That was strangely satisfying (Trump Plaza implosion)

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Link to tweet

[Hugin]

1. Cathartic.

Some would say. :dusthands:

[lastlib]

14. I'm bookmarking it just for that!

Whenever tRump-shit rears its ugly head, I'm going to replay it, just for the positive vibes!

[bdamomma]

2. just great

nt

[Cirque du So-What]

3. A fitting metaphor

for the crumbling edifice of rump's erstwhile empire.

[PatSeg]

15. A very fitting symbol to the end of an era

Hopefully a major turning point in our society. Not just Trump, but the whole "Greed is good" mentality and "Nice guys finish last".

[msfiddlestix]

4. Yeppers, that's a planned demolition looks like

And I agree! It was strangely satisfying.

[dflprincess]

5. Symbolic

and perhaps an omen of things to come for Trump & his spawn.

[Mazeltov Cocktail]

32. For it to be truly symbolic, it would have had to destroy everything around it...

Trump manages to bring down everything and everyone who gets too close...

That said, this was fun to watch 😷

[Liberal In Texas]

6. Just like his presidency...nothing left but dust and debris. n/t

[empedocles]

8. Just like traitortrump himself, collapsing crap

[DENVERPOPS]

45. And worst of all

Is Trump probably figured out away to MAKE money off of it................

[Ellipsis]

7. ...I need a cigarette.

Different angle.

https://www.fox29.com/video/901790

[empedocles]

11. So fitting

[PatSeg]

19. What a massive insubstantial piece of junk

Rather encapsulates the ending to the monster's shallow, pathetic life. Some legacy.

[mindfulNJ]

9. BUH BYE.

I wish they had left the sign on.

[redstatebluegirl]

27. He needs to save it for his new hotel in Moscow.

[TheBlackAdder]

10. You know there was probably a fuck-ton of asbestos, toxic metals and minerals in that cloud.

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Trump is and was not known for using the highest-grade of building materials.

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[PatSeg]

25. I was thinking the same thing

watching all those clouds of debris.

[mnhtnbb]

33. Asbestos abatement certification is required for obtaining a demolition permit in NJ

https://jerseycitynj.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6189660/File/City%20Hall/Planning%20&%20Zoning/Demo%20Check%20List.pdf

[TheBlackAdder]

35. Tough to do if the asbestos was used as filler/waste disposal in the concrete mix.

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I live in NJ and have heard many times of the ways those attestations are manipulated.

After the demolition, if by chance it is discovered, then "Oops, we missed that undetectable source" and pay a fine.

Nothing is going to stop the tens of millions made by demolitioning a building like that.

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[mnhtnbb]

39. I grew up in NJ in the 50's to the mid-60's.

Prior to 1975, there was a good chance asbestos could have been used as a filler in the concrete mix. Trump's building opened in 1984, so there is less chance it would have been used. But, it's Jersey, so who knows what might have sneaked in? On the other hand, this is a major demolition project with a lot of visibility. I would guess a professional evaluated whether there was asbestos in the concrete before it was brought down.

[whopis01]

46. And I am sure that all the paperwork involved with that building from its initial design to

construction to now was entirely up to snuff and all done above board....

[BobTheSubgenius]

50. I hope he had to do an abatement, and I hope it cost him PLENTY.

I had to do a partial abatement (a small area of lino in a kitchen in one suite, and a complete cleanse of a different two bedroom suite in the same building.

I have a friend in the business, and he did me a SOLID! Did it at cost, which was $15,000.

That building is what? 100 times bigger? 500 times? 2500 times? Just providing positive ventilation and filtering would be a nightmare. Room by room, each floor a containment area with a shower at its controlled entry/exit.

[BobTheSubgenius]

51. I just looked it up. Better late than never is my life motto.

That building was a mere 32 times as large as the building I demolished.

Also....I did the kitchen lino myself, because it was a Level 1. The other suite was a Level 3.

[Cracklin Charlie]

12. I know a guy who does implosions.

He’s probably a trumper.

I wonder if he worked on this project.

[kentuck]

13. So symbolic!

He got a lot of publicity when it opened.

[2Gingersnaps]

16. One ugly eyesore gone,

and now his bankrupt casino too!

[TurboDem]

17. LMAO!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

18. Two. The "former guy" is out of office and off Twitter forever.

[Butterflylady]

20. Beautiful site. Shame he wasn't in it. I know, that was bad of me.

Please forgive, just couldn't help it.

[Duppers]

24. Yep. 😉

[FoxNewsSucks]

31. no need for forgiveness

You're not wrong. Having the whole family of traitors in it would have been a fitting end for them

[Arkansas Granny]

21. I had the same feeling. I quite enjoyed watching that.

[rickyhall]

22. Erase TRUMP to the history books under "How Bad It Can Get."

[randr]

23. Sooner or later they all come down

[erronis]

26. His widdle mushroomie collapsed. Too bad spanky.

[KPN]

28. Wow. That WAS amazingly satisfying to watch.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

29. Symbolic of what Joe and Kamala did to him in the election.

But Faux News and his deplorables will be declaring what a brilliant business move this must be...

[Dirtdude]

30. There goes the Trump Presidential Library.

[tanyev]

34. I'm reminded of the story The Fall of the House of Usher.

[ad121rome]

36. Trump going to bed

I imagine the implosion video looks similar to Trump going to bed. Kinda slither under the covers in a collapsing heap of slime.

[Wawannabe]

38. Looks like his FACE!

All crumpled!

[niyad]

40. Satisfying indeed. Let's see. . .t----** plaza gone. Helipad gone. Barricades at t----** tower gone.

But bye, you murdering, insurrectionist traitor. So many trappings of your failed, miserable, destructive, malignant life going away. Hope it is all eating away at you.

[mjvpi]

41. Didn't they auction off the right to push the button?

Maybe that was a Covid lockdown inspired dream, but I’m pretty sure that I read it some where real.

[jmowreader]

47. Yes, they did

I believe that if I would have won the auction, I would have found someone who lost his or her land to build Trump’s wall, flown the whole family to AC, and had them push the button for me. It would have been poetic justice.

[jayschool2013]

42. Now THAT'S what I call "cancel culture"

I love the smell of a good metaphor in the morning.

[NurseJackie]

43. No longer erect. Flaccid, small, limp, flat, shrunk, weak.

[NurseJackie]

44. The Mister and I have been in that building... even in its heyday... it was NOT impressive.

[VA_Jill]

48. That gave me

an unseemly amount of joy. Egad, what an eyesore! It deserved to be blown up/imploded!

[LW1977]

49. K&R