Caligula rules www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... - ThreadSky

northernrednekk.bsky.social•108 days ago

The man who thinks gold plating a toilet is classy.

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marissayoung.bsky.social•108 days ago

He wants a lasting monument. He wants to rename it.
And revenge toward Caroline for tanking RFKjr.

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omabarbara.bsky.social•108 days ago

Is he? Tanked?

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ghosthorizon57.bsky.social•109 days ago

Except instead of bread and circus, it's just a burger and Fow News...

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mordmcghee.com•105 days ago

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clausmagnusdehlin.bsky.social•109 days ago

Soon to be renamed Trump Centre… 🙄

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auldtwa.bsky.social•108 days ago

New EO incoming. Everything in the National Museum of Art to be replaced by Keene sad-eyed children, Thomas Kincade "paintings of light" and dogs playing poker.

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hughster.bsky.social•108 days ago

Same playbook.

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maryjane428.bsky.social•109 days ago

I’d imagine that any artists of any stature will refuse to perform.

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lesnboston.bsky.social•107 days ago

Agreed.

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larrymcva.bsky.social•109 days ago

So can we expect the WWE to take over the Kennedy Center?

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ckdesign.bsky.social•109 days ago

The new cultural revolution from Mao-a-Lago.

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kvconner.bsky.social•109 days ago

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Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center
The president intends to replace members of the institution’s board as he adopts a more aggressive approach toward the arts.
By Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/trump-kennedy-center-arts/681613/?gift=MRWHxwzYiQTJTAbCsb7nPXn8wntiI2AXR7w5Qs4jJWw&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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dashamarush.bsky.social•108 days ago

Thank you.
Now, I understand why he wants to take it over.
This is the perfect example of how Trump's fragile ego dictates everything he does.
The Kennedy Center will soon be honoring the worst of the arts. The joke will be on him.

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dayenu.bsky.social•109 days ago

Behold the Reichskulturkammer on the banks of the Potomac

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dockellis10.bsky.social•109 days ago

Who is Incitatus: JD or Elon?

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teresa007.bsky.social•108 days ago

He’ll change the name next ? Those awards just list their gloss ?

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rexmarcius.bsky.social•108 days ago

Feels a little too close to a rerun of Chairman Mao’s Cultural Revolution. When politicians start deciding what counts as „real“ art, things go downhill fast. Are tariffs on America’s culture, its greatest export, next?

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scassian.bsky.social•109 days ago

Gonna be lit when Trump tells the National Opera they have to stop singing in all those foreign languages.

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scassian.bsky.social•109 days ago

Have to admit, I’m rather hoping dementia has led him to the full Nero, and he’s going to rock up in cowboy boots and a Stetson and treat us to a few little country tunes he’s knocked up about the travails of a hard working patriotic property developer who has to leave it all to serve the country.

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jpzo.bsky.social•109 days ago

Good one!

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kashmiroutside.bsky.social•109 days ago

From the tweet, I got the distinct impression trump intends to have a “Trump’s Tiny Teenies Beaty Pageant,” where he can go back stage to “watch naked little girls because he’s the ‘Chairman of the Board.’”

Am I the only one who read it that way?

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santorinidreaming.bsky.social•109 days ago

Even this. Another wonderful American institution destroyed. #ETTD

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dlb52.bsky.social•109 days ago

Good thing Trump doesn’t own a horse

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goddessmother.bsky.social•108 days ago

The president intends to replace members of the institution’s board as he adopts a TRASHY approach toward the arts.
Fixed it

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becker316024.bsky.social•108 days ago

Can’t wait for Scott Baio and Kevin Sorbo to be given Kennedy Center Honors - two of the greatest, unbelievable, incredible, and phenomenal actors of our generation. 😉

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brit44.bsky.social•108 days ago

Widdle Chachi and Cracker Tarzan? 🤪🤣

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maengasgenidjt.bsky.social•108 days ago

Another Nazi move.

