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writer & artist. outspoken woman. Resisting injustice. Like to have to fun & make friends in the meantime

https://substack.com/@ashleytripp1
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Gee how could this be true?? #politics #shutdown
Bloomberg article titled “Trump urges GOP senators to stand firm as shutdown hits 21 days” next to photo of trump US Department of Agriculture webpage’s notice reading “Due to the Radical Left Democrat shutdown, this government website will not be updated during the funding lapse. President trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support…”
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Need to be talking #KY #politics. 2010 was the last time a seat was open - 15 years! More, an #endorsement from #Trump determines the success of your campaign - this is NOT how #Congress should work.
#Kentucky wake up ab who has your interests & the rest of the #US see how KY is manipulated #Senate
Statement from former KY secretary of State sharing that 2010 was the last time a Senate seat was open to Kentucky and an endorsement from Trump is the ticket to the nomination or losing to your opponent
September 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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HEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT!!! People in #Kentucky (& I’m sure other #redstates) are going to lose #healthcare. People are going to die
Quote from KY Gov. Beshear: "Rising costs for everyday needs are hurting Kentuckians, and I am committed to raising my voice and taking action to help… I believe health care is a basic human right, and we should expand access, not make it more difficult to afford. Quote from the Lexington Herald article that shows Trump‘s cuts to Medicaid under the “one big beautiful ball act” could take healthcare away from more than 200,000 Kentuckians
September 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Really the best summary of what is currently happening right now. Proud that #AndyBeshear has the courage to point out the nuance of the situation. Selective outrage & empathy is dangerous.
Beshear quote: "Leaders have a choice to condemn political violence and all violence against anyone at any time, full stop period, or to condemn violence against people that look like them, sound like them, or believe like they do," Description of Beshear criticizing Trump failing to condemn attacks and violence against democratic leaders (in comparison with Charlie Kirk’s murder). The comparison includes violence against former speaker of the house Melissa Hortman, Governor Josh Shapiro, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer
September 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Check out my latest piece about media, We the People, & resistance against fascism!

Available on Medium (medium.com/counterarts/...) & Substack (open.substack.com/pub/ashleytr...)
Article front page titled “Messages of the Media Influence & Reflect Rebellion Against U.S. Fascism: Fuck this city… rebellions are built on hope” with authors name (Ashley Tripp) and a photo of Chapell Roan next to the characters from Andor
August 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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If you think immigration isn't impacting
#redstates... The #ATD = Alternative to Detention. Immigrants who are legally awaiting asylum status being tracked with escalation. OWNED BY A PRIVATE COMPANY!!!
Excerpt from the article with portions highlighted emphasizing ICE’s corruption, such as the “ATD” program being owned privately and GPS monitoring to track migrants legally awaiting approval with travel restrictions Another section of the article including a quotes from acting assistant to ICE’s director. It includes highlighted portions such as the use of “the alien” to dehumanize the person, encourage escalating supervision, and increasing reporting requirements to case supervisors.
July 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The only time I want to hear that word come out of another Republican’s mouth is when they order *de port* they’ll have w dessert #zohranmamdani #zohran #mamdani #nyc #politics
Rep. Andy Ogles calls for the deportation and denaturalization of Democratic primary winner Zohran Mamdani. In the accusation, Ogles called Mamdani “little muhammad,” antisemitic, and a communist
June 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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For all the #rightwing #alpha #male #Trump guys out there, Indiana Jones would hate you
Indiana Jones saying “Nazis, I hate these guys” in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”
June 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Check out my most recent post! A little light & hope for recovery after wreckage in the midst of dark times! ⬇️⬇️ ashleytripp1.substack.com/p/the-peeta-... #thg #thehungergames #peetamellark #peeta #catchingfire #mockingjay #sotr #tbosas
Article titled “The Peeta Mellark Renaissance: The Return of the Boy with the Bread” laid over a picture of Peeta in Catching Fire
May 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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A woman asking another woman if she agrees from the movie Mean Girls with the caption changed to “so you agree? Israel is committing genocide?”
May 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Head over to Substack to check out my latest piece on the consuming identity of the “thought daughter” and how that’s impacting women today!
ashleytripp1.substack.com/p/unthinking...

