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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 11 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a panoramic shot of the fence with the Washington Monument in the background.
There are two American flags on the fence and a black flag that reads “Trump” and is covered with a red circle with a line through the word. There are suitcases and chairs in front of the fence.
There is a mask of Donald Trump that is on a cardboard “pipe” and it reads “I Enjoy Scat Sex” and there is a toothbrush mustache drawn on the mask. There is an image of Donald Trump’s head which has a toothbrush mustache drawn on.
Multiple posters read “What Are You Hiding?” “Jesus Knows Trump Is Deadly” “Trump is Guilty” and an image of the Puerto Rican flag. Other posters read “Loser” “We Are Better Than This” “White Silence is Violence!!!!!” “Yeah The Black Guy Did It.” And there is a drawn image of a black power fist on a poster
There is a tarp that is covering the fence and the posters from getting wet from the rain.
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 06 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a poster on the ground that has an image of the earth and a large tree on top of it next to a moon and two hearts. On top of these images are words that read “I Pledge Allegiance To The Earth and to all her creatures Net One United [illegible] love Harmony With Univers[illegible] And Compassion”
There is a red umbrella that have images of yellow spray-painted people on it and it reads “Democracy” on the umbrella which is repeated at least six times. In the background is the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence and it has many posters that read “BLM #blacklivesmatter” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fuck 12 “Trump is Guilty” “BLM” “Black Lives Matter” “Love Wins Biden Harris” “We Need Police Reform” “Ruthless and Determined” “Rest In Power Ruth Bader Ginsberg” “ACAB” “Fund The Communities” “Bad Biddies 4 Biden” “AmeriKKKa” “Yeah The Black Guy Did It” “Count Every Vote” “Become ungovernable” “Climate Emergency” “No Justice No Peace No Racist Police” “Abolish The Police” “Dump Trump” “@IAMKAMALX” “LIBERTY and JUSTICE for all not some.” There is an acronym on a poster that reads “DUMP TRUMP [;] Terrifying Racist Unrepentant Malicious PIG”
There is a silhouette of a woman and the poster reads “For Our Future let Equality Bloom” and inside the silhouette reads “Racism isn’t Taught It’s Learned [;] BLM”
There is an image of a woman with a rose in her hair and there seems to be an eagle on her shirt. The poster reads “We The People [;] Defend Dignity. There is a sticker attached that reads “#celebrateimmigrants” and it has many different international flags such as Canada, Japan, USA, United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria, Mexico, India, France, Italy, Turkey, Puerto Rico, China, Honduras, Taiwan, Venezuela, and Cameroon.
There is a poster that reads “Demand Democracy” which is crossed out with white paint and underneath this reads “No Genuine Democracy Under US Imperialism.” There is a sticker of the white house with the American flag behind it and it reads “Trump, You’re Fired!”
Other posters read “Fuck Racism” “This movement needs YOU” “Thanks God” “Doomsday is Here…” “Convict Killer Cops” “Count Every Vote” “Your hatred Racial Slurs and Ignorance do not define me…” “Arrest Breonna’s Killer” “If You Believe In Jesus How Can You Believe in Trump” “Jesus Knows A White Jesus Is A Lie” “WHITE Jesus most important Tool of WHITE Supremacy” “#BLACKVotersMatter” “Trump Bears False Witness – Daily And is adultery ok now, too?” “MATTER is the minimum” “Do the Right Thing?” “No Peace Until We ABOLISH the Police” “Say Their Names Rest In Power” “Black Trans Lives Matter.”
There are two black power fists drawn on a poster with blue markings on them. There are multiple images of victims of police brutality.
There is a poster that reads “Trump is Orange NOT pink!! #fakenews www.Subversiveware.com” and there is an image of two pink balls and a large pink object between them.
“tRumpvangelical The gospel according to tRump, 1:1.1 Thou shall pay off as many WHORES as MAGA-ts will turn a BLIND eye to” The ‘u’ in Trump is replaced with an image of a sickle and hammer.
“Trump is a Whoremonger”
Above this is a poster that reads “Whoremonger Ephesians 5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger , nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God”
“3 Cops Were Caught on Camera Fantasizing About Killing Black People Micheal Kevin Piner ‘he is going to buy a new assault rifle…’ Michael Kevin Piner ‘we are just gonna go out and start slaughtering them f***ing n****rs.’ Michael Kevin Piner ‘…society needed a civil war to ‘wipe’ em off the f***ing map. That’ll put ‘em back about four or five generations.’ Soon, Piner turned the conversation to his belief that a civil war was imminent and his intention to buy high-powered weaponry. After saying he was ready to ‘slaughter’ black people, he added, ‘God, I can’t wait.’ Later, hile complaining about a black judge whom Moore called a ‘f------ negro magistrate,’ Moore added, ‘It’s bad man because not all black people are like that.’ ‘Most of ‘em,’ Piner responded ’90 percent of ‘em, Kevin, 90 f------ percent of ‘em’ Moore said.”
