<![CDATA[If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg]]>If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/9a0a9896-e3cd-4ce0-9f3a-b71d6a922bd5/if-you-missed-being-in-berlin-for-the-wall-coming-down-at-least-you-can-tell-your-grandchildren-you-were-online-for-the-livestream-of-trump-s-name-coming-off-the-kennedy-center-https-www.youtube.com-watch-v-aahm880quugRSS for NodeSat, 20 Jun 2026 07:26:51 GMTSat, 13 Jun 2026 04:30:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:53:11 GMT]]>@kookie @mattblaze

In a nutshell: yes.

And it is just as stupid and tacky as it sounds.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tbortels/statuses/116741714200523887https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tbortels/statuses/116741714200523887Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:53:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:23:45 GMT]]>@mattblaze I'm not constantly wired into what y'all are doing on the other side of the atlantic but what the fuck, Trump just added his name to this building and is now being told no?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaosfem.tw/users/kookie/statuses/116741598469210362https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaosfem.tw/users/kookie/statuses/116741598469210362Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:23:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:22:13 GMT]]>@mattblaze A fitting replacement for the decade of slop

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaosfem.tw/users/kookie/statuses/116741592398047087https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaosfem.tw/users/kookie/statuses/116741592398047087Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:22:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:57:09 GMT]]>@mattblaze wait...are you saying the scaffolding was rigged?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mweiss/statuses/116741493866102001https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mweiss/statuses/116741493866102001Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:57:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:42:40 GMT]]>@mattblaze

There are bathrooms inside that building crying out for "Trump" signage.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/darryl_ramm/statuses/116741436904553797https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/darryl_ramm/statuses/116741436904553797Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:42:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:41:58 GMT]]>@mattblaze
It might be purely symbolic for now, but symbolic events have a way of generating momentum.

Either way, I'm here for Tarp Watch 2026 🍿

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/me_valentijn/statuses/116741434151914220https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/me_valentijn/statuses/116741434151914220Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:41:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:58:50 GMT]]>@mattblaze I would feel very nervous because of the people, not just the physics

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/s_wilson/statuses/116741264550603048https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/s_wilson/statuses/116741264550603048Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:58:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:56:30 GMT]]>@pdiff1 @mattblaze the degree to which they are ever-so-methodically draping the site suggests a lot of things that have little to nothing to do with proper site preparation and everything to do with comms people running the show.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.taupehat.com/users/me/statuses/116741255367635260https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.taupehat.com/users/me/statuses/116741255367635260Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:56:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:54:59 GMT]]>@LabSpokane @mattblaze

Looks like it to me, but are there any actual specialists on this thread who could weigh in?

E.g. was the original installation a flagrant beach of work safety rules, and these folk are doing the right thing, or are they just taking the piss?

My money is on stalling

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/mtnrbq65/statuses/116741249416120551https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/mtnrbq65/statuses/116741249416120551Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:54:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:48:23 GMT]]>Personally, if they want to drag their feet by giving a bunch of extra overtime to some construction workers as as they perform the court-mandated name removal, I'm not terribly bothered. And If they went for the deluxe scaffolding package with a tarp, who am I to begrudge them. Just get the damn name off the building.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://federate.social/users/mattblaze/statuses/116741223421645468https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://federate.social/users/mattblaze/statuses/116741223421645468Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:48:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:35:59 GMT]]>@mattblaze I was thinking with a plasma torch and one of those ramp things they use when they are de-roofing a house that catches the shingles they drop and directs them to a dump truck, would be an interesting choice here. Or put a chain around each letter and then auction off the right to hook your truck up to it and drive away. But that might damage the wall so probably not a good idea.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/ChuckMcManis/statuses/116741174669713330https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/ChuckMcManis/statuses/116741174669713330Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:35:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:30:59 GMT]]>@me @mattblaze Yes, I saw that. It was a unthought through rush job, like all things Trump. I’m just suggesting that they may now realize a different approach is more appropriate. They may also need scaffolding for more extensive repairs where the dipshit fucked up the marble walls. Just speculating. You may be right. 🤷🏽‍♂️

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/pdiff1/statuses/116741155021531071https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/pdiff1/statuses/116741155021531071Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:30:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:28:42 GMT]]>@mattblaze

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/itgrrl/statuses/116741146020816104https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/itgrrl/statuses/116741146020816104Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:28:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:13:54 GMT]]>Disapproval from the crowd as they appear to begin to install a tarp over scaffolding.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://federate.social/users/mattblaze/statuses/116741087883346809https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://federate.social/users/mattblaze/statuses/116741087883346809Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:13:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:11:22 GMT]]>@pdiff1 @mattblaze IIRC they used a boom lift and cherry picker for the install.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.taupehat.com/users/me/statuses/116741077880115844https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.taupehat.com/users/me/statuses/116741077880115844Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:11:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:08:56 GMT]]>@me @mattblaze Scissor lifts are, by design, very heavy. Perhaps it was decided to use something lighter to avoid damaging the floor material.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/pdiff1/statuses/116741068309615855https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/pdiff1/statuses/116741068309615855Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:08:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:07:45 GMT]]>@mattblaze
Remember when they refurbished the statue of Liberty? Same stuff.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/Dougfir/statuses/116741063663866296https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/Dougfir/statuses/116741063663866296Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:07:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:06:23 GMT]]>@me @mattblaze I’ve seen some bullshit on construction projects, but this is one for the books.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/LabSpokane/statuses/116741058275844127https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/LabSpokane/statuses/116741058275844127Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:06:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:06:16 GMT]]>@me @mattblaze I’m sure they’re doing this on their own initiative and not at the direction of KenCen management nope nope nothing to see here.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://thepit.social/users/20002ist/statuses/116741057857081025https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://thepit.social/users/20002ist/statuses/116741057857081025Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:06:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:01:57 GMT]]>@mattblaze This scaffolding performance art is malicious compliance at its finest. The letters probably were installed with a simple manlift. Now, they need to scaffold the world twice over.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/LabSpokane/statuses/116741040848554997https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/LabSpokane/statuses/116741040848554997Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:01:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:00:41 GMT]]>@mattblaze those workers are going as slow as they can. Lots of moving around, or standing around with little getting done. And just how high above the letters do they need to build this thing? Total bullshit. My bet is this is all delay until SCOTUS weighs in and says the name stays.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/sigsegv/statuses/116741035873220968https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/sigsegv/statuses/116741035873220968Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:00:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:59:43 GMT]]>@20002ist @mattblaze when I was a wrestler, the coach-code for "slow it down without getting called for stalling" was "use your head!"

These cats are using their heads.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.taupehat.com/users/me/statuses/116741032104047637https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.taupehat.com/users/me/statuses/116741032104047637Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:59:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:59:09 GMT]]>@mattblaze

In the future I wonder if they are going to call this "damnatio memoriae" (which it isn't). Time and oblivion will certainly obscure things, and they are going to get the chain of events wrong. The stone slabs have holes where the letters used to be so they can restore the text and make this claim.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodontti.fi/users/kaspian/statuses/116741029877316700https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodontti.fi/users/kaspian/statuses/116741029877316700Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:59:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you missed being in Berlin for the Wall coming down, at least you can tell your grandchildren you were online for the livestream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:58:28 GMT]]>@mattblaze assuming those are 6-foot scaffolding sections the floor right in front of the row of text they're supposed to remove is at 36 feet. That's well within reach for a scissor lift. Even if those letters are heavy, they could bring a cherry-picker in to stabilize and remove the letters as they're removed. They used a similar setup to install the unwanted text.

I can't help but believe the scaffold approach is a way of stalling.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.taupehat.com/users/me/statuses/116741027149308149https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.taupehat.com/users/me/statuses/116741027149308149Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:58:28 GMT