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Trump’s Triumphal Arch Faces Lawsuit From Arlington County Board

Trump’s Triumphal Arch Faces Lawsuit From Arlington County Board

Published by Jenni Sidey

The latest attempt to halt the impending construction of President Donald Trump’s 250-foot-tall triumphal arch involves a local government body. The five-member Arlington County Board filed a lawsuit Thursday in the Eastern District of Virginia, related to the project’s questionable review process. Democracy Forward, the advocacy group representing the Board, along with the Arlington County attorney’s office, referred to the proposal as a “vanity project” that would be “massively intrusive and harmful.” Democracy Forward notes November 5 as the date of the National Capital Planning Commission’s next meeting, at which point the committee could “rubber stamp” the start of construction. Related Articles The County Board is asking the court to prevent any demolition or construction until a full environmental review is completed. In early September, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum posted on X that “after a very long wait (over 125 years!), we are preparing to start, over the next two-week period, the excavation work necessary for the Great Triumphal Arch and Military Observation Deck …” (Though that was posted more than a month ago, the …

Schumer blasts Trump’s ‘bigoted bulls‑‑‑’ on El-Sayed

Schumer blasts Trump’s ‘bigoted bulls‑‑‑’ on El-Sayed

Published by Sam Flores

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday denounced President Trump’s latest attack on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as “bigoted bulls‑‑‑.” Schumer wrote on social platform X, “Abdul El-Sayed is on the road to being the next Senator from Michigan no matter how much bigoted bulls‑‑‑ a weak and desperate Donald Trump throws at… Source link

Ivanka Trump shares rare family photos as grandmother turns 100 – and Donald Trump’s grandkids look so alike

Ivanka Trump shares rare family photos as grandmother turns 100 – and Donald Trump’s grandkids look so alike

Published by Daniella Wilson

Ivanka Trump has shared a rare glimpse of her extended family as they gathered to celebrate her maternal grandmother Marie Zelníčková’s milestone 100th birthday. The 44-year-old posted a series of photographs from the intimate celebration, which took place at the Miami home she shares with husband Jared Kushner last Saturday. The gathering brought together Marie’s three grandchildren – Ivanka, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump – as well as all 10 of her great-grandchildren.  One particularly striking family portrait showed the centenarian seated at the heart of the group, surrounded by four generations of her family. The Trump matriarch with her family on her 100th birthday Ivanka stood alongside Jared and their three children, Arabella, 15, Joseph, 12, and Theodore, 10, while Eric attended with wife Lara and their children Eric “Luke”, nine, and Carolina, seven. Donald Jr. was joined by his wife Bettina and his five children from his previous marriage to Vanessa Trump – Kai, Donald III, Tristan, Spencer and Chloe.  The photographs offered a particularly rare look at all 10 of Marie’s …

Veterans, Democrats protest Trump’s arch as midterms near : NPR

Veterans, Democrats protest Trump’s arch as midterms near : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Demonstrators gathered Thursday morning to protest Trump’s proposed arch, which would stand in a traffic circle on the bridge connecting the National Mall to Arlington National Cemetery. Saul Loeb/AFP hide caption toggle caption i Saul Loeb/AFP WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dozens of activists gathered at Memorial Circle in Washington, D.C., at rush hour Thursday to protest the 250-foot-tall arch that President Trump wants to build there. Veterans, retirees and lawmakers spoke out — against its scale, its cost, its lack of Congressional approval, its gaudiness, its intrusion on nearby Arlington National Cemetery and more — next to a mockup made of tarp. The real arch, they said, would be 32 times taller. “It’s the wrong monument, in the wrong place, at the wrong time, dedicated to the wrong man,” said Jon Gundersen, a retired Army veteran and former Foreign Service officer who is one of the Vietnam War veterans suing the Trump administration over the arch. Gundersen traveled from South Carolina to speak at Thursday’s protest, which was billed as “Vets over Vanity. It was organized …

