Joseph Finneran
@dcprogress.bsky.social
Event & broadcast producer DC / NY based, Podium Arts & ClipSocial founder. Lifelong Cardinals fan. Proud, confounded American. Ireland lover. 💙🏳️🌈
The text is powerful, poetic and really strikes an important figurative note. But that’s not real life.
IRL it will be seen by most Americans as a hollow, self-indulgent waste of taxpayer resources. And a day later not a single problem anyone in the country is facing will have improved one bit.
IRL it will be seen by most Americans as a hollow, self-indulgent waste of taxpayer resources. And a day later not a single problem anyone in the country is facing will have improved one bit.
December 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The text is powerful, poetic and really strikes an important figurative note. But that’s not real life.
IRL it will be seen by most Americans as a hollow, self-indulgent waste of taxpayer resources. And a day later not a single problem anyone in the country is facing will have improved one bit.
IRL it will be seen by most Americans as a hollow, self-indulgent waste of taxpayer resources. And a day later not a single problem anyone in the country is facing will have improved one bit.
Make it a ceremonial space for immigrants to be sworn in as U.S. citizens. Call it the WH Democracy Center. Hold programs on civics, summits w/pro-democracy groups from around the world, keynote speeches by real Nobel prize winners…promote what he’s against. Greater value and a more meaningful FU.
December 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Make it a ceremonial space for immigrants to be sworn in as U.S. citizens. Call it the WH Democracy Center. Hold programs on civics, summits w/pro-democracy groups from around the world, keynote speeches by real Nobel prize winners…promote what he’s against. Greater value and a more meaningful FU.
Grand gestures have purpose. Not suggesting we act like he wasn’t a hateful megalomaniac. But if you strip off all of the stain of him and a solid structure still stands, convert it into a useful space that stands for something he hates. Or else you’re just staging a very expensive cathartic moment.
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Grand gestures have purpose. Not suggesting we act like he wasn’t a hateful megalomaniac. But if you strip off all of the stain of him and a solid structure still stands, convert it into a useful space that stands for something he hates. Or else you’re just staging a very expensive cathartic moment.
No famous deceased lesbians you could use for this?
December 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
No famous deceased lesbians you could use for this?
It’s about feeding their nativist base stuff they can share, while reinforcing that they’re of them / for them. It also drives outrage among decent human beings, which again is celebrated as a virtuous end goal.
This mindless, hateful crap is win, win, win.
This mindless, hateful crap is win, win, win.
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It’s about feeding their nativist base stuff they can share, while reinforcing that they’re of them / for them. It also drives outrage among decent human beings, which again is celebrated as a virtuous end goal.
This mindless, hateful crap is win, win, win.
This mindless, hateful crap is win, win, win.
Unless it’s structurally unsound it probably makes more sense to spend just enough to change the look, get rid of the excessive gaudiness and make a point of publicizing that the White House definitely needed more space, it just needs to be more classy & tasteful. (Because the place IS quite small.)
December 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Unless it’s structurally unsound it probably makes more sense to spend just enough to change the look, get rid of the excessive gaudiness and make a point of publicizing that the White House definitely needed more space, it just needs to be more classy & tasteful. (Because the place IS quite small.)
Commander of the bar stool
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Commander of the bar stool
WTF is he even talking about?!
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
WTF is he even talking about?!
Cutting the travel budget by 25% is meaningless. This will have zero effect and is apparently more proof of what they’re incapable of doing than the reverse.
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Cutting the travel budget by 25% is meaningless. This will have zero effect and is apparently more proof of what they’re incapable of doing than the reverse.
Baring one cracked molar. Knowingly meaningless.
December 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Baring one cracked molar. Knowingly meaningless.
That’s what one calls this? I guess meaningless gestures are their bread & butter.
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
That’s what one calls this? I guess meaningless gestures are their bread & butter.
Sorry, it’s barely worth reporting.
December 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Sorry, it’s barely worth reporting.
Nah, this is meaningless.
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Nah, this is meaningless.
Sorry, this is meaningless.
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Sorry, this is meaningless.
Weak tea. It won’t affect Hegseth personally and they don’t care who else doesn’t show up at a meeting about some thing they don’t take seriously anyway. This is the scoliosis version of “growing a spine.”
December 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Weak tea. It won’t affect Hegseth personally and they don’t care who else doesn’t show up at a meeting about some thing they don’t take seriously anyway. This is the scoliosis version of “growing a spine.”
But with 97+% of the votes counted, his party may be about eke out the presidential election and they’ll quash all this.
December 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
But with 97+% of the votes counted, his party may be about eke out the presidential election and they’ll quash all this.
“…more than TWO years…”?! How often are there mass migrant death events in these waters?
December 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“…more than TWO years…”?! How often are there mass migrant death events in these waters?
Sorry, your dog’s chilled white wine enema…
It’s a very specific sign.
It’s a very specific sign.
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Sorry, your dog’s chilled white wine enema…
It’s a very specific sign.
It’s a very specific sign.
Please administer your dog’s daily wine enema here.
December 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Please administer your dog’s daily wine enema here.