http://twitchy.com/dougp/2025/12/13/david-frum-explains-why-dojs-use-of-franklin-parody-is-a-form-of-transnational-organized-crime-n2422798

The Trump administration has started a meme crazy with its use of "Franklin" parodies, usually in a pro-ICE, pro-justice sort of way.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth got in on that action recently with this one that triggered Dems (but what doesn't trigger Dems?):
Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) ~ For your Christmas wish list ...

Now, the U.S. Department of Justice has gotten in on some of that action with this post about deportation judges:
U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) ~ Franklin is helping write the next chapter of America. You can too!
We’re looking for patriotic legal professionals to serve as Deportation Judges. Your work will have generational consequences.
Apply today!
http://JOIN.JUSTICE.GOV

The Atlantic's David Frum comes across like he's just been hired as Franklin's attorney with this assessment of what the Justice Department has done by sharing that meme:
David Frum (@davidfrum) ~ The Franklin character was created by a Canadian writer, Paulette Bourgeois ...
http://kidscanpress.com/Creators/paulette-bourgeois/
... so the intellectual property theft committed here by the US Department of Justice is a form of transnational organized crime.
Oooh, poor lil' David is having a traumatic day!

As you might have guessed, Frum's post on the speculative legal aspects of the Trump administration's "Franklin" memes had the immediate opposite effect:
Maria Romana (@WriterRomana) ~ The Franklin memes in reply to this thread are just ...

Phil Reale (@ProDeveloperFL) ~ LOL at the Franklin memes in the comments roasting this guy!
The amount of "Franklin" memes that Frum's post generated was amazing.
Mattison Brooks (@RealMBrooks) ~ {Replying to @davidfrum} David hasn’t been this wrong since he lied about WMDS in Iraq.

Sean Davis (@seanmdav) ~ {Replying to @davidfrum} How are you this stupid? It’s almost impressive.
We won't be surprised if somebody at the White House ends up posting a "Franklin Gets Involved in Transactional Organized Crime" now.

The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence