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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 1h

Trump administration plans to demolish White House's entire East Wing as ballroom cost grows to $300 million.

Trump administration plans to demolish White House's entire East Wing as ballroom cost grows to $300 million

The Trump administration is planning to demolish the entirety of the White House's East Wing as early as this weekend, two senior administration officials said, part of a ballroom project championed by President Trump.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3h

Basically all US policy is at this point about indulging Trump’s irrational obsessions, petty grudges, and corrupt grifts, and then taking secondary and tertiary measures to mask the consequences of those policies.

George Pearkes @peark.es · 4h

lol, great, so we're now subsidizing Argentine ranchers at the expense of American ranchers. Seems politically sustainable, no questions from me.

*US SEEKS TO QUADRUPLE BEEF PURCHASES FROM ARGENTINA: POLITICO

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 1h

lmao

The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2h

Alphabet
Altria
Amazon
Apple
Blackstone
Booz Allen Hamilton
Carrier
Caterpillar
Coinbase
Comcast
Google
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Meta
Microsoft
New York Jets
OpenAI
Palantir
Reynolds American
Ripple
Roblox
T-Mobile
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tether
Union Pacific Railroad

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1h

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The “we’re all trying to find the guy who did this” meme

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 59m

“Every company involved in this illegal activity will be prosecuted.”

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1h

here to remind political reporters: don't fall for this

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Oz says Trump has a plan to replace Obamacare — but offers no specifics

Enhanced subsidies that have kept Affordable Care Act premiums lower for millions of Americans are at the heart of Washington’s budget standoff.

www.nbcnews.com

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 1h

A right-wing press corps is not a press corps — it's a propaganda machine for an authoritarian president.

Grateful for the journalists who refused to bend the knee to this lawless regime. Our democracy depends on them continuing to speak truth to power.

Pentagon announces a new right-wing press corps after mass walkout

A new crop of conservative media and influencers signed an agreement with the Pentagon, including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events and the National Pulse.

www.washingtonpost.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 46m

trump is demolishing our national symbols and selling the country for scrap to his corrupt donors

Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 54m

Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling

The Trump administration plans to open whole swaths of the East and West Coasts to offshore drilling, including areas previously protected for environmental reasons, documents show.

www.yahoo.com

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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 2h

This administration is really generous with the visual metaphors

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 2h

The 2016 campaign promise that Trump was going to run the country like his businesses (bankruptcy, legally dubious construction, constant lawsuits) really came true!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 5h

Glad Raskin is on this. I hope @robertgarcia.bsky.social gets on the demolition of the East Wing, and they link up to determine whether Trump’s trying to steal the $230 million to pay for the palace ballroom.
newrepublic.com/article/2021...

Trump’s Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse

It’s bad enough that Trump wants—and DOJ will likely fork over—this tribute payment. Now, get this: It can probably be done at first without even being revealed publicly.

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Ben Schwartz @benschwartz.bsky.social · 1h

the image is a tweet of trump saying, "I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent....." at 3:46 AM · Jun 23, 2020

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ArchPundit @archpundit.bsky.social · 3h

They fucked up the demolition by not doing the proper due diligence and to cover that up, they are tearing it all down.

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

Oh

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire
East Wing

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lmaojank @lmaojank.bsky.social · 5h

He truly is a mythical figure sent to make his voters reflect on their worst traits and decisions but none of them are smart enough to figure it out.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6h

Now Trump is attacking American ranchers

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 3h

NBC reports the entire East Wing of the White House is being demolished.

Trump administration demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom

Trump said in July that the $250 million project “won’t interfere with the current building.”

www.nbcnews.com

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 3h

Indeed. But let us not forget: before we even got the tan suit hysteria, there was the "locker room experience" fiasco because Obama & his staff were in shirtsleeves in the Oval.

www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/u...

CARD: I found that Ronald Reagan and both President Bushes treated the Oval Office with tremendous respect. They treated the Office of the Presidency with tremendous respect. And some of that respect was reflected in how they expected people to behave, how they expected them to dress when they walked into the symbol of freedom for the world, the Oval Office. And yes, I’m disappointed to see the casual, laissez faire, short sleeves, no shirt and tie, no jacket, kind of locker room experience that seems to be taking place in this White House and the Oval Office.