There is a black shirt hanging on the fence that reads “#justiceforjamarionrobinson 76 Bullets.”
There’s an American flag hanging from the fence as well as multiple images of victims of police brutality which read “Rest in Power.”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 02 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a stylized sticker of a pigeon that reads “Abolish ICE”. There is a gay pride flag that reads “Our Rights are Not Up For Debate” which is next to a large stylized image of a poster that has BLM on it using a brown color scheme.
Multiple posters read “Black Trans Lives Matter” “RESIST” “White Silence is Violence” “We Know Who Gave The Orders” “Arrest Trump” “Strongmen Abuse Power” “Black Lives Matter” “The Senate Is Steeped In Shame” “Remove Trump” “#DefundMPD” “#END[illegible]” “Trump Lies All The Time” “We Have Every Reason To Worry” “Join Campaign Zero” “We Are Better Than This” “Moral Emergency” “Trump Is A Danger To Us All” “Child Detention Camps Destroy Children” “Trump Is Guilty” ”Traitors” “Hello and #Fuck trump! To you as well.” “Amerikkka” “Yeah the Black Guy Did It” “Fuck Donald Trump”
A poster with a quote from Mike Lee, a Republican senator from Utah reads “’I have a daughter, a wife, a mother, and five sisters…if anyone spoke to my wife…the way Mr. Trump has spoken to women, I wouldn’t hire that person…I wouldn’t want to be associated with that person. It’s time for us not to settle, it’s time for us to expect more’ Mike Lee (R-UT)”
Many posters have the black power fist. Additionally, there is a green portrait of Breonna Taylor that reads “Say Her Name.”
A similar poster with a quote from Rand Paul, a Republican senator from Kentucky reads “’I think if no one stands up to a bully, a bully will just keep doing what they’re doing. Unless someone points out that the emperor has no clothes, they will continue to strut about.’ Rand Paul (R-KY)”
Another poster that has a quote from Mike Crapo, a Republican Senator from Idaho reads “’His repeated actions and comments toward woman have been disrespectful, profane, and demeaning. Trump’s most recent excuse…is inconsistent with protecting women from abusive, disparaging treatment.’ Mike Crapo (R-ID)”
There is an orange hoodie that is on the fence that reads “Trump/Pence #OUT NOW! RefuseFascim.org”.
In front of the fence are a ladder, speakers, posters on the ground, a chair, a cooler, and many containers.
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 01 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
Within the fence, there are pieces of tied fabric or paper reading “We Keep Us Safe.” Each word is a different color and it is in pink, orange, green, and white respectively.
Multiple posters read “End Police Brutality” “Black Lives Matter” “If Your Religious Beliefs Oppose Same Sex Marriage, Don’t Get Married To Someone Of The Same Sex” “1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fuck 12” “RUTHless and Determined” Rest In Power Ruth Bader Ginsburg” “Fund the Communities” “Black Mental Health Matters” “Facts: Hospitalizations Up Deaths Up Global Pandemic” “AmeriKKKa”
There’s a poster that reads “’I can’t breathe. I have my ID [illegible] My name is Elijah McClain. That’s my house. I was just going home. I’m an introvert. I’m just different. That’s all. I’m so sorry. I have [illegible] fun. I don’t do that stuff. I don’t do any fighting. Why are you attacking me? I don’t even kill flies! I don’t eat meat. I don’t judge people, I don’t judge people who do eat meat. Forgive me. All I was trying to do was become better. I will do it. I will [illegible] anything. Sacrifice my identity, I’ll do it. You all are phenomenal. You are beautiful and I love you. Try to forgive me. I’m a mood Gemini. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. Ow, that really hurt. You all are very strong. Teamwork makes the dream work. Oh, I’m sorry I wasn’t trying to do that. I just can’t breathe correctly.’ – The last words of Elijah McClain murdered on August 24, 2019 by [illegible] Aurora, Colorado Police Department. [illegible] 3 officers involved are still active [illegible] officers today. No charges were [illegible]”
On the road there is yellow spray paint that reads “Trump Lives Matter” and on a different section of the fence reads “FUCK 12” in orange duct tape. There’s a poster that reads “Justice 4 DeonKay” and another with the names of victims of police brutality which reads “Karon Hylton DeonKay Dquan Young Marqueese Alston Jeffrey Price Eric Carter Isabelle Duval Marquesha McMillan Sherman Evans Devonne Harris Peter John Terrence Sterling Bobby Gross Gerald Hall We Remember” and then a campaign poster of Joe Biden that has an image of his face in front of an American flag that reads “Justice”.
