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Kennedy Center Board Votes to Carve Trump’s Name Into the Building’s Marble Facade (www.notus.org)
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The Kennedy Center’s board voted Thursday to inscribe President Donald Trump’s name into the storied building’s white marble facade and proceed with a lengthy shutdown of the venue to accommodate an extensive $250 million renovation project, according to ex officio member Rep. Joyce Beatty.

The decision comes just months after a judge ruled that separate signage bearing the president’s name had to be taken off the building’s marquee. The new inscription will test the order, though due to ongoing litigation the judge has the power to delay the projects.

The board, which Trump fired en masse last year and restocked with allies, voted to close the center’s main building, while The Reach, a newer expansion to the facility, will remain open for limited events. It will also serve as a memorial to former President John F. Kennedy.

No wonder the tarp never came down.

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[–] 149 points 1 month ago (13 children)

Sounds like contempt of court to me.

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  • [–] 76 points 1 month ago (11 children)

    If you wont be punished for breaking the law, are there really laws?

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  • [–] 21 points 1 month ago (8 children)

    Even if Donnie ends up never being punished, I sure hope the Democrats don't puss the fuck out on using every tool in the legal arsenal to get every single asshole responsible for shit like this and give them maximum sentences.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Only if we get rid of the establishment and corporate/AIPAC owned Democrats. And even then only maybe. Trump was allowed to turn ICE into an extremely well funded personal army that doesn't swear to uphold the Constitution. Even if Democrat Socialists sweep the midterms, it seems likely that will result in him getting even more extreme in ignoring the laws and court orders.

    What happens if he decides to use the imaginary authority he granted himself over revoking citizenship with his last illegal executive order to declare that all the Democrats in congress who weren't born in the US or had a parent from any country he decides to call an enemy are no longer US citizens and send large groups of ICE goons to kidnap them?

    If anyone else did something like that the President could call on the US Military to defend them, but he clearly wouldn't do that when he's the one ordering it. It's very possible that since so much of the Republican party is fully owned by him, Congress wouldn't have the votes to do anything against it. If it's something done quickly and quietly and those representatives are removed before Congress can act they certainly wouldn't, and even if they managed to and did have the votes the President is still Commander-in-Chief.

    To put the military in a position where obeying him is clearly wrong they'd have to vote to remove him entirely, which would take two thirds of the Senate and by default promote JD Vance to President.

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    [–] 79 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Defacing a historical monument just to be remembered as the biggest failure and embarrassment in American history but it's a good way to remind future generations to not make the same mistakes.

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    [–] 68 points 1 month ago* (14 children)

    The next President should expunge trump from all associations with the presidency. All of his appointments should be recalled and everything he's done should be rolled back. That includes the SCOTUS (especially the SCOTUS) and all thier subsequent "decisions." A line must be drawn to inform the next demigouge that their fuckery will NOT be tolerated.

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  • [–] 51 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Wipe out the last 40 years of heritage foundation rot, or we may as well kiss this shitty country good bye

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  • [–] 20 points 1 month ago

    This is part of their strategy, because if a Democrat did win, the expectation is that they would, at best, follow typical procedure and it would take years and they would have people delay and maybe even turn it into a wedge in a subsequent election.

    trump will not leave office without knowing what it is like to press the red button though. Doesn't seem like there will be a next attempt at anything.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago

    Part of the tragedy of the MAGA era is that much of what he's done cannot be undone, including America's place in the world order. America will never be the same and will either rise to a fascist dictatorship or fall from its place as the world last superpower.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    This is absolutely true. But it's also probably a permanent degradation of our government.

    It's like Mexico. When corruption becomes endemic in the government, because (like Trump) you've fired the neutral government career folks and replaced them with political loyalists who don't care about actually administering the law, then the next election they get replaced, but because they're now "in play," they never again survive administration changes.

    So there's a purge every change of administration. And because at least one side is corrupt, don't be surprised if during the lead-up to the next administration changeover (assuming we can get that far), Trump's lackeys destroy records across every institution they control, alongside blanket pardons, just to destroy any chance that the incoming administration can function and transition seamlessly.

    The result is no more administrative continuity, chaos and a downward spiral of eroding trust in government.

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    [–] 61 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (12 children)

    Holy shit. He wasn't allowed to change it's name so he's doing to have his lackeys carve his name into the the side of the building instead.

    Nothing happening in the US is sane. This person should have been removed from power by the other branches of government a long time ago. The government is nonfunctional to the point I'm very honestly worried that the Democrats sweeping the midterms won't make any difference.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Democrats sweeping the midterms is the final check and then it’s all over for the US or we still have a snow ball’s chance in hell.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I think a lot of people still believe that of the Democrats sweep the midterms it will make things better quickly.

    I see that as the only good path, but think it would cause him to become even more unstable and try to claim enough Democrats are no longer citizens based on his last legal executive order to create an R majority... and don't see many Republicans complaining about it.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    If Democrats take all of the senate seats that are up for election, they'll be able to get the two thirds majority needed to convict him in the senate after impeachment. The odds of that happening are somewhere between slim and none.

    Otherwise, unless some of the Republican senators cross the aisle, you're stuck with President Trump for the next couple of years assuming he survives.

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    [–] 50 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Then the marble facade will be removed.

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    [–] 31 points 1 month ago (25 children)

    God, when is this fat sack of shit going to die and just go away? I've started searching his name every day just looking for an obituary news article. How someone can be so far in mental decline, and people are still lining up to lick his ball sack is beyond me.

