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Just Peachy @peachyinnj.bsky.social · 5h

Do yourself a favor and listen to this!

youtu.be/_2jrwVNkDyA

We Shall Not Be Moved: The "Colored Girls" and the Politics of Persistence

YouTube video by At Our Table with Jaime Harrison

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themamu.bsky.social @themamu.bsky.social · 14h

www.constructiondive.com/news/clark-w...

Clark nabs $200M White House ballroom project

The Bethesda, Maryland-based contractor will lead the construction team that includes AECOM and McCrery Architects, with work beginning in September.

www.constructiondive.com

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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 34m

They couldn't get a color match for the original banister?

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Matatoes Lasagna @matatoeslasagna.bsky.social · 14h

Plans haven't been approved because plans haven't even been drawn. Just a shitty rendering. It takes years to get fully coordinated constructable plans.

This will be a pile of rubble and an abandoned project in no time.

Any architect/contractor working on this should have their license revoked.

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themamu.bsky.social @themamu.bsky.social · 14h

www.mccreryarchitects.com

McCrery Architects

www.mccreryarchitects.com

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Michelstadt am Pazifik @bierfreund.bsky.social · 14h

So no municipal plan check, no permits, especially fire/life safety? Who is the architect? Who inspects the work? Was it competitively bid? Is there sufficient parking? ADA facilities? Existing water supply for fire sprinklers? Haven’t followed the timeline, it seems like it’s just being thrown up.

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Nic Eureka @neureka.bsky.social · 14h

Call me crazy, he’s gonna sell those bricks with his signature like when stadiums get rebuilt.

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Sam Vimes' Boot Salesman @bam5.bsky.social · 16h

I missed this but apparently a month ago the (Trump appointed) head of the NCPC claimed the commission is responsible for construction and not demolition 🤔 apnews.com/article/trum...

Demolition for new White House ballroom doesn't need approval, Trump-appointed commission head says

The head of the National Capital Planning Commission says crews can start demolishing parts of the White House for a new ballroom without needing approval.

apnews.com

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@citizen1 @citizen2.bsky.social · 16h

I am also curious to view the US government contract that allows for this construction project.

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RFK Brain Worm Jr. @planetofdinosaurs.bsky.social · 16h

NYT seems proud to be the Shithole of Record these days.

Outdoing themselves daily when it comes to having no journalistic integrity.

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 16h

No mention at all of the fact that Trump doesn't have the legal authority to do this, that plans haven't even been reviewed (because the office is closed for the government shutdown), that the size and cost estimates keep changing, etc., etc.

Part of White House Is Reduced to Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place.

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13h

Once again, one reason Trump says & does whatever he wants is bc every societal institution, including the media, has totally normalized & internalized the idea that the laws, the Constitution, & the international treaties we have signed & ratified simply don’t apply to this one guy. It’s maddening.

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 16h

No mention at all of the fact that Trump doesn't have the legal authority to do this, that plans haven't even been reviewed (because the office is closed for the government shutdown), that the size and cost estimates keep changing, etc., etc.

Part of White House Is Reduced to Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place.

www.nytimes.com

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 21h

Even bin Laden didn’t target the White House

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 22h

WHAT THE FUCK

One side of the White House has just been ripped out

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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 6h

Do we call the new building the "Epstein Wing?"

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 9h

FLASH: Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to murder Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week

www.cbsnews.com/news/pardone...

Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to murder Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week

A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill the top House Democrat.

www.cbsnews.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

Donald Trump is not paying for the huge construction projects at the WH out of his pocket like MAGA claims. He started out with that lie, but then admitted more than once, on video, that he’s been shaking down CEOs & rich people who want something from the government. As usual.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

Missouri.

@piperformissouri.bsky.social
missouriindependent.com/2025/10/20/m...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

Oh, oh, I know who committed the crime! Ask me, ask me!! 🙋🏻‍♂️

Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 7h

The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean was released by authorities in Ecuador after prosecutors said they had no evidence he committed a crime.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of US strike in Caribbean committed any crime

He was released by authorities in the South American nation.

www.politico.com

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Greg Bluestein @bluestein.bsky.social · 6h

Georgia is expected to lose about 33,600 jobs next year if federal subsidies on the Affordable Care Act marketplace exchange expire, according to a new forecast. #gapol

www.ajc.com/news/2025/10...

Georgia to lose 33,600 jobs if health insurance subsidies expire, study says

New study says Georgia would lose more than 30,000 jobs if health insurance subsidies expire Dec. 31.

www.ajc.com

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socialirreitant.bsky.social @socialirreitant.bsky.social · 5h

@hcrichardson.bsky.social Good morning Dorchester! 😀

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

I guess they don’t think the images of Trump tearing apart the WH and grounds are helpful to them.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jun 6

There it is. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) says Republicans’ next goal is to kick seniors off Social Security: “Get off of Social Security. Get back into the workforce.”

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 5h

Speaker of the Empty House

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 8h

Mike Johnson has given the house a very very very very very very very very very long vacation because he’s worried about the Epstein files

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Rep. Rob Menendez @menendez.house.gov · 5h

The Trump Admin's decision to RIF almost the entire staff for special education programs for our schools is a disgrace to our children, teachers, and school administrators.

Trump cuts add another blow to NJ’s students | NJ Spotlight News

Special education latest hit by federal job eliminations

www.njspotlightnews.org

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 5h

the Ellisons are trying to become the Murdochs www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/b...

Warner Bros. Discovery Says It Is Considering a Sale

www.nytimes.com

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