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voteinorout on Instagram: "Journalist #RaquelMartin reports that #CharlieKirk’s image is displayed on a banner at the #DepartmentOfEducation building in Washington, D.C., ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, drawing attention to the role of conservative activists in shaping the messaging around #America250. Photos circulating online show a large banner reading, “Empowering our states to tell the stories of our heroes in American education,” with Kirk among the featured figures. The semiquincentennial, marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence in 1776, has prompted federal and state agencies to highlight themes tied to civics and education. Kirk is the founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative youth organization active in education policy debates, and his presence on official imagery has sparked discussion about how public institutions frame national history and whose voices are elevated in that narrative. — (Not @theonion!) Follow @so.informed for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson #usapolitics"
1 likes, 2 comments - voteinorout on March 4, 2026: "Journalist #RaquelMartin reports that #CharlieKirk’s image is displayed on a banner at the #DepartmentOfEducation building in Washington, D.C., ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, drawing attention to the role of conservative activists in shaping the messaging around #America250. Photos circulating online show a large banner reading, “Empowering our states to tell the stories of our heroes in American education,” with Kirk among the featured figures. The semiquincentennial, marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence in 1776, has prompted federal and state agencies to highlight themes tied to civics and education. Kirk is the founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative youth organization active in education policy debates, and his presence on official imagery has sparked discussion about how public institutions frame national history and whose voices are elevated in that narrative. — (Not @theonion!) Follow @so.informed for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson #usapolitics".