I have quite a few friends in the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra. They’re freaking the fuck out.
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I’m at a loss. Is the Kennedy Center part of the federal government?
It was created by an act of Congress, but is funded privately. It’s quasi government. The Board of Trustees is appointed by the President, but there is no authority or mechanism for an incoming President to simply fire any of them or dismiss the Board. That doesn’t mean that Trump will not and the Board will not acquiesce. He is not beholden to any law or authority.
Got this from one of my friends:
From the current chairman herself tonight at 8:40pm ET.
“Dear Kennedy Center Colleagues,
Throughout our history, the Kennedy Center has enjoyed strong support from members of congress and their staffs—Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. Since our doors opened in1971, we have had a collaborative relationship with every presidential administration. Since that time, the Kennedy Center has had a bi-partisan board of trustees that has supported the arts in a non-partisan fashion.
While we are a living memorial to President Kennedy, we are also a unique public-private partnership. The Center is supported by federal annual appropriations for the upkeep and maintenance of the building as a federal memorial, or approximately 16% of total operating budget. Support for the Center’s artistic programming comes from ticket sales, donations, rental income, and other revenue sources.
The Kennedy Center is aware of the post made recently by POTUS on social media. We have received no official communications from the White House regarding changes to our board of trustees. We are aware that some members of our board have received termination notices from the administration.
Per the Center’s governance established by Congress in 1958, the chair of the board of trustees is appointed by the Center’s board members. There is nothing in the Center’s statute that would prevent a new administration from replacing board members; however, this would be the first time such action has been taken with the Kennedy Center’s board.
Sincerely,
Deborah”
I read that too ; Hitler removed all art he deemed to be “Degenerative Art.”
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Why aren’t we calling Musk fan boys Muskovites? They seem to be doing Putin’s work anyway.
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So is the QOP.
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Mincels?
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Muskrats?
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Actual muskrats shouldn’t be denigrated like that.
Federal judge bars DOGE from accessing government records and orders that any information gleaned in their possession be destroyed.
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The teenager that Musk put on his DOGE team:
Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old member of Elon Musk’s squad that’s criss-crossing US government agencies, was fired from an internship after he was accused of sharing information with a competitor.
“Edward has been terminated for leaking internal information to the competitors,” said a June 2022 message from an executive of the firm, Path Network, which was seen by Bloomberg News. “This is unacceptable and there is zero tolerance for this.”
Something faces something something leopards.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/06/layoffs-furloughs-government-contracts-grants/
Diseases Big Pharma can cure in an instant:
Take one brown paper bag every month for the next four years…
If he voted Trump I have no sympathy.
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Trump announces a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum from China because, famously, nothing is made from steel or aluminum.
Gina will pay it.
Gershon? I dunno, I haven’t seen her in anything in a while.
All foreign steel and aluminum.
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