Figurehead Jay
Ultimately, this move will almost certainly be rejected by the courts, as it clearly fits the key standard for illegal administrative actions.
Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
arstechnica.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Figurehead Jay
Vapid Square Jawed Figurehead Sec Def
New in PN: The made for TV sec def
"Hegseth is essentially playing the role of sec def on TV for a president who wants a vapid figurehead rather than someone competent. His job is to serve as a square-jawed caricature of MAGA masculinity. By that measure, he's doing exactly what he was hired for."
"Hegseth is essentially playing the role of sec def on TV for a president who wants a vapid figurehead rather than someone competent. His job is to serve as a square-jawed caricature of MAGA masculinity. By that measure, he's doing exactly what he was hired for."
Pete Hegseth: The made for TV sec def
As an actual secretary of defense, he's ridiculous. But as the MAGA sec def on a Netflix series, he makes total sense.
www.publicnotice.co
April 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Vapid Square Jawed Figurehead Sec Def
musk is running the govt. Trump is a feeble figurehead
He has no idea what Elon is doing. He let loose Elon to go wild.
REPORTER: Why is it important for Elon Musk to have access to the payments systems at Treasury?
TRUMP: Well, he's got access only to letting people go that he thinks are no good, and it's only if we agree with him
TRUMP: Well, he's got access only to letting people go that he thinks are no good, and it's only if we agree with him
February 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
musk is running the govt. Trump is a feeble figurehead
Yup, this is about right. Trump as a figurehead president while Elon runs the show.
November 11, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Yup, this is about right. Trump as a figurehead president while Elon runs the show.
So I guess Melania isn't the only MAGA figurehead who plagiarizes Michelle Obama
RFK Jr: "This administration wants to encourage Americans to take control of their health -- to eat right, to have lifestyle changes that save us all. And that's the patriotic thing to do, not only for our country but for every individual American. It's a patriotic duty to keep ourselves healthy."
July 15, 2025 at 5:11 AM
So I guess Melania isn't the only MAGA figurehead who plagiarizes Michelle Obama
Democrat Larry Krasner, a national figurehead for reform prosecutors, has won reelection as Philadelphia’s district attorney.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Democrat Larry Krasner, a national figurehead for reform prosecutors, has won reelection as Philadelphia’s district attorney.
the dairy queen is just a figurehead the dairy parliament is the true seat of power
July 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
the dairy queen is just a figurehead the dairy parliament is the true seat of power
get ready for some deranged truth social posts from the figurehead of the autocratic government
February 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
get ready for some deranged truth social posts from the figurehead of the autocratic government
Yep, my sense is that Vance is the figurehead for the less-obviously-Nazi wing to push ethnonationalism into the mainstream.
Takes halfway through this article to get there but, yeah its not just Fuentes preaching blood and soil politics, the most prominent person doing that, quite explicitly, is JD Vance (like Vivek, a Peter Thiel protegee) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Ramaswamy Challenges Conservatives on Surging Bigotry on the Right
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Yep, my sense is that Vance is the figurehead for the less-obviously-Nazi wing to push ethnonationalism into the mainstream.
just a thought: no movement should ever depend so completely on the reputation of its chosen figurehead that one of its founders is forced to make a calculation like this on behalf of its survival
Dolores Huerta issued a statement following the New York Times’ investigation into sexual misconduct by Cesar Chavez
medium.com/@dolores_hue...
medium.com/@dolores_hue...
March 18, 2026 at 7:37 PM
just a thought: no movement should ever depend so completely on the reputation of its chosen figurehead that one of its founders is forced to make a calculation like this on behalf of its survival
my nephew's portrait of me is the greatest thing ive ever seen
January 3, 2024 at 3:18 AM
my nephew's portrait of me is the greatest thing ive ever seen
There are multiple national political commentators who earnestly predicted that Eric Adams would be a legitimate presidential candidate and a national figurehead of the Democratic party by now and those commentators still have careers somehow.
January 2, 2026 at 4:44 AM
There are multiple national political commentators who earnestly predicted that Eric Adams would be a legitimate presidential candidate and a national figurehead of the Democratic party by now and those commentators still have careers somehow.
could making a serial rapist the figurehead of the modern right have pushed women left?
no, it's the hysterical broads who went crazy
no, it's the hysterical broads who went crazy
April 19, 2026 at 12:27 PM
could making a serial rapist the figurehead of the modern right have pushed women left?
no, it's the hysterical broads who went crazy
no, it's the hysterical broads who went crazy
If you think Trump is Elon’s lapdog, just wait until he leaves office — most likely due to health problems — and JD Vance takes over as the figurehead president.
December 7, 2024 at 6:43 PM
If you think Trump is Elon’s lapdog, just wait until he leaves office — most likely due to health problems — and JD Vance takes over as the figurehead president.
From this review-
“Think of all the diligent, decent black academics who have been lumbered with the embarrassment of having Arday as a figurehead” - no, think of *why* black academics are held collectively responsible in ways that white academics are not
“Think of all the diligent, decent black academics who have been lumbered with the embarrassment of having Arday as a figurehead” - no, think of *why* black academics are held collectively responsible in ways that white academics are not
I think functionally all of the post-resignation coverage that was about him rather than Cambridge was excessive (e.g. this poisonous review of a book nobody is going to buy - why)
Jason Arday’s memoir is mawkish, self-aggrandising and hard to believe
The embattled former Cambridge professor’s autobiography, Great and Unfortunate Things, feels precision-tooled to flatter the biases of the sappiest white liberals
www.thetimes.com
August 15, 2026 at 10:21 AM
From this review-
“Think of all the diligent, decent black academics who have been lumbered with the embarrassment of having Arday as a figurehead” - no, think of *why* black academics are held collectively responsible in ways that white academics are not
“Think of all the diligent, decent black academics who have been lumbered with the embarrassment of having Arday as a figurehead” - no, think of *why* black academics are held collectively responsible in ways that white academics are not
the new american demsoc figurehead being an insanely hot yet charming and non-threatening immigrant from new york whereas the new british demsoc figurehead is a friendly balding gay white guy from manchester with bad teeth is like so on the nose you'd tell a screenwriter to make it less cliche
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
the new american demsoc figurehead being an insanely hot yet charming and non-threatening immigrant from new york whereas the new british demsoc figurehead is a friendly balding gay white guy from manchester with bad teeth is like so on the nose you'd tell a screenwriter to make it less cliche
Trans panic (The right wing figurehead of the United States is red): 😡
Trans panic (The right wing figurehead of the United States is blue): 😀
Trans panic (The right wing figurehead of the United States is blue): 😀
February 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Trans panic (The right wing figurehead of the United States is red): 😡
Trans panic (The right wing figurehead of the United States is blue): 😀
Trans panic (The right wing figurehead of the United States is blue): 😀
Trump is simply the weak figurehead of these 3 deadly American diseases:
Ignorance
Whiteness
Toxic Masculinity
WE MUST THE CURE!!!!
Ignorance
Whiteness
Toxic Masculinity
WE MUST THE CURE!!!!
December 3, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Trump is simply the weak figurehead of these 3 deadly American diseases:
Ignorance
Whiteness
Toxic Masculinity
WE MUST THE CURE!!!!
Ignorance
Whiteness
Toxic Masculinity
WE MUST THE CURE!!!!
This mostly feels like Tucker (and MTG) trying to gauge interest in a far-right nationalist third party -- with Carlson as its figurehead.
Tucker Carlson on the midterms: "There's no chance I would support the Republican Party ... if I'm out, then I think a lot of other people are out"
June 23, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This mostly feels like Tucker (and MTG) trying to gauge interest in a far-right nationalist third party -- with Carlson as its figurehead.
One of the reasons why I’m sympathetic to the argument that AOC should run in 2028 is that the American left really needs a better figurehead than Bernie
August 2, 2026 at 2:39 PM
One of the reasons why I’m sympathetic to the argument that AOC should run in 2028 is that the American left really needs a better figurehead than Bernie
Blaming all... this... on Donald Trump is simplistic and asinine. He's a figurehead for a Nazi movement in this country. When he's gone, they're still there.
July 28, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Blaming all... this... on Donald Trump is simplistic and asinine. He's a figurehead for a Nazi movement in this country. When he's gone, they're still there.
I know people are upset with my response, which is fine, but I kind of just wanted to make a cartoon, & it's ended up being way more trouble than it's worth.
I really just can't keep my heart in this thing anymore. It's gotten too much bigger than me, & I probably shouldn't be the figurehead of it.
I really just can't keep my heart in this thing anymore. It's gotten too much bigger than me, & I probably shouldn't be the figurehead of it.
May 21, 2026 at 5:18 AM
I know people are upset with my response, which is fine, but I kind of just wanted to make a cartoon, & it's ended up being way more trouble than it's worth.
I really just can't keep my heart in this thing anymore. It's gotten too much bigger than me, & I probably shouldn't be the figurehead of it.
I really just can't keep my heart in this thing anymore. It's gotten too much bigger than me, & I probably shouldn't be the figurehead of it.
Hegseth, the Trump administration’s figurehead for “cowboy masculinity, trying to break into prison...
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Hegseth, the Trump administration’s figurehead for “cowboy masculinity, trying to break into prison...