The 'I Am Part of the Resistance' meme stems from a high-profile anonymous opinion piece published by The New York Times in September 2018, written by a senior official within the Trump administration. The article claimed that a group of officials was working from the inside to thwart the president's more dangerous impulses. While initially a serious political bombshell, the headline quickly became a subject of internet parody. Users began photoshopping the headline to describe trivial or humorous 'resistance' efforts, such as staying silent in a toxic group chat or secretly eating junk food while on a diet. The meme typically mocks the perceived self-importance of the original author while providing a versatile template for describing minor, often insignificant, acts of defiance.