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    [–] 30 points 1 month ago (6 children)
    1. Brian D. Ballard
    2. Maria Bartiromo
    3. Pamela Bondi
    4. Mary Helen Bowers
    5. Hannah F. Buchan
    6. Robert Castellani
    7. Elaine Chao
    8. Pamella Roland DeVos
    9. Patricia Duggan
    10. John Falconetti
    11. Emilia May Fanjul
    12. Jennifer Fischer
    13. Lynette Friess
    14. Sergio Gor
    15. Pamela Gross
    16. Lee Greenwood
    17. Kate Adamson Haselwood
    18. Laura Ingraham
    19. Dana Kraft
    20. Mindy Levine
    21. Lynda Lomangino
    22. Barbara Long
    23. Allison Lutnick
    24. Douglas Manchester
    25. Laura Perlmutter
    26. Catherine B. Reynolds
    27. Denise Saul
    28. Dan Scavino
    29. Cheri Summerall
    30. Donald J. Trump — Chair
    31. Susie Wiles
    32. Andrea Wynn
    33. Paolo Zampolli
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  • [–] 18 points 1 month ago

    Board Trustee Maria Bartiromo
    c/o Board of Trustees
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
    2700 F Street NW
    Washington, DC 20566

    Then repeat for every name.

    For Maria Bartiromo and Laura Ingraham, Fox maintains unusually useful public feedback channels:

    Fox News Viewer Services: 888-369-4762
    Viewer feedback: 212-301-3028
    Email: viewersfeedback@foxnews.com
    Mail: Fox News Viewer Services, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)
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  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago

    Name Board role/status Public affiliation Public phone Public email Public mailing address Source Notes Called Emailed Letter sent Response / notes Brian D. Ballard Presidential trustee Ballard Partners 850-577-0444 ballard@ballardpartners.com 201 E Park Avenue, 5th Floor, Tallahassee, FL 32301 https://ballardpartners.com/about/who-we-are/ Direct professional contact published in public-government proposal. Maria Bartiromo Presidential trustee Fox Business 888-369-4762 viewersfeedback@foxnews.com c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.foxnews.com/contact Fox public viewer-feedback channel; route letter through Kennedy Center. Pamela Bondi Presidential trustee Public figure / former federal official c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Mary Helen Bowers Presidential trustee Ballet Beautiful training@balletbeautiful.com c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://balletbeautiful.com/about/mary-helen-bowers/ Public business email; Kennedy Center routing preferred for board matter. Hannah F. Buchan Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ No verified direct professional channel found in this pass. Robert Castellani Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ No verified direct professional channel found in this pass. Elaine Chao Presidential trustee Public figure c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Pamella Roland DeVos Presidential trustee Pamella Roland c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Patricia Duggan Presidential trustee Trish Joy Foundation 727-244-1029 200 Garden Ave N, Suite B, Clearwater, FL 33755 https://www.grantmakers.io/profiles/v1/461403949-trish-joy-foundation/ Public foundation contact from IRS Form 990 data. John Falconetti Presidential trustee / Treasurer Drummond Press 800-247-5361 2472 Dennis St, Jacksonville, FL 32204 https://www.filmjax.com/production-guide/production-guide-form/drummond-press Public business contact; Florida corporate records identify Falconetti as CEO. Emilia May Fanjul Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Jennifer Fischer Presidential trustee / Vice Chair c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Officer: Vice Chair. Use Kennedy Center routing. Lynette Friess Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Sergio Gor Presidential trustee / Secretary U.S. Government c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Officer: Secretary. Kennedy Center routing is directly relevant. Pamela Gross Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Lee Greenwood Presidential trustee Lee Greenwood / music business c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center routing for board correspondence. Kate Adamson Haselwood Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ No personal-data broker information included. Laura Ingraham Presidential trustee Fox News 888-369-4762 viewersfeedback@foxnews.com c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.foxnews.com/contact Fox public viewer-feedback channel. Dana Kraft Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Mindy Levine Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Lynda Lomangino Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Barbara Long Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Allison Lutnick Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Douglas Manchester Presidential trustee Manchester Financial Group c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing; business affiliation included for targeting. Laura Perlmutter Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Catherine B. Reynolds Presidential trustee Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Denise Saul Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Dan Scavino Presidential trustee White House The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500 https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ Public institutional White House correspondence channel. Cheri Summerall Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Donald J. Trump Chair / Presidential trustee White House The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500 https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ Chair. Public institutional White House correspondence channel. Usha Vance Trustee (listed in 2025 litigation / 2026 board materials) White House c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://beatty.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/beatty.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/kennedycenter.pdf Included because current litigation names her as a trustee; verify against latest KC roster before asserting vote eligibility. Susie Wiles Presidential trustee White House The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500 https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ Public institutional White House correspondence channel. Andrea Wynn Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing. Paolo Zampolli Presidential trustee c/o Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/ Use Kennedy Center institutional routing.

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    [–] 29 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    If I did this, I would be held in contempt and thrown behind bars.

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    • [–] 22 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Ok fine. Fuck the Kennedy Center for ever and ever.

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    • [–] 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    There must be at least one example where trump accepted no for an answer (but I can't think of any).

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    • [–] 16 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    What a man baby

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    [–] 16 points 1 month ago* (6 children)

    carving into it only means he'll have to pay more to fix the marble when the time comes

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    • [–] 14 points 1 month ago

    https://www.democracydefendersaction.org/news/the-kennedy-center-boards-latest-vote-to-shut-down-the-institution-is-unlawful/

    can politicians just start fuckjng swearing and personally attacking people? the president can, can anyone else?

    we need to make life unreasonably dangerous for these fucking cunts

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    [–] 12 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Fuckin' DIE!

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    [–] 11 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    It will also serve as a memorial to former President John F. Kennedy.

    And if that sentence felt like an afterthought just wait until we see this memorial

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    [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    Disgusting.

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    [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    I’m banking on zero accountability.

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    [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    WTAF? I thought these assholes were told to stop this shit.

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