U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity - Revision history

fandom>Silly Symphony at 06:20, 21 January 2026

2026-01-21T06:20:27Z

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	== Goals ==		== Goals ==
	The goal of the Department for the Preservation of American Dignity was to ensure that in case of complete surrender to foreign enemy forces, American patriotism, courage and defiance would be preserved through drastic measures, including mass suicides and the use of law enforcement agencies to completely wipe out the population. Such plans were ~~never carried out~~ and ~~were disbanded in 1975 during~~ the ~~Gerald Ford administration~~. The reasons behind the department's dissolution are unknown.		The goal of the Department for the Preservation of American Dignity was to ensure that in case of complete surrender to foreign enemy forces, American patriotism, courage and defiance would be preserved through drastic measures, including mass suicides and the use of local law enforcement agencies to completely wipe out the population. Such plans were intercepted and investigated, with no definitive conclusion as to the identity of the perpetrators. The reasons behind the department's dissolution are unknown.

	== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==		== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==
	~~This department was first featured in the episode~~ [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. USDPAD was responsible for producing the message shown on [[LOCAL58TV\|Local 58]] that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves ~~(which was their main goal)~~. The station would shortly after claim the message to be false, though during the apology, the outline of a "fake hoax apology card" bearing the ~~Department~~'s logo can be seen~~. They have not been featured in any other episode of the series other than clip shows such as [[LOCAL58 - A Look Back\|A Look Back]]~~.		[[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] marks the first appearance of the department in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. USDPAD was responsible for producing the message shown on [[LOCAL58TV\|Local 58]] that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves. The station would shortly after claim the message to be false, though during the apology, the outline of a "fake hoax apology card" bearing the department's logo can be seen.

	== The Parasite Transcendent ==		== The Parasite Transcendent ==
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	The document shows that the department has used two different seals to identify itself before, with the first being done in an 1800s woodcut style but having its origin censored, and the second being the version used during the broadcast from Contingency. The events surrounding the latter's usage is deemed in the document as an "unauthorized television broadcast" that was investigated by task forces, but all personnel investigated had plausible deniability and no reel containing the footage that aired was ever found. However, a 36-page fragment of a manual regarding the department was recovered 180 yards north of a redacted location, although the damaged binding suggested that it contained many more pages than what was found.		The document shows that the department has used two different seals to identify itself before, with the first being done in an 1800s woodcut style but having its origin censored, and the second being the version used during the broadcast from Contingency. The events surrounding the latter's usage is deemed in the document as an "unauthorized television broadcast" that was investigated by task forces, but all personnel investigated had plausible deniability and no reel containing the footage that aired was ever found. However, a 36-page fragment of a manual regarding the department was recovered 180 yards north of a redacted location, although the damaged binding suggested that it contained many more pages than what was found.

			== Other Appearances ==
			Clips of USDPAD's contingency message from Contingency were reused in [[LOCAL58 - A Look Back\|A Look Back]]. The department also appeared in [[LOCATOR 628-M-42R]], a short video showing a television-headed cryptid called [[Chiron]]. At the start of the video, a third, previously unseen logo for the department is shown.

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
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	File:DPAIHalloweenTeaser.jpeg\|Part of an older logo for the department, as seen on [[Kris Straub]]'s Instagram story and captured by Reddit user, IronAidan07.		File:DPAIHalloweenTeaser.jpeg\|Part of an older logo for the department, as seen on [[Kris Straub]]'s Instagram story and captured by Reddit user, IronAidan07.
	File:ParasiteTranscendentDPAD.jpeg\|Enhanced image of The Parasite Transcendent, as captured by Reddit user, tom90deg.		File:ParasiteTranscendentDPAD.jpeg\|Enhanced image of The Parasite Transcendent, as captured by Reddit user, tom90deg.
			File:LOCATORUSDPAD.jpeg\|The department's most recent logo, as seen in LOCATOR 628-M-42R.
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	[[Category:U.S. Departments]]		[[Category:U.S. Departments]]

