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katedaniels's avatar

I think we need to strip it for all its value first (gold fixtures, furniture, lighting, windows, ornate doors, and anything else of value), sell those wares and donate that money to rebuilding and reopening the USAID building and programs.

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Ged's avatar

I absolutely cannot wait for this. I fear that they won't do it, but every progressive voice in the country should make this part of their rallying cry.

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Mark Taylor's avatar

I'd love to see it, but the Democrats would ooze into that sleazy ballroom warehouse as comfortably as Trump and his lickspittles.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

I suggested blowing it up on January 21, 2029, but the Super Bowl halftime idea is even better!

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Gamby's avatar

If only this would really happen!! more likely there will be parades of honking horns celebrating the orange fucktard's death.

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Bradley Mayer's avatar

Not "should". SHALL and MUST.

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Lucy Guerlac's avatar

But just don’t let him build anything. He forfeited the right to build when he pulled the East Wing down without the proper permitting.

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Sarah Greenwood's avatar

Love the idea of the Super Bowl destruction! Such a fabulously gratifying idea!

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Kim Parker's avatar

I feel like this era, in many ways, has robbed us of our imaginations. I love this piece because it feels like a step towards getting them back.

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The FM Club's avatar

I have proposed “The Great Undo Act” that will require the reversal of every single thing this puke did while in office -repeal every law, reverse every edict, revoke every pardon, dismantle all construction - every trace of his stupid evil existence wiped clean. One law, undo Chump.

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Jim Govert's avatar

Just here to support the Jon Batiste idea -- saw him last night with the San Francisco Symphony and he is a national treasure!!

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Bradley Mayer's avatar

One more thing about the Superbowl timing. Given that the average price of a nosebleed seat in the middle of the winter is ~$6,000 as of 2025, with top seating north of $20,000, the projected demolition ceremonies will likely be viewed in stadium by Trump's own supporters, especially considering the venue is not exactly the Kennedy Center.

All the more reason to ram this down their throats by incoming Presidential edict. Clearly mandating half-time to the NFL and a mass media broadcast that working people will view will be a delicious humiliation ritual at the expense of the capitalist bastards. In fact, and in answer to one post, part of that mandate must be that they be required to publicly defray all expenses of demolition AND restoration.

A mere moment of symbolic proletarian dictatorship as it may be, it nevertheless can serve as a signpost pointing us in the correct direction.

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Bridget Collins's avatar

If he gets it built, it's going to be cheap construction.

Have sledge hammers available and let us work on the rubble.

Think the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Then let the Archives go after every piece of art, furniture or paper these people have stolen and forcibly bring it home.

We can start with the Resolute Desk.

And let the billionaires who thought bribery was a great strategy pay to restore everything.

I hope someone took clippings of the roses.

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Untrickled by Michelle Teheux's avatar

Every single word of this.

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MissAnneThrope's avatar

Oh, Hamilton. This is just delicious. Screw sugarplum fairies and Santa. NOW I have something to dream about! My creative juices are flowing with ideas to make it as participatory and small d democratic as possible. LFG! 🎉

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Simple John's avatar

We can put a big dent into the orange one's blustering if we call things by their real names, the reasons that they exist. I've started by always referring to a planned ballroom as "The Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom". A large number of DJT's proposals can be seen in this framework. "The Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Boat Bombings". "The Jeffrey Epstein Memorial ASL Elimination". "Jeffrey Epstein Memorial National Guard Deployments".

Folks, this is the way to have every attention getting ploy smothered in Epstein avoidance reminders like bubblegum on the President's face.

Respect,

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