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riversedge

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42. ALSO trumpy -- may not proceed with its plans to close the institution for two years!!!!
Fri May 29, 2026, 04:51 PM
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U.S. District Judge ‌Christopher ⁠Cooper has given the Trump administration just 14 days to remove every single sign at the center bearing Trump's name and to delete all references to a "Trump Kennedy Center" in official materials for the center.

Cooper's ruling is a permanent injunction which asserts that the center’s board of trustees — which is stocked with Donald's MAGA cronies — may not proceed with its plans to close the institution for two years. The bizarre closure was originally announced after a string of prominent artists canceled performances in response to Trump’s takeover of the center. Ticket sales were also struggling.

The judge explicitly stated that all signage is barred from indicating that the building “is named for any person other than President John F. Kennedy.”

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This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Friday #1
Thank you Judge Christopher Cooper! FakeNoose Friday #11
Oh, he'll try to get enough votes in Congress to make the change... CTyankee Friday #17
I don't know if he can count on the ones he primaried against. JohnnyRingo Friday #30
All the more reason for him to rig the election. wnylib Friday #56
YES!.................... Lovie777 Friday #2
Lololol SuzyandPuffpuff Friday #3
THIS MADE MY FRIDAY!!! Thank you, thank you, thank (judge and all who brought this news!) hlthe2b Friday #4
Time to buy stock in ketchup.... odins folly Friday #5
He's beyond katchup... 2naSalit Friday #14
He is so hateful and vengeful that he will likely have the Kennedy Center demolished. Lonestarblue Yesterday #93
The ketchup delivery guy COL Mustard Friday #19
And maybe DuPont GopherGal Friday #73
Yes! 👏 sheshe2 Friday #6
You know that Trump will ignore the ruling. wnylib Friday #57
Of course he will. sheshe2 Friday #59
Nope, he's taking his ball and going home Deminpenn Yesterday #91
This is WONDERFUL news!! Karma13612 Friday #7
Good!! Pig will now try and put his name on the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, etc. ... just SWBTATTReg Friday #8
I will start the next civil war MYSELF, if..... AZ8theist Friday #55
Ha ha heh...great!!! SWBTATTReg Friday #70
That's the second order today against the orange bastard choie Friday #9
Yay!!! MolecularDust Friday #10
Slowly, but surely. Bit by bit. This will drive him way beyond his current level of craziness. Vinca Friday #12
One day, a proclamation will occur (I hope) DinahMoeHum Friday #13
So help me god..... EndlessMaze Friday #39
So help me Dog. Ahhh Women. littlemissmartypants Friday #50
He's like an old enfeebled dog marking its territory tishaLA Friday #15
It is good news but now the seemingly endless appeal process will begin. Prof. Toru Tanaka Friday #16
It's started . . . AverageOldGuy Friday #18
Can the engraved marble (or limestone?) be moved ... JustABozoOnThisBus Friday #20
I've got extension ladders & crowbars. Who's with me? CaptainTruth Friday #21
A word from the Psalms AverageOldGuy Friday #22
Amen. LoisB Friday #41
I have a bumper sticker on my car that says: oberle Friday #71
Hopefully I_UndergroundPanther Yesterday #87
Good to hear. I stopped donating to the center when Trump's name was attached. We used to go there at least once a year. Martin68 Friday #23
"...endless appeal process will begin." J_William_Ryan Friday #24
You'll forgive me, but somewhere in heaven... hamsterjill Friday #25
AWESOME!! bluestarone Friday #26
Ding. This. AllaN01Bear Friday #27
That will take 2 1/2 years. Norrrm Friday #28
What are the odds that he'll get a renaming bill through Congress? spooky3 Friday #29
On the other hand, if some Board of Directors somewhere allows Trump to keep his name in front of the Seinan Sensei Friday #81
Either Congress will try to rename it or he'll cry to the SCOTUS. sinkingfeeling Friday #31
Both. wnylib Friday #62
Doubt to both Smackdown2019 Friday #78
About time malaise Friday #32
Make way for flying ketchup! mcar Friday #33
Judge gave Trumpy Only 14 days to take his name of the Center--so, NO Trump name on it for his Birhday riversedge Friday #34
Do you think that he will comply with the ruling? wnylib Friday #63
Or .... HE can change HIS name to "John F. Kennedy" FakeNoose Friday #68
Yay! yellow dahlia Friday #35
They'll have to figure that out, won't they? Ocelot II Friday #40
...and IT should bear the cost personally. LoisB Friday #45
But it's stone. What if they desecrate it more in the repair process? yellow dahlia Friday #48
"They" will have to hire competent contractors if they don't want to have to pay for more damage. Ocelot II Friday #51
LOL popsdenver Friday #82
Probably. Ocelot II Friday #83
Hey popsdenver Friday #84
That's not true NJCher Yesterday #90
Righting Shifts now, repairs later. Biophilic Friday #44
Indeed. So much desecration to try and repair. yellow dahlia Friday #46
Yup, it won't be easy and no matter what things will never be the same. Biophilic Friday #49
The repairs will be going on far past our lifetimes. yellow dahlia Friday #54
Yes, and the one thing that keeps me going is the hope that this nation will finally face it racist history. Biophilic Friday #60
Yippee 😁 yippee 😁 yippee 😁 TommieMommy Friday #36
Awesome! Ocelot II Friday #37
He will appeal this if he can. FloridaBlues Friday #38
Of course he will. He'd appeal a parking ticket or an overdue library fine, Ocelot II Friday #47
ALSO trumpy -- may not proceed with its plans to close the institution for two years!!!! riversedge Friday #42
What's awesome is that the precedent has been set ... other judges can rule in accordance FakeNoose Friday #69
I hope Tom Llamas and NBC eat shit. gordianot Friday #43
Rip that pedophile's name off and burn the letters Blue Owl Friday #52
HAHAHAHAHAHA...whew!...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA 634-5789 Friday #53
Ha! BeneteauBum Friday #58
Let the damnatio memoriae begin! Tanuki Friday #61
He still won't do it. He flaunts all laws.... BigmanPigman Friday #64
supreme court here he comes again. (just assuming) nt orleans Friday #65
Like they'd listen to a judge Quanto Magnus Friday #66
Yeah, So Fuck Off, PEDO. nt Cha Friday #67
MaddowBlog-Federal judge rules Trump's name must be removed from Kennedy Center LetMyPeopleVote Friday #72
Hmmm..... ShazzieB Friday #74
The cherry on top will be when the quality talent returns JoseBalow Friday #75
It's JFK's birthday today - wonder if the judge knew? TBF Friday #76
Happy birthday EuterpeThelo Yesterday #92
COURT REVERSES UNLAWFUL RENAMING AND HALTS SHUTDOWN OF KENNEDY CENTER, REAFFIRMING THE RULE OF LAW mahatmakanejeeves Friday #77
It is such a striking embodiment of the grace and class we once aspired to Maru Kitteh Yesterday #97
Let's see how long this lasts. Wednesdays Friday #79
His hero. Marcuse Friday #80
Happy Happy Joy Joy Joy!!! Bayard Friday #85
Ten bucks says Diraven Friday #86
I'll take that bet. Loser donates $10 to DU. onenote Yesterday #95
Too bad. So sad! electric_blue68 Yesterday #88
OH NO!!!! PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME THAT "the donald has been bent over and had it stuck to him!!!" state of stupid Yesterday #89
But the anchor points and the scars in the marble will remain. 😢😡 QueerDuck Yesterday #94
Can I volunteer? louis-t Yesterday #96
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