fandom>Silly Symphony: /* The Parasite Transcendent */

2025-10-04T19:58:01Z

The Parasite Transcendent

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	== The Parasite Transcendent ==		== The Parasite Transcendent ==
	On August 30, 2025, Kris Straub sold copies of the fictional book "The Parasite Transcendent" in the form of pamphlets with multiple variations from his booth at PAX West in Seattle, Washington.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/krisstraub.com/post/3lxlsgwpjw22a</ref> One of these variations included part of a heavily-censored confidential document regarding the U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/local58/comments/1nhcu3u/the_parasite_transcendent_inside_23/</ref> This document throws into question the legitimacy of the department as a real federal agency, calling it a "rogue agency" and noting that it has never been mentioned in any official federal or state documentation.		On August 30, 2025, Kris Straub sold copies of the fictional [[T. Galbraith]] book, "The Parasite Transcendent," in the form of pamphlets with multiple variations from his booth at PAX West in Seattle, Washington.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/krisstraub.com/post/3lxlsgwpjw22a</ref> One of these variations included part of a heavily-censored confidential document regarding the U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/local58/comments/1nhcu3u/the_parasite_transcendent_inside_23/</ref> This document throws into question the legitimacy of the department as a real federal agency, calling it a "rogue agency" and noting that it has never been mentioned in any official federal or state documentation.

	The document shows that the department has used two different seals to identify itself before, with the first being done in an 1800s woodcut style but having its origin censored, and the second being the version used during the broadcast from Contingency. The events surrounding the latter's usage is deemed in the document as an "unauthorized television broadcast" that was investigated by task forces, but all personnel investigated had plausible deniability and no reel containing the footage that aired was ever found. However, a 36-page fragment of a manual regarding the department was recovered 180 yards north of a redacted location, although the damaged binding suggested that it contained many more pages than what was found.		The document shows that the department has used two different seals to identify itself before, with the first being done in an 1800s woodcut style but having its origin censored, and the second being the version used during the broadcast from Contingency. The events surrounding the latter's usage is deemed in the document as an "unauthorized television broadcast" that was investigated by task forces, but all personnel investigated had plausible deniability and no reel containing the footage that aired was ever found. However, a 36-page fragment of a manual regarding the department was recovered 180 yards north of a redacted location, although the damaged binding suggested that it contained many more pages than what was found.

fandom>Silly Symphony at 00:23, 1 October 2025

2025-10-01T00:23:34Z

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	[[File:Departmentofpreservation.png\|thumb\|220x220px\|The department's logo featured in [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]]]]		[[File:Departmentofpreservation.png\|thumb\|220x220px\|The department's logo featured in [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]]]]
	The '''U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity (~~DPAD~~)''' was an American federal department that was created in the event of a foreign invasion and operated during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s. A graphic posted onto [[Kris Straub]]'s Instagram story around Halloween of 2024 suggests that the department had been active at least since the 1800s.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/local58/comments/1ga41bd/comment/ltiq16w/</ref>		The '''U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity (USDPAD)''' was an American federal department that was created in the event of a foreign invasion and operated during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s. A graphic posted onto [[Kris Straub]]'s Instagram story around Halloween of 2024 suggests that the department had been active at least since the 1800s.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/local58/comments/1ga41bd/comment/ltiq16w/</ref>

	== Goals ==		== Goals ==
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	== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==		== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==
	This department was first featured in the episode [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. ~~DPAD~~ was responsible for producing the message shown on [[LOCAL58TV\|Local 58]] that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves (which was their main goal). The station would shortly after claim the message to be false, though during the apology, the outline of a "fake hoax apology card" bearing the Department's logo can be seen. They have not been featured in any other episode of the series other than clip shows such as [[LOCAL58 - A Look Back\|A Look Back]].		This department was first featured in the episode [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. USDPAD was responsible for producing the message shown on [[LOCAL58TV\|Local 58]] that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves (which was their main goal). The station would shortly after claim the message to be false, though during the apology, the outline of a "fake hoax apology card" bearing the Department's logo can be seen. They have not been featured in any other episode of the series other than clip shows such as [[LOCAL58 - A Look Back\|A Look Back]].

			== The Parasite Transcendent ==
			On August 30, 2025, Kris Straub sold copies of the fictional book "The Parasite Transcendent" in the form of pamphlets with multiple variations from his booth at PAX West in Seattle, Washington.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/krisstraub.com/post/3lxlsgwpjw22a</ref> One of these variations included part of a heavily-censored confidential document regarding the U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/local58/comments/1nhcu3u/the_parasite_transcendent_inside_23/</ref> This document throws into question the legitimacy of the department as a real federal agency, calling it a "rogue agency" and noting that it has never been mentioned in any official federal or state documentation.

			The document shows that the department has used two different seals to identify itself before, with the first being done in an 1800s woodcut style but having its origin censored, and the second being the version used during the broadcast from Contingency. The events surrounding the latter's usage is deemed in the document as an "unauthorized television broadcast" that was investigated by task forces, but all personnel investigated had plausible deniability and no reel containing the footage that aired was ever found. However, a 36-page fragment of a manual regarding the department was recovered 180 yards north of a redacted location, although the damaged binding suggested that it contained many more pages than what was found.

