Kennedy Center board's new bylaws strip funding if center removes Trump's name(bsky.app)

4 pointsby hn_acker3 hours ago2 comments

hn_acker3 hours ago
> The Kennedy Center board has filed an emergency motion to stay at the DC Circuit and it is bonkity-bonkers.
> For the first time, they say they amended the bylaws to strip all funding from the center if it removes Trump's name.
> No Trump KC, no money.
> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.43...
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> If the bylaws were amended, they were amended since Judge Cooper issued his order — prob yesterday.
> This is the Board choking off funds and saying "you have to let us break the law, or we'll lose all the funds."
- toomuchtodo2 hours ago
  I suppose they’re losing the funds. King Solomon sends his regards. The country can return funding via Congress after midterms if necessary.
  Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center building following court-ordered deadline - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trumps-name-removed-from... - June 13th, 2026
- AnimalMuppet2 hours ago
  I am no longer surprised at how disgustingly this stinks.
bediger40002 hours ago
That's pretty drastic.
What about President Trump inspires such loyalty, such allegiance? I remember presidents back to Nixon, and only Ronald Reagan seems to have inspired any loyalty, and it's nothing compared to what Trump loyalists are prepared to do for him. I'm baffled by this allegiance.
- hydrogen780021 minutes ago
  I don't think it's allegiance so much as the metaphorical opposite of a fig leaf. He allows and provides cover fire for the worst intentions of his deputized minions.