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Intractable

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6. Is the ground in Miami stable enough to withstand that thing?
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 07:34 AM
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There are reasons why there's no other skyscrapers in that area.

The ground is very thin in Miami. It constantly floods.

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Honestly, this looks like a vulnerable target. It's a fantasy that will never be built... QueerDuck Tuesday #1
Hurricane bait WmChris Tuesday #79
Is that where the gold toilet will reside? bucolic_frolic Tuesday #2
And of course there will be at least one large gold statue of Trump, the one shown. Probably others. highplainsdem Tuesday #3
I seem to recall reading that two were planned EYESORE 9001 Tuesday #33
The Trump Crime Family bragging about all of its crimes. Irish_Dem Tuesday #4
Air Force One is not his to take. C_U_L8R Tuesday #5
The "gift" jumbo jet from Qatar..... SergeStorms Tuesday #13
Qatar's 'gift' belongs to the USA. C_U_L8R Tuesday #22
He won't pay for it, he thinks he is entitled to whatever the f he wants vapor2 Tuesday #49
And Fox News has Congress, the Senate, and SCOTUS wrapped around their finger. Initech Tuesday #66
I agree..... SergeStorms Tuesday #71
They say that will be a life size replica. JohnnyRingo Tuesday #21
Is the ground in Miami stable enough to withstand that thing? Intractable Tuesday #6
Commemorative Trump hip-waders and life vests must be worn for tours at high tide. tanyev Tuesday #12
They're putting it in Miami?! yardwork Tuesday #26
Highly Porous Limestone Zackzzzz Tuesday #29
The tallest building in Miami is 88 stories dsc Tuesday #34
Is that building at the water's edge? Intractable Tuesday #35
I would say likely no dsc Tuesday #43
"Jacksonville is actually larger." mostly because the city limits include the entire county EX500rider Tuesday #75
Cocaine money built it up LeftInTX Tuesday #56
And then this happened not far away to the north, just under 5 years ago - BumRushDaShow Tuesday #62
The drawing of the Trump library shows it is by itself as a tall building not near this cluster of buildings. Intractable Tuesday #68
I hope not. I hope it is a steel cell in a federal prison. Even that is more than he deserves. usaf-vet Tuesday #70
poetic irony-This obnoxious overweight faux gold temple to the most toxic corrupt immoral man ever conceived BREMPRO Tuesday #81
It'll be the first presidential library to lease commercial office space and sell luxury condos. sop Tuesday #7
Who in their right mind would pay large sums of money to live above a (presumed) tourist attraction? tanyev Tuesday #14
Money launderers Tanuki Tuesday #36
Foreigners can purchase U.S. properties using funds from foreign banks without having to declare where the money sop Tuesday #57
Pretty sure that will be the case and this goon can't even read vapor2 Tuesday #50
We'll see how the money rolls in after his Presidency underpants Tuesday #59
It looks like a building from the computer game Sim City 2000 Chasstev365 Tuesday #8
At Least You Can Take A Dive modrepub Tuesday #16
"Honestly, I'm surprised it not more garish and phallic." Me, too. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #82
So, making it tall enough to stick out of the water when Florida sinks? sinkingfeeling Tuesday #9
Yep, it will sink fast. GreenWave Tuesday #10
Yeah. An attraction for divers on future "Sunk Cities" dive expeditions. Timeflyer Tuesday #11
Like this BumRushDaShow Tuesday #17
There will be only one book in it...... SergeStorms Tuesday #15
Hurricanes are already rubbing their hands and chuckling with glee. mwmisses4289 Tuesday #18
Expecially one named after a woman! ProudMNDemocrat Tuesday #42
!! mwmisses4289 Tuesday #60
You made me laugh MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #76
Where I grew up they would say "what goes up must come down". twodogsbarking Tuesday #19
Oh Eric! He will still never love you maxrandb Tuesday #20
He poured his heart and soul into it for 6 months??? lonely bird Tuesday #23
The best AI team money can buy? ProudMNDemocrat Tuesday #44
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That's how high... IrishAfricanAmerican Tuesday #24
I'll take "Buildings That Will Never Be Built for $800" Mr. Jinx Tuesday #25
Th rendering I saw at No Kings was this.... CousinIT Tuesday #27
Cheap and soulless, built on graft. The MAGA Trifecta stamp of approval. marble falls Tuesday #28
Looks big enough to hold all the Epstein files dedl67 Tuesday #30
A djt's lifetime collection,... magicarpet Tuesday #77
Hey Gums, We don't build skyscrapers to honor PEDOPHILES like your dad Submariner Tuesday #31
Not being familiar with Miami, would that thing interfere with planes? niyad Tuesday #32
Like this? Turbineguy Tuesday #37
Biggus Dickus!! ProudMNDemocrat Tuesday #38
;-{) TOWER Goonch Tuesday #39
I'm thinking more of a 12x12 ft. plastic walls from Home Depot full of cockroaches and shit. chouchou Tuesday #40
"... in Miami, Florida, will stand as a lasting testament..." JoseBalow Tuesday #41
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Uday's got quite the little project there. BradBo Tuesday #46
What a disgusting display of misplaced ego. mdbl Tuesday #47
Well, Biscayne Bay USED to be beautiful .. TBF Tuesday #48
Brings to mind another Eric... Erik the Viking... ultralite001 Tuesday #51
If they build it, it can be his Graceland. Croney Tuesday #52
Looks like a garish phallic symbol. greatauntoftriplets Tuesday #53
I thought this was gonna be a parody LeftInTX Tuesday #54
So, how long will it take for constructions crews to realize they've been swindled? sakabatou Tuesday #55
It's 47 stories in height. Can Miami sand support that? Grins Tuesday #61
47 stories? WTAF. Initech Tuesday #74
Never going to be built and if somehow it is... tonekat Tuesday #63
Gross. I can't fucking stand the "Be the tallest! Be the loudest! Dominate everyone else!" bullshit mentality of the Oneironaut Tuesday #64
When you demonstrate you can't differentiate status and class, you end up with tacky Brother Buzz Tuesday #65
You don't put Gums in charge of a project you actually intend to build. rsdsharp Tuesday #67
Like that pyramid hotel in Pyongyang tonekat Tuesday #83
The flag hanging odins folly Tuesday #69
It is a literal cock and ballsack...with an ejaculate spire. LudwigPastorius Tuesday #72
Inadequacy issues? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Tuesday #73
The Stormy Daniels Exhibit: Marcuse Tuesday #78
Grotesque on every level. nt City Lights Tuesday #80
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