			== Trivia ==

			* Kris Straub has cited the dystopian, fundamentalist government from the 2007 ARG ''Year Zero'' as a major influence for USDPAD, with the game being based on the Nine Inch Nails album of the same name.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/krisstraub.com/post/3lz7njlacn227</ref>

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
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	File:U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity's Black Logo.jpg\|U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity's black logo.		File:U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity's Black Logo.jpg\|U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity's black logo.
	File:DPAIHalloweenTeaser.jpeg\|Part of an older logo for the department, as seen on [[Kris Straub]]'s Instagram story and captured by Reddit user, IronAidan07.		File:DPAIHalloweenTeaser.jpeg\|Part of an older logo for the department, as seen on [[Kris Straub]]'s Instagram story and captured by Reddit user, IronAidan07.
			File:ParasiteTranscendentDPAD.jpeg\|Enhanced image of The Parasite Transcendent, as captured by Reddit user, tom90deg.
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	[[Category:U.S. Departments]]		[[Category:U.S. Departments]]

fandom>Silly Symphony at 03:03, 5 November 2024

2024-11-05T03:03:58Z

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	[[File:Departmentofpreservation.png\|thumb\|220x220px\|The department's logo featured in [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]]]]		[[File:Departmentofpreservation.png\|thumb\|220x220px\|The department's logo featured in [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]]]]
	The '''U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity ~~'''or '''~~DPAD''' was an American ~~government~~ department created ~~by President~~ Lyndon B. Johnson ~~during~~ the 1960s in the ~~event of an invasion~~.		The '''U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity (DPAD)''' was an American federal department that was created in the event of a foreign invasion and operated during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s. A graphic posted onto [[Kris Straub]]'s Instagram story around Halloween of 2024 suggests that the department had been active at least since the 1800s.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/local58/comments/1ga41bd/comment/ltiq16w/</ref>

	~~The Department was dissolved on 14 May 1975~~.

	== Goals ==		== Goals ==
	The goal of the ~~Deparment~~ for the Preservation of American Dignity was to ensure that in case of complete surrender to enemy forces, ~~in this case the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the~~ American ~~history, people~~, ~~culture~~ and ~~traditions to~~ be preserved through drastic measures, including mass suicides and the use of law enforcement agencies to completely wipe out the population.		The goal of the Department for the Preservation of American Dignity was to ensure that in case of complete surrender to foreign enemy forces, American patriotism, courage and defiance would be preserved through drastic measures, including mass suicides and the use of law enforcement agencies to completely wipe out the population. Such plans were never carried out and were disbanded in 1975 during the Gerald Ford administration. The reasons behind the department's dissolution are unknown.

	Such plans were never carried out, and ~~these~~ were disbanded in 1975, during the Gerald Ford administration. The reasons behind the department ~~being dissolved~~ are unknown~~, likely because at that time the cold war was driving towards it's final phase (by entering in the 80s) and the USSR being significantly weak~~.

	== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==		== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==
	This department was first featured in the episode [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. DPAD was ~~in charge of airing~~ the message shown that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves (which was their main goal). The message ~~later turned out~~ to be false, though during the apology, the outline of a "fake hoax apology card" bearing the Department's logo can be seen. They have not been featured in any other episode of the series other than clip shows.		This department was first featured in the episode [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. DPAD was responsible for producing the message shown on [[LOCAL58TV\|Local 58]] that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves (which was their main goal). The station would shortly after claim the message to be false, though during the apology, the outline of a "fake hoax apology card" bearing the Department's logo can be seen. They have not been featured in any other episode of the series other than clip shows such as [[LOCAL58 - A Look Back\|A Look Back]].

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity's Black Logo.jpg\|U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity's black logo.		File:U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity's Black Logo.jpg\|U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity's black logo.
			File:DPAIHalloweenTeaser.jpeg\|Part of an older logo for the department, as seen on [[Kris Straub]]'s Instagram story and captured by Reddit user, IronAidan07.
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	[[Category:U.S. Departments]]		[[Category:U.S. Departments]]

fandom>Vosle at 18:50, 11 November 2022

2022-11-11T18:50:18Z

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	The '''U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity '''or '''DPAD''' was an American government department created by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the 1960s in the event of an invasion. The ~~department went defunct sometime in the mid-1970s~~.		The '''U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity '''or '''DPAD''' was an American government department created by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the 1960s in the event of an invasion.

			The Department was dissolved on 14 May 1975.

