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Bluetus

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23. It took them 20 years to figure this out?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 12:49 PM

11 hrs ago

That makes no sense. Obviously something else happened to trash this deal.

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Should have been toxic before malaise 14 hrs ago #5

True. Dangerous is more likely. A Trump tower would invite wnylib 12 hrs ago #20

Too right! canetoad 6 hrs ago #41

Toxic here, too. Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #2

Perhaps we can unbuild the Tramp monstrosity here in Florida. chouchou 14 hrs ago #3

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The Trump name will soon be as popular as Hitler dalton99a 14 hrs ago #6

And with mostly the same people. peppertree 13 hrs ago #15

That's the ptoblem. It IS popular among Hitler supporters. wnylib 12 hrs ago #21

Trump Saddam statues Norrrm 14 hrs ago #7

91 stories tall would be a scar in their skyline so they made a good decision Deuxcents 14 hrs ago #8

The word/name trump will become the most toxic curse in all of history. Clouds Passing 14 hrs ago #9

I still hope to see Trump down under. twodogsbarking 14 hrs ago #10

Hey, david, where in the fuck have you been for at least the last 11 years? niyad 14 hrs ago #11

Good for Australia!! blubunyip 14 hrs ago #12

Oh my god, that is ugly! PatSeg 13 hrs ago #13

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Wi n0t trei a h0liday in Sweden this yeer? Grokenstein 3 hrs ago #42

Uh Oh. Time for Trump to amp up the tariffs on Australia! biocube 13 hrs ago #17

For a while, "Moscow Tower" was a planned Trump (+Putin) project that never got off the drawing board. DFW 13 hrs ago #18

How did I miss that one??? niyad 9 hrs ago #33

Smart move. You could never trust trump to complete the project or meet his financial obligations to pay for the Martin68 12 hrs ago #19

GOOD! Hopefully more contracts will be cancelled and properties that licensed the Trump name will cancel contracts ChicagoTeamster 11 hrs ago #22

All in good time, my friend. calimary 1 hr ago #45

It took them 20 years to figure this out? Bluetus 11 hrs ago #23

Yes, that brand name went south long ago misanthrope 11 hrs ago #24

It is much more likely that Trump tried to screw them. Bluetus 11 hrs ago #25

I spent the entire month of November in Australia, visiting a long-time family friend from Melbourne . . .. markpkessinger 11 hrs ago #26

AKA the Tower of Babble Blue Owl 11 hrs ago #27

The Tower of Babbling Idiots? niyad 9 hrs ago #34

One down and many more to go. Figarosmom 10 hrs ago #29

The Trump brand has "become" toxic? Permanut 10 hrs ago #32

Works for me! calimary 1 hr ago #44

K&R BlueWavePsych 8 hrs ago #36

I seem to remember that more than a couple of buildings removeing the Trump name from the properties Marie Marie 8 hrs ago #37

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Good! n/t whathehell 7 hrs ago #39

Byaaaah!!! luvallpeeps 6 hrs ago #40

Tomorrow we'll hear that Australia is two weeks away from having a nuclear bomb Orrex 1 hr ago #43