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venividistupui.bsky.social•108 days ago

Who would have thought that Saddam Hussein would eventually win the war. The US is in full Iraquization mode. GOP is the new Ba’ath and the Trump clique is Saddam’s tikriti gang.

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brit44.bsky.social•108 days ago

Everyone should resign and then Trump will be Chairman of Nothing.

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woodenwood.bsky.social•109 days ago

If one complies, maga gets to nazi. Long live the Resistance.

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janemayer.bsky.social•108 days ago

Who’s the horse?

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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social•108 days ago

Wonder if he's realized arts require audiences, and the schlock they're likely to stage won't get much of one from New Yorkers. (It's been striking at least since the GW Bush era that they don't have much but B actors and reactionary country musicians. And Ted Nugent.)

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nananancy.bsky.social•108 days ago

"B" is for being nice about it.

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rdangler.bsky.social•108 days ago

Wait until Ted fires up "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" surrounded by 15 year old girls at this year's Kennedy Center Honors.

Followed by Kid Rock performing his classic "Balls In Your Mouth"

Then a beautiful prayer by the Journey guys crazy wife with the fake boobs.

"It'll be classy" Donald Trump

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logatex.bsky.social•108 days ago

They'll put on Kill Tony, with Tony "Puerto Rico's trash" Hinchcliff hosting, Rogan, Louis CK, Hulk Hogan and Connor Macgregor roasting

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wksmith.bsky.social•108 days ago

You can’t forget Kid Rock!

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maraleia.bsky.social•108 days ago

You mean DC Metro Area audiences here.

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vb206.bsky.social•108 days ago

The Kennedy Center Honors is a great show.

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micfarris.com•108 days ago

👀

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madmacs.bsky.social•108 days ago

Let's see. . . Hesgeth, Bondi, Patel, RFK Jr. . . .

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jeremybuchman.bsky.social•108 days ago

Not sure, but we know who the horse's ass is.

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wksmith.bsky.social•108 days ago

I believe he’s using a jackass instead.

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cosaingalway.bsky.social•108 days ago

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kmosser.bsky.social•109 days ago

The final step will be when he nominates a horse fo the Supreme Court

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dashamarush.bsky.social•108 days ago

He should. They deserve it. SCOTUS is responsible for this.

Trump's 1/6 trial was scheduled for March 2024. Smith asked them to take the immunity appeal in 12/2023. They could have made their decision then, or let the DC circuit decision stand in 2/24.

We should be writing letters to them.

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lesnboston.bsky.social•107 days ago

Or arresting the corrupt ones. Pretty sure a letter won’t do a damn thing

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pat2000np.bsky.social•108 days ago

My guess is that it is renamed The Trump Center. First honoree will be Lara Trump.

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drphiloponus.bsky.social•109 days ago

Caligula's horse would be an upgrade to Musk.

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rbv-3896.bsky.social•109 days ago

He’s the backend of a horse 🤷‍♀️

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annejustanne.bsky.social•108 days ago

I didn’t know I could hate anyone more than Trump.

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mightymems.bsky.social•109 days ago

Can we expect a Lee Greenwood residency?

I hope no artists accept Kennedy Center Honors, and that the Kennedy family demands their name be yanked off that building, then start a private arts organization in DC.

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jacksranch.bsky.social•108 days ago

That’s total crap , he is not the king — YET

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mmkeefe.bsky.social•109 days ago

Continuous Lara concerts we’re in for “The best people “ again

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hansolo3239.bsky.social•108 days ago

Kim Jong Un would be proud of his pupil.

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katieannsorenson.bsky.social•108 days ago

I would have thought that potus was a full time job, but ok.

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cheddargram.bsky.social•108 days ago

It is….that’s why the real president,Elon, gave Donnie something to do.

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katieannsorenson.bsky.social•108 days ago

😀

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beornblack.bsky.social•108 days ago

suetonius would prefer caligula any day over our idiot.

