Monuments, Statues, and Memorials:
(1) emily miller on X: "Pres. Trump’s victory lap at the Lincoln Reflecting Pool gave my next assignment! I’ll be covering the Arch (“more beautiful” than Paris), Garden of American Heroes (now 500 statues) and the promenade. Watch my report! https://t.co/Ie9cqR0BV5" / X
Virginia and DC sue over Trump's arch, adding to legal challenges as government wants work to begin | WVTF By Gary Fields
Trump's massive Arlington triumphal arch approved for construction by federal planning commission - Fox News By Michael Sinkewicz
(9) Leak Wire on X: "🚨 CNN host gets schooled by Doug Burgum as he FLIPS THE SCRIPT: “The real scandal is not that we are fixing monuments, making our capital beautiful again.” "The real scandal should be: How in the world did we let our capital fall into such disrepair?" https://t.co/rg2t8GmSx2" / X
Righting Wrongs After the Destruction of the Iwo Jima Memorial By Daniel Cortez
(2) emily miller on X: "The new Desert Storm and Shield Memorial is special but hard to photograph! I’m going. back because the sculptor who did the relief told me to go from noon to 2pm to capture it best. https://t.co/SkCqfByxK9" / X
Happy Birthday, Moses Ezekiel October 28th, the birthday of Sir Moses Jacob Ezekiel, a visionary who shattered boundaries to become one of the 19th century's most celebrated master sculptors. Born in Richmond, VA, he became the first Jewish cadet to attend the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). He fought in the Civil War's Battle of New Market. By Defend Arlington
(2) emily miller on X: "The @factpostnews has one million views claiming Pres. Trump’s restored gold statues are melting. I ran by Arts of War and Peace today to see. Watch: https://t.co/9rHfcLuXLE" / X
Eastern District of Virginia | Mexican national charged with destruction of the Quantico Iwo Jima Memorial | United States Department of Justice
Man accused of damaging Iwo Jima memorial faces federal charges By Alan Gloss
Man accused of damaging Quantico Iwo Jima monument with sledgehammer granted bond | FOX 5 DC By Sam Kosmas
emily miller on X: "For Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday, check out the restored island in D.C. where fountains flow again! https://t.co/e79tf4FOZ8" / X
Maybe We Should Give the Triumphal Arch a Chance? By Shaun Kenney
Chicago's 'Other Washingtons' Projects Seeks to Obscure George - Bloomberg By Ben Austen
Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway on X: "A statue described by residents as a “demonic affront to faith” is scheduled for installation on Monday in St. Louis’ Fox Park, right between two churches where families gather and worship. The sculptor describes her inspiration as the “spirit and grit” of fighting for abortion. https://t.co/Jo6GnkvsiP" / X
Plaintiffs try to stop work on Trump arch from starting Nov. 5 | AP News By Gary Fields
Army submits proposal to restore Confederate Memorial to Arlington Cemetery | Just The News By Ben Whedon
Confederate memorial to return to Arlington National Cemetery – NBC4 Washington By Jessica Albert
PowerPoint Presentation MOSES EZEKIEL SCULPTURE DISPLAY PROJECT Army National Military Cemeteries Arlington National Cemetery
Traci Slatton on Her New Film, 'Heroic: Sabin Howard Sculpts the National WWI Memorial', Premiering Saturday at 5 p.m. PT at the Newport Beach Film Festival
The Greatness of Christopher Columbus By Mark Lewis
(4) Secretary Doug Burgum on X: "This Columbus Day, @Interior is grateful for the incredible work of our @NatlParkService team to Make Columbus Circle Safe and Beautiful! https://t.co/UNoqBpkQQc" / X
The War on Columbus Was Never Really About Columbus - The Daily Signal By Jarrett Stepman
(4) Western Lensman on X: "2020. Nancy Pelosi supports a leftist mob tearing down a Baltimore Columbus statue and dumping it in the harbor. Asked if that should be done by legal means instead of a mob in the middle of the night, she said: "People will do what they do." Woke One was crazyyyy https://t.co/fHXpn4wCfT" / X
