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Fazia Rizvi
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Writer, actor, weaver, spinner. Web dev higher Ed. Star Trek fan.
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Fazia Rizvi @faziarizvi.bsky.social · Aug 4
Gonna remind the whole of Bluesky, again, that journalistic norms of saying “Texas is doing this” and “Texas is doing that”, (when it’s the TX GOP only) cedes an entire population to white supremacy and erases the opposition that also represents Texas and the Texans that would be victimized.
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Fazia Rizvi @faziarizvi.bsky.social · 4h
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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 1d
Good God.
Angry Staffer on X with a picture of today's destruction of the East Wing writing, "the White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it's even worse today."
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🎃 Dr. Jessie Christianstein 🎃 @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 9h
"It won't touch the building."

"It will just be the East Wing facade."

"It will just be the East Wing."

"It will just the whole White House."

(If no-one stops them, why would they stop?)
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Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record @kenwhite.bsky.social · 9h
Mike Johnson has not heard anything about the entire East Wing being demolished and cannot speak to that.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 9h
Not to be cringe, but I'm surprised I am emotional seeing the East Wing demolition. My first job in DC was interning and going to meetings there regularly. I learned everything about it while giving guided tours. The beauty of the East Wing is that everyone can go there. It's America's house.
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Dannie D 🦋 @dannied.bsky.social · 8h
Trump plans to demolish the entire East Wing to build a ballroom… and I thought the National Guard was in DC to protect federal buildings 🤔
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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 8h
Just so you know.

If Trump can tear down the entire East Wing with no oversight or restrictions, he can do the same to the entire White House.
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 8h
The Obama White House posted a 360 degree tour of the White House that is still up. For folks who never got to see the East Wing before Donald Trump & JD Vance destroyed it, here's a 360 degree view of the East Wing lobby.
artsandculture.google.com/streetview/t...
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 7h
American ambassador chastised Canada for not trusting this administration…

“Trump had pledged that the East Wing would not be touched by the construction”

Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 7h
TRUMP IN JULY, discussing plans to build a ballroom beside the White House:
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of."
THE NEWS TODAY:
Trump is demolishing the entire East Wing.
Photo of demolition
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Forbes @forbes.com · 7h
In 1980, Trump destroyed Art Deco sculptures he'd promised to the Met to speed up Trump Tower's construction—now he's demolishing the White House's East Wing for a massive ballroom despite preservationists' objections.
Trump’s White House Demolition Isn’t His First Time Leveling A Building — Or Ignoring Preservationists
In 1980, Trump destroyed Art Deco sculptures he'd promised to the Met to speed up Trump Tower's construction—now he's demolishing the White House's East Wing for a massive ballroom despite preservationists' objections.
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Fazia Rizvi @faziarizvi.bsky.social · 6h
This is a great idea. I’m gonna do the same.
courtneymilan.com Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7h
I am going to be sending angry paper letters to all the donors on the Trump list saying "why did you pay to demolish the historic White House East Wing without taxpayer consent?" not because I think this is the most important thing, but...
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7h
Also, we now know that every company on that list would 100% give money to fund atrocities and crimes against humanity if it got them in good with Trump.

I'm planning to act accordingly.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7h
I'm going to compile a list of names and addresses and I will share that list on here once I am done.

Fuck this anti-democratic shit.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7h
Demolishing the East Wing without doing ANY OF THE THINGS associated with it is bad.