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ebolaphone.bsky.social•109 days ago

Shame he outlived him by 50 years & without a sticky end

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junnyb.bsky.social•108 days ago

I think the caption was meant to say "as he adopts a more aggressive stance AGAINST the arts." What is he going to do have Lee Greenwood and the Village People perform?

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thogan0516.bsky.social•108 days ago

Anyone ever think the Kennedy center could become a giant evangelical church 😳🤮

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thogan0516.bsky.social•108 days ago

So the shows that are supposed to be there this summer are Les Mis and Sound of Music 😂😂

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bustersmart.bsky.social•109 days ago

Land of the free, home of the brave.

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fworsley.bsky.social•109 days ago

Looks like this is gonna be a Goebbels style control of art and culture. Just a step away from erasing history; renaming the Washington Monument the "Trump" Monument or rasing the Lincoln Memorial.

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austin-dave.bsky.social•108 days ago

Trump has many terrible qualities. But perhaps worst of all is his insufferable tackiness.

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patfederle.bsky.social•108 days ago

😡

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briancat.bsky.social•109 days ago

„Trump to fire multiple Kennedy Center board members, name himself chair”

Feb. 8, 2025

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-to-fire-multiple-kennedy-center-board-members-name-himself-chair/ar-AA1yCVQ9

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briancat.bsky.social•109 days ago

https://archive.ph/ieC0Z

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welshrarebit.bsky.social•109 days ago

Or Nero? Expect to see Trump dancing on the stage as the Republic burns.

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pnw4democracy.bsky.social•108 days ago

How long until a porn star is honored at the Kennedy Center?
Which will soon be renamed the Emperor Trump Center.

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diamondlifeca.bsky.social•108 days ago

Melania?

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omabarbara.bsky.social•108 days ago

Hahaha. How ‘bout Stormy? I bet she could finagle it.

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nicosso.bsky.social•109 days ago

Well. We know it’s going to be Shonda Rhimes for sure. She is black and a woman.

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pjtinker.bsky.social•108 days ago

**Breaking News**
The White House has issued the following:
Effective immediately, Trump proclaimed himself:
Head Coach - Washington Commanders
Primate - Episcopal Church, US
Chief of Surgery - George Washington University Hospital
Head Barista - Starbucks, Union Station

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mike.doughney.net•109 days ago

The board could just say "no," a word I haven't heard very often in recent weeks.

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vwinsloe.bsky.social•109 days ago

Keeping Grampa busy while democracy is dismantled.

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bonkley.bsky.social•109 days ago

Beyond disgusting. This actually hurts.

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wdking.bsky.social•109 days ago

It’s utterly disheartening to see the most cowardly person ever to hold the presidency associated with one of the bravest individuals to have served as president.

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clawhammerdude.bsky.social•108 days ago

“Where they burn books, they will, in the end, also burn people.”

Quote Heinrich Heines

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worried8infl.bsky.social•109 days ago

Destroying what is beautiful and good, and a neutered GOP stays silent

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innocentbystndr.bsky.social•109 days ago

Where’s this meme?

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deadright.bsky.social•108 days ago

Ya Hitler liked the arts as he robbed the museums of europe of pieces of art enjoyed by the world and only allowed music composers and musicians to play music that praised him and the reich this is pure 4th reich policys.

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crone42.bsky.social•109 days ago

When will Trump make a horse a member of the cabinet?

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ledonneessential.bsky.social•109 days ago

Disgusting.

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mlh-3.bsky.social•109 days ago

Because DT would recognize a Golden Age of Arts and Culture. 🙄

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lifeis2short4this.bsky.social•109 days ago

Soon to be The Trump Center with performances limited to Jon Voight, and Kid Rock.

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alicethewonderdog.bsky.social•109 days ago

SCOTUS made him emperor.
He’s taking full advantage.

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dashamarush.bsky.social•108 days ago

I hope their proud of their work.

Vance wife clerked for Kavanaugh and Robert's. Josh Hawley' wife clerked Robert's and was on the team that overturned Roe.

