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‘Garden of Heroes’ unworkable
The Commander in Chief wants a “Garden of Heroes” filled with statuary to be completed by July 4, 2026 to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of our nation. There is no chance. Even with robotic chiseling, 3D mapping and printing, there aren’t enough realist sculptors in the United States let alone foundries. Oh and they haven’t found a place to build it. This dream happens in the middle of art budgets being gutted. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/31/trump-sculpture-garden-american-heroes-china-00372297
Meltdown in LA
ICE and Border Patrols have been rounding up undocumented immigrants. Protestors have been standing in their way. LA police have been arresting protestors. Now the President is sending the National Guard because he doesn’t like how the protestors are being handled. Seems like a manufacture crisis. https://laist.com/news/federal-agents-immigration-raids-across-la
Bannon reenters the fray
The Musk/Trump feud is providing an opportunity for Steve Bannon to return to the White House. How did politics come to feel so much like opera or professional wrestling? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-bannon-is-tearing-off-musk-…
