Tag: Construction

Kristi Noem Is Giving Her Employees Asbestos Poisoning

“There has been no change to the pardon process,” another White House official said. “The Administration has always had a robust review process which involves the Department of Justice, Alice Johnson, and the White House Counsel’s office. Ultimately President Trump is the final decider. Susie is simply ensuring the process, which has always existed, is […]

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Kristi Noem Gives the Entire DHS Asbestos Poisoning

“There has been no change to the pardon process,” another White House official said. “The Administration has always had a robust review process which involves the Department of Justice, Alice Johnson, and the White House Counsel’s office. Ultimately President Trump is the final decider. Susie is simply ensuring the process, which has always existed, is […]

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Trump Will Install a Christopher Columbus Statue at the White House

King Charles stripped Mountbatten-Windsor of his royal title in November, citing “serious lapses in judgement” following releases from the DOJ’s Epstein files. In November, Epstein’s general ledger revealed that he had paid $200 each for two massages for “Andrew” in the year 2000, once in February 11 and again May 16. A flight log showed […]

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Trump’s Newest White House Change Will Make You Roll Your Eyes

King Charles stripped Mountbatten-Windsor of his royal title in November, citing “serious lapses in judgement” following releases from the DOJ’s Epstein files. In November, Epstein’s general ledger revealed that he had paid $200 each for two massages for “Andrew” in the year 2000, once in February 11 and again May 16. A flight log showed […]

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Your future home might be framed with printed plastic

The plastic bottle you just tossed in the recycling bin could provide structural support for your future house. MIT engineers are using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade beams, trusses, and other structural elements that could one day offer lighter, modular, and more sustainable alternatives to traditional wood-based framing. In a paper published in the […]

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Trump’s Kennedy Center Plans Reek of His Same Lies About the Ballroom

After Trump’s announcement, Joe Kennedy III, a great-nephew of John F. Kennedy, wrote on social media: “While this trespass on the People’s will is painful, President Kennedy would remind us that it is not buildings that define the greatness of a nation. It is the actions of its people and its leaders. So, do not […]

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Trump’s Kennedy Center Plans Sound a Lot Like His Lies About East Wing

After Trump’s announcement, Joe Kennedy III, a great-nephew of John F. Kennedy, wrote on social media: “While this trespass on the People’s will is painful, President Kennedy would remind us that it is not buildings that define the greatness of a nation. It is the actions of its people and its leaders. So, do not […]

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Trump Forced to Admit He Drove Kennedy Center Into the Ground

“I can’t speak for Bill, but I have never been to Epstein Island, nor anywhere close, and until tonight’s false and defamatory statement, have never been accused of being there, not even by the Fake News Media. “Noah, a total loser, better get his facts straight, and get them straight fast,” he said. “It looks […]

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Trump Picks the Weirdest Moment to Hype Up His New Ballroom

“It’s too bad that the Ballroom hasn’t completed because, if it were, it would be PACKED,” Trump continued. “We apologize to those Oil Companies that we cannot take today, but Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, will see them over the next week. Everyone is in daily contact. “Today’s […]

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Trump Has Bonkers Plan to Make Sure White House Matches New East Wing

Screenshot The expansion, which would take place after the ballroom is completed, would “restore a sense of symmetry around the original central pavilion,” according to Baranes. Responding to questions from members of the National Capital Planning Commission, Baranes said that the potential West Wing project would affect the West Wing colonnade but not the building […]

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Surprise! Trump’s Not Done Messing Up the White House

Screenshot The expansion, which would take place after the ballroom is completed, would “restore a sense of symmetry around the original central pavilion,” according to Baranes. Responding to questions from members of the National Capital Planning Commission, Baranes said that the potential West Wing project would affect the West Wing colonnade but not the building […]

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Trump’s Next Major Project Shows Where His Real Priorities Are

“As far as American citizens, the vast majority of American citizens, especially that the U.S. Border patrol has arrested, many of those citizens assaulted federal officers, assaulted border patrol agents, in the performance of our duties,” Bovino said. “Anyone that assaults a federal officer, you’re gonna go to jail.” The Homeland Security Department released a […]

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After Leveling White House, Trump Sets Eyes on More Historic Buildings

“Jazz was born from struggle and from a relentless insistence on freedom: freedom of thought, of expression, and of the full human voice. Some of us have been making this music for many decades, and that history still shapes us,” the band said in a statement, refusing to name Trump but alluding to their reasoning […]

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Trump Already Knows Buildings He Wants to Take Wrecking Ball to Next

“Jazz was born from struggle and from a relentless insistence on freedom: freedom of thought, of expression, and of the full human voice. Some of us have been making this music for many decades, and that history still shapes us,” the band said in a statement, refusing to name Trump but alluding to their reasoning […]

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Dodgers minor league field in Ontario will be ready for opening day, officials say

A baseball field under construction in Ontario will soon welcome the newly-designated Single-A minor league affiliate for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The general manager for the Ontario Tower Buzzers says ONT Field is nearly complete and will be ready come opening day on April 2, 2026. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement “The city of Ontario wanted to […]

