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QueerDuck

(946 posts)
2. It's no coincidence that "triumphal" contains the letters T-R-U-M-P.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 05:19 PM
11 hrs ago

It's an odd word to use for a such an occasion or milestone. It seems out of place.

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I hope he is in jail when we tear it down so he knows we did. Nictuku 11 hrs ago #1
It's no coincidence that "triumphal" contains the letters T-R-U-M-P. QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #2
The Philippines had Marcos...We've got Snoozalini peppertree 8 hrs ago #40
Is that still there? calimary 5 hrs ago #53
Yes - but in ruins peppertree 3 hrs ago #64
Omg BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #3
What a complete idiot. Burning our tax dollars for his glorification (at least that's what he thinks)... wcmagumba 11 hrs ago #4
And he vetos Traildogbob 10 hrs ago #16
Good Grief! My cousin and her family are now in her district! Rhiannon12866 1 hr ago #80
I am sure he will have popsdenver 5 hrs ago #50
One more damn thing we'll have to tear down.... Maeve 11 hrs ago #5
That's the part I look forward to, most! calimary 5 hrs ago #52
The thought of a monument to this draft dodger in front o Arlington Cemetery burns very deeply. Biophilic 11 hrs ago #6
I am thankful my husband's father (Silver Star recipient) is buried in Luxembourg. colorado_ufo 8 hrs ago #38
He is a vandal Blues Heron 10 hrs ago #7
That photo calls to mind the Stonehenge scene in This Is Spinal Tap. Ocelot II 10 hrs ago #8
Wouldn't it be beautiful flvegan 10 hrs ago #25
Yup. The final product is a little knee-high arch Ocelot II 9 hrs ago #27
Hell, they could just use a toilet seat... buzzycrumbhunger 5 hrs ago #58
More fun than fighting inflation... Fil1957 10 hrs ago #9
Has any group or individual filed for an injunction against this monstrosity ? sinkingfeeling 10 hrs ago #10
Needs to be done! NotHardly 10 hrs ago #20
Oh how he loves his fancy presidential Lego set. tanyev 10 hrs ago #11
He's dedicating it to all the Suckers and Losers? Diamond_Dog 10 hrs ago #12
Sick fuck. n/t Evolve Dammit 10 hrs ago #13
This is about Donald's Rosebud C_U_L8R 10 hrs ago #14
The master of Participation Triphies purr-rat beauty 10 hrs ago #15
Fuck this. (nt) Paladin 10 hrs ago #17
No one is interested MLWR 10 hrs ago #18
Aren't the Golden Arches already trademarked? Jimi du Ranty 10 hrs ago #19
Over-Bloated (malignant) Narcissist! Go away, NOW! electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #21
That ass MuseRider 10 hrs ago #22
This man must die b4 he destroys slightlv 10 hrs ago #23
Any sentence or phrase that starts with "...he wants" tells you all you need to know. calimary 5 hrs ago #59
Some intrepid reporters need kacekwl 10 hrs ago #24
Go for it Dumbpoleon Boneheadfart. It's just another thing we can tear down... Ol Janx Spirit 10 hrs ago #26
ALL these things we HATE going up, will bluestarone 9 hrs ago #28
Please keep visualizing that! calimary 5 hrs ago #56
We need thousands of Americans to show up and stop that unneeded piece of crap. Botany 9 hrs ago #29
Oh good, that means it will be years before it is started. louis-t 9 hrs ago #30
The first thing I thought of --- Stonehenge VMA131Marine 9 hrs ago #31
He'll probably paint it gold and open a McDonald's Tanuki 9 hrs ago #32
When do we build the 'Death Star'? pfitz59 9 hrs ago #33
He will go down in history as the worst president in our country's history when he's gone and everything he kimbutgar 8 hrs ago #34
"The time for honoring yourself will soon be at an end." the nelm 8 hrs ago #35
The password is "sabotage". Efilroft Sul 8 hrs ago #36
No Democratic candidate will get my vote, unless... SpankMe 8 hrs ago #37
I think you might be underestimating mahina 8 hrs ago #41
I predict they are going to need a lot of security to guard it. nt BootinUp 8 hrs ago #39
This gives added credence to rumors Needy Amin was planning on having the National African-American Museum demolished peppertree 8 hrs ago #42
Drawings I saw were pretty neat. usonian 7 hrs ago #43
Trump saw the arch in Paris and considered it good. Aussie105 7 hrs ago #44
Given his reputation with ripping off contractors is anyone really going to bid on this? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 7 hrs ago #45
He's saving us from fraud, waste, and abuse IronLionZion 7 hrs ago #46
Reminds me of Stonehenge in Spinal Tap. CrispyQ 7 hrs ago #47
He will demolish the Lincoln Memorial first Farmer-Rick 6 hrs ago #48
Whose "triumph" will it celebrate? Trump has not triumphed over anything, least of all his monumental ego. Martin68 6 hrs ago #49
And if Congress doesn't halt this... Grins 5 hrs ago #51
PUKE Jack Valentino 5 hrs ago #54
I'd like to know what "Triumph" he's using taxpayer dollars to celebrate for? FakeNoose 5 hrs ago #55
"The arch...would be designed to honor America's military veterans." LudwigPastorius 5 hrs ago #57
Given what happened to Aceco, I'm guessing there will be few contractors willing to wade in the waters. Gore1FL 5 hrs ago #60
How much more of the White House will he destroy for this arch? Norrrm 4 hrs ago #61
He's so jealous of the French Arc de Triomphe, area51 4 hrs ago #62
Oh yeah, two months after he releases his tax returns... Enter stage left 3 hrs ago #63
! Marcuse 3 hrs ago #65
Bwahahahahahaha sheshe2 1 hr ago #77
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Why are you for this "Triumphal Arch" sheshe2 2 hrs ago #67
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Tearing down the East Wing of OUR HOUSE... sheshe2 2 hrs ago #69
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An "update" by a Neo Nazi PEDO Destroying Cha 1 hr ago #72
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Oh Do Tell Us WHY it will "be a good year"? Cha 1 hr ago #75
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Good for whom? sheshe2 1 hr ago #78
Triumph of what? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 1 hr ago #71
His Insanity. sheshe2 1 hr ago #74
No it won't I'd bet $100 on it JohnnyRingo 1 hr ago #79
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