The cost of doing business:
Sydney developer who illegally cut down native trees lodges plan for $10m mansion

"Property developer Amir Abu Abara illegally cut down hundreds of native trees to build a $3 million mansion in Sydney."

The new development application includes "features the same tenpin bowling alley, indoor basketball court, gym with a sauna, infinity pool, movie theatre, prayer room, man-cave, library, and an underground car park with six car spaces."

"An environmental report found Mr Abara's property was situated on environmentally-sensitive land and home to threatened species like koalas and the powerful owl."

"The way this has happened will lead to this becoming an acceptable business model." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-01/developer-amir-abu-abara-trees-cut-down-sydney-mansion/106515314
#biodiversity #wildlife #trees #NSW #McMansion #OpEx #BusinessAsUsual #cars #housing

A Frederick Community Fridge Benefit Show

Sandbox Brewhouse, Saturday, July 11 at 05:00 PM EDT

Come support the Frederick Community Fridge at a show featuring: McMansion, PhaseMXP, Suburban Abuse, Slag Dump, and Brain Surgery. Doors open at 5PM and the noise starts 5:30. The show is open to all ages, but you must be 21+ to drink. Suggested donation $5-10. NOTAFLOF

https://baltimore.askapunk.net/event/a-frederick-community-fridge-benefit-show

This house is not AI, but it kind of looks like AI, b/c at first glance it looks nice, but when you really look at it and think about how you move through the space, you begin to feel unsettled. Like, why is that elbow turned that way? Why would I want to take a bath between two sinks? WTF is dividing the kitchen and the Butler’s pantry? 😩 😝

This is what happens when builders try to be architects/designers!

https://redf.in/xoqPUw

#McMansion #SurrealEstate #RealEstate #InteriorDesign

So Donald Trump, deluded in his unshakable conviction that he is the world's greatest dealmaker and peacemaker, still thinks it's okay for him to negotiate with Putin the butcher about ending the Russian war on Ukraine without #Zelenskyy as part of the talks - including negotiating giving away the sovereign territory of Ukraine.

(Donnie, how would you like it if I, a Canadian, negotiated with Mexico and agreed to give Mexico Florida, including your #TackyWorld theme park / McMansion, without even letting you take part in the discussion?)

I'm going to propose my own peace deal to end the Russian #assault on the innocent victim #Ukraine:

1. Russia withdraws to its properly recognized borders as of 2013, pre-Crimean-invasion.

2. Russia demilitarizes everything within 1000km of its western borders, and agrees to international observers/inspectors to audit compliance.

3. A duty or tax on all Russian oil and gas sales to pay for complete rebuilding of Ukraine.

4. Most importantly, the heads of both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on pikes in the middle of Kyiv, in Independence Square.

That sounds fairer to me than anything Mr. I-Bankrupted-Three-Casinos has proposed.

#USPol #MangoMussolini #Trump #Putin #war #Ukraine #peace #deal #TackyWorld #MarALago #StableGenius #incompetent #sociopath #narcissist #Russia #USA #McMansion #tacky

So, does this cop just have a personal vendetta against gables, or is this sentiment more widespread than we knew? I had US law enforcement mostly pegged as #McMansion types.

Oregon State Police SWAT recruitment pitch asks “Are you jonesing to fire 40mm less lethal rounds and gas munitions through windows, gables, cameras, and at fleeing suspects?”

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/06/are-you-jonesing-to-fire-less-lethal-rounds-and-launch-gas-canisters-oregon-state-police-swat-email-misses-mark.html?gift=d131b35e-8e05-4be5-9db7-d24d70ae61be

The NSW coast - Bird-free concrete blocks surrounded by lawns

"A track takes us into a small area of regenerating coastal rainforest, where lilly pillies are growing, and the air is filled with the sounds of birds, frogs and insects. Flannery says this is an example of coastal protection done right. The forest was saved from development after a long-running campaign by traditional owners, the Dharawal people."

"We exit the beach via stairs that lead to a manicured grass area, bike path and a row of large houses. Flannery is unimpressed. Unlike at his home, there is no bird habitat and, unsurprisingly, no birds. "This is not my thing. This is just concrete blocks surrounded by grass. To my mind, it’s as boring as batshit.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/26/tim-flannery-what-were-seeing-is-the-last-gasp-of-the-patriarchy
#NSW #coast #sprawl #McMansion #lawns #suburbia #MidNorthCoast #beaches #Birds #catbird #biodiversity #conservation #ClimateBreakdown

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#architecture #beachhouse #offseason #empty #mcmansion #shuttered

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