#federalbuildings hashtag - Bluesky

@kill-bait.bsky.social

1 week ago

Trump's White House Renovations Challenge Historical Republican Architectural Ideals A U.S. District Court Judge halted construction on President Donald Trump's proposed $400 million White House ballroom on March 31, 2026, emphasizing that the president is a steward, not owner, of the residence. Since his second term began in January 2025, Trump has transformed federal architecture, paving over the historic Rose Garden redesigned by Bunny Mellon, adding opulent gold elements from Mar-a-Lago, remodeling the art deco Lincoln Bedroom bathroom in marble, and demolishing the East Wing for the grand ballroom that would overshadow the White House itself. These changes reflect Trump's preference for gaudy grandeur, including a proposed 250-foot Independence Arch, contrasting with his August 2025 executive order 'Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again,' which promotes classical styles but deviates in its own excessive scale, ornate Corinthian columns, and asymmetrical design. Critics argue this repudiates Thomas Jefferson's 'republican simplicity,' rooted in egalitarian ideals, restraint, and classical harmony symbolizing democracy and civic virtue, as seen in the White House's original Ionic columns and local materials. Trump's plans risk erasing contributions from first ladies like Edith Roosevelt, Ellen Wilson, and Jacqueline Kennedy, who shaped spaces like the East Wing and Rose Garden, and threaten landmarks such as the Kennedy Center, slated for a $200 million renovation, and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which he wants painted white, obscuring its granite history. Preservationists have sued, echoing Daniel Patrick Moynihan's 1961 principles that design should flow from professionals to government, not top-down, as federal architecture belongs to the American people.

Trump's White House Renovations Challenge Historical Republican Architectural Ideals

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Sheila DeBonis

@sheiladebonis.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy

2 months ago

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As of this fall, I found out I am allergic to gold. And I blame #thatguy #DonaldTrump for it, him prematurely claiming this term as a #GoldenAge and decorating DC #federalbuildings with really ugly gold vermeil (maybe fake, yellow mica or something?) I do like gold and am kind of flabbergasted […]

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A Dandelion

@onedandelion.bsky.social

4 months ago

Preservationist says Trump is eyeing demolition of four federal buildings YouTube video by CNN

12/11/25
'After demolishing the White House’s East Wing, #tRump is now eying four #FederalBuildings for the same treatment and is circumventing a key government agency with his plans, according to a historic preservationist raising the alarm this week'
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Citizen Portal News US

@citizenptnewsus.bsky.social

7 months ago

Committee Questions Impact of Fossil Fuel Phase-Out on National Security Energy Reliability Lawmakers discuss risks to energy reliability at federal buildings due to fossil fuel phase-out.

Lawmakers are sounding alarms over the potential risks to national security and energy reliability as the U.S. plans to phase out fossil fuels in federal buildings by 2030.

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#US #CitizenPortal #EnergyReliability #EnergyAffordability #FederalBuildings

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B.C. Begley

@bcbegley.bsky.social

7 months ago

Trump executive order mandates classical architecture for federal buildings YouTube video by B.C. Begley

Trump executive order mandates classical architecture for federal buildings
#TrumpArchitecture #FederalBuildings #ClassicalDesign
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SF Guy who #$@!% #$@!% & commits wyt #$@!%

@sfguy1818.bsky.social

8 months ago

Instead of protesting in front of #FederalBuildings, ports and #MovieStudios should be targeted.
Target the oligarchs who control the politicians.

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@nickybshaw

@nickybshaw.bsky.social

10 months ago

And Hogsett Must've been in the make up room when 6Jan insurrection happened under #POTtyUS first term?
Money and absolute power, corrupt absolutely!
#FederalBuildings
#AttackInDemocracy

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Steve

@stevemiami.bsky.social

1 year ago

Advertise your business on a federal building The News We Twist To FIt ™ Very few, if any, animals were harmed dreaming up these news stories.

This morning declared by Executive Order, advertising will be sold on Federal Buildings renegade-news.blogspot.com/2025/04/adve... #trump #whitehouse #monuments #federalbuildings #adsales #april-fools #doge

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The Detroit News

@detroitnews.com

1 year ago

DOGE targets multiple federal buildings, offices in Michigan for closure The Rosa Parks Building, which houses the Detroit field office for immigrant enforcement operations, was listed this week among more than 400 "non-core" federal properties that could soon be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Trump administration.…

The Rosa Parks Building, which houses the Detroit field office for immigrant enforcement operations, was listed this week among more than 400 "non-core" federal properties that could soon be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Trump administration.

The… #Doge #FederalBuildings #ImmigrationReform

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