Trump’s Crazy AI Rebrand Was a Loyalty Test for Tech Execs—and It Worked

Trump’s Crazy AI Rebrand Was a Loyalty Test for Tech Execs—and It Worked

Published by skeptic

Seventy years ago last summer, a group of scientists met at Dartmouth College to discuss a wild idea—that machines might one day be capable of human-like thought processes. One of those scientists, John McCarthy, had suggested a name for the new field: artificial intelligence. It stuck. When you search Google Scholar for “artificial intelligence,” approximately 7,420,000 results appear. The term is utterly ubiquitous. Everyone understands it. Even for people who despise AI, the least of their worries is what we call it. Well, not everyone. Somehow, President Donald J. Trump developed a distaste for the term, and when he doesn’t like something, he feels free to issue an edict against it. In a September 23 speech at the United Nations, he hinted that he might want to do away with the term “artificial intelligence.” His rant seemed like bluster, even for someone with a penchant for renaming gulfs, lakes, and centers for the arts. Renaming an entire field of study and America’s most pivotal industry? This week, at a White House lunch with top AI …

Slovenia’s .si domain sees a surge in registrations after Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ order

Slovenia’s .si domain sees a surge in registrations after Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ order

Published by skeptic

In not-so-surprising news, the .si domain name is seeing unprecedented demand after President Trump signed an executive order mandating all government agencies to refer to “AI” and “artificial intelligence” as “SI” and “super intelligence.” It echoes what happened at the start of the AI boom, when interest in the .ai domain name — associated with the country Anguilla — spiked and brought in millions for the island territory.  Now it’s .si’s turn in the spotlight. The domain name was commonly associated with Slovenia, where, ironically, First Lady Melania Trump is from. Klara Herman, a spokesperson at Registry SI, the official organization that manages Slovenia’s domains, told the BBC earlier this week that there was a 2,199% increase in .si domain name purchases in September. However, she was cautious about linking the boost only to President Trump. Still, the Registry noted 11,000 new addresses recorded on September 30, the day after President Trump signed the executive order, and almost 13,000 new .si domain names were registered in the past 24 hours.  We reached out to a few other web hosting sites …

Trump’s superpower is fading. Can he recharge before the midterms?

Trump’s superpower is fading. Can he recharge before the midterms?

Published by Sam Flores

On Thursday afternoon in Dallas, in what looked like a farewell tour, the president of the United States told his Texas followers to “Hold your nose” and vote for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a man he also described as a “pain in the ass.” Donald Trump then sped off in the presidential limo known as the Beast — at nearly 100 mph, according to pool reports — and headed for an event in Oklahoma. Republicans gazed in mock wild wonder, palms outstretched, claiming they have no idea why they’re staring at potentially historic losses in the midterm elections next month.  Afterwards a MAGA supporter told me that Trump’s performance was just “presidential humor.” And fair enough. Donald Trump has spent a lifetime being, in effect, the Wednesday night open-mic comic at a backroom bar in some college town in Missouri.  Neither capable of growth nor understanding, he’s that guy with just one punchline. He’s a one-trick pony: “Sir, she said. Sir.” He’s the most talentless man ever caught in the bright glare of the …

Trump’s Triumphal Arch Faces Lawsuit From Arlington County Board

American Institute of Architects Denounces Trump’s Arch in Letter

Published by Jenni Sidey

On September 29, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) sent a letter to Jaime Loichinger, director of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), a federal agency responsible for preserving historic properties and sites in the United States, denouncing the council’s effective resignation from the controversial project. The letter is critical of ACHP’s September 24 decision to bypass Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act ending the Council’s involvement with President Trump’s triumphal arch project. The proposed site for the 250-foot-tall arch is Memorial Circle, nearby Arlington National Cemetery. Related Articles The Section 106 process is a key part of ACHP’s work, compelling federal agencies to consider the effects of projects they carry out, approve, or fund on historic properties. Instead, The Architect’s Newspaper wrote, ACHP will bypass Section 106 and communicate directly with Doug Burgum, the US Secretary of the Interior and an ally of President Trump’s, about the controversial project. AIA’s September 29 letter urges the ACHP to advise Secretary Burgum that the proposed arch “must not proceed” and that the National …