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[–] 205 points 3 months ago (28 children)

I work in events. That is a very temporary structure. The frame is aluminum trussing, and although it would hold up fairly well, all of the fabric will start bleaching within 3-4 weeks, the metal chains holding everything up will start rusting pretty quickly being exposed to the elements. The lights themselves aren’t IP rated and are relying on the fabric for protection so those will fail pretty quickly. Finally the stage itself has a wood underlayment that will rot within a single season if left outside.

Lastly it’s all rented and the rental company will continue to charge the client until it’s returned.

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  • [–] 37 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    They’re expecting trump to pay the rental fee? How quaint.

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  • [–] 33 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    It's not Donald paying. It's those of us who actually pay taxes.

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    [–] 63 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    I'm calling it now. Some attack will happen at these events. Trump will play the role of "oh no, I've been shot..." and then 2 hours later will brag that he's the healthiest guy the doctors ever saw.

    Anybody ever see the movie Groundhog Day?

    ........no reason.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    It is quite on the nose that they plan/hope to execute another "attack" at one of his events, be it the birthday bash or the 250 celebration.

    There is no other solid reason to have these events outdoors.

    They need to keep the pressure on his safety so they get to build more surveillance bunkers etc. and another miraculous recovery comes in handy to whip his followers into more of a righteous frenzy.
    All to keep him locked in for a 3rd term.

    Perhaps he'll lose a toe this time? Shot in the butt?

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    [–] 61 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    Please note that this is the guy that hates the sight of wind turbines out in the distance. They ugly.

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    [–] 36 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    WHO THE FUCK TOLD HIM ABOUT THE EIFFEL TOWER?

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  • [–] 30 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Just what I was thinking. There's no way orange hitler knew that it was originally a temporary structure that became permanent.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago

    I swear there was a popular meme template years ago of him typing on his phone, and another panel of a search browser saying "what does a president do?". Can't find it now. But I imagine that template with a wiki page or the tower

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    [–] 35 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    There is nothing Trump has done that should be permanent.

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    [–] 31 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    It's probably been mentioned many times already, but here it goes anyway:
    "If you put a clown onto the throne, the clown will not turn into a king. The palace will turn into a circus."

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    [–] 26 points 3 months ago (9 children)

    Oh please let him live long enough to watch us tear all his tacky shit to the ground!

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    as cathartic as that sounds, he doesn't care.

    the only thing that he cares about is himself. the best punishment for him would be to be locked in a room with read only Internet to watch the world move on and him die not being able to be the center of attention.

    the best way to win a game against a narcissist is to play a different game with impossible to follow rules for them.

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    [–] 23 points 3 months ago

    This whole term in the White House feels like the worst Airbnb trashing story and then some.

    And, like a UFC event venue, will likely require fire hoses to wash out a good portion of the trash and stank.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 months ago

    Slaps top of arena This thing can hold so many guillotines

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  • [–] 21 points 3 months ago (1 child)
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    [–] 20 points 3 months ago

    Not surprising - Bonespurs thinks he's permanent too.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Name me one person in the world less tasteful than trump. Go on, I'll wait.

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    [–] 20 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    Honestly I think this is great. Some tacky bloodsport arena is a refreshingly honest reflection of the true national character of this country.

    Much more fitting than the weird civil religion stuff going on in the rest of the national mall. This country does not deserve dignity until it stops being a global force for evil.

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    [–] 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    only talk about this. FUCK

    STOP FALLING FOR IT

    FOCUS ON NAZI ISSUES

    PLURAL

    ISSUES

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    I can see the logic. Build a colosseum and stage gladiatorial contests, distract the masses and get made emperor for life. But what a pathetic attempt at a colosseum this is.

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    [–] 12 points 3 months ago

    This comment right here is what his cult will suck the shit from his asshole for. He loves to troll libs so goddamn much and his unwavering fan base will let him literally rape children for it

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Jesus is just a name to them. Any chance of them actually following things taught is long gone. Jesus, like Trump, is a tool they use. Nothing more.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago

    Relevant quote from Carl Sagan's "The Demon-Haunted World":

    [The 1939 New York World's Fair's president] Grover Whalen - a former corporate executive, New York City police chief in a time of unprecedented police brutality, and public relations innovator [...] had convinced Stalin and Mussolini to build lavish national pavilions. (He later complained about how often he had been obliged to give the fascist salute.) The level of the exhibits, as one designer described it, was pitched to the mentality of a twelve-year-old.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago

    Make it into a trailer park.

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