This cover has a #STOPHATE hashtag spray-painted in white on an idyllic suburban lawn.

This was a reference to a recent wave of Asian hate crimes.

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Black Man Attacks Asian Who Asked Him to Put Joint Out on Train
Robbery Suspect Body Slams Texas Woman, Leaving Her Paralyzed
NYPD Looking for "Teens" in Possible Hate Crime Against Asian Tourist Family on F Subway Train

This is further illustrated with a Twitter logo bird dropping "tweet bombs" on a cherry blossom tree in full bloom.

At the time, hate groups and ignorant individuals were blaming Chinese people for the China COVID-19 pandemic.

If you look on the telephone pole, you'll see a haiku by Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) written in Chinese and translating to:

I got drunk, a sleep.
And wept on the dream.
A wild cherry blossoms.

The mailbox in the distance was changed into a pagoda of sorts that says DAN.

This is in honor of beloved hacker Dan Kaminsky, who had recently passed away unexpectedly.

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