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14. Autocrats tend to be drawn to such displays of grandeur

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 11:13 AM

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Guess it is part of the package.

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OMFG Has Anyone Seen The Rendition Of The Ballroom [View all] gab13by13 Tuesday OP

WSJ article dweller Tuesday #1

Ah so, it is OCCULT Champp Tuesday #21

Here's one: sop Tuesday #2

Whoa, that's insane! PatSeg Tuesday #5

Albert Speer couldn't have imagined anything more imposing. sop Tuesday #12

Autocrats tend to be drawn to such displays of grandeur PatSeg Tuesday #14

I will vote for a candidate that vows to demolish that Blimp Hangar. Happy Hoosier Tuesday #15

It looks like a gaudy basketball arena. Good lord. Vinca Tuesday #17

There is something seriously wrong with that man PatSeg Tuesday #3

I'm thinking "Louis XVI whorehouse", Turnip's favorite "style". eppur_se_muova Tuesday #4

An orange buffoon berksdem Tuesday #6

Fortunately he is probably going to die before its finished. milestogo Tuesday #9

at this point his berksdem Tuesday #11

Talk about use of the autopen! NCDem47 Tuesday #19

It's a Throne Room, not a ball room alittlelark Tuesday #7

Found two. usonian Tuesday #8

Reminds me of another architectural mistake: no_hypocrisy Tuesday #10

Over the top is such an inadequate description. democrank Tuesday #13

Destroying the East Room where President Kennedy's body lay in state. John1956PA Tuesday #16

Yes Rebl2 Tuesday #18

Epstein, please. jeffreyi Tuesday #20

Don't worry, It will be easy to tear down. Cheaply built. completely_bushed Tuesday #22