Valerie Estelle Frankelšš©āš«šš²š®š°šš§·š§š»āāļøš¦šā”ļøāļøš§š»š1d agoRE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/116727876513780761
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The Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved President Trumpās plan to build a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, even after the president rejected the panelās suggestion to make the structure smaller by removing a towering, winged angel and two golden eagles.
The arts panel, which is filled with Mr. Trumpās appointees, has an advisory role on the design of the project but no enforcement power. The same panel also fast-tracked approval of Mr. Trumpās $400 million ballroom, bypassing the normal review process on a project that would transform the profile of the White House.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/politics/trump-arch-approved.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kFA.WIhY.vrcmTNHpkle3&smid=url-share #GiftArticle #TriumphalArch #Ostentation #ego #Trump
Happy Sunday night in the USA. Looks like the #TrumpRegime will be taking us back to an insanely expensive and unnecessary vanity #IranWar this coming week - as renewed hostilities look inevitable at this point. This Al-Jazeera video breaks it down. BTW, 70% of Americans donāt want anything to do with continued war, according to multiple polls. Tone deaf #Republicans who canāt read the room are moving forward, with Dem traitor Fettermanās support, to authorize even more war expenditures; to provide the #Pentagon with a $1.5 trillion budget (presumably for more wars), and to clamp down on any proper oversight of the process. Add to this folly & chaos the #Trump ballroom, his #TriumphalArch, his IRS suit, and his massive griftā¦and folks, weāre being taken to the cleaners. When we can least afford it. #BadNews #USPol
The Trump adminšØplanned to start work at the site of Trump's proposed #TriumphalArchšØby piggybacking on an existing, unrelated contract for eng svcs at the WH gnds >1 mile away.
The move would allow the admin tošØbypass a potentially lengthy public bidding proc.
A SPOX for the Dept of Interior *oversees the Park Svc responded
to a list of Qs about the proposed arr: āassertion on contract sourcing is incorrect" -"not the final determination."
#Corruption #Fascism #USPol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/05/14/trump-officials-okd-use-white-house-contract-begin-triumphal-arch-work/
AYFKM? Stop this madness!
Survey work begins for contested #Trump ā#TriumphalArchā project in Washington
Workers began preliminary surveys & testing Monday of the proposed site of a Triumphal Arch sought by Trump, the latest step in plans for the contentious project in the nationās capital.
#law #zoning #PublicLands #architecture #NationalParkService #NPS
https://apnews.com/article/trump-triumphal-arch-washington-42228fefe4e8c97820daabc3b268103d
Workers have begun preliminary surveys and testing for a proposed Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump. The project, located between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, has sparked controversy. The National Park Service announced the work Thursday in a court filing related to a federal lawsuit challenging the arch. The proposed 250-foot-tall monument has received early approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. A group of veterans and a historian have sued to block construction, arguing it would disrupt the sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House. The White House has not commented.
Why is Trump risking a blowout defeat for Republicans this fall, while obsessing about monuments to himself? Todd Beeton says:
"Trump knows very well he will never be on a presidential ballot again.
How do we know this?
Because his every move demonstrates just how little he cares about political outcomes and instead is singlemindedly focused on his legacy."
#Trump #ballroom #Republicans #TriumphalArch
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https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-white-house-ballroom-whca
"Trump is a failed dictator ā but he is still president, and heās propped up by stooges like Blanche who are ready and willing to make good on his most rage-fueled and irrational desires. The next two years, therefore, may be among the most trying of the slow-motion disaster that has been the Trump Era."
#Trump #MentalDecline #RealityTV #Iran #war #oil #gas #ApprovalRating #ballroom #TriumphalArch #passports
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