There are images of those who were victims to police brutality and they read “Andre Murphy St. Jan 7, 2015 [;] Rest in Power” “Darren N Hunt Sept 10, 2014 [;] Rest in Power” and “Alexa Christian April 20, 2015”.
Another poster underneath makes “Trump” into an acronym and it reads “Terrifying Racist Unrepentant Malicious PIG” and “Dump Trump”. -
Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter Memorial FenceBlack Trans Lives MatterBlack Voters Matter...10 moreProtest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 30 October 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a black and grey photo transfer of a child and his mother and on their shirts it reads “Don't Deport My Mom” and this photo transfer is on plywood that is on a building with red painting. Next is a poster that is a drawing of a man holding a growing tree that have blue, grey, yellow and red colors for the flowers and butterfly, and the words read “Sprout Hope” and “Que Nazca la Esperanza” which translates to Let Hope Be Born. Underneath this reads “Freedom for Migrant Children.”
There's a pole that has five stickers on it. Three of the stickers have five blue feathers and it reads “Build Peace.” The other two stickers have two hands that are held up that read “What is in your hands to build peace?” and have different statements written on the hands such as “Witness” “Discomfort” and other words that are illegible. This fence has multiple posters that read “Do You See Trump Cheating?” “Trump Is A Danger To Us All” “Remove Trump” “Axis of Evil Male Supremacy White Supremacy Wealth Supremacy”” Black Lives Matter” “Black Voters Matter” and “Black Trans Lives Matter” with the last on a trans flag. There is a cardboard poster that reads “You Can't Silence Us Black Lives Matter” that is washed out from the rain. Another poster reads “Protect Black Womxn” and another poster reads “Talk First Shoot Never.” -
anti racistBlack Incarcerated Lives MatterBlack Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter Memorial Fence...15 moreProtest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 26 October 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a photo with multiple posters that reads “Defund Police and Make Cops Hold Bake…” with the rest of the poster ripped off. Another one reads “Shut Down Trump”, “No Justice No Peace” with other words written on this poster. “Fuck Racism”, with a sticker that reads “Americans Against Racism” and another poster that reads “3 cops were caught on camera fantasizing about killing black people” and the name on this poster is “Michael Kevin Piner” and on the rest of the poster are are quotes from the video. There is a photograph of Jacqueline Salyers that reads “Rest in Power”.
There is a close up shot of a poster from a quote of Susan Collins (R-ME) [Republican of Maine] and it reads “I do not believe he [Trump] is the president that we need at this time in our country's history I believe that... he is antithetical to the values of the Republican Party.”
There is a black poster with yellow spray paint that reads “BLM”. The poster next to it reads “While Vietnam Veterans served their country... Trump served up another golf ball... and when he got older he served himself to your tax bailout to keep it in business... a self-serving type!” And above these posters are multiple photos of those who lost their lives to police brutality, and they read either “#SayHerName” or “Rest in Power”.
There is a poster that reads “Black Lives Matter Black Trans Lives Matter Black Incarcerated Lives Matter” next to this is a photo Ruth Bader Ginsburg that reads “RBG I dissent”. Underneath this is a poster of Timothy Russell who lost his life to police brutality. Under this photograph is a poster that reads “It is not enough to be non-racist we must be Antiracist” which is a quote by Angela Davis. There is a drawing of the US Capital that also has what looks to be a bill that reads “AntiRacist Policies” and next to this is a poster of a trans flag that reads “Black Trans Lives Matter” on top of it.
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 25 October 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
As if parodying election signs there is a white poster which reads “Trump COVID Takes Americas Breath Away! 2020” it has a red outline as well as four stars above and below the text with an infection symbol between the two stars on the top and bottom.
There are three posters, and one reads “This building is of the center of FREEDOM and DEMOCRACY. TRUMP has turned the White House into a cesspool of COVID. Vote Democrat”. Underneath this is an ombré purple and red Biden/Harris campaign poster with white text that reads “Vote! Text Vote to 30330” underneath this reads “Biden Harris”. To the right of this poster reads “McConnell: Relief to People in need, not blank checks to billionaires” which is held up with green and blue tape.
