Today in @assignedmedia.org, I report on a #BlackHistoryMonth celebration of #ballroom culture, held by the #Transgender District in #SanFrancisco.
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/joy-and-family-ballroom-culture
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👋 Hi, I’m Mark — welcome! This is my #introduction.
I share a mix of #philosophy (#Objectivism), #Perl coding, and the occasional nonsense. You might also see #ballroom #dance, #cosplay, and #music on #BassGuitar — sometimes all in the same week.
For a great starting point on Rand, try _The #AynRand Reader_: https://aynrand.org/novels/the-ayn-rand-reader/
You’ll find me every year at at #DragonCon in #Atlanta, plus #DeltaHCon and #Comicpalooza here in #Houston.
Glad you’re here — pull up a chair.
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You know how you move into a place & it has rules, like no pets, no smoking etc?
Next level, you buy a home that’s designated a #historical #landmark & in the deed it stipulates renovations are limited to interior & have to conform to a specific era.
Now imagine you’re a renter, or better yet, a house guest.
Cuz that’s what #Trump is. A FUCKING HOUSEGUEST! And he is literally demolishing a #HistoricLandmark.
THE historic landmark.
Fuck this guy.
#WhiteHouse #Ballroom
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/watch-live-demolition-crews-tear-down-white-houses-east-wing-trumps-ballroom-2025-10-21/
The entire #WhiteHouse #EastWing is demolished as #Trump moves forward with his #ballroom, AP photos show.
The East Wing, where #FirstLadies created #history, planned state dinners & promoted causes, is now history itself. The 2-story structure of drawing rooms & offices, including workspace for first ladies & their staffs, has been turned into rubble, demolished as part of Trump’s plan to build what he said is now a $300M ballroom nearly 2X the size of the White House.
"One of the first orders of business of any authoritarian movement is to destroy national symbols and historic landmarks."
~ Dan Pfeiffer
#Trump #WhiteHouse #EastWing #ballroom #oligarchy #EconomicElites
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https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/trump-bulldozes-the-white-housewhats
MAGA's triggered right now. It's being reported that social media feeds are being swarmed by MAGAs slinging insults at anyone who dares to question the majesty of and sagacity of Donald.
What has them triggered:
1. The big turnout for No Kings, which they've tried to pretend was a tiny turnout of paid agitators.
#Trump #MAGA #trolling #NoKings #ApprovalRatings #WhiteHouse #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EastWing #Canada #tariffs
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"Earlier this year, Popular Information broke the news that Extremity Care – a company that sells bandages to Medicare for thousands of dollars per square inch – donated $5 million to MAGA Inc., President Trump’s super PAC, on February 24. Six days later, Trump blasted a pending Biden administration rule that would have barred Medicare from covering Extremity Care’s products."
~ Judd Legum
#Trump #Medicare #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #ExtremityCare
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"Trump’s 'Gatsby' gala wasn’t homage but autopsy — a champagne-soaked dirge for a nation that once believed in class, grace, and conscience. ...
Trump, the man who once wrapped himself in the mantle of populism, threw a party mocking the very people who once believed him."
~ David Shuster
#Trump #MaraLago #GreatGatsby #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #corruption #EconomicElites #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger
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I send thanks to the buyer from Pennsylvania who purchased a greeting card of
Just the Two of Us -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/just-the-two-of-us-steve-henderson.html?product=greeting-card
May the image take you, and the person to whom you send the card, to a place of bliss and joy.
(Greeting cards are available as singles, an in packs of 10 and 25)
#love #romance #romantic #couple #wedding #dance #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #greetingcard #golden #ballroom #interior #luxury #joy #happy #happiness #together
Photos from yesterday's #TGNC #ballroom panel and Mini Ball, with the #Transgender District at the #SanFrancisco Public Library. Article to follow.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/funcrunch/albums/72177720332120245/
Yay!
Judge orders #Trump administration to halt White House #ballroom construction unless #Congress OKs it
#law #architecture #HistoricPresevation
https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-ballroom-construction-halted-9cafc70569a3a05fcbaa6cafddbeace4
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The hits just keep rolling today. Serves me right for having a flare and reading news instead of working on the gardens.
