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niyad

(135,175 posts) Tue Jun 16, 2026, 10:00 AM Tuesday

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Is the tarp down yet?

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Is the tarp down yet? (Original Post) niyad Tuesday OP

Is this going to be like the "Is He Dead Yet?" thread? Ocelot II Tuesday #1

Yes! SheltieLover Tuesday #4

That would be lovely. Today would be good. niyad Tuesday #6

Considering the tarp probably won't come down till he dies BWdem4life Tuesday #15

I'm not going to believe it until I see visual evidence. Dulcinea Tuesday #2

Time-stamped, corroborated. Just like with his name. niyad Tuesday #7

No underpants Tuesday #3

Thank you. Until that tarp comes down, I won't believe his name is gone. niyad Tuesday #8

Nope malaise Tuesday #5

Today would be good. niyad Tuesday #9

No. I question whether ITs name was actually removed. LoisB Tuesday #10

I was scolded for expressing the same. I require objective proof. niyad Tuesday #11

nyiad... i'm with you! ZDU Tuesday #12

We are right to question. I will believe it when I see it. LoisB Tuesday #14

An AP photographer got a pic of a worker apparently removing one of the letters Ocelot II Tuesday #13

Exactly. niyad Tuesday #16

There's a reason why the tarp's still up. It could be out of spite. Or, it could allegorical oracle Tuesday #17

Even if your surmise is correct about the damage, we have a right niyad Tuesday #18

Ocelot II

(131,742 posts)

1. Is this going to be like the "Is He Dead Yet?" thread?

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 AM

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It would be cool if both he and the tarp came down at the same time.

SheltieLover

(82,556 posts)

4. Yes!

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 10:50 AM

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niyad

(135,175 posts)

6. That would be lovely. Today would be good.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 AM

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BWdem4life

(3,147 posts)

15. Considering the tarp probably won't come down till he dies

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 02:13 PM

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That is the most likely scenario IMO

Dulcinea

(10,437 posts)

2. I'm not going to believe it until I see visual evidence.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 AM

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Mr. Trump, tear down this tarp!

niyad

(135,175 posts)

7. Time-stamped, corroborated. Just like with his name.

Reply to Dulcinea (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 11:36 AM

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underpants

(197,705 posts)

3. No

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 AM

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https://www.therepublic.com/2026/06/16/kennedy-center-facade-blocked-from-public-view-by-tarp-after-trumps-name-removed/

niyad

(135,175 posts)

8. Thank you. Until that tarp comes down, I won't believe his name is gone.

Reply to underpants (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 11:40 AM

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The head of the lackey board essentially said when they win their appeal, his name will go right back up. So I am quite skeptical.

malaise

(299,383 posts)

5. Nope

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 11:18 AM

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Curtains for Donvict

niyad

(135,175 posts)

9. Today would be good.

Reply to malaise (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 AM

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LoisB

(13,729 posts)

10. No. I question whether ITs name was actually removed.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 12:08 PM

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niyad

(135,175 posts)

11. I was scolded for expressing the same. I require objective proof.

Reply to LoisB (Reply #10)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 12:13 PM

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ZDU

(1,559 posts)

12. nyiad... i'm with you!

Reply to niyad (Reply #11)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 12:21 PM

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LoisB

(13,729 posts)

14. We are right to question. I will believe it when I see it.

Reply to niyad (Reply #11)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 01:28 PM

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Ocelot II

(131,742 posts)

13. An AP photographer got a pic of a worker apparently removing one of the letters

Reply to LoisB (Reply #10)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 12:59 PM

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before they had a chance to wrap the tarp up more tightly.

Nevertheless, I won't believe they're all gone until the tarp is removed.

niyad

(135,175 posts)

16. Exactly.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #13)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 05:55 PM

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allegorical oracle

(6,673 posts)

17. There's a reason why the tarp's still up. It could be out of spite. Or, it could

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 08:50 PM

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be that the lettering used to put up his name somehow marred the facade -- like the letters rusted and the discoloring still shows the outline of the line that was ordered to be removed. The reflecting pool is evidence that they don't know what they're doing when they mess with these older structures.

niyad

(135,175 posts)

18. Even if your surmise is correct about the damage, we have a right

Reply to allegorical oracle (Reply #17)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 09:04 PM

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to see proof that the judge's order was carried out. We already know they are incompetent assholes.

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