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South Dakota Department of Propaganda

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South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 5m

A young man with blond hair and glasses sits in a fast food booth with red and white checker tiles. He wears a gray button up shirt and holds a messy burger with both hands, staring blankly ahead. On the table are a brown paper bag and crumpled foil. Meme style top text reads This Doesnt Taste Like 5 Guys with a disappointed face emoji.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 10m

A busy candy store scene. In the center, a person wears a big round orange M and M mascot suit with wide worried eyes, raised brows, and a small frown. The suit has a white m on the chest, beige arms and legs, and chunky white shoes. Shoppers in coats stand and walk nearby, some with their backs to the camera. Bright shelves of candy and toys fill the background. A caption at the bottom repeats the line I am the universe experiencing itself three times.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 25m

A two panel meme. At top, a caption asks for prayers for the poster’s son and says they keep finding drawings like this in his room, with a swear word. The upper panel shows a childlike colored drawing of Thomas the Tank Engine with a see through body, inside which a simple outline of a person lies face down, arms forward, feet toward the back. The lower panel shows a rough pencil version of the same idea on lined paper, with the person drawn long and extending through the engine.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 35m

Nighttime street scene with people gathered around inflatable costumes. A bright green T Rex stands at left, a gray raccoon and a brown bear are in the center, and a pastel unicorn with a rainbow mane and purple hooves is at right. They appear to dance in a city block lit by streetlights, with trees and buildings behind them. Large caption at the bottom reads Outrage in US as Nobel Peace committee snubs Portland novelty T Rex.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 1h

A meme shows a toddler on a green couch holding a swaddled newborn in a white blanket and soft cap while an adult steadies the baby. The toddler looks sideways with a grumpy, doubtful expression. Text at the top reads When your boss asks you to train your replacement, turning the toddler’s glare into a joke about sibling rivalry.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 1h

An adult holds an enormous chubby tabby cat on its back, belly round and white, paws sticking out. The cat’s mouth is slightly open and its eyes look sleepy and satisfied. The person wears a dark top and jeans, with their face mostly out of frame. Meme style text at the top reads: me leaving the hibachi grill slash buffet the way god intended. The joke is that the cat looks overstuffed and content, like someone after a huge meal.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 2h

Five smiling fast food workers stand shoulder to shoulder behind a counter in a bright kitchen. They wear red aprons and red or black Five Guys hats. In front of them is a white sign with a red checkered border that reads FIVE GUYS and below it ONE CUP. At the lower left a white takeout cup filled with golden fries tips over, and at the bottom center a tray shows burger buns and toppings. Stainless grills and vents fill the background.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 3h

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South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 3h

Image description: A meme on a dark background. Text says capitalists claim there is a worker shortage, workers reply that scarcity increases value, then shows capitalists. Below is a reaction GIF of a gray haired person with glasses in a pinstripe suit raising both hands, looking confused, captioned Wait, wait, what. The humor points out reluctance to raise wages when labor is scarce.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 14h

A person in clown makeup resembling a comic villain stands in a dim city street at night, with slick green hair, white face paint with blue triangles, a red nose, and a maroon suit over a green shirt and yellow vest. Smoke drifts behind. A large black caption block covers the lower half with bold white text, heavily misspelled and vulgar, ranting about loyalty and about having soiled and stained ones own pants.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 15h

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South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 16h

A meme image with text at the top reading When your boss asks you to train your replacement. Below, a toddler with curly hair sits on a green couch holding a swaddled newborn. The toddler gives a weary side eye and looks unimpressed, lips set in a flat line. Adult hands help support the baby. The newborn sleeps, wrapped in a white blanket and wearing a knit cap. The humor comes from the toddler’s annoyed expression matching the caption’s idea of training a replacement.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 17h

A meme image. Top text reads Things I find in the playroom after I tell them no one gets screen time until we finish our chores. Below, on a tan woven mat, a bright red plastic toy mallet with a yellow handle lies diagonally over a gray toy sickle with a black grip, forming the hammer and sickle shape. The toys are colorful and harmless, arranged like this by chance.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 18h

