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[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 75 points 4 days ago

Lawyers for the preservation group accused the White House of trying to “outrun the courts” by accelerating construction.

And Roberts said "on it".

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 55 points 3 days ago (3 children)

But Biden couldn't pay off student loans because...?

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 3 days ago

Because it might actually improve someone’s life, and not just make insanely wealthy people more insanely wealthy.

[–] hungprocess@piefed.world 0 points 3 days ago

Because he's part of the reason they're not dischargeable in bankruptcy in the first place.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world -5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Because he’s not progressive and came up with an insanely complex idea that failed rather than exercise the power given to the president by Congress to forgive any and all student loans at will.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 days ago

No, he did try to do that. He just set the payment point super far in the future so the Supreme Court had plenty of time to block it. Because they're also just conservative tools who will rule based on their personal political preferences rather than the law.

He didn't do it well, but Biden (presumably after considerable lobbying by progressives) did at least try to exercise that power that was given to him explicitly by law. The SC just made up a new doctrine to say "the text of the law doesn't matter if we feel like it".

Of course. Roberts has to do what his real employers (the ones paying the big bribes) want.

[–] sportsjorts@lemmy.zip 29 points 3 days ago

Roberts is a fucking fascist douche and an absolute disgrace to the U.S. and democracy.

[–] Freeposity@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Trump needs it to be complete before the 2028 election. That's his bunker and he will hole up there, forcing us to extract him.

[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 32 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I'd be OK with just putting concrete around the entrance/exits instead.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

Like Chernobyl. I love it.

Imagine the smell when archaeologists excavate in a thousand years.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Or seal the entries/exits and grout the entire bunker.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Flip the switch from "Ballroom" to "Mausoleum".

[–] YouTalkinToMe@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

That can be engraved in the building I heard

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

Sealing the air vents also helps.

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago

Trump's never kept a project under budget, and now it's government contractors...

$3 billion. At least.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] sculptor0725@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Heh heh ball-room

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

That no ballroom...

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago

The Supreme Court is "allowing" it? They've been paid off or blackmailed into doing a degenerates bidding. "Allow" indeed.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 11 points 3 days ago

I hope to see most of this "court" on the gallows, live. They are traitors.

[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"For now" meaning until it's complete and therefore can't be stopped anymore.

Do you think it'll ever be complete?

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We should strongly consider letting die violently a few SCOTUS once the admin changes.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Hell, if Trump ordered it Roberts would sign off on it.

[–] Eh_I@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

If it survives it will be as a museum for the victims. He'll probably have to reichstag it at some point though.

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

It needs to keep looking like this during the next presidential election

Yet they haven't even started on the 3-sided shack where Uncle Cletus whittles his toenails for $500 per photo. You just know it's Biden's fault.