Neil Flanagan 🧱🗃️
@jgbollard.bsky.social
I am writing a book that explains why Washington DC is the way it is: leafy, monumental, and segregated. I am also a licensed architect.
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White House Architecture Was an Honor System. Trump Noticed.
For 125 years, informal norms constrained what a president could do to one of the nation’s most famous landmarks.
www.theatlantic.com
The only thing that has ever stood in the way of the president building a big gaudy ballroom, is an understanding that the powerful would defer to self-appointed experts.
And now we see what a bad system that was.
And now we see what a bad system that was.
Be mindful, lads.
December 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Be mindful, lads.
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Dec 31st - Wolves attack, killing the last of the trappers dogs and the trapper himself, but not before he hands Jean Kayak his trapping guide
📽️📅 Hundreds of Beavers (2024)
📽️📅 Hundreds of Beavers (2024)
December 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Dec 31st - Wolves attack, killing the last of the trappers dogs and the trapper himself, but not before he hands Jean Kayak his trapping guide
📽️📅 Hundreds of Beavers (2024)
📽️📅 Hundreds of Beavers (2024)
St. Elizabeths was always a terrible fit for a huge, security-obsessed agency like DHS, and everyone involved knew it.
They've been aching to demolish these buildings for years and the only thing stopping them was GSA/NCPC's internal culture. All it took was one guy who didn't care about norms.
They've been aching to demolish these buildings for years and the only thing stopping them was GSA/NCPC's internal culture. All it took was one guy who didn't care about norms.
After Leveling White House, Trump Sets Eyes on More Historic Buildings
Apparently demolishing a chunk of the White House wasn’t enough for Donald Trump.
newrepublic.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
St. Elizabeths was always a terrible fit for a huge, security-obsessed agency like DHS, and everyone involved knew it.
They've been aching to demolish these buildings for years and the only thing stopping them was GSA/NCPC's internal culture. All it took was one guy who didn't care about norms.
They've been aching to demolish these buildings for years and the only thing stopping them was GSA/NCPC's internal culture. All it took was one guy who didn't care about norms.
During architecture school, I walked Kathy Bates to her destination but was too sleep deprived to realize who it was until the last minute.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
During architecture school, I walked Kathy Bates to her destination but was too sleep deprived to realize who it was until the last minute.
I’m not a Reddit Atheist, I am a Revit Atheist, in that I can’t understand why a loving God would allow this program to exist.
December 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I’m not a Reddit Atheist, I am a Revit Atheist, in that I can’t understand why a loving God would allow this program to exist.
This is so clearly a zoomerized version of gulf expat groupchat memes. Incredible way to celebrate a religion founded in the middle east.
Merry Christmas, New York City 🎄🗽
[Animation by Sarah Elawad]
[Animation by Sarah Elawad]
December 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is so clearly a zoomerized version of gulf expat groupchat memes. Incredible way to celebrate a religion founded in the middle east.
Shots from the rest of “Monuments,” a show at LA
MOCA that juxtaposes lost cause statues from Richmond and Baltimore with contemporary artworks. A must see if you can. www.moca.org/exhibition/m...
MOCA that juxtaposes lost cause statues from Richmond and Baltimore with contemporary artworks. A must see if you can. www.moca.org/exhibition/m...
December 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Shots from the rest of “Monuments,” a show at LA
MOCA that juxtaposes lost cause statues from Richmond and Baltimore with contemporary artworks. A must see if you can. www.moca.org/exhibition/m...
MOCA that juxtaposes lost cause statues from Richmond and Baltimore with contemporary artworks. A must see if you can. www.moca.org/exhibition/m...
Kara Walker’s “Unmanned Drone,” composed of the fragments of Charlottesville’s Stonewall Jackson statue.
December 28, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Kara Walker’s “Unmanned Drone,” composed of the fragments of Charlottesville’s Stonewall Jackson statue.
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Nia Trent-Wilson owes $182,889.63 in medical bills for a baby that wasn’t hers.
Trent-Wilson had been a surrogate twice. But this time, the pregnancy went badly sideways, and she underwent a hysterectomy.
She went home with a bill. The parents went home with the baby.
www.wsj.com/us-news/surr...
Trent-Wilson had been a surrogate twice. But this time, the pregnancy went badly sideways, and she underwent a hysterectomy.
She went home with a bill. The parents went home with the baby.
www.wsj.com/us-news/surr...
Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts
The booming fertility industry is largely unregulated, leaving the women giving birth with few financial or legal protections.
www.wsj.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Nia Trent-Wilson owes $182,889.63 in medical bills for a baby that wasn’t hers.
Trent-Wilson had been a surrogate twice. But this time, the pregnancy went badly sideways, and she underwent a hysterectomy.
She went home with a bill. The parents went home with the baby.
www.wsj.com/us-news/surr...
Trent-Wilson had been a surrogate twice. But this time, the pregnancy went badly sideways, and she underwent a hysterectomy.
She went home with a bill. The parents went home with the baby.
www.wsj.com/us-news/surr...
“Avatar has had no cultural impact” this “Avatar is empty spectacle” that.
Why don’t you learn about the avatar who had a global impact by teaching us that the whole world is empty spectacle. That’s right: Krishna, Lord of the Yogas.
