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Are We Not Memes? Devo vs. Betsy DeVos

If you follow the right people on social media, you’ve probably seen the meme about Amway billionaire Betsy DeVos, who was confirmed by Education Secretary (one of the most contentious confirmations in history), and new wave icons Devo. “The Only DeVos I Like,” a lot of them would read, with a picture of Devo in their hats. The actual Devo have weighed in on this posting the above pic with the following from the band’s Gerald V. Casale: “Q: Are We Not Memes? A: We Are DeVos! ‘In case anyone still doubts that De-evolution is real, let Betsy smack your spud butts with a painful lesson in how to decimate public education. SHE IS DEVOS!’”

There was a second one too: