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Pssssst! LIVE: Crews spotted at Kennedy Center as name removal deadline approaches (Original Post) malaise 17 hrs ago OP
They seem to be assembling some kind of scaffolding. Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #1
Delish malaise 16 hrs ago #3
No one could have told me that watching this malaise 15 hrs ago #23
Same. I wish I was there so I could sing happy birthday while cackling at the delicious irony. littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #29
I can't believe they are in the court trying to stop it...still. yellow dahlia 16 hrs ago #2
Mememe malaise 16 hrs ago #4
Loses Bid to Halt Order to Remove Trump's Name struggle4progress 15 hrs ago #25
The scaffolding is up. yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #27
Watch live here.... chowder66 16 hrs ago #5
Tyvm! SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #6
Two more levels to go? malaise 16 hrs ago #15
The chat thread is too good malaise 16 hrs ago #19
Did you see the 8647. But they Added Seashell emojis w the numbers! 😄😄😄 electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #34
Freaking hilarious malaise 14 hrs ago #37
It was "a thing of beauty!" 😄 electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #38
But seriously malaise 16 hrs ago #9
Jim Acosta is also live-streaming it. GoCubsGo 15 hrs ago #26
Thank you for the link MustLoveBeagles 14 hrs ago #41
Will this catalyze the fulfillment of St. Orrex of Perpetual Hope's most fervent dream? SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #7
I hope so malaise 16 hrs ago #12
The whole world is hoping... SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #18
Here we go again malaise 8 hrs ago #60
Yup! SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #61
It will be down tonight malaise 8 hrs ago #62
The trump DOJ is using the illegal renaming of the Dept. of Defense to justify renaming Kennedy Center LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #8
No one is buying that shit malaise 16 hrs ago #10
This is such a weak legal argument that it made me laugh LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #14
Judge declines appeal malaise 15 hrs ago #24
Happy Birthday. Starbeach 16 hrs ago #11
They should melt them into a big fat malaise 16 hrs ago #13
Or an 86 47 SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #20
The chat thread at link is full of that malaise 16 hrs ago #21
Lol SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #22
It's either djt's low IQ or his poor education, or he's just plain ignorant... allegorical oracle 16 hrs ago #16
If he promised to croak before Sunday malaise 16 hrs ago #17
Don't threaten me with a good time! MustLoveBeagles 14 hrs ago #43
Psychopaths believe every memorial, prize, trophy, person, dollar, and thing should be theirs. littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #30
;-{) TICK TICK TICK Goonch 15 hrs ago #28
I really should be working in my yard... MontanaMama 15 hrs ago #31
I have to go to the supermarket but that will have to wait malaise 15 hrs ago #32
😄 There are more important things! electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #33
This message was self-deleted by its author Goonch 12 hrs ago #49
I think you can go shopping, and when you get back, JustABozoOnThisBus 14 hrs ago #45
I did malaise 12 hrs ago #57
Where are the letters going? durablend 14 hrs ago #35
To the Donald J Trump Prezidentshul Lie-Berry JustABozoOnThisBus 14 hrs ago #44
I have an idea on how this Trump name fiasco can be turned into a benefit. flashman13 14 hrs ago #36
You know relogic 14 hrs ago #39
Take it down chants now malaise 14 hrs ago #40
"What a day relogic 14 hrs ago #46
They sing that at funerals here malaise 9 hrs ago #58
Here we effin go malaise 14 hrs ago #42
Has he appealed this to a higher court? DET 13 hrs ago #47
Nothing is happening because its raining and there are thunderstorms predicted. onenote 12 hrs ago #51
Almost willing to bet these f****** will drape the scaffolding as they do he removal Totally Tunsie 13 hrs ago #48
Nope malaise 12 hrs ago #50
Sorry, malaise...that was a bet I won, not that I wanted to. Totally Tunsie 1 hr ago #64
This rain is needed on Sunday, not today durablend 12 hrs ago #52
There's a decent chance of rains-- possibly thunderstorms -- on Sunday. onenote 12 hrs ago #53
He and his kook preachers will say it's a sign from God. StarryNite 12 hrs ago #54
Please let me help. I'll work that job for free. oasis 12 hrs ago #55
I'm sure there's Thousands of Volunteers! 😄 electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #56
Been suckered in on this off and on all day MerryBlooms 9 hrs ago #59
I'm still laughing malaise 7 hrs ago #63

Ocelot II

(131,604 posts)
1. They seem to be assembling some kind of scaffolding.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 PM
16 hrs ago

This might take awhile but it will be really satisfying to see that name come down.

littlemissmartypants

(35,076 posts)
29. Same. I wish I was there so I could sing happy birthday while cackling at the delicious irony.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:43 PM
15 hrs ago

yellow dahlia

(6,742 posts)
2. I can't believe they are in the court trying to stop it...still.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:05 PM
16 hrs ago

Way to take care of the needs of the country.

struggle4progress

(126,962 posts)
25. Loses Bid to Halt Order to Remove Trump's Name
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:27 PM
15 hrs ago

Kennedy Center Loses Bid to Halt Order to Remove Trump’s Name
June 12, 2026, 1:11 PM EDT
Holly Barker
Legal Reporter

... The Kennedy Center’s motion for a stay, filed Thursday, claimed the board has “strong arguments to raise on appeal” and argued it would be “wasteful” and “confusing for the public” to force the center to remove the signage only to replace it, should the center prevail before the D.C. Circuit.

Judge Christopher “Casey” Cooper of the US District Court for the District of Columbia denied the request Friday.

The center also claimed removing the Trump signage could threaten the center’s fundraising efforts. But Cooper already said there was no evidence showing that current or future donations depended on Trump’s name being on the building.

Cooper’s May 29 order declared the board’s unilateral renaming of the Kennedy Center unlawful and gave the board two weeks to either comply with the injunction or appeal it.

The center initially took steps to comply but then reversed course just before the Friday deadline ...

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/kennedy-center-loses-bid-to-halt-order-to-remove-trumps-name

yellow dahlia

(6,742 posts)
27. The scaffolding is up.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:42 PM
15 hrs ago

I have been keeping an eye on the MSNOW live stream that yellowdogintexas shared.

malaise

(298,927 posts)
9. But seriously
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:15 PM
16 hrs ago

What sort of human being puts his name on someone else’s memorial
And what about his enablers?
This is a lack of decency, class, protocol - add to that lawbreaking on steroids. Who the fuck does he think he is?

GoCubsGo

(35,050 posts)
26. Jim Acosta is also live-streaming it.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:33 PM
15 hrs ago

On his YouTube of the same name. Right now, he's showing multiple angles, but nothing happening, other than him interviewing various guests.

Glenn Kirschner has also promised to stream it, but I haven't seen it yet...

SheltieLover

(82,254 posts)
7. Will this catalyze the fulfillment of St. Orrex of Perpetual Hope's most fervent dream?
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:14 PM
16 hrs ago

🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞



LetMyPeopleVote

(183,354 posts)
8. The trump DOJ is using the illegal renaming of the Dept. of Defense to justify renaming Kennedy Center
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:14 PM
16 hrs ago

Hegseth's still renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War is being used to justify the renaming of the Kennedy Center. This is such a weak legal argument that it made me smile



allegorical oracle

(6,646 posts)
16. It's either djt's low IQ or his poor education, or he's just plain ignorant...
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:36 PM
16 hrs ago

but he clearly doesn't comprehend what a "memorial" is. So, if his name is removed from the Kennedy Center, will he opt to add it to the Lincoln or Jefferson Memorials?

Memorials are for dead folks. Trump is unfortunately still with us. This whole ordeal just proves he's one of the dumbest people who's ever been POTUS.

littlemissmartypants

(35,076 posts)
30. Psychopaths believe every memorial, prize, trophy, person, dollar, and thing should be theirs.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:51 PM
15 hrs ago

They are truly fucked up. Because they will go after everything with an unshakable belief in impunity and without concern for any consequences that might deter another actually sane person.

Characteristics of Psychopaths
1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Completely void of conscience and empathy
3. Adept at manipulating others
4. Willing to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willing to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willing to use force, intimidation, and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willing to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Completely lacking any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions cause
11. Rationalize their own immoral behavior
12. Attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own bad conduct
13. Will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Display utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of others
15. Exhibit pathological lying, will compulsively say anything without any concern for the truth to advance their own agendas
16. Able to fake normal human emotions and empathy with the exception of joy, laughter
17. Have a distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Totally fail to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strongly believe that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior
https://psychopathyis.org/stats/

MontanaMama

(24,774 posts)
31. I really should be working in my yard...
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:53 PM
15 hrs ago

but I’m obsessed with seeing his vile name come down. Now we need an epic thunderstorm on Sunday. We all know Fats doesn’t like his hair getting wet.

Response to electric_blue68 (Reply #33)

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,759 posts)
45. I think you can go shopping, and when you get back,
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:42 PM
14 hrs ago

the crew will still be setting up, preparing to do something.

durablend

(9,440 posts)
35. Where are the letters going?
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:08 PM
14 hrs ago

Is there a dumpster nearby we don't see or will they be carted over to the Potomac for proper disposal?

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,759 posts)
44. To the Donald J Trump Prezidentshul Lie-Berry
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:39 PM
14 hrs ago

And in 2029, all the gold-painted crap from the Oval Office and the Cabinet Meeting Room will hopefully also be so donated.

flashman13

(2,611 posts)
36. I have an idea on how this Trump name fiasco can be turned into a benefit.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:12 PM
14 hrs ago

There are 18 letters and one period to be removed. Those letters should be given to a charity that can then auction them off as a fund raiser. Let me place the first bid. I bid $100 for the period. In this case, no small thing.

relogic

(310 posts)
39. You know
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:29 PM
14 hrs ago

our country is in deep trouble when we are left to exhilaration at seeing the refurbishing of shameful damage done to the name and structure of the KC. The horrific reality unfolded before judicious, astute citizens is the profligate pandering given this tyrant to proceed with his vanity projects since 1/20/25.

They demean the the right of the people to preserve what’s left of our democracy and his pompous, destructive endeavors ridicule unaltered, factual history.

relogic

(310 posts)
46. "What a day
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:42 PM
14 hrs ago

that will be when my…”
(from a gospel song) when our chants and cheers are for a true, caring President that stands on the refurbished WH lawn and proclaims the people rule- ”I do not.” Here, hear.

malaise

(298,927 posts)
42. Here we effin go
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:35 PM
14 hrs ago

😂😂😂😂😫
Happy Birthday you classless vulgarian piece of shit

DET

(2,651 posts)
47. Has he appealed this to a higher court?
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 03:10 PM
13 hrs ago

Or asked for an emergency stay from a higher court. Scaffolding is up, but nothing is happening.

onenote

(46,304 posts)
51. Nothing is happening because its raining and there are thunderstorms predicted.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 04:07 PM
12 hrs ago

It's supposed to be nice tomorrow but I don't know if the crew will return on Saturday.

Totally Tunsie

(12,161 posts)
48. Almost willing to bet these f****** will drape the scaffolding as they do he removal
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 03:53 PM
13 hrs ago

so we can't get our cheers in "at the moment". Nothing would surprise.

MerryBlooms

(12,504 posts)
59. Been suckered in on this off and on all day
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 07:31 PM
9 hrs ago

No more breathless waiting for me. I'll catch the highlights in the morning. This has been dragged out to its optimum primus.
Who has time to watch hours of empty scaffolding? Stupid.
If it happens tonight, I will see it around 4:30am 🫡

malaise

(298,927 posts)
63. I'm still laughing
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 09:15 PM
7 hrs ago

and will raise a glass when the first letter comes down and say - to JFK, his daughter, grandkids and family America removed his name from your center for his birthday present. 😂😂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=.f84Lcb1GyI

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