Oh so now it's ok to take down statues...
this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2025
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It's muh heritage!
Lots of disappearing of legal "things" in the US of A
SCOTUS: "What? 1st Amendment? Never heard of it."
I thought MAGA liked statues of traitors.
They removed it? But that's our heritage!
Their friendship lasted longer than the Confederacy.
How are we going to learn about history without statues?
Absolutely a violation of Freedom of Speech under the color of law.
“Disappears.”
The area it was in probably has 50 cameras around it. There’s footage of it being removed somewhere.
Read the article. Park personnel toppled it, broke it, then removed it in parts. No mystery here. They got orders to demolish and did so with fascist fashion finesse.
It was updated with that, and the title changed.
Why are they trying to erase history?
I guess someone will have to put up another one
The First Trump and Epstein Statue in D.C. Vanishes Despite Legal Permit
Will they replace it with the Epstein files?
Hey, maybe every American should put Trumpstein lawn jockeys in their yard! 😂
Barbara Streisand says: I had no idea this existed until now
He wouldn't shut the fuck up about Obama's Birth Certificate until Obama released it. Now we won't shut the fuck up about the Epstein files until he releases them. What goes around comes around Donnie.
A statue celebrating the decades long love and friendship between two well known men is now suddenly unwanted.
Look for a loud, dumb, small-penised white man. Unfortunately, Trump has an alibi.
Look for a loud, dumb, small-penised white man
Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down? Shit, man, I technically qualify! 😩
(And no; I didn't take it.)
Permit Schmermit.
Can I get a desk size version?
Give it a couple of days and someone will put out an .stl I'm sure.
We need self replicating art now
Sue for damages
I am ANTIFA
Come and get me you bastards.