About & Governance
A Permanent Institution, Not a Campaign
PatriotMurica is a distinctly American civic-heritage institution with a conservative point of view that it states openly. Its tone is patriotic, archival, constitutional, serious and documentary. It is not built around outrage, fear, or attacks on political opponents.
Mission
Three Pillars
American history, constitutional principles, conservative thought and civic life, kept by an institution meant to outlast any single election or politician.
The Archive
American, Republican and conservative history, documented from primary sources, labelled by provenance, and honest about debate.
The Community
Membership, events, chapters and publications for citizens who care about the American founding and its heritage.
The Brand
Original PatriotMurica goods and cultural products, made to the same standards as the archive.
Editorial Standards
Every Item Carries a Label
Political content always says what kind of material it is, so party rhetoric is never presented as neutral historical fact.
The original record, reproduced or linked from the institution that holds it. Primary sources show what people said and did in their own words.
Researched history written in our own words and limited to well-established facts. It is sourced to archives, historians of Congress and presidential scholarship.
What the Republican Party says, sourced directly to party platforms and official party documents. It records the party’s position and is not an independent conclusion.
What an administration says about its own priorities and record, sourced to White House or administration documents. Its judgments about its own success belong to the administration and are not historical conclusions.
The organization’s own interpretation and argument, clearly marked as opinion. Commentary never presents disputed claims as fact.
A major documented counterargument, criticism or controversy. Each side is described so its own proponents would recognize it.
Sourcing
Historical claims are sourced to primary documents and to institutions: the National Archives, the Library of Congress, the Senate and House historians, the courts, the Miller Center and the American Presidency Project. Every archive page ends with its sources.
Party and administration positions
Platforms and White House materials are primary sources for what a party or administration says. Their evaluative claims are labelled as theirs and are never adopted as independent historical conclusions.
Criticism & Debate
Every era and every president includes documented criticism and disagreement, written so each side would recognize its own view. A historical institution earns credibility by documenting disagreement, not by leaving it out.
Corrections
Errors of fact are corrected promptly, and each correction is noted on the page where it appears. Corrections never quietly change what a primary source says.
Images and rights
Archival images are reproduced only after their rights have been checked item by item. Many Library of Congress and National Archives items have no known restrictions, but that is confirmed for each item before we use it.
Trademarks
PatriotMurica uses only its own original marks. It does not imitate the Great Seal, the Presidential Seal, Department of Defense insignia, party artwork or campaign logos. Third-party marks, including “MAGA” and “Make America Great Again,” may be discussed historically. They do not appear on our merchandise without a trademark review.
Governance
Who Stands Behind PatriotMurica
An institution asking for trust should say who runs it, who owns it and how it is funded.
| Disclosure | Status | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Ownership & responsibility | Published | PatriotMurica is owned and operated by Dark Pools AI Corporation, a Delaware C corporation trading as PatriotMurica. The company is responsible for the site and everything published on it. Reach its officers at support@patriotmurica.com. |
| Tax status | Published | A for-profit company, not a charity or a political committee. Membership fees and Shop purchases are not tax-deductible. |
| Affiliations | None | No affiliation with the Republican National Committee, any candidate or campaign, or any government agency. |
| Funding | Published | PatriotMurica’s revenue comes from membership fees and Shop sales. It does not accept donations or political contributions. |
| Editorial standards | Published | Provenance labels, sourcing, corrections and image rights. See below. |
Disclosures
Plainly Stated
Independence. PatriotMurica is not affiliated with or endorsed by President Trump, the White House, the Republican National Committee, any candidate or campaign, or any agency of the United States Government.
Political contributions. PatriotMurica does not currently solicit or accept contributions to any candidate, party or political committee. How support is structured.
Commercial transactions. Membership fees and store purchases are commercial. They are not political contributions and are not tax-deductible donations.
Member cards. PatriotMurica membership cards are not government identification.
Privacy. Communications are opt-in. We do not build political profiles from what members read or buy, and we do not share member data with campaigns, parties or political committees.
Third-party marks. Names and marks of third parties are used for history and commentary and belong to their owners.
Photographs. Official photographs of presidents are published as historical record, never to suggest endorsement, and never on merchandise. Every photograph is in the public domain or used under a Creative Commons license, and each is credited below.
Photo Credits
Where Our Photographs Come From
Works of U.S. federal employees made in the course of their duties are in the public domain, as are photographs published before 1931. Each link leads to the file’s page at Wikimedia Commons, which records its provenance.
The bald eagle, national bird of the United StatesPhoto: Gzen92CC BY-SA 4.0Source of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
A bald eagle over the Hockanum River, East Hartford, Connecticut, October 2024Photo: Paul DaneseCC BY-SA 4.0Source of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
The flag in the wind, Washington, D.C., March 2016Photo: Lance Cheung, U.S. Department of AgriculturePublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Official portrait of the 45th President, October 6, 2017Photo: Shealah Craighead, The White HousePublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Taking the oath of office as the 47th President, Capitol Rotunda, January 20, 2025Photo: Ike Hayman, Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural CeremoniesPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
At Salute to America 250 on the National Mall, July 4, 2026Photo: The White HousePublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Remarks at the Great American State Fair, National Mall, June 24, 2026Photo: Daniel Torok, The White HousePublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Fireworks over Mount Rushmore National Memorial after President Trump’s remarks, Independence Day 2026Photo: The White HousePublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Fireworks over the National Mall for America’s 250th anniversary, July 4, 2026Photo: Daniel Torok, The White HousePublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Flags-In: the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) places flags at every grave before Memorial Day, Arlington National Cemetery, May 26, 2016Photo: Arlington National Cemetery, U.S. ArmyPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Abraham Lincoln, November 8, 1863Photo: Alexander GardnerPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Ulysses S. Grant, c. 1870–1880Photo: Brady-Handy Collection, Library of CongressPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Rutherford B. Hayes, c. 1870–1880Photo: Mathew B. Brady, Library of CongressPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
James A. Garfield, 1881Photo: Brady-Handy Collection, Library of CongressPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Chester A. Arthur, 1880sPhoto: Abraham Bogardus, National Portrait GalleryPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Benjamin Harrison, 1896Photo: Pach Brothers, Library of CongressPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
William McKinley, c. 1900Photo: Unknown photographer, Library of CongressPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904Photo: Pach Brothers, Library of CongressPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
William Howard Taft, 1908Photo: Pach Brothers, National Portrait GalleryPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Warren G. Harding, c. 1920Photo: Harris & Ewing, Library of CongressPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Calvin Coolidge, 1924Photo: Harris & Ewing, Library of CongressPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Herbert Hoover, 1928Photo: Underwood & Underwood, Library of CongressPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Dwight D. Eisenhower, May 29, 1959Photo: The White House, Eisenhower Presidential LibraryPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Richard Nixon, June 1, 1972Photo: U.S. Army Audiovisual Center, National ArchivesPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Gerald R. Ford, August 27, 1974Photo: David Hume Kennerly, National ArchivesPublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Ronald Reagan, February 7, 1981Photo: Michael Evans, The White HousePublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
George H. W. Bush, February 15, 1989Photo: David Valdez, The White HousePublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
George W. Bush, January 14, 2003Photo: Eric Draper, The White HousePublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)
Official portrait of the 47th President, 2025Photo: Daniel Torok, The White HousePublic domainSource of this photograph (opens in a new tab)