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 3h

"Staff at ICE’s training academy in Brunswick, Georgia, recently discovered one recruit had previously been charged with strong arm robbery and battery stemming from a domestic violence incident..."

www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Some new ICE recruits have showed up to training without full vetting

The recruits have had criminal backgrounds, failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources told...

www.nbcnews.com

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 8h

What's "small" here is John Fetterman, a person so weak of mind and devoid of principles, so used to the lazy grift he switched to after winning office, that he won't even criticize corruption so brazen it has no parallel in American history, the President literally paying himself a fortune.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Fetterman describes Trump trying to steal $230 million from taxpayers as "small ball, and I think we have much bigger problems than worrying about those things."

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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 4h

34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.

adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/

Known Lethal U.S. Attacks on Civilian Vessels in the Caribbean
Total reported killed: 34 people
Notification Date Number Reported Killed Approximate Location Notification URL
September 2, 2025 11 “in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility” (later revealed as between Sucre, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago) View
September 15, 2025 3
“in International Waters… in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility”; Colombian president claimed it was a fishing boat in Colombian waters View
September 19, 2025 3 “in international waters… in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” near the Dominican Republic View
October 3, 2025 4 “in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela” View
October 14, 2025 6 “in International Waters… just off the Coast of Venezuela” View
October 16, 2025 2; 2 reported survivors “in the Caribbean” View
October 17, 2025 3 “in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” View
October 21, 2025 2 “in the Eastern Pacific” View

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

i expect to be UVA in the hot seat again next year when its black enrollment has not dropped to 0%

Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 3h

UVA "agrees to be bound by [DoJ's] 'Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination,' ensuring that UVA does not engage in unlawful racial discrimination in its university programming, admissions, hiring, or other activities." bluevirginia.us/2025/10/brea...

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an agreement with the University of Virginia (“UVA”) that will protect UVA’s students, faculty, and employees from violations of federal civil rights laws, including from discrimination based on race, sex, or national origin.

As part of the agreement, the University of Virginia agrees to be bound by the Department of Justice’s “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination,” ensuring that UVA does not engage in unlawful racial discrimination in its university programming, admissions, hiring, or other activities. UVA will provide relevant information and data to the Department of Justice on a quarterly basis through 2028. The President of UVA will personally certify each quarter that UVA is in compliance with the agreement. The Department will pause its pending investigations into the university’s admissions policies and other civil rights concerns. The United States shall treat UVA as eligible for future grants and awards. If UVA completes its planned reforms prohibiting DEI at the university, the Department will close its investigations against UVA.

“This notable agreement with the University of Virginia will protect students and faculty from unlawful discrimination, ensuring that equal opportunity and fairness are restored,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division. “We appreciate the progress that the university has made in combatting antisemitism and racial bias, and other American universities should be on alert that the Justice Department will ensure that our federal civil rights laws are enforced for every American, without exception.”

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 13h

Also someone needs to explain to, not just Rappoport (who is an idiot), but a lot of other people too, that the premise of democratic socialism is not that everyone is poor but that everyone can have nice things and afford an occasional date night out

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20h

i don't get it. omen sushi in nyc is cheaper than nobu in malibu, where you dined last year without your wife

Michael Rapaport tweets: "How’s a so-called “working class” mayoral candidate like Zohran Mamdani eating at OMEN SUSHI tonight — one of the priciest joints in NYC? 🍣💰
This clown lives in a rent-stabilized apartment in Queens but dines like a diplomat on a Qatar-funded per diem.
Who’s paying for that toro, “Zoron the Moron”?"

There are two photos of Zohran Mamdani and his wife eating at a restaurant.

Michael Rapaport eating outside of a restaurant. There are some white canopy umbrellas around him and a tree in the background. Also the ocean and some fence.

Two photos. The first shows the outside of Nobu in Malibu. The second shows the area where Michael sat. There is the same tree, ocean, white canopy umbrellas, and fence.

The menu for Nobu in Malibu shows prices around $60. The menu for Omen Sushi in NYC shows prices around $35.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 10h

It’s amazing how our agonizingly long election cycles train at least some people to feel locked into limited options long before their options are actually that limited.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, let's say you accidentally got a nazi tat. Would you not break the speed limit driving to the shop to get it covered up the second you found out

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