Mastodawn

No.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no muther f⁕⚠︎ers!!!

#Trump officials say they can build 250-foot #arch without Congress’s okay
 To build the “triumphal” arch near Arlington Cemetery, the admin wants to rely on a 100-year-old authorization for a different project on the site. Hell no.

I am so sick of the constant f⁕⚠︎ing bullshit #Congress & the #Judiciary keep letting these asshats get away with!!!

#law #PublicLand #vandalism #defacement
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/20/trump-officials-plan-build-arch-without-congressional-authorization/

Trump officials say they can build 250-foot arch without Congress’s approval

The administration say they are building on a project authorized by Congress a century ago. Lawyers and Democrats said the argument is an attempt to evade federal law.

The Washington Post

Grrrr

Federal commission, packed with #Trump allies, approves his towering triumphal #arch, advancing the project amid public opposition. 
Trump rejected the idea of lowering the structure’s height, an architect said. #Military #veterans have sued to stop the project.

#law #PublicLand #architecture #UrbanPlanning
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/21/commission-fine-arts-approves-trump-250-foot-triumphal-arch/

Federal commission, packed with Trump allies, approves his towering triumphal arch

The president rejected the idea of lowering the structure’s height, an architect said. Military veterans have sued to stop the project.

The Washington Post

Thursday’s vote by the Commission of “Fine Arts”, whose job is to vet the design of monuments & other major projects in the capital, represents a key approval as the #Trump White House seeks to begin construction. Another panel that oversees federal #construction projects, the National Capital #Planning Commission, is set to review the proposed design for the #arch June 4.

#law #PublicLand #architecture #UrbanPlanning

#Trump has packed both panels with “allies”, putting his executive assistant & other political appointees on the “fine-arts” commission & installing his staff secretary as leader of the #planning commission.

He personally rejected suggestions to lower the height of the proposed #arch by more than 80 feet, the project’s main architect told the arts commission Thursday.

#law #PublicLand #architecture #UrbanPlanning

@Nonilex "money can't buy class" is appropriate here i think

or taste. but it sure as shit buys power.

@Nonilex so we can't forgot his ...

AI6YR Ben May 20

@Nonilex I don't get how these folks get away with all of this.

@ai6yr @Nonilex

We let them.

JanKusanagi May 20

@Nonilex it's fucking INSANE

HarriettMB May 20

@Nonilex He must be forced to complete one (illegal) project before he starts another. Maybe finish everything to do with the ballroom first? Then the Kennedy centre, then the Reflecting Pool… hopefully he will be dead before even the ballroom is completed.

Sasyecat May 20

@Nonilex
2016 I'd rarely see a left leaning person cuss, including myself. Now it's daily F bombs, I'm guessing even in my sleep. 🤬

Juggling With Eggs May 20

What is it with fascists and their architectural desire to make their mark for all eternity in historic places?

Most of Hitler’s were bombed or later dismantled, some though they had no choice but to entirely repurpose (the anti-aircraft Flak Towers over cities like Berlin and Vienna are apparently now restaurants and climbing walls)

FurballsNHairballs May 20

@Nonilex
Payback is gonna be so fucking awesome.
I hope prison is just right .
4 am wakeups
Shitty chicory coffee
Nasty stale donuts
Baloney sandwiches
Stale generic potato chips
Sewer Surprise Potluck Casserole
Getting engaged to Bucky at lights out
Walking funny for weeks after getting bitched
I mean hitched .

LukefromDC May 21

@ChrisHolladay @Nonilex Nobody's gonna be able to get it up to fuck that ugly ass of his. I don't think he has to worry about that one...

Hot Dog Water, roiling May 20

Okay.
So if it's made, it is there so every future-dead soldier must pass between Trump's legs to be laid to rest. He has to pervert EVERYthing with himself.

But, here's what I think.
He's absolutely bulldozing the cemetery for golf and a compound.

@Nonilex We will tear it down in 2029 if it gets built.

LukefromDC May 21

@T2R @Nonilex Oh yeah, I am looking forward to the demolition of this monstrosity. I hope they build it hollow so it can be imploded in front of all the news cameras!

@LukefromDC @Nonilex Everything the trump regime does is empty and hollow.

BenjaminK May 21

@T2R @Nonilex I'd keep it, leave it as a monument to what happens if you allow unchecked power and corruption to take over. Just like The Mezhyhirya Residence in Ukraine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezhyhirya_Residence

Mezhyhirya Residence - Wikipedia

@BenjaminKlein @Nonilex tear everything he touches down. It is polluted, corrupted, and the best way to hurt him is to erase him and his “legacy”.

CassandraVert May 21

Make it known that we'll come after people who help lawbreakers, including contractors. Just say no.

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES May 21

well said

✅

@Nonilex Zhey look to zhe past because zhe present wants nozhing to do wizh zhem.

@Nonilex This building is supposed to be neoclassical. Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini all loved this style. A strange coincidence. But at least we won't have to fly to Europe to see totalitarian architecture.

Scott D. Strader 😐May 21

@Nonilex I know this is not the point, but there's some consolation that the only architectural changes he's achieved so far are destroying part of a historic building (with no follow-up in sight) and hanging a lot of garish and infantile signs. So unfortunately we may never get the satisfaction of tearing it down because it will never get built.

@Nonilex it's gonna be fun to tear down though. like the berlin wall. one could make a whole tourist business out of tearing it down.