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The company destroying YOUR White House without YOUR permission is Aceco LLC. Vote with your dollars people: let's make sure this company never gets any business ever again and goes under.

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[–] Lawyerator@lemmy.world 114 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Their site currently claims to be under construction. Or have they been demolished?!

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 17 points 1 week ago

Next their webshite will be a room full of balls (I assume that's what is getting erect over the rose garden?).

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 79 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It's interesting how quickly & fervorously people will defend private capital from the smallest of infractions.

In this case it's just bad reviews, a form of peaceful public protest, the company will still earn a lot of profit.
Worst case is other customers might not want a gov contractor.

But yeah, "companies must do anything for max profit" is a systemic religion.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 71 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I wonder if Trump will just stiff them like he did when he was in real estate.

I just can't imagine him being ok with paying contractors for work.

[–] NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Oh, Trump will pay them, with donations from his rich pals and most likely public money. Wherever the money comes from, it won't be from his pocket.

You don't really believe he'll put a cent of his own money into that boondoggle do you?

[–] olympicyes@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

I doubt it. Every dollar he pays is one he can’t keep.

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[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 52 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

On point as ever.

I miss shitty stores like this.

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[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 45 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)
[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Google gave 20 million to the project.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd imagine those reviews won't stay up very long then....

[–] DannyMac@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago

Nope, I don't see any recent reviews.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 42 points 1 week ago

Yeah, it'll look just great when it's done though. Really fit in with the aesthetic.

[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Canada would have done it free of charge, just like Canada did in 1812.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Canada didn't do anything in 1812. It was the British army. Canada didn't even exist until 1867.

[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was British settlers actually, who became Canadians.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They call a peaceful protest nation wide the "Hate America" rally after paving over the rose garden with checks notes concrete, and are now literally destroying the white house.

Got it.

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[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

I love the sentiment, but Trump's sycophants will simply contact Google and all those negative reviews will disappear.

Edit: They're already doing it

The company’s rating dropped at one point to 1.8 stars, until Google revised it to 4.1.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Your tax dollars at work. The in-group doesn't pay taxes.

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[–] shads@lemy.lol 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have this strong mental image of MAGAts hearing about this and hiring these guys to knock down the houses they live in to own the libs. I mean they already voted in a rapist conman who was guaranteed to sink the economy to do the same, I'm wondering if there is any limit to the masochism they will indulge in to hurt other people.

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Canadians: We'll do it for free like back in the old days.

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[–] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Looks like Google already removed all of them.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Run by a republican donor, I bet. And whoever builds the new structure will also be one.

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[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

company name change incoming

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[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 18 points 1 week ago

Solar panels? Nope!

Pile of rubble? Yeah!

[–] FE80@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Wikipedia has an entire list of corporate donors for the new ballroom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Wing#2025_demolition

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[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All the negative reviews have already been removed by google. They currently have only 4 reviews.

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Of course it did. Google is a fascist collaborator. Just like all the other Big Tech companies.

That's the very definition of Fascism: it comes from the world "fasces", which is Latin for "bundles", describing industry and the state working together in cahoots.

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[–] TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah yeah you got him, Americans, really showed him. Oooo bad reviews I’m sure he’ll be shivering in his sheets.

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