Kurt will be along later tonight to tell you that you're just overreacting, all the Presidents do it, whatabout...
There is no engagement on the numerous topics where greed and stupidity reign, only the occasional poke at the evil 5 (Biden, Harris, Obama, and Cliinton x 2). He won't even commit to condemning Trump if the Epstein files show inappropriate behavior with minors... which you'd think would be a slam dunk.
Speaking of Obama... he warned us all of the changes under Trump, including the construction at the White House, and we just laughed it off....
After all the assaults on the foundations of our democracy and societal and institutional norms by Trump, I would have thought I would be inured to the destruction of the East Wing to make room for a gilded ballroom. I am not. The crumbling of the East Wing before our eyes resonates. I find it symbolic. It saddens and disheartens me.
Kurt will be along later tonight to tell you that you're just overreacting, all the Presidents do it, whatabout...
After all the assaults on the foundations of our democracy and societal and institutional norms by Trump, I would have thought I would be inured to the destruction of the East Wing to make room for a gilded ballroom. I am not. The crumbling of the East Wing before our eyes resonates. I find it symbolic. It saddens me.
Location: Perched on the precipice of the cauldron of truth
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Oct 22, 2025 - 6:35pm
After all the assaults on the foundations of our democracy and societal and institutional norms by Trump, I would have thought I would be inured to the destruction of the East Wing to make room for a gilded ballroom. I am not. The crumbling of the East Wing before our eyes resonates. I find it symbolic. It saddens and disheartens me.
Here in Derplahoma, over 700k people take advantage of SNAP benefits. SNAP provides over $100 million in food aid to residents of perhaps the reddest state in the Union. All this will cease on November 1st because Trump and his lackey Johnson will keep the government shut down in order to keep from swearing in a newly-elected congressional representative. Why? Because she would be the deciding vote to release the Epstein files. A pedophile is holding the country hostage to protect himself from the truth.
I can't even think of a intro/summary of the insanity that is Trump 2.0 right now. In today's news....
- They are tearing down the entire east wing for the ballroom... something he doesn't have any approvals for, and committed to not doing.
- Sure... no taxpayer money is going toward the ballroom... hell, Donnie even said he'd help pay for it...but....
- Donnie wants his justice department to give him $230M for "past damages"?
- Oh yeah, that war in Ukraine he was gonna end in a day... Putin just gave him the finger (again).
- The ceasefire in gaza.... we'll see...
- He's given $40B to Argentina... for no reason other than to help a few billionaire friends of the Treasury Secretary get out of hedging positions
- He's cut FEMA and emergency budgets while the first half of 2025 was the most expensive disaster 6 months on record
- He's still cutting deals with universities (UVA this afternoon) in an attempt to "control free speech", since it's far too radical.
And the other branches of government have zero interest in doing anything but kiss his ass.
For any other POTUS this would be the worst year on record. For Donnie, it's just another Wednesday.
EDIT - They just cut cybersecurity funding. If anybody was paying attention yesterday, it's pretty obvious we don't really need the internet or companies running on it to be secure.
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Posted:
Oct 22, 2025 - 12:14pm
islander wrote:
The two sides are not (and have not been for a long time) playing by the same set of rules. I'm not sure why we (the crowd paying) is allowing it. You wouldn't pay to see a football game where one team only put 80% of their players on the field. Also, governance shouldn't be sport or entertainment... but here we are.
Rules are for losers - just like people who were captured.
The two sides are not (and have not been for a long time) playing by the same set of rules. I'm not sure why we (the crowd paying) is allowing it. You wouldn't pay to see a football game where one team only put 80% of their players on the field. Also, governance shouldn't be sport or entertainment... but here we are.
Location: Perched on the precipice of the cauldron of truth
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Oct 22, 2025 - 8:13am
kcar wrote:
No one gives a f#vk about the Federal Reserve headquarters or renovation. People don't like the proposed size of the ballroomâlarger than the White Houseâand the strong suggestions that the donations are pay-to-play. It's also obnoxious that Trump promised there would be no demolition but boom dey it is.
And no, Trump did not get prior approval from (or even consult) the government body overseeing such projects. So it's also a symbol of Trump's contempt for rules and protocol and his willingness to use his office for more grifting and making money.
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Neither the National Capital Planning Commission or the Commission of Fine Arts were even consulted, much less reviewed the proposed ballroom, as required. The National Trust for Historic Preservation issued this statement:
It is not an original part of the WH. There is a historical commission that must approve all changes to the WH.
Lastly, this is 100% privately funded and will be donated. No tax payer is being hurt in this operation.
And because you have TDS, you must make this a major issue. Bigger than the democratic party government shutdown.
Yep.
If you really gave a rat's ass about things like this then you should be seriously outraged over the multi BILLION dollar taxpayer funded remodeling of the Federal Reserve Headquarters. But you're not. Your outrage here is totally phony. Just seeking attention you are ...
No one gives a f#vk about the Federal Reserve headquarters or renovation. People don't like the proposed size of the ballroom—larger than the White House—and the strong suggestions that the donations are pay-to-play. It's also obnoxious that Trump promised there would be no demolition but boom dey it is.
And no, Trump did not get prior approval from (or even consult) the government body overseeing such projects. So it's also a symbol of Trump's contempt for rules and protocol and his willingness to use his office for more grifting and making money.
If Biden had done this, we never would have heard the end of The Biden Crime Family from you.
Heâs moving ahead with construction despite the lack of sign-off from the National Capital Planning Commission, the executive branch agency that has jurisdiction over construction and major renovations to government buildings in the region.
The East Wing isn't the original building, true, but it's on the White House grounds and was designed to complement the White House's design. This ballroom (Karoline Leavitt says it'll seat 650, Trump says 999) is going to look hulking and ridiculous.
"Theodore Roosevelt added the West Wing to provide dedicated space for the president and key staff, while Franklin D. Roosevelt added the East Wing, which over time became the home base for the first ladyâs staff and social functions."
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The president and his chief spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, said over the summer that the White House itself would remain intact as the ballroom was going up.
âItâll be near it but not touching it,â Trump said. âNothing will be torn down,â Leavitt added.
That turned out not to be the case.
As for funding, it's not clear who'd donating or how much. Trump has apparently promised to pay for some of the work himself but he lies ALL THE TIME.
"I view this enormous ballroom as an ethics nightmare," Richard Painter, a former chief ethics lawyer in the Bush White House between 2005 and 2007, told the BBC.
"It's using access to the White House to raise money. I don't like it," he added. "These corporations all want something from the government."
A dinner for potential donors held at the White House on 15 October included senior executives from prominent US companies including Blackstone, OpenAI, Microsoft, Coinbase, Palantir, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Amazon and Google.
Also present was Woody Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets NFL team, and Shari and Edward Glazer, who, together with their siblings, own both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Manchester United.
A pledge form seen by CBS News, the BBC's US partner, suggested that donors could be eligible for "recognition" for their contributions. While plans are still being finalised, that recognition could potentially take the form of names etched into the structure.
The White House had originally said that the gigantic structure would have a seated capacity of 650 people. This week, Trump said that it will be able to hold 999.
It is not an original part of the WH. There is a historical commission that must approve all changes to the WH.
Lastly, this is 100% privately funded and will be donated. No tax payer is being hurt in this operation.
And because you have TDS, you must make this a major issue. Bigger than the democratic party government shutdown.
Yep.
If you really gave a rat's ass about things like this then you should be seriously outraged over the multi BILLION dollar taxpayer funded remodeling of the Federal Reserve Headquarters. But you're not. Your outrage here is totally phony. Just seeking attention you are ...
