The tragic nonsense regarding the fate of the Kennedy Center has me once again thinking about the movement to save Carnegie Hall in the 80s. A certain boisterous Manhattan developer, having completed both the Grand Hyatt and Trump Tower (said to have sold out of condos in mere months) by 1983…
Chairmen who didn’t guide the Kennedy Center into bankruptcy (1961-2025) Roger L. Stevens Ralph P. Davidson James D. Wolfensohn James A. Johnson Ken Duberstein Alma Gildenhorn Stephen Schwarzman David M. Rubenstein Chairman who has taken it to the brink of bankruptcy in <600 days: Donald J. Trump
What in the algorithm gets this post, made today, about an interview almost three weeks ago, to become a trending topic? (a poorly-worded trending topic at that, saying AES “dodges” Watters question) It felt like Groundhog’s Day. There was no way they were having this same exact exchange, again.
jordan@jordantyranny.bsky.social · last wk.WATTERS & EL-SAYED. Watters: Do you think men should play women's sports? El-Sayed: I'm running for U.S. Senate. It's insane. I'm out here trying to take on the health care crisis and big pharma, and you're asking me about who gets to play what sports. It's silly. People can't take you seriously.
In America, $250M and who-knows-what digishenanigans buys you unfettered access to citizens’ private data, an end to all investigations into you and your companies, and zero accountability as you quietly exit stage right and amass a trillion dollars amidst your wreckage. youtube.com/shorts/9yYKO...
Republicans loved DOGE. Then the results came in.
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What contractor was paid to do this, and chose to complete the work in violation of a judge’s order? Who has the standing to sue them? Discovery would be very interesting. Who was pressured to do what, by whom, and for what compensation?
Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 3w agoDoes Trump have to destroy and kill things everywhere he goes, every single day? More than 60 trees have now been cut down at the historic East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C. as Trump pushes ahead with
“Trump … said suppliers have agreed to sell at a 25 percent discount that will be passed on to consumers.” No one, especially anyone in the Trump orbit, sells below market price. Expect it to be tainted beef. Hell, at this point, I’d expect it to be Soylent Green. apple.news/Ao4KOnj8yTti...
‘Trump in purgatory’: A White House plan to lower beef prices is dividing the president’s supporters — POLITICO
Many ranchers and Republicans argue that boosting imports won’t tangibly lower beef prices in the short term — in a rare break with the president’s policies.
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In light of the president’s latest love tweet to North Korea, and his abandonment of our South Korean allies, let’s not forget what happened quite recently to the former South Korean president…. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yoon Suk Yeol: What you need to know about the verdict against South Korea's impeached president
Yoon still faces two trials over his botched martial law order, and multiple charges.
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The name can go up, it can come down. Unfortunately, we will have such wild policy swings, admin-after-admin, until sanity returns (if ever) to US governance. This closure extends the ongoing devastation of the national performing arts center. I grieve for the good guys harmed by this nonsense.
Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social · last mo.BREAKING: What just happened at the Kennedy Center board meeting is a slap in the face to the rule of law. We will see the president and his corrupt cronies in court. This will not stand. Official statements @repbeatty.bsky.social @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG👇
So, unlike last year’s posts, they didn’t manage to kidnap or kill this woman. Brave woman. Reminds me of the one in MN that fought off ICE until the whole neighborhood showed up to chase the agents away.
Aaron Fritschner@fritschner.bsky.social · last mo.Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.
I believe in you, Clactonites. You can do the right thing for yourselves and the UK as a whole. 🗳️ ☑️ Count Binface
Count Binface@countbinface.bsky.social · last mo.I believe Clacton deserves an MP who will spend their time shining a light on everything the area has to offer. And why wait till I'm elected? I've been to visit one of the constituency's most stunning landmarks.
Trump’s last four AG nominees: - aided and comforted Ghislane Maxwell - dropped out of a multi-state fraud investigation into Trump University after receiving a campaign donation from Trump - was found to have paid a minor for sex - had a father who hired Jeffrey Epstein to be a schoolteacher
Bill Barr's 'Seems Legit' Water Moment
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Prediction: In the end, Trump couldn’t care less. The “private donations” are likely in a “fiscally-gray” account, and Mr Money Launderer extraordinaire will find a way to walk away with the (disputed) dollars, leaving DC with a giant, gaping hole next to the WH. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Appeals court blocks Trump’s White House ballroom renovation
But the panel temporarily put its ruling on hold to allow the president to seek relief from the Supreme Court.