Anyway, y’all remember earlier this year when I said the “#ballroom” was a cover for a massive project? That the scope and contractors hired matched the people that #Ellison used to build data bunkers for the #IDF in Israel? That the materials bid wasn’t consistent with above grade construction?
Yeah, so Diaper Daddy was so peeved about the judge halting the plans, that he said the quiet part out loud.
“The military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed,” he said, “We have bomb shelters that we're building. We have a hospital and very major medical facilities that we're building” he continued.
Under the White House, without congressional oversight. In a marshland. With an AI architect.
The timeline is broken.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5772665/trump-ballroom-underground-military-bunker
“Adopting Trump’s Voice” [IOW #Trump dictated the DOJ’s filing] #DOJ Asks Judge to Let #Ballroom Proceed
The court filing links the security breach at the #WHCD to the lawsuit over Trump’s ballroom project.
[problematically for this argument is that the WHCD CANNOT be held at the White House — idiots! -- the #WHCA is a #PrivateOrganization, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. And the White House has NEVER been rented out for private events.]
#law #independence
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/elections/ballroom-filing-trump-truth-social.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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How will the magical White House ballroom prevent shootings at other venues, and does it cover schools as well?
The funding for Trump’s ballroom was torpedoed and the building will not go ahead.
Thoughts and prayers, Donny Boy.
#ballroom #MAGA #republicans #trump #politics #democrats #iran #war #Israel #middleeast #news #worldnews
#GOP offers a ridiculous additional $1B for #WhiteHouse “security”, sparking dispute over #ballroom
#Senate #Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize #security construction, but not the #Trump ballroom. The White House disagrees.
Senate Republicans late Monday proposed $1 billion to pay for new White House security measures, with lawmakers & White House ofcls disagreeing over whether the #legislation would cover Trump’s planned ballroom.
#law #waste #fraud
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/05/senate-budget-bill-trump-ballroom/
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#Senate #Republicans, unhappy with #Trump $1.8B settlement #SlushFund, delay a vote on paying for #immigration enforcement
Senate Republicans appeared increasingly unlikely to meet their self-imposed deadline for passing a ~$70 billion immigration enforcement bill as disputes over “security” funding for the Trump #ballroom & the $1.8 billion #MAGASlushFund derailed progress.
#law #criminal #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6
https://apnews.com/article/congress-billion-ballroom-trump-funding-bill-republicans-d0b0d2ee59a95f6199d80998ab89d7e4
Consumers will pay for the ballroom through higher prices on products/services the doners sell us.
Manipulation of the markets through social media posts will continue.
Insider trading will get worse.
Tariffs will be paid by consumers while corporations get refunded/compensated one way or another.
Puppeteers and some puppets will continue raking in money from all directions.
One way to change our future - #VOTE while you still can.
#Ballroom #Tariffs #Consumer #Inflation #InsiderTrading
Good news for #anticorruption & #GovernmentWaste
#Senate #Republicans have formally removed #funding for #Trump’s #ballroom security as part of their sprawling #immigration funding package [cuz seriously wtf?], acc/to revised #legislative text released Wednesday.
The decision to drop the ballroom funding, which had sparked significant debate among lawmakers, is not a complete surprise, though it is likely to frustrate #Trump [call the waaaahhhmbulance].
#law #vanity
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/03/politics/trump-ballroom-funding-senate-republicans
It’ll probably be as well done as the no-bid #ReflectingPool.
#Trump is using a $500M #NoBid contract to build his White House #ballroom
The secret agreement was routed through a #WhiteHouse office that typically handles repairs & furnishings & is exempt from competitive bidding requirements.
#law #TaxPayersMoney #GovernmentWaste #oversight #landmark #UShistory #UrbanPlanning #architecture
https://wapo.st/4vWKurH
Of course.
#SCOTUS chief justice #JohnRoberts allows #Trump to continue #ballroom renovation for now
Roberts signed a temporary order on Friday allowing work to continue while the court considers an emergency appeal from the Trump admin. Lower courts had ordered a halt to the project, finding that it must have congressional approval.
Asshole.
#law #Congress #HistoricLandmark
https://apnews.com/live/trump-economy-news-updates-08-21-2026?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension
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