France already built this wonder. You can't build the same wonder another civ already has!
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I think this is evidence that Trump got through school by copying the other kids' homework.
Wait a second, this $11 million arch is an inflatable!
just what americans need in this time /s
We can't afford to eat and we don't have jobs, but at least he's getting an arch. /s with anger and resentment.
It must be difficult to be an American watching Trump destroy the country your ancestors have been building for hundreds of years. He has caused massive generational and irreversible damage at this point and its only getting worse.
Oh, and China just set a trade surplus record above 1 trillion thanks to Trump, first and only country to do that, how is all that winning going?
What’s even harder is watching family and neighbors try to explain why it’s a good thing.
Time to cut those people out of your life. It’s hard, but you know it’s true.
I basically already have (years ago). But when you’ve got family that hasn’t been cut off, the ones who have still manage to make appearances.
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I wonder how they'll spin it when he publicly burns the constitution
From my experience they just say “ that didn’t really happen, that was twisted into a lie, he wouldn’t ever do that “ - these people never, ever admit anything that is proven to be true. It’s always some contrarian, idiotic “ I know better than you “ take. It’s hopeless.
No, I think they'll celebrate it
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It’s insanely difficult. All of this shit has substantially changed who I am at my core. I opted not to leave the country a few years back because my parents wouldn’t have been able to get in anywhere else for being too old.
Now I’m pretty much waiting around for this whole thing to get rebooted.
Now I’m pretty much waiting around for this whole thing to get rebooted.
That's part of the problem. Everyone is standing around waiting for someone else to fix it for them.
You gotta pull together with others and work as a group to fight back.
I know group cooperation towards a common goal runs counter to the "nation of rugged individuals " mythos that Americans have for themselves, but that's what it will take.
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It's all going exactly as everyone with 2+ braincells predicted.
My ancestors were forced from their land by the American government in an event known as the Trail of Tears. So this is kinda a mixed bag for me really…
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Just a reminder to any DC area contractors who may or may not be involved in upcoming unnamed construction projects: a couple bags of sugar or 2-liters of cola added to a truckload of concrete will drastically alter setting times and compromise the final strength of construction.
Just a fun little tidbit to tuck away in your brain for later.
A more important reminder to contractors: if Congress doen't fund the slparticular project, you WILL NOT be paid for your work or materials. Trump signing the contract doesn't make the federal government responsible for the cost and of course Donald won't pay it from his own pocket.
Absolutely. Just look at how Trump treated every contractor who ever did work for him on his buildings in New York. As soon as the work is done, sue, counter-sue, and never pay.
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Also, name and shame any contractors you see doing that work.
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That's... About 4x longer away than 2 weeks, and it's been a decade since he said he'd have healthcare solved in 2 weeks, so In 40 years that arch might begin
Nah, the arch will start when he says it because it benefits him.
It took them one second to put his name up on John F. Kennedy Center after they illegally voted to do it.
I see Donvict is focused on the most important matters. Let's see:
Revenge against people like Boebert and Colorado in general (and in the process fucking with people's drinking water, because he's no leader at all but a spiteful little baby), writing the text for a set of plaques that go with pictures that are going to be torn down the minute he leaves office, putting his name on buildings he did nothing to contribute anything toward, tearing down the East wing and blathering on about some bullshit ballroom no one gave a fuck about before, and now a stupid arch.
Meanwhile, he and his idiots have done nearly everything possible to fuck up an economy that was the "envy of the world", and it only seems to be getting worse.
This guy is such a fucking idiot.
Is the ballroom finished yet, or did he get bored?
There is a concept of a ballroom.
I'm guessing hes copying the Arc de Triomphe simply because he hasn't seen the Brandenburger Tor.
I wonder when he's gonna approach Hugo Boss for new uniforms for the Secret Service.
Promise you he doesn’t know the difference between the two. Or that the other exists.
So we have a two month lead time to get ahead of this. Dems, what are you doing about it???
They will strongly advise the president that what he’s doing is illegal and immoral and send you panicked fund raising emails about it. Oh, and text messages. Can’t forget those.
His hands make it look so big
I wonder if its two months actual time or two months Trump time, which actually means never (see also two weeks), given the white house abcess of a ballroom he could be serious but...
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With a bigly gold statue of Dear Leader on top, and "MAGA" carved in 6-foot letters.
In 6-foot GOLD letters
The only thing that surprises me about any of this is that he didn't name it "Trumphal Arch." I guess there's still time, though.
He let it slip that it’s the “arc du trump” a while ago so it’s probably just gonna be that. He did tha with the Kennedy center, and my money is that he’ll be renaming Reagan international airport as well.
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