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Trump’s Ugly Ballroom Project Somehow Gets Even More Expensive

One email reportedly states that at one point, the FBI’s Washington Field Office did “not believe (and has articulated to [DOJ]), that we have established probable cause for the search warrant for classified records at Mar a Lago.” Another email states that the bureau thought a raid would be “counterproductive,” suggesting “alternative, less intrusive and […]

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Trump’s Ridiculous Ballroom Just Got Even More Expensive

One email reportedly states that at one point, the FBI’s Washington Field Office did “not believe (and has articulated to [DOJ]), that we have established probable cause for the search warrant for classified records at Mar a Lago.” Another email states that the bureau thought a raid would be “counterproductive,” suggesting “alternative, less intrusive and […]

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All Trump Wants for Christmas is a “Triumphal Arc”

Trump’s “triumphal arc” (yes, “arc”) is the latest construction project on his list, which also includes the 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom he’s tearing down the East Wing of the White House for, and his Rose Garden renovation, in which he paved paradise and put up a parking lot—sorry, a “club.” “I put Vince in charge […]

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Pompeii offers insights into ancient Roman building technology

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome’s storied architectural revolution as well as the construction of buildings, bridges, and aqueducts, many of which are still used some 2,000 years after their creation. In 2023, MIT Associate Professor Admir Masic and his collaborators published a paper describing the manufacturing process that […]

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Trump Insists He’s Doing Ballroom “RIGHT” Amid Fight With Architect

Between March 17 and March 22, the bureau spent $851,344, according to a Bloomberg report, and agents racked up 4,737 hours of overtime pay between January and July looking through the DOJ’s evidence on Epstein. This included the investigation into Epstein’s 2019 prison death, as well as “search warrant execution photos,” “street surveillance video,” and […]

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Trump Insists Ballroom Is Just Fine Amid Dumb Fight With Architect

Between March 17 and March 22, the bureau spent $851,344, according to a Bloomberg report, and agents racked up 4,737 hours of overtime pay between January and July looking through the DOJ’s evidence on Epstein. This included the investigation into Epstein’s 2019 prison death, as well as “search warrant execution photos,” “street surveillance video,” and […]

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The Construction Industry’s Invisible Villains

One point that everyone from conservatives like Krikorian to immigrant activists can often agree on is that more resources should be put into enforcement of existing labor laws, particularly laws against worker misclassification. But policymakers at every political level are hesitant to do anything that would act as red tape and slow down new construction. […]

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Trump Threatens to Destroy Another Priceless American Landmark

That’s nearly double the $151.5 million in tax dollars Trump spent golfing in his first term as president. Trump spent a third of 2017, his first year as president, hanging out at his private clubs. This time, Trump has also made nine trips to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, spending $1.1 million on […]

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Trump Is Having the Dumbest Fight With His Ballroom Architect

Leavitt’s nephew lives with his father, Michael Leavitt, and stepmother in New Hampshire. Speaking to WMUR, Michael Leavitt said that following the arrest a few weeks ago, he was primarily concerned for his son’s safety and well-being. DHS claimed that Ferreira, who is originally from Brazil, was required to leave the country in 1999 and […]

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Trump Brags About Ballroom Renovations During Epstein Firestorm

Women’s overall happiness has dropped since 1972, “both relative to where they were forty years ago, and relative to men,” author Marcus Buckingham wrote for HuffPost last year. That’s regardless of whether those women have children; how many children they might have; whether they’re married, rich, educated, young, or old. The potential dreamy future of […]

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Trump Brags About Hideous Bathroom Renovation in Middle of Shutdown

“My message to America is first, the fact that your government is failing you right now,” Rollins told reporters. “That poverty is not red or blue, it is not a Democrat or Republican issue. Doesn’t matter who you voted for or even if you voted. That if you are in a position where you can’t […]

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Trump Fires Everyone Who Could Have Stopped His Renovation Rampage

One such area the president has homed in on is Portland, Oregon, a city better known for Voodoo Doughnuts and cold brew than hellish riots. Late last month, the president ordered the National Guard to the hipster paradise, but his rationale for sending them was not informed by statistics or data—instead, it was because of […]

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Trump Fires Biden-Appointed Team That Could Have Blocked Renovations

One such area the president has homed in on is Portland, Oregon, a city better known for Voodoo Doughnuts and cold brew than hellish riots. Late last month, the president ordered the National Guard to the hipster paradise, but his rationale for sending them was not informed by statistics or data—instead, it was because of […]

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You Won’t Believe Who Trump Is Naming Ballroom After. Well, You Might.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries finally endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor Friday. The Brooklyn native extended his support with less than two weeks until Election Day. Early voting in the Big Apple begins Saturday. “Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a mayor for […]

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Karoline Leavitt Says Trump Can Destroy Entire White House if He Wants

Recipients in other states are similarly on the chopping block. More than a dozen states have opened up their Obamacare marketplace for a window-shopping period, including California, Georgia, Kentucky, Nevada, Maryland, and Maine. Individuals in those states could see prices rise by thousands of dollars annually. People in Wyoming, West Virginia, Connecticut, and Illinois can […]

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