The gift shop at the end of the republic

Patriotic satire for a country running on debt, denial and borrowed time.

Welcome to E Pluribus Bunkum, the official souvenir stand of institutional decline. Home of the Reflecting Pool Swamp, the Two Weeks Mint™, the Constitutional Funhouse and the Great American Fair 250.

Vintage satirical travel poster for the Reflecting Pool Swamp
In Mud We Trust Above the Law Since 1776 No Refunds. No Accountability. Truth Sinks. Power Floats.

Poster Collection

The Swamp Tourism Bureau

Vintage travel posters for places that don't deserve the nostalgia. Distressed finish. Distressed everything.

Reflecting Pool Swamp poster with lobbyists, alligators and democracy decomposing

Reflecting Pool Swamp: Deluxe Bog Edition

Where ethics go to die and the alligators wear cufflinks. Accountability strictly decorative.

Read the fine print
Reflecting Pool Swamp poster with a lobbyist in the water and an alligator

Reflecting Pool Swamp: Tourist Board Edition

Come for the history. Stay because nobody's draining anything. The swamp's a feature, not a bug.

Match the shirt

Special Attraction

The Great American Fair 250

250 years of liberty, liability and selective memory. Mostly the last one.

Four satirical vintage posters for the Great American Fair, Reflecting Pool Swamp, Two Weeks note and Constitutional Funhouse

Step right up.

Ride the Electoral Rollercoaster. Get lost in the Supreme Court House of Mirrors, where the rules change depending on who's looking. Then cool off with a Freedom Funnel Cake, fried fresh in deregulation.

  • General Admission: one lap of the Debt Spiral. You're already on it.
  • VIP Pass: skip the queue, buy the law.
  • Patriot Package: one flag, three contradictions, zero refunds.

Official Currency of Future Announcements

The Two Weeks Mint™

Collectible currency backed by nothing but confidence and a delivery date that keeps moving.

The Two Weeks note, front and back, satirical parody currency

★★★★★ Rated by people still waiting for something to happen

Invest in Anticipation

Each note redeems for one major announcement, one finished report, or one historic breakthrough that's almost ready. Redemption date: two weeks. Always two weeks.

Shop the notes, eventually
The full Two Weeks Promise Currency Collection showing all denominations
Bestseller

The $20 Two Week Note

Redeemable for one major announcement. Vague-timeline finish, no delivery date, no intention of one.

$19.99
Entry Level

$5 Concept of a Plan Note

For collectors who appreciate an idea before it's been thought through. Details to follow. They won't.

$9.99
Limited Edition

$10 Infrastructure Week Note

Valid during any Infrastructure Week. There's always another one coming. There's never one happening.

$14.99
Premium

$50 Big Beautiful Promise Note

Extra adjectives, historic importance, unprecedented announcement density. Substance sold separately.

$49.99
Collector Grade

$100 Golden Announcement Certificate

For serious collectors of things that never arrive. Folder marked “Available Soon” sold spiritually separately.

$99.99
Ultra Rare

$500 Executive Order Gift Certificate

Redeemable for immediate action, future action, different action, or the exact opposite action. Terms change without warning.

$499.99

Verified Future Reviews

“I ordered years ago. The announcement should arrive any day now.”
“Still waiting. Somehow still hopeful. That's the genius of it.”
“I bought ten, then announced I was buying ten more.”

FAQ

When will my order arrive?

Two weeks.

What happens if it does not arrive?

Two more weeks.

Is this legal tender?

Only in conversations about announcements that aren't coming.

Do you accept returns?

Returns are under review. We'll announce a decision shortly.

Merch Department

Wearable civic side-eye

For barbecues, family group chats and any room that could use a little less consensus.

Black t-shirt mockup showing front and back satirical Reflecting Pool Swamp design

Drain the Swamp Tours Tee

Now with more swamp than ever. Front and back, so you start arguments coming and going.

Drain the Swamp Tours front graphic

Front Graphic

Big, bold, battered Americana lettering. Ideal for the “say less, annoy more” crowd.

Reflecting Pool Swamp attractions checklist back graphic

Back Graphic

Attractions include corruption, gridlock, lobbyists, denial and souvenir mugs. The full tour. No exit.

Fine Print

Made for the politically exhausted, the chronically unimpressed and the historically suspicious.

E Pluribus Bunkum is a souvenir stand for the slow collapse: fake tourist posters, counterfeit optimism, commemorative delay-currency and patriotic swampwear. If you can't fix it, you may as well wear it.

No refunds. No returns. Future not guaranteed.

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New poster drops, dubious commemorative notes, fake launches and the occasional real one. No spam we won't own up to.

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