A meme style image. Top text in large black letters says THE INDIGENOUS URGE TO BURN IT. Below, a rustic covered wagon with white canvas sits on a green lawn, with iron wheels and a wooden frame. Tall trees cast shade around it. In the background stands a gray house with a barn style door and a picnic table. Bright daytime in a quiet yard.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 19h

Fan submitted

Photo taken from inside a car shows a small blue and white yard sign on a sidewalk corner beside a metal post. The sign text reads: ALL AGES, Trump and Epstein Talent Agency, Contact John at 1-605-225-8823. The post casts a shadow on the pavement, and the car dashboard and windshield edge are visible at the bottom. The image appears to be a screenshot of a message that says it was spotted at 49th and Oxbow in Sioux Falls.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 20h

Fan submitted

On the left, a close-up of an officer in dark uniform holding a clear riot shield. The shield shows the word Policia in Spanish, circled in orange. On the right, large white and orange text criticizes people who share photos from Ecuador and pretend they are from Portland, urging them to notice Spanish words. At the bottom right, a man with glasses and short red hair speaks into a microphone on a dark stage.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 20h

Fan Submitted

A meme-like collage shows two older men in extreme close-up. Left foreground a gray-haired man lit with purple light speaks, only part of his face visible. Right background a light-haired man stares seriously and grips a microphone that glows with an orange spiral like a sci fi device. A black banner at the top reads Gimmie the brainworm rfk.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 21h

Screenshot of an X dot com post. At the top, a user says the tweet aged poorly. Below is an embedded post from another user on a black background. The message warns that if the president federalizes the National Guard it would attack states rights, claims recent years have seen Democrats try to curb freedoms of religion, assembly, and speech, urges keeping the right to self defense, and ends with South Dakota defends the Constitution.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 21h

Fan Submitted

Nighttime street scene during a protest. On the right, officers in dark riot gear aim and spray a stream of pepper spray toward two civilians standing on a double yellow line. One person recoils with head down while another holds a megaphone. People watch and film in the background. Large white caption text with political and insulting language covers the lower part of the image.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 22h

Fan Submitted

A collage about immigration enforcement. Left top shows the back of an officer wearing a vest marked Police ICE as agents stand on a porch at a front door. Left bottom shows a line of detained men in casual clothes with hands restrained, escorted across an airport tarmac toward a large transport plane. The right side displays the poem First they came by Pastor Martin Niemoller, listing groups targeted one by one and ending with the line that no one was left to speak for me.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 22h

Fan Submitted

A man in a dark suit sits at a desk in a formal office, holding open a large binder toward the camera. On the left page, printed words read Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. On the right page, the text reads Will be playing Super bowl LIX, with a small signature mark below. The setup looks like a humorous meme announcement.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 23h

A bearded, heavyset man reclines on a bed in gray shorts, shirtless, eating a mini donut while a bag of donuts rests on his stomach. The bed has dark and striped pillows, a tufted headboard, and a bedside lamp in a bright room. Large text at the top says: Us fat guys just want to get into your pantries, a food pun.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 23h

On a cluttered desk sits a tiny plastic dollhouse with a bright orange roof, yellow walls, and white railings. On the upstairs balcony stand two mini figures, a small round pale yellow head with a surprised face and a tiny woman in a teal top with long dark hair. Warm light glows inside. Blurred craft supplies, including a pink tomato pincushion, fill the background. A caption across the bottom expresses a wish to be a small trinket in a miniature dollhouse with you.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 1d

Retro style image of a sunny waterfront city skyline with tall glass buildings and bright blue water. Faint VHS scan lines and noise run across the scene. Centered over the view, large bold yellow text with black shadow says Fuck This Shit. The cheerful backdrop contrasts with the blunt, fed up tone.

South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · 1d

Black and white cartoon. Two cowboys stand on the left with hands on hips, looking puzzled. A cow stands to the right in simple lines. The middle of the cow is missing and replaced by a gray checkerboard patch shaped like an irregular selection, suggesting image transparency. Handwritten text above the cowboys reads Which lasso did you use, a pun on a ranch rope versus a photo editor selection tool.