Why I'm Grilling Mark Zuckerberg
and why you should too
I was inspired today to “cook” for my ETR collection. And I hate to cook. But two factors and driving me;
The first is that I set a goal to raise $883. to support NPR by August 28th. I’m not getting there fast. I’m not getting there at all with 14 days to go. The second inspiration is the 14 hours I have spent trying to get past Zuckerberg’s META mess. My perfectly functional Facebook Biz and IG biz page link has been swallowed by META – a blatant monetizing scheme. If I can’t show anyone my EAT THE RICH collection because posting has become so difficult, I sure can’t reach my goal.
You ever try to get something done in Meta Business Suite? I swear, I’ve spent more hours wrestling with Facebook’s labyrinth of settings than it would take to slow-cook a Zuckerberg brisket. Every time I think I’ve found the “add page” button — poof — I’m back in a dead-end menu staring at a memorial page I never asked to manage.
So instead of crying into my keyboard, I decided to turn my frustration into fuel. And satire. And merch.
Why NPR?
Because NPR gives everyone everywhere what billionaires’ media outlets won’t: actual news without the tabloid hysteria or corporate spin. It’s independent, it’s thoughtful, and it treats listeners like grownups.
Do independent journalists sometimes call out hypocrisy? No doubt. That is what independent means. No billionaire corporate moguls can withhold their paychecks for having opinions.
In a time when truth is under siege and the rich keep buying the loudest microphones, I want to put my money where my mouth is. Which, in this case, happens to be biting into a juicy piece of Zuckerberg barbecue — metaphorically speaking, of course.
The Eat The Rich Collection
I’m an artist and a liberal. I was SICK to hear the current administration defunded National Public Radio. Not just because I am a listener who has frequent so called “drive way moments” where I shut off my engine and sit to listen to the end of a radio show that inspires me. NPR is a real time real life LIFELINE.
Federal and independent sources confirm that public radio stations—many of them NPR affiliates—are frequently the only reliable source of emergency information in rural and underserved communities, especially during disasters. In some remote areas, if a public radio station goes offline, residents literally lose their lifeline to critical updates. Here’s the proof:
- “In rural and outlying communities … public radio stations may be the only emergency alert system.” facebook.com+12ruralpublic.org+12commoncause.org+12
- For tribal and rural communities, stations broadcast alerts during storms, help locate missing persons, and maintain vital communication where broadband and phones are unavailable. aipi.asu.edu
- A 2022 report emphasized rural public radio stations as lifelines during emergencies, especially during natural disasters. cepr.net
- The impact is already alarming: funding cuts risk disrupting news access and emergency alerts in areas with limited alternatives. opb.org+11apnews.com+11axios.com
I’ve taken my protest art and turned it into T-shirts, mugs, hats, and other wearable statements designed to make billionaires squirm. It’s retro, it’s snarky, and it’s loud enough to make your uncle at Thanksgiving change the subject. Even if you don’t care to be confronted in the grocery store by an angry Red Hat, I bet you know someone who would enjoy just wearing the message to the park.
And here’s the kicker: 50% of all profits from my Eat The Rich collection go directly to NPR.
That means every shirt, every mug, every hat you buy funds independent journalism.
Join the Satire Revolution
It’s simple:
- Wear
the message — because nothing says “support the truth” like a
fork-wielding protest fist on your chest. - Fund
the news — because the billionaires don’t need another yacht, but we
do need reporters who aren’t on their payroll. - Have some fun — because fighting greed doesn’t have to be grim.