or to SWAT teams.\u00a0 In 2014, he created an updated version of one of my childhood favorites entitled CHALK LINE FEVER.<\/p>\n

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Tom Blanton<\/p>\n

Tom\u2019s mockery of the War on Terror was often pitch-perfect. In a 2006 blog post, I scoffed about the proper way to celebrate Constitution Day d<\/a>uring the President Bush\u2019s fanatical war on terrorism. Tom had the best suggestion:<\/p>\n

Real Americans should celebrate Constitution Day by doing their part to fight the war on terror in their own neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

First, identify that neighbor whom you suspect may pose a gathering threat. Things like facial hair, unusual schedules, and bringing in unknown materials in shopping bags are sure signs that something is up.<\/p>\n

Next, notify all the other neighbors that the suspect neighbor is a madman who is building bombs in his home to kill everyone in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Then, go to the suspect neighbor\u2019s house and ask to look around. If he resists or if he refuses to let you rip up the floors in his house, it is obvious that he must be hiding something.<\/p>\n

Finally, wait until the suspect neighbors go to sleep, blow up their car, set their tool shed on fire, break out their windows, enter their home, tie them up, make them take off their clothes and put bags on their heads, play a Spinal Tap CD really loud, and interrogate the family until they admit to their evil plans.<\/p>\n

In the event these people don\u2019t talk, drive them over to your cousin\u2019s house and tie them up in his garage and have him interrogate them from time to time.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, be sure to report to your Neighborhood Association how you have made the neighborhood safe, but not completely safe.<\/p>\n

Repeat the process with a new suspicious neighbor.<\/p>\n

Tom\u2019s artistic talent could spur belly laughs on any topic he chose.\u00a0 After I wrote in the Wall Street Journal<\/a> about my experience working as a Santa Claus in Boston, Tom made a graphic showing me on the job and themed to my favorite beer:<\/p>\n

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Tom Blanton\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

Friends of freedom and peace should raise a beer (or whatever) and toast Tom Blanton and remember the great work he did for so many years.<\/p>\n

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