There is a black poster that has the word “Demand” repeatedly spray painted on it and layered on top of this text is blocky white text which reads “Black Lives Matter”. To the right of the text is a photograph of George Floyd's last words combined together in a way to create a headshot of George Floyd himself.
There are four posters on a pillar. The first poster reads “VOTE our lives depend on it!”. Next to it there is another poster that is handwritten and reads “Silence is Violence” with violence captured in a red box and on the far side of the poster are small letters which reads “Silence is complicity”. Underneath this poster is a black poster that reads “Who do you protect?? Black Lives Matter” and then in blue paint over this “ACAB” [All Caps are Bastards]. Underneath this poster are words spray painted on the pillar which starts off as “Is it a coincidence…” and then a poster is taped over the rest of the statement and in green, purple, and gold paint a poster reads “Black Lives Have Always Mattered Let's Act Like It!”
There are three posters on the fence with a cardboard poster that is covered with a lot of tape and reads “Good Trouble” that has been spray painted with black and silver and there's a sticker next to it that reads “Trump/Pence OUT NOW” and it has a website under that which reads Refusefacism.org #OUTNOW!”. There is a poster underneath that reads “Being Black in America is Exhausting. Y'all want us to Sing, Dance, Play Football, Shoot Basketball, Be Target Practice and be QUIET. Signed, An Exhausted Black Folk”. Next to this is an image of old slave shackles that have been shown on a poster and reads “Your Ancestors Have A Message…VOTE!” and the shackles are in the shape of a V for “vote” and then there is a small pink flower in the corner. -
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 23 October 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a laminated paper that was written by Elisheva Wyns (9 years old) and it reads “Wy[sic] is ther [sic] so much hate? PePole [sic] should not be shamd [sic] of the way ther [sic] skin coler [sic] is, they should be proud of is [sic]! We need to Love each other, as the Bible says (Love your naber [sic] as your self). We neeb [sic] to love each othe [sic] okay! Blak [sic] Lives Matter! You got that! Pray that PePole [sic] Who hate Black PePole [sic] will soon love Will stop hateing [sic] them.” Here is a drawing of two hands where the palms are facing each other representing a black hand and a white hand and they are encapsulated by a pink heart. Next to this is a raindrop with a face that is depicted as saying “Come to gether [sic]!” And a heart under this in a speech bubble.
There is an outline of a peace sign that is made up of string and there are strips of fabric that are tied around the peace sign with names of those who have lost their lives to police brutality and others that reads “Black Lives Matter.” A deflated balloon is attached to the fence and above this is a sign that reads “Their Lives Mattered.” A smaller cardboard poster reads “Don’t HOLD your VOTE… We said: Black Lives Matter, We know: All Lives Matter, Never said: Only Black Lives Matter, But if you Hold your Vote: None of [illegible] Matters.” With the writing on this poster being faded out.
A white poster that reads “No Barrett, No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA, Fuck Your White Supremacy.” The last statement is written with white ink and has a black background to contrast with the white of the poster. Underneath this is a picture of the white house that is taped onto the poster.
There are multiple posters that read “Honor Her Dying Wish MotherFucker”, “McConell: Relief to People in need, Not Black Checks to Billionaires”, “Vote Bunker Baby OUT” www.subversiveware.com your hatred Racial Slurs and Ignorance do NOT define me... “#Nation in Distress #JacobBlane #NativeLivesMatter #DumpTrump #fuckthe Police #DemilitarizethePolice #Antifa #BLMSolidarity # #NoJusticeNoPeace #KnowJusticeKnowPeace #Rules of Engagement #EscalationofForce Respect our Existence or Expect our Resistance.” There is a red poster that reads “WHAT CAN I DO? Donate, act, and (please) VOTE” which is on a red posterboard. There is a deflated balloon of Trump which is on a poster and It reads “#BabyGate” then has makeshift bars that read “Bunker Baby” that are on the balloon.
There was a silhouette of Donald Trump that is facing to the left and inside the silhouette reads “WRONG” in white letters that contrast the silhouette.
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 20 October 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a small cardboard cutout of Donald Trump that reads “Family Separator #tinytrump.” There is a pink sticker that has the black power fist at the top and flowers surround it. There are two hands below it and they are holding up two weight scales that have a gavel and a dove in them. This sticker reads “No Justice No Peace No Racist Police” This sticker was created by @citizenruthbrand.
There is a view from the ground that shows the fence and people walking on the sidewalk and protesting in the street. On the ground is a line of papers that are black and white printed photos of photos. They read “The Doors are Closing on Evil. White Supremacy is Terrorism” “The Moral Finder of This Country is Torn to Shreds” “Trump’s Life is a Waste of Matter” Trumps a Liar” and the rest are unable to be read properly.
Another shot of the fence shows two flags that are standing up against the fence and one is a black flag that has “Trump” on it with a black circle background that has a red circle with a line going through it. The second black flag next to it is folded over and has “Trump” on it with the communist sickle and hammer replacing the “U” and has a red circle with a line going through it.
There are many posters that reads “Trump Digs His Own Grave” “Trump Lies All The Time” “Trump is Guilty” “Arrest Trump” “None of this is Normal Stop the Gaslighting” “ACAB” “Stop ICE!” “Stop Murdering Black People” “Don’t Force Your Dick on U.S.a [sic]” “Outbreak? Crime Scene? Or Both? Vote Them Out” “Save Our Kids” “votethem out! VoteThem Out!! VOTETHEM OUT!!!” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Silence is Betrayal” “Yeah The Black Guy Did It” “State of Injustice” “My Body is NOT A Political Playground” “America has had 400 years to make it RIGHT BLM” “Loser” and “Tool of Russia Under Master Putin [-] Threatening Rotten Unscrupulous Murderous Pandemic-Panderer” “No Barrett No Trump No KKK No Fascist USA Fuck Your White Supremacy” “State of Obstruction” “The Trump Hotel is a Crime Scene” “The Trump Hotel is a Breeding Ground of Corruption” “We can’t repeal out pre-existing conditions” “KKK in Blue” “Justice for those Killed” “Black Lives Matter.” And a poster that is on black cardboard with “BLM” that was spraypainted on with yellow spray paint.
A black poster with pink cursive handwriting reads “fuck Trump” and has hearts drawn around it. Another poster that has the silhouette of the Grim Reaper on a yellow background with Mitch McConnell’s face on it reads “Moral Monday Caravan on McConnell” and “STOP McConnell’s Meanness, Mayhem & Misery Pass a Full & Just Stimulus Package!” Another black poster has different colored words and reads “Fuck You GOP!” “Gray Old Peckers.”
There is a black poster that reads “The Silent Unknown” which seems to be a poem and has an image of someone in red with their hands up and head down.
There are multiple pictures of those who lost their lives to police brutality and they have “Rest in Power” or “#SayHerName” and some of them have the victims' names on them. The legible names are “Pamela Turner May 13, 2019” “Bryan Overstreet April 2015” “Cory Levert Tanner Aug 13, 2014” “Zikarious Flint March 30, 2014” “Kiorte Spencer Februrary 26, 20[..]” and “Mathew Ajibade Jan 1, 2015”.
There is a cardboard poster of the Monopoly man who is holding a police officer and it reads “Black Lives Matter R.I.P. George Floyd Breonna Taylor Atatiana Jefferson Freddie Gray” it further has “marcmoneyart.com” and “@marcmoneyart”.
A cardboard poster that has black silhouettes of protesters holding names of people who have been killed by police brutality (Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray, Tony McDade, D’Quan Young, and George Floyd) reads “All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us.”
A poster that reads “Justice for Queen Breonna” has a portrait of Breonna Taylor with a crown on and there is a painted portrait of Trayvon Martin that reads “Trayvon.”
There is a painted portrait of Vanessa Guillén with the Mexican flag behind her (green, white, and red) that reads “Not one more.”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 19 October 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a statement on the fence that was created by small pieces of paper and reads “WE KEEP US SAFE” where “We Keep” is in orange “Us” is in blue and “safe” is in white. There is a poster next to this that reads “Pass the Stimulus.” A poster that reads “VOTE Because Your Friend’s LIFE Could Depend on It.” Which is on a paper bag that was taped over a black poster. A small handwritten note that reads “treat all people the same” with a heart drawn on it.
There is a poster that has the black power fist drawn on it, and another reads “ Being Black in America is Exhausting. Y'all want us to Sing, Dance, Play Football, Shoot Basketball, Be Target Practice and be QUIET. Signed, An Exhausted Black Folk.” Next to this is another black poster that reads “Hey! Ho! Hey! Ho! The Orange Anus Has To Go” in a yellow font with a fist in the middle that is within a circle and four stars on either side of the fist outside the circle. Underneath the fist, is the website which reads “www.subversiveware.com”.