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“In compliance with the recently published Army directive ‘Optimizing Digital Media,’ all U.S. Army Band ‘Pershing’s Own’ social media accounts will be closed no later than August 7th, 2026.” I guess we now get to watch their concerts on a pamphlet we can get in 6-8 weeks if we mail them an SASE. 🤷
To those with loud amplifiers: Don’t call it the “Weaponization Settlement,” call it the “Insurrectionist Reparations Fund.” More accurately, and more importantly, bring greater focus on the “Tax Amnesty for Trump Family and Friends Agreement” part of it. Labels matter.
Leaving this here as a future “told you so” on behalf of this very bright man. youtube.com/shorts/wpoEh...
Ohio man questions why normal people are footing the bill for data center growth
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I don’t keep a huge network here. So when I see the exact same words - not quote posts, not screengrabs of a post - just a few seconds of scrolling apart, the antenna goes up. Remember that centrally-coordinated manipulation radiates in all directions, not just to and from those you disagree with.
This guy. The tiki-torch racists. The patriots in white masks. They didn’t materialize only in the last 10 years; many of us had been blissfully ignorant of them. Now they have the confidence and numbers to emerge in full force, out in the open. Sadly, this is America. youtube.com/shorts/E6JbC...
Vote Theft Claim Sparks Outrage
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There is more evidence that Elon Musk and Donald Trump interfered in the 2024 election than there is that China interfered in the 2020 election….because the two of them have practically admitted it. If China could illicitly access 220M voter records, then Musk could too. apple.news/Asy92MyWdTva...
Trump accuses China of 2020 voting interference, contradicting US intelligence findings — Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump declassified intelligence on Thursday that he said showed Chinese interference in U.S. elections, reviving his long-running attacks on election security despite a U.S. inte...
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Time marches on, except for an agreement on how to bend it to suit certain people’s desires. 30+ years ago, Area Code Overlays disrupted a well-organized geographic system. Phone number portability killed it. No one needs to live near their phone’s area code anymore. 1/ apple.news/AMcQWZFi4RBe...
House votes to make daylight saving time permanent. Would California go along with it? — Los Angeles Times
The House approved a bill that would put an end to the annual clock-switching practiced in most states. California and other states could opt out if the measure becomes law.
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“You’re not being honest and forthright.” youtube.com/shorts/WlIL-...
Trump pick for intelligence chief hesitates to say who won 2020 election
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Felt very lucky to have the opportunity to go to the last All-Star Game in Philly. I flew across the country to attend with my dad. It was the last game we attended at the Vet, I think, after 10+ years of mini season ticket packages (where I recall our 200-level 1st base seats were about $16 each).
The World Cup gets far more press, but this is a major issue.
KJZZ Phoenix@kjzz.org · 2mo agoThe visa process for visiting artists has always been complicated and expensive. Under the current administration, it's gotten significantly worse.
These are not serious people. This is a merit hire? There were no other qualified people in the entire state that could represent South Carolina for the next six months? Or is this an admission that it doesn’t matter which meatbag votes so long as they vote “correctly”? apple.news/AerqWp_pUTTW...
SC governor appoints Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister to fulfill his term — South Carolina Daily Gazette
COLUMBIA — Darline Graham Nordone will finish out the term of her older brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, who adopted and raised her following their parents’ deaths.
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"On July 4th, it’s going to be approximately 107 degrees out, and I’m going to go and I’m going to make a really long speech, just to show that I can do anything.” - Donald J. Trump, apparently unfamiliar with the fate of one of his predecessors, William Henry Harrison.
Use TreasuryDirect. Buy 1/4th of your account in 4-week T-Bills on four consecutive Tuesdays. Enable automatic re-purchase. It requires a bit more work than using these fintech crooks, but the extra work helps starve these fintech crooks. youtu.be/hiE7NvONU5U?...
How Millions of Americans Got Tricked Into Using a Bank That Isn't a Bank
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Maybe sports analogies will get through to the blockheads. The NE Patriots cheated…and won. The NO Saints cheated…and won. The Astros cheated…and won. Michigan FB cheated…and won. But Democrats are the cheaters extraordinaire…and managed to lose every federal locus of power. Riiiiiiight.
