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James Gleick
James Gleick
@gleick@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

It took Trump barely a year to destroy the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He fired its artistic board and staff, replaced them with stooges, drove away performers and audiences, decimated attendance, and pasted his name on the walls. Now, he's shutting it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/us/politics/trump-kennedy-center.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JFA.akpx.QfUnJrhFszg-&smid=url-share

https://www.nytimes.com

Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project

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Darkas Vim
Darkas Vim
@Darkasvim@fosstodon.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@gleick #ETTD

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Sordid Amok!
Sordid Amok!
@SordidAmok@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick Demolish, never rebuild, like the East Wing.

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Michael McWilliams
Michael McWilliams
@MichaelMcWilliams@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick I bet the "renovations" will feature a gaudy amount of gold painted plaster pieces glued to the walls.

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Netraven
Netraven
@Netraven@hear-me.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick on brand for trump.

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Andy Wootton
Andy Wootton
@woo@fosstodon.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick Much like Gaza.

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Darwin Woodka
Darwin Woodka
@darwinwoodka@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick everything he touches

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TJC-
TJC-
@TJC_2@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick
How long will take for his "GOLDEN BALLROOM" to collapse and be shuttered?
https://youtube.com/shorts/9WAUc6Mdwtk

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Misja van Laatum
Misja van Laatum
@misjavanlaatum@mastodon.gamedev.place replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick ah yes. "reconstruction". 90 years ago they called that "getting rid of all the Entartete Kunst". 🤨

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Stoneface Vimes
Stoneface Vimes
@capnthommo@c.im replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick and I wonder if any of his promised improvements will ever be completed. Or whether it'll just be mothballed - forever. After gutting the interior and damaging it's integrity.

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Dаn̈ıel Раršlow 🥧
Dаn̈ıel Раršlow 🥧
@pieist@ohai.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick

It's a spite move; between the artist cancellations and the mockery of "Melania", he's just taking "his" ball and going home.

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🍂mastodonphan🍁
🍂mastodonphan🍁
@mast0d0nphan@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick He has a better chance of [REDACTED] before he'll ever keep the Kennedy Center name.

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CM Harrington
CM Harrington
@octothorpe@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick @DeliaChristina and if you think it’s coming back in 2 years with the Kennedy Center name in tact, I have a bridge to sell you…

It’ll be physically demolished within 6 months.

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Elpijay
Elpijay
@elpijay@fosstodon.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick another Trump business that closes its doors. Never heard of that one before.

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MamiyaMan 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
MamiyaMan 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
@mamiyaman@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick

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EndicottRoad59
EndicottRoad59
@EndicottAuthor@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick I shudder to think how it will look once the "renovations" are complete.

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Arniepix
Arniepix
@arniepix@masto.nyc replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@gleick
Were Ted Nugent and Kid Rock not available? What about Nikki Minaj?

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