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Hekate

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2. One of his lifelong patterns has been to start demolition and then refuse to stop...

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 11:39 PM

Monday

Also he’s gone bankrupt more than half a dozen times — using other people’s money.

None of what he is doing at this point is legal as far as I can tell. But another lifelong pattern is to simply laugh or sneer and dare anyone to stop him. He has no shame, none.

Why does this work for Donald Trump? When it comes down to it, I have no idea. He is not a normal person.

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Does he have permits for the demolition work? [View all] canetoad Monday OP

I think he also can't legally demolish part of what is, after all, a national possession with no authorization or budget viva la Monday #1

Well said. yellow dahlia Monday #4

One of his lifelong patterns has been to start demolition and then refuse to stop... Hekate Monday #2

Not a normal person. yellow dahlia Monday #6

No one will stop him GenThePerservering Monday #3

I don't ForgedCrank Tuesday #10

It's a question of viewpoint charliea Tuesday #19

Read somewhere on DU that he downsized or hampered a Historical Society that would Baitball Blogger Monday #5

Permits - we don't need no stinkin' permits. yellow dahlia Monday #7

Seen this posted earlier. Blue Full Moon Tuesday #8

The wiki says the East Wing was built in 1942. Is that old enough to give it some kind of historic value? Melon Tuesday #9

The first East Wing was originally built in 1902. tinrobot Tuesday #18

Maybe there should be some repercussions for the companies doing the work? wcmagumba Tuesday #11

With any luck, there's asbestos. Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #12

not like hes gonna pay the contractors lol TalenaGor Tuesday #13

right, patriotic private donors Zackzzzz Tuesday #15

Not when he has the federal budget to pay from quakerboy Tuesday #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #14

😂 LOL Lucky Luciano Tuesday #16

He did it for revenge of the protests yesterday. C Moon Tuesday #17

Permits? Ha! ReRe Tuesday #20

I read the Federal Government is self permitting CanonRay Tuesday #22

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