Private companies subverting the very concept of democratically responsive action because they paid for it is horrific.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7h
...because I think they need to get fucking pushback that they cannot just fund quasi-governmental actions and get bribery kickbacks for doing so, or they will start doing worse things.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7h
I am going to be sending angry paper letters to all the donors on the Trump list saying "why did you pay to demolish the historic White House East Wing without taxpayer consent?" not because I think this is the most important thing, but...
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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 11h
Spectacularly obscure pun in an upcoming novel has now been queried by editors at absolutely every stage, and readers will 100% take it for a typo, but by God I am not letting go of it.
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Jamie Baker Roskie @whenisayj.bsky.social · 2d
Capital Planning Commission. Guess who apparently hasn't filed for approval from any of them? /2
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Jamie Baker Roskie @whenisayj.bsky.social · 2d
Okay, my obscure background as an erstwhile DC land use lawyer is finally relevant. There are several agencies that oversee any projects at the White House, including the Commission of Fine Arts, the Commission for the Preservation of the White House, the National Park Service, and the National 1/
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 16h
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We respectfully urge the Administration and the National Park Service to pause demolition until plans for the proposed ballroom go through the legally required public review processes, including consultation and review by the National Capital Planning Commission…
Historic preservation group asks Trump admin. to pause White House East Wing demolition where ballroom will be
The National Trust for Historic Preservation fears the ballroom annex will overwhelm White House.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 1d
The National Trust for Historic Preservation — a nonprofit created by Congress to help preserve historic buildings — also called Tuesday to pause demolition of the East Wing until Trump's project could go through a transparent review.
October 21, 2025 Mr. William Scharf, Chair National Capital Planning Commission 401 Ninth Street NW, Suite 500N Washington, DC 20004 Ms. Jessica Bowron Acting Director, National Park Service National Park Service 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Ms. Billie Tsien, Chair Commission of Fine Arts 401 F Street NW, Suite 312 Washington, DC 20001-2728 Re: Proposed Construction of White House Ballroom Mr. Scharf, Ms. Bowron, and Ms. Tsien, The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States (“National Trust”) is a private charitable, educational, nonprofit corporation headquartered in Washington, D.C. and chartered by Congress in 1949 to further the historic preservation policy of the United States. 54 U.S.C. § 312102(a). This Congressional charter obligates the National Trust to “facilitate public participation in the preservation of sites, buildings, and objects of national significance or interest.” Our mission is to protect America’s significant historic sites and to advocate for historic preservation as a core public value. President Trump has proposed the construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom on the east side of the White House campus, adjacent to the historic Treasury Building. Site preparation is already underway, including the demolition of a portion of the existing East Wing. While the National Trust acknowledges the utility of a larger meeting space at the White House, we are deeply concerned that the massing and height of the proposed new construction will overwhelm the White House itself—it is 55,000 square feet—and may also permanently disrupt the carefully balanced classical design of the White House with its two smaller, and lower, East and West Wings The federally recognized Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation offer clear guidance for construction projects affecting historic properties. The Standards provide that new additions should not destroy the historic fabric of the property and that the new work should be compatible with existing massing, size, scale, and architectural features. Owned by the American people, the White House was designed by Irish architect James Hoban, whose winning proposal was selected by President George Washington. The building respects Georgian and neoclassical principles. It is a National Historic Landmark, a National Park, and a globally recognized symbol of our nation’s ideals. We respectfully urge the Administration and the National Park Service to pause demolition until plans for the proposed ballroom go through the legally required public review processes, including consultation and review by the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts, and to invite comment from the public. These processes provide a crucial opportunity for transparency and broad engagement—values that have guided preservation of the White House under every administration going back to the public competition in 1792 that produced the building’s original design. Doing so will help ensure that the project both honors the exceptional historic significance of the White House and acknowledges the investment that the American people have in the preservation of this beloved place. The National Trust stands ready to assist the White House, the National Park Service, and relevant review agencies in exploring design alternatives and modifications that would accomplish the objectives of the Administration while preserving the historic integrity and symbolism of the People’s House. As we approach the 250th Anniversary of our country’s founding, the preservation of historic places that represent our nation’s history has never been more relevant or important. We urge you…
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Potato Cat @sappo7.bsky.social · 2d
It's all artisinal handcrafted wood trim and restoration double hung windows too, all probably crafted at significant expense for restorations by the national park service and probably mounted for easy removal for maintenance. But nope just smash it with a backhoe
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Crisp @crispb.bsky.social · 2d
Seriously it looks like the haphazard jackhammer approach was intentional. Could have scaffolded/tarped and treated the place with respect. I mean, it’s the photo of the year IMO as a visual representation of Trumps complete destruction.
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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d
I'm not a West Wing obsessed lib or anything but the more I see pictures of this the more fucked up I think it is. It's like he cut off one of the hands of the Lincoln memorial with an angle grinder so he could add a big gun to it.
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