DHS has been creative with social media posts. Some artists and brands aren't happy

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) social media feeds have seen major tone and style shifts since President Donald Trump returned to office in January, prompting criticism from some artists and musicians. On X, the department regularly tweets out mugshots of arrested immigrants to their 1.7 million followers, interspersed with memes and art depicting classic Americana. On July 1, the department posted an image of the late artist Thomas Kinkade's painting "Morning Pledge," which depicts an idyllic small-town American street at sunrise, with the caption "Protect the Homeland." The Kinkade Family Foundation responded to the X post in a statement on their website. "The use of his artwork was unauthorized, and we have requested that DHS remove the post, and we are consulting with our counsel