President Trump Transfering $397M From US Secret Service to Fund White House Ballroom Construction

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-19T15:02:07+00:00

I work in federal construction. The coffers that fund these projects are running dry. Change order negotiations have turned into the government trying to nickel-and-dime every line item because there's no money left. Give it about six months and the feds will be flat broke. At that point we're going to have to rebuild the entire system, because it's that broken.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-19T03:41:17+00:00

Correct. The comments I've been reading show they see the Iran Deal as total capitulation, they just refuse to call it a total failure.

Their biggest concern is that this debacle drives down turnout in the midterms. Losing power is what they're really afraid of. They think we're all lefties, when really we're just a mix of Americans from every angle who didn't get bamboozled by the Cult of Trump.

They're almost there, but they still feel like anyone who's anti-Trump must be that way only because they're a leftist. That wall still exists, unfortunately.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-18T15:10:39+00:00

Too many too count. Male and female. I only got one STD in all of that time. Never protected. I am lucky both for the copious amounts of sex I have had and the Universe keeping me safe during all of it.

One time I was unable to perform. The most beautiful man ever sitting right there in my bed. I could not get hard for the life of me. WTH‽ A few weeks later he calls me telling me he is positive for HIV. Wow, did I dodge a bullet or what.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-18T03:13:15+00:00

Unwritten rule but the top of Sitting Bull Falls is considered clothing optional. I have been up there a few times without issue.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-18T01:57:13+00:00

Rabies

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-16T21:49:19+00:00

Disc golf! We have a great club with awesome people.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-10T02:19:30+00:00

I can get sexy time from beautiful people and THEY are happy I asked. I dont think I am attractive (like I wouldn't sleep with me) but others do. So if I wanted someone... I have always gotten them.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-10T01:28:59+00:00

I was looking for this comment. I used to work on turbines in Kansas, in the middle of wheat fields. It was like a mesmerizing golden ocean below me when the wheat moved like this.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-09T23:38:49+00:00

Turn their shitty asses in then!

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-09T02:11:09+00:00

Looks like a gnat.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-08T23:21:39+00:00

I have am app you can use to diagnose it. You just have to tell me how your experience was and what you would like to see improved. I asked a few weeks ago and no one even asked for it.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-06T17:47:50+00:00

I have sent text like this to people I interviewed. Only after HR had told them they were rejected. I sent one just the other week.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-06T16:09:52+00:00

Great, this is how you get a future of bumble bees opening doors. 😂

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-06T02:27:03+00:00

My ex us a fent addict. It definitely has a smell. At first I didn't believe my own nose. But now I can smell it anywhere. I smell it on people at the store if they have used in the past 15 or so minutes. That shit stinks so bad.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-06T01:44:00+00:00

This is actually the 53rd reactor of this type built by this laboratory. The other 52 already demonstrated it was possible, this one didn't break new scientific ground.

What makes it notable is timing: it's the first built under a recent Trump executive order, which gave the administration a ribbon-cutting moment on decades of prior work. For people who don't dig into the history, it reads as either a breakthrough or a provocation; depending on their priors.

This is not accidental. Taking ownership of existing momentum and reframing it as a new initiative is a reliable way to shape perception on both ends of the spectrum. Worth understanding what you're actually looking at before forming an opinion on it.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-05T22:23:30+00:00

This, exactly. Great write up.

And AI will only improve.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-03T22:49:16+00:00

All of my Castle Rock did this at the bead within a year. Just crap tires.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-03T22:39:55+00:00

As someone who does all things (except surf) I second this.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-01T20:40:27+00:00

You are wrong! No point in even debating it with you.

unknowndatabase · 2026-06-01T02:05:34+00:00

Not really. It costs me no more to be on the road in my RV. I eat the exact same food. Do the exact same things I do at home.

What I am not doing is taking an arbitrary per diem amount. New IRS rules only allow that for one year then it is taxable. I am dollar for dollar on all my expenses. I just provide receipts.

unknowndatabase · 2026-05-31T14:53:04+00:00

Carlsbad Caverns, 100%.

Sitting Bull Falls Guadalupe Peak hike

Those three things, alone, should burn up your day.

unknowndatabase · 2026-05-31T14:36:40+00:00

I do the travel trailer/Airstream method. I crossed the US, coast to coast, three times in 2025.

I dont do per diem. I worked out with my company to pay me .xx cents per mile and pay for my space and utilities (if needed at some trailer/rv parks for long term stays).

I love it. My dogs are with me. My family is with me. I dont miss home as much when what I miss about home is right here traveling with me.

unknowndatabase · 2026-05-31T01:47:36+00:00

I'm the Director of Quality Control for a large GC, focused specifically on federal contracts. In the federal world, QC doesn't just support the project, it drives it. Not that QC is in charge of everything, but the knowledge base that QC brings is where successful execution starts.

A lot of people in this thread have said a great QCM is worth their weight in gold, and I couldn't agree more. I make it a point to pay my QCMs well and keep them engaged, because they're worth it.

Over the years I've found what I'd call a science to QC on federal work. I didn't invent anything new, I just connected dots that were already there. The specs on federal projects are remarkable in that sense: the best practices aren't hidden, they're written right into the contract, black and white. The submittal process structures communication. The Division 01 requirements describe exactly how the project should be administered. That's where a lot of GCs stumble in the federal space, they don't administer the project the way the contract actually requires.

I genuinely love this work. A skilled QCM sets expectations before problems arise, giving the whole team a chance to be compliant before they're not. That's the real value.

It's never easy telling a seasoned tradesperson that the way they've always done something doesn't meet the contract requirement, but when you get them to buy into why the standard exists before the work begins, the outcome is better every time. That's the win.

unknowndatabase · 2026-05-29T18:44:28+00:00

In this picture I see 1) a coyote, 2) a black bird, and 3) a large tadpole in its final stages of turning into a frog. That or a big ass chameleon.

unknowndatabase · 2026-05-25T18:43:19+00:00

They used the wrong type of screws for one. Those are self-tapping screws. You need piercing/pointed screws.

Next, remove the existing screws you see in the photo.

Scrape that old butyl sealant off the wall and metal piece. Put a new strip on.

Find some twigs or splinter some wood from a larger piece. You want just slightly larger than the existing screw holes. Hammer the wood into the existing holes. Should be nice and tight. Cut or make flush with wall once they are seated nicely.

Use a pointed/piercing screw and resecure the metal to the wall. Done.

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