#women #women’sissues #socialmedia #thoughtdaughter #feminism #feminist #identity
Titles of article at top reading “Unthinking the ‘Thought Daughter’: Being Tormented Doesn’t Make You Brilliant or Better at Girlhood” laid over a “starter kit” image of necessary “supplies” for a thought daughter
April 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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When asking the important question of why #redstates continually vote against their interests, this is the answer #KY #education is HIGHLY dependent on federal funding for #publicschools to function AT ALL. Instilling the idea that education isn’t a right (via money) & tying DEI to that money is why
Paragraph from the linked article highlighting the portions that emphasize Kentucky state education departments will lose federal funding if they do not comply with anti-DEl measures from the federal government Paragraph from linked article with highlighted portion emphasizing that the government is arguing that federal financial support for education is not a right but a privilege
April 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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You know what? HELL YEAH for @booker.senate.gov for causing disruption & at least trying to do something new. And God bless @npr.org for reporting it #politics #corybooker #filibuster
Explanation of Senator Booker’s reason for his filibuster in quotation arguing the responsibility to cause “good trouble disruption: "I've been hearing from people all over my state and indeed all over the nation calling upon folks in Congress to do more, to do things that recognize the urgency, the crisis of the moment," Booker said in a video posted to social media beforehand. "And so we all have a responsibility, I believe, to do something different, to cause — as [late Rep.J John Lewis said - 'good trouble,' and that includes me.' Breakdown of Sen. Booker’s filibuster which started Monday night: Sen. Cory Booker spent Monday night on the Senate floor, delivering a nonstop speech protesting the Trump administration's policies. The New Jersey Democrat took the podium at 7 p.m. EDT, vowing to speak "for as long as I am physically able." He was still standing - with glasses on and papers in hand — as of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, taking periodic breaks by yielding to questions from several fellow Democrats. By mid-morning, some 40,000 people were watching Booker's live stream on YouTube.
April 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Since I haven’t seen it done yet but feels like a really important perspective for the whole group chat article
Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) talking to main character Rory in Gilmore Girls with overlapped text saying “why did you leak national security information”
March 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Women’s rights, needs, and injustices don’t end just because March 8th is over. The fight continues #internationalwomensday #women #woman #womenshistory #womensrights #womenshistorymonth
Photo of the Statue of Liberty with the text “for all womenkind” next to it
March 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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The biggest compliment of my writing career. If you haven’t checked out this piece on Medium (or Substack on @ashleytripp1) do so immediately!!
Comment on the written article. Text reads: “a brilliant piece of political analysis, Ashley. An expansion into a book should be considered”
March 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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A little bit of fun art for #womenshistorymonth today. Some days are for calling out misogyny, others are appreciating the fun of being a woman
#art #collage #romcoms #early2000s #feminism #women #woman #movies #womensart #womenshistory
Digital artistic collage containing key quotes and scene moments from the movie “10 things I hate about you” Digital artistic collage containing pictures of Kate Hudson as Andie Anderson and the key quotes in “how to lose a guy in 10 days“ Digital collage of photos and key lines in the early 2000 film “legally blonde”
March 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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My latest article was published in Counter Arts Magazine!!

medium.com/counterarts/...

Click on the link to explore the connections between Gen Z, in sincerity, and the results of the 2024 election
Medium article cover titled “Sincerity Died With Gen Z: how the loss of meaning contributed to the current political quagmire in the USA”
March 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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No I won’t shut up about women’s history this month as they continue to systematically erase our rights, history, and presence in the U.S. But take hope: we’ve always prevailed #WomensHistoryMonth #feminism #liberty #history #women #woman #feministart
Collection of photos and portraits from significant women of history overlaid with the text “women’s history month“ Text reads “liberty was always a woman“ featuring the depiction of the woman holding the French Republic flag from the French Revolutions captured by the focus of Eugène Delacroix painting “Liberty Leading the People”
March 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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please enjoy this v-day design I made because I enjoy it too much not to share & very mood relevant
Red & white cherub wearing heart sunglasses over a red background with transparent monochromatic hearts
February 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Going through some of my pre-election art when I still had a sense of hope & the fight of forewarning. Unfortunately, this one looks to be coming true. #usa #politics #america #art #immigration #freedom #liberty #ice #unitedstates
Blue and red depiction of the Statue of Liberty quoting “ give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” with a big stamp across the middle that says “under review”
February 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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To round out my Tudor queens series: THE Queen Elizabeth I
“Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.” #queenelizabethi #queenofengland #tudor #tudors #tudorqueen #tudordynasty #queenelizabeth #TheVirginQueen #powerfulwomen
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I with graphic design and her infamous title as “The Virgin Queen”
February 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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To the people who liked my Tudor queens, here's the "divorced, beheaded, survived" Queen Lizzie to follow bc we know she gets her own post #tudor #tudors #tudorhistory #history #tudorqueens #English #Englishhistory #queens #henryviii #thetudorfamily #queensofEngland
Portrait of Anne of Cleves decorated with graphic design and her motto Portrait of Katherine Howard decorated with graphic design and her motto Portrait of Katherine Parr decorated with graphic design and her motto
February 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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For all my Tudor girlies out there, these pieces are for you. If you like it, the final 3 will follow (plus a bonus from the Virgin Queen herself!) Who’s your favorite?? #history #tudor #tudorhistory #Englishhistory #tudors #queensofEngland
Portrait of Catherine of Aragorn upgrade with graphic design and her family motto Queen Anne Boleyn with her family motto Queen Jane Seymour with her motto
February 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM