That is, if you dare. We've heard a lot of this debacle on the national mall, and like Bob said the other day, "It's sad, really. If we didn't have such a corrosive force in the White House trying to put his face and name on everything, we'd be much more inclined to check it out."

It really is sad, and it has been politicised. I keep looking to see if the images are an exaggeration or not, so far, I've found nothing to prove my confirmation bias wrong. Today's piece of sadness:

Everyone is talking about Trump’s mock up arch at the Great American State Fair, so I filmed it from top to bottom and front to back for everyone who can’t see it in person.

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— amanda moore (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) June 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM

I've done set design, and if this were on a stage, it would be great. That said, it's not. It's an interactive display (it's interactive, as you can walk through it.)

Sad, so sad. We deserved better than this as a nation.

&
Raine