We
are organizing an overpass bannering event to stand against threats to
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bridge.
Olympia Visibility Brigade Overpass Bannering: Dark Mode
Tumwater, WA
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action. Bring warm clothing and a good mood to participate in making
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Join
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3:15 to 5:15 PM at the southwest corner of Drake and College. We engage
positively and advocate for democracy, with the upcoming event on
January 8, 2026.
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Monday, January 12, 2026
Olympia Visibility Brigade Overpass Bannering: Dark Mode
Tumwater, WA
Join
us for an overpass bannering event with the Olympia Visibility Brigade.
Bring warm clothing and a good mood as we gather on the Pedestrian
Bridge over I-5 in Tumwater to make good trouble.
We
invite everyone to join us with high-visibility protest signs and flags
to stand on the bridge and make a strong statement against attacks on
democracy.
Join
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Chehalis Western Trail / I-5 in Lacey. Olympia Indivisible invites
participants to gather in support of democracy.
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President
Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense
Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan look on at
his Mar-a-Lago club on Dec. 22 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Just daysafter forcing his name
on the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump has
found another institution worthy of the Trump brand: the U.S. Navy.
On Monday, the presidentannounced plans
for a new class of military vessels bearing his name, unveiling what he
called “Trump Class” battleships as part of a broader vision for a
revamped American fleet. The first ship, according to the White House,
would be named the USS Defiant.
President Donald Trump stands next to a rendering of the proposed $5 billion USS Defiant battleship.
“These are the best in the world,” Trumpsaid,
standing before glossy renderings of the proposed ships. “They’ll be
the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any
battleship ever built.”
The plan would inch the country toward whatthe administration is advertising as a modern “Golden Fleet,” a term Trump has increasingly embraced as shorthand for national strength and renewal.
Each ship is expected to cost at least $5 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal, whichfirst reported
the details. Mark Montgomery, a former rear admiral now at the
Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told the Journal the proposal is
“exactly what we don’t need.”
Administration officials framed the move as an attempt to
jump-start the nation’s sluggish shipbuilding industry. But it would
also upend long-standing Navy naming conventions and inject presidential
politics directly into a military program from its inception.
According to Axios, Trumphas grown fixated on seapower in his second term, viewing naval dominance as a visible marker of American might. Hehas complained
that existing warships are rusted and outdated, calling the current
fleet “terrible-looking.” And he has launched a new shipbuilding office,
promising vessels “very fast, very soon.”
Trump unveiled the battleship plan at his Mar-a-Lago resort in
Florida, flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State
Marco Rubio, and Navy Secretary John Phelan.
Trump claimed the ships would feature hypersonic weapons, electric rail guns, lasers, and top-tier missile systems.
“The U.S. Navy will lead the design of these ships along with me, because I’m a really aesthetic person,” he said.
The Journal reports construction on the USS Defiant would begin “almost immediately” and take roughly two and a half years.
In its follow-up statement, the Navy leaned hard on superlatives,calling the ship
“the most lethal surface combatant ever constructed.” The vessel would
be roughly three times the size of a standard destroyer, according to
the service, though it would still fall short of the Navy’s largest
aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.
A logo unveiled for the so-called Trump Class battleships
depicts the president with his fist raised in the moments after the July
2024assassination attempt, underscoring how closely the program is being tied to Trump himself.
The naming convention would break sharply with tradition.
Battleships have historically been named after states, while aircraft
carriers have been named after presidents and other national figures.
As The Washington Post notes, battleships themselves fell out
of favor after World War II and were eventually deemed obsolete. The
last to see active service, the USS Missouri, was decommissioned in 1992
and later turned into a museum at Pearl Harbor.
Phelan said the new battleship would carry nuclear cruise
missiles, a weapons system Trump approved during his first term,
canceled by the Biden administration, and revived by a
Republican-controlled Congress in 2024.
Whether such a vessel is ever actually builtremains an open question. Its sheer size would saddle it with many of the same vulnerabilities that plague the Navy’s largest ships today.
But the practicalities appear secondary. For Trump, the announcementfits neatly into a familiar pattern. Since returning to the White House, he has made a point of leaving his mark everywhere he can.
The Oval Office has been remade into a gold-tinged reflection of his gaudy taste. A$400 million ballroom is under construction following a complete teardown of the East Wing. Atriumphal arch
in Washington has been floated. Now, even the country’s institutions
and military hardware are being refashioned to carry his imprint.
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