Nowadays, nothing can happen in left-wing politics without it being an opportunity for a timeless #hashtag to show #resistance.
The latest example is the saga of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), this hour's #YasQueen because Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invoked an obscure rule Tuesday night and led a party-line reprimand of her for reading a Coretta Scott King letter critical of Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.).
"Sen. Warren was giving a lengthy speech," McConnell said. "She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted."
As a result of McConnell's wording, #ShePersisted has become another rallying cry hashtag for Twitter activists to share #badass photos of famous women throughout history who #persisted in the face of adversity.
Here are the most inspiring examples.
The Wicked Witch of the West
@angelicbehemoth@DLoesch#ShePersistedpic.twitter.com/2PrBhQWmOU
— Liberty Never Sleeps (@LotusTom) February 8, 2017
The Alien Queen
#shepersisted pic.twitter.com/pUAUeMKynQ
— Panda Ant (@Panda_Ant_) February 8, 2017
The T-Rex
#ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/GU78doe5a9
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) February 8, 2017
Alex Forrest
@RBPundit pic.twitter.com/XXSMrJgogP
— Mike G (@Goodie1969) February 8, 2017
Amy Elliott-Dunne
#ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/UBdeESM46e
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) February 8, 2017
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos
#ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/cr49ZoLZWB
— Seth (@dcseth) February 8, 2017
Mal
#ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/NyyEtU62Dn
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) February 8, 2017
Cersei Lannister
#ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/RhjF0Yl6d9
— Andrew Kugle (@AndrewJKugle) February 8, 2017
Aileen Wuornos
@ComfortablySmug #ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/B84c0ZAs8X
— Skins Fan Pablo G. (@SkinsFanPG) February 8, 2017
Tonya Harding
@SkinsFanPG @ComfortablySmug #ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/wu5raPZS5i
— CubanB (@SkinsFanPG_Wife) February 8, 2017
Buffalo Bill
— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) February 8, 2017
Ursula
#ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/QSEligC8XB
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) February 8, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Advisors warned her to go to MI and WI instead of AZ. #ShePersistedpic.twitter.com/g4LTqkGhze
— Robert Laurie (@RobertLaurie) February 8, 2017
Mama June
#ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/u3UhXjB1Ua
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) February 8, 2017
Chyna
#ShePersisted RIP pic.twitter.com/3zlwGpSeVp
— The Truth Monkey (@TheTruthMonkey) February 8, 2017
Caitlyn Jenner
#ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/VaIXkZ411E
— The Truth Monkey (@TheTruthMonkey) February 8, 2017
Anastasia Steele
#ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/e6Y6lXUhUy
— F. Bill McMorris (@FBillMcMorris) February 8, 2017
Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Borden #ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/Q61Z2uAD6C
— The Truth Monkey (@TheTruthMonkey) February 8, 2017