Trump rules only the Stars and Stripes will be flown at State Department buildings around the world
WASHINGTON — President Trump's State Department said Tuesday it's time to be proud of the Stars and Stripes again. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned the display of any flag other than the Stars and Stripes on State Department facilities, from domestic buildings to foreign outposts, and banned gay pride and Black Lives […]
Sick of oppressive and ugly architecture, Trump starts ball rolling on beautifying federal buildings
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order telling top government departments how the federal government would advance the cause of an American architectural renaissance that prioritizes beauty over anti-traditionalism. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was instructed to make recommendations. Extremist close-up and ego. Towards the end of […]
Wildfires break out in San Diego County with evacuations underway, buildings threatened
Three wildfires broke out overnight and early Tuesday in northern San Diego County, California. This came amid renewed winds in Santa Ana, where an emergency fire weather warning was issued Monday. The Lilac Fire broke out in the Bonsall-Escondido area of northern San Diego County, and local officials ordered evacuations for residents south of Pala […]
‘We Could Have Saved Buildings Like Caruso Did’
A Los Angeles firefighter who requested anonymity told Breitbart News on Saturday that a lack of personnel and water is making it difficult to extinguish the Palisades fire, blaming local leaders for cutting funding to the fire service. . He said the argument that “embers” (sparkles and embers that are blown by the wind and […]
Billions Wasted on Leasing Empty Buildings
According to Sen. Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) annual Festivus Waste Report, the government wastes $10 billion maintaining, leasing, and furnishing vacant buildings. This year, Paul highlighted over $1 trillion in government waste, including “an ice-skating drag queen, a $12 million pickleball facility in Las Vegas, $4,840,082 on a Ukrainian influencer, and more.” “It's included!” “No matter […]
Cladding will be fixed on high-rise buildings in England by 2029, says Angela Rayner | Housing
Dangerous cladding on all high-rise buildings in the UK will be fixed by the end of 2029 in a government-funded scheme, Angela Rayner has vowed. The Deputy Prime Minister criticized the pace of repairs more than seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people, and announced on Monday that buildings over 18 […]
NYC dog captured walking narrow ledge on building’s 15th floor: ‘Very disturbing’
This dog must have had a bad day. On Nov. 23, the Upper West Side dog looked like a broken bone when he was photographed navigating a narrow ledge on the 15th floor of a West 86th Street building about 200 feet off the ground. It looked like it was. “I saw him walk to […]
Sen. Ernst gives DOGE blueprint to slash $2 trillion in government waste — from vacant buildings to absurd scientific studies
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has issued a statement to President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency: blueprint Cut more than $2 trillion in wasteful government spending. Ernst's Monday letter Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy enumerated to the co-chairs a number of ways DOGE could begin to wean the United States out of its $36 […]
NYC office buildings brimming with workers at nearly pre-pandemic levels
The work-from-home phenomenon that spread like wildfire during the pandemic appears to be flaring up in New York, but is on the decline in many other large cities across the country, according to the latest office building data. According to market monitor Placer.ai, the Big Apple had the highest office visitation rate in the nation […]
Voters decide on climate measures, reject initiative to tax natural gas powered buildings in California city
Voters in various states on Tuesday decided on ballot initiatives that will determine whether to expand and fund environmental and climate-related projects in each state. In Berkeley, California, voters rejected a measure that would have imposed a tax on buildings larger than 15,000 square feet that use heating equipment such as natural gas or gas […]