	== Goals ==		== Goals ==
	~~Its~~ goal was to ~~preserve~~ the ~~memory~~ of the ~~United States~~ by ~~ordering citizens to kill themselves~~ in the ~~"victory position" if a foreign enemy had conquered~~ the ~~country~~.		The goal of the Deparment for the Preservation of American Dignity was to ensure that in case of complete surrender to enemy forces, in this case the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the American history, people, culture and traditions to be preserved through drastic measures, including mass suicides and the use of law enforcement agencies to completely wipe out the population.

			Such plans were never carried out, and these were disbanded in 1975, during the Gerald Ford administration. The reasons behind the department being dissolved are unknown, likely because at that time the cold war was driving towards it's final phase (by entering in the 80s) and the USSR being significantly weak.

	== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==		== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==

172.119.58.143: /* Contingency */

2021-06-07T20:14:57Z

Contingency

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	== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==		== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==
	This department was first featured in the episode [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. ~~DPAP~~ was in charge of airing the message shown that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves (which was their main goal). The message later turned out to be false, though during the apology, the outline of a "fake hoax apology card" bearing the Department's logo can be seen. They have not been featured in any other episode of the series other than clip shows.		This department was first featured in the episode [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. DPAD was in charge of airing the message shown that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves (which was their main goal). The message later turned out to be false, though during the apology, the outline of a "fake hoax apology card" bearing the Department's logo can be seen. They have not been featured in any other episode of the series other than clip shows.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

fandom>Inconnu25 at 11:12, 10 May 2021

2021-05-10T11:12:38Z

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	== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==		== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==
	This department was first featured in the episode [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. DPAP was in charge of airing the message shown that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves (which was their main goal). The message later turned out to be false, though during the apology, the outline of a "fake hoax apology card" bearing the Department's logo can be seen. They have not been featured in any other episode of the series other than clip shows.[[Category:U.S. Departments]]		This department was first featured in the episode [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. DPAP was in charge of airing the message shown that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves (which was their main goal). The message later turned out to be false, though during the apology, the outline of a "fake hoax apology card" bearing the Department's logo can be seen. They have not been featured in any other episode of the series other than clip shows.

			== Gallery ==
			<gallery>
			File:U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity's Black Logo.jpg\|U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity's black logo.
			</gallery>
			[[Category:U.S. Departments]]

108.52.34.50: /* Contingency */

2020-10-26T09:34:45Z

Contingency

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	== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==		== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==
	This department was first featured in the episode [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. DPAP was in charge of airing the message shown that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves (which was their main goal). The message later turned out to be false ~~and~~ have not been featured in any other episode of the series ~~(excluding the [[LOCAL58 - A Look Back\|look back episode]] which recaps all events that have happened~~.)[[Category:U.S. Departments]]		This department was first featured in the episode [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. DPAP was in charge of airing the message shown that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves (which was their main goal). The message later turned out to be false, though during the apology, the outline of a "fake hoax apology card" bearing the Department's logo can be seen. They have not been featured in any other episode of the series other than clip shows.[[Category:U.S. Departments]]

45.50.195.84: fix DPAP to DPAD

2020-10-14T21:14:52Z

fix DPAP to DPAD

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	The '''U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity '''or '''~~DPAP~~''' was an American government department created by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the 1960s in the event of an invasion. The department went defunct sometime in the mid-1970s.		The '''U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity '''or '''DPAD''' was an American government department created by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the 1960s in the event of an invasion. The department went defunct sometime in the mid-1970s.

	== Goals ==		== Goals ==

fandom>Zacatero: Reverting. Undo revision 1457 by 69.121.173.48 (talk)

2020-08-28T01:13:42Z

Reverting. Undo revision 1457 by 69.121.173.48 (talk)

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	The '''U.S. ~~Dep~~'''[[Category:U.S. Departments]]		The '''U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity '''or '''DPAP''' was an American government department created by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the 1960s in the event of an invasion. The department went defunct sometime in the mid-1970s.

			== Goals ==
			Its goal was to preserve the memory of the United States by ordering citizens to kill themselves in the "victory position" if a foreign enemy had conquered the country.

			== [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] ==
			This department was first featured in the episode [[LOCAL58 - Contingency\|Contingency]] in the [[Local 58]] series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. DPAP was in charge of airing the message shown that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves (which was their main goal). The message later turned out to be false and have not been featured in any other episode of the series (excluding the [[LOCAL58 - A Look Back\|look back episode]] which recaps all events that have happened.)[[Category:U.S. Departments]]