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2. It's a big grift,

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 07:38 AM

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Something Krasnov is good at, money laundering. Square footage is way off, price per square foot is way off, which means that people donating are paying for quid pro quos.

This will be much more than a ballroom.

Just ripping apart our White House is a significant sign that our democracy is gone.

We need leaders to lead us, the people, and when Magats lose their food assistance next month we need them to join us. That 2.8% COLA for Social Security will be immediately eaten up my Medicare rising costs.

Maybe the leaders of Indivisible can give us our marching orders?

Should have voted no to the CR back in March, Time Matters.

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So the Washington Post is defending Trump's ballroom [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Sunday OP

Of course. WAPO loves destroying stuff--look what they did to a once renowned national newspaper. hlthe2b Sunday #1

It's a big grift, gab13by13 Sunday #2

The Washington Post is dead to me Walleye Sunday #3

It's dead to me also, despite being a paperboy for the WP once upon a time. dedl67 Sunday #14

I remember those Herblock cartoons Walleye Sunday #32

They can't admit they got played- he said he wouldn't touch the white house, got the money, then tore it down Blues Heron Sunday #4

They should have to pay to restore it to its original state. travelingthrulife Sunday #21

QED: People with no respect for truth have the same disrespect for history (nt) William Seger Sunday #5

Why would we expect anything better from the Post? Paladin Sunday #6

Owned by the man so out of touch that he thinks everyone alive should be dancing with happiness. Biophilic Sunday #7

All the soul-damaged money hoarders are excited by this means to hoard more money, thus Scrivener7 Sunday #8

So many Tech Bros are money hoarders, empty inside. travelingthrulife Sunday #22

The asshole dlilafae Sunday #9

Bezos and Any Other Defenders Use False Analogies ColoringFool Sunday #10

I keep reading this as Trump's Bathroom Jimi du Ranty Sunday #11

This message was self-deleted by its author LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #12

trump destroyed a National treasure LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #13

A once great newspaper mountain grammy Sunday #15

Perk up! Bezos says we should be happy cause we're going to space travelingthrulife Sunday #23

NIMBY??? Some kinda "journalism" by WP. oasis Sunday #16

Yeah. So these rich bastards, who use NIMBY quite regularly, are calling this an travelingthrulife Sunday #26

Democracy DIED in darkness. Jeff Bezos helped kill it. paleotn Sunday #17

It's not so much a motto as a mission statement. (n/t) thesquanderer Sunday #18

Even worse! Abject failure at their mission! paleotn Sunday #20

No, it's correct as a mission statement. That's my point. Democracy dying in darkness is now the goal. (n/t) thesquanderer Sunday #24

+1 dalton99a Sunday #30

call it the "Epstein Ballroom" masmdu Sunday #19

A Pimp's Palace dedl67 Sunday #27

As an aside: It's irritating that The Independent does not know the difference between an op-ed and an editorial. (n/t) thesquanderer Sunday #25

Democracy died in dorkness C_U_L8R Sunday #28

That's Jeff Bezos rim jobbing Cankles out of fear of retribution Submariner Sunday #29

He doesn't fear him Keepthesoulalive Sunday #31

The filthy-rich's justification for the destruction of the White House Farmer-Rick Sunday #33

The Post is now a right wing rag. OLDMDDEM Sunday #34

We canceled our WP subscription 2 months before it was due to renew. During that time (and several times since)... QueerDuck Sunday #35

So, who wrote the WaPo op-ed? "The Editorial Board". Who are the members? RandomNumbers Sunday #36

Don't know SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #37

So Bezos wants to party there with his new wife. highplainsdem Sunday #38

She can have her SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #39