“It was just kind of a day of good trouble on the island to make sure that JD Vance doesn’t know a second of peace,” Amanda McGonigle, the creator of @catsonacouch, told Jezebel.

“It was just kind of a day of good trouble on the island to make sure that JD Vance doesn’t know a second of peace,” Amanda McGonigle, the creator of @catsonacouch, told Jezebel.

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ALT: a meerkat is sitting on a table with the words come back written on the table

ALT: a woman is making a funny face and saying `` you can 't sit with us ! ''

Satire and jokes, no matter how silly they might seem, aren’t just entertainment. They’re strategy.

Picture this: A seemingly innocuous image of cats on a couch becomes a rallying symbol, both hilarious and profound, for a feminist uprising.

Playful trolling or authoritarian takedown? You be the judge.