SCOTUS has been part of Project 2025 before we knew it existed.

SCOTUS will take away media protection this term.😒

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lesnboston.bsky.social•107 days ago

They are rewriting the constitution- needless to say, they are WAY outside their purview. Talk about enough reason to impeach! The question is why isn’t their corruption illegal? It’s bribery and grifting.

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zoopaul.bsky.social•109 days ago

Imagine what Nero could've done as head of the Kennedy Center. Oh, the performances.

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davemc5192.bsky.social•109 days ago

Yes yes! Very Romanesque BUT!

Don’t get distracted by the “Squirrel” over there.

Elons worms are busy burrowing their way into a $5tn pie & every American’s data is being downloaded to who knows where, while Trump & Elon destroy oversight by Congress

Eye on the ball people!

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jeffholcomb.bsky.social•108 days ago

Trump was excluded from prestigious boards in NYC like The Met, MOMA, and Lincoln Center. No one wanted any part of him. His fragile ego results in this, an autocratic, hostile takeover of the Kennedy Center. Petulant child in charge.

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madmacs.bsky.social•109 days ago

I definitely want this guy in charge of the Arts.

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luvme3.bsky.social•108 days ago

No one should show up to the honors show. Let the yellow turd entertain himself

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canario13.bsky.social•108 days ago

Swing Left:
👇
“…it’s fair to criticize Dems for not doing more to push back assertively & swiftly on the MAGA Republican agenda. For communicating ineffectively w/ voters in the 1st place…
…Still, electing Democrats & ensuring they have a governing majority is the only way to end this chaos.”

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fseegers.bsky.social•109 days ago

I'd like to ask all Trump voters and Biden haters:
Just imagine for 1 minute that all the things Trump has done in 3 weeks were done by Biden or any other Democratic President.
Be honest: What would you have said about it???

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larrymcva.bsky.social•109 days ago

Be honest? How quaint.

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seth024.bsky.social•109 days ago

The Trump center for the Performing Farts

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formernewser2.bsky.social•109 days ago

But what about egg prices and the poor white people (men) in red states?

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tbone6m.bsky.social•108 days ago

Trump's only connection to the arts is the books he reads, all of which come with a box of 6 jumbo crayons. I'm sure it's very difficult for him to stay in the lines when he colors.

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uroborosoroboru.bsky.social•108 days ago

I take it that Trump wishes to produce North Korea style 'dear leader' pageants where twirling aryan dancers bask in countless American flags.

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timely06.bsky.social•109 days ago

Next thing we know, he will force all of us to watch him playing an off-pitch violin at the Kennedy Center, all while Washington metaphorically bursts into flames. #resist

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richardazia.bsky.social•108 days ago

Enkitschification is more likely than ever.

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sandymccoy.bsky.social•108 days ago

No, Nero was the arts boy.

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peteroski.bsky.social•108 days ago

Ann, prep the Dems based on your Polish experience!
Next year is midterm, we have to win it!

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jennybing53.bsky.social•109 days ago

They must have said “no” to having a rally there.

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rustyskylark.bsky.social•109 days ago

He will turn events into televised MAGAt rallies. Oligarchs and media execs will pay millions for seats. Sycophant speeches and songs about how bigly he is. His "dance" to "YMCA". Tributes to that game show.

It's another storied tradition his orange stink will destroy.

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crouchback.bsky.social•108 days ago

More Tiberius, with Mar-a-Lago as Capri and Musk as Sejanus.

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sonnypickett.bsky.social•108 days ago

Next group of honorees will be Lee Greenwood, Kid Rock and Ted Nugent

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christerfur.bsky.social•108 days ago

78 yr old NYC man abandons Presidency to become theater manager.
Film at 11

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threecorners.bsky.social•109 days ago

What is an aggressive approach to the arts?
Possibly choosing artists to honor and celebrate through democratic means of voting by the public?
Ironic!

