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2na fisherman

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4. Fewer Code Compliance Officers And Ones Who Take Bribes

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2026, 11:05 AM

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A big part of Trump's agenda is to gut oversight of and safety regulations for buildings throughout America. So let's make it easier for contractors to cheat and then get people killed when shoddy buildings collapse. And let's not worry about our food and drug or aviation safety either. There are so many ways this regime harms the country. And we will be trying to repair things for a very long time after it is gone.

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'Buckling' beams at Manhattan high-rise under construction trigger evacuations [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday OP

NYTimes coverage...gift link...check for updates: Drum Yesterday #1

not accessible ahlnord Yesterday #6

Try this: Drum Yesterday #7

Were those beams made of aluminum foil? "No worry, folks, when you move in, the building will be safe. And we Wonder Why Yesterday #15

probably the kind of building code tump will use on the ball room rampartd Yesterday #2

Joe Biden's fault? Ray Bruns Yesterday #3

Fewer Code Compliance Officers And Ones Who Take Bribes 2na fisherman Yesterday #4

Actually the bulk of that oversight is local paleotn Yesterday #11

True, the bulk. As a contractor one of the few times I have to contact a Fed agency is when doing asbestos abatement. CaptainTruth Yesterday #13

This had nothing to do with code enforcement IbogaProject 5 hrs ago #17

Not a good thing. republianmushroom Yesterday #5

Trump Construction Company? Someone probably slit the steel beams with a knife. Vinca Yesterday #8

He used gold beams instead of steel Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #16

I lived just a few blocks south of there in the 1970s, in Murray Hill. I've been reading about how much highplainsdem Yesterday #9

AP News just posted the same story FakeNoose Yesterday #10

They apparently added way too much weight, too many new storeys, atop the original structure, which highplainsdem Yesterday #12

Manhattan skyscraper View 2 Images riversedge Yesterday #14