Object
Magic Markers (Protest Sign Markers)
A small set of store-style felt-tip markers: plastic barrels with brightly colored caps and stain-prone pigment ink suited for bold, quick strokes across cardboard or oak‑tag. Kept bundled or in protesters' hands, they mark slogans in thick lines; staff and press register them more as proof of grassroots action than as individually inspected implements.
2 appearances
Purpose
To write and apply bold colored ink to protest signs and placards during demonstrations.
Significance
Serve as tangible evidence of a street-level demonstration: the markers materialize protest speech and are cited in briefing-room exchanges to establish that signs were handmade by protesters. Their presence frames the protest's authenticity and factors into C.J.'s and staff's debate over media amplification and political optics.
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