Why don’t you learn about the avatar who had a global impact by teaching us that the whole world is empty spectacle. That’s right: Krishna, Lord of the Yogas.
December 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“Avatar has had no cultural impact” this “Avatar is empty spectacle” that.
Why don’t you learn about the avatar who had a global impact by teaching us that the whole world is empty spectacle. That’s right: Krishna, Lord of the Yogas.
Why don’t you learn about the avatar who had a global impact by teaching us that the whole world is empty spectacle. That’s right: Krishna, Lord of the Yogas.
Reposted by Neil Flanagan 🧱🗃️
This could have been an enormous cube of undergraduates but y’all weren’t ready
December 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
This could have been an enormous cube of undergraduates but y’all weren’t ready
Up here in Montecito getting enlightened with Oprah.
December 27, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Up here in Montecito getting enlightened with Oprah.
This could have been an enormous cube of undergraduates but y’all weren’t ready
December 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
This could have been an enormous cube of undergraduates but y’all weren’t ready
UCSB… I wasn’t Pereired for your game.
December 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
UCSB… I wasn’t Pereired for your game.
Bro just wanted to pick finishes but he has to control the nuclear triad 😭😭
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Bro just wanted to pick finishes but he has to control the nuclear triad 😭😭
I would like to place a bet that micromanaging Bowser’s stadium will be Trump’s next hobby.
Trump-picked NCPC chair calls for classical design in Commanders stadium - Washington Business Journal
A close aide to President Donald Trump who leads the National Capital Planning Commission is calling for the new Washington Commanders stadium at RFK to incorporate classical architecture.
www.bizjournals.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I would like to place a bet that micromanaging Bowser’s stadium will be Trump’s next hobby.
Our president is finding totally novel ways to make the Kennedy Center’s acoustics worse.
I'm sure the 22 million people whose healthcare premiums will triple in six days are delighted by this news, you inhuman fuck.
December 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Our president is finding totally novel ways to make the Kennedy Center’s acoustics worse.
Filming Death by Lightning in Budapest unfortunately gives the impression that DC in 1881 was something other than podunk.
December 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Filming Death by Lightning in Budapest unfortunately gives the impression that DC in 1881 was something other than podunk.
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Moore Good Times
Virginia, IL
Virginia, IL
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Moore Good Times
Virginia, IL
Virginia, IL
This kind of black and white thinking really shows how we have failed to teach the humanities.
Judging an apartment without examining how its contents and configuration were shaped by both longue duree forces and mere contingency is a tragedy. Every dish tells a story.
Judging an apartment without examining how its contents and configuration were shaped by both longue duree forces and mere contingency is a tragedy. Every dish tells a story.
OK team, there is a debate in the girls chat, and I have absolutely no idea which side to join in with, if any
If you, a girl, go home with a guy, and he has dishes in his sink or dish drying rack, does that give you the ick
If you, a girl, go home with a guy, and he has dishes in his sink or dish drying rack, does that give you the ick
December 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This kind of black and white thinking really shows how we have failed to teach the humanities.
Judging an apartment without examining how its contents and configuration were shaped by both longue duree forces and mere contingency is a tragedy. Every dish tells a story.
Judging an apartment without examining how its contents and configuration were shaped by both longue duree forces and mere contingency is a tragedy. Every dish tells a story.
OK team, there is a debate in the girls chat, and I have absolutely no idea which side to join in with, if any
If you, a girl, go home with a guy, and he has more than a couple unanswered RFIs or overdue submittals on Procore, does that give you the ick?
If you, a girl, go home with a guy, and he has more than a couple unanswered RFIs or overdue submittals on Procore, does that give you the ick?
OK team, there is a debate in the girls chat, and I have absolutely no idea which side to join in with, if any
If you, a girl, go home with a guy, and he has dishes in his sink or dish drying rack, does that give you the ick
If you, a girl, go home with a guy, and he has dishes in his sink or dish drying rack, does that give you the ick
December 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
OK team, there is a debate in the girls chat, and I have absolutely no idea which side to join in with, if any
If you, a girl, go home with a guy, and he has more than a couple unanswered RFIs or overdue submittals on Procore, does that give you the ick?
If you, a girl, go home with a guy, and he has more than a couple unanswered RFIs or overdue submittals on Procore, does that give you the ick?
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!
December 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!
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one thing i post every christmas is my piece about charles dickens’s washout brother www.chicagomag.com/city-life/de...
How Charles Dickens's Screw-Up Chicago Brother Turned the Second City Against Boz
When Charles Dickens toured America for the last time, he gave Chicago the cold shoulder, as well as his widowed Chicago sister-and-law. The local press attacked him as a Scrooge and a hypocrite, but ...
www.chicagomag.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
one thing i post every christmas is my piece about charles dickens’s washout brother www.chicagomag.com/city-life/de...
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Not a lot of people know this but Bari Weiss’s full name is Barold.
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Not a lot of people know this but Bari Weiss’s full name is Barold.
Couldn’t write this stuff.
Trump: If we build more housing, the price of homes will go down, and homeowners will lose their wealth.
December 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Couldn’t write this stuff.