Post AzgNdbyjGYuvbLXPNY by 401matthall@mastodon.xyz
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(DIR) Post #AzgN0Sy6pbLAMba8xc by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-28T22:56:34Z
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White House fires #ArtsCommission expected to review #Trump construction projects
The moves come as Trump pursues efforts to build a White House #ballroom & a triumphal arch in Washington.#law #art #architecture #HistoricLandmark #oversight #accountability https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/28/trump-arts-commission-firings-ballroom-arch/
(DIR) Post #AzgNE4VaZO16YYjHgO by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-28T22:59:02Z
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The White House on Tuesday fired ALL 6 members of the #CommissionOfFineArts, an #independent #FederalAgency that was expected to review some of #Trump’s construction projects, including his planned triumphal arch in Washington.
“On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as a member of the Commission on Fine Arts is terminated, effective immediately,” reads an email reviewed by WaPo that was sent to one of the commissioners by a White House staffer.
(DIR) Post #AzgNcoXP5MwcGPNOU4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-28T23:03:30Z
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The commission, which was established by #Congress more than a century ago & traditionally includes a mix of architects & urban planners, is charged with providing advice to the president, Congress & local government officials on design matters related to construction projects in the Capitol region. Fmr president Joe Biden appointed the 6 sitting commissioners to 4-year terms, several of which should have extended through 2028.#law #art #architecture #HistoricLandmark #oversight #accountability
(DIR) Post #AzgNdbyjGYuvbLXPNY by 401matthall@mastodon.xyz
2025-10-28T23:03:36Z
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@Nonilex Doesn't seem like the agency is all that independent if it's members can be fired.
(DIR) Post #AzgNjJVCsBdu2IRpVg by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-28T23:04:39Z
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Their termination comes as the White House gears up to implement several #Trump construction projects, including his planned $300 million White House #ballroom, & seeks to install allies on key review boards.The White House did not immediately respond to questions about its termination of Commission on Fine Arts members.#law #art #architecture #HistoricLandmark #oversight #accountability
(DIR) Post #AzgO5Y15advfQDxkWG by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-28T23:08:42Z
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The White House in July also fired #Biden appointees from the National Capital Planning Commission, another #UrbanPlanning agency that is required to review external construction projects at the White House. The 12-member board is now led by a majority of #Trump allies, including its chairman, Trump staff secretary Will Scharf.#law #art #architecture #HistoricLandmark #oversight #accountability
(DIR) Post #AzgOQgBgPEmYqQzhuC by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-28T23:12:30Z
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The White House has said it would soon send Trump’s ballroom plans to the National Capital Planning Commission [after #Ttump already tore down the #EastWing], which will decide whether to approve the new building. White House officials previously declined to comment on whether they planned to also send the plans to the #CommissionOnFineArts, & whether approval from that agency was necessary for the #ballroom project to move forward.#law #art #architecture #HistoricLandmark #accountability
(DIR) Post #AzgOgHDuzO923OTe8u by c_merriweather@social.linux.pizza
2025-10-28T23:15:15Z
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@Nonilex Dump doesn't want the commission to oversee his bunker "improvement" project. Check out all the defense contractors that contributed to the fund. The East Wing was over a bunker built during WWII.https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/its-not-a-ballroom-its-a-bunker/
(DIR) Post #AzgOi2vH86amHQbJM8 by nomdeb@mstdn.social
2025-10-28T23:15:35Z
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@Nonilex Hopefully we the people can find a way to put it off long enough that we have some SPINE back on the Hill, and then we can get some real architects in, and we don't end up with some gaudy monstrosity to replace the old East Wing. Which we all know is what Trump will create because he has absolutely no class or couth. #EpsteinBallroom
(DIR) Post #AzgPtiCY652bRWo5q4 by mls14@social.vivaldi.net
2025-10-28T23:28:55Z
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@Nonilex He is just signing whatever gets put in front of him. Somebody please hand him a resignation letter.
(DIR) Post #AzgQ1NYcjbw3jXmvh2 by KanaMauna@sauropods.win
2025-10-28T23:30:19Z
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@Nonilex Not very independent if they can be fired at will.
(DIR) Post #AzgX8m3gjpBNQcn9Sy by Npars01@mstdn.social
2025-10-29T00:50:05Z
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@Nonilex It's not just a ballroom. Under the East Wing is a Cold War-era bunker.That's also being rebuilt, using slush funds from megadonors.https://forward.com/fast-forward/778675/white-house-east-wing-demolition-trump-fdr-bomb-shelter/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Emergency_Operations_Centerhttps://carlynbeccia.medium.com/its-not-the-demolished-east-wing-that-matters-it-s-what-s-beneath-it-79f7be4b7e81
(DIR) Post #AzgmamrgpdF7LmzldQ by su_liam@mas.to
2025-10-29T03:43:12Z
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@Nonilex I hope Chump live JUST long enough to see his ballroom and “triumphal arch” blown up…
(DIR) Post #AzgsNpCFS2BqXfoV8q by havvyhh2@mas.to
2025-10-29T04:48:07Z
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@Nonilex …”including his planned triumphal arch in Washington”. You must be shitting me….?? We are already the laughing stock of the globe….a golden triumphal arch will be…..no words…..