Apparently the internet has figured out that the new Oval Office signage and gilding is at base a literal meme template
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Apparently the internet has figured out that the new Oval Office signage and gilding is at base a literal meme template
Gold gilding jobs in the DC area are up 1000% however.
September 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Gold gilding jobs in the DC area are up 1000% however.
Underneath all the gilding and glitter, Ambroys is just an ass.
December 1, 2023 at 5:03 PM
Underneath all the gilding and glitter, Ambroys is just an ass.
Demolishing part of the White House, gilding the rest, and shitting on the American people are all apt metaphors for this administration.
October 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Demolishing part of the White House, gilding the rest, and shitting on the American people are all apt metaphors for this administration.
July 20, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Even Saddam Hussein, Viktor Yanukovych, and Liberace would have advised: “Girl, dial back the gilding.”
August 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Even Saddam Hussein, Viktor Yanukovych, and Liberace would have advised: “Girl, dial back the gilding.”
Is there any agency that can stop him gilding the WH or building the Ballroom?
August 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Is there any agency that can stop him gilding the WH or building the Ballroom?
That's just gilding the filly.
June 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM
That's just gilding the filly.
We need less gilding in the Oval Office and more gelding in the Oval Office
August 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We need less gilding in the Oval Office and more gelding in the Oval Office
Trump is gilding horse statues in gold
A new report shows that nearly half of U.S. households did not earn enough to cover their necessities in 2024.
This is how close American households are to the financial edge
A new report shows that nearly half of U.S. households did not earn enough to cover their necessities in 2024.
n.pr
May 31, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Trump is gilding horse statues in gold
Friday newsletter: Trump Can't Erase This History
Plus: Gilding and enshittifying the White House
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Plus: Gilding and enshittifying the White House
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Trump Can't Erase This History
Plus: Gilding the White House.
open.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Friday newsletter: Trump Can't Erase This History
Plus: Gilding and enshittifying the White House
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Plus: Gilding and enshittifying the White House
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Coop assembly is going well. Kevin just snarled “Pre-drilled? My ASS is pre-drilled better than this!”
…I feel further comment would be gilding the lily.
…I feel further comment would be gilding the lily.
October 12, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Coop assembly is going well. Kevin just snarled “Pre-drilled? My ASS is pre-drilled better than this!”
…I feel further comment would be gilding the lily.
…I feel further comment would be gilding the lily.
Sunrise on the ocean.
February 27, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Sunrise on the ocean.
horse re-gilding update: one has a tarped enclosure and one has an armed guard
June 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
horse re-gilding update: one has a tarped enclosure and one has an armed guard
Your daily reminder that while military families are standing in food lines, the president is gilding the inside of the Whitehouse in gold.
October 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Your daily reminder that while military families are standing in food lines, the president is gilding the inside of the Whitehouse in gold.
I kinda think photoshopping this is gilding the lily. No words are needed.
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I kinda think photoshopping this is gilding the lily. No words are needed.
Horse and Barding
September 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Horse and Barding
Just say no to the gilding of the Gilded Age, and remember the postwar boom paulkrugman.substack.com/p/americas-f...
America’s Forgotten Generation (of Prosperity)
How and why the postwar boom got memory-holed
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Just say no to the gilding of the Gilded Age, and remember the postwar boom paulkrugman.substack.com/p/americas-f...
While it pales in comparison to his destructive policies, ruining the Rose Garden and gilding everything in the White House in faux gold makes it look like a dictator’s ostentatious palace.
Opinion | President Midas’ Terrible Touch
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
While it pales in comparison to his destructive policies, ruining the Rose Garden and gilding everything in the White House in faux gold makes it look like a dictator’s ostentatious palace.
Trump tackling the affordability question by gilding the White House in 22 karat gold.
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Trump tackling the affordability question by gilding the White House in 22 karat gold.
Horse gilding: $5 million
SCOOP: The Trump administration is paying millions to quickly cover four enormous bronze horses with extra-thick 23.75 karat gold leaf.
The money for the rush job is coming from National Park Service funds. In total, I found ~$100 mil spent on new DC beautification projects.
The money for the rush job is coming from National Park Service funds. In total, I found ~$100 mil spent on new DC beautification projects.
The Trump Administration Is Spending $5 Million to Coat Horse Statues in Gold
The Interior Department quickly gave nearly $100 million in contracts in a rush to beautify D.C.
www.notus.org
May 29, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Horse gilding: $5 million
💯 Yes, thank you! I've said this since he first started gilding the Oval. So bad.
September 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM
💯 Yes, thank you! I've said this since he first started gilding the Oval. So bad.
Of course not. The price of gilding Washington DC would be unreasonable then…
August 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Of course not. The price of gilding Washington DC would be unreasonable then…
Saint Margaret of Antioch with her (headless) dragon
French
c. 1475
Alabaster with traces of gilding
(Met Museum)
French
c. 1475
Alabaster with traces of gilding
(Met Museum)
May 26, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Saint Margaret of Antioch with her (headless) dragon
French
c. 1475
Alabaster with traces of gilding
(Met Museum)
French
c. 1475
Alabaster with traces of gilding
(Met Museum)
World's Most Recent Conqueror gilding.
November 19, 2024 at 11:32 PM
World's Most Recent Conqueror gilding.