How To Get Stickers

Two ways:

(1) Roll Your Own

• You can click the “Roll Your Own” button at the end of the description of the sticker (or sticker set) you’re interested in, and you’ll be prompted to download them (you can also click on the image of the desired sticker(s) to the same effect)
• What you’ll get is an 8.5 x 11 sheet (or set of such sheets) in PNG format (which is universal–pretty much any program that can display images should be able to read them), with enough margin built in that you don’t need to worry about anything getting cut off when you print.
  • You’ll find we’ll have tried to use as much of the sheet as possible to let you print as many stickers at a time as possible, subject to readability of the imagery, text, and/or QR code.  In some cases, you’ll only be able to print 4 stickers/sheet; in others you’ll be able to print 20 or more.
  • Note: if there are multiple sheets in the package, they’ll be packed into a ZIP file, and you’ll need an unzipping utility to open and access/extract them.  Fortunately there are plenty of free ones available online (if this capability isn’t already built into your computer), and they’re very easy to use.
  • Single digital versions of each sticker in the package will always be included as well (in PNG or JPG format)
• Once you have the file(s), there are several ways you can make use of them
  • You can print as many copies of the sticker sheets as you want on your home printer.
    • You’ll need to have or get sticker paper to print them as stickers you can use. You can get sticker paper online, e.g. from this company (with whom we have no relationship), or purchase it at an office supply store like Staples (be sure to check in advance that they carry it and have it in stock).
    • Once you’ve printed as many sheets as you want, you can cut the sheets up into individual stickers and you’re good to go!
    • Note: there’s sticker paper available for both laser and inkjet printers, but it often doesn’t work on both types–make sure you get paper that will work on your machine
    • For non-rectangular stickers, you’ll want to get clear paper (e.g. clear matte, clear gloss, etc.)
  • You can take (or send) the files to a variety of places and have them do all of the above for you.  The last time we checked, some of the places you may be able to do this include FedEx/Kinko’s, UPS, Staples, Vistaprint, Walgreen’s, Office Depot, CVS, and/or Office Max.  A lot of independent (dedicated, stand-alone) print shops will do it, too, and the company we suggested you can buy sticker paper online from will print them for you as well (just click Custom Labels on the page that pops up).
    • Be sure to call ahead to any of the chains we’ve mentioned above to make sure they print stickers before you take them in–not all franchisees of these companies do, and we’d hate for you to get frustrated in any way.
  • You can send the single digital version of each sticker online to as many people as you want (like a meme), put them on your site, pretty much use them any way you use any other image files, though we’d prefer you not do this until the final days of the campaign (we don’t want to tip off or stimulate the Trump machine–to whom they’d inevitably be forwarded by someone–any more than necessary; this is intended to be largely a stealth, under-the-radar effort).
    • You can also send the sheets to folks who you think might be interested in printing physical stickers themselves

(2) Order/Buy Them

• Time is money, especially for the esteemed members of our community; you can save yourself the former, therefore the latter–and support our work in the bargain—by buying them from us pre-made via Access & Rize, our online Zazzle store. Much simpler, right? 🙂
  • Zazzle typically charges $3.95-$6.95 for a set of 4-6, though this varies by size, shape, and sticker type (we get a royalty of 10-15% on every purchase, in any case).
  • Some of our more pointed offerings aren’t available to order–only download and print–either because we think it’s likely Zazzle will decide they violate their terms of service for some reason, or because, per above, we want to minimize the extent to which all parts and locations of the Trump machine is aware of them.¹

How To Use Them

• The great thing about stickers vs any other form of campaign paraphernalia is that, in theory at least, you can put them anywhere (yippee). Though we don’t recommend affixing any on your spouse or s.o.
• Because our nation is so sadly divided, and some of our offerings could definitely beserk some of the more cordycepified of Trump’s supporters, including, as we learned during the George Floyd demonstrations (if we didn’t already know), many local law enforcement officers who are supposed to be serving and protecting you, “please use responsibly,” where you’re sure you’re within your rights and can safely do so. 
  • The presence of other stickers in the same or similar locations can be a useful marker as what’s permissible, but ultimately that’s for you to determine.²
  • We’d also recommend checking to see if anyone is looking before placing them anywhere other than on your personal property and, if possible, do so in groups rather than alone.
  • This needs to change, sooner than later–it would go a long way to making the bullet points above unnecessary, ionsho.
• If you want to put them up on public property, ask: after the devastation Trump has wreaked on government at all levels–not to mention what he has planned–you might be surprised at how many (unofficial, even official) thumbs-up you get.
  • If you get resistance, you might want to share Trump’s plans and promises with them–surprisingly few are aware of even a fraction of what he has in mind³–and chances are they’ll be alarmed and appalled.
• Finally, if you’re a Trump lawyer/goon reading this, we have a special message for you.  Go ahead, click on it; we’ll wait.  You’re Al Pacino, by the way, and this ain’t The Godfather.

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¹ Until it’s too late to stop we, the people from hearing the truth, or generate their usual “I know you are, but what am I?” projectionist playground lies in response.
² In fact, our lawyers, if we had any, would want you to know that by downloading or purchasing any of them, you agree to hold us harmless for any consequences experienced as a result of their use (unless someone tries to sue you for copyright, trademark, or patent infringement, which will never happen, but if it does, that’s on us, of course, not you).
³ Have you heard of the American Academy, for example. That’s Trump’s plan to seize the “excess” endowments of colleges and universities (via taxation) and use it to make higher education free to everyone. Sounds very Robin Hood, all power to the people, right? Except that’s not really what it’s about, of course, because, while neutering his “left-wing” opponents in higher ed by seizing their assets, the American Academy will have its own curriculum and course offerings. Designed and provided by who? Well, we know–because he tells us–that it won’t have anything he and his administration consider “woke,” ie anything that argues for anything other than his own beliefs. Folks, this is straight out of the Nazi, Soviet, and Chinese Communist playbooks, and nobody in the media is talking about it.  Charitably, this might be because they don’t think there’s any way in hell he’ll be able to pull it off, not because they think they stand to make money hand over fist with him back in office.  Charitably.  But stupidly, because when autocrats tell you what they’re going to do, rule #1 is to believe them.  Have the scribes learned nothing in the last eight years, let alone the history of the entire 20th century?