@caity first time I saw it - it came complete with butt cracks! 😳 There had been some sort of problem early on and the maintenance crew were inside the space fixing stuff.

I have since revisited it on several occasions. Interesting during the day but glorious at night.
#Ouroboros #NGA #Canberra

This is a big hole (intentional) in the ceiling above the main entrance of the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC [USA].

I call it the "oculus", but some people use that for the hole in the top of the rotunda dome (as in the dome of the Pantheon, in Rome.)

Either way, it's fun.

16 February 2020

#NGA #Oculus

Trump's Dinner Exclusion Sparks Democratic Governor Boycott

Why did 18 Democratic governors boycott the White House dinner? Learn how Trump's exclusion of Governors Polis and Moore changed NGA meeting traditions.

#NGA #WhiteHouseDinner #DemocraticGovernors #Trump #Boycott

https://newsletter.tf/democratic-governors-boycott-white-house-dinner-trump-exclusion/

18 Democratic governors will not attend the White House dinner. This is a big change from past years where all governors were invited.

#NGA #WhiteHouseDinner #DemocraticGovernors #Trump #Boycott

https://newsletter.tf/democratic-governors-boycott-white-house-dinner-trump-exclusion/

Democratic Governors Boycott White House Dinner After Trump Excludes Two Leaders

Why did 18 Democratic governors boycott the White House dinner? Learn how Trump's exclusion of Governors Polis and Moore changed NGA meeting traditions.

Trump excludes the only gay man and Black governors from White House dinner

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/polis-moore-trump-governors-dinner

Die National Governors Association (NGA) hat ihr Treffen mit US-Präsident Trump abgesagt, nachdem das Weiße Haus nur republikanische Gouverneure eingeladen hatte. Demokratische Amtskollegen bleiben außen vor. #USPolitics #NGA

Oklahoma Gov #KevinStitt, a #Republican who chairs the #NGA, told fellow #governors in a letter Monday that the White House intended to limit invitations to the association’s annual business meeting, scheduled for Feb 20, to Republican governors only.

“Because NGA’s mission is to represent all 55 governors, the Association is no longer serving as the facilitator for that event, & it is no longer included in our official program,” Stitt wrote in the letter, which was obtained by AP.

#Trump

#Update

An annual meeting of the nation’s #governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after #Trump excluded #Democratic governors from White House events.

The National Governors Association #NGA said it will no longer hold a formal meeting with Trump when governors are scheduled to convene in Washington later this month…. On Tues, 18 Democratic governors also announced they would boycott a traditional dinner at the White House.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-kevin-stitt-governors-meeting-washington-ee4e696534082638795e1804d71f4966

Governors meeting at White House upended by Trump excluding Democrats

The National Governors Association annual conference is unraveling after President Donald Trump did not invite some Democrats to events. The bipartisan governors' group said it will not hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump after the White House only included Republicans. A large group of Democratic governors said on Tuesday they would boycott a White House dinner after some Democratic governors were excluded. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, shared the news that the National Governors Association wouldn't be partaking in the business meeting at the White House in a letter to fellow governors on Monday. The NGA is scheduled to meet in Washington from Feb. 19 to 21.

AP News
“Trump just disinvited Maryland’s Gov. Wes Moore — the nation’s only Black governor — from a decades-old bipartisan national governors #NGA dinner. Moore calls it a ‘blatant disrespect.’ Translation: Trump’s racism isn’t subtle anymore. #StandUp #NoToRacism #Resist thedailyrecord.com/2026/02/09/t...

The NGA’s Washington meetings are expected to take place Feb. 19 to 21. The organization said Friday that the White House meeting will no longer be part of the association’s official schedule.

In a statement Friday, Brandon Tatum, the interim CEO of the #NGA, said that the “bipartisan White House #governors meeting is an important tradition, & we are disappointed in the administration’s decision to make it a partisan occasion this year.”

#Trump #hate