The Most American Statue in Europe – Anna Smith Lacey
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Trump’s D.C. Arch Completes A Longstanding National Aspiration By Mark Paoletta
(1) Krzysztof Szczawinski 🇵🇱 on X: "The Statue of Liberty – the Most Important Statue of the West. She does not hold a sword. She holds a flame – the Flame of the West – and a tablet bearing the date of the Declaration of Independence. There are more beautiful statues – Michelangelo’s David, for one. None is more https://t.co/hM0PEWBVxk" / X
(4) Eric Daugherty on X: "🚨 JUST IN: President Trump CONFIRMS his invocation of a law mandating up to 10 years in prison for vandalizing federal monuments WORKED — leftists SURRENDERED LAW AND ORDER WORKS. "10 years. I said, anyone who TOUCHES a monument goes to jail for 10 years...they all turned https://t.co/g0r7ifgTFA" / X
NEW: Arlington County sues to halt proposed arch in Memorial Circle | ARLnow.com By AP & ARLnow
(1) Secretary Doug Burgum on X: "As we approach Columbus Day, we reflect on the remarkable transformation of Columbus Circle. Under the Biden administration, the fountain was broken down and covered in pro-Hamas graffiti. Now, thanks to @POTUS, it is a symbol of American greatness! https://t.co/FlWIkrBhH8" / X
(1) emily miller on X: "The Trump renovation of Iwo Jima is complete! It’s STUNNING. I’ll make a before/during/after video of the project. Fences are down, so come visit the Marine Corps War Memorial! https://t.co/4qSB8RttI0" / X
(2) Atelier Missor on X: "The statue of Prometheus is finally finished. It was cast in Paris, crossed the Atlantic, and was assembled at Starbase. It took us 100 days to go from nothing to this. People of the West, we have lived through an era devoid of dreams, devoid of destiny. But the time has come https://t.co/JkQbTGV1My" / X
'The first monument ever erected to a woman, by women' is getting a makeover - Fredericksburg Free Press By Lindley Estes
With little fanfare, City Council adopts Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan By Sarah Vogelsong
LISTEN: Historic Salubria set for major preservation, access improvements - Fredericksburg Free Press By Ted Schubel
Victor Davis Hanson: Modern ‘Art’ Is Eliminating Excellence feat. Sculptor Sabin Howard
Sabin Howard on X: "Step one - Armature built for first scene of Grand Liberty Arch https://t.co/7Y9nhhLqca" / X
An Attack on Your Heroes Is an Attack on You – RedState By Brandon Morse
Smithsonian museum calls George Washington a 'town destroyer' in exhibit | Fox News By Robert Schmad
(5) Secretary Doug Burgum on X: "📍 Arts of Peace https://t.co/6qqgy1VPkj" / X
(1) Andy Ngo on X: "Six years after Antifa-BLM extremists toppled the statue of Abraham Lincoln in Portland, among many other statues that were defaced and toppled with impunity, the city will be finally restoring it. In 2020, leftists across the U.S. carried out violent campaigns of terror, arson," / X
(3) Eric Daugherty on X: "🚨 JUST IN: President Trump is having the Smithsonian install a BEAUTIFUL George Washington statue at the Flag Hall — the same one that was at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix Trump is moving to HONOR OUR HEROES again, not attack America’s past 👏🏻 47 is REPLACING an existing https://t.co/oHpNr5yazk" / X
The Post Labor Day AI Panic Psyop Has Been Launched! By Edward Dowd
(3) Sayer Ji on X: "🚨UPDATE: This is getting utterly ridiculous. A second Anthropic “safety researcher” (aka SCARY POTTER 2.0) just quit. Joe Benton. Oxford PhD. Anthropic Fellows Program lead. [Notice the 🇬🇧 Pattern] He’s joining METR — the “independent” AI auditor funded by the UK regulator he https://t.co/TixSSILnlo" / X
(3) emily miller on X: "Pres. Trump asks Smithsonian to install this new George Washington statue and dedicate it on Constitution Day on Sept. 17. https://t.co/nfEKBy5NjW" / X
