A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from March 10, 2023
“Make tax collectors birds again” (tar-and-feather)

“Make tax collectors birds again” (that is, to tar and feather them) is a saying that has been printed on many images.
   
“Make tax collectors birds again. #TaxationIsTheft” (a tar-and-feather scene is shown) was posted on Twitter by Red State Trading Co. on October 30, 2018. “MAKE TAX COLLECTORS BIRDS AGAIN” (shown on a sticker) was posted on Facebook by RevereStickers on September 18, 2019.
   
“Politicians haven’t been tarred and feathered in a while and it shows” is a related saying. “Make government officials afraid again” and “Make Politicians Afraid Again” (MPAA) are similar sayings.
 
       
Wikipedia: Tarring and feathering
Tarring and feathering is a form of public torture and punishment used to enforce unofficial justice or revenge. It was used in feudal Europe and its colonies in the early modern period, as well as the early American frontier, mostly as a type of mob vengeance.
(...)
The image of a tarred-and-feathered outlaw remains a metaphor for severe public criticism.
         
Twitter
Red State Trading Co.
@RedStateTrading
Make tax collectors birds again. #TaxationIsTheft
(A tar-and-feather scene is shown.—ed.)
5:34 PM · Oct 30, 2018
 
Facebook
RevereStickers
September 2, 2019 at 12:52 PM ·
Make tax collectors birds again
 
Facebook
RevereStickers
September 18, 2019 at 6:49 PM ·
Instagram banned us from posting for a week. But it looks like we’re back up and running. One of our newest designs “make tax collectors birds again” is now listed on our website. Free shipping to US customers. Only $4.99
(“MAKE TAX COLLECTORS BIRDS AGAIN” is shown on a sticker.—ed.)
   
Twitter
Jeff Jagoe
@jeffjagoe
Make Tax Collectors Birds Again
(A tar-and-feather scene is shown.—ed.)
10:39 AM · Dec 20, 2019
 
Twitter
DontComply 🕳
@DontComply
Make tax collectors birds again
(A tar-and-feather scene is shown.—ed.)
11:06 PM · Feb 20, 2020
     
Twitter
Curt Howland 🏴󠁣󠁮󠀵󠀴󠁿
@ImpossibleBob
#tarandfeathers Make tax collectors birds again.
(A tar-and-feather scene is shown.—ed.)
4:24 PM · Dec 23, 2020
 
iFunny
Zoska
15 aug 2022
MAKE TAX COLLECTORS BIRDS AGAIN
   
iFunny
End_The_Fed
29 oct 2022
MAKE TAX COLLECTORS BIRDS AGAIN
   
Twitter
Curt Howland 🏴󠁣󠁮󠀵󠀴󠁿
@ImpossibleBob
Replying to @lifebydesign22 @slomotion4199 and @ATFHQ
Make tax collectors birds again.
(A tar-and-feather scene is shown.—ed.)
3:19 PM · Mar 1, 2023
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Twitter
Declaration of Memes
@libertycappy
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
MAKE TAX COLLECTORS
BIRDS AGAIN
1:30 PM · Mar 10, 2023

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