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j4kelly.bsky.social•108 days ago

That POS will probably rename it too

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communitycafe.bsky.social•109 days ago

Indeed.

Caligula was the third Roman emperor, from 37 to 41 CE.

His reign quickly became marked by autocracy, excessive spending and tensions with the Senate.

He presented himself as a god with a demagogic policy aimed at seducing the plebs.

He was in assassinated in 41.

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allsun.bsky.social•108 days ago

Keep all fiddles out of his reach or he'll turn into Nero.

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bethesdabrad.bsky.social•109 days ago

How is he going to find the time? He’s already got a full time job with all that golfing and Florida-ing!

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andreasbohlin.bsky.social•109 days ago

Trump.Macht.Oper

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Wagner

Coming up next month!
Dystopian backdrops in red and black by Melania

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doctorp2.bsky.social•108 days ago

How about, Trump fiddles while America burns.

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joshuaaengel.com•109 days ago

“Anybody with a worried mind
can never forgive the sight of wicked snakes inside a place you thought was dignified”

That lyric seems appropriate

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mcsweeney.bsky.social•109 days ago

Distraction! Stay on topic Elon is tearing our government apart.

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mcsweeney.bsky.social•109 days ago

You have to be a member of the board for six years before you can be considered for the chairmanship. I mean if everything is his we may as well put him out of his misery. Because that's just not who we are.

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biblio-phil.bsky.social•109 days ago

Who'd have thunk that a Philistine will now preside over America's 'Golden Age' of kultur?
Will he be wearing his own Golden Boots to accompany his MAGA laurel leaf, I wonder?

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meabell58.bsky.social•108 days ago

I would like to see the Kennedy's remove their name until the fascists are gone. If they don't, then their name will forever be connected to this fascist govt

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sdbud.bsky.social•109 days ago

Well now, don’t go there ever again.

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hansladegaard.bsky.social•109 days ago

The reason it's called totalitarian is because they try to control everything including the arts. Hitler, Stalin, Mao all knew too well. It's not just controlling people physically it is also controlling their minds. Summercamps for MAGA youth probably next.

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flower4power.bsky.social•108 days ago

Is there anything he won’t try to destroy?

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staybarharbor.bsky.social•109 days ago

Must be planning to turn the real estate into a hotel/ nightclub. Much more profitable. That must be when he says the golden age of art. Maybe Lara and Barron can get on stage and wow the world. Kid Rock can be the first recipient in this golden age

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begemot13.bsky.social•108 days ago

All Don sees is Prime Hotel real estate...

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hugoedwin.bsky.social•109 days ago

Serving the voter’s interest …

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emma305.bsky.social•109 days ago

Oh, so now we can expect "art" pieces on display such as paintings of Trump as a gladiator or something? Statues to the Dear Leader? Operas about the greatness of January 6th "rally?"

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bluedays47.bsky.social•108 days ago

It’s always be 50/50 Rep/Dem. I understand Melania wants to be on the board now so at least one member has to go. DJT seems terribly cultured to me. He didn’t even attend the Kennedy awards when he was president. Why suddenly an interest?

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artemidorus.bsky.social•108 days ago

Those who wish to be Roman emperors don't get to chose any of their fates.

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bellchamber.bsky.social•109 days ago

What a shocker that the Nazis are going after arts & culture. It's almost comedy; like they all know that we know what they're doing and why. Get ready for talentless, low class people like Kid Rock getting 'honored'.

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thedissonance.bsky.social•108 days ago

Trumpigula.

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detchas.bsky.social•109 days ago

F'ing outrageous. Thankfully his time on Earth will be short.

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stevestarr.bsky.social•109 days ago

I can't wait to see the Village People Perform on the "Kennedy Center Awards" program, as new recipients.
This is an attack on Culture.

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rickjemmett.bsky.social•109 days ago

Kid Rock will be appointed chair of the Kennedy Center and have a permanent residency playing two shows a day, just down the hall from the blackjack tables. Place will be bankrupt in 6 months.

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