(3) Sabin Howard on X: "The scale of the grand liberty arch is much larger than the WW1 Memorial! And that is why we moved it to Texas. This is going to be epic. https://t.co/Ub5ubc2zv9" / X
Former Kennedy Center chair buys Blue sculpture for over $2 million By Finya Sway
(2) Eric Daugherty on X: "🚨 AWESOME! President Trump just posted that the Joan of Arc statue in Meridian Park DC has been cleaned and waxed STUNNING! DC residents and travelers absolutely love what Trump is doing with the capital 🇺🇸 To imagine Democrats want to REVERSE this or even tear some of the https://t.co/smEm2qiH6h" / X
Georgia State Park No Longer Named After Composer By Rebecca Buis
Pentagon 9/11 Memorial education center breaks ground after nearly two decades of planning | wusa9.com By Simone De Alba
9/11 Pentagon Memorial partners with National Park System | news/arlington | insidenova.com By Staff
EXCLUSIVE: The CCDH Rebrand Nobody Noticed — and the “AI Whistleblower” It Was Designed For By Sayer Ji
A Bull Moose Amid the Bison By Michael M. Rosen
(2) U.S. Department of the Interior on X: "More than 41 million names. 250 years of service. One powerful tribute. The National Military Monument at the Lincoln Memorial honors generations of Americans who answered the call to serve. The temporary monument will remain on display through Veterans Day 2026. https://t.co/z8E2s5IgsC" / X
(1) Virginia News Vanguard on X: "🚨LOOK! IT'S A ... SOMETHING?: Virginia Seminary Receives Sculpture Honoring Bishop’s Political Rebuke of President "Virginia Theological Seminary has unveiled a new sculpture honoring Episcopal Church Bishop Mariann Budde for her public rebuke of President Donald Trump in https://t.co/cb1BqJbrE6" / X
Guardians Condemn Virginia’s Historic Purge at Capitol Square By Guardians of American History
Leftists Tear Down Statues To Destroy Southern Heritage By Hayden Daniel
Eye of the Beholder: Aesthetic Injury and the White House Ballroom – JONATHAN TURLEY
(7) Secretary Doug Burgum on X: "We are pleased to announce that after a very long wait (over 125 years!), we are preparing to start, over the next two-week period, the excavation work necessary for the Great Triumphal Arch and Military Observation Deck, at Memorial Circle on Columbia Island between the Lincoln https://t.co/8aff90jKNd" / X
Despite pledge, Washington & Lee has not reinstalled plaques honoring Robert E. Lee — and his horse | The College Fix By Alexis Lapp
(2) Apple Lamps on X: "Communists Are Erasing America Every communist regime in history began the same way. Erase the heroes. Smash the monuments. Rename the streets. Rewrite the textbooks. Teach the children to despise their grandparents. Replace a nation's memory with a party narrative and punish https://t.co/Fr7lmx30Jm" / X
The day Virginia took down Confederate statues, a Black church remembered a lynching victim • Virginia Mercury By Jeff Bennett (Editors note: The article mentions 'mobs' many times, but never the political nature of them or the defendants of Benjamin Thomas. Here is an addendum per Grok. "Virginia and Alexandria were under Democratic control. After Reconstruction, Conservative Democrats (later simply Democrats) dominated state and local government and implemented Jim Crow policies. Mayor George L. Simpson, who was in office during the lynching and had earlier dismissed warnings from Black residents, was a Democrat. The city’s white political establishment and newspapers were aligned with that party. In contrast, the Black Alexandrians who organized to protect Thomas—men such as James Turley, Albert Green, John Nelson, and William Washington—were active in the Republican Party, the political home of most African Americans in the city at the time. They were arrested, fined, and in some cases sent to the chain gang for their efforts; no members of the white mob faced charges. Lynchings in late-19th-century Virginia were extra-legal acts of racial terror carried out by white communities in a one-party Democratic South. Historians and city researchers have documented the events, the failure of authorities to protect Thomas, and the broader pattern of impunity, but they have not uncovered named lists of mob participants or their party registrations." alexandriava.gov)
This was posted on the Stonewall... - Virginia Division UDC | Facebook
The Richmond history behind Kehinde Wiley's "Rumors of War" - Axios Richmond By Sabrina Moreno
Final Confederate statues removed from Virginia Capitol Square By Jahd Khalil
UN’s New Token Gesture: Build Statues for Slavery – RedState By Ward Clark
(4) NOVA Campaigns on X: "Endorsed. Every time radical Democrats remove a Civil War statue… governments should remove disgusting, meaningless, expensive modern works of trash adorning public spaces" / X
(4) Park MacDougald on X: "Subscriptions for this statue (ie crowdfunding) started in England in June 1863, a month after Jackson’s death on May 10. According to a contemporary prospectus for the statue, it was meant as “a graceful token of friendly feeling from the old country to our kinsmen across the" / X
Hunter Holmes McGuire statue removed from Virginia Capitol grounds | Fox News By David Marcus
(6) Charlie Hurt on X: "Virginia Democrats tear down statue of doctor who inspired Geneva Conventions rules for protecting doctors, nurses and medics in war zones https://t.co/1iTgNXHOuR" / X
(2) Apple Lamps on X: "Charlotte Scott, a formerly enslaved woman, donated the first $5 she earned in freedom to honor Abraham Lincoln. Other Black Americans, including former slaves and Union veterans, contributed nearly $20,000. The monument depicted Lincoln holding the Emancipation Proclamation as https://t.co/ccKlTHj9nr" / X
(6) Jefferson Davis on X: "Stonewall Jackson Statue (10/30/1875) Sir,—As treasurer of the committee which carried out the statue of Stonewall Jackson lately presented to the State of Virginia, I must offer some remarks upon your leading article on the subject in The Times of to-day. That article offers https://t.co/t8dyPK1ESo" / X
Three Confederate monuments removed... - Winchester Tales | Facebook
(4) Geoff Graham on X: "In 1855, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson founded a Bible school for free black children and slaves where he and other volunteers taught them to read. He taught there regularly until the war, then continued funding it until he was killed. Among the six slaves he owned was one who" / X
(4) TJ Martinell on X: "I know I'm a Yankee whose Illinois ancestors fought for the Union, but we had this thing before Ellis Islanders showed up called "national reconciliation" where we allowed the South to honor its dead as a way of moving beyond a tragic fratricide in a way no other nation has done." / X
Final Confederate statues removed from Virginia Capitol Square By Jahd Khalil
(2) David Marcus on X: "This man, Hunter Holmes McGuire, was a surgeon in the Confederate army who saved countless lives, on both sides. He later served as president of the American Medical Association. This is madness." / X
Three Confederate monuments removed from Capitol Square By Sarah Chakales
Ashlee Vance on X: "Four frenchmen have gone to Starbase to build a 50-foot, bronze Prometheus in honor of @SpaceX. They've spent $1m on the project and encountered corndogs for the first time along the way. We went to Starbase to find out what @AtelierMissor_ is all about and to see them in https://t.co/VgDclL3owT" / X
The original headstone of... - The Generals Redoubt | Facebook The original headstone of Traveller, Robert E. Lee’s beloved horse, is nowhere to be seen — three years after Washington and Lee officials uprooted it and promised to place it in a new permanent Chapel exhibit.
How a Neglected Plaza Now Immortalizes Forgotten American Heroes | Matthew Taylor | EpochTV By Jan Jakelic - Matthew Taylor has transformed the long-neglected Freedom Plaza with a beautiful new